Nature of Business Radio: Recent Episodes
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Nature of Business Radio, hosted by Chrissy Coughlin, provides listeners access to the most respected business leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, political leaders who are on the front lines of the clean economy, creating companies, products, and services that are greener, better, and more profitable.
Sodexo's senior director of sustainability and CSR talks about the company's potential to be game changer in the space.
The sustainability guru has seen environmental sustainability flourish over his career, but warns firms must move faster to address today's challenges.
Best Buy's senior environmental sustainability director discusses his team's internal and external work, including strategic partnerships and their recent ISO 14001 certification.
Dave Bartlett, IBM's "Building Whisperer," shares his view of what the future holds for smart buildings and cities.
Chrissy talks with the co-founder and CEO of Scope 5, an environmental software company
The executive director of New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility talks about how regional companies can play a key sustainability role.
Listen to a researcher reflect on what she has discovered about creating social value through the marketplace.
A partner at a leading energy-focused law firm discusses the state of energy law and regulation in this country, market barriers to alternative energy implementation, renewable portfolio standards, and much more.
The final episode in a series on Higher Ambition Leadership finds the former CEO of pharmaceutical giant Becton Dickinson sharing how he got his company back on track by focusing on its core values, engaging in continuous dialogue with employees and walking the talk.
The head of Con-way talks about how his higher ambition for his company led him to take extraordinary steps to move the needle from a state of dysfunction to one functioning beyond expectation.
In the latest episode in a series on leading with higher ambition, former Campbells CEO Doug Conant speaks about work-life balance, the importance of listening and communicating, the direct correlation between life as a CEO and whac-a-mole, and much more.
The first in a four-part series exploring how CEOs with a grander vision than simply quarterly returns can inspire their companies -- and their employees -- to excel.
Chrissy Coughlin speaks with the VP of Environmental Affairs at Staples about a number of the company's projects such as its sustainable business strategy, its supply chain and its use of alternative fiber products.
The founder of Changing Tastes and former CSO at Sodexo explains why food sits at the intersection of culture, health and the environment, and what the pink slime fallout means for transparency in the industry.
Peter Glatzer, a Hollywood producer and the co-founder of SHFT, discusses how to reinvent the messages the media send about green living, not beating the public over the head with eco ideas, and why environmentalism has become anathema.
Mark McGough, CEO of ultracapacitor company Ioxus, explains the whats, whys and hows of 'batteries on steroids,' and why the technology is poised to reshape the renewable energy industry.
The founder of Energy Points talks about the genesis of his company and what it takes to measure every resource in gallons of gasoline - and how that notion is changing the way people think about sustainability.
Hannah Jones, vice president of sustainable business and innovation at Nike, talks about how to tap mega trends like population growth, scarcer natural resources and climate change to create massive opportunities for new business models.
The founder and principal of the upcoming BusinessClimate sustainability event discusses how sustainability is moving from the realm of CSR to competitiveness to national security, but how more evolution is needed to make it mainstream.
The co-founder and director of global sustainability consultancy SustainServ talks about what the evolution of corporate sustainability means for small to medium-sized businesses.
The CEO of the car-sharing company RelayRides discusses the collaborative consumption economy, partnering with GM, and just what it means to share your car with strangers.
The founder and president of Opower shares how his company has created a nation full of happy, engaged and efficient customers -- as well as happy utilities that are saving money by reducing load during peak hours.
Carolyn Kaplan -- the first full-time chief sustainability officer at law firm Nixon Peabody -- talks about how she's making real change, one lawyer at a time.
The CEO of Harvest Power talks about cleantech innovation and the benefits of recycling energy on the farm.
The veteran green-business journalist talks about his new book and the importance of exploring geoengineering technologies to solve climate change.
The CEO of UsedCardboardBoxes.com talks about why recycling isn't the always the best idea for corrugated cardboard, and how to create a new market for the ubiquitous cardboardbox.
The head of an innovative e-waste takeback company talks about its rapid growth and why there's still so much work to do to shrink the mountain of discarded gadgets we throw away or export every year.
The CEO of Power Dynamics, the company behind the eMonitor commercial- and residential-building energy management tool, talks about the power of shining a light on where we're using our energy every day.
Ian Bowles, who's been working on renewables policy at the state and federal level since the 1990s, talks about the state of play for green power, life at his new clean energy startup and the good news and bad about the future of renewables.
Brendan LeBlanc, Executive Director of Climate Change & Sustainability Services at Ernst & Young explains why companies are increasingly auditing their sustainability reporting in a similar fashion as their financials with very positive results.
The professor emeritus at Harvard Business School, talks about the leadership examples set by 36 CEOs he interviewed for his new book about companies that create economic and social value.
The co-founder of Boston-based Artists for Humanity talks about why she's optimistic about the future.
Rich Goode, the director of sustainability at Alcatel-Lucent ('one of those big companies that no one has ever heard of'), talks about the power of the telecommunications industry to change the world as we know it.
The CEO of the "gaming for good" site talks about the rapid growth of the company, in part through partnerships with big firms like Waste Management, getting businesses to see the value in recycling, and scaling up for future generations.
Eric Hudson, founder and president of Preserve, talks about recycled-plastic toothbrushes, the evolution of its products into new markets, and the importance of good design for green products.
Jerry Lynch, Chief Sustainability Officer at the food giant, talks about the company's 2015 sustainability goals, their relationship with their brands, the issues surrounding food waste, and much more.
Bart Alexander, Chief of Corporate Responsibility at Molson Coors discusses his work as coach, influencer, and communicator at a company where 9 out of 10 employees believe that Molson Coors is doing a good job when it comes to sustainability.
The VP for Earth and Community Care at Aveda talks about the origin of his job title, the company's commitment to Cradle to Cradle design, their synergistic relationship with parent company Estee Lauder, and more.
Tod Hynes, the CEO of XL Hybrids talks about the tech behind their cars, keeping up with the pace of growth, hiring on former Ford execs, and more.
Given how slow the world's political leaders are moving on addressing greenhouse gas emissions, it's time for organizations like Dr. Juan Jose Daboub's Global Adaptation Institute to step up planning for life in a changed world.
Despite the dishearteningly sluggish economy, there are plenty of ways for job seekers to break in to the green economy. And the author of a new book about finding a good green job has plenty of advice for navigating that path.
Jed Davis, the sustainability director at the Cabot Creamery Co-Op, a cooperative of 1,200 dairy farms, talks about quality control, energy efficiency, the vision of employee engagement, and what sustainability means on the farm.
The VP of sustainability at the Aspen Ski Company, and author of 'Getting Green Done,' talks about the challenges and success of his job, working in the Rockies and in DC, and the power of Aspen as a laboratory for the climate change message.
The marketing consultant shares his take on the evolution of sustainability, navigating the new economy, and what companies need to pay attention to – and let go of – to survive in the low-carbon future.
The company's senior director of sustainability talks about Pepsi's global strategic parternships, its Performance with a Purpose model, and more.
The company's director of sustainability talks about the power of their software to transform the depth and scope of the design space, the importance of forging strategic partnerships, and how the company strives to lead by example by not only reducing its own carbon footprint but providing access to cut theirs
Tim Healy, the CEO of EnerNOC, talks about how demand response can be an insurance policy for the grid, and how his company has succeeded at getting individuals and businesses alike to cut their energy use.
Walt Freese, the former head of the do-gooder ice-cream company, dishes on the imporance of a values-driven work life, the significance being authentic and how employee engagement got Ben & Jerry's back on track.
How a consumer-focused website uses gamification and points based on the LEED system to give people the confidence to change.
BASF's North American Sustainability Leader discusses the ubiquitous nature of BASF's product lines, her role in communicating BASF's commitment to sustainability, and the company's recent involvement in the Sustainability Consortium.
This week, Nature of Business host Chrissy Coughlin speaks with Fritz Morgan, Chief Product Officer at Boston-based Digital Lumens. Fritz talks to Chrissy about the intricacies and evolution of LED lighting including light quality and cost as well as how Digital Lumens has found their niche in the industrial lighting arena. Fritz also discusses his career trajectory and how his current job feeds his entrepreneurial spirit just right.
This week, Nature of Business host Chrissy Coughlin speaks with Dave Stangis, VP of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at The Campbell Soup Company. They talk about the evolution of his position and CSR in general including the importance of having a technical background, Campbell’s efforts in this arena, as well as its efforts to address childhood hunger and obesity.
Nature of Business host, Chrissy Coughlin speaks with world re-known architect, designer and author William McDonough about his work, the protocol of cradle to cradle, the hurdles of that face the GSA, and, lastly, why he does what he does. Mr. McDonough, through his innovations, continues his mission to determine what is the right thing to do and then to do it as efficiently as possible because as he puts it, “If you are wrong thing efficiently, you are being efficiently wrong and it’s a problem.” [Episode 1]