Kevin Moss

Global Director, Business Center

Bio

Kevin Moss is the Global Director of the Business Center, WRI’s program that helps the private sector develop strategies that support sustainable strategies and drive growth. He supports WRI’s Signature Initiatives in developing impactful strategies that leverage the private sector, provides thought leadership in the field of corporate sustainability and supports the integration of private sector perspectives and impact across the full range of WRI programs. This includes WRI’s Corporate Consultative Group (CCG) which facilitates impactful engagement across a broad spectrum of leading corporate partners.

Prior to joining WRI, Kevin worked at BT where he was responsible for the Net Good program and was instrumental in transforming sustainability into a business growth strategy. He had previously been an integral part of BT’s sustainability activities with various roles in sustainability strategy, stakeholder engagement and sustainability reporting for BT at a corporate level both in the UK and globally. Prior to his involvement in the world of sustainability, Kevin’s career path included product management, marketing and corporate strategy at BT, MCI and BP.

Kevin is a member of the Advisory Board of Sustainable Brands. He has been a member of HP’s External Global Citizenship Advisory board, was a member of the Corporate Responsibility Officers Association’s (CROA) Board of Governors and founded and chaired the CROA’s committee for professional development. He was the founding chairperson of the Energy and Environment Committee of the British American Business Association in Washington DC. In 2013 Kevin was included in the 2013 Trust Across America Top 100 Thought Leaders and Guardian Sustainable Business 30 Most Influential Sustainability Voices in America. He was a recipient of the 2009 PR News; CSR Executive of the Year Award.

Kevin holds a BEng honors degree in Mechanical Engineering and Management from Liverpool University.

Originally from London England, Kevin has been living in the Washington DC metro area since the mid 1990’s. When not working Kevin enjoys time spent outdoors and has a passion for music, movies, antiquarian books and old mechanical devices. He is married and the father of two wonderful daughters.

Blog Posts

What We’d Tell CEOs About the Elephant in the Boardroom
by Manish Bapna and Kevin Moss - July 06, 2017
An open letter to the CEOs reluctant to address the business risks of reliance on increasing consumption without addressing natural resource limits.
Why Hundreds of American Companies Are Mobilizing on Climate Change Despite Paris Withdrawal
by Kevin Moss - June 08, 2017
The United States might have left the Paris Agreement, but its leading businesses are sticking by climate action.
In Business, What Is Transformative Change?
by Kevin Moss - May 25, 2017
Planetary resource limits mean businesses will soon have to make revolutionary, not incremental, changes.
Bravo to Businesses Supporting a Strong U.S. Voice on Climate Action
by Kevin Moss - April 27, 2017
In the days after President Donald Trump's Executive Order reversing U.S. leadership on climate action, some of the world's biggest U.S.-based corporations were among the loudest voices of dissent.
4 Ways Companies Can Show Climate Leadership
by Kevin Moss and Tim Nixon - March 02, 2017
Climate change risks to corporations, their investors and the planet are increasing markedly. Those who heed the call to act by pricing carbon, setting a science-based emissions target and more will materially increase their odds of prospering.
Reimagining Black Friday: Business Models Based on Services, Not Stuff
by Kevin Moss and Manish Bapna - November 21, 2016
Black Friday sales may draw huge crowds, but this business model can't continue given current resource constraints. Some companies are already showing us what the future of consumption will look like.
How We Evaluate CEOs Is Changing, and That’s a Good Thing
by Kevin Moss - November 02, 2016
For the first time, Harvard Business Review incorporated environmental and social governance factors into its Best Performing CEOs ranking. A CEO ranked number one in 2014 fell to number 76 because of it.
As the Paris Agreement Takes Effect, 3 Action Items for Business
by Kevin Moss - October 25, 2016
With the Paris Agreement clearing the final hurdle to enter into force, the world is now unmistakably on a low-carbon path. WRI Business Center Director Kevin Moss highlights three ways business can take action.
3 Considerations When Solving the “Stuff Conundrum”
by Kevin Moss - July 20, 2016
More and more companies are profiting through the “circular economy,” or an economic model by which waste is not just avoided, but completely re-envisaged.
Solving the Twin Crises of Energy and Water Scarcity
by Kevin Moss and Debora Frodl - January 26, 2016
Electricity for water treatment can be as much as one-third of a city's energy bill, and these "energy-water nexus" issues are becoming more and more concerning for businesses. A new GE and WRI report explores three innovative solutions for energy and water management.

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Kevin Moss

What We’d Tell CEOs About the Elephant in the Boardroom

Why Hundreds of American Companies Are Mobilizing on Climate Change Despite Paris Withdrawal

In Business, What Is Transformative Change?

Bravo to Businesses Supporting a Strong U.S. Voice on Climate Action

4 Ways Companies Can Show Climate Leadership

Reimagining Black Friday: Business Models Based on Services, Not Stuff

How We Evaluate CEOs Is Changing, and That’s a Good Thing

As the Paris Agreement Takes Effect, 3 Action Items for Business

3 Considerations When Solving the “Stuff Conundrum”

Solving the Twin Crises of Energy and Water Scarcity

Elephant in the Boardroom: Why Unchecked Consumption is Not an Option in Tomorrow’s Markets

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