John Friedman
@johntfriedman.bsky.social
One day what we call sustainability will just be called "business"
Author: Managing Sustainability: First Steps to First Class (https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Sustainability-First-Steps-Class/dp/1951527747)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnfriedman?utm_
Author: Managing Sustainability: First Steps to First Class (https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Sustainability-First-Steps-Class/dp/1951527747)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnfriedman?utm_
I think the example of chat bots and offshore call centers applies to #AI as well. People are equating speed and reduced headcount with cost savings but have not factored in the frustration when 'sticking to a script' doesn't apply to the situation and so the interaction is less than satisfactory.
November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I think the example of chat bots and offshore call centers applies to #AI as well. People are equating speed and reduced headcount with cost savings but have not factored in the frustration when 'sticking to a script' doesn't apply to the situation and so the interaction is less than satisfactory.
Reading fascinating history of ancient #Egypt I am struck by how many of the themes apply to our modern times.
History is a great teacher, if we would only learn from it.
History is a great teacher, if we would only learn from it.
November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Reading fascinating history of ancient #Egypt I am struck by how many of the themes apply to our modern times.
History is a great teacher, if we would only learn from it.
History is a great teacher, if we would only learn from it.
New team, new colleagues, same determination - go the distance to raise awareness and money to fight #MS
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I'm participating in Bike MS: Suncoast Challenge 2026!
I’m participating in Bike MS: Suncoast Challenge 2026 to raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Nearly one million people in the US are living with the challenges and uncertainty of ...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New team, new colleagues, same determination - go the distance to raise awareness and money to fight #MS
events.nationalmssociety.org/participants...
events.nationalmssociety.org/participants...
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Looking for something for the #sustainability student/professional in you life this holiday season? Is it too crass to offer my own book? www.amazon.com/Managing-Sus...
Even in today's world with political 'headwinds' #ESG #CSR and even #DEI are moving forward.
Even in today's world with political 'headwinds' #ESG #CSR and even #DEI are moving forward.
Managing Sustainability: First Steps to First Class (Issn)
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November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Looking for something for the #sustainability student/professional in you life this holiday season? Is it too crass to offer my own book? www.amazon.com/Managing-Sus...
Even in today's world with political 'headwinds' #ESG #CSR and even #DEI are moving forward.
Even in today's world with political 'headwinds' #ESG #CSR and even #DEI are moving forward.
Watching to see how this one plays out.
If transparency would cause 'irreparable harm' to your business, just what is it you are trying to hide?
#SB261 #Climate
If transparency would cause 'irreparable harm' to your business, just what is it you are trying to hide?
#SB261 #Climate
NEW: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Eugene Scalia (Gibson Dunn) have gone to SCOTUS asking the justices to stop California's corporate disclosure climate bills (SB261 and SB253) from going into effect. The first of the two bills takes effect on Jan 1. The application is Docket No. 25A561.
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Ambitions are going. But actions actually create results.
Right now at #COP30, @wbcsd.bsky.social is helping turn business commitments into real-world climate and nature action.
Global and local leaders in Brazil are driving the shift in moving from ambition to implementation.
Learn about our initiatives here.
#WBCSDCOP30 #ClimateAction #NaturePositive
Global and local leaders in Brazil are driving the shift in moving from ambition to implementation.
Learn about our initiatives here.
#WBCSDCOP30 #ClimateAction #NaturePositive
From Commitments to Implementation: WBCSD Rallies Business Action Ahead of COP30 in São Paulo | WBCSD
At the World Leaders’ Summit in Belém, global leaders reinforced rising ambition - from Norway’s 75% emissions cut by 2035 and its $3 billion contribution to the Tropical Forests Forever Fund to new c...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Ambitions are going. But actions actually create results.
Admitting that accurate disclosures will cause "irreparable harm" to your business is a tactic admission that your stakeholders will not appreciate what you are doing.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Admitting that accurate disclosures will cause "irreparable harm" to your business is a tactic admission that your stakeholders will not appreciate what you are doing.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
#sustainability strategies and communications.
And a bit explaining (using data) why I know anti-ESG and DEI efforts are, and will continue to fail.
#ESG #csr #dei
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And a bit explaining (using data) why I know anti-ESG and DEI efforts are, and will continue to fail.
#ESG #csr #dei
m.youtube.com/watch?v=DRUO...
The Intersection of Communication and Sustainability
YouTube video by COMMSversations Podcast with Enrico Dinges
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November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#sustainability strategies and communications.
And a bit explaining (using data) why I know anti-ESG and DEI efforts are, and will continue to fail.
#ESG #csr #dei
m.youtube.com/watch?v=DRUO...
And a bit explaining (using data) why I know anti-ESG and DEI efforts are, and will continue to fail.
#ESG #csr #dei
m.youtube.com/watch?v=DRUO...
At least 14 countries are on track to get more than half of their #electricity from #wind and #solar by 2030, according to the International #Energy Agency. Can you guess who?
#renewables #renewablenergy
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#renewables #renewablenergy
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These countries are leading the way to 100% renewable electricity
Explore the countries making strides toward 100% renewable electricity with innovative solutions and sustainable energy systems.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Actions and results more than pledges are what defines leadership
As #COP continues with its tortuous negotiations in #Belem, is #China emerging as the new global leader on #climate change? This data makes a compelling argument ...
#carbon #CO2 #emissions
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#carbon #CO2 #emissions
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China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months
Power-sector emissions were flat in the third quarter, even as electricity demand growth accelerated to 6.1%.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Actions and results more than pledges are what defines leadership
November 11 was originally 'Armistice Day,' commemorating the end to 'The Great War' or 'The War to End All Wars.' Today that conflict is known as World War 1, because sadly it was not the end of armed conflict between nations; and so it now the commemoration is known as Veterans Day.
a poem by john mccrae with barbed wire flowers
ALT: a poem by john mccrae with barbed wire flowers
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November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
November 11 was originally 'Armistice Day,' commemorating the end to 'The Great War' or 'The War to End All Wars.' Today that conflict is known as World War 1, because sadly it was not the end of armed conflict between nations; and so it now the commemoration is known as Veterans Day.
At some point every company must make a strategic decision if it is going to run its business by the letter of the law, or aspire to a higher standard.
Whether employee safety, environmental stewardship, labor relations, product quality, community relations, companies make this decision.
Whether employee safety, environmental stewardship, labor relations, product quality, community relations, companies make this decision.
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
At some point every company must make a strategic decision if it is going to run its business by the letter of the law, or aspire to a higher standard.
Whether employee safety, environmental stewardship, labor relations, product quality, community relations, companies make this decision.
Whether employee safety, environmental stewardship, labor relations, product quality, community relations, companies make this decision.
#investors understand the future is defined by looking forwards, not backward.
#Sustainability faces headwinds created by Trump’s anti-ESG and anti-renewables rhetoric and policies. But investors are smarter than Trump and - despite their reputation for short-terminism - are putting their money in the #cleantech growth markets
#esg #sustainablefinance #greenfinance
#esg #sustainablefinance #greenfinance
November 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
#investors understand the future is defined by looking forwards, not backward.
Good(ish) news! We're bending the #CO2 curve. For the first time, the #UN has predicted a fall of #emissions: 10% by 2035. Of course it falls way short of the 60% needed to stay within 1.5 degrees, but it is a significant milestone nevertheless.
BBC article: www.bbc.com/news/article... #climate
BBC article: www.bbc.com/news/article... #climate
October 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Reposted by John Friedman
Hurricane Melissa could be one of the most worst hurricanes on record for Jamaica...and it's a textbook example of how climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous: explosive intensification, slow movement, and massive rainfall.
If you know any there, please make sure they’re prepared 🙏
If you know any there, please make sure they’re prepared 🙏
Did Climate Change Cause This Hurricane?
YouTube video by The YEARS Project
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October 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Hurricane Melissa could be one of the most worst hurricanes on record for Jamaica...and it's a textbook example of how climate change is making hurricanes more dangerous: explosive intensification, slow movement, and massive rainfall.
If you know any there, please make sure they’re prepared 🙏
If you know any there, please make sure they’re prepared 🙏
My original, working title was "Thought Leadership is Bullshit" but I changed it to "Overrated".
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Thought Leadership Is Overrated
My first problem with so many people focusing on “thought leadership” is the myriad of people (and organizations) who confer the title on themselves — ...
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October 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
My original, working title was "Thought Leadership is Bullshit" but I changed it to "Overrated".
sustainablebrands.com/read/thought...
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Companies that abandon strategies that benefit their bottom line, reputation, relationships with customers, employees & suppliers because regulators no longer demand them do well to remember;
#compliance is not leadership. It will keep you out of the courts, but will never win you hearts & minds.
#compliance is not leadership. It will keep you out of the courts, but will never win you hearts & minds.
October 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Companies that abandon strategies that benefit their bottom line, reputation, relationships with customers, employees & suppliers because regulators no longer demand them do well to remember;
#compliance is not leadership. It will keep you out of the courts, but will never win you hearts & minds.
#compliance is not leadership. It will keep you out of the courts, but will never win you hearts & minds.
Solar energy is now the world’s cheapest source of power, says new study
Hybrid setups, which combine solar panels with batteries, allow solar energy to be stored and released when needed, turning it into a more reliable, dispatchable source of power
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Hybrid setups, which combine solar panels with batteries, allow solar energy to be stored and released when needed, turning it into a more reliable, dispatchable source of power
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Solar energy is now the world’s cheapest source of power, says new study | Envirotec
Solar energy is now so cost-effective that, in the sunniest countries, it costs as little as £0.02 to produce one unit of power, making it cheaper than elec ...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
It is time we started calling people who create chaos but fail to achieve their stated objectives "agitators" rather than "influencers." Their goal is often self-promotion rather than actually bringing about any change - like being famous for being famous.
I could name names, but they want that.
I could name names, but they want that.
October 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It is time we started calling people who create chaos but fail to achieve their stated objectives "agitators" rather than "influencers." Their goal is often self-promotion rather than actually bringing about any change - like being famous for being famous.
I could name names, but they want that.
I could name names, but they want that.
This is a global response to a global rise in authoritarianism. May we, as a world, avoid the mistakes of a century ago.
October 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is a global response to a global rise in authoritarianism. May we, as a world, avoid the mistakes of a century ago.
When people ask me which #sustainability topics contain the biggest risk to their business I point out that the biggest risk is the one the don't see coming:
1) The activist who chooses your company to make their point.
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1) The activist who chooses your company to make their point.
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October 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
When people ask me which #sustainability topics contain the biggest risk to their business I point out that the biggest risk is the one the don't see coming:
1) The activist who chooses your company to make their point.
...
1) The activist who chooses your company to make their point.
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