Climate Change Coaching

Ināia tonu nei – the time is now

“Aotearoa has committed to reaching net zero emissions of long-lived greenhouse gases by 2050 and reducing biogenic methane emissions between 24-47% by 2050. Transformational and lasting change is both necessary and possible. The technology and the tools Aotearoa needs to reach its climate targets exist today. Our evidence shows climate action is affordable.”

He Pou a Rangi |Climate Change Commission

Climate change will impact your business

James Shaw, Minister for Climate Change, recently stated:

“Climate change is a complex and interdependent challenge, and although we have done more in the last five years than in the last 30 years, we need more momentum to create a productive, inclusive, and sustainable economy.”

The role of business is critical in responding swiftly to climate change.
The climate is driving risks and opportunities for businesses.
Changes to how we do business will happen whether we want it or not.
We must take a much longer-term view in our decisions, fulfilling our duty to future generations.
Your leadership response will affect your organisational resilience.

Meaningful leadership action is the key to adapting to climate change

Climate leadership to tackle climate change as a business can be overwhelming and it is challenging to make significant organisational change. In fact, it is all too easy to get distracted by the day to day demands and even to feel climate anxiety. If you are reading this, you are probably aware of the long-term negative impacts of our current ways of living and know the urgent need for us to lower emissions. This challenge requires change at many levels: individual, organisational and systemic.

‘Climate change (presents) a whole series of wicked problems – immediate, urgent, and long-term intergenerational.’

Mike Burrell, Executive Director, Sustainable Business Council

Climate Change Coaching supports leaders

If you struggle to answer yes to the questions below then contact me to discuss Climate Change Coaching:

We have a 3-5 year plan to transition our business model to a zero-carbon economy.
We are prepared for changes in behaviour from our employees, consumers, supply chain, investors and the regulatory environment.
We consider the climate in every business decision.
We have “climate ambition” - we will be bold and make things happen.
We have a strategy to benefit from climate change adaptation opportunities.
Our climate strategy is organisation-wide, covering all aspects of our business.
We are aware of and are using the climate action tools and resources that are already available.
We are using climate action as an opportunity to change thinking in our organisation, customers, supply chain and community.

Climate Change Coaching will help you to make sense of the emotional and practical impact that climate change has on you, your organisation and your community. It will inspire you to lead meaningful climate action.

David works with evidence-based approaches to change that incorporates an understanding of what is required for people to be intrinsically motivated to change. These approaches recognise that human behaviour is complex. As such, no simple, linear approach will guarantee success. Instead, an adaptive approach is required.

Working with David as your Climate Change Coach will:

Equip you to build relationships and have conversations that influence others to act on climate change.
Move you past perceived barriers and spark ambitious, creative climate action in your organisation.
Fuel your imaginations about what’s possible locally and globally when together we take positive action to live within ecological limits.
Support you in navigating your way forward using a safe-to-fail experimental approach.

‘Climate change: it’s real, it’s here, it’s increasing. Climate change impacts don’t happen in isolation: they are non-linear, complex and costly.’

Adrian Orr, Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Climate Coaching Alliance member

David is a member of the Climate Coaching Alliance. This is a global community of diverse coaches, facilitators, and leadership professionals, who work with individuals, leaders and their teams, community leaders and change makers in their countries in their own language. We are committed to supporting viable, inclusive practices to maintain a flourishing planet for future generations.

If you, like me, are passionate about climate action that provides a sustainable future, but don’t know where to start, then give me a call.