Make Climate Cool Again: Recent Episodes
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The fashion industry feels split right now - it's either promoting Shein or woman-owned brands that are making a difference. We think that the more people that know about the issues in fashion, the more people will shop in accordance to their values. What like it's hard? Even Kourtney Kardashian is advocating for responsible materials. Shannon Lohr is the founder of Factory45, the online business school trusted by over 500 fashion entrepreneurs since 2014. Over the years she's worked with aspiring designers, all over the globe, to launch or grow their brands in a way that’s better for people and planet. Shannon got her start in 2010 when she co-founded {r}evolution apparel, a sustainable clothing brand for female travelers and minimalists that was featured by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.com.
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Norman Crowley may be the Elon Musk of Europe. I don't know anything more on brand than talking to Norman Crowley, CEO of Cool Planet Group. When I first met with Norman, we talked about his newest company Electrifii. The company converts classic luxury cars like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Aston Martin into high performance electric cars using Tesla components. Boasting a performance specification on par with a Formula 1 racing car, these electrified cars can hit speeds of 0 to 60mph in under 2 seconds and deliver a driving range of 600km. Electrifii makes sense when the other companies in Cool Planet Group include Crowley Carbon, a carbon reduction software for buildings and Crowley Solar, solar manufacturing and development. It's a triple threat.
Learn more at http://www.coolplanetgroup.ie/
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The Nerdwallet for sustainability, Finch started out as an informational website, studying different areas of consumer goods and making recommendations. Lizzie Horvitz, CEO of FINCH Insights, has been passionate about sustainability since the age of 16 when she lived off the grid. It was there that, depending only on wind energy and rainwater, she saw the solution of climate change before fully understanding the problem. Lizzie has taken those early beginnings and created a really powerful browser extension that works with Amazon to educate consumers on their purchasing choices. Browser extensions are not new tools BUT they are a passive opportunity to integrate education and awareness. Before Finch, Lizzie worked in supply chain and sustainability at Unilever and then became Chief Operating Officer at Muuse, a startup that aims to mitigate single-use plastics in the to-go industry. She has a BA from Middlebury College and an MBA and Master of Environmental Management from Yale University.
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There is nowhere on earth Erica Ferencik won’t go to take you out of your head and into the great wild world. An award-winning novelist, Ferencik writes adventure novels featuring women who brave not only internal struggles but face extreme challenges in their environment: remote forests, steaming jungles, and desolated icescapes. GIRL IN ICE is truly a fantastic story that is compelling, chilling and addicting in the best way. Even though the events of the story are fiction, you can identify with the characters emotions rooted in family, loyalty, fear and love. Erica was raised in the wilds of upstate New York during the era when—rightly or wrongly —you could take off after school to explore and no one worried, as long as you were home by dark. Now, she lives in MetroWest Boston with her "very tolerant husband and frankly enormous Maine Coon cat."
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Summer is officially here and so is travel. Something you might see or use out and about are single use utensils. Newlight Technologies is revolutionizing typically wasteful products and materials. Please welcome CEO and Co-Founder, Mark Herrema, on the Make Climate Cool Again Podcast.
Mark has spent the last 15 years developing a revolutionary new biomaterial called AirCarbon. By feeding greenhouse gasses to microorganisms found in the ocean, Newlight is able to extract AirCarbon and use it to replace plastic, leather, acetate and other fibers.
Naturally regenerative and carbon-negative, AirCarbon has been used to create Restore FoodWare, which is carried nationwide by Target and has been implemented into Shake Shack locations, and Covalent fashion. A few months ago, it was announced that the use of AirCarbon is going to be explored by Nike in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint further.
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Season 3 is back with an action packed and planned season. To start the podcast off with a bang, meet Chris and Sam, two friends who met in grad school at University Of Michigan and have never actually taken a class together. They started an email newsletter sponsored by their school called On Ramp, a guide to meaningful climate action. Like most people, they have grown increasingly worried about climate change. Raging wildfires, biblical floods, and polar vortexes tend to have that effect. They wanted to be a part of the solution, but had no idea where to start. Every week, Onramp sent subscribers bite-sized actions in the form of links. These links were videos, blog posts, sustainable product recommendations, and whatever else Chris and Sam could dream up. When subscribers clicked on the links, they would earn Planet Points. Planet Points measure how much carbon dioxide you’ve sucked out of the atmosphere by engaging with On Ramp. A seriously cool concept and awesome guys to chat with - get connected with Sam and Chris via Linkedin.
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Warby Parker is known as one of the OG social impact companies. But how are they reallllly doing? What does their report say? Are they misleading consumers or are they actually a good company. I was actually surprised at the significant amount of data that Warby had and could share. Not only did they share data from 2021 but also over the past five years so you could track progress. There were points where you noticed Warby Parker had to backtrack due to the COVID pandemic but I do think they tried to make up for it in other areas. I would say the biggest learning opportunities for other companies surround people and DEI opportunities. I would be interested in some of their updates in net years report on how some of their people initiatives are working out but all really progressive and designed to invest in the culture of the company. I always quote Cardi B in my presentations to college kids, "Kulture is Expensive". BUt it's so valuable and it can speed up change in the best ways. Or worst. Depending on what a company decides to invest in.
Feel free to check it out yourself if you have some free time or a family holiday you want to get out of: https://www.warbyparker.com/assets/img/impact-report/Impact-Report-2020.pdf
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Can you guess the number one thing that makes sustainability professionals feel like hypocrites?
It's travel! In fact, I tell all of my podcast guests that they aren't allowed to use that answer to my classic question. But @goodwingstravel is changing all of that. Christian Møller-Holst is the CEO and founder of Goodwings. When you book a hotel with Goodwings, they calculate the carbon spend of your full trip. Yes, that includes your burger, and the plane trip you booked elsewhere.
You simply fill out your chosen method of transportation, and they do the rest. Seems a little too easy?? But I'll take it.
As a serial entrepreneur with a passion for impact, Christian has 20 years of experience with sustainability and CSR. Besides holding the title of CEO, Christian has studied philosophy and business, and holds a Master's Degree from Copenhagen Business, is an ex-army officer, and father of three.
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I need a coffee and a new glasses prescription after reviewing Jetblue's long 2019/2020 ESG report in size 5 font. BUT I think what was most interesting to me was how Jetblue is preparing for the future by assessing their climate risks and opportunities. Also I had no idea that they were the first carbon neutral airline (for domestic flights) in the US. Jetblue also alludes to a medium term timeline for carbon pricing or a carbon tax. That's a big hint for all of us of what could be coming down the pipeline. Pun intended. There is some really great data throughout the report and highly organized charts on topics that some businesses could really learn and benefit from when it comes to preparing for the future. Did I know I was reading their future goals? No. But I do know their investment strategy and I'll take that to the bank. My biggest criticism for this report is to make a 10 page summary of this report designed for regular people who want to learn more and take sustainability lessons and apply them to their jobs. And also, carbon neutral isn't enough.
Feel free to check it out yourself if you have some free time or a family holiday you want to get out of: https://www.jetblue.com/magnoliapublic/dam/ui-assets/p/2019_2020_JetBlue_ESG_Reporting.pdf
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Jessica Reid is the author of the book Planet Now: Effective Strategies for Communicating about the Environment (published September 2020). Planet Now’s strategies are designed to educate, encourage, and equip readers to talk about the environment with confidence and without shame or scare tactics. It explains how readers can tailor communications to their audience to encourage behavior change like climate action. Jessica is in the Environment and Science Communication dual-degree program at UNC-Chapel Hill, so she is currently finishing her bachelor’s degree in environmental studies with a focus on sustainability while beginning her master’s degree in media and communication with a focus on strategic communication. Since publishing Planet Now, Jessica has focused on sharing her research with as many people as possible through public speaking engagements. Ultimately, Jessica is passionate about combining communications and her love for the environment to create a more sustainable planet.
Feel free to connect with Jessica at the following sites:
Twitter: @jessica_camryn
Instagram: @planetnow.jessicareid
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This episode is something totally new. I read sustainability reports all the time. Every week. All the time. And I realized I started this journey by reading sustainability reports. I realize most of these reports are forty, sixty, 100+ pages and what does any of it mean? What does a good report look like?
So I decided to take one of the most progressive sustainable brands and their most recent report and dissect it. Reformation was born out of the idea that they are second best to wearing nothing. Their entire brand is about sustainability and they submit reports every quarter. So wouldn't they have a top notch report?
What to expect? We read it together and I ask many questions and add my own commentary to things I would or wouldn't do. This is the first time we are doing this - Maybe we grade them together? You tell me. Let me know your thoughts at info@makeclimatecool.com
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As the second installment of our Net Zero series, we are going to talk about Net Zero as a corporate strategy. Marion Verles is the CEO of SustainCERT, a mission-driven company that offers next-generation impact accounting and certification solutions for carbon markets, corporate reporting and impact investing. Prior to launching SustainCERT, Marion officiated as CEO of the Gold Standard Foundation, a standard that works to ensure every dollar of climate and development funding goes as far is it can. She also founded Nexus-Carbon for Development, a cooperative of development organisations looking to scale their climate mitigation programs through results based finance.Before joining the climate and development arena, Marion worked at Barclays Bank as a corporate development analyst. She holds a Masters in European Business and a Masters in Public Administration and is currently studying for her third degree in Psychology.
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Lina Khan is a first generation Pakistani American and a passionate advocate in creating a better world through the power of design with sustainable integrity. It is her mission to be a part of the transition towards a more sustainable future, especially with energy in the built environment. Using her knowledge from UC San Diego and Duke University, along with her interdisciplinary background, she focuses on incorporating energy and sustainable strategies into architectural design. Since joining Gensler, she has helped to grow the Sustainability practice area by creating energy and carbon modeling tools and best practices for project teams regarding net zero energy and net zero carbon. Lina is also a Global Design Resilience Practice Area Leader across Gensler’s global portfolio, and creates tailored resilience and carbon smart strategies within Government and Defense industry.
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Nomad is one of the amazing brands I connected with when I started working with the Mission Brand Alliance. I loved chatting with Sarah Shoemaker and Sofia Silva to talk more about how a small company can make sustainable decisions for a lifestyle brand. Both women are graduates from UC Santa Barbara with a background in Environmental Studies. As the company grew, and the need for leadership in sustainability initiatives arose, Sarah And Sofia have taken the reins. Sarah took the opportunity to head up implementing sustainable programs and policies to focus on office composting to carbon offsetting. Sofia is the Wholesale Director at Nomad. Outside of managing the wholesale department, Sofia promotes diversity and inclusion and oversees corporate donations. We talk about zero waste shops, the power of the carpool and how to get started with sustainability at company where you are doing something else.
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Well this episode took a turn because when I scheduled it, I didn't know I would be waiting for a hurricane to hit. SO I re-recorded the intro and I think that the current conditions in additional to the discussion about data transparency for our own carbon footprint really hits home. Pun intended. Sanchali Pal was such an inspiration to talk to because she has created a real tool that we can all use on a regular basis to understand our impact. Sanchali Pal, CEO and founder of Joro, tracked her carbon footprint for years on a spreadsheet during grad school before realizing she needed to build a tool to make the process easier for everyone. Joro takes spedning data on our credit cards and applies a carbon equivalent to each purchase so that we can track our impact on a more regular basis, engage in challenges to make reductions and also apply offsets. She attended Princeton University an studied Economics before heading to Harvard Business School. We nearly crossed path at Tesla as interns before she started Joro. Sanchali raised a $1 million to build Joro from Sequoia Capital, a major venture capital group that has backed the likes of Airbnb, Doordash and Dropbox. Get your app on.
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When companies create product, they make an impact on the planet. Some companies care more about this than others and go beyond packaging. They also invest in their impact on the community. Brett Zundel, Co-Owner of Loon Outdoors, is part of driving a mission to make fly-fishing more sustainable for the industry and the planet. As 1% for the Planet members, we talk about the organizations that Loon is working with to drive positive change. Brett shares his story of his love of nature and sharing it with his own kids and how that has affected his perspective on the environment. We also talk about the controversy around hatcheries and why we need to protect our fish populations. Loon Outdoors is based in Ashland, Oregon and sells fly-fishing products.
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The power of EV's is more than just progress in transportation (see what I did there?). It's about the future of energy and I really enjoyed interviewing Greenbiz 30 Under 30, Vartan Badalian. Vartan is accelerating the fight against climate change and developing the electric vehicle (EV) policy landscape in the United States. He is deeply passionate about his work and personal mission to transform the mobility industry. He currently works at the Climate Group as the EV100 Program Manager. Previously, he has worked as corporate counsel for a startup EV charging company and clerked at the U.S. EPA, NRDC, and NYC Mayor's Office of Sustainability. Vartan has a B.S. in Sustainable Energy Management from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School with an Honors Certificate in Environmental, Energy, and Natural Resources Law. He is licensed to practice law in New York State.
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Rasha Hasaneen is the Vice President of Innovation and Product Excellence for Trane Technologies. She is on a mission to bridge the gap between indoor and outdoor spaces for a more sustainable future. She is an expert on the topics of indoor environmental quality, bringing innovation and a customer-focused approach to this critical area of sustainability. Rasha also leads the Center for Healthy & Efficient Spaces (CHES). And in case you weren't impressed enough, she is also a national level Karate Champion.
Thanks to @SpeakOnPodcasts and @TraneTechnologies for this interview.
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What's the difference between shampoo and ibuprofen?
You have a favorite shampoo and you can pick the packaging. Over The Counter (OTC) products are something we use to manage our cough or our allergies but we end up with a ton of waste. Cabinet Health is making better packaging for products by developing a refillable and compostable system so you can feel better without feeling bad about the planet.
Russell Gong is a co-founder of OTC brand Cabinet. He and his co-founder Achal met nearly a decade ago combating social inequality international communities. Russ is a former social entrepreneur and US National Guard, Infantry, worked in community empowerment. They share a deep curiosity about how medicine is made and more importantly how to make it better for people. Their brand was born as a result of their vision for offering the world a more transparent and sustainable medicine. Today, Cabinet is on a mission to simplify the world of health & medicine through transparency, quality, and sustainability.
Check out @wearecabinet and www.cabinethealth.com
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Looking for a new beach read? Waiting for the Night Song might be your next summer book! It has been named to Most Anticipated 2021 lists by several organizations including Newsweek, Buzzfeed, and US Weekly. Julie Carrick Dalton and I sit down and talk about what the heck is eco literature, how she was able to weave romance and murder and climate change into a story and why she panic bought a forest.
Prior to being an author, Julie has published more than a thousand articles in publications including The Boston Globe, BusinessWeek, The Hollywood Reporter, Electric Literature, and The Chicago Review of Books. Her second novel, The Last Beekeeper, is due for release in 2022.
This is the PERFECT book for a book club because Julie will actually ZOOM into your meeting if you ask her and say please!
You can find the book on Amazon, at Target, Barnes & Noble or online. I got mine secondhand from a Goodwill Amazon.
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What is paradise? Dirk Christoph from the Paradise Syndicate says that a net positive impact system is paradise. What does this mean? Climate neutral isn't enough. We talk about flipping capitalism, the Banana Point theory and different projects that are making a positive impact. Dirk is the Founder of the Paradise Syndicate, and previously started and built up one of Germany's most successful VR Companies (innoactive.io) after he worked for Siemens and BMW. After becoming a serial entrepreneur, he left the "traditional business world", bought a 38 ft Sailboat and went sailing across most of the Caribbean (from Grenada to Mexico). Now he focuses on supporting net positive climate projects and meditation. Learn more at http://www.paradisesyndicate.com
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Welcome back for Season TWO of Make Climate Cool Again! To kick it off, we have a friend of the podcast, Emily Poulin, to talk about following your passion, quitting school and moving to a magical place - Australia! We talk about how important communication is to the sustainability movement and how to make good choices for yourself and the planet. Emily is a fellow podcaster, producing the show Veggies Before Noon. The VBN podcast is designed to deliver your weekly veggies for your mind, lifestyle & the planet. She just graduated and is starting her career as a sustainability consultant.
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Shannon Kenny is a Sustainability Consultant who helps businesses become environmentally sustainable without sacrificing profit. She has worked with a variety of companies from startups, to hotels, to fashion brands and beauty companies. And has spoken at sustainable events as well as been on panels with thought leaders in the environmental world. She's also been featured in several publications, including USA Today, MarketWatch and mindbodygreen.
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Petria Leggo-Field is the founder of Coco Rose Eco and the Coco Rose Community. Petria is on a mission to build a well-informed community based around the earth-friendly movement and help female eco entrepreneurs make a bigger impact, become more visible and make more sales. She is proud to gather a community of like-minded business owners who are ready to embrace a more sustainable business, and be mentor to help support and guide them to make small steps in the right direction to enhance our planet.
Petria is also the weekly host of The Sustainable Shift Podcast, which was founded in 2020 and in addition also loves guest speaking and workshop facilitating about all things sustainable business.
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Kevin Sofen is currently the Business Development Manager in the water and fire technology divisions at W.S. Darley & Company, overseeing product development, market strategy, and emerging technology. During the last eight years, Kevin has successfully commercialized a range of water products that include truck integrated water purifications, packaged water in a box, and emergency response solutions, all of which are now in use by the different customers. In 2016 Kevin launched www.Wristsponsible.com, a social enterprise focused on raising financial capital and social awareness for water projects aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Wristsponsible raises money through the sale of artisan craft, incentivized crowdfunding, and corporate sponsorship. In the past three years, Kevin has contributed over $350,000 to 25+ water projects around the world.
Kevin breaks down barriers to accelerate innovation in the SDG context and seeks to connect with innovators for future collaboration. In 2020, he helped launched a podcast series to expand the discussion around the SDG’s
Check it out at https://www.sdgtalkspodcast.com/ and @SDGtalkspodcast
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Having a professional background in music & event production as well as genuine care for the environment, Priya Chandel has found the perfect mix between her two passions in working with the Bye Bye Plastic Foundation - a non-profit that aims to reduce single-use plastic in the music industry. Priya works with DJs, event venues, and festivals across the globe helping them find and implement sustainable solutions that eliminate plastics from our dance floors one plastic bottle, straw, or cup at a time.
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Maria Vasco is the founder of Uvida Shop, Boston's first Zero Waste store. Her store offers home essential products without any plastic packaging, a refill room, and even a plant room. She graduated from UMass Boston with a degree in Environmental Studies and Sustainability in 2020. Maria grew to be interested in ways to combat the plastic pollution problem through her college journey. It was in her Junior year where the university funded her proposal to open a zero-waste store in the city. In the future, Maria plans to host eco-workshops and other interactive events in the store to help raise awareness on our climate issue and support small business along the way.
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What the heck is Clubhouse? 🤔 🤔
Why does it matter?
Clubhouse is changing. the. game. I can connect to so many professionals and industry leaders in moments. It's an educational platform as much as it's a communication platform.
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As Founder and CEO of Current Agency & Made Equal Clothing Co., Chirag helps clients in the areas of community relations, social media, target advertising, public relations, and SEO/SEM. Chirag’s diverse work background experience of over 15 years in hospitality and tourism marketing and social media management allows him to provide his clients with a variety of services that will help their organizations grow. Chirag is a graduate of Chipola College (Associate in Arts), Florida State University (Bachelors in Science in Marketing), and Savannah College of Art & Design (Masters in Arts in Creative Business Leadership).
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Skylar is the founder of Happy Earth Habits, a platform dedicated to heart-centered, mindful education & inspiration for Mama Earth. She is also the Founder of Skylar C Creative, a high vibe branding agency helping conscious businesses build jaw-dropping brands. Skylar is here to create, inspire and inform. Holding the highest vision for this planet as well the people & businesses on it. Oh, she’s also on a mission to sprinkle some freshness and fun into all things earth-loving and all things branding.
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Bradford H. Dockser is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Green Generation, which engineers and implements comprehensive integrated energy efficiency solutions that lower operating costs while improving sustainability on behalf of a diverse set of clients worldwide. During his more than two decades of real estate investing, Brad was a Principal with national real estate investment firm, MacFarlane Partners, and Founder and Managing Director for Starwood Capital Europe overseeing operations, direct investments, and operating joint ventures and financing activities throughout Europe.
Brad received an A.B. cum laude in Economics and a Master of Business Administration, both from Harvard University. Brad serves on the global advisory board for Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Center for Sustainability and Economic Performance. He serves as Co-Chair of ULI Washington Sustainability Initiative and Chair of ULI’s Redevelopment and Reuse Product Council. Brad serves on the Advisory Board for the WELL Advisory for Hotels and Resorts. He is a member of the US Green Building Council and the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP).
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Let's get real about 2021. What is on the agenda? What about goals? Let's get better together.
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Pooja Ganesan is the Founder and CEO of booni doon, a zero waste skincare company based in New York City. Inspired by activism around stopping climate change, Pooja started booni doon to bridge the gap between skincare products that are claiming to be environmentally and socially sustainable and those that actually are. Prior to founding booni doon, Pooja worked in Healthcare Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan and as a social impact consultant at Fairmount Ventures. She received a BA from Johns Hopkins University, where she studied Anthropology and Environmental Studies and also received a MBA from Emory University.
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Kelsey Rumburg is passionate problem-solver and customer advocate, dedicated to empowering others to solve complex environmental, economic, and social issues. She has always been passionate about building businesses with a positive, sustainable impact on the world, and has been deeply curious about social entrepreneurship since university, where she completed her senior thesis on scaling social enterprises.
She currently works in Operations at FloatMe, a Fintech start-up dedicated to encouraging the financial literacy and ability of its users.
For more information, you can connect with Kelsey via LinkedIn, and via Instagram (@kerumburg).
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Michael Callas is a senior executive with an international career focusing on building banking products that are accessible. He has spent time leading StepOne Ventures, Innovation at Vodafone Group, doing Digital at EY Global Advisory, and helping several multinational banks solve their digital dilemmas. The episode today focuses on why banking and climate justice are irrevocably linked. We discuss:
Why Banks Are Broken How FinTech is Leading the Way for Climate How to Manage our Own Finances to Make Change
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Hannah Reynolds is a junior at Princeton University studying Anthropology and Environmental Studies from Upstate New York. Hannah is an organizer with Divest Princeton who started Students for International Divestment Day, an eight-hour-long virtual international climate strike on 10/24/20, demanding divestment from fossil fuels at institutions around the world. Hannah is also the external administrator of Princeton's Environmental Activism Coalition and her research focus is on environmental justice and policy in Southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest. Hannah plans to go to law school after graduating from Princeton and is hoping to eventually go into environmental policy work.
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I was super excited to interview the CEO and Founder of Final Co, Emma Rose Cohen. She has a master's degree from Harvard in Environmental Management and Sustainability. She spent four years working in waste minimization at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the Pollution Prevention department before becoming a straw-trepreneur. Final Co created Final Straw in 2018 on Kickstarter and has since launched Biggie Straw, Final Spork and Final Fork.
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Will Gadd is a living legend in the truest sense. Year after year, he continually pushes the boundaries of ice climbing and, even after having won every major title from the World Cup to the Winter X Games, he continues to push the envelope. Will has also broke the world distance record on a paraglider not once, but three times. He was also the first person to cross the US by paraglider after a gruelling seven-week trip. In 2014, he made several first ascents of Kilimanjaro’s dwindling ice towers. As the glacier rapidly disappears from climate change, he returned in 2020 to make one last ascent. Red Bull sponsored his 2020 trip and documented the current conditions that change everything.
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Dominic Frongillo's story begins with making history as the youngest person ever elected to serve on the City Council in Caroline, New York, and one of the youngest deputy mayors in the U.S. When fracking threatened New York, Dominic organized hundreds of bipartisan local elected officials to ban fracking statewide and transition away from fossil fuels, inspiring governments around the world to ban fracking.
As a 7-time delegate to the UN climate talks, Dominic co-founded Elected Officials to Protect America to mobilize state and local lawmakers in 50 states for a Green New Deal and federal Climate Emergency Plan. Trained by Al Gore, he was awarded the inaugural Roddenberry Fellowship alongside Occupy Wall Street Founder Micah White and Black Lives Matter founder Alicia Garza.
His work has been covered in more than 300 news stories including CNN, The New York Times, Forbes, The Guardian, and BBC News.
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Businessman, environmental crusader and successful entrepreneur, Sebastian Sajoux developed a unique world class proprietary upcycling technology to convert all non-recyclable plastics into an innovative product for use in construction projects and as a substitute for aggregate and gravel. The first large scale solution for a large scale problem that can be deployed at a competitive cost even with landfill tipping fees. Sebastian is passionate and dedicated to developing practical technological environmental sustainability solutions to protect the global natural environment, human and ecological health.
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Seeking a way to combine entrepreneurship and environmentalism, Liz Turrigiano, CEO of Esembly, left her career in advertising at Wieden + Kennedy to co-found a cloth diaper service in NYC. Running Diaperkind stimulated her assiduous nature and allowed her to learn the great lessons of business ownership and leadership, all while enabling fellow parents to achieve a less wasteful lifestyle. A decade later, she is taking that knowledge and passion and pouring it into a new company, Esembly. Liz and her companies have appeared on MSBNC, in the NY Times, Forbes, Fast Company, and New York Magazine expounding the benefits of reusable diapers.
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Colin McIntosh is Founder & CEO of Sheets & Giggles™, a fast-growing direct-to-consumer brand in the $12B US bedding space. Launched in May 2018 with a nearly $300,000 crowdfunding campaign, S&G became one of the few companies to make $1M in sales in its first 12 months.
S&G places an emphasis on doing good and having fun, especially with sustainably made products and socially responsible business practices. The company's eucalyptus lyocell bedding uses up to 96% less water to make than cotton sheeting, and uses no insecticides or pesticides. The company also plants a tree for every order – planting nearly 20,000 trees in the US from 2019 sales alone – and regularly donates to causes that their community cares about, like the $40,000 S&G recently contributed to COVID–19 emergency relief in Colorado. As a millennial and an inaugural member of Good Business Colorado, Colin also regularly lobbies for progressive issues and causes with a group of over 200 progressive CO business owners.
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Sarah Paji Yoo is the CEO and Co-Founder of Blueland. She is a serial retail entrepreneur passionate about building meaningful and innovative consumer brands. Previously, was a Partner at LAUNCH, creating and operating new consumer businesses including M.Gemi, Rockets of Awesome and Follain. Prior to LAUNCH, was co-founder and CEO of Snapette, the largest mobile platform for local fashion shopping, which was sold to leading e-commerce platform PriceGrabber in 2013. Sarah has contributed to The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Forbes, Time, InStyle and Glamour, and previous speaking engagements include CNBC, ABC News, Fox, Bloomberg TV, Time Inc., and Harvard.
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Cynthia Leung is the Founder & CEO of Solumionos, a social enterprise focused on building a rapidly deployable solar charging station for disaster relief applications. She recently completed the 2020 Rockefeller - Acumen Student Social Enterprise Accelerator and the 2020 Columbia-Harvard MIT Bootcamp Accelerator and is a Clinton Foundation CGI U Commitment Maker. Last summer, she interned with the Clinton Foundation with the Clinton Climate Initiative and focused on their Islands Energy Program.
She is a Master's Candidate in the Sustainability Management Program and two time Earth Institute Sustainability Fellow. She served as the Sustainability Management Student Association's VP of Community Outreach and currently serves as the Women & Sustainability’s Director of Initiatives. Prior to Columbia, Cynthia was a Project Development Manager on the Utility team at SunPower where she worked on developing over 1 GW of solar projects over 6.5 years. She was a Professional Mentor and Impact Coach for the TechWomen Program and is a Certified Mentor under the Mentoring Standard.
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Born and raised in Los Angeles, Peter Olah has been a life-long environmentalist, capitalist, and ardent believer that organizations (for-profit and non-profit) have a civic and moral duty to do well by their stakeholders while ensuring sustainable practices for the natural world. The chief reason that mankind is in this perilous state is due to the prevalence of market pricing, and the failure to consider the true cost of doing business. This global issue is what led me to pursue a career in the clean energy sector to shift our economy's addiction to fossil fuels towards renewables that are superior in cost, naturally replenishing, and are not nearly as harmful to us and our natural world.
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Dr. Vincent Esposito is a board-certified chiropractor in the state of New York, and has a Master’s Degree in Nutrition. He combines his passion for cooking with his expertise in functional medicine principles to create realistic, sustainable practices to prevent and treat chronic diseases.
He is a co-host of The Art of Eating Podcast, and has recently started a platform for live cooking demonstrations weekly. He also shares the latest information on whole foods, plant-based nutrition, wellness, and sustainable health on his YouTube Channel.
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Austin Whitman is the CEO of Climate Neutral, a new non-profit organization mobilizing brands and consumers to accelerate action against climate change. He oversees all aspects of the organization in pursuit of its mission to get all companies to pay for their climate pollution. He went to Yale to get his masters in environmental studies and his MBA. Over his 20-year career, he has focused on building innovative companies and programs focused on energy and environmental issues. He has worked with some of the world’s largest utilities, investors, and nonprofits. Most recently, he was Vice President of Energy Markets at FirstFuel Software, where he oversaw FirstFuel’s strategic vision and worked closely with the largest American utility companies. Austin also led FirstFuel’s regulatory affairs team, which advocated within state legislatures and utility commissions for utility industry modernization and broader use of data analytics and cloud computing solutions. ~Support the Podcast~ Instagram: @makeclimatecool Website: www.makeclimatecool.com Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/makeclimatecoolagain Questions? Send me a message @ makeclimatecoolagain@gmail.com
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Fernando is the Community Engagement Associate Planner for the Bronx Borough Office at the NYC Dept of City Planning. He is also a sustainable consultant and has prior experience working on community development and environmental justice planning and policy with THE POINt CDC in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the South Bronx. Fernando has studied across four continents researching and observing sustainability related issues.
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“Environmental justice is the intersection of both social justice and environmentalism, where the inequity in environmental degradation is also considered.” - Leah Thomas
With everything going on I felt it was important to talk a little bit more about what environmental justice and racism, my experience recognizing it in the industry and about how minorities, specifically black people are significantly impacted. We talk about the water crisis in Flint Michigan, and Superfund and Brownfield sites near low-income housing.
Citations:
https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/workforce-houses-in-east-chicago-to-be-built-on-epa-superfund-site
https://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-12062016-142631/unrestricted/McKane.pdf
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Jon is the Vice President of Insights and head of sustainability initiatives at Kickstarter, where he leads strategy, research and data science in addition to the company's environmental commitments. He is also the creator of This Place Will Be Water, a climate change mobilization campaign with participants across 30 countries. Previously he co-founded an education non-profit in South Africa, a fair trade jewelry company, and MyProject, a collaborative project development platform developed out of the StartX Accelerator at Stanford University.
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Christopher is a senior Sustainability Analyst at EcoVadis. Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, he received his Master degree at Columbia University in Sustainability Management before joining EcoVadis. At EcoVadis, Christopher was one of the first German speaking analysts involved in various projects around content development as well as customer and client engagements. In recent years he started leading the responsibility around the Sustainable Development Goals. As such, he wrote white papers and blog posts on the SDGs and managed students and interns on SDG focused projects. Promoting the SDGs and helping to develop EcoVadis solutions for customers remains one of his main objectives.
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College sophomore and student athlete, McKenna Haz created a line of athletic wear made from recycled plastic bottles. She started the company, Seaav, only a year ago and it's taken off since she won a local CT business pitch competition. She is passionate about sports and protecting the ocean and it only made sense to create a product that beautifully intertwined her interests. Each purchase contributes to ocean clean-up efforts equivalent to one pound of plastic. Eventually, she hopes to use the plastic found in the clean-up efforts to make the leggings. For my birthday, Seav and I partnered to giveaway $100 to spend on the website. Check out the instagram for more information. ALSO, get 20% off the entire month of May on your order! ~Support the Podcast~ Instagram: @makeclimatecool Website: www.makeclimatecool.com Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/makeclimatecoolagain Questions? Send me a message @ makeclimatecoolagain@outlook.com
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It's rare to come across someone who has been working in sustainability for over 50 years but I found him. Dr. Neil Drobny began an academic career at Ohio State University about 12 years ago after several decades of environmental consulting. He teaches graduate and undergraduate course in sustainable business practices in the Fisher College of Business In recognition of his work with undergraduates, he received the 2013 Undergraduate Service Award and in 2016 he received recognition for a service learning partnership in sustainability that he built between Ohio State and Hexion, Inc. a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals. Prior to teaching, Dr. Drobny founded and served as CEO of a regional environmental consulting firm and was executive director of two small recycling organizations. Order your t-shirt here: https://www.makeclimatecool.com/shop/triple-threat-tie-dye ~Support the Podcast~ Instagram: @makeclimatecool Website: www.makeclimatecool.com Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/makeclimatecoolagain Questions? Send me a message @ makeclimatecoolagain@outlook.com
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Rachel Decavage is the owner of Cinder and Salt, a lifestyle brand guided by two core values: that eco-friendly and sustainable design can also be fresh, modern and fun, and that everything we need on this Earth, already exists.
Her company strives to design and create innovative, stylish and fun products out of ‘landfill destined’ clean waste and reusable materials. We focus on accessibility & optimism around sustainability in this weeks episode.
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We are bringing back Ingrid Helander, LMFT on the podcast to help us through whats going on in the world right now. We are taking a slight pause because anyone who is in sustainability or not, is feeling pressure and stress. I hope this episode provides some sort of therapy for those you feel alone right now. For those that are having panic attacks. For those that are worried. For those that are just trying to get through the day. This is for you. This is for everyone who needs to know they aren’t alone.
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In this episode, I sit down with Kimberly Clark, the CEO and founder of Cinderella Garbage, a Montreal based jewelry company. They work with Pyrogenesis Canada Inc. to transform trash into a new kind of diamond. As in the Cinderella fairytale, they wish to expose and conciliate two fundamental images of women: the sublime beauty that catches everyone’s eye during the night versus the simplicity and strength that takes over after midnight. Cinderella Garbage is about strength and elegance.
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Solomon Goldstein-Rose has been a climate activist since age 11. After interning in the Obama White House and in Congress during college, Solomon ran for the Massachusetts state legislature at age 22 and got elected on a platform focused on climate change. During his term he passed several small energy and education policies and created local initiatives for civic education and engagement. In 2018 he canceled his campaign for re-election so he could work full-time on climate change at the national and global levels. His book, The 100% Solution can be found on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and independent booksellers. Find out more at www.solomongr.com Add to Podcasts ~Support the Podcast~ Instagram: @makeclimatecool Website: www.makeclimatecool.com Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/makeclimatecoolagain Questions? Send me a message @ makeclimatecoolagain@outlook.com
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This week’s episode is all about the power of interior spaces on our health and the importance of sustainability education and marketing. Mauricio Padilla is the founder of hinter, inc, a hospitality company that is focused on setting new norm for sustainability by giving more than it takes. Art and nature can have a deep impact in our well-being. we try to strengthen that connection by creating spaces that integrate them. hinter is no traditional hotelEmily Padan was an elementary school teacher for 7 years and dabbled in social media on the side with her personal blog @sunsetsandcoconuts, mostly focusing on travel, lifestyle and sustainability. During her last 6 months as a teacher, she began helping out Mauricio with hinter company.
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Elizabeth Lugviel currently leads corporate sustainability efforts as part of IGS Energy’s Social Impact team and champions sustainable practices inside and outside the walls of IGS. She believes in the interconnectedness of people and our planet and draws on her diverse background in education, philanthropy, and sustainability to empower individual action toward collective change. She can frequently be found reaching into trash cans (or jumping into dumpsters) to move recyclable items to the correct bins.
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Lost Pines Yaupon may be the cure we are all looking for when it comes to the coronavirus. That and a healthy lifestyle. I sat down with Jason and Heidi, the founders of Lost Pines Yaupon Tea. Years ago Jason went down an internet rabbit hole about a fascinating little plant, the yaupon holly. He learned about the long history of Native Americans roasting the yaupon leaves and using it as an energizing drink. Jason spent years experimenting with different methods of harvesting, curing and roasting yaupon until he came up with the methods being used today to make the best yaupon tea around. Check them out at @lostpinesyaupontea on instagram FREE MONEY ALERT : Use RESTORE20 for 20% of your order on their website! ~Support the Podcast~ Instagram: @makeclimatecool Website: www.makeclimatecool.com Support the Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/makeclimatecoolagain Questions? Send me a message @ makeclimatecoolagain@outlook.com
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I sat down with Federico Baroni to talk about WALTIC watches, how coffee shops could recycle better and why using recycled bags is the most important part of the watches design. WALTIC is the first wristwatch ever made of recycled plastic bags. It's casing is made of recycled plastic (100% from plastic bags, LDPE). Federico, being a sailor saw all the plastic floating around the world and decided to do something. WALTIC started retrieving plastic bags from polluted rivers in Córdoba, Argentina, recycling it, keeping it away from rivers and nature. Go check out their kickstarter that ends on March 12. Instagram @waltic.way
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Jessica Karr consults with start-ups focusing on product, biotechnology, and impact strategy. As the number twelve employee of Impossible Foods, she has been part of the plant-based and clean meat revolution from the start. In her role for 6+ years in R&D at Impossible Foods, she contributed to designing and launching the Impossible burger by integrating consumer insights with technical understanding of flavor chemistry, sensory data, and protein biochemistry. Through her consulting work, she has engaged start-ups locally and internationally to launch new plant-based food products by building product roadmaps, business strategies, and researching market opportunities. She is dedicated to growing mission-driven technologies by leveraging her multi-disciplinary background (MS in Biochemistry and MBA in Sustainable Management), and is passionate about products that improve human and planetary health. She is currently the the Head of Product and Research at UMANA, co-chair of Slow Food San Francisco, and an advisor to two plant-based food technology start-ups. Links: Linkedin and Website. Kickstarter Campaign for WALTIC
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This weeks episode talks about recycling behaviors, why Whole Foods needs to get into the refill market and how to live your life without the pressure of capitalism. Michaela Barnett is a Ph.D. fellow at the Convergent Behavioral Science Initiative at the University of Virginia and a graduate student writing fellow at the Behavioral Scientist. She researches sustainable consumption, waste systems, and organizational sustainability. Her writing has appeared in both scientific and creative journals, including Appetite and Alluvian. Get in touch @makeclimatecool on instagram!
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This week on the podcast, Sara talks to Bella Brodsky, the creator behind Sage Magazine. She graduated a year early from high school to focus on immersing herself in Sage as a creative project. Sara and Bella talk about going to farming camp as kids, the importance of empathetic and compassionate conversations and how Bella grew up in a family that prioritizes treating the environment with care and being as sustainable as possible, from composting to buying food from local farms. Both founders share an intention to feature "creative and environmentally conscious individuals in an effort to inspire and empower consumers to leave a positive footprint on the Earth". Follow Bella at @sagemagazine_ on Instagram Follow Sara @MakeClimateCool Need a new phone case? Get a Pela and trade in your old one to be disposed of responsibly: http://bit.ly/2R1kJns
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Everyone seems to be jumping on the sustainable bandwagon made of reclaimed wood these days. However, Saami Kalule-Sabiti is making it easier for companies to find experts in the field. Saami Sabiti is co-founder and CEO at Openfield. He has worked on climate and workforce development policy and programs for the City of New York. He is a Columbia University graduate and spent over a decade presenting and directing television shows in South Africa. Launching in Feb 2020, Openfield provides a web-based platform that lets business users connect with experts in the green economy. Our providers offer professional learning and advisory services to professionals and teams around the world, on-demand. For more visit our website: www.openfield.app.
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This week we are talking to Kaytlyn Ferrando, Sales Manager at Beautycounter. Katylyn is passionate about educating consumers about better beauty products and concerning chemicals. Having her own issues with fragrances in products, we talk about how dangerous conventional products are and how you can even end up in the doctors office with something you use everyday! Beautycounter is known for their policy work to ensure transparency in products as well as educating consumers about contaminants. On January 25th, Beautycounter is coming out with a documentary on the physical and social impact of mica. Katlyn is also a math teacher, graduating from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelors of Science and a Masters of Curriculum and Instruction. Check out the website to discover Beautycounter products.
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What does it take to get climate legislation moving? This episode is all about how to have effective communication and get involved with climate organizations. Daniel Palken is a physics Ph.D. student looking for dark matter at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He joined the Citizens’ Climate Lobby on the side of his doctoral research in 2017, and is now a chapter co-leader and a Conservative Outreach Fellow for the organization. He lobbies Congress for a price on carbon as a means of mitigating climate change. Follow Dan on Twitter at @DanPalken Follow @makeclimatecool on Instagram Grab a PELA case at a discount - http://bit.ly/2R1kJns
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An alone-cast - this episode is ALL about green habits - different ways you can green your life from the kitchen to the bathroom and how to even build your own recycling center at home. Sara focuses on goals and why they are hard, why we should be more intentional and the 4 R’s - three of which we all know about but there is one more that is also important. Head over to @makeclimatecool on Instagram for videos and tips more regularly! Regarding donating to Australia’s Wildfires: For fire departments in Victoria, donate at cfa.vic.gov.au. For departments in New South Wales, donate on the government's website here.
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So how do you green the holiday season?? This episode is all about giving you some tips to minimize your carbon footprint during the holidays and also for some last minute gift ideas you can grab for your mom, dad, significant other, work wife/husband, best friend, teacher, etc. So what I’ve done is broken up the gifts into 3 sections, Eco Analyst - basic intro products, Recycling Manager - you know whats up and do your best, and Executive Treehugger level which is intense. You know these people In each section I list the products from least expensive to most expensive. Also, I know there are a lot of green gift guides out there - feel free to reach out with more ideas so I can put them together on the website! For the leaf & clay discount: http://bit.ly/2tuMpt5
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Steven is a Sustainability Manager at Consigli Construction Co., Inc., an 1000+ person construction firm based in Massachusetts. He has guided the sustainability process on tens of millions of square feet of projects across many different building types and sizes, including but not limited to: k-12 schools, higher education facilities, mid-rise and high-rise residential, commercial interiors, retail interiors, and commercial office buildings. He has a Master of Science in Sustainability Management from Columbia University, and he blends business and science to specialize in sustainability, resiliency, and health and wellness strategies for the built environment.
What Are Sustainability Retrofits The Rise of Sustainability degree Programs How construction is becoming less wasteful How is Construction Evolving To Be More Efficient? Recycling Challenges in the US 28:00 What does WELL/LEED and other building certifications really do for the industry and professionals? 31:00 LEED fun fact 34:50 What Is Material Transparency? 38:15 Sustainability Pet Peeve: Recycling Inconsistency - When in Doubt Throw it Out 45:45 What Makes You Feel Like A Sustainability Hypocrite: Eating at his desk 48:55
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The guest on this episode of the podcast is President Obama! I have a clip of Obama’s talk at Greenbuild in Atlanta on some of his thoughts on the environment, how his daughters are teaching him about greening his habits and what he thinks about hotels. 10:16 Obama on how America likes BIG 16:00 Obama on Greta Thunberg 20:00 On Gen Z Consumers 26:00 On How Values Matter There are no sponsorships or ads for this episode due to the nature of the speaker. Citation: Magnan, S. 2017. Social Determinants of Health 101 for Health Care: Five Plus Five. NAM Perspectives. Discussion Paper, National Academy of Medicine, Washington, DC. doi: 10.31478/201710c Article on Superfunds: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/superfund-toxic-sites-cleanup-future
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ecoText is a startup looking to provide digital textbooks to college students at semester subscription built into tuition. This episode features Joel Nkounkou, Dylan Wheeler and Nelson Thomas, the executive team that was featured at the Forbes Under 30 Startup Hub in Detroit. Joel, CEO of ecoText, graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in electrical engineering while mingling in the business sector with relationships from UNH-IOL to Silicons Valley’s Intel. Dylan Wheeler, CTO, is currently a senior at UNH in the Honor Program studying Information Technology and Philosophy. Nelson Thomas, CMO, also a senior and a D1 Football player, is studying communications major and business administration minor. We talk about why they wanted to disrupt the textbook industry, how they found each other and how they juggle being business leaders and students. Any new entrepreneur would be interested in hearing about how they deal with fear and why college is worth the investment. 8:20 What is ecoText?? 17:30 B2B v B2C 21:00 Why ecoText is better than regular books 26:00 How build a solid team 32:30 Moving across the country to work with an accelerator 36:40 How to deal with burnout and failure 48:00 Why college environments are so important to build your toolbox 50:00 Environmental Entrepreneurship Check them out at https://www.ecotext.co/ or @ecotext.co on instagram.
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Last week, I had the privilege to attend the 2019 Forbes Under 30 Summit. It's more an immersive experience than a static conference: a private music festival, A-list speakers, investor speed-pitching, industry-focused field trips, a legendary pub crawl, a world-famous food festival and a powerful day of community service. I"m bringing you the lessons that I learned from some of the top business leaders on how to get started and be an entrepreneur. 8:20 - Find Your Purpose: Sophia Bush and Nia Batts (Detroit Blows/Detroit Grows) 12:30 - Expectations of Entrepreneurs: Jeni Baur (Jeni's Ice Cream), Tara Reid (Apps without Code) and Kaitlyn Sadtler (Nat'l Institute of Health). 16:16 - Fight Against Fitting In: Yael Aflalo (Reformation) 19:08 - Overcome Fear: Danielle Bernstein (WeWoreWhat) and Mary Ellis Bunn (Museum of Ice Cream) 23:11 - Know Your Market: Manish Chandra (Poshmark) and Greg Schwartz (StockX) 26:30 - How to Find the Right Investor: Laura Chau (Canaan Partners), Dan Ngyugen-Hu (Battery Ventures) and Blake Robbins (Ludlow Ventures) 31:12 - How To Be A Good Boss: Matt Rooda (Swinetech), Chris Rim (Command Education) and Cory Levy (First Text).
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Fall is pumpkin spice and everything nice, but winter is coming. Are you prepared for it? This episode talks ALL about extreme weather. It's the sparknotes for the science of how and why it happens, as well as how it impacts our economy and your day to day life. Also, this podcast with suggest ideas for how to prepare for extreme weather events as well as discuss how modern technology is only good for best case scenarios.
Links to articles: Book Excerpt from Green Think by Rick Fedrizzi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_March_3,_2019 https://www.wsj.com/articles/pg-e-ceo-says-it-could-impose-blackouts-in-california-for-a-decade-11571438206 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/06/natural-disasters-cost-91-billion-in-2018-federal-report.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/07/14/bp-deepwater-horizon-costs/87087056/
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I am really excited to introduce you to Megan Chen, a 16 year old from Delaware who has not only written a children's book but also runs her own non-profit, The Urban Garden Initiative. Urban areas account for between 60 and 80 percent of the world’s energy consumption and generate as much as 70 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions. Cities are also prone to an increased number of climate events, food sustainability issues, and much more. TUGI's mission is to inspire and empower youth to achieve urban sustainability though a gardening-based educational program. Megan is inspiring and a perfect example of how one person can make a big difference! Get involved, organize an event or donate here :https://www.theurbangardeninitiative.org/
On becoming a self-published author: (5:00) The hard part of having a non-profit/Differences of having a business (10:15) Urban Garden Options (25:00) Megan’s sustainability pet peeve (31:53) Tips on how to get started on a business (39:49)
Find Megan’s book here: https://amzn.to/31Zi6Hb Articles about NYC’s new urban green roof policy: https://www.dwell.com/article/new-york-city-requires-green-roofs-on-new-buildings-ede4deb8 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/style/rooftop-gardens-urban-shopping-scene-green.html https://inhabitat.com/red-hook-housing-projects-new-urban-farm-grows-fresh-produce-and-jobs-for-the-community/
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Kaylin Marcotte is a media and marketing genius. As the first employee of the theSkimm (from a cold email!), she now is the founder of a New York-based consultancy specializing in marketing and content strategy. She recently started Project PlastICK with her sister, a 30 day challenge to cut plastic out of your life. Project PlastICK works with companies and schools all over the country and was recently awarded an Honorable Mention in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Awards. Those who sign up for the challenge can expect an email every day for 30 days about adjusting to green habits and how to set yourself up for success. Share your challenge on social media using #projectplastick!
Transitioning from working at theSkimm and starting Project PlastICK (7:52) Saving plastic can actually save you money (21:30) 5 tips for people looking to consume less plastick (29:27) What is your biggest sustainability pet peeve? (41:38) What makes you feel like a hypocrite? (44:53)
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Climate Anxiety: (n) A fight or flight response upon continuously receiving information on climate change, eliciting a signal of danger or a threat to our physical and emotional well-being. ie. Becoming extremely vocal or paralyzed with fear. You might experience climate anxiety. Or anxiety in general. This interview with Ingrid Helander, LFMP about how to be mindful about our emotions to better manage anxiety. Ingrid is family and marriage therapist in CT but has spent years studying polyvagal theory and how anxiety affects relationships. Also discussed is her new book , Calm Your Worries, which includes a workbook about anxiety and worry. Find access to her book here: www.calmyourworries.com 10:30 Does social media create emotions of fight or flight? 16:25 How hope itself means a million possibilities. 23:00 How we can have more connected conversations? 37:15 Can we blame the media for our climate anxiety? 47:00 Tools you can use for managing anxiety
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This week on Make Climate Cool, we talk briefly about the DNC Climate Change Debate on CNN, how compostable bowls used by the likes of Sweetgreen, Dig Inn and Chipotle are actually made with toxic chemicals and finally how California is kicking butt in creating policy to support BYOC - Bring Your Own Container Culture. Follow all the behind the scenes action on Instagram @makeclimatecool and don’t forget to rate, review subscribe so you don’t miss out on new episodes. Article 1: https://newfoodeconomy.org/pfas-forever-chemicals-sweetgreen-chipotle-compostable-biodegradable-bowls/?fbclid=IwAR0LLag7j8NZgQRabkqCU2e5hdG7LXTvZoW_xg0JOqyuIyWyhSXhp1AJ7mE Article 2: https://www.treehugger.com/corporate-responsibility/new-california-law-helps-diners-bring-their-own-containers.html Article 3: https://thetakeout.com/california-law-bring-own-containers-restaurant-customer-1836528963 Article 4: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-24/haagen-dazs-tropicana-hellmann-s-want-their-packaging-back-now
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Skylar Saba started @happyearthhabits to show people how easy it is to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Through her tips, tricks and conscious outfit of the day, she hopes to teach people how small changes can lead to a big impact. This episode is all about fast fashion and the Marie Kondo effect, how to recycle and reuse clothing, the sharing economy and voting with your dollar. Towards the end of the episode, Sara and Skylar talk about some habits they have that reduce plastic consumption and food waste. Follow all the behind the scenes action on Instagram @makeclimatecool and don’t forget to rate, review subscribe so you don’t miss out on new episodes.
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Get a sneak peak of the Make Climate Cool Again podcast with Sara Miltenberger. I’ve been living on the planet for 26 years and even studied it exclusively for 6 so I’m basically an expert. The planet is changing and it’s getting scary AF. What better way to combat global warming than a podcast that will tell you like it is and how to be part of the solution.
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