GreenBiz: 4 strategies for elevating internal ESG engagement

Increasing internal knowledge and engagement on ESG is crucial for companies working to advance social and environmental progress. While everyone from senior leaders to rank-and-file employees play a critical role in the failure or success of ESG initiatives, there remains a wide spectrum of knowledge and skill sets that corporate sustainability professionals must navigate to succeed in moving internal stakeholders into action.

All of this is made even more difficult by the current state of polarization around ESG in U.S. political discourse and media. Many internal stakeholders don’t know what to believe, much less understand the important part they play in their organization’s ESG success.

To better understand how sustainability leads can elevate internal understanding on ESG, at GreenFin 23 I led a panel discussion with leaders across business, private equity and academia. The panel included Veena Jayadeva, head of enterprise ESG at Guardian Life; George Basile, professor of practice, College of Global Futures at ASU School of Sustainability; Kate Hanley, director of global climate strategy at Aramark; and Ben Morley, partner and associate director at Boston Consulting Group.

Today, I published a write up of the panel in GreenBiz. Read it here.