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On Purpose towards Accelerating Sustainable Change with Action Net Zero

On Purpose towards Accelerating Sustainable Change with Action Net Zero Summary: Phil Rose talks to Pam Barbato about her experience conceiving and driving Action Net Zero – an organisation she founded in 2020 to help us all work towards becoming Carbon Neutral. The mission of Action Net Zero is to empower communities, people and businesses […]

On Purpose towards Accelerating Sustainable Change with Action Net Zero

Summary:

Phil Rose talks to Pam Barbato about her experience conceiving and driving Action Net Zero – an organisation she founded in 2020 to help us all work towards becoming Carbon Neutral. The mission of Action Net Zero is to empower communities, people and businesses with easy, affordable actions to achieve a healthier and greener world, where carbon emissions are reduced and the climate is no longer in crisis. Enjoy the show.

(Some of) The main points for listeners:

Why aligning the purpose of an organisation to the social and the financial makes real sense
How sustainability must align to the purpose of an organisation
Pam stepped up to create Action Net Zero in 2020 having worked in the sustainability sector when she realised that people didn’t know where to go as a single place to answer questions and make change happen
Net Zero – what it really means: Directly linked the balance has been readjusted so we are not impacting the planet adversely.
UK becomes first major economy to pass net zero emissions law 2019: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-becomes-first-major-economy-to-pass-net-zero-emissions-law
Net Zero is an aspiration – and it’s about taking action.
How partnerships are key to building sustainability to support residents, community groups and businesses
Reducing the “SAY DO” gap through partnerships
The Purpose of Action Net Zero is about accelerating change – what this means to you
How Pam is driving Action Net Zero to be a movement for change

Educating, Informing and Guiding

o Switches in Behaviours

o Influence and Network – surfacing issues in the system that need to be resolved to remove barriers to change

Learn more about the successes Action Net Zero has achieved in just 3 years
The link between ESG and how it should be embedded in business as a driver rather than just as compliance
How ESG can influence the behaviours in business to drive the organisation forwards in many areas to help you become future fit
Where accountability lies in business in relation to ESG
How partnership and connection has been key to the growth of ANZ
What can you take away that you can use in your life and business today?