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Sustainability at Work book

The Second Edition of Sustainability at Work is now available!

Sustainability at Work is a compelling guide for anyone who seeks both a successful career and a career that makes a positive difference in society.

In this thoroughly revised new edition, Marilyn Waite builds upon recent career trends to include two all-important themes that are redefining sustainability: justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and climate-related career pathways.

Table of contents

Chapter 1. Background: Four Pillars of Sustainable Development

Chapter 2. Introduction: Sustainability and Careers

Chapter 3. Pursuing Sustainability in Science and Technology

Chapter 4. Pursuing Sustainability in Health Care

Chapter 5. Pursuing Sustainability in Law and Policy

Chapter 6. Pursuing Sustainability in Business, Economics, and Financial Services

Chapter 7. Pursuing Sustainability in Education and Research

Chapter 8. Pursuing Sustainability in Media and Entertainment

Chapter 9. Pursuing Sustainability in Climate-Related Careers

Chapter 10. Pursuing Sustainability through Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Chapter 11. Conclusion: Careers and the Quadruple Bottom Line

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Second Edition Reviews

Training – Why Sustainable Business Policies Will Attract and Retain Gen Z

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Big Think – Why leaders should ride the “SURF Framework” for sustainability

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Corporate Compliance Insights – Gone SURFing: You Don’t Need a Sustainability Officer to Have a Positive Climate Impact

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The Association of MBAs – The business case for sustainability awareness

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Entrepreneur UK – The Business Case for Prioritising Sustainable Development

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SME Web – How to assess if your business operates in line with sustainable development

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HRD Connect – Empowering employees through sustainability: how commitment to sustainable development drives engagement and performance

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People Management – How employer commitment to sustainable development can motivate employees to perform at their best

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Forbes – How Can Leaders Attract And Retain Older Workers?

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Dynamic Magazine – How to Align Your Need for Purpose with Your Career

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Welldoing Newsletter – What is a Sustainability Career?

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SustMeme – How to make your sustainability career happen

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Getting Ecological – What is a Sustainability Career and What Does it Really Mean to Make a Difference Through Work?

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Kirkus Reviews – An impressively detailed and knowledgeable primer on environmental, social, and governance issues in the workplace

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The Association of MBAs – A sustainable future: green-collar careers

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HR Today – Sustainability at Work

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Latest publications

Questions Cdurable à Marilyn Waite, Directrice Générale de Climate Finance Fund (CFF)

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4 solutions pour enfin orienter la finance climatique mondiale vers le Sud global

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From Montego Bay to Belém: Mobilising private climate capital where it’s most needed

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No shortage of climate innovation, but…

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Il faut sortir de cette inertie qui pousse à subventionner toujours plus les énergies fossiles

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Le retrait des États-Unis de l’Accord de Paris s’inscrit dans un mouvement plus large et inquiétant

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La France doit soutenir massivement les entreprises spécialisées dans les énergies renouvelables, la rénovation des bâtiments et l’agroalimentaire végétal

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EU taxpayers’ money still spends the night in some of the world’s most climate-unfriendly banks

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Climate financing is finally here, but will there be equity?

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Trellis publications

Global South Series

Why Kenya is setting the bar for climate investing in Africa

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The Global South: How Indonesia is shaping the future of climate finance

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The Global South: What Jamaica can teach us about climate financing

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Most Recent Articles

How not to let anti-ESG rhetoric reshape investment strategies

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How the fossil fuel industry is fighting for legitimacy by using Big Tobacco’s playbook

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Investors should look to the Global South to scale climate solutions

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Editor-at-Large Articles

3 green economy insights from China’s quintessential convening

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The compelling case for being ‘climate positive by design’

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Investing in China’s sustainable finance boom

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This African startup is reducing the footprint of running shoes

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The ESG benefits of cooperatives

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Why the US needs to get on track with high-speed rail

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When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative

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The case for buying climate tech from BIPOC and women-owned suppliers

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B Lab co-CEO Anthea Kelsick: “Innovate against your model’ to address systemic racism

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The Innovators

10Power aims to tap energy potential in this ‘stand-out’ island nation

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Kiverdi CEO Lisa Dyson seeks to extract value from CO2

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It’s a ball to keep microfibers out of the ocean

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How this app is providing community mobility solutions and personal parenting options

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Aclima’s particulate vision maps air pollution

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Feeling blue? How this entrepreneur revitalized a natural dye industry

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Inside Kathy Hannun’s quest to provide accessible household geothermal

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Harvesting the beauty and utility of ‘ugly’ produce

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From Atlanta to Denver, Emrgy offers plug-and-play hope for hydropower

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Kuli Kuli: A superstar of superfoods

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Features/Quotes

These are the strategies behind China’s ambitious clean energy transition

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Climate and Clean Energy Finance

ImpactAlpha Feature: Global Climate Finance Forum seeks to mobilize capital for locally-led solutions in the Global South

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Euractiv OpEd: How to attract private finance for climate projects in developing countries

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The Wild West of regulating ESG investments

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Response to the Public Consultation: ESG Ratings and Sustainability Risks in Credit Ratings

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Comments on S7-10-22 – The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

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The age of climate finance regulation (in Chinese)

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The age of climate finance regulation (in English)

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Comment Letter to Employee Benefits Security Administration

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Feature (Quote): Russia exclusions raise tough questions for passive investing

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Euractiv OpEd: Why natural gas is neither just nor transitional

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Glaring omission in climate policy: Community financial institutions

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Feature (Quote): The thorny truth about socially responsible investing

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Environmental, Social, Corporate Governance Investing: A Foundation’s Approach to Climate Change

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As a member of the California Climate-Related Risk Disclosure Advisory Group: Developing Climate Risk Disclosure Practices for the State of California

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Arcadia Blog: Q&A with Marilyn Waite, clean energy finance expert

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Written Testimony: Decarbonize the Economy to Address Systemic Climate-Related Financial Risks

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Passive investing presents a challenge for decarbonisation. Here are six projects we’re backing to help change things

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Financial Times Feature: How passive investment dulls the green wave

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Carbon accounting should be a basic requirement for banks

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Sifted’s Climate Tech newsletter: Brussels needs to respond to the US climate bill. Here are 4 things EU policymakers should to do

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Forbes Feature: Meet The Woman Fighting Climate Injustice Through Changing Passive Investment

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Impakter: How Decarbonizing Shipping Just Got a Push – From Banks

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Reuters: Building a better banking system

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ImpactAlpha Feature: Hewlett Foundation aims to activate retail banks for climate action

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Software Alone Won’t Fix Crumbling Infrastructure

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Medium publications

Three Types of Energy Efficiency Ventures that Entrepreneurs Can Launch in 2016

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Building an Energy Startup Hub

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Why Energy Efficiency Matters

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To yield better clean energy investments, let’s start asking the right questions

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Despairing about the Paris Accord? Here are ten specific ideas to cut carbon emissions

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