Some years are about learning new tools. Some years are about sharpening arguments. And some years are about survival. For many sustainability professionals, 2025 was the third option. So it won't surprise you that many of my reads last year and recommendations are about learning how to live inside uncertainty without losing our moral footing. … Continue reading Your 2026 ESG, Sustainability, and Corporate Responsibility Reading List
It's hard to believe it's been nearly a decade since I started writing these annual sustainability book reviews. Welcome to 2025! The world is still spinning (for now), and the ESG, sustainability, and corporate responsibility universe is as dynamic as ever. Once again, I've assembled a reading list to keep you sharp, entertained, and maybe … Continue reading Your 2025 ESG, Sustainability, and Corporate Responsibility Reading List
It’s year 6 of my annual reading list dedicated to the books that will make you a more sustainable, ethical, responsible leader. This year has been a wild ride for me and for my team. After almost 4 years as a solopreneur, I decided to expand my business in 2023. I brought on a team … Continue reading Your 2024 ESG, Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Reading List
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 5 years since I started this annual reading list, and I’m so honored to have had many of you reach out to me with “when is it coming?” messages already and we’re only 10 days into 2023. Every year, I compile a list of books that have helped … Continue reading Your 2023 ESG and Corporate Responsibility Reading List
Happy New Year, everyone, and welcome to my 4th annual reading list for all things ESG, sustainability and corporate responsibility. Each year, I compile a list of books I found helpful in my own life, career and sustainability journey. Over the years I've talked to countless individuals who found this list helpful, so I'll continue … Continue reading Your 2022 ESG & Corporate Responsibility Reading List
Three years ago, I went through a career transition that shook me to my core. I wrote about it in January 2019, in an article titled “The Controlled Burn of a Successful Career.” There, I said: “Burning your field can quite literallymake it healthier and stronger.”Three years later, I see so clearly how that “controlled … Continue reading MT Consulting Becomes B Corp and WBENC Certified
Every year, one of my favorite January exercises is to read all of the "trends" articles that pop up in our industry and various others. At heart, I consider myself a futurist (for various reasons, but in part because futuristic is my #1 Strengths Finder Strength). The action of looking at what's coming and what's … Continue reading 2021 Trends Forecast in ESG, Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
Note: This post is a partial "dupe" of an episode of Table Stakes Podcast launched on the same day. Listen here for more in-depth discussion of this topic. Working in the field of sustainability and corporate responsibility, I've always said we (as a field) have the best job in any company. And over the years … Continue reading Help! My Sustainability Report Sucks! 4 Pieces of Advice to Make It Better
Each year, hundreds of websites catalog the best, funniest, most memorable Super Bowl Commercials. My favorite, of course, comes from my friend Professor Derek Rucker at my alma mater with the Kellogg Super Bowl Ad Review. But as we get past the laughs and the gimmicks, another important trend emerged at Super Bowl LIV - … Continue reading Sustainability and Social Impact Win at Super Bowl LIV
For the last two years, I've published an annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability reading list (see 2018 and 2019 at these links), and I'm delighted to be back with my list of recommendations for 2020. As I said two years ago, my favorite question to ask in networking situations or with friends is "What are … Continue reading Your 2020 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Reading List
