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6 strategies for finding corporate sustainability’s lost narrative in 2025
Corporate sustainability has lost the narrative. Here are some strategies for getting it back.
AI-driven emissions + sustainability reporting: a love story
Many tech companies are facing the conundrum of having their emissions rise due to the embrace of the AI economy. How do companies address this in their sustainability reporting?
Telling the story beyond your sustainability report
Companies often fall into a cycle of spending half a year producing them and the other half trying to forget the experience — and then right back to it. But letting a company’s sustainability storytelling fizzle in the “reporting off season” is a major lost opportunity — both for advancing social and environmental progress and building brand equity through compelling communication.
Reflections of a sustainability solopreneur one year in
Hower Impact is officially one year old. Here are some reflections on what happened in the first year of business.
Adobe's Kati Kallins shares 2024 ESG trends in tech
In this Quick Connect, Mike gets the scoop on ESG trens in tech from Adobe’s Kati Kallins.
2024 sustainable beauty communication trends with fractional CSO Maggie Spicer
In this Quick Connect, Mike chats with beauty sustainability expert Maggie Spicer about 2024 trends in beauty sustainability communication.
Communicating sustainability without ticking off lawyers or regulators
Quick Connects are brief but beneficial conversations Mike Hower conducts with leaders in sustainability and ESG about a variety of sustainability communication topics. In this first episode, Mike speaks with Christine Uri, “The ESG Lawyer.”
GreenBiz: Why communicating on climate is so hard
In this GreenBiz article, Mike Hower writes about how we can use storytelling to better engage stakeholders on the climate crisis.
4 reasons your sustainability story sucks (and why there’s hope for it yet)
Talking about sustainability isn’t easy. Here’s how to do better.
Communicating ESG during difficult times
During Impact Hour New York, an expert panel discussed how to communicate ESG during difficult times. Here are the takeaways.