We Can’t Fight Climate Change Without Fighting for Gender Equity
Journal
Harvard Business Review
ISSN
0017-8012
Type
newspaper article
Date Issued
2022-07-26
Author(s)
Research Team
Jamie Gloor (Asst. Prof. & PI), Eugenia Bajet Mestre (PhD student), Mihwa Seong (Post-Doc), Huong Pham (Post-Doc): PLAID Lab, CCDI, FIM-HSG
Abstract
Gender equity and environmental sustainability may seem like unrelated issues, but research shows that they are in fact closely intertwined. Women and other underserved groups are disproportionately impacted by the global climate crisis, but they are also uniquely positioned to lead the fight for sustainability. In this piece, the authors offer six strategies to help business and political leaders empower women and address environmental challenges through an intersectional approach to sustainability. Ultimately, they argue that to tackle climate change (as well as the myriad other sustainability challenges that face today’s organizations), leaders must acknowledge the complexity and interconnectedness of these issues — and work to develop integrated solutions that will improve them all.
Language
English
Keywords
sustainability
social sustainability
nachhaltigkeit
diversity
inclusion
carbon tunnel vision
intersectionality
data
leadership
supply chain
HSG Classification
contribution to practical use / society
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Responsible Corporate Competitiveness (RoCC)
Refereed
No
Publisher
Harvard Business Review
Eprints ID
266757