Engaging ESG with Jennifer Owens and Kati Kallins Jennifer Owens and Kati Kallins

From the roofs over our heads to the floors beneath our feet, the environment built around us surrounds us an estimated 90% of our day — everyday.  
In this episode, Kati and Jennifer consider what it takes to make our homes and workplaces healthy, from our carpets, desks and office chairs to massive green roofs designed to support biodiversity.  
Have a question for us? Email us today at engagingesg@gmail.com! 
Our theme music is “Lost in Translation” by Wendy Marcini and Elvin Vangard.  
Episode Links 
Google I/O 2021: Being helpful in moments that matter 
New progress toward our 24/7 carbon-free energy goal 
Building with Mushrooms to Reduce Drywall Waste | landfill, sustainability 
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When it comes to the road ahead there are no easy fixes, only continuing progress, for the automotive industry. Relatable education on the nuances, trade-offs and limitations in play across vehicles, supply chains and business models are key but so are activist voices.  
In this episode, Kati and I flip the script and explore climate activist messaging targeting the auto industry, focusing on great examples of emotional, visceral and innovative creative work — while also assessing their impact on the industry overall. 
Have a question for us? Email us today at engagingesg@gmail.com! 
Our theme music is “Lost in Translation” by Wendy Marcini and Elvin Vangard. 

Episode Links 
We Tried to Warn You! Environmental Crisis Posters, 1970–2020 
‘Crying Indian’ Ad That Targeted Pollution to Be Retired - The New York Times 
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda talks about why he isn't all-in on EVs — and what made him do a 'happy dance' 
How to make automotive companies sustainable | EY - Global 
US Could Become Odd Market Out in EV Success Story 
Fake ads mocking corporate sponsors of the COP21 climate talks pop up in Paris | CBC News 
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Just Transition seeks to build economic and political power for communities to move away from extractive systems towards regenerative ones — but what will take to get there? 
In this episode, Jennifer + Kati consider the frameworks and elements that fuels the work towards a just transition, including reparations, social equity as well as decentralizing production/consumption. 
Have a question for us? Email us today at engagingesg@gmail.com! 
Our theme music is “Lost in Translation” by Wendy Marcini and Elvin Vangard. 

Episode Links 
Just Transition - Climate Justice Alliance 
Plenty Opens World’s Most Technologically Advanced Indoor Vertical Farm in Compton 
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The finance sector is key to unlocking the system-wide change needed to reach net-zero emissions and a recent survey finds the vast majority of senior investors and business executives planning to increase their ESG investment over the next five years.
In this episode, Kati + Jennifer consider where financial institutions are investing and lending money — and how major players like Blackrock, Citi and Chubb are responding to stakeholder pressures.
Have a question for us? Email us today at engagingesg@gmail.com!
Our theme music is “Lost in Translation” by Wendy Marcini and Elvin Vangard.
 
Episode Links
Thereal impact of the ESG backlash
Investors,Businesses to Increase ESG Investment Despite Greenwashing Scrutiny &
Political Pushback: Bloomberg Survey
Sustainability in Insurance - MetLife, Liberty Mutual &HSBC
ChubbAnnounces New Climate and Conservation-Focused Underwriting Standards for Oiland Gas Extraction - Mar 22, 2023
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This week, Kati and Jennifer drive up a semi-sequel to our retail and packaging episode — as in what comes next when it comes to getting food into your fridge and your clothes in your closet.  
Shipping and trucking are complicated industries that touch nearly every aspect of our lives. In this episode we’ll consider how ESG professionals are communicating a puzzle that consists of a zillion interlocking pieces and impacts legions of stakeholders. 
Have a question for us? Email us today at engagingesg@gmail.com! 
Our theme music is “Lost in Translation” by Wendy Marcini and Elvin Vangard. 
Episode Links 
California Pushes Electric Trucks as the Future of Freight - The New York Times 
Outrage and Optimism Podcast: Greening Shipping 
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In this episode, Kati + Jennifer cover how big familiar consumer brands like PepsiCo, H&M, Unilever and Amazon are approaching sustainability in packaging and materials — and the lessons we can take from them as ESG comms professionals.
Join us as we dive into the upstream efforts of these companies to reduce waste and carbon emissions, learn how they are communicating these efforts to consumers and of course, consider how they are reacting to climate action criticism in real time.
Have a question for us? Email us today at engagingesg@gmail.com!
Our theme music is “Lost in Translation” by Wendy Marcini and Elvin Vangard.
Episode Links
The Burning Problem of Japan’s Waste Disposal - Tokyo Review
PepsiCo Struggles to Advance its Plastic Sustainability Goals | Packaging Dive
H&M Launches Green Loan Program to Finance Suppliers’ Emissions Reductions Initiatives - ESG Today
Why We Need a Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
Breaking the Plastic Wave: Top Findings for Preventing Plastic Pollution | The Pew
Charitable Trusts
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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