Members of in-house legal teams can integrate climate action into their work by reassessing how they work with external firms, considering climate in legal agreements, and advocating for and complying with policy and regulation. Those who work as general counsel also have influence over the company’s board—from executive compensation decisions to how the board itself is governed.

By rethinking how they run employee benefits, recruitment, and professional development, shaping workplace culture, and making operational changes, human resources and operations professionals can ensure their company’s workforce can move climate action forward in the organization.

Those who work in government relations or public policy can not only help their own company reach its climate goals, but also advance solutions in the broader world, through policy and regulatory advocacy, public shows of support, and influencing trade associations.

Corporate finance roles influence how a business manages, spends, and invests its money. Finance professionals can influence how their company approaches financial risk, banking, insurance, cash and investments, retirement plans, planning and budgeting, supply chain finance, philanthropy, and impact investing.

Engineers – from software to mechanical – take a product vision and turn it into a reality. As a builder, they can incorporate climate as a key component of product assembly, integrating it into how they code and manufacture.