Talk Green, Play Dirty: Corporate Americas Mixed Record

Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 6:52 a.m.

b"Questioning science, funding vocal climate denial groups, and encouraging the focus on personal carbon footprints are corporate America\\u2019s preferred tools for shifting the responsibility for action on climate from industry to the individual. \\u201cCompanies that are very much pro-climate action, that are acting in their own operations, are mostly silent on public policy,\\u201d says Bill Weihl, former Sustainability Director at Facebook. \\nBut with more workers holding their employers accountable and the start of a departure from shareholder-first capitalism, is the role of the corporation shifting? \\nVisit our website for more information on today's episode. \\nGuests: Mike Toffel, Senator \\nJohn Heinz Professor of Environmental Management, Harvard Business School; Founder, Climate Rising Podcast \\nEmily Atkin, Climate Journalist, Heated Newsletter & Podcast \\nBill Weihl, Founder and Executive Director, ClimateVoice; Former Sustainability Director, Facebook \\nBarbara Freese, Author, Industrial-Strength Denial: Eight Stories of Corporations Defending the Indefensible, from the Slave Trade to Climate Change\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"