Show Notes
I’m joined today by Cary Krosinsky who appeared on the podcast in 2021. I have put his previous podcast is here. I invited Cary back after 5 years which have been transformative for the field of sustainability with notable headwinds and tailwinds that have shifted the emphasis of the field. He has written a new book called Transition Momentum, and in advance of its official launch in Montreal at BDC on September 8. See www.sfipublishing.com
In our conversation we discuss his activity over the past five years and the central argument of the book, which is that we're not making sufficient momentum towards the sort of transitions that we require on the environmental side. That's obviously primarily climate change, but it's also on the ground environmental degradation that's occurring in different parts of the world.
We discuss why GDP may not necessarily be the best way to measure success and end with the 10 misunderstandings of sustainable financing. This and many more frameworks form the basis for this challenge to conventional thinking and hope for a richer future.
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