If this moment in time - when the world's fixation on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues touches every facet of life - feels different, it's because it is. For all the motivations that should have led to an urgent response on the climate crisis decades ago, one catalyst has energized public and private stakeholders into collective action: obsolescence. Citizens are prompting change with their ballots and consumers with their wallets against outdated stances, apathy, and the inaction exacerbating an already-daunting climate change predicament.