Climate change disproportionately affects the world’s most vulnerable people. To address this, we need a justice-oriented worldview that places empowerment, protection and equity at the forefront. Other indicators, too, show how much needs to be done to build this justice-oriented worldview. The loss of cultural wisdom as ecological knowledge, increased desertification and the sinking of low-lying islands all point to the necessity for a rethink of our global priorities.

Businesses increasingly see climate change as a central risk to their operations. Mark Versey, CEO of Aviva Investors, lists climate change and biodiversity loss in his annual letter as the top stewardship priorities for institutional investors, wealth managers and shareholders. Climate concerns also rank highest in the high-level-of-risk-response blind spots, according to research by the World Economic Forum.

To adequately respond to climate challenges, we need to ask ourselves how we can ensure the response is just for all people and in the best interest of the planet. To do so, we have to ask ourselves a few questions:

  1. Whose voices are missing?
  2. What are we changing?
  3. Is there underlying inequality to the problem?
  4. Innovation is critical, but what are its limits?

Read the full article about working on climate change by Summer Blaze Aubrey at GreenBiz.