Previous Impact Episodes
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
Promoting the Sustainable Use of Forests with Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s Jason Metnick
An independent, nonprofit, voluntary third-party certification standard, SFI promotes sustainable forestry and the responsible purchasing of forest products.
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Efficiency in Water and Energy Use with Ecolab’s Emilio Tenuta
As Corporate Vice President of Sustainability at Ecolab, Tenuta oversees an ecological empire focused on water hygiene and energy technologies and services.
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Mainstreaming Sustainability at Large Companies with Corporate Eco Forum’s P.J. Simmons
‘The Green to Gold Business Playbook’ co-author says that nearly two-thirds of U.S. companies have a sustainability program in place — a figure up from 38% in 2011.
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Improving the Bottom Line Economically and Environmentally with IceStone USA’s Dal LaMagna
A self-described “master at failing,” LaManga now runs a successful operation at IceStone, which makes stunning countertops out of recycled glass and cement.
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Speedy Painting the Eco-Friendly Way with WOW 1 DAY! Painting’s Jim Bodden
Jim Bodden founded WOW 1 DAY! Painting as a means to reduce the mess, the stress and the disruption of repainting a home.
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Devising a Convenient E-Cycling Solution with Best Buy’s Leo Raudys
One of Best Buy’s biggest environmental successes is its electronics takeback program, which provides consumers with a convenient place to take end-of-life items.
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Providing Big Green Savings with Honest-1 Auto Care’s Erik Rhyne
Erik Rhyne took his passion for eco-friendly living and his experience as a technician for BMW to start an Honest-1 Auto Care franchise in Greensboro, NC.
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Completely Cutting Out Plastic with My Plastic Free Life’s Beth Terry
All it took was an article she read for Beth Terry to change her plastic-buying ways.
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Using Your ‘Ecomind’ with Author Frances Moore Lappé
Frances Moore Lappé’ is also the author of 18 eco-fueled books, including her latest, ‘EcoMind.’
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Discovering Clean-Energy Sources with Environmental Defense Fund’s Raya Salter
EDF is putting policies in place that will make it easier for U.S. citizens to power their homes with clean energy sources.
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Putting Money into Green-Transition Technologies with Ethical Markets Media’s Rosalinda Sanquiche
Ethical Markets Media is a multiplatform company that examines environmental topics while asking individuals what they can do to make a difference.
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Using the Cultural Force of Sports for Good NRDC’s Dr. Allen Hershkowitz
As professional sports are a huge cultural force, they are also a huge business. Sporting events provide many opportunities to positively influence fan bases around the nation.
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