Green Success Stories puts Kiran Mali of FlipWash in the Green Spotlight. FlipWash presents an eco-friendly, investor-friendly, sustainable solution for car washes, using a wax-based cleaning solution instead of wasting water, at locations directly where consumers are anyways (e.g., parking garages). We discussed the evolution of the FlipWash solution, its benefits to the environment and to the consumer, and their hope for expansion and growth.
Green Success Stories puts Bridgid O’Connell, Marine Science and Technology Fellow at Seaside Sustainability, in the Green Spotlight. We discussed Bridgid’s hands-on educational and community outreach programs to clean up coastlines and enhance aquatic ecosystems, the use of “BlueTech” devices such as the PixieDrone, the building of coalitions toward local and global coastal cleanup, and more.
Green Success Stories sat down with Stjepan (Steve) Luburic, ESG and Sustainability Senior Manager at SAPRO. We discussed his work with SAPRO helping clients navigate ESG reporting, implement ESG strategies, and find sustainability solutions for their businesses. We further touched on the evolution of his interest in sustainability, his approach to business and environment not being on opposite ends of the spectrum, his interest in reducing plastic waste and advancing alternative fuels, and his encouragement to go outside, appreciate one’s surroundings, and enjoy the beauty of the world.
Here’s a little ditty about the great wide spectrum of sustainability efforts, and how to get the world to hear your sustainability song.
Last week Green Success Stories talked some more about The Story of More. The author, Hope Jahren also provides a blueprint for getting to “less.” In our opinion, there’s still more to say. More or less.
Green Success Stories puts Christina Snitko, Project Manager of EcoEngineers, in The Green Spotlight. We discussed her passion for environmental science, her innovative and collaborative work with her team solving complex issues related to renewable fuel and energy markets, her devotion to making the world a bit better one action at a time, and more.
Green Success Stories puts Garrett Delk of Pickering Energy Partners in The Green Spotlight. Garrett discusses his path toward his role in sustainability consulting and energy advocacy at PEP, how the tenets of ESG are reflected in efficient business operations and capital allocation (though the term ESG may be out of favor in some circles), and how it behooves us all to learn more about the energy industry while approaching it with an open mind.
Green Success Stories takes an appreciative look at Hope Jahren’s seminal book “The Story of More,” the story of our exponential growth in population, production, consumption, and pollution.
Here’s just one of many things she points out to think some more about: The amount of food we waste is equal to or more than the amount of food it would take to adequately feed all of the undernourished people on Earth.
Hope has hope. There’s more we can do.
Green Success Stories sat down with Max Frank, Project Officer – Clean Energy at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. We discussed his efforts toward helping provide clean energy and resiliency improvements to NJ commercial real estate owners as well as his engagement with multiple other clean energy efforts, including hydrogen production, storage, and off-taking; geothermal networks; and fusion energy.
Green Success Stories sat down with Dr. Sotiria Anagnostou, Board Director of AZ CleanTech. We discussed her mission to make corporations more sustainable, her excitement at heading Arizona’s first platform uniting the entire climate community, and her vision for a future surge in clean technology.
Green Success Stories puts Abhiri Khisty, Project Manager for Sustainable Buildings at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), in the Green Spotlight. Abhiri describes her excitement at finding eco-friendly solutions with sustainable design, and her efforts at JLL to collaboratively deliver challenging sustainability projects related to new construction and existing buildings.
Green Success Stories puts Maksym Sushchuk, Senior Content Writer of EOS Data Analytics, in the Green Spotlight. EOSDA is a Ukranian firm that provides satellite-based solutions for decision making in agritech and environmental management. We discussed the sustainability success stories of EOSDA, especially in light of the war, and how despite it all their team keeps faith in the common good, even in the face of so much tragedy.
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Green Success Stories sat down with Garrett Chappell, Senior Sustainability Specialist at Premier Members Credit Union. We discussed the award-winning efforts of PMCU to support local members and organizations with green action, environmental education, unique events such as free bike fixing and waste removal, and with the broader scope of sustainability.
Green Success Stories puts Shawn Novak, Chief Revenue Officer of TECfusions in the Green Spotlight. Shawn describes the need for sustainability in the data center industry, and the revolutionary efforts he and TECfusions are engaged in in that direction.
Green Success Stories puts Venancio Méndez Levy, Senior Renewable Energy Consultant at Wood Group, in the Green Spotlight. Venancio describes how his wilderness trips with his dad awakened his environmental awareness, and how he finds deep meaning in his current work focusing on the development, engineering, and construction of utility-scale solar projects. He strongly encourages any new graduate or college student reading this to consider the renewable energy industry as their career choice.
Green Success Stories sat down with Isabella D’Burke, Digital Content and Sustainability Manager of Horizontal, a minority-owned professional staffing and services firm that includes Horizontal Digital and Horizontal Talent. We discussed her passion for environmental sustainability, her ESG studies, and especially how every person and every company – even those not directly involved with sustainability – has a role to play in helping in the fight against climate change.
Green Success Stories puts Pete Rocha, Green Hydrogen and Biofuels Expert with LEC Partners, in The Green Spotlight. Pete describes his green energy awakening, his efforts in supporting customer needs with low-carbon hydrogen energy solutions, the availability of great renewable energy solutions, and how individuals need to follow their heart in their own green energy awakening.
Green Success Stories had an in-depth conversation with Joel Makower, chairman and co-founder of GreenBiz Group, a membership network and digital media event firm focused on corporate sustainability and innovation. We discussed the evolution of sustainability efforts over the years, the dynamic nature of the field, and the real good that companies and individuals do toward mitigating climate change.
Green Success Stories puts Kaitlyn S. O’Connor of Renüable in the Green Spotlight. Renüable works toward increasing the use of composting as both a local and large-scale solution. We discussed the importance of composting in preventing global warming caused by methane from organic waste in dumps. We likewise pointed to the importance of healthy soil in providing us with clean food, water, and air, and how composting improves soil and protects the watershed.
