Sustainability Now - exploring technologies and paradigms to shape a world that works

Mira Rubin & Scott Bille
Sustainability Now - exploring technologies and paradigms to shape a world that works

Sustainability Now is engaged in the exploration and proliferation of cutting edge sustainable technologies that solve planetary problems related to food, energy, housing, water, waste, health, economics and consciousness. http://www.sustainabilitynow.global with Host Mira Rubin

  1. Profiteers - How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs

    AUG 10

    Profiteers - How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs

    Join us for an insightful conversation with Chris Marquis, the Sinyi Professor of Management at the University of Cambridge, as we delve into the world of sustainable economics and his latest book, "The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs." In this episode, Chris will share how his academic research aims to tackle some of the most pressing crises of our time, including climate change, inequality, and discrimination. Discover what inspired Chris to write "The Profiteers" and explore the hidden costs of business, known as externalities. Learn how current business models reward companies for transferring these costs to consumers and whether this practice is prevalent in other countries. We will also dive into critical issues such as who bears the burden of carbon emissions, environmental damage, cheap goods, cheap labor, and systemic discrimination.  Finally, Chris will discuss potential solutions for building a regenerative economy. He will explain the concept of the commons, the role of corporate activism, how governments can contribute, and what individuals can do to make a difference. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion that promises to challenge your views on business and economics while offering actionable insights for creating a more sustainable future. Links and more resources related to this video: https://www.sustainabilitynow.global/2024/08/10/081-the-profiteers-how-business-privatizes-profits-and-socializes-costs/ #SustainableEconomics #TheProfiteers #ChrisMarquis #BusinessEthics #ClimateAction #CorporateResponsibility #RegenerativeEconomy #SocialImpact #EnvironmentalJustice #EconomicInequality

    55 min
  2. Regenerating Leadership for a Brighter Future

    12/09/2023

    Regenerating Leadership for a Brighter Future

    A Sustainability Now interview with Nina Simons, author, speaker, teacher and co-founder of Bioneers Join us for a thoughtful and visionary conversation with Nina Simons, co-founder of Bioneers and author of the top Nautilus award winning book, Nature, Culture, and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership. Nina invites us into what she calls “full spectrum leadership;” leadership that reclaims our human wholeness, that values the wisdom of our hearts, our bodies, our intuition, dreamtime and our ancestors. She calls for regenerating leadership in service to Mother Life in a way that values being as much as doing and is committed to learning how to live in right relationship with nature while reclaiming our fullest human capacities. Throughout her career, spanning the nonprofit, social entrepreneurship, corporate, and philanthropic sectors, Nina has worked with nearly a thousand women leaders across disciplines, race, class, age and orientation to create conditions for mutual learning, trust and leadership development. Additionally, along with her husband and partner Kenny Ausubel, Nina is a recipient of the revered Goi Peace Award for “pioneering work to promote nature-inspired innovations for restoring the Earth and our human community.” Nina's book: Nature, Culture and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership Preview on Bioneers | Buy on Bookshop.org Bioneers website If you like what we're doing, please support us and help spread the word https://www.patreon.com/sustainabilitynow

    1h 1m
  3. 077 How To Grow Your Own Homegrown National Park

    10/31/2023

    077 How To Grow Your Own Homegrown National Park

    We currently stand at a pivotal juncture where the loss of numerous species from our local ecosystems poses a serious threat. This jeopardizes the ecosystem services that are essential for our well-being, including oxygen production, water purification, flood control, pollination, pest regulation, and carbon storage. However, this isn't a moment of condemning human actions, but an opportunity to embrace an enjoyable path to positive change through stewardship. Doug Tallamy's message emphasizes a solution-focused approach: small individual efforts can collectively make a significant impact. By working together, we can create new ecological networks that support the growth and resilience of plant and animal populations, allowing them to thrive despite normal population fluctuations. At the heart of this initiative is the concept of the Homegrown National Park®, a term coined by Doug. It serves as a rallying point, recognizing that even our grand national parks, remarkable as they are, are too isolated and limited in scale to preserve species effectively. The idea behind the Homegrown National Park is a grassroots call to action, encouraging us to restore habitats in our residential and working areas, and to a lesser extent in agricultural and grazing lands, effectively extending the concept of national parks to our own yards and communities. To visually represent this collective effort, they have created "THE MAP," an interactive community-based tool that tracks each person's contribution to native plantings by State, County, and Zip Code. This map not only gauges progress toward the ambitious goal of planting 20 million acres of native species in the U.S. but also provides individuals with a tangible way to see their role in a larger ecological restoration effort, thereby creating new ecological networks and revitalizing biodiversity. #HomegrownNationalPark #getonthemap #RewildYourYard #NativePlanting #BackyardHabitats #EcoStewardship #BiodiversityBoost #HabitatRestoration #CommunityConservation #EcoNetworks #DougTallamy #ConservationEfforts #BiodiversityMatters #StewardshipForChange #EcosystemResilience #HomegrownNationalPark #SustainableLiving #DougTallamysVision #CommunityConservation #TheMapForChange #RestoringBiodiversity #CollectiveAction #SpeciesPreservation #SmallStepsBigImpact

    1h 1m

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