Innovation for Good with Unilever: Recent Episodes
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Far from simply an ice cream company, Ben and Jerry’s unites consumers around the shared love of frozen sweets; bettering the world one scoop at a time.
Through innovation and collaboration, Ben and Jerry’s pioneers pints that taste great, give back to communities they operate in and prioritize the planet’s wellbeing.
Fueling life’s adventures one drink at a time, Liquid IV creates great-tasting products make a difference.
With a goal to provide customers with a convenient, cleaner, greener and better tasting hydration solution, Liquid IV was born. In addition to its great taste and innovative flavors, their numerous purpose-driven initiatives mean Liquid IV isn’t stopping at just a great tasting product—they’re also dedicated to expanding access to clean, abundant water and universal water security by 2050.
Pop in some headphones and learn more about how Liquid IV is changing the world, one stick at a time,
Jeff Wong, VP of Marketing at SmartyPants Vitamins joins us to discuss new product innovation and the global community focus initiatives at SmartyPants Vitamins.
Sir Kensington's Director of Marketing and Communication Zach Seely shares how Sir Kensington's has evolved from a simple condiment brand into a truly unique storyteller.
Gabriella Metraux, Head of Personal Care Product Development at Schmidt's Naturals believes that #productdevelopment is all about finding solutions to consumer problems and then #democratizing those solutions to a wide audience. It's about flipping an industry on its head and creating something that truly makes the world better. And that's exactly what she has helped Schmidt's achieve successfully as one of the top natural personal care lines in the industry. In this episode of Unilever and Spark Change's Innovation For Good podcast series, New Hope Network's Executive Director of Content Jessica Rubino talks with Metraux about her journey with Schmidt's, starting as an operations manager to her current role leading innovation in Schmidt's personal care line as well as how she approaches disruptive and responsible product development to support their company mission of making natural products for all.
Jami Lewchik, head of TAZO and portfolio sustainability, understands that climate justice is social justice viewed through the lens of climate change. It's a tale of two cities: upper class majority white cities, abundant in trees and greenery, and marginalized communities tainted with industry, car pollution, concrete and little to no green space. With marginalized communities, especially communities of color, bearing the brunt of the devastating effects of the climate crisis due to these factors, Lewchik knows that corporations and brands are the ones who need to stand up for these neighborhoods and invest resources into this incredibly important fight. In this episode of Unilever and Spark Change's Innovation For Good podcast series, New Hope Network's Executive Director of Content Jessica Rubino talks with Lewchik about TAZO's efforts to fight for climate justice and equity.
Learn how Unilever's Executive Vice President of Customer Development Terry Thomas was drawn to the company's focus on positive impact in the communities they do business in and how he helps carry on that mission.
Implementing real, effective diversity and inclusion initiatives in an organization is a multi-faceted and complex task--but it's both a moral and a business imperative for any company striving to effect positive change and grow responsibly. In the second episode of Unilever and Spark Change's Innovation For Good podcast series, New Hope Network's Executive Director of Content Jessica Rubino talks with Unilever's Head of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Tish Archie-Oliver about what inclusion actually is, how everyone gets it wrong sometimes and the personal responsibility of everyone within an organization people to implement these initiatives and have real conversations in the workplace.
The earth's climate crisis is impacting everyone, but it is especially harmful to low-income communities, where pollution and emissions from harmful environmental practices disproportionately harm marginalized populations. In the first episode of Unilever and Spark Change's Innovation For Good podcast series, New Hope Network's Executive Director of Content Jessica Rubino talks with Seventh Generation's Movement Building and Advocacy Manager Kate Ogden about tackling environmental racism and who needs a seat at the table when it comes to decisions about climate action.