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Exploring what’s next in climate resilience, sustainable business, and the future of impact-driven strategy.

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#AroundTheFire*

#AroundTheFire*

Exploring what’s next in climate resilience, sustainable business, and the future of impact-driven strategy.

SUSTAINABILITY + CREATIVITY

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Discover what’s next at the intersection of creativity, sustainability, and bold, systems-focused thinking.



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Narrative Change and Power Building: The Missing Half of Advocacy

Narrative change is the process of disrupting dominant narratives that normalize inequity and advancing new narratives from historically marginalized communities.

Funding Resilience Without Federal Grants

BRIC is unreliable and FEMA is shrinking. Here's how cities fund climate resilience with dedicated revenue, blended finance, and a coordinating authority.

The ESG Blind Spot: How AI Is Finding Risks in Companies Nobody Else Is Watching

Norway's sovereign wealth fund uses AI to screen 7,200 portfolio companies for forced labor and corruption within 24 hours. The real story is the emerging-market coverage gap that traditional ESG data vendors miss — and what it means for any company with a global supply chain.

The ROI of Climate Adaptation

A $1-to-$10 headline won't move your board. Here's how to build the climate adaptation business case using the triple-dividend method.

How to Choose Sustainability Software in 2026

How to Choose Sustainability Software in 2026 Meta description: A vendor-neutral buyer's guide to choosing ESG software: match the tool to the decision, skip the features you'll never use, and avoid overbuying.

CSRD & CSDDD After the Omnibus: 2026 Rules

The Omnibus is law as of March 2026. New CSRD and CSDDD thresholds, who's in, who's out, and what to keep doing if you fell out of scope.

B Corp Recertification Under V2: 2026 Playbook

V2 swaps the 80-point score for 7 mandatory Impact Topics and third-party audit. A B Corp since 2010 on what recert actually asks.

The AI Sustainability Accelerator: Practical Applications for Resource-Constrained Teams

How forward-thinking sustainability leaders are using artificial intelligence to do more with less—and why your team can't afford to wait.

The $19 Battery Cell That Could Reshape How We Store Energy

CATL's sodium-ion battery costs $19/kWh at the cell level, compared to $55-60 for lithium iron phosphate. As Chinese manufacturers enter mass production, the economics of grid-scale energy storage are about to shift. Here's what sustainability leaders need to know.

The Post-ESG Era Is a Myth: Companies Are Spending More on Stakeholder Value, Not Less

Political backlash has convinced many that corporate America is retreating from sustainability. The 2026 Just Capital rankings and private equity data tell a different story. The ESG label is fading, but the spending is up.

KAEFER Cut Scope 2 Emissions by 68% Without Buying a Single Offset. Here's the Framework They Used.

The updated Greenhouse Gas Management Hierarchy gives companies a four-step framework for cutting emissions: Eliminate, Reduce, Substitute, Remove. KAEFER UK used it to cut Scope 2 by 68.5% without offsets. Here's how to apply it.

Three Regulators, Three Definitions of 'Sustainable.' Your ESG Disclosure Strategy Needs a Dictionary.

The US, EU, and UK define sustainability terms differently and enforce different rules. Recent fines against Invesco, DWS, and Aviva show regulators are done warning. Here's how to build a definitions bank that keeps you compliant.

Extreme Heat Is a City Operations Problem Now

Extreme heat is becoming an operations problem for cities, utilities, employers, transit agencies, public health teams, and community partners. A credible heat strategy needs clear triggers, trusted outreach, cooling access, and infrastructure coordination before the forecast turns dangerous.

Data Centers Are a Water Strategy Issue Now

AI infrastructure is becoming a local water, energy, land use, and community governance issue. Communities can support digital growth without shifting hidden water and utility risks to residents.

A Quiet Hurricane Forecast Is Not a Resilience Plan

NOAA expects a below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. That lowers basin-wide odds, but it does not reduce the need for practical resilience checks across infrastructure, operations, suppliers, insurance, and community coordination.

Narrative Change and Power Building: The Missing Half of Advocacy

Narrative change is the process of disrupting dominant narratives that normalize inequity and advancing new narratives from historically marginalized communities.

Funding Resilience Without Federal Grants

BRIC is unreliable and FEMA is shrinking. Here's how cities fund climate resilience with dedicated revenue, blended finance, and a coordinating authority.

The ESG Blind Spot: How AI Is Finding Risks in Companies Nobody Else Is Watching

Norway's sovereign wealth fund uses AI to screen 7,200 portfolio companies for forced labor and corruption within 24 hours. The real story is the emerging-market coverage gap that traditional ESG data vendors miss — and what it means for any company with a global supply chain.

The ROI of Climate Adaptation

A $1-to-$10 headline won't move your board. Here's how to build the climate adaptation business case using the triple-dividend method.

How to Choose Sustainability Software in 2026

How to Choose Sustainability Software in 2026 Meta description: A vendor-neutral buyer's guide to choosing ESG software: match the tool to the decision, skip the features you'll never use, and avoid overbuying.

CSRD & CSDDD After the Omnibus: 2026 Rules

The Omnibus is law as of March 2026. New CSRD and CSDDD thresholds, who's in, who's out, and what to keep doing if you fell out of scope.

B Corp Recertification Under V2: 2026 Playbook

V2 swaps the 80-point score for 7 mandatory Impact Topics and third-party audit. A B Corp since 2010 on what recert actually asks.

The AI Sustainability Accelerator: Practical Applications for Resource-Constrained Teams

How forward-thinking sustainability leaders are using artificial intelligence to do more with less—and why your team can't afford to wait.