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Friday Apr 20, 2018
Friday Apr 20, 2018
Beyond Politics-The Private Sector Steps Up on Climate Change: A Conversation with Michael Vandenbergh
Michael Vandenbergh points out that 70% of us think that companies should be doing more on climate change. The good news, as he also points in his new book, is that the private sector is rising to that challenge.
Beyond Politics: The Private Governance Response to Climate Change makes the case that the private sector can fill the environmental gap created by partisan politics. Vandenbergh and co-author Jonathan Gilligan highlight the emissions reduction initiatives of prominent firms like Hewlett Packard and Mars, Inc., and they call for further corporate action on a low-carbon future.
Vandenbergh, the David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law at Vanderbilt University and director of its Climate Change Research Network, figures that the private sector can eliminate a billion tons of carbon emissions each year over the next decade. As he says, it’s a number that would matter.
The Bard MBA’s Sarah Hutcherson spoke with Vandenbergh about his his work and Beyond Politics for the Impact Report.
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Friday Apr 06, 2018
Friday Apr 06, 2018
“Conscious” Construction Builds Better Homes: A Conversation With Casey Grey of the Conscious Builder
Casey Grey argues that you may not be able to build or renovate a home 100% sustainably, but
that you can do it 100% consciously.
Through his company, The Conscious Builder, Grey advocates making “conscious” construction
decisions to create a positive, lasting change. He and his team focus on building and renovating
homes that are cheaper to operate, better for the environment, more comfortable, and healthier
for the families who live in them.
And Grey practices what he preaches. His own home is net zero, producing at least as much
energy as it consumes, and is built to the energy efficiency standards of the Passive House
Institute—although, as he explained to the Bard MBA’s Sven Thiessen, it also features a big rain
showerhead in the master bathroom.
Thiessen spoke with Grey for The Impact Report about the costs of sustainable versus traditional
construction, how he’s grown the company, and what he sees as the future of the industry.
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