Consultancies, large and small, are a superb training ground for your next hire — or maybe your future boss. . If you were to recruit a dream corps of young professionals destined to make up the next wave of sustainability champions in business, what qualities would you want them to have? My wishlist: They’d be... Continue Reading →
This article was originally published in Climate & Capital Media. Read it here. When Melissa Burt, an atmospheric scientist at Colorado State University, made a video about the climate crisis, it included images of her daughter, Mia. "There’s some light within her that makes me continue to do the climate science work that I do,"... Continue Reading →
Scientist-moms explore why climate change messaging falls flat
Public procurement has played an essential role in bringing climate technologies such as wind and solar from niche to mainstream. It also could be key to scaling the plant-based ecosystem, lowering the carbon footprint of food production. Schools might be the public infrastructure soon kicking off this development. Environmental groups such as Friends of the... Continue Reading →
How school food can serve a climate solution
The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 gigatons of the stuff cluttering landfills, waterways and oceans, or being incinerated by 2040. Just as stunning: Plastic isn't the fastest growing waste stream the world needs to deal with. According... Continue Reading →
Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity
Reprinted from GreenFin Weekly, a free weekly newsletter. Subscribe here. In one of my favorite summer memories, my older brother and I run along our suburban Phoenix street during a monsoon. It’s after dark and the rain pours down warm and the wind blows wildly. When we reach the wide-open expanses of the schoolyard, we twirl... Continue Reading →
Water scarcity: A growing risk for companies and investors
Last year, a number of automakers announced or advanced ambitious plans to electrify heavy-duty big rigs, semi-trucks, box trucks, delivery vans and more. That article was one of GreenBiz's most popular stories throughout the year. And the demand and interest in this technology is only growing stronger. Given that trucks consume the vast majority of... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 