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Mike Hower 11/20/24 Mike Hower 11/20/24

Introducing the Engage Change Community

Hower Impact is excited to announce the launch of our Engage Change Community. This free-to-join community brings together sustainability professionals to connect and engage on important topics through virtual discussions, in-person meetups, a Slack group and more to advance social and environmental progress in the business community and beyond.

Mike Hower 11/15/24 Mike Hower 11/15/24

Video: Corporate sustainability in a second Trump Term

Hower Impact gathered over 350 sustainability and climate professionals for an open door Zoom call to discuss the results of the 2024 presidential election in the United States and what this means for the future of corporate sustainability. Here is a video of the fire starter discussions we had during the call. Enjoy!

Climate Change 10/7/24 Climate Change 10/7/24

Exclusive: Climate Change reacts to Climate Week NYC

Climate Week NYC was one of the largest gatherings of climate professionals in history. But what was it all for? In this satirical piece, we imagine what Climate Change would think of the week.

$Hower Impact quoted in Trellis article on fractional CSOs$

Mike Hower 9/17/24 Mike Hower 9/17/24

Hower Impact quoted in Trellis article on fractional CSOs

Hower Impact recently weighed in on an article about fractional CSOs for Trellis.

Mike Hower 8/30/24 Mike Hower 8/30/24

Finding the words to save the world

Words have been responsible for the ebbs and flows of corporate sustainability. Here's how we can learn to understand their power.

Mike Hower 3/6/24 Mike Hower 3/6/24

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.

$2024 sustainable beauty communication trends with fractional CSO Maggie Spicer$

Mike Hower 11/27/23 Mike Hower 11/27/23

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.

Mike Hower 11/13/23 Mike Hower 11/13/23

Analyzing AI and ESG with Microsoft's Matt Sekol

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 Matt Sekol, Sustainability Global Blackbelt at Microsoft.