“The venues chosen had to agree….Many of those venues went fully plant-based for Billie shows, which was amazing. So, they had to agree to have at least three plant-based mains. So that doesn’t count pretzels…or popcorn…. On that last US leg (of Billie’s tour), we went a step further. We worked with every venue and… Continue reading The Power of Celebrity for Good – Maggie Baird, Founder & President of Support+Feed, Mother of Grammy-winning Artists Billie Eilish and Finneas
I was in NYC on 9-11-2001. I lived directly across from the Mayor’s residence. We had the NYPD and snipers as our security detail, especially with a range of diplomats in the building (my neighbors). There were about five reasons I could have lost my life that day, but fate intervened, including having a meeting… Continue reading I Am A New Yorker – A Commemorative Poem by Vincent Pasquale, NYC Firefighter, 2001
“Obviously that question of women, money, and wealth changed over time….We don’t talk about women wanting money all that much…Women were excited to become gradually big earners, but they treated money very differently. They treated money as a way to create protection for themselves and their family, as a way to create a legacy… Continue reading Women’s History On Wall Street– Paulina Bren, Author of “She Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street,” Professor at Vassar College
When I last met Gloria Steinem, I talked with her about my late great-great aunt, Miriam Michelson, who was a “Gloria Steinem” of the late 1890’s early 1900’s. Both of them forcefully and yet elegantly empowered women to seize their political, cultural and economic power. Aunt Miriam was a journalist, author, and activist for women’s… Continue reading Gloria Steinem ‘Created New Paradigms Of Womanhood’ – Lessons
“It’s really that investment to transition from a legacy industry into a future industry…that is aiming to drive more sustainability and manufacturing processes and products overall…One of the things that we fundamentally see as being important in this economic shift, and we say it in this Practical Guide to the Green Economy, is that this… Continue reading Study Shows Green Manufacturing Supports Economic Growth– Bethia Burke, President, The Fund For Our Economic Future
“I’ve been particularly passionate about working with women in those communities to teach them about new techniques so they can understand how to run their farm more effectively, but also understand their rights as women in those communities so they have a stronger voice…. And because they were called an ‘ambassador,’ their status in the… Continue reading Organic Cotton From Female Farmers: Alison Ward, CEO of CottonConnect
“We did a study where we shared the story of the careful thought that went into products that were better for people and the planet … Then we administered the standard guest satisfaction survey, and what we found, Joan, was 150% increase in satisfaction, loyalty numbers… Why?…They equated it to service. They said a hotel… Continue reading How Hotel Rooms Affect Your Health & The Planet – JoAnna Abrams, Founder/CEO of MindClick
“There are those individual actions that we can take. But if I can work with my community or work inside of my company, or if I can work inside of my house of worship and we can build some community and some action that way, it will have a much bigger impact than anything that… Continue reading Make A Difference Where You Are – Laur Hesse Fisher, MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative
“(Climate modelling)…it’s being used in things like insurance companies. It’s being used by companies for their ESG assessments. So, when you get your insurance premium at the end of the year, there is some kind of climate model that has said something about the risk of your house to flood. It has said something about… Continue reading Climate Modeling, Weather & Money – Maria Caffrey, Principal Scientist, UK’s National Physical Laboratory
“We were the first to lightweight our bottles. So, if you think about a typical bottle of soda, it’s about 27 grams of plastic. Our bottles, this year, I think they’re coming in at 6.6 grams …We’ve created label-less bottles so they’re easier to recycle. …We’re now running lines that are entirely recycled content. So… Continue reading Plastic Bottles & Summer Vacations – Ann Marie (Canela) Chock, Head of Niagara Cares, the Philanthropic Arm of Niagara Water, America’s Largest Water Bottler
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