Essay by Eric Worrall
Who are these people that are not part of society?
How organizations can harness the power of employees for climate goals
October 7, 2022
Holly Teal
Senior Director, Client Manager, WTW
- Previous social movements in the United States have shown that employees can significantly impact and drive change.
- Employees can also drive progress toward climate goals by emphasizing a clear climate change strategy from their employer.
- Employers can provide ways for employees to engage in carbon reduction and other environmental work to help stop climate change.
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Businesses can harness the power of their employees to tackle the enormous challenges they face from climate change. It’s not only the right thing to do, it’s also good business. In a competitive talent market, we know that many employees seek out organizations with a purpose beyond improving profitability. In the wake of the social justice movement and the pandemic, people are considering what’s important to them.
The reality is that the world cannot meet the United Nations target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or below. Scientists have been sending warnings about the challenge for decades, but Society did not listen.
People want action from their governments and companies. So employers must inspire action in the workforce and communities, as many employers did during the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Read more: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/how-organizations-can-harness-employee-power-for-climate-goals/ (pdf backup)
The World Economic Forum has some interesting ideas about society and the future, like their famous idea Great resetin there “you will own nothing and be happy“. So I would like to read or hear their explanation as to why they believe that society does not include ordinary people, like employees of companies.
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