But you and I both know you need the push to act today.
Bunch of laws are coming, stay ahead of them
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First up, legal troubles.
I know 2030 sounds like a long way away, but its only about eight years.
So theres going to be a scramble.
As any good (and maybe even bad?)
business leader knows, it costs a lot to find, hire, and train a new employee.
So if they leave within a year, youre looking at a lot of sunk cost.
But what exactly does this have to do with climate action?
Having a good climate and sustainability story to tell makes people proud to work for you.
And therefore, that helps with your recruitment and retention.
It also helps attract customers, says Raftery.
Changing your electricity to clean energy gets rid of a huge amount of emissions instantaneously.
It really is the low-hanging fruit of climate action.
This will make all future climate reporting easier as youll have a single central point of measurement.
The investment community will be monitoring this, explains Raftery.
People whose ESG reporting is deemed to be good will have easier and cheaper access to capital.
Poor ESG reporting will be seen as a more risky investment proposition.
So you might want to make it your priority.
Story byMar Masson Maack
Mar tries to juggle his editorial duties with writing the occasional weird article.
He also loves talking about himself in the third person.
