Podcast
The Sustainability Communicator
The podcast exploring the intersection of corporate sustainability and storytelling.
Join Mike Hower—author of Sustainability Storytelling, former GreenBiz journalist, and advisor to leading global brands—as he explores one of the toughest challenges in corporate sustainability today: how to talk about sustainability in ways that are compelling, credible, and compliant—and fit cultural and reputational context. Through interviews with practitioners and insights from his own work in the field, Mike digs into greenwashing, greenhushing, and the risks and opportunities most sustainability professionals face—but few can talk about out loud.
Ready to talk your walk? You're in the right place.
Find all episodes below. You also can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or Youtube.
Ep. 22: Sustainability storytellers weigh in from GreenBiz 25
In this special episode of The Sustainability Communicator recorded live at GreenBiz 25, Mike Hower sat down with six sustainability leaders from diverse industries to understand how they're navigating these challenging times.
Ep. 20: Reclaiming the lost corporate sustainability narrative
Drawing from his extensive experience in sustainability communications, Mike presents six key strategies for companies to reclaim their sustainability narrative in 2025.
Ep. 5: Navigating the uncertainties of sustainability storytelling, with Allison’s Whitney Dailey
In this episode, Mike brings in the expertise of a fellow sustainability communications expert — Whitney Dailey, Executive Vice President, Purpose at the global public relations firm Allison Worldwide — to better understand how companies can navigate sustainability storytelling in 2024.
Ep. 3: Why your sustainability story sucks
In this episode, Mike explains common reasons why businesses struggle to tell good sustainability stories - and how to do better.
Ep. 2: 2024 sustainability communication trends
In this episode, Mike takes a crack at some key sustainability communication trends to keep an eye on in 2024.