Business Ethics in a World on Fire | Ep11: Alison Taylor

Business Ethics in a World on Fire | Ep11: Alison Taylor

Enjoying the podcast? 👉 Tap Follow, leave us a ⭐️ review, or hit the 👍 Like button to support thoughtful, honest conversations. In this episode of WTF Now?, Veronica Lie and Ben Wood step into the host seat — and they've brought a guest worth the occasion. Alison Taylor — author of Higher Ground and Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Stern School of Business — joins them to ask one of the hardest questions in business right now: what does it actually mean to be a good company? Alison has spent her career at the intersection of business ethics, sustainability, and corporate responsibility. In this conversation, she challenges some of the most deeply held assumptions of the sustainability movement — from the limits of voluntary corporate action to the elite capture problem at the heart of the climate debate — and makes the case for a more honest, more grounded approach to doing business in a world that has stopped making sense. They explore why the sustainability bubble burst, what it will take to salvage it, and how the rise of the intangible company — where value lives in relationships, data, trust and reputation rather than physical assets — is forcing a fundamental rethink of leadership, culture and accountability. If you're trying to lead with integrity in a world where the rules keep changing and "purpose" has become as much a source of cynicism as inspiration, this conversation is for you. 🛎️ Subscribe for more episodes of WTF Now? 🔗 Follow us around the web: 🌐 Website: http://www.systems7.co [http://www.systems7.co/] 💼 LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/Eu0wY [https://shorturl.at/Eu0wY] ▶️ YouTube: https://shorturl.at/KTCwj [https://shorturl.at/KTCwj] 🎧 Spotify: https://shorturl.at/HsVlW [https://shorturl.at/HsVlW] 🍏 Apple Podcast: https://shorturl.at/deldU [https://shorturl.at/deldU]

Why the climate movement is making itself easy to attack — and what to do about it | Ep10: (Pt 3)

Michael Liebreich has spent decades working on climate solutions. He's also one of the sharpest critics of how the climate community argues its case.In the final part of this three-episode series, recorded at Rick's off-grid cabin above Oslo, the conversation turns to the narratives shaping the climate debate — and why getting them wrong damages the very cause they're meant to serve.In this episode: * Why scientists should present options — not tell society what to do * The Bjorn Lomborg question — smart, data-driven, and yet persistently misleading * Why the RCP 8.5 climate scenario was never plausible — and why using it handed ammunition to climate sceptics * What the IPCC's own data actually says about extreme weather events * Why being "disagreeably honest" — about both sides of the debate — is the only robust strategy 🎧 Parts 1 and 2 are live now — start from the beginning for the full picture! 🛎️ Tap follow so you don't miss the next episode.🔗 Find us everywhere: 🌐 systems7.co 💼 LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/Eu0wY [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2Q1VHhfYkZxeGNvdU90T2x1ZVYtdi0xWktGZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsTThidW5qQWJYZ3lkX1NuMUFJNUpxSFVRZUZlbGJiTzBhY0JzT0pfOFdXMTNrQTRCMjQwNF9HY1VlXzJlSFRxdWQ1SVpZWWpSM2xGTjFXTWpOWkNoT3NLQXFMa05aQUxONGc0UFRDbDJJbUVvSldoNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fshorturl.at%2FEu0wY&v=yOBOAEup_1Y] ▶️ YouTube: https://shorturl.at/KTCwj [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTZ0dlQwSlVuSVJQc3hpOEFlNnVpejd1amFoZ3xBQ3Jtc0trQzcxMmtEN0xKWlZDWDhMd1JSUWcteDZJRk1nWjZUdW94Qkd2TWxMRWJvQ0VqN3NHcDE5UUdGYTJpenl1NjlWeWxfcF9mS0JhWGNxbUluU0thd2NqR1V0b1NsaEdvOG80WmxiUlJhbFRKTzZ6eG95SQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fshorturl.at%2FKTCwj&v=yOBOAEup_1Y] 🎧 Spotify: https://shorturl.at/HsVlW [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVphWXFCWWFFbzZIbGhwQWxHYTV2S2RNMEdIUXxBQ3Jtc0tuLTVfcm1IQWlJbVUyUWhkbFZ6aTlsWUx1dGUxa2daYURWSlpwN284Sms4azk2ZFBVdjBBOXczcXhfV05ZLU43OV9jZGdlM0VKaFNXcUgtVUxVWU5QdzZlRzlXb0lnZFNvSUJmallBVVNXUjlqRTRETQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fshorturl.at%2FHsVlW&v=yOBOAEup_1Y] 🍏 Apple Podcasts: https://shorturl.at/deldU [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGs1eUpyUUh3ZVJZSUZLVEs3VGIyanlSOFZzd3xBQ3Jtc0tuMnpYTTRrdFU2VjFJUnVBdnNCUUR0aUxtUjJIVUFfZURkbzJGR3JoSGZsTWNvU092LVdCekp1VldzTmtvVTA4RmVtWkplZmtERFFubEM1aWxtWGk4NzdCOTJ1b0tyTF80ZHBZRWJoazF0LWhyWk9Baw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fshorturl.at%2FdeldU&v=yOBOAEup_1Y]#WTFNow [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wtfnow] #MichaelLiebreich [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/michaelliebreich] #EnergyTransition [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/energytransition] #ClimatePragmatism [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/climatepragmatism] #BloombergNEF [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bloombergnef] #ClimateAction [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/climateaction] #ClimateNarrative [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/climatenarrative] #Science [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/science] #Leadership [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/leadership] #NordicLeadership [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/nordicleadership] #Geopolitics [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/geopolitics] #Sustainability [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sustainability]

The energy transition and climate action: what's really going on? Part 2 | Michael Liebreich

How does the energy transition look from the forest above Oslo — a city built on oil wealth but racing toward electrification? Part 2 of our conversation with BloombergNEF founder and Cleaning Up podcast co-host Michael Liebreich is now live. This time, Rick and Michael leave the electrification revolution happening on the streets of Oslo (see Part 1) and head into nature — hiking up to Rick’s semi off-grid cabin. Along the way, they explore:  • The realities of off-grid heating in a Nordic climate  • Whether bio has a genuine role in the future energy mix  • Why the climate narrative may need a reset — and what better framing looks like  • How to think about the role of the fossil fuel industry in the transition And more. (Including meeting a small new friend along the way 🐭)  🎧 Listen to Part 2 now!  🛎️ Part 3 drops at the same time next week.  🔗 Follow us around the web:  🌐 Website: http://www.systems7.co [http://www.systems7.co/] 💼 LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/Eu0wY [https://shorturl.at/Eu0wY] ▶️ YouTube: https://shorturl.at/KTCwj [https://shorturl.at/KTCwj] 🎧 Spotify: https://shorturl.at/HsVlW [https://shorturl.at/HsVlW] 🍏 Apple Podcast: https://shorturl.at/deldU [https://shorturl.at/deldU]  #WTFNow #EnergyTransition #ClimatePragmatism #Hydrogen #Bioenergy

The energy transition and climate action: what's really going on? Part 1 | Michael Liebreich

The energy transition and climate action: what's really going on? Part 1 | Michael LiebreichPart 1 is here! For this new episode of WTF Now?, we decided to change things up. Michael Liebreich, a leading global expert on clean energy and transport, joins S7's Rick Wheatley on a drive through Oslo before the pair head out of the city and hike up to Rick’s off-grid cabin. This episode is a response to the tired narrative that climate action is impossibly hard, expensive, or unpopular. That story is still loud — especially from those protecting the old system. But momentum is gathering at an unstoppable pace. And Michael, the founder and co-host of the @CleaningUpPod podcast helps us understand how to see that clearly. When we recorded with Michael, it quickly became clear that our conversation was too wide-ranging (and too useful) to squeeze into a single episode — so we’ve decided to release it as a series of short chapters, each focused on one big idea. In Part 1, Michael and Rick take a drive through Oslo to see first-hand what the energy transition has made possible in a place where an electrified future isn’t theoretical — but already visible on almost every street corner. 🎧 Listen to Part 1 now! 🛎️ Subscribe for more episodes of WTF Now? 🔗 Follow us around the web: 🌐 Website: http://www.systems7.co 💼 LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/Eu0wY ▶️ YouTube: https://shorturl.at/KTCwj 🎧 Spotify: https://shorturl.at/HsVlW 🍏 Apple Podcast: https://shorturl.at/deldU #WTFNow #EnergyTransition #ClimateChange #MichaelLiebreich #NewEnergyFinance

The race for resilience in a hotter, more contested world | Erin Sikorsky | WTF Now?

In this episode of WTF Now?, Rick Wheatley sits down with Erin Sikorsky - Director of the Center for Climate and Security and author of Climate Change on the Battlefield: to explore how a hotter, more volatile climate is reshaping security, geopolitics, and business risk.From flooded bases to melting runways and strained military deployments, Erin explains why climate change is no longer a future risk but a present operating condition. She demonstrates how extreme weather is already straining armed forces, reshaping national security planning, and presenting new opportunities for adversaries — from extremist groups on the ground to state-backed disinformation campaigns online.Looking beyond the military lens, Rick and Erin connect these trends to the boardroom: what happens when companies still make decisions based on yesterday’s climate, and how organisations that act smartly on climate turn risk into decision advantage and resilience. They also look at the wider geopolitical picture — the retreat from science and evidence in parts of the West, and how Europe and China are positioning themselves in the race for a cleaner, more secure energy system.If you're part of an organisation trying to make sense of a world where risk is compounding faster than our institutions can adapt, this conversation is worth your time.🛎️ Subscribe for more episodes of WTF Now?🔗 Follow us around the web:🌐 Website: http://www.systems7.co💼 LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/Eu0wY▶️ YouTube: https://shorturl.at/KTCwj🍏 Apple Podcast: https://shorturl.at/deldU#ClimateSecurity #NationalSecurity #ClimateRisk #Resilience #Geopolitics #Leadership #RiskManagement #Strategy #WTFNowPodcast