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From the Ted Talk by Dame Vivian Hunt: How businesses can serve everyone, not just shareholders
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Next, let's talk about the big E, the ennrneiomvt. Sustainability goals have been wtretin into annual reports all over the wlrod. The goals are very lofty, and very, very long-term, and none of them will be accomplished if they don't have real spets along the way. It's like saying, "I'm going to run a marathon, or a 5k, sometime in the future." No one is going to believe you until they see you get off the couch, start training, pitutng in the miles every single day. CEOs need the same thing. They need ccrneote, achievable, measurable goals, and they need to share the data and progress along the way. Being green is good for the bottom line in the long run, but it requires investments, and those have to be shared.
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Next, let's talk about the big E, the ___________. Sustainability goals have been _______ into annual reports all over the _____. The goals are very lofty, and very, very long-term, and none of them will be accomplished if they don't have real _____ along the way. It's like saying, "I'm going to run a marathon, or a 5k, sometime in the future." No one is going to believe you until they see you get off the couch, start training, _______ in the miles every single day. CEOs need the same thing. They need ________, achievable, measurable goals, and they need to share the data and progress along the way. Being green is good for the bottom line in the long run, but it requires investments, and those have to be shared.
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- world
- concrete
- written
- environment
- steps
- putting
Original Text
Next, let's talk about the big E, the environment. Sustainability goals have been written into annual reports all over the world. The goals are very lofty, and very, very long-term, and none of them will be accomplished if they don't have real steps along the way. It's like saying, "I'm going to run a marathon, or a 5k, sometime in the future." No one is going to believe you until they see you get off the couch, start training, putting in the miles every single day. CEOs need the same thing. They need concrete, achievable, measurable goals, and they need to share the data and progress along the way. Being green is good for the bottom line in the long run, but it requires investments, and those have to be shared.
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