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Corporate sustainability officers are business’s latest
climate-change weapon By GENEVIEVE FIELD
THE ECOWARRIORS
GREENIFYING BIG TECH
YOUR
GET-AHEAD
GUIDE FOR
CAREER,
STYLE, AND
SUCCESSOnce upon a time, common wisdom held that going green
was bad for business; climate action and economic growth
could not possibly go hand in hand. And once upon a
time, that seemed to be true; carbon emissions dipped
and surged along with the economy for decades. Today,
with innovations in recycling and enough clean energy
to support and help offset the trucking, air travel, and
manufacturing that accompany economic growth, we
know that businesses can do right by both shareholders
and the planet. In fact, as a recent report by the Global
Commission on the Economy and Climate tells us, aggres-
sive climate action could deliver $26 trillion or more in
economic benefits through 2030. As businesses embrace
a greener economy, women are leading the way.
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