Is the world going a bit mad? 🤯🌍
The rolling back of protections against hate speech 🚫🗣️; the use of antitrust and consumer protection to advocate for the use of coal; the assertions that worsening fires have nothing to do with climate change 🔥 – these are just a small fraction of recent examples.
I have found that it really helps me to travel back in time and to visualise what it must have felt like living in other times, when people too felt that the world was going mad, and wondering what do to about it.
When women were told they didn't belong in politics 🗳️, or when men were sent to battle because Germany had invaded Poland ⚔️, or when a Third World War hinged on how well a small group of men negotiated nuclear politics ☢️.
I’ve vowed to myself to dedicate my energy solely to the things I can do to make a difference 💪, and to catch when I’m wasting it on things that I can’t change, at this point in time. Both in my personal life as a citizen, and in my professional life advising companies.
This week, I reached out to my local MP, Dianne Abbott (I live in Hackney) 📬, urging her to take a stance on the Climate and Nature Bill. I also contacted my local council to request the installation of EV charging points ⚡️🚙. (See here for more on the important vote happening in UK Parliament next Friday and how you can write to your MP if you are in the UK).
In our work at Human Level and with peers, colleagues and I have been in discussions in Brussels about the role companies can play regarding the Omnibus approach 🏛️.
There is a crucial role that all companies should play now, especially in safeguarding the EU CSDDD 🌱.
Take a leaf out of this letter and consider how you can promote “a level playing field for the reward and recognition of robust, holistic business performance.”
Not my words – those of DP World, Ferrero, L’Occitane, Mars, Nestlé, Primark, Signify, Unilever, NEI Investments, Ethical Trading Initiative and the Global Network Initiative. For more of their words, see below.
If you’re not sure how to proceed, just reach out and we’ll help you.
We don’t have time to go backwards, we can only go forwards. And taking action later is too late, this is happening now. ⏳💥
Anna
