We often search for solutions to the climate crisis within the same worldview that caused it. But what if the answers lie in thinking differently—radically differently?

Right now, I’m working on a research project with Dr. Emily Salmon at Simon Fraser University exploring how Indigenous worldviews and business management intersect. This work is challenging me to unlearn traditional Western business assumptions, especially those that prioritize extraction, linear thinking, and individualism.

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Instead, Indigenous frameworks offer:

• 🌱 A relational worldview grounded in interdependence

• 🔁 Circular systems rooted in reciprocity, not profit

• 📜 Governance and ethics that span generations, not quarters

• 🪶 Land-based knowledge that challenges extractive environmental metrics

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These aren’t just “cultural perspectives”, they represent fundamentally different ontologies, epistemologies, and decision-making models that many business schools and climate models currently overlook.

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Why does this matter?
Because many “solutions” to the climate crisis are reinforcing the very systems we need to transform. Climate disinformation, greenwashing, and Indigenous land exploitation often go unmeasured or unchecked under Western corporate metrics.

Through this research, I’m learning how business education, sustainability metrics, and governance systems could be reimagined through ethical, pluralistic, and Indigenous-informed lenses.

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🔍 We are also looking into:

• How Indigenous and Western management theories categorize and rank ethical priorities differently

• How “progress” and “impact” are defined across worldviews

• Where mainstream ESG and sustainability frameworks fall short

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We are still learning, and we want to hear from others who are, too.

If you’ve worked on Indigenous governance, circular economies, or business transformation rooted in alternative worldviews, I’d love to hear from you. Let’s start a conversation about rethinking the foundation of business for climate justice.