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GreenBiz 350 is a weekly podcast taking you behind the headlines in green business. Original stories and interviews cover renewable energy, clean technologies, sustainable supply chains, cities, food, climate change and more.
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Episode 324: IDEO teams with H&M, midmarket banks embrace ESG
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Meet 2022 WSLA honoree Grace Kwok, chairman and executive director of Allied Sustainability and Environmental Consultants Group.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 327: Meet carbontech startup Air Company
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In this episode, Gregory Constantine, co-founder and CEO of Air Company, talks growth plans for his startup. Plus, we debate deep-sea mining and the purpose of purpose.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 326: The heat index; a historic climate policy opp
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This week's episode features interviews with James Murray, editor in chief of BusinessGreen, and Sophia Mendelsohn, chief sustainability officer and global head of ESG at tech firm Cognizant.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 325: The 'green premium'; electrification is inflation-proof
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This week's episode features highlights from VERGE Electrify, including PG&E CEO Patti Poppe, DoE official Jigar Shah and electrification expert Saul Griffith.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 323: Boris Johnson's climate legacy, Seth Godin takes on the climate crisis
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Episode 322: GreenFin 22 highlights, leadership lessons
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On this week's episode, we feature the voices of green finance experts including Mark Carney, Sarah Bloom Raskin, Wendy Cromwell, Ron O'Hanley and more.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 321: Hear from execs from Microsoft, Suzano, plus more 30 Under 30
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More insights from the 2022 GreenBiz 30 Under 30, plus interviews with Microsoft Corporate Vice President Elisabeth Brinton and Suzano CSO Cristina Gil White.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 320: GreenBiz 30 Under 30 speaks up
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Featuring reflections from Allison Ward (Dell), Alex Laplaza (Lowercarbon Capital), Chante Harris (Venture for ClimateTech, Second Muse), Kyle Ritchie (CannonDesign) and Raven Hernandez (Earth Rides).By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 319: Green loans for startups, preaching policy
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Featuring conversations with Spencer Reeder, director of sustainability and government affairs for Audi of America, and Heather Barker, global vice president of regulatory and business solutions with Reckitt.By GreenBiz Editors
This week's GreenBiz 350 includes insights from Marissa McGowan, chief sustainability officer at L'Oreal North America; Jeffery Hogue, chief sustainability officer at Levi Strauss; and Jane Abernethy, chief sustainability officer at HumanScale.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 317: Conversations about circularity
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Highlights from Circularity 22, including green chemistry pioneer John Warner, sustainability marketing maven Suzanne Shelton and champion of the information waste collection sector, Keiran Smith of Mr. Green Africa.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 316: ESG ratings, EV charging, circularity chat
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Featuring conversations with Dimitry Gershenson, co-founder of Enduring Planet; James Murray, EIC of BusinessGreen; and Frank Reig, CEO of Revel.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 315: Meet the VC firm advised by Leo DiCaprio
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Dan Fishman and Mike Smith, general partners of Regeneration.VC, talk about what differentiates its investment thesis and how it will work with large corporations.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 314: Mainstreaming resale, inside the carbon removal XPrize
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This week's guests: Nellie Cohen, formerly of Patagonia's Worn Wear used apparel program, and Marcius Extavour, chief scientist of XPrize.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 313: Find your climate superpower; a new approach to dairy-free milk
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Featuring interviews with Heather White, author of "One Green Thing: Discover Your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet," and Nurit Argov-Argaman, a researcher and lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 312: European energy security, circular buildings
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BusinessGreen editor in chief James Murray discusses how the Ukraine power is writing the rules for energy security in European, and GreenBiz Senior Analyst John Davies chats about salary dynamics for corporate sustainability professionals.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 311: Inside Rihanna's climate foundation, Mars nudges suppliers
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GreenBiz.org advisor Jarami Bond takes us inside Rihanna's nonprofit, the Clara Lionel Foundation. Meanwhile, Mars sustainability executive Kevin Rabinovitch discusses the food giant's Scope 3 reduction ambitions.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 310: Talking green jobs, rural energy efficiency
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Plus, are you thinking about how a return to the office will affect your ESG strategy? You should.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 309: The SEC and ESG, investors scrutinize lobbying
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Plus, your ESG storytelling skills may leave something to be desired.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 308: LanzaTech CEO reflects, SXSW startup scene
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Plus, is it finally the time for vehicle-to-grid technology?By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 307: Women shaping the future of climate action, finance and ESG
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Plus, a quick catch up with Dylan Siegler, vice president and senior sustainability analyst at GreenBiz.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 306: Accountability, the Ukraine war and that IPCC report
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Plus, we chat about Sidecar founder Sunil Paul's new zero-emissions fleet venture, Spring Free EV.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 305: Waste not this trash, rethinking systems
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Plus more highlights from the main stage of GreenBiz 22, with Wells Fargo, Microsoft and Goodyear.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 304: GreenBiz 22 highlights, Salesforce value statement
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Words of wisdom from Paul Polman of Imagine, Sanda Ojiambo of U.N. Global Compact and Hana Kajimura of Allbirds.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 303: Open up ESG data, brush up on quantum computing
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Plus, is your organization raising the bar on what it means to be a sustainable business?By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 302: Talking green steel, ESG and exec pay
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Plus, some great questions to consider as you develop a holistic plastics strategy.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 301: EV fleets, cellular ag and trends to watch in 2022
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Plus, why a fifth-generation farmer is sowing oats with Oatly.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 300: Larry Fink's CEO missive; no small potatoes
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Plus, five trends to watch in climate-aligned finance.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 299: Climate news from Europe, 2022 wish list continued
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Plus, it's time for plastics and climate activists to get their causes synced up.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 298: C-suite execs we like, 2022 wish list
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Plus, how the investment community can get intentional about gender and equity.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 297: Reflections on 2021 and what's to come
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Plus: The sustainability job market is hot for entry-level, early career and mid-career professionals, too. It just can be a lot harder to see.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 296: Circular economy Ph.D., Hines carbon strategist
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Plus, why the buzz over just transition has a lot in common with the net-zero movement.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 295: The ecocide dialogue, net zero reckoning
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Plus, what corporate sustainability teams should know about the Article 6 negotiations at COP 26.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 294: Circular economy goes Dutch, DEI and NGOs
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Plus, the 'high-hanging' opportunities for decarbonizing in industries such as construction and transportation are now within reach.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 293: Circularity and COP, lessons from Amazon
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Plus, former President Barack Obama has a message for young climate activists.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 292: Early buzz from COP26, more VERGE 21 voices
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Plus, why Intuit's new marketplace for small businesses is such a big deal.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 291: The economics of climate tech, Microsoft's new emissions accounting app
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Tune in for highlights from the mainstage of VERGE 21.By GreenBiz Editors
Plus, we speak with VERGE 21 keynote speaker Yishan Wong, founder and CEO of a startup working on 'reforestation in a box.'By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 289: How to be a 'climate positive' business
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Plus, good cop and bad cop developments ahead of the COP26 climate negotiations.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 288: Behind Logitech's carbon labels
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Plus, more on the new employee engagement guide published by Project Drawdown.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 287: Paul Polman on being 'net positive'
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Plus, the clean energy transition offers an unparalleled to bring diversity into the energy workforce.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 286: Climate Week revelations and reflections
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Plus, TerraCycle's Loop service will soon offer refillable containers in Walgreens, Krogers stores.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 285: Chatting about diversity and biodiversity
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Plus, what a coming wave of IPOs means for the ESG movement.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 284: Controversy amid COP26 countdown
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Plus, would you 'borrow' a shopping bag? Inside the Beyond the Bag program pilot.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 283: The truth about 'climate-themed' funds
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Plus, inside Google's regenerative agriculture play, and the link between alternative proteins and textiles.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 282: Environmental justice, ESG and the S&P 500
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Plus, what will it take for the U.S. to get on board with high-speed rail investments?By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 281: Meet the materials startup helping Audi decarbonize
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Plus, exploring the complicated matter of system change.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 280: Former Google exec charges up EV truck fleets
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Plus, vertical farming pioneer AeroFarms is having a very busy year.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 279: Meet the new CEO for International Living Future Institute
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Plus, our monthly check-in with the editor in chief for UK media firm BusinessGreen.By GreenBiz Editors
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Episode 278: Talking net zero, an ESG journey
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A new campaign launched on Earth Overshoot Day this week focuses on celebrating proven and scalable solutions that should be a central part of the discussion at COP26 this fall.By GreenBiz Editors
