Marilyn Waite

France

Managing Director, Climate Finance Fund at Trellis

Articles

Why Sustainable Business Policies Will Attract and Retain Gen Z

2 weeks ago | trainingmag.com | Marilyn Waite

Sustainability has become increasingly important to Gen Z when it comes to their career choices. Eighty percent of U.S. Gen Z workers want to work for a company that has a positive impact on the world, and say that their company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies are essential.
Marilyn Waite

2 weeks ago | trainingmag.com | Marilyn Waite

1 POSTS Marilyn Waite is the author of Sustainability at Work: Careers That Make a Difference. Marilyn has worked across four continents in low carbon energy, climate modeling, and investment. She currently leads the Climate Finance Fund and teaches ESG Strategies at Sciences Po and other universities across the globe. Find out more at marilynwaite.com.
The Global South: What Jamaica can teach us about climate financing

1 month ago | trellis.net | Marilyn Waite

The Global South – home to most of the world’s population – is where most of the planet’s economic growth and greenhouse gas emission growth is taking place. In the runup to COP30 in Brazil later this year, we explore how a sample of these economies are shaping climate financing. Jamaica has been at the forefront of climate financing since becoming the first country to issue a climate catastrophe bond in 2021.
" Le retrait des États-Unis de l’Accord de Paris s’inscrit dans un mouvement plus large et inquiétant "

Feb 6, 2025 | la-croix.com | Marilyn Waite

Le désengagement actuel des États-Unis de l’Accord de Paris s’inscrit dans un mouvement anti-durabilité très largement amorcé en 2024. L’un des signaux les plus forts a été donné dans le secteur de la finance, avec le retrait de grandes banques états-uniennes, telles que Bank of America et Morgan Stanley, de la Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), initiée par les Nations unies, qui vise à mobiliser le secteur bancaire vers une économie neutre en carbone.
Why leaders should ride the “SURF Framework” for sustainability

Jan 20, 2025 | bigthink.com | Marilyn Waite

Learn from the world’s biggest business thinkers The corporate world is witnessing a rising desire from people to make their work more impactful for people and planet. Over two-thirds of staff (in the UK) want to work for a company that is trying to have a positive impact in the world, showing that a business’ commitment to sustainability is now a key factor in career decisions.
How to assess if your business operates in line with sustainable development

Dec 9, 2024 | smeweb.com | Marilyn Waite

By Marilyn Waite, below, the author of Sustainability at Work: Careers That Make a DifferenceThe concepts of sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and organizations having an environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy are now a proactive stance that many business stakeholders expect as a minimum. But while CSR, ESG, and sustainability reporting are now widespread, many people feel that companies are failing to actualise sustainability goals.
How not to let anti-ESG rhetoric reshape investment strategies

Nov 20, 2024 | trellis.net | Marilyn Waite

The genie is out of the bottle: The fossil fuel industry has bankrolled an effort to thwart positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) progress in the business and investment sectors in the United States. Although most efforts to block ESG considerations have failed across the U.S. — only 6 out of 161 anti-ESG bill proposals in 2024 have actually become law — they have influenced the investment industry more broadly.
Sustainability Archives - HRD

Nov 8, 2024 | hrdconnect.com | Zihan Lyu |Rachael King |HRD Connect |Marilyn Waite

HRD Live - Listen Now Subscribe to Get Weekly Dose of Business Insights Enter the 6-digit verification code sent to
How employer commitment to sustainable development can motivate employees to perform at their best

Oct 24, 2024 | peoplemanagement.co.uk | Marilyn Waite

Managers are still struggling to engage and retain their employees. According to a Gallup report, only 23 per cent of staff are engaged globally and just over half (51 per cent) are actively seeking a new job. Could your company’s sustainability efforts be a contributing factor? While it might not seem glaringly obvious, the answer is yes. That’s because the work people choose to do, and who they choose to do it for, is heavily influenced by the company’s environmental and social track record.
How the fossil fuel industry is fighting for legitimacy by using Big Tobacco's playbook

Oct 18, 2024 | trellis.net | Marilyn Waite

The fossil fuel industry’s relentless attacks on purpose-driven investments and all that is socially and environmentally responsible in the United States is reminiscent of how the tobacco industry has deployed similar strategies during its own crisis. Coal, oil and gas must inevitably decline if humans are to survive, just as tobacco use had to decline for the same purpose.