Preserving our democracy and rejecting authoritarianism requires speaking up. Naming the problem is part of taming it.
ClimateVoices · Episode 90 · 04-07-26
An interview with Richard Eidlin, who has worked at the intersection of sustainable business, public policy and corporate social responsibility for thirty-five+ years. Over that time, he has helped establish several influential organizations which have improved the quality of life in America, and across the world. Those include: the Business Response to Authoritarian Threats, the American Sustainable Business Council, the International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives, Business for America and the United Nations Environmental Finance Initiative.
Richard has directed United Nations programs, served as a senior management analyst in New York City government, been an adjunct professor at both the University of Denver and Boston College, co-owned a solar energy firm, advised political candidates, consulted to multinationals, and led business advocacy campaigns on democracy, voting rights and environmental issues. He is now coordinating an effort to encourage American business to push back on authoritarianism and reverse democratic backsliding.
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Richard Eidlin
Business Coordinator, Business Response to Authoritarian Threats (within the Horizons Project)
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