impactpodcast.com/guest/organic-authority-laura-klein/
It was a decade ago that Laura Klein, co-founder/Editor-in-Chief of Organic Authority and owner of EcoSalon, was in culinary school looking at the comparison between organic and conventional food. She posed a simple question: “Why is organic food superior in flavor and quality?” Her paradigm shift started right then. Today, Klein investigates America’s burgeoning food crisis […]
impactpodcast.com/guest/local-clean-energy-alliance-al-weinrub/
Al Weinrub helps the Local Clean Energy Alliance, a Bay Area-based organization, bring local renewable energy resources into communities in a beneficial way. The alliance’s goal is to harness energy sources locally as a means of equitable wealth for urban communities and to help communities realize that not all renewable energy is created equal. “Climate […]
impactpodcast.com/guest/spingreen-elliot-groman/
To understand Elliot Groman’s passion for living green, you have to go back to his early days, when he got interested in recycling and reuse possibilities while working as an engineer in the Russian army. Now the President of SpinGreen, a textile-recycling company, Groman looks for ways to increase textile recycling rates by spreading awareness and […]
Global Goods Partners works with more than 30 women-led artisan groups in 20 countries to showcase beautiful handmade products that support local community development initiatives.
impactpodcast.com/episode/2013/11/supporting-childrens-rights-unicef-stephanie-hodge/
UNICEF supports children both in emergency and developmental situations — most importantly, supporting children’s rights to education, health, nutrition, water and sanitation.
The Rainforest Alliance is a nonprofit organization that works to protect the environment and improve the livelihoods of communities in more than 80 countries.
impactpodcast.com/episode/2013/11/todays-student-tomorrows-innovation-leader-ecotek-evan-morton/
Teenage scientist Evan Morton has worked with Ecotek on a variety of projects, including building a wind turbine and a hydrogen fuel-cell car.
impactpodcast.com/guest/unicef-stephanie-hodge/
As a former adventurous child who later traveled the globe, it’s only fitting that Stephanie Hodge found her way to UNICEF to make young children’s dreams of adventure a possible reality. UNICEF supports children both in emergency and developmental situations — most importantly, supporting children’s rights to education, health, nutrition, water and sanitation. Hodge found […]
impactpodcast.com/guest/global-goods-partners-kelly-jackson/
After traveling the world for a number of years following college graduation, Kelly Jackson wanted to find a way to give back to the communities that opened her eyes to the beauty across the planet. She joined Global Goods Partners, a fair-trade nonprofit organization that works with more than 30 women-led artisan groups in 20 […]
impactpodcast.com/guest/rainforest-alliance-ana-paula-tavares/
Ana Paula Tavares is the Executive Vice President of the Rainforest Alliance, a nonprofit organization that works to protect the environment and improve the livelihoods of communities in more than 80 countries. The Rainforest Alliance focuses on building a more sustainable world by working closely with companies, developers and governments to develop better land-use practices. […]