Frank Zambrelli, executive director of Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business Responsible Business Coalition, discusses the school’s recommendations for sustainability and transparency in the fashion industry. He explains findings in Accenture’s recently released report, Scaling ESG Solutions in Fashion, which identified seven areas of focus required for sustainable changes to the fashion industry. They include industry-wide adoption of transparent emissions […]
Jacqueline Claudia, CEO of Smarter Sorting, joins the conversation to discuss the use of product chemical ingredient information to expedite recycling and reduce food waste at retail stores. The company offers a tool, the Product Intelligence Platform, that retailers can use to catalog and accurately sort materials in the back of their stores. The platform also produces greater efficiency and […]
Every aspect of making, selling, and replacing clothing has a big environmental impact, from producing fabrics to manufacturing processes to how we consume and dispose of clothes we no longer want. Consider your clothing purchases carefully, avoid fast fashion, and choose quality clothing that will last a long time. A growing number of clothing brands and retailers now offer take-back […]
This year, Earth911 is honoring Earth Day’s 52 years of inspiring action with 52 Actions for the Earth. Each week from Earth Day 2022 to Earth Day 2023, we will share one action you can take to save resources, reduce waste, and make your own life more sustainable. This week, you can invest in the earth by building a capsule […]
Frank Zambrelli, executive director of Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business Responsible Business Coalition, discusses the school’s recommendations for sustainability and transparency in the fashion industry. He explains findings in Accenture’s recently released report, Scaling ESG Solutions in Fashion, which identified seven areas of focus required for sustainable changes to the fashion industry. They include industry-wide adoption of transparent emissions […]
Earth911 is honoring Earth Day’s 52 years of inspiring action with 52 Actions for the Earth. Each week from Earth Day 2022 to Earth Day 2023, we will share one action you can take to invest in the Earth and make your own life more sustainable. The fashion industry is renowned for its wastefulness and steep environmental impact. Businesses, governments, […]
After you’ve purchased a new pair of sports shoes, don’t throw away the old ones. If they still are wearable, there are programs that collect and distribute sneakers and sports shoes to those who can use them. If they’re no longer wearable, there are also options for recycling them. But don’t put them in your curbside recycling bin; instead, you’ll […]
Mitch welcomes back Rick Wayman, CEO of the Foundation for Climate Restoration (F4CR), for a conversation about the twin threats of climate change and nuclear war. Vladimir Putin’s reckless war on Ukraine, which has come with repeated threats to use nuclear weapons, came at a critical juncture in the response to climate change. The 2020s is a make-or-break decade for […]
Heather Florio, CEO of Desert Harvest, a maker of aloe vera-based nutritional supplements, will introduce a refillable smart bottle this summer. Heather explains how the company’s refined aloe products relieve the symptoms of interstitial cystitis, a debilitating disease that primarily affects women. Desert Harvest is moving away from single-use plastic pill packaging in favor of compostable plant-based refill bags as […]
Designing the future of civilization is no small task. Our guest Michael Jansen, founder and CEO of Cityzenith, is a pioneer of digital twin technology. These emerging computer models are poised to transform how we test our assumptions about the impact of new designs and policies before making the changes in the real world, from the design of cities to […]