Absolutely blown away by the view here at ChangeNOW. It's hands down the best conference vista I've ever seen. And ChangeNow is like no other event I've been to. From the speakers to the exhibitors, it's just wall-to-wall inspiration. There's so much passion, ideas, investors, and positivity in this room, it's almost overwhelming. I’ve managed to distill down to 5 things that really stuck with me today: 1. Everything Paul Polman said was just spot on. And super interesting that the average age of board members is 65+. Getting diversity on boards really should be a priority for larger companies now. 2. Loved hearing about the sustainability changes happening at Accor, both the push up from the employees and the structure given by management, thanks to Brune Poirson. 3. Nancy Mahon from The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. was refreshingly honest about her team's learning journey - they're literally learning at the conference! (I could listen to her for hours) 4. The BBC presenter James Stewart share how important it is to acknowledge climate anxiety in kids aged 8-11. 5. Sherry Madera, the CEO of CDP, made a great point about data collection versus action. Companies need to be crystal clear on why and what they're collecting with data and how they're using it, because a dollar spent on collection, is a dollar not spent on action. What a fantastic second day in Paris. Can't believe there's more to come tomorrow! #sustainability #learning #CSO #sustainablehospitality
And if that feels like a lot, there is so much more to add. Which I’ll do in a separate post ;-) so good to see your inspiration from senior leaders, there was so much from the next gen too. My compliments to Change Now for making attendance more affordable and accessible. You could see it in the active presence of young people attending.
Great summary Jo it sounds brilliant - will be noting down these inspiring people and ideas ☀️ Poor you, the view looks just terrible.
Sounds like an amazing event Jo, thank you for sharing this 🙌🏼
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5moOh that certainly is a great view for a conference. I take it you didn’t ride your bike this time, was there a direct train? Just read in the paper yesterday about a new train from Amsterdam to Prague. Loving seeing more and more sustainable travel options. Now all we need is for the sustainable option to be a financials appealing alternatieve to planes so that living a sustainable life can be a choice based on values not hindered by our financial situation. What about your accomodation during this conference Jo Geneen MBA what’s a keeper there from a sustainability hospitality point of view?