Global initiative to build more climate literate business leaders
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Stockholm, May 19 : A new initiative aimed at building more climate literate business leaders is being piloted in early June by the Climate Reality Project and the social climate media organisation We Don t Have Time.
The initiative, which is initially aimed at board members in Europe and the US, could be a regional blueprint for a global effort if the training proves successful.
The decision to launch the scheme, which begins with a pilot course in Swedish and then in English for a total of up to 100 board members, follows recent, in-depth research by New York University s Stern Center for Sustainable Business.
Survey: Sustainability prioritised by less than one-third of UK bank boardrooms
In a survey of 300 executives at some of Europe s biggest banks, less than one-third of UK respondents said their business is framing sustainability and a board-level priority.
Covid-19 was cited as the biggest barrier to sustainability-related action from banks
Commissioned by consultancy Mobiquity, the survey polled C-suite employees at banks across the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, asking about their sustainability approaches and the role of digital technologies in meeting key green targets.
Of the UK respondents, just 31% said that environmental sustainability is a top concern in the boardroom. Topics that ranked higher included customer retention and the Covid-19 recovery. This is despite the fact that banks have been warned they could lose customers without taking stronger climate action, and in contrast to the growing ‘green recovery’ narrative, which pairs the economic recovery from the
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