Which company should you work for if you care a lot about climate change? Which should you avoid? Until now it has been hard to tell, unless you have time to plough through company statements to see which business is doing what to cut carbon emissions. Likewise, figuring out how a company deals with employees who want greener action has been tricky.
It is about to get much easier. On September 20, workers are being urged to join a global climate strike, the latest sign of widening unrest about the problem. Organisers say they hope people will walk out of offices on to the streets. For those who would face the sack or cannot take leave, the idea is to do something relevant, like calling a meeting to discuss company climate plans or holding a brief stoppage.
The move is aimed at backing the thousands of school students who have been striking over climate change in the past year. More than 4,000 potential organisers in 121 countries are said to be ready to help.