Companies often fall into a cycle of spending half a year producing them and the other half trying to forget the experience — and then right back to it. But letting a company’s sustainability storytelling fizzle in the “reporting off season” is a major lost opportunity — both for advancing social and environmental progress and building brand equity through compelling communication.

Hower Impact is officially one year old. Here are some reflections on what happened in the first year of business.

In this Quick Connect, Mike gets the scoop on ESG trens in tech from Adobe’s Kati Kallins.

In this Quick Connect, Mike chats with beauty sustainability expert Maggie Spicer about 2024 trends in beauty sustainability communication.

Quick Connects are brief but beneficial conversations Mike Hower conducts with leaders in sustainability and ESG about a variety of sustainability communication topics. In this first episode, Mike speaks with Christine Uri, “The ESG Lawyer.”

In this GreenBiz article, Mike Hower writes about how we can use storytelling to better engage stakeholders on the climate crisis.

Talking about sustainability isn’t easy. Here’s how to do better.

During Impact Hour New York, an expert panel discussed how to communicate ESG during difficult times. Here are the takeaways.