Rebalance, be adaptive, own your identity: Hopeful advice for US sustainability leaders as Trump takes office

Despite their understandable apprehension, many US corporate sustainability leaders will have a chance to cement their efforts over the next four years.

Donald Trump’s reelection as US President in November 2024 was seen as a blow to sustainability and climate efforts in the country: the Republican Party leader ran on a promise to roll back most Biden-era climate policies, exit the Paris Agreement once again and give free reign to fossil fuel production.

But on President Trump’s inauguration day, there are many reasons for sustainability leaders to remain hopeful for what the next four years will bring. Camilla Taylor, Executive Director of the American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) and Harry Broadman, former Chief of Staff of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers now with the RAND Corporation and WestExec Advisors, tell CSO Futures readers why.