Impact at Scale got the chance to talk to Renat Heuberger the CEO and Co-Founder of South Pole. South Pole develops and implements comprehensive emission reduction projects and strategies that turn climate action into long-term business opportunities for companies, governments and organisations around the world.
Renat has been in the sustainability space for a long time and we talk about some of the stories from the early days of South Pole and how he feels the world needs to change it's perspective on what success is. Renat is a firm believer that people should be successful by saving the planet and not by digging it up and destroying it. This is a great conversation with someone who is on the front lines of helping organizations decarbonize and be more planet positive.
Some of the topics Renat Covered:
Creating a business case out of the protection of the environment
Holding people accountable to the promises they make
Importance of science based targets
What the price of carbon should be
How regulation is created
The role of activists in the movement
The most impactful way to reduce carbon in this countrySome other titles we considered for this episode:
How much does it cost the whole world for the emission of 1 tonne of CO2
Will environmental accounting soon be as robust as commercial accounting
When all the actors act in concert you create a wave that is unstoppable
We need all people in their capacity to make a difference together
The richest people on the planet should be the most successful environmentalists
Offsetting only works with a robust reduction strategy