Chris Bentley: Eco-Warrior and committed Eco-preneur
Chris is a serial entrepreneur who has founded over 13 companies, namely Bentley Marketing Plus, Mission Zero, the Good Energy Guild, Aspen Pet Products, which became the largest non-food pet supply company in the US, and the Pet Sustainability Coalition
Through his world travels, he absorbed the cultures around him, but most importantly; witnessed the eco-destruction that was well underway across our planet.
Today, he is focused on the Pet Sustainability Coalition, which improves the environmental and social impact of the pet products industry and mentoring Colorado University MBA and Masters of the Environment students along with women-led start-ups focused on game-changing eco-endeavors.
His Motto: โBe sure everyone you meet feels a little better for having met youโ
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#Sustainability #SocialJustice #Pets #SocialImpact #PetProducts #Animals #AnimalWelfare #Community @EnvironmentalSocialJustice
Re-Elect Joy Langford! Water Replenishment District - Division 1
Joy Langford is a seasoned Environmental leader bridging the divide between Environmental Justice communities and industry. Recently she was appointed as Director of Water Replenishment District Division 1, where it is her responsibility to provide clean, safe, and affordable drinking water to over 4 million Angelenos. Today, we officially Launch her re-election campaign on our webcast and get down to some of the hard-hitting questions regarding our water supply and why she is still the right woman for the job.
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#WRD #Water #SocialJustice #Health #Community #Sustainability @EnvironmentalSocialJustice
Transportation and Mobility - We Have Run Out of Space
Gerhard Mayer is an architect who embraces a paradigm shift towards walkable, multimodal, equitable and sustainable high-quality urban living, which includes redesigning how we approach our Mobility and Transportation
IRONMAN RETURNS! โ Focused Magnetics, Inc,
Robert Catalan returns to discuss his latest developments in his patented Pure Halbach Array Motors and Generators, which utilize 50% more energy than our traditional electric batteries having endless applications for our transportation and logistics industry.
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#Sustainability #FocusedMagnetics #HalbackArray #Magnet #CleanEnergy #ElectricTransport #Transportation #Rail #Logistics #GHG #EnvironmentalSocialJustice
STOP Landscaping, START Life-Scaping
Monique Allen is the CEO of The Garden Continuum, an award-winning successful landscape company.
Monique is committed to running a triple bottom line company that operates within a hyperlocal service delivery model and considers her primary job โA Gardener of Peopleโ. She is committed to nurturing a compassionate business culture that supports her team of 25 people and her mission to be an eco-friendly company and actively coaches business owners to reclaim, renew, or reimagine their business practices through one-on-one coaching, rapid relief coaching, and her Regenerative Business Community.
Monique is also the founder of the Life-Scape Method for landscape development and the author of the book "STOP Landscaping, START Life-Scaping" which outlines how to imagine and plan a regenerative landscape.
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#Agriculture #Lansdacping #Lifescaping #Soils #GHG #Carbon #RegenerativeLandscape #TheGardenContinuum #EnvironmentalSocialJustice
Designing Our Social Structures and Industries to Fight Racism.
David Johnson, a Stanford Law Professor and attorney and lecturer on society, politics, and the environment shares his insight on how to make the world a better place by the way we design our social structures and industries and how to change our impact on the environment and how to create a less racist and more peaceful society.
David has spoken in front of Congress, represented Apple and Cisco legally, and written numerous articles on how technological and legal design can affect the environment. He wants to use his years of experience and the practice of design thinking to change the way the world sees politics, race, and the earth itself.
He is currently working on a book titled Climate Activism by Design, bringing design principles to bear on citizen activists responding to corporate and government inaction on this immediate, existential crisis facing all of humankind.
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#equality #equity #racism #socialjustice #SociallyResponsible #Impact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice
The Current Landscape of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Ann Davlin is the Chief of Strategy at Dynamhex, a software development company that monitors and visualizes complex energy consumption data for individual, corporate and government entities.
Her extensive background includes leadership positions with the White House, the Department of Defense, the US Senate as well as Richard Bransonโs Carbon War Room, Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Hillary Clinton.
Ann continues to offer her leadership and services in Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) with her unique insight and strategic knowledge.
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#Sustainability #ImpactInvesting #Diversification #Women #Equity #ESG #SociallyResponsible #Impact #Community @EnvironmentalSocialJustice
Sustainable Food and Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Michelle Adelman is the founder of Accite, a boutique firm focused on building sustainable food and agriculture technology business in Sub-Saharan Africa that spur economic diversification and employment of youth and women, enabling the continent to be more food-secure.
Acciteโs flagship, Go Fresh!, is a controlled-environment, hydroponic horticulture operator and the premier organic and sustainable vegetable brand in Botswana. In 2018, Ms. Adelman founded Infinite Foods, a plant-based food brands to reach Africa markets faster, with lower risk. Her most recent start-up, Crossover Meats, is innovating more environmentally sustainable protein to meet a growing global populationโs demand with nutritious, blended meat products that use simple processing and all-natural ingredients.
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#Sustainability #ImpactInvestment #Agriculture #Food #Africa #Diversification #Women #Equity #Development #Community @EnvironmentalSocialJustice
Building a Sustainable City: The United States Needs a Paradigm Shift
Gerhard Mayer is an architect who embraces a paradigm shift towards walkable, multimodal, equitable and sustainable high-quality urban living.
Originally from Vienna (Austria), he taught design studio at his Alma Mater (RPI) but abandoned an academic career in favor of a life of โlearning through doingโ. His experiences include working with Geoffrey Bawa in Sri Lanka, Gensler on European movie studios, Frank Gehry on a variety of projects, on semiconductor factories in Germany, and his own firm in Southern California.
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#Sustainability #UrbanPlanning #PublicPolicy #Architecture #Transit #Transportation #SocialJustice #Equity #Water #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #Interview
Just Us - Out of Sight, Out of Mind
For centuries we have buried our waste.
Initially we buried our household garbage, then we graduated to burying pollution and hazardous waste thinking we were safe from harm.
We were not.
So, why are we now looking to bury our CO2?
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#Podcast #Pollution #Waste #CO2 #GHG #Remediation #Saltdome#Fracking #SocialJustice #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #Interview
Progress Rail: Advanced Technology for Transport
Wendy Schugar-Martin, JD, MBA, Director, Regulatory & Grants for Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company and a member of the Advanced Technology team at Progress Rail, is responsible for developing near- and long-term strategies to accelerate adoption of alternative energy for rail operations by cultivating relationships with industry experts, organizations, and state and federal agencies.
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#EnvironmentalSocialJustice #Impact #Rail #Transportation #Trains #Cargo #RenewableEnergy #ImpactSolutions #ProgressRail
WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND!
Small break to visit the beautiful island of #kauai
Joy Langford Educates Us on Water and Replenishing Aquifers
Joy Langford discusses water scarcity, drought and the need to replenish the Aquifers we have
Leading Sustainability at Pitney Bowes & Transforming How We Do Business
Michael J. Critelli, has been a Fortune 500 leader for Pitney Bowes, a serial entrepreneur, and a member of multiple non-profit and for-profit fiduciary and advisory Boards, including a 22 ยฝ year tenure as an Eaton Corporation Board member.
Michael led Pitney Bowes through a significant reduction in fossil fuel energy usage by the company and its customers and won numerous awards for leadership development, diversity and inclusion, adherence to ethical standards, commitment to communities, and world-class health programs. He led a successful company-wide effort to achieve โzero dischargeโ status for Pitney Bowes operations. He chaired a public-private partnership to lead Connecticutโs efforts to outperform air pollution targets set forth in the 1990 federal Clean Air Amendments.
Since retiring from Pitney Bowes, Michael has been focused on building cultures of health and wellbeing in organizations, communities, and families and on sustainable regenerative agriculture. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of the MakeUsWell Network, which addresses healthcare issues the pandemic has exposed and exploited.
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#PitneyBowes #Polution #ZeroEmissions #FossilFuel #RenewableEnergy #Ethics #Transportation #ClimateAction #Sustainability #SocialJustice #Impact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice
AltaSea, a unique model for ocean-related solutions
Terry Tamminen, President/CEO of the non-profit โblue economyโ hub AltaSea in the Port of Los Angeles, spent his youth in Australia and propelled his career to Europe, Africa, China and across the United States. He has developed expertise in business, farming, education, non-profit, the environment, the arts, and government.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed him Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency and later Cabinet Secretary, the Chief Policy Advisor to the Governor, where Terry was the architect of many groundbreaking sustainability policies, including California's landmark Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, the Hydrogen Highway Network, and the Million Solar Roofs initiative. His accomplishments are numerous, having cofounded the R20 Regions of Climate Action, NGOs; and academia to implement measurable, large-scale, low-carbon and climate resilient economic development projects that can simultaneously solve the climate crisis and build a sustainable global economy. He also provides advice through 7th Generation Advisors to Pegasus Capital Advisors, Angeleno Group, the UN Green Climate Fund and numerous global businesses on sustainability and โgreenโ investing, as well as assisting governments and philanthropists with climate solutions, including Fiji, India, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.
He currently serves as. An accomplished author, Terry's books include โCracking the Carbon Code: The Keys to Sustainable Profits in the New Economyโ (Palgrave Macmillan). In 2011, Terry was one of six finalists for the Zayed Future Energy Prize and The Guardian ranked Terry No. 1 in its โTop 50 People Who Can Save the Planet.โ
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#BlueEconomy #Carbon #Oceans #ClimateAction #Sustainability #SocialJustice #Impact #EnvironmentalSo
HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE YOU DESERVE MORE?
Olivia Igwe spent her early childhood traveling between France, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy and finally residing in London. She studied fashion at the Instituto Marangoni Fashion school and worked with Christians Dior, Givenchy, Aline Ocho, Adidas, Nike, Balenciaga, Rick Owens, Emporio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld, Modus Mensus, and Numero.
Recently, she has focused on bridging the gap for the underdogs to fall in love with their purpose and confidence while showing up on social media and earning.
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Clever Thinking โ Dr. Elvis Hernandez-Perdomo
Dr Hernandez is an expert in risk management, corporate governance, and real options.
Formerly Central Banker's Economist, ex-founder and executive director of a Latin-America consulting firm, and Senior VP of Consulting at Real Options Valuations, Inc. (ROV) working on real options, risk management, Monte Carlo Risk Simulation, optimization, data analytics, ESG Risk, and business intelligence.
and will be discussing Environmental Social Governance (ESG), Risk, and explaining what Sustainable Development Goals (SDGโs) are and why they matter.
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#OSLRisk #ClimateChange #Sustainability #Resilience #ESG #SDG #Risk #Finance #Communication #Education #GreenEconomy #Interview #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #Environmental
Just Us, Catching up on what is new
Current topics from War to Water
Sustainable Design
S. Lee Wright, owner of Holistic Interior Designs, returns to ESJ to discuss how we can design for the purpose to maximize the positive & minimize damage to the earth.
Take Action Now!
www.ChangeYourSpace.info
www.HolisticInteriorDesigns.com
No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps.
#sustainable #architecture #fengshui #Holistic #EcoDesign #climate #environment #womensleadership #HolisticIneriorDesigns #SustainableDesign #CarbonFootprint #GHG #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #CircularEconomy #NoWaste #ZeroWaste
On Why and How to Build Climate Influence
Andrea Learned is a global climate action influencer with a 25-year career in marketing, communications and thought leadership platform building. She has built her own platforms in plant-based food systems transition (#PlantBased4Climate) and bikes and eBikes as transportation (#bikes4climate) which are sectors the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sees as in the top 4 that must be addressed to reduce critical emissions in this climate emergency.
#PlantBased4Climate #Bikes4Climate
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Supporting the Global Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
Charley Rattan is an international hydrogen and offshore wind energy advisor and trainer, who is an award-winning World Hydrogen Leaders faculty member. He brings over 25 years' real-world renewable experience and a track record of successful major project delivery for Shell, SSE and EON. He shares with us his insight on offshore wind turbines, Hydrogen, and impact investing in Africa
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#GlobalTransiton #Wind #Hydrogen #ImpactInvesting #Sustainability #ClimateChange #Resilience #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #Environmental
EARTHSHOT โ Inspiring Climate Action
Earthshot is a non-profit founded by Mark Bernstein, who has an extensive background in pioneering innovative energy, environmental and sustainability solutions across academic, private, public, and non-profit sectors. His goal is to inspire people to take action on climate change through video gaming and augmented-reality immersive experiences.
Markโs influence and expertise has reached the White House Office of Science &Technology Policy, the RAND Corporation, the State of California, and Pegasus Capital Advisors, as well as the MWWPR group.
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#Sustainability #Earthshot #ClimateAction #VR #AR #VideoGame #WhiteHouse #RAND #PegasusCapital #ClimateChange #Resilience #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #Environmental
Sustainability and the Port of Long Beach
Alex Cherin heads EKAโS Transportation and Clean Tech practices as a senior executive with the Port of Long Beach, the fifth largest container port in the world.
A leader in international goods movement, regional transportation, infrastructure development and clean technology, Alex regularly speaks before decision makers at all levels of federal government, including congress and the US Trade Representative as well as being a featured guest on CNN, Fox Business News, Wall Street Journal, the Economist and the Los Angeles Times.
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Nasdaq - Climate Change, Risk and ESG
EVAN HARVEY is the Global Head of Sustainability for Nasdaq. He manages corporate sustainability (environmental, social, and governance strategy), philanthropy, volunteerism, and purpose projects for the exchange
Climate Change and Insurance
โIn 2021, natural disasters caused overall losses of US$ 280bn, of which roughly US$ 120bn were insuredโ - MunichRe
Deborah Halberstadt, Senior Climate Policy Advisor, California Department of Insurance leads the efforts at the Department to limit climate dangers by incentivizing risk reduction, promoting resilient communities, and supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy.
#Sustainability #Heat #ClimateChange #Risk #Insurance #JustTransition #Resilience #NetZero #GreenEconomy #Interview #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #GHG #Environmental
No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps.
Energy Diversification
A diverse energy supply promotes energy security.
Mike Harriel, Sr. Public Affairs Manager for SoCal Gas discusses energy to gas production and how we can insulate ourselves from energy disruptions and strengthen our energy security.
#Sustainability #Energy #Gas #EnergyDiversification #NetZero #GreenEconomy #Interview #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #GHG #Environmental #ClimateChange
No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps.
"Just Us"
Join us live on Wednesday as we discuss 2021 and what to expect in 2022.
Social Justice for Financial Security
Art Wexler, the "El Duderino of Financial Servicesโ began his career in 1988 working with educators and school districts to develop retirement savings and investment plans. He has held several positions in the financial industry supporting the retirement plan space for several companies including VOYA, AIG, and TIAA and now with Trusted Capital Group (TCG) as Vice President, Business Development.
No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps.
Home for a Home: Socially Conscious Real Estate Professionals.
Home For A Home is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization driven by the belief that a safe, solid home can be the catalyst to dramatic and positive change in people's lives.
Founder Nick Cooper and Director Chris King discuss their foundation and their values of โCompassion. Care. Thoughtful and practical help.โ
https://www.homeforahome.org/
No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit Helps.
#Interview #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #XOTV #RealEstate #Equity #Equality # #NonProfit #501c3 #EconomicStimulus #JobCreation #EnvironmentalJusice #Construction #HomeBuilder #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
Hydrogen- Why The Hate?
William Zobel, Vice President of Iwatani Corporation North America discusses market conditions, where H2 is best and how our infrastructure can benefit.
