Don’t let the political noise fool you: Green hushing is real, but green quitting is a myth. In this episode, we sit down with Grant Harrison, VP at Trellis Group, to bridge the narrative reality gap.
We explore how the office of the CFO is taking the lead, shifting sustainability from a values-driven initiative to a finance-led sustainability strategy anchored in financial materiality. Learn how to build a data backbone that delivers assurance-ready sustainability data for global mandates like CSRD and ISSB.
Key moments:
00:00 Introduction
02:15 Identifying the narrative reality gap in today’s market
05:40 Green hushing vs. green quitting: What the data says
09:10 Why the controller’s office is the new home for sustainability
12:50 Moving beyond a check-the-box compliance mindset
17:45 Using assurance-ready sustainability data to optimize the cost of capital
“Companies getting it right treat the disclosure as a byproduct of good decision-making, not an output of something that was ... machine built to produce PDF outcome.” —Grant Harrison, VP of Sustainable Finance and ESG at Trellis Group
Find past conversations at workiva.com/podcast/the-pre-read
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