A post-election rallying cry for corporate sustainability professionals

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Credit: Heather Clancy
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Credit: Heather Clancy

Remember: Many sweeping emissions reduction strategies, including those of Microsoft and Walmart, were launched during the first Trump administration

It took a while to find my voice this morning, but the photo from my trip last July to Glacier National Park heading this column helped. The image reinforces why I write about corporate climate action...

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