Lead The Change

Rethinking Wealth & Investing for Impact: A conversation with  Matthew Weatherley-White, Co-Founder of  Caprock   The principal architect of Caprock’s Impact Investing Platform and the creator of the now-independent impact reporting platform  iPAR ,Matthew is a sought-after speaker and thought leader in the discipline, most recently being honored as an Industry Pioneer. In addition to keynoting co...

The Blue, Green and Orange Economies Merge in St. Lucia’s Sustainable Development Agenda: A Conversation with Dr. Gale Rigobert Dr. Gale TC Rigobert made history in 2014 by becoming the youngest and first female Leader of the Opposition in St. Lucia. Then in 2016, when her United Workers Party won the federal election, she was appointed Minister of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Susta...

Building a Brighter, More Equitable World: A Conversation with Dory Trimble of the Honnold Foundation “There’s no point supporting environmental causes that don’t support standards of living to help people.” Adventure rock climber Alex Honnold came to that realization in 2010, when he traveled to Chad on an expedition. Struck by local communities’ lack of access to power, Honnold began to think ab...

Cooperating to Bring the Good: A Conversation with Jonathan Reinbold  In 1988, a handful of Midwest family farmers fed up with the state of American agriculture gathered at the Viroqua, WI courthouse to talk about doing farming differently. Thirty years later, the farmer-owned cooperative they started, Organic Valley , represents more than 2,000 farmers in 34 US states and achieved $1.1 billion in...

Canvas is on a mission to create a world of superhealthy people: A conversation with founder, Sarah Pool. Sarah is the Co-Founder & CEO of Canvas , a healthy beverage company committed to improving individual and global health through functional nutrition and innovative technology applications. Sarah is the former Founder/CEO of Pacific Superfood Snacks, later acquired by Made In Nature. Sarah is...

Investing in Peace Through Innovation: A Conversation with Shiva Sarram of the Blossom Hill Foundation A world where conflict-affected children thrive. The vision of the Blossom Hill Foundation drives its mission to invest in solution-driven initiatives for refugees and internally displaced communities. Over the last nine years, the Foundation has supported almost 56,000 war-affected children in 1...

SUSTAINABILITY IN SPORTS: Conversations with Dr. Allen Hershkowitz, Rocky Harris and Kaitlin Sandeno According to Forbes the sports industry’s projected worth is to grow to over $70 billion this year.   In January 2019, the New York Yankees became the first sports team in history to create the position of Environmental Science Advisor to its staff.  The legendary sports franchise chose Dr. Allen H...

Taking the Trash Out of Takeout: Durham, NC’s GreenToGo Imagine checking out a takeout container like you would a library book. Instead of a Styrofoam clamshell that you have to throw out, you’d get a reusable box that you’d return for cleaning and redistribution to another diner. That’s the idea behind Durham, NC’s GreenToGo reusable takeout container service, which operates in local restaurants....

Leveraging Best Practices in Sustainability For Customers & Company Scott Tew’s sustainability journey began on his family’s produce farm in Alabama. There, he learned that “natural resources are precious gifts that need to be nurtured, protected, and never squandered.” Today, Tew’s the Exective Director of Ingersoll Rand’s Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (CEES). But, as he writes...

Friendly Food on a Mission: A Conversation with Keeley Tillotson, CEO of Wild Friends Foods Keeley Tillotson started Wild Friends out of her dorm room with her co-founder and roommate, Erika Welsh. Seven years later, their women-run company distributes their unique, healthy nut butters nationally. On a mission to “make food friendly” for their customers, suppliers, and the planet, they make their...

Mahindra Group Companies Rise Against Climate Change: A Conversation with Anirban Ghosh For over a decade, the Mahindra Group has been leveraging its size and stature for maximum sustainability impact. Mahindra’s companies span 22 industries, operate in over 100 countries, and employ more than 240,000 people. Founded and headquartered in India, the Group is a US $20.7 billion global federation of...

Crafting the Perfect Beer With the Spirit of Innovation Ken Grossman founded Sierra Nevada Brewing Co . in 1980, with the goal of providing his customers with the kind of beer he liked to drink—hoppy, dark and flavorful. His background in home brewing, uncompromising approach to quality, and financial savvy helped him build one of the most successful craft breweries in the U.S.   Sierra Nevada’s p...

Focusing on Solutions—Not Silos: Vien Truong, CEO of Dream Corps Shaped by growing up in Oakland, CA during the 80s—the city’s crack years, she says— Vien Truong has dedicated her career to fundamentally ending poverty. Truong is the President of the Dream Corps , and she believes in the power of an inclusive and equitable green economy. Truong has developed numerous energy, environmental, and eco...

Designing Buildings for Clients and the Environment How does a small architectural firm end up fielding calls from Tesla? By designing the largest residential microgrid on earth. The project, a recent home renovation in Tuxedo Park, NY, includes geothermal wells, a thousand solar panels, and enough battery capacity to interest Tesla. Architect Andrew Wright explains that he began with a design for...

Dow's Collaborative Blueprint for Unlocking Carbon Reductions To date, Dow Olympic & Sports Solutions has delivered 3.64 million tons of CO2e reductions, and it’s on track to exceed 6 million tons by 2026. This unique partnership between Dow and the International Olympic Committee uses sport and the Olympic brand as platforms to demonstrate how science and technology can help the transition to a l...

Elytus: In the Business of Wasting Nothing In 10 years of business, Elytus has aided its clients in saving 175,000 admin hours, 20 million trees, and over $11 million dollars—all through its innovative technology and passion for the environment. Elytus partners with clients such as Red Robin, Omnicare and Bob Evans to “waste nothing” by managing their waste streams through recycling, diversion or...

Hunter Lovins On Our Finer Future Hunter Lovins, President and Founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions , believes that citizens, communities and companies, working together within the market context, are the most dynamic problem solving force on the planet. A champion of sustainable development for over 35 years, Lovins has consulted on business, economic development, sustainable agriculture, ener...

Moving the Needle Toward a More Holistic and Ethical Fashion Industry The Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator (BF+DA), a Pratt Institute initiative, is a hub for ethical fashion and design that provides design entrepreneurs, creative technologists and industry professionals with the resources they need to transform their ideas into successful, triple bottom line businesses. Approximately 15 emer...

How Danone North America Became the Largest Certified B Corp in the World Danone North America—maker of Dannon, Silk, So Delicious, Horizon Organic and Vega, among others—recently became the largest certified B Corp™ in the world for its commitment to social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. As a large multinational company, Danone North America demonstrated that cert...

Lyft is Working to Reclaim Cities for People, Not Cars Lyft was one of the first U.S. companies to join former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “We Are Still In” movement to declare its continuing commitment to the Paris Climate Accord. Shortly after, it outlined its own Climate Impact Goals , doing its part to address the threat posed by global climate change. Sam Arons is Director of Sust...

S’well Proves Sustainability Can Be Stylish Sarah Kauss launched S’well in 2010 with the belief that a crave-worthy bottle that combined fashion with function would make people stop buying disposable water bottles, thus reducing single-use plastic consumption.  Eight years after launching, S’well is the fastest growing woman-owned business in the United States. Olivia Gossett Cooper , Bard MBA alu...

Maximizing Positive Social Impact and Minimizing Environmental Impact: An Interview with Ali Kenney of Burton Snowboards  It’s almost impossible to upcycle used snowboards. Because their components—metal, wood, plastic, resin—are tightly fused during manufacturing, the best end-of-life outcome is usually chopped scrap that can be downcycled into fill. Which is why Burton is working with a new recy...

Creating New Value Frontiers through Future First Leadership: A Conversation with Alice Mann of Mann Advisors Organizational psychologist Alice Mann talked with over 60 sustainable business leaders to find out how they’re innovating in the face of today’s global challenges. Her new book, Future First: How Successful Leaders Turn Innovation Challenges into New Value Frontiers, distills what she lea...

Beyond Politics-The Private Sector Steps Up on Climate Change: A Conversation with Michael Vandenbergh Michael Vandenbergh points out that 70% of us think that companies should be doing more on climate change. The good news, as he also points in his new book, is that the private sector is rising to that challenge. Beyond Politics: The Private Governance Response to Climate Change makes the case th...

“Conscious” Construction Builds Better Homes: A Conversation With Casey Grey of the Conscious Builder Casey Grey argues that you may not be able to build or renovate a home 100% sustainably, but that you can do it 100% consciously. Through his company, The Conscious Builder , Grey advocates making “conscious” construction decisions to create a positive, lasting change. He and his team focus on bui...