"Climate change and inequality are two of the biggest social challenges of our time." That's the takeaway from a new report from the World Resources Institute, which notes that while businesses have taken steps to address climate change, they're "late in addressing climate change and systemic social injustice, and is in fact frequently called out as contributing to both problems."
Specifically, the report points out that while businesses have taken steps to reduce carbon emissions, they haven't taken steps to address climate justice, "finding ways to solve issues related to climate change while addressing inequities."
That's especially true in low-income nations, where the effects of climate change are felt more strongly than in wealthy nations, and in marginalized groups such as Indigenous peoples, women, and girls, and LGBTQ people.
"It's fair to say that, compared to government and civil society, business is late in addressing climate change and systemic social injustice, and is in fact frequently called out as contributing to both problems," the WRIC quotes the report as saying.
"However, amid various effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, pressure from investors and consumers, increasing political action on climate change, and greater awareness of the risks associated with inaction, more companies are beginning to take up both challenges. Read the Entire Article
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