Sep23: The Path to Climate Work, Founder Strategies, & ESG Week

September may be our favorite month of the year, and it it not because of the changing fall leaves and spiced drinks (though those do not hurt). This month brings a plethora of Climate-focused conversation ahead of and subsequent to the annual Climate Week. As we all shift out of summer mode, it's inpsiring to start fresh with new thoughts, science, and innovations towards making climate work mainstream. Keep an eye out for a special "Events Edition" of the newsletter!

Join our Climate Lightning Talks on Tuesday, Sept 12th

Hear from fellow Work on Climate members working in a range of climate and sustainability industries at WoCl Lightning Talks. Our speakers will share their path into climate work and their strategies for overcoming ecosystem barriers.

Meet our Lightning Talk speakers:

• Kelly Rogan, Marketing Manager at Chomp Energy  Kelly founded a marketing agency for climate startups, and she's now focused on turning food waste into valuable resources through anaerobic digestion at Chomp Energy.

• Sandiip Bhammer, Managing Partner at Green Frontier Capital Sandiip is a Managing Partner at India's first climate-focused VC fund and an adjunct professor at UMass Amherst, with 30 years of investment experience.

• Serena Bonomi, Circular Business & Systemic Design at Zalando At Zalando, Serena focuses on strategy and implementation of circular economy through systemic & strategic design. Serena is also a visiting Professor of Circular Economy.

• Jasper van Drenth, Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager at Climeworks At Climeworks, Jasper is working to transform the voluntary carbon market from offsets to removals. He previously worked on transformational change at L'Oréal and Google.

• Emma Greer, Climate Action Strategist at Climateflux Emma is an architect & urban designer leveraging her 10 years of experience working at the intersection of cities and technology to build a climate positive world for future generations to thrive.

Attend Lightning Talks

Get ahead of ESG reporting standards

The 5th annual ESG and Climate Risk Week hosted by Economist Impact helps companies address physical, transition, and liability risks and figure out how they are supposed to disclose and report on ESG factors by conducting adequate ESG reporting, companies are able to identify risks and opportunities to their business.

ESG and Climate Risk Week covers climate specifically and ESG factors which are related to the disclosure/reporting around sustainability activities. Companies that need concrete data/information on climate and ESG factors to be able to tell a story behind how their business operates stand to gain by partnering for this event.

We have a new Office Hours Expert!

Maggie Dong: Clean Transportation Expert Maggie is a clean transportation expert specializing in creating integrated business and technology solutions across all scales, from multi-national to site level. Ask her about electrification, urban planning, systems thinking, sustainable mobility and logistics, and more. Book a time.

Expert Office Hours is our program where you can get free advice from subject matter experts in a range of climate fields. Our experts have run 3000 sessions to date!

A few more things coming up...

Meet Climate Founders working to Electrify our Built Environments In the first edition of our Founder Stories series, you’ll hear from three founders in the built environment electrification space! If you're a founder or a climate learner looking to deepen your knowledge in this space, join us on Oct 3rd.  

Donor call: We’re currently raising funding to fill several leadership roles. These new roles will catalyze our ability to build this movement and bring hundreds of millions of others and create a workforce that can solve climate change.

Attend A Local Meetup This month there are meetups in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, and more. Check your local channel on Slack (#meet-) for details or to organize a meetup.

Based in the Pacific Northwest? Don't miss PNW Climate Week! Organized by WoCl community members, PNW Climate Week is a community-powered event series that aims to unite individuals and organizations in the fight against climate change. This empowering week-long gathering brings together climate innovators, thought leaders, and enthusiasts from vibrant cities like Seattle, Vancouver, and Portland. Sign up here.

Use our discount code [ WoC15 ] to get 15% off your ticket!

Volunteer with Work On Climate Work on Climate is on a mission to make climate work mainstream, and we need help! Join our team of 60 awesome volunteers - here are our open roles:

• Community Moderator

• Program Coordinator

• Graphics Designer

• Social Media Manager

Check out our Volunteers Page to see the details and apply!  A big welcome to our newest volunteers Lo, Cory, Chris, Tim, Graham, Eileen, Zhen, Bryan, Sophia, and Isabel.   

Thank you We’re excited you’re part of the movement of making climate work mainstream!

We loved this shot from Climate Circle Lisbon's visit to Regen Waves, a pioneering regenerative learning hub. They explored regenerative principles, sustainable land management, and the fascinating world of regenerative plants. Connect with CCL in #meet-lisbon or on LinkedIn!