Insights on the craft of effective sustainability communication
The Sustainability Story
GreenBiz 25 takeaways: Telling a sustainability story that doesn’t suck
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.
2024 Corporate Sustainability Wrapped
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?
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!
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.
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.
Rethinking the role of the sustainability communicator
New regulations call for a new breed of communication and sustainability professional. Here’s how it looks.
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.”
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.
GreenBiz: 5 key facets of a strong sustainability strategy
At GreenBiz 23, I moderated a panel about fundamentals of sustainability strategy. Here are the takeaways.

