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John Friedman
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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)

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The risk grows exponentially when considering using AI to aggregate, calculate and generate fiscal and #esg reports.
November 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
So many names for this:

Number one, Number two
Pro vs. Con
First & Worst
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
"First they came for the communists ... "

No one is safe
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Actually, it does not. People and corporations can be (and often are) held accountable for their speech.

What the government cannot do is restrict speech.
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Bet Enron wished they thought of the 'we don't wanna talk about it (our profits/losses) and you can't make us' defense.

So, next arguments:

No food safety alerts.

No product recalls.

In history, White Star line can't be asked to explain why Titanic never arrived in New York; 'What ship?'
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Raised well
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I *do* have 'redacted for National Security reasons' as the 2025 version of Nixon's 'expletive deleted'

Whether that satisfies peoples' demand for transparency is the big question.
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Great news!
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Likewise the First Amendment argument falls flat as same claim could be made regarding product safety information, recalls, disappointing financial results, etc.
November 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Unlike politicians, Hips Don't Lie
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Knowing it is 'annual exercise in frustration' and yet the issues are too important, the need so great and the imperative so urgent. #cop30
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It does not qualify as leadership when an organization is satisfied by meeting the minimum standards. Relying on the failure or malfeasance of others in your space is not a valid business model.

Relying on the failure or malfeasance of others in your space is not a valid business model.
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM