Mark Milstein

@CornellSGE director | @CornellMBA professor | Sustainable enterprise advocate |
My personal observations, thoughts, and opinions.

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@vanessa_vash giving voice to the frustrations with financiers and business leaders who have failed to act for too long in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence on #ClimateChage and daring the business community to prove its skeptics wrong. @CornellSGE @AtkinsonCenter

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Transport Day @COP26! In session on #EV: 1 - technology is there for transport electrification, challenge is broad adoption; 2 - legacy firms say future is coming, startups say future is here, innovators say future started a decade ago. Catch up! @CornellSGE @AtkinsonCenter

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You can’t measure what you can’t see so @planet is doing incredible work mapping the earth’s surface everyday to monitor everything from coral reef health to deforestation to methane emissions! Filling a critical data gap! #BloombergGreen @CornellSGE @AtkinsonCenter

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@MSCI_Inc’s @LindaElingLee: trying to hide from #climatechange is like trying to hide from gravity. The impacts are unavoidable. The need for companies to change is undeniable. #BloombergGreen @CornellSGE @AtkinsonCenter

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@JohnKerry: we need trillions every year to fight climate change. Governments only talk billions. The only realistic source of capital is going to be the private sector to get us where we need to be and they are starting to respond. @CornellSGE @AtkinsonCenter @CornellMBA

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Mars CEO noted senior leadership is evaluated for achieving financial targets AND sustainability targets…need more companies to follow suit so strategic decision making is not divorced from sustainability issues aligned w/ biz goals. #BloombergGreen @CornellSGE @AtkinsonCenter

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#BloombergGreen today! 55% of world lives in urban areas, generates 75% of CO2 = a unique challenge for mayors. #bristol Mayor: “make a plan, any plan, but make a bloody plan” and transcend national climate politics to get #decarbonization done! @CornellSGE @AtkinsonCenter

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Investor community is calling for better data and measures: quality over quantity. @MSCI_Inc’s Oliver Merchand: get key critical measures right so we can make better investment decisions. Better proof: https://t.co/X5IWhNseQS? @CornellSGE @AtkinsonCenter @CornellMBA

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CEO of Denmark’s PKA (pension fund): CEOs and business leaders are here at @COP26 because all business is threatened by #climate change, but also because there are business opportunities to address it. @CornellSGE @AtkinsonCenter @CornellMBA

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@TikehauIM: investors need to price the risk needed to account for the fact that action is needed over the next 3,000 days to avoid catastrophe. “In a world that fails, no one wins.” @CornellSGE @AtkinsonCenter @CornellMBA

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Taking in @wclimate Summit - The Investment COP. It takes #finance and #investment to remake a carbon free economy. Does commitment to what are going to become stranded assets make sense? Nope. That’s why the smart money is targeting clean energy. @CornellSGE @AtkinsonCenter

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What we eat has an impact! It’s not just about calories, folks. The carbon impact of your food choices reverberates all the way back to fields, pastures, lakes, and oceans! What choices would you make if you had more information? @CornellSGE @CornellMBA @AtkinsonCenter

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#Japan pavilion going all-in on tech to address #climate change: floating wind turbines, deep injection CCS, hydrogen Infrastrastructure, satellite monitoring, reuse of plastic fibers…new technologies = economic growth opportunities! @CornellSGE @AtkinsonCenter @CornellMBA

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Spending time in the Cryosphere Pavillion - impact of #Climate change on oceans, sea ice, permafrost, and glaciers is not remote: it affects our ability to grow food, access clean water, have stable communities, and support business activity. @CornellSGE @CornellMBA

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Very excited to be attending #COP26

[Paul Polman @PaulPolman]

Code red for humanity. On my way to Glasgow for #COP26 where we need to push to put words into action.

[Andrew Hoffman @HoffmanAndy]

This is brilliant!

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Congratulations @taraknshah on nomination to join #BidenHarris #energy team! A great addition that will benefit the country and our #climate policy! TRANSITION: Biden picks DOE chief of staff https://t.co/ADLbJGj0MB via @EENewsUpdates

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TY @blackrock’s Tony DeSpirito and team for hosting ‘20 SGE Immersion NYC trek! Great discussion on finance + sustainability and looking forward to having you on campus in #ithaca March 3rd for Leadership Series to continue the dialogue. @CornellSGE #cornellmba

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TY Matthew McCarthy, @benandjerrys CEO, for sharing the business’ depth/breadth of successfully acting on social mission + economic goals. #sustainability in action! @CornellSGE #cornellmba