Joel Makower

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Few people understand the green shift taking place in the corporate world better than @makower.bsky.social, co-founder and chairman of @trellisgroup.bsky.social. His opinion on what it means to have a green job, among other topics, is thought-provoking, to say the least.

The glass is half full, but not big enough | All In - The Sustainable Business Podcast In the final session of the All In Sustainable Business Podcast recorded in 2024, Chris, David, and Mark have a reflective and predictive conversation with Joel Makower, Chairman and Co-Founder of Tre...

I've had the good fortune this year to appear on multiple #podcasts, but few were as fun as this one, where we discuss #sustainability as it relates to #risk, #storytelling, #AI and other topics.

I hope you'll tune in: all-in-the-sustainable-business-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the...

In 2024, sustainability professionals were shaken but resolute. The year ahead will be more challenging | Trellis Companies are struggling against political headwinds. Will persistence overcome resistance in 2025?

2024 was a challenging year for #sustainability professionals, but 2025 could be even more so, due to a confluence of political, social, and economic forces.

How are professionals feeling? More than 650 responded to my recent #survey. Here's what they said.

My latest: trellis.net/article/in-2...

Kudos to Oakland Fairyland, an iconic children's park since 1950, which changed its sign as a land acknowledgement: It "recognizes the ancestral caretakers of the land—the Lisjan Nation—and reinforces the park’s commitment to amplifying Indigenous voices and stories within its programming." #heroes

Climate change and the new language of weather | Trellis The weather outside is frightful. What, exactly, do we call it?

There's an atmospheric river here in Calif., and a bomb cyclone up north. Want to know more about the new language of climate change? Check out my 5-year-old explainer, still up to date, far as I can tell. Or tell me: What's missing? Via @trellisgroup.bsky.social

trellis.net/article/clim...

Starbucks names Mars executive as its new chief sustainability officer | Trellis Marika McCauley Sine, who has a background in human rights, previously led sustainability for Mars Petcare.

Congrats to Marika McCauley Sine, Starbucks' new CSO, who must follow in the footsteps of the inestimable (and retiring) Michael Kobori. (Congrats, Michael, on a great run.)

trellis.net/article/star...

I agree w/ Alison Taylor (via @bloomberg.com) that companies won't likely drop their climate programs because the new administration doesn't like them:

“This energy has got to go somewhere. A lot of corporations are underestimating angry employees, angry consumers, more campaigns, more activism.”