Hilton abandoned both its franchisee and the moral high ground when it decided to prioritize profit over purpose in bending the knee to the Trump Administration. Here’s what companies can learn from Hilton’s mistakes.

2025 was the “Year of Fear” for corporate sustainability. Here are 5 strategies for breaking the fear spiral in 2026

In this post, Mike discusses his excitement and plans for upleveling corporate sustainability communication in 2026.

Climate disasters should shake people into action. But why don’t they?

Does your sustainability strategy have substance worth communicating? Here’s how to find out.

Understanding the responsibility of a sustainability communicator is the first step to improving purpose-driven storytelling across business.

This Earth Day, companies must stand up for the rule of law in the United States. Here’s how they can do just that.

Mike Hower went on the Engaging ESG podcast to discuss the biggest sustainability storytelling challenges of 2025.

In this webinar, Mike Hower discusses the state of sustainability communications in 2025, while presenting an actionable framework for rising to current challenges.

Hower Impact turned two. Here’s where we’ve been, and where we’re going.

At GreenBiz 25, Mike Hower led a panel of industry leaders to discuss the complexities and opportunities of sustainability communications moving into 2025. Here are the highlights.

Writing about sustainability has never been more challenging. In this ENGAGE article, Mike covers the fundamentals of effective sustainability writing he teaches in his Writing for Impact masterclass.

Corporate sustainability has lost the narrative. Here are some strategies for getting it back.

Moving into 2025, we must remember the spirit of sustainability that drives us.

This time of year, we all love to check out our Spotify Wrapped albums, which show us insights and trends from our listening behavior each year - but what if we made one for corporate sustainability trends?

In the wake of the U.S. presidential election, the UN Global Compact invited me to join their German Network for a virtual discussion of what lies ahead for corporate sustainability during a second Trump term.

Recently, Mike Hower went on CoreNet Global’s “What’s Next” podcast to speak with Dr. Christopher Teng about corporate sustainability communications, avoiding “greenwashing,” and the need for more innovation to reduce carbon emissions in the fight against climate change.

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