Jo Whitfield: ‘Tackling climate change should come before competitive advantage’

Jo Whitfield

Like many families, Sunday evenings have become a time to sit down together and watch one of Sir David Attenborough’s many thought-provoking documentaries on the natural world.  

He makes us all reflect on how precious the world is and the precarious future of our planet. With two teenagers in my home, it is very clear how passionate and concerned they are for action by everyone to turn things around.

As leaders across all industries, we have a moral obligation not to let future generations inherit a severely depleted planet.

The government has set far-reaching and ambitious targets to tackle climate change, but businesses cannot wait until 2050 to make amends.  

 

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