Previous Impact Episodes
Impact with John Shegerian produces new episodes every week. Visit regularly to explore our archive of past conversations below.
Motivating Ourselves to Conserve and Reuse with ‘Planet Home’ Author Jeffrey Hollender
Jeffrey Hollender returns to “Green is Good” to discuss his latest book, Planet Home, and explain the challenges the earth will face ahead. He feels that now is the time that everyone must ramp up efforts to conserve and reuse — from teachers and children, to politicians and business leaders. Though Hollender says that consumers, in…
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Connecting Sustainable Businesses with ASBC’s David Levine
David Levine, co-founder and Executive Director of the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC), was a visionary from the council’s conceptualization in 2009 as a voice for earth-friendly businesses in the realms of public policy and media. The council started with six member organizations, and in less than two years has ballooned to 28 organizations representing…
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Getting to Know the “Father of the Juicing Age” with Jay Kordich
Listening to Jay Kordich on “Green is Good,” it’s hard to believe he is more than two decades past retirement age. A lifelong athlete, Kordich pioneered the juicing craze that has gained popularity in America over the past 60 years. Even as a collegiate playing football for various Navy squads, Kordich would pack fruits and…
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Greening the Trash Business with Glad’s Cheryl Hagedorn
Glad’s newest campaign, “Glad to Waste Less,” helps to teach consumers how easily small changes can really add up.
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Improving Environmental Standards with As You Sow’s Conrad MacKerron
As You Sow represents corporate investors while helping them reduce both social and environmental risk.
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Conserving by Buying in Bulk with Bulk is Green Council’s Clint Landis
The Bulk is Green Council’s mission is to educate consumers about the environmental benefits of buying foods in bulk.
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Offering Community Recycling Solutions with Eco-Cycle’s Dan Matsch
Eco-Cycle’s CHaRM facility offers a recycling solution to community members in the affluent Rocky Mountain town of Boulder, CO.
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Designing Infinitely Useful Products with Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute’s Bridgett Luther
The institute gives manufacturers the opportunity to study the entire environmental impact of their products, from creation, to production, useful life and obsolescence.
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Thinking from an Environmental Standpoint Companywide with Nestlé Waters’ Kim Jeffery
As bottled beverages’ popularity increased in a society increasingly on the go, sustainability quickly became an issue at Nestlé Waters. That has not since wavered.
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Rebuilding the Energy-Efficient Way with Global Green USA’s Matt Petersen
The devastation from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 inspired Global Green USA President and CEO Matt Petersen to take any action he could to assist those that lost everything.
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Consolidating Junk Mail with Updater.com’s David Greenberg
Updater’s point of view is this: Consumers should be able to decide which pieces of mail they choose to receive, which will significantly cut back on wasted paper.
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Conservation in the Cloud with AT&T’s John Schulz
AT&T’s energy conservation efforts are large-scale measures.
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