sustainabiliME

Today I'll be chatting with Brianna Treat, Director of Sustainability for Climate Pledge Arena and the Seattle Kraken. The Seattle Kraken is the newest team to join the NHL, and the Climate Pledge Arena is one of the most impressive arena's in the world. In fact, they strive to be the most progressive, responsible, and sustainable arena in the world and so far, I'd say they are doing a great job!...

On this week's episode, Jason and Kelly will continue the series on sustainable labels and certification. This particular episode will focus on milk, specifically, dairy, oat, soy, almond, and rice. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impact-milks https://www.organicvalley.coop/blog/difference-between-pasteurized-and-ultra-pasteurized-mil...

On this week's episode, we will continue talking about sustainable product labels. We intended to talk about food as a broad category, however we this plan changed once we realized how many labels were involved with eggs alone. Who knew?! We will dive into Certified Humane, Animal Welfare Approved, Global Animal Partnership, UEP Cage Free Certified, and more.  Check out our social media @sustainab...

It's officially Episode 200! What an accomplishment! There was another very recent accomplishment coming out of the United Nations... the High Seas Treaty! Today Jason and Kelly will provide an overview on this new treaty which is aimed at protecting marine life in international waters.  Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/05/high...

Today Jason and Kelly will be covering the sustainable stories from the month of February 2023. These stories include: REI banning PFAS, recycling wind turbine blades, Our Next Energy launching renewable energy storage, and the dodo bird. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: https://www.vestas.com/en/media/company-news/2023/vestas-unveils-circularity-solution-to-end-landfill-for-...

There has been a sustainabiliME takeover! Today Jason will be chatting with Daniel Hill, Senior Manager of the Innovation Fund at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). They will cover two very interesting topics: sustainability innovation and #OpenDoorClimate. Climate change is going to require a ton of different solutions, so sustainability is a space that will involve a lot of innovation, making...

On this week's episode, we will continue to dive into sustainable product labeling with a focus on apparel/textiles. We will discuss Textile Exchange Standards (CCS, GRS, RCS), Organic Standards (OCS, GOTS), Better Cotton Initiative, US Cotton Trust Protocol, Mass Balance Standards, Bluesign, and Oekotex.  Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: https://textileexchange.org/organic-c...

On this week's episode, we will continue to dive into sustainable product labeling with a focus on brand certifications. We will discuss B Corp, 1% for the Planet, Energy Star Partner, Climate Neutral Certified, and ISO 14001. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: B Corp: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/ https://www.businessinsider.com/b-corporation-b-lab-movement-and1-cofounde...

Today Jason and Kelly will be covering some of the sustainable stories from January 2023. These stories include: Danone being sued over plastics, the USDA approving a vaccine for honeybees, and a new food waste company called Mill. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/world/europe/danone-sued-plastic-use-france.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/...

When you are out shopping, have you noticed the vast amount of sustainability labels on various products? We have decided to dive in and research some of these labels to understand what they are all about. Today, Jason will give an intro on what this series will be about, but will also cover some packaging certifications. These include: - FSC / PEFC (Forest Stewardship Council / Program for the En...

Today I'll be chatting with Geoff Dembicki, author of The Petroleum Papers, Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change. In this book, Geoff talks about how he dove into oil industry documents to understand the disinformation campaigns that many of the largest oil companies organized around their industry and climate change. This book was named a Washington Post Best Book of the Yea...

Today I'll be chatting with Ben Collier, CEO of The Farmlink Project. Farmlink is working to decrease both food waste and hunger by connecting farmers to food banks. I first heard about The Farmlink Project during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when they were rescuing fresh food from farms, that would have otherwise gone to landfill, to feed hungry people. The work that they do is amazing and...

Happy New Year! Before we dive into 2023, we need to wrap up the sustainable stories of December 2022. Jason and Kelly will cover the following stories: the clean energy transition, legally binding environmental targets in Britain, the Food Donation Improvement Act, Meijer's electric semi-trucks, and the bald eagle population.  Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: Food Donation I...

Another COP? Yup! COP15 took place earlier this month in Montreal with a focus on biodiversity. So, in today's episode, Kelly and Jason will provide a high level overview of the major outcomes from this COP (Conference of Parties). Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod More info on COP15: Carbonbrief.org

Today Jason and I will be going through the LEED certification checklist to determine if our gingerbread house design could be LEED certified. This is meant to be a fun, goofy episode to kick off the holidays.  Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod USGBC LEED Projects: https://www.usgbc.org/projects? State=%5B%22Michigan%22%5D  

It's time for another book report! Today Jason will provide a summary of his recent reading of Purpose and Profit: How Business Can Lift Up the World by George Serafeim.  Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Check out this book: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=61494  

Today Jason and I will provide a high level overview of COP27. COP aka the Conference of Parties is a United Nations conference on climate change where over 35,000 participants, including over 100 heads of States and Governments, meet to discuss climate change problems and solutions. The goal is to meet the Pair Climate Accord of limiting the increase of global temperatures to 2 degrees C with the...

Today Jason and I will cover the sustainable stories from the month of November including: FDA approval of lab-grown meat, the RAF using sustainable aviation fuel, the EPA increasing the social cost of carbon, and Apple using clean energy to charge iPhones. Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Sources: - RAF using SAF - FDA approval of lab-grown meat - Upside Foods - Social cost of carbon...

Today I'll be talking with Cory Thompson, owner of Red Oak Refillery, which actually has 6 locations throughout Southeast Michigan. Refillerys are a great way to refill containers of various soaps, detergents, shampoos, and more as a way to reduce packaging, reduce plastic, and reduce toxic materials within your products. Refillerys are becoming more and more popular throughout Michigan as well as...

Today I'll be chatting with Dr. Andrew Hoffman, a professor at the University of Michigan in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the School for Environment and Sustainability. We will be discussing how the insurance industry is in the midst of shifting the way it does business due to the impacts of climate change. This was a topic that we covered in one of my classes at U of M and I found i...

Today I'll be chatting with Yesh Pavlik Slenk, Senior Manager of the Climate Corps, which is part of the Environmental Defense Fund, (EDF) and the host of the podcast Degrees. The EDF is a nonprofit working to solve many climate and environmental solutions. The Climate Corps is an innovative fellowship program that places graduate students into companies and nonprofits to help advance clean energy...

Today Jason and I will cover the sustainable stories from the month of October including Apple switching to USB-C chargers, the Detroit Tree Equity partnership, and Carbon Capture projects. We will also touch on how I took a week off from podcasting this month for mental sustainability. After midterms, I decided to get off the grid for a weekend and we traveled to Hocking Hills, Ohio and learned a...

Today I will be chatting with Rev. Kyle Meyaard-Schaap who is also Vice President of the Evangelical Environmental Network. We will be discussing what it is like being a devoted Christian who is also focused on educating, inspiring, and mobilizing other Christians to address environmental issues and climate change. Religion isn't a topic that I have covered much on this podcast, but I'm excited to...

Today I will be chatting with Dr. Shelie Miller, one of my amazing professors at the School for Environment and Sustainability (also known as SEAS) at the University of Michigan. Shelie will be talking about some of her various life cycle analysis studies and explaining the concept of tradeoffs as well as feedback loops. Check out all of her work here: https://seas.umich.edu/research/faculty/sheli...

Today Jason and I will be covering the sustainable stories from the month of September. These stories will include: The founder of Patagonia giving away his company, EasyJet ditching offsets, Solar panel efficiency, and an update on the ozone layer.  Follow us on social media @sustainabiliME.pod Tip of the week: Check out this video of Katharine Hayhoe talking about the impacts of climate change o...