Connecting Climate Leaders
to Accelerate Progress
What is Switchboard?
We make the connections that accelerate climate action.
Switchboard gives us a new top speed, thanks to the wisdom of the crowd and the collective power of the climate community. We plug the planet’s most influential climate leaders together, creating coalitions that catalyze change. Big fast change.
FOUNDER
“I'm on a mission to supercharge the business world's most influential climate leaders.”
BIG SWINGS: HIGH IMPACT COLLECTIVE ACTION OPPORTUNITIES
Catalytic Moments You Can Plug Right Into
With minimal effort, you can put your company’s support behind these high-impact opportunities. Check out the quick explainer videos below - each short enough to watch while you brush your teeth.
Climate and Insurance
Unlocking Insurance as a Hidden Climate Lever.
Premiums for the Planet helps sustainability-forward brands align their insurance spend with their climate values.
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Join the webinar noon Pacific on 4/16 to learn more.
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Check out this insightful article written by Günther Thallinger about the critical role of the insurance industry.
SBTi and Scope 3
SBTi Scope 3 Revision.
SBTi is proposing more flexibility in tackling Scope 3, through indirect mitigation (aka insetting), which allows companies to move faster in contributing to decarbonization.
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SBTi is now soliciting feedback on Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0 through an online survey, until June 1.
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Check out posts by yours truly, Kim Carnahan and Heather Clancy.
Engaging Your Banks
Team up with your bank.
Your company’s financial firms will become your most important partner in meeting your ambitious climate goals.
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To dig in and get access to all the free tools and support you need on this journey, just reach out via email or to set up a time.
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Discover how companies' banking and investment activities can drive positive change in the fight against climate change through the latest Carbon Bankroll 2.0 report from Topo Finance.
Connect in Person
Meeting other climate leaders is the best part of a CSO’s job, because there’s an open, ‘same team for a higher cause’ mentality. These connections can also be the most accelerating, helping you move faster and aim higher, together. So part of what we do is curate open discussions with rockstar climate leaders.
Apr 22, 2025
Corporate Cash: Your Hidden Climate Superpower
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
San Francisco, CA
May 15, 2025
Leading the Way: Business & Policymaker Ambition for California's 2025 Climate Agenda
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
San Francisco, CA
Let’s Connect 1-1
Are you a climate leader inside a company? I’m here to help you help the planet, no strings attached.
And, wherever you sit, if you see a high-stakes climate moment that lacks company support. Let’s connect and figure out the support you need to turn your exciting theory of change into reality of change.
Connecting Climate Leaders to Accelerate Progress
Switchboard: 2025