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The Union of Concerned Scientists and partner organizations provide a guide for science advocates to combat voter suppression and disinformation during the 2022 US elections. The document outlines three primary actions: 'tripling the vote' through peer reminders, running voter registration and vote plan drives using tools like TurboVote and BallotReady.org, and volunteering as poll watchers or workers through the Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights. It emphasizes that protecting democracy is essential for achieving science-based solutions to environmental and public health challenges.

The document argues that product designers are uniquely positioned to mitigate climate impact because over 80% of emissions from product use are determined during the design phase. It provides a comprehensive framework for 'making your product design job a climate job,' offering specific tactics for digital products (such as minimizing energy-intensive UX/UI elements), physical products (such as dematerialization and designing for repair), and general organizational practices (such as creating sustainability-focused KPIs and reducing business travel). The guide also emphasizes the integration of behavioral science to nudge users toward sustainable actions and the necessity of embedding climate justice to protect vulnerable communities.

The document outlines how individuals in sales, consulting, and creative roles can leverage their positions to drive climate impact. Key recommendations include refusing to work with fossil fuel and extractive companies, integrating carbon fees into pricing, and shifting sales models toward services and repair to reduce waste. It also suggests using client relationships to encourage the adoption of science-based climate targets and minimizing carbon-intensive business travel.

The document argues that philanthropic funding for climate change is severely underfunded and misaligned with scientific needs. It provides a framework for grantmakers to elevate climate as a key award criterion, integrate climate justice into administration, align endowments with climate goals, and foster organizational education to accelerate the transition to a sustainable future.

The document argues that finance professionals can significantly impact the climate crisis by directing corporate funds toward climate solutions and divesting from fossil fuels. It asserts that divesting does not lead to negative financial performance, citing BlackRock's findings that institutions with strong environmental records often have better social impact and corporate governance. The guide offers specific steps for banking, lending, insurance, and cash management, such as prioritizing banks that prohibit loans to coal and oil industries and shifting employee retirement plans to climate-safe options. It also lists various reporting standards and tools, including SASB, TCFD, and GRI, to help companies disclose climate risk and greenhouse gas emissions.

The document outlines how marketers can leverage their roles as storytellers to drive climate action, avoid working with fossil fuel clients, and implement sustainable production and communication practices.

The document outlines how corporate government relations specialists can align company policy with climate goals. It emphasizes the necessity of advocating for supportive legislation, such as clean energy standards, and ensuring that lobbying expenditures and trade association memberships do not contradict climate ambitions. Key recommendations include tracking climate-related policies, disclosing climate risks, avoiding 'double-dipping' lobbyists who represent the fossil fuel industry, and utilizing internal carbon pricing to maintain accountability.

The document outlines how product managers can drive sustainable innovation by incorporating climate criteria into product life cycles, prioritizing energy efficiency and circularity, and influencing organizational culture. It emphasizes the business case for sustainability, noting that in 2022, sustainable products accounted for at least half of recent purchases for 60% of customers.

The document argues that integrating climate action into business operations improves recruitment and retention, particularly among workers under 30. It provides a framework for HR professionals to implement 'green' HR practices, such as offering climate-safe retirement plans, incorporating sustainability metrics into performance reviews, and reducing carbon-intensive business travel.

The document serves as a checklist and action guide for individuals in asset management to assess their firm's climate readiness and advocate for the integration of climate risk and opportunities into investment portfolios.

The guide outlines 60 practical actions for individuals to reduce their environmental impact, categorized by themes such as climate, forests, oceans, plastics, freshwater, food, wildlife, and biodiversity. It emphasizes the urgency of ending plastic pollution through both individual behavioral changes and support for a legally binding UN treaty. Key recommendations include transitioning to electric appliances, reducing food waste, supporting sustainable forestry and fisheries, and advocating for government policy changes like the FOREST Act and the 2024 Farm Bill.