What Does a Green and Decent Job Look Like?

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Trendspotting, Beyond GDP

A Note From B Team CEO Halla Tómasdóttir

This month, I was honoured to start my new role and join an inspiring and trailblazing group of leaders. The need for a purpose-driven and principled private sector is more pressing than ever. I can’t imagine a more important quest. Bringing our vision of the future to life requires courageous leadership and willingness to engage in bold dialogues to inspire brave action. We won’t deliver our vision for a fairer, greener and more human future alone. Join us to help catalyse the change needed for a more sustainable and sensible world.

Learn more about what inspires Halla’s passion toward building courageous, cross-sector leadership and her vision for the future of The B Team. 

 

With the right policies in place, the Paris Agreement will generate 24 million new jobs by 2030. Ahead of next month’s Global Climate Action Summit, companies are stepping up and taking the Pledge for a Just Transition to Decent Jobs to ensure these jobs are both green and decent.
Want to take the Pledge for a Just Transition to Decent Jobs? Join us! Open government reform is at its core about empowering and engaging people. Following last month’s Open Government Partnership Summit, we sat down with Governance & Transparency Director, Robin Hodess, to talk about how business can help accelerate open government solutions that improve lives.

 

“Climate change is a man-made problem—with a feminist solution.” B Team Leader and former President of Ireland Mary Robinson joins comedian Maeve Higgins to celebrate women fighting for climate justice. From grassroots to the boardroom, get to know these “Mothers of Invention” with their new podcast.

“Such partnerships are not just transforming lives; they are saving lives.” Reflecting on his own experience, B Team Leader and Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore emphasises why access to quality, affordable healthcare must be a shared responsibility between the private and public sectors.

 

More than 80 percent of S&P 500 companies now report on ESG metrics, compared with one in five in 2011. And those with high ESG metrics are outperforming their peers.

If left unaddressed, environmental impacts could cost the global economy at least $4.7 trillion, according to a new report from Allianz. How can companies understand and act on the risk mismanagement of natural capital poses?

It’s been two years since the UK introduced the world’s first fully open register of its companies. But what does it actually tell us about company ownership? New analysis from Global Witness finds more than 335,000 ownerless companies.

 

Where We’ll Be in September

September 12-14, San Francisco: Global Climate Action Summit
B Team Chair Paul Polman, B Team Vice-Chair Sharan Burrow and B Team Leaders Kathy Calvin, David Crane, Christiana Figueres and Mary Robinson join global and regional mayors, businesses, investors, civil society and more to mobilise climate action for a just and inclusive future.

September 18-October 5, New York: 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly

September 24-26, New York: Concordia Annual Summit
B Team Chair Paul Polman and Vice-Chair Sharan Burrow join Paul Rawlison, Global Chair of Baker McKenzie, for a high-level discussion on the 25th on the importance of cross-sector action to end the global modern slavery crisis. 

September 24-30, New York: Climate Week NYC

September 26, New York: One Planet Summit

September 29-October 2, Washington, DC: NACD Summit