Just & Sustainable Economy Podcast American Sustainable Business Network

Today's episode features a conversation on Regenerative Finance featuring Jasper van Brakel (CEO, RSF Social Finance).

ASBN's Just & Sustainable Economy Podcast is proudly sponsored by Hanson Bridgett, hansonbridgett.com. 

Join ASBN and Corey Rosen (Author, Ownership: Reinventing Companies, Capitalism, and Who Owns What) and executive director and cofounder of the National Center for Employee Ownership, a private, nonprofit membership, information, and research organization in Oakland, CA.

“Regenerative” is one of the new buzz words right now—though many of us are not sure why it is important and how it relates to our life and work. ASBN assembled a panel of entrepreneurs, farmers, and investors who are practicing at the forefront of the regenerative organic, agriculture movement. Today, you will learn why regenerative, organic agriculture is important to the earth and its inhabitants. Further, you will have a chance to explore how you can incorporate the practice into your investment, business or educational pursuits. Held just six weeks after COVID shut down much of the US, this conversation looks the disruption in our food supply chain, and at the moment many of our organic suppliers were facing unprecedented adversity that threatened their future. If advocating for policies that advance regenerative agriculture and justice interest you, reach out to Colton Fagundes (cfagundes@asbnetwork.org) to learn more. 
This conversation was led by Nancy Rosenzweig (Values Aligned Capital) featuring Mark Retzloff (Co-Founder of Horizon Organic Dairy, Aurora Organic Dairy, and Alfalfa’s Markets), Phyllis Van Amburgh (Founder, dharma Lea); David Barber (Co-Founder/Owner, Blue Hill; Founding Partner, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture); Jean-Charles Morisseau (Chairman, Cleante, Ubees, and Veilleur de Nuit) on regenerative agriculture & climate change.

On Friday, May 13 the Department of Labor (DOL) hosted a special hybrid event, Making the Business Case for Good Jobs, with ASBN’s Vice President, Carolyn Pincus and Secretary of Labor, Marty Walsh leading the discussion. Along with Carolyn Pincus and Secretary Walsh, the discussion also included three ASBN business member owners to discuss DOL’s Good Jobs Initiative. Our business owners have deep expertise and the practical experience advocated for in the Good Jobs Initiative such as how private sector employers can recruit, retain, and strengthen their workforce and business performance through improved job quality, pay, and benefits.

Panelists included Elizabeth Richman of EILEEN FISHER, Flequer Vera of Sustainergy Cooperative, Darren Jones of UPS, and Sandi Weaver of BA Auto Care.

Today's episode features a conversation on Creating an Economic System That Works for All featuring Joel Bakan (Professor of Law, Univ of British Columbia; author and filmmaker, The New Corporation) and Rebecca Henderson (John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Harvard University) in conversation with ASBN's Co-Founder & CEO, Jeffrey Hollender.

Originally recorded in December 2020.

What does it mean to choose a High Road Future for Our Economy? That’s the theme of today’s episode featuring Saru Jayaraman (One Fair Wage). Today's episode is as pertinent now as it was when originally recorded in the winter of 2018.