Index

Note: Page numbers followed by f indicate figures.

  • adaptation, 4
  • funding resources for, 15
  • in organizational resilience, 132–133, 134
  • advertising, 26
  • African Americans, and civil rights movement, 137
  • agriculture
  • dematerialization in, 73–75
  • regenerative, 16
  • Alcoa, 22
  • aluminum cans, 78
  • Amazon
  • employees of, 9, 28
  • packaging and, 71
  • American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, 100
  • American Sustainable Business Council, 13
  • anticipation, in organizational resilience, 126–130, 134
  • antiwar movement, 137
  • Apple
  • joint innovation and, 22
  • renewable energy used by, 19
  • social responsibility initiative of, 8
  • ARISE, 130–131
  • assets, protecting company, 115–122
  • Atlassian, 30
  • AT&T, 3, 94
  • Australia, bushfires in, xiii
  • Ausubel, Jesse, 67, 79
  • auto industry
  • and efficient vehicles, 87
  • and electric vehicles, 35, 88, 98
  • aviation sector
  • climate tax on flights in, 16
  • “flight shaming” in, 85, 86
  • factories, 116
  • Fairphone, 86–87
  • Fannie Mae, 115–116
  • farmers, incentives to, 16
  • fast fashion, 85–86
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 120
  • Feinstein, Dianne (U.S. senator), 136
  • fertilizer use, 74
  • financial assistance
  • in rebuilding assets, 120, 122
  • to suppliers, 19–21
  • fixed income investment, 55–57
  • “flight shaming,” 85, 86
  • flights, climate tax on, 16
  • flood insurance, 116–117
  • flooding, 118–119
  • temperature increase and, 12f
  • flooring, carbon-negative, 24
  • Flygskam (“flight shaming”), 85, 86
  • food shortages, 20f
  • Forum for the Future, 21
  • fossil fuel industry
  • climate policies influenced by, 13
  • dumping investment in, 27, 96
  • moving toward clean options, 27
  • France
  • ban on internal combustion engines in, 17
  • degrowth in, 85
  • Freddie Mac, 116
  • freeboard, in construction, 119
  • Freitag (Zurich-based company), 25
  • funding
  • for adaptation, 15
  • for ESG efforts, xv, 54–64
  • emission reduction projects, 33
  • by green bonds, 35, 53, 56, 63
  • to sustainable companies, xiv
  • gay marriage, 137
  • Gen X, in social movements, 137
  • Gen Z
  • as employees, 28, 103
  • on social purpose, 8
  • Genesis Mining, 109–110
  • Goldman Sachs, 60
  • Google, 9, 88–89, 98
  • Gorz, Andre, 83
  • Government Pension Fund (Norway), 95–96
  • green bonds, 35, 53, 56, 63
  • “Green New Deal,” 137
  • Greensboro sit-in, 137
  • greenwashing, xii
  • grieving process, to crises, 132
  • growth, posttraumatic, 132–133
  • gun control legislation, 138
  • Harrington Project, 62
  • heat waves, 29f
  • Heinrich, Martin, 13
  • high-polluting industries, 47–48, 50
  • H&M
  • clothing repair in, 88
  • commitment to carbon neutrality, 19
  • on “consumer shaming,” 84
  • consumers criticizing, 86
  • degrowth encouraged by, xiii, 88
  • houses. See also buildings
  • flood insurance for, 115–116
  • land development policies on, 117
  • mortgages for, 115–116
  • HSBC, xiv, 21
  • hurdle rate, 32–33
  • Hurricane Harvey, xii, 118
  • Hurricane Maria, xii
  • Jackson, Tim (economist), 84
  • Japan
  • auto industry in, 87
  • net-zero emissions goal of, 102
  • Jevons paradox, 85
  • J.M. Huber Corporation, 32–33
  • Johnson Controls, 97
  • joint innovation,21–22
  • land development policies, 117
  • land use, in agriculture, 74
  • leadership
  • emergent, 128
  • resilient, 133
  • supply-chain climate, 19–23
  • through place, 128
  • LeasePlan, 99
  • Lego, 87
  • Levi’s, 21, 30
  • LGBT rights, 137
  • life spans, of products, 86–87
  • lobbying
  • advantage created by, 14
  • for climate action, 13–14, 139
  • by fossil fuel industry, 13
  • reviewing, 100
  • LobbyWatch, 14
  • Local Motors, 87
  • Low Carbon Technology Partnerships (LCTPi), 97
  • Lush (cosmetic retailer), 30
  • Macomber, John D., 115–122
  • macroeconomic argument, for climate actions, 7–8
  • Madsbjerg, Saadia, 53–64
  • McAfee, Andrew, 65–80
  • McDonald’s, 36
  • meat substitutes, 86. See also plant-based foods
  • Mexico City earthquake, 125–135
  • Miami, Florida, buildings in, 119
  • microeconomic argument, for climate actions, 8
  • microgrids, 56
  • Microsoft, 8, 58
  • employee walkout, 9
  • internal pricing used by, 33
  • Millennials
  • as employees, 28, 103
  • in social movements, 137
  • on successful companies, 8
  • mining (for cryptocurrency)
  • compensation for, 110
  • energy needed for, 108–109
  • green energy for, 109–110, 113
  • MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering, 61–62
  • mitigation, 4
  • Morningstar, 58
  • mortgages, 115–116, 121
  • Mucharraz y Cano, Yvette, 125–134
  • multisectoral coordination, 130, 133
  • Mumenthaler, Christian, 3
  • municipal bonds, 55–57, 63
  • Municipal Water Board (Washington, D.C.), 56–57
  • NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF, 58–59
  • National Coordination of Civil Protection, 131
  • National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), 116–117
  • natural disasters
  • increase in, xii–xiii
  • insurance payouts for damage by, 3
  • preparing for, 125–134
  • repairs after, 3
  • nature, collapse of, 24f
  • Nestlé, 11, 26
  • plant-based proteins by, 35
  • Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment, 97
  • net-zero buildings, 17
  • net-zero emissions, 93–105
  • Nickisch, Curt, 65–80
  • Nigeria, 73
  • Nike, 88
  • North Face, 22
  • Norway
  • ban on internal combustion engines in, 17
  • sustainable investment in, 27, 95–96
  • Oatly, 25
  • Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria, 137
  • offshore wind farms, 37
  • organizational culture, 127
  • organizational resilience, 125–135
  • orphan disease drug development, 61–62
  • Ørsted, 36
  • packaging
  • educating consumers via, 26
  • reducing materials used in, 23, 71–72, 78
  • pandemics, xiii
  • paper
  • decrease in use of, 71
  • peak, 71, 72–73
  • Paris Climate Accords
  • companies committed to, 11, 95–96, 104
  • companies supporting, 101–102
  • raising awareness about, 26
  • “Parkland Teens,” 137–138
  • Parks, Rosa, 137
  • passive investment, 57–59, 63–64
  • Patagonia
  • degrowth and, xiii, 25, 88
  • sustainability strategies of, 10
  • Patagonia Action Works initiative, 25
  • peak paper, 71, 72–73
  • peak plastics, 75
  • PepsiCo, 26, 58
  • Persson, Karl-Johan, 84
  • P&G, 18, 21, 26
  • PG&E, 121
  • phase-ins, 17
  • phaseouts, 17
  • Philips Lighting, 36
  • plant-based foods
  • carbon footprint of, 35, 86
  • at McDonald’s and Burger King, 37
  • plastics, 74
  • political actions, of young people, 136–137
  • political influence, companies using, 10–18, 38–39, 139, 140
  • pollution haven hypothesis (PHH), 45–46
  • pollution havens, 44–49, 50
  • Polman, Paul, 8
  • posttraumatic growth, 132–133
  • posttraumatic stress, 132
  • private companies, sustainability strategies of, 10
  • product design, degrowth-adapted, 86–87, 90
  • profit
  • quest for, 69–70
  • sustainability and, 19
  • “Project Ara” (Google), 88–89
  • proof-of-stake blockchain systems, 110–111, 113
  • proof-of-work blockchain systems, 110–112
  • property. See assets; houses
  • public companies, sustainability strategies of, 10
  • purchasing power, 22–23
  • railroads, 70
  • RE100, 98
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts, 120
  • rebound, design features for, 119, 122
  • rebuilding, 120, 122
  • recyclable vehicles, 87
  • reducing carbon emissions. See carbon reduction
  • “regulatory distance,” 46
  • reinforcement, investing in, 118, 122
  • renewable energy
  • companies committed to switching, 94, 98–99
  • cost advantage created by, 14
  • for cryptomining, 109–110
  • driving up demand for, 98
  • green bonds funding, 53
  • investing in, 33
  • suppliers using, 19–21
  • rescue efforts, 131
  • research and development, 16, 35, 61
  • research-backed obligations (RBO) bonds, 61–62
  • resilience
  • enemies of, 133
  • investing in, 4, 117, 118
  • of leaders, 133
  • organizational, 125–135
  • post-disaster, 133
  • restricting buildings, 120–121, 122
  • retreat, by moving assets, 119, 122
  • “The Return of Nature: How Technology Liberates the Environment” (Ausubel), 67
  • return on investment (ROI), 9, 32
  • Rio Tinto, 22
  • risk assessment, 126
  • risk-sharing impact bonds, 55–57, 63
  • Rockefeller Foundation, 55
  • Roulet, Thomas, 83–90
  • Schneider, Mark (executive), 35
  • school climate strikes, 136
  • school desegregation, 137
  • school shootings, 137–138
  • sea-level rise, 12f
  • Seventh Generation, 26
  • shareholder primacy, 7
  • Shell, 100
  • shipbuilding, 70
  • Siemens, 14
  • Sixup, 60–61
  • smartphones, 76–77, 86–87
  • social media, 131, 137
  • social movements, 137
  • social purpose, 7, 8
  • socially active index funds, 57–59, 63–64
  • socially responsible investment, 53–64
  • societal argument, for climate actions, 7–8
  • stakeholder engagement, 87–88
  • stakeholders
  • relationships with, 18–31, 39
  • signaling commitment to climate action to, 98, 104–105
  • sustainability demands of, 8
  • Stiglitz, Joseph, 84
  • stormwater runoff, 56–57
  • stress, posttraumatic, 132
  • students, climate marches by, 136
  • subsidies, to clean technology, 16
  • substitution effect, 70
  • Sunrise Movement, 136
  • suppliers
  • financial assistance to, 19–21
  • renewable energy used by, 19–21
  • sustainability of, 18–23
  • supply-chain climate leadership, 19–23
  • sustainability
  • company strategies for, 10
  • of cryptocurrency, 107–113
  • customers and, 8, 23–28
  • employees and, 8, 28–31
  • rethinking business models for, 30–37, 39
  • stakeholders and, 8
  • of suppliers, 18–23
  • Sustainable Brands, 26
  • sustainable investment, 27, 31–37, 39, 95–96
  • Sustainalytics, 58
  • Sweden
  • ban on internal combustion engines in, 17
  • “flight shaming” in, 85, 86
  • Swiss Re, 3
  • Tågskryt (“train brag”), 86
  • Target, 21, 22
  • Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), 17, 101
  • tech companies, choosing business customers, 26–28
  • technology
  • clean (See clean technology)
  • for data backup and connectivity, 130
  • and degrowth, 84–85
  • and dematerialization possibilities, 70
  • progress of, 76–77
  • temperature increase. See climate change
  • Tesla, 88
  • Texas Medical Center (TMC), 118
  • 30 Year Sweatshirt, 87
  • Thurnberg, Greta, 136
  • timber, 70–72
  • Time to Vote initiative, 30
  • Tom Cridland (clothing brand), 87
  • Topping, Nigel, 93–105
  • total land use, 74
  • total water use, 74
  • trade associations
  • lobbying by, 14
  • reviewing, 100
  • “train brag,” 86
  • transformative initiative, 96–97, 104
  • transparency
  • enabling, 15
  • lobbying and, 14
  • prioritizing, 17
  • transportation sector
  • efficient vehicles in, 87
  • electric vehicles in, 35, 88, 98
  • “flight shaming” in, 85, 86
  • tree planting, 33
  • Typhoon Haiyan, xiii
  • Unilever, 8, 18
  • and joint innovation, 21
  • on lobbying, 100
  • “United for the Paris Agreement,” 11
  • United Kingdom (UK), 102
  • United Nations (UN)
  • on climate action, 4
  • office for Disaster Risk Reduction, 130
  • Sustainable Development Goals of, 35
  • urbanization, 72–73, 80
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 15
  • validators (blockchain), 110
  • value-chain repositioning, 87–88, 90
  • values shifts, 138
  • Vans, 22
  • VDA (lobby group), 100
  • Venice (Italy), 119
  • VF Corporation, 22
  • Viehs, Michael, 43–50
  • Volkswagen, 100
  • Walmart, 18
  • assault rifle ban by, 8
  • on degrowth, 88
  • employees of, 30
  • and joint innovation, 21
  • sustainability of suppliers and, 21, 22
  • water bonds, 56–57
  • water scarcity, 34f
  • water uncertainty, 34f
  • water use, in agriculture, 74
  • “We Are Still In,” 11
  • We Mean Business Take Action campaign, 94
  • Welsh, Hugh, 14–15
  • Whitehouse, Sheldon, 139
  • wind farms, 36
  • Winston, Andrew, 3–39, 135–141
  • workspaces, investing in safe and secure, 128
  • World Bank, 53
  • World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 97
  • World Economic Forum (WEF), 45–46, 136
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