Unable to sign meaningful legislation himself, President Barack Obama is getting other people to sign stuff. The White House announced on Monday that 68 major companies had signed the “American Business Act on Climate Pledge.” As the name of the pledge indicates, this obliges the corporations to act like they care about creating a sustainable environment for future generations. The signatory companies will have to do things like issue press releases about incidental improvements in environmental performance, put green badges and labels on their products, and pay several dedicated sustainability officers to fly around the world and attend conferences. President Obama plans to use the support of so many large corporations for a meaningless agreement to put pressure on nation–states to sign onto a meaningless, unenforceable agreement at the upcoming Paris climate talks. Encouraged by so much successful signing, President Obama later met with representatives of the NFL Players Association and MLB Players Association to propose that all professional athletes sign on to a new “American Role Model Good Behavior Pledge.” He then visited the nearby Word of the Lord Apostolic Church and watched more than 25 teenagers sign purity pledges. When a small crowd gathered, the President encouraged more young people to sign the pledge, telling them, “Believe me, it just feels good to sign something.”