Debate: Obama's most important steps for a more sustainable economy?

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2008-11-12 09:15:00 UTC
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At the annual Business for Sustainable Responsibility conference last week, almost 500 CEOs and business leaders were asked whether an Obama administration would have a positive impact on advancing a corporate responsibility agenda and helping usher in a more sustainable economy generally.

Approximately 90% think an Obama administration will positively impact a business responsibility agenda. About two-thirds of respondents suggested that more socially responsible business practices could have eliminated or lessened the current financial crisis. When asked what they thought the most important steps for a new administration to take would be, they responded:

  1. Promote major investments in renewable energy and carbon capture and storage technologies. (67 percent)

  2. Take measurable steps toward progress on effective, efficient, and fair global climate change mitigation strategies. (53 percent)

  3. Initiate cross-sector collaboration among business, government, and civil society. (42 percent)

What do you think the most important steps are?

Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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