Simon Mainwaring·Oct 27Why I Decided to Step Into AI Rather Than Step Back From ItAs someone deeply committed to the sustainability space for almost two decades, I thought long and hard about how to participate in AI. The…
Simon Mainwaring·Oct 6The Sustainability and AI Reconciliation No One ScheduledTwo of the most sophisticated corporate climate programs in the world published their results this summer. Both showed emissions moving in…
Simon Mainwaring·Sep 29Be The MedicineIn 2021, I joined Lynne Twist and Bill Twist and the Pachamama Alliance at the sacred headwaters of the Amazon. Three weeks with the Achuar…
Simon Mainwaring·Sep 23The Cost of the Climate Crisis Has Become UnremarkableThat’s the most disturbing thing about it.A response icon1A response icon1
Simon Mainwaring·Sep 17Sustainability Has a Sponsor ProblemIf you work in sustainability, there’s a truth we need to be honest about. We’ve lost the attention of the CEO.
Simon Mainwaring·Sep 15Sustainability Is the Only Major Commitment With No Owner in FinanceThere’s one thing I keep hearing from sustainability leaders this year more than anything else. The need to establish the business case and…
Simon Mainwaring·Sep 1The purpose work is done. It just never shipped…I’ve been in a lot of conversations lately with people running purpose and sustainability inside large companies. And the problem they…A response icon1A response icon1
Simon Mainwaring·Aug 25Sustainability is being absorbed into risk and that’s a good thing.Much like the acronym ESG, the word sustainability has been disappearing from job titles and budget lines. But it’s been showing up…
Simon Mainwaring·Aug 12Who’s Reading Your Impact Report? That’s the Wrong Question Now.A sustainability leader at a large consumer company said something on a recent call that we’ve all heard. Who’s truly reading our report?
Simon Mainwaring·Jul 31Am I the only one losing my mind?I don’t know what it’s like for everyone else right now. But I’m finding the world particularly disorienting.A response icon2A response icon2