Climate change and pollution have been the subjects of increased debate over the past two weeks in the wake of a papal call, a court ruling and a government report. Pope Francis on June 18 called for global dialog and action on climate change, and asked businesses to look beyond the profit motive and think of the impact of their actions on the poor. On June 22, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weighed the benefits of the U.S. taking action on climate change, and also the costs of failing to act. On June 29, in a narrow 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an EPA regulation aimed at curbing emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants. The distilled takeaway from those debates for businesses is to take proactive measures ahead of the regulatory curve. For consumers, it’s a collective call to change their lifestyles, say experts from Wharton and the Catholic Church.…