Dear Mr President

I am a small voice writing from Mauritius to the world, hoping this message reaches those who still have the power to change lives, governments, business leaders, and all those who can still choose wisdom over destruction. I am writing not as a political operator, but as one of the people of this Earth.

For years, governments, boards, and institutions have asked businesses to align with ESG, responsible governance, the UN SDGs, and the climate commitments made through COP. We were told to think long-term. We were told to reduce harm, protect people, and build resilient systems for the future.

But what are we witnessing today?

War is the ultimate failure of leadership, governance, and ESG.

When bombs fall, the environmental pillar collapses. Infrastructure burns, land is contaminated, emissions rise, and years of climate progress are wiped out in weeks. After all the COP meetings and all the promises to limit warming and reduce damage to our planet, where is that hope now?

When cities are attacked, the social pillar collapses. Children die, and families are broken. Businesses disappear, and jobs are forever destroyed. Entire generations are pushed into fear, trauma, and instability.

When powerful leaders like you act as if international law is optional, the governance pillar collapses. When powerful leaders like you act outside diplomatic structures, the governance pillar collapses. The UN Charter was created after the devastation of WW II to prevent exactly this type of escalation. Yet today, the rules meant to protect global stability appear increasingly fragile.

From Africa and from Mauritius, we feel the consequences even when the bombs do not fall on our soil. Rising oil prices, inflation, pressure on food systems, weakened investor confidence, and fragile economies pushed closer to the edge. We also depend on trade frameworks such as AGOA, yet how can businesses plan with foresight when certainty is handed out year by year? Mr President, can you build a serious business that way?

Mr President, we did not vote for you to control the Earth, so stop acting like it.

For years, we have taught people that better governance reduces risk, that sustainability builds resilience, and that leadership must protect both economic value and human dignity.

That is the work I do. But you are destroying the very hope we are trying to weave into the fabric of life.

How do I tell students to believe in the future when bombs destroy the environment, kill children, collapse businesses, and push the world further away from every climate promise ever made? How do I tell business leaders that ESG matters when war shatters the environmental pillar, tears apart the social pillar, and makes a mockery of governance?

This planet does not belong to any administration. It belongs to all of us, the people of the Earth. My friends, please help this message reach the rooms where decisions are being made. Give Peace another chance!