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>> Back to March 2022 Issue<\/a><\/div>\n

We find ourselves in uncharted and unfamiliar territory. Again.<\/h3>\n

The worlds we collectively inhabit \u2014 corporate sustainability, sustainable finance, the circular economy, climate tech \u2014 are all reaching inflection points, growing and changing faster than many could have imagined. Along the way, they\u2019re roiling industries, companies, jobs and career paths \u2014 mostly for the better but also in a be-careful-what-you-wish-for kind of way.<\/p>\n

The Age of COVID has coincided with the rise of nearly every aspect of sustainable business: companies\u2019 commitments to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions; the mind-blowing uptake of green bonds and sustainability-linked loans; the inexorable growth of renewable energy, alongside its declining price; the mainstreaming of electric vehicles; the rise of concern about biodiversity loss and its economic impact, and more.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the past two years of pandemic life seem to have left sustainable business relatively unscathed. With good reason: Despite our self-imposed isolation, the klieg lights focused on companies\u2019 environmental and social commitments and performance have grown increasingly brighter and hotter, in lockstep with the rise of concern about the scale, scope and pace of change. With the signs of a changing climate becoming ever more apparent \u2014 and costly \u2014 the business world is finally recognizing that sustainability is not merely a nice-to-do activity.<\/p>\n