We must lead from the front to combat climate change

A step-change in leadership is needed to move climate solutions forward

Katherine Wilkinson on stage at IMI National Management Conference Picture: Robbie Reynolds

After her keynote address at IMI’s 2020 National Management Conference for senior Irish business leaders, we asked Katharine Wilkinson to share her insights on the role leaders can play in combating climate change.

Wilkinson believes that climate change calls for transformational leadership in business, and that the challenge should be taken personally by all business leaders.

What is that challenge exactly?

Climate change is many things: planetary challenge, pressing crisis, potential catalyst. I ...