“The theme of the expo is ‘designing society for future lives.’ And it is just that from the foundations, from the buildings to the exhibits, each country showcasing what they’re doing for our future, in technology, healthcare, sustainable, living energy…The Japan pavilion’s exhibit…is about the circular economy and…the theme is between life and life. So… Continue reading Japan Embraces Climate & Sustainability – Yvonne Burton, Expert On Doing Business In Japan, at Osaka Expo 2025
“For anyone, women especially who are interested in the energy and climate space, I would say that you shouldn’t feel that you need to choose between the public sector, the private sector, and the nonprofit sector. I’ve been able to continue to build my expertise in the energy and climate space, but from multiple different… Continue reading Career Advice From 5 Women Trailblazers – Hilary Doe, Cong. Chrissy Houlahan, Zara Summers, Tensie Whelan, & Claire Seaborn
“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 You Can Make A Difference Where You Are – Laur Hesse Fisher, MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative
“If you cannot change the system, change the frigging system… Women, when we have our money, are more likely to start an impact fund business or something. So, we have really got to get out of our way and just take the risk. “ Tracy Gray at The Earth Day Women’s Summit 2025 Innovative financing models… Continue reading Unlocking Capital For Women And Climate Solutions – Women Leaders In Finance And Investment, The Earth Day Women’s Summit
“Food systems have to do with everything from production to processing, distribution, and the utilization. Then of course, end of life for food systems which includes food waste. In the United States, 40% of the food that we produce goes to waste. This means with distribution challenges that not everybody has equitable access to the… Continue reading Food, Fashion & Ag vs. Climate Change – Voices From The Earth Day Women’s Summit
“Most things when it comes to corporate sustainability do not happen in a vacuum. I am part of an environmental sustainability team, but we would not be able to accomplish anything without our energy teams, our network teams, and more. The ability to take what can be a complex idea and translate that into a… Continue reading Business Leaders Bridging The Climate Gap – Voices From The Earth Day Women’s Summit
“Our core business is harvesting and collecting the by-product from coal combustion plants historically, called fly ash. We introduce it into supplementary cementitious materials to create a Portland cement replacement. We are pushing for 20% and even 30% [replacement of traditional cement] and hopefully reaching 100% one day with our technologies that are still in… Continue reading Green Cement Is Changing How We Build – Marci Jenks, Eco Material Technologies
“How do we get people in the tent to even hear the story? With ‘Living with Ed’ and other projects, we were a family they could identify with. We were yelling, laughing, loving each other while talking about real issues. I represented the average person’s perspective on issues like taking the subway. There’s the funny,… Continue reading Women Rewriting The Climate Conversation – Voices From The Earth Day Women’s Summit
“Blue state pension funds are doubling down on sustainability while red state pension funds are firing you. Companies are challenged because for some constituencies, they have to demonstrate their sustainability credentials, and for others, they have to hide them. So it’s a really challenging time. But if you can demonstrate the business case, then maybe… Continue reading Sustainable Business Is Good Business – Tensie Whelan, Founding Director of the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
“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 Female Farmers Are Transforming Cotton – Alison Ward, CEO of CottonConnect
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