Previous Impact Episodes
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
Dreaming up Desirable Upcycled Products with TerraCycle’s Albe Zakes
TerraCycle’s unique recycling programs collect countless materials not typically accepted by municipal programs.
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Cutting Waste in Healthcare with Practice Greenhealth’s Laura Wenger
Practice Greenhealth’s mission is simple but crucially important: examining how its member organizations’ operations impact their local communities and the staff they serve.
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A Day of Celebration, Reflection and Education with Earth Day Canada’s Jed Goldberg
Jed Goldberg, President of Earth Day Canada, has helped facilitate the awareness and involvement about this important day throughout Canada.
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Changing the Way We Ship Food with Global Fresh Foods’ Mark Barnekow
Global Fresh Foods uses a fuel-cell technology that preserves freshness and allows for slower shipping via sea freight — slowed to anywhere from 15 to 50 days without sacrificing quality.
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Offsetting a Company’s Carbon Footprint with National Geographic Society’s Hans Wegner
Since 2006, Wegner and his peers have worked to identify all the ways the society can lessen its carbon footprint.
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Creating Resilience for Communities with Global Adaptation Institute’s Dr. Juan Daboub
The Global Adaptation Institute aims to help lift people out of poverty, reduce health risks and increase access to energy in the poorest countries.
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Making Lasting Social Impact with Songa Designs’ Sarah Sternberg
Sarah Sternberg’s travels sparked the idea to create a contemporary jewelry and accessory design line using only locally sourced materials from Rwanda.
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Cutting Emissions by Sharing Rides with eRideShare’s Steve Schoeffler
The free online service has created a social network of sorts for those looking for everything from regular commutes to one-time cross-country adventures.
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Driving Reuse as a Business Focus with 1-800-GOT-JUNK’s Brian Scudamore
The company is projecting a record year in 2013 with $126 million (or more) in revenue as customers have learned to trust the brand as their go-to junk hauler.
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Exploring Eco-Initiatives with Corporate Sustainability Architect Bill Baue
A career that began as a corporate sustainability writer transformed Bill Baue into one of the foremost corporate sustainability architects in the world.
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Eco-Minded Marketing with Park&Co’s Park Howell
Howell says sustainability found him in 1998, when the City of Mesa, AZ, approached Park&Co to create the “Water: Use It Wisely” campaign.
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Reducing the Healthcare System’s Carbon Footprint with Antos Environmental’s Tony Schifano
Antos helps hospitals, healthcare systems and other organizations elevate their organizational performance by reducing their carbon footprint.
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