The Sustainability Communicator with Mike Hower
Episodes
The Rule of Law and the Cost of Corporate Silence — with Alison Taylor
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As the rule of law in the United States comes under strain, many companies have chosen silence. In this episode, Mike Hower sits down with business et...
How Chief Sustainability Officers advance sustainability storytelling
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mike sits down with Erik Hansen, Chief Sustainability Officer at Workday, to explore how CSOs have evolved into the lead communicator...
How HP engages employees on sustainability
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Sustainability Communicator, Mike sits down with Alexandra Talleur, an internal communications lead at HP who specializes in su...
The peaks and valleys of sustainability communication
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Mike Hower sits down with Dan Strechay, a seasoned sustainability communications professional who has worked across private comp...
Sustainability storytellers weigh in from GreenBiz 25
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At a time when corporate sustainability faces unprecedented headwinds, last week's GreenBiz25 conference proved that sustainability leaders aren't bac...
Surviving sustainability reporting season
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As corporate sustainability teams shift to focus on regulatory and compliance, more sustainability professionals are spending a lot of time creating s...
Reclaiming the lost corporate sustainability narrative
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this timely Thinking Out Loud episode, host Mike Hower examines the evolving landscape of corporate sustainability as we enter 2025, offering a can...
So you want to be a sustainability communicator?
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The profession of being a sustainability communicator is relatively new – and seems to be evolving with each passing day. Success in this emerging f...
What a second Trump term means for corporate sustainability
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election came as a shock to many in the world of corporate sustainability and beyond. In one night, it seeme...
Finding a voice for corporate climate policy action
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As global temperatures continue to rise and we see the negative effects of a warming world, it’s becoming clear that businesses can’t address the ...
A new 'KIND' of sustainability communication strategy
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While food isn’t always the flashiest sustainability topic, with agriculture being a significant driver of the climate crisis, strong sustainability...
The sustainability communication woes of CSOs, with Ellen Weinreb
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The role of the CSO has changed significantly over the years, from a backroom marketing function to being key figures in their company’s business op...
Avoiding the legal landmines of greenwashing
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greenwashing law is still in its nascency, but recent regulations in Europe and case law in the U.S. is beginning to shape its future. In Europe, comp...
How Microsoft maintains an ‘ESG mindset’ in the era of AI
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Now that we’re halfway through 2024, it’s safe to say that ESG has been having a “complicated” year. With the anti-ESG backlash having been la...
What Gen Z wants brands to know about communicating sustainability
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Companies have always been trying to engage young people on sustainability. But for some reason, this is getting harder. While Millennials were among ...
How Neiman Marcus makes sustainability fashionable
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fashion industry faces its own unique set of ESG and sustainability challenges. Understanding how to communicate complex sustainability challenges...
What to call this thing we do, with Moody’s Raheem Cash
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The words used to describe sustainability work have morphed and changed over the years — from corporate philanthropy to CSR, to sustainability and E...
What ESG investors want, according to GreenBiz's Grant Harrison
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past few years, the surge in energy in corporate sustainability has been fueled by renewed investor interest in environmental, social and gov...
Sustainability storytelling in the new era of ESG regulations, with Tim Mohin
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With several new rules and regulations around ESG communication, sustainability storytellers must adapt. In this episode, Mike speaks with global ESG ...
How the owners of Grand Theft Auto communicate sustainability
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The video game industry is just now “pressing start” on corporate sustainability. With comparatively low levels of resource intensity and often co...
What the SEC’s climate rules mean for sustainability communication
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After two years of consideration and more than 24,000 comments, on March 6, 2024 the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally ad...
Navigating the uncertainties of sustainability storytelling, with Allison’s Whitney Dailey
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainability storytelling is more important — and complicated — than ever. With so many changing expectations and regulations around sustainabil...
The Sustainability Communicator Trailer
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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The fundamentals of effective sustainability writing
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Writing is a lost art for many sustainability professionals. But the ability to write well continues to be critical for communicating social and envir...
Why your sustainability story sucks
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the stakes of communicating sustainability higher than ever, it's important that companies get their story straight. But many continues to fail t...
2024 sustainability communication trends
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If there's one things corporate sustainability professionals love more than a healthy serving of alphabet soup with our many acronyms, it's trying to ...
Rethinking the role of sustainability communicators
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The stakes of communicating sustainability are higher than ever as global companies enter a new era of ESG risk and opportunity. In this inaugural epi...