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Pro Sports and Sustainability with Allen Hershkowitz and NASCAR Dec 08, 2017

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In this episode, Dawn Carpenter interviews Allen Hershkowitz, Founding Director of Sport and Sustainability International and former Green Sports Alliance President and Founder, and Catherine Kummer, Senior Director of NASCAR Green Innovation. Together they explore the idea of marrying the popularity and influence of professional sports with the movement of environmental sustainability and how the business of sports can move public opinion and consumer behaviors. In this episode, be inspired by sports business leaders who understand that environmentally intelligent behavior makes for good and profitable business.

Key takeaways:

[1:38] Allen Hershkowitz career briefing.

[4:34] Connecting Sports with Environmental issues.

[5:55] Beginnings of NBA Green and NHL Green.

[6:22] Soccer and other sports joined too and started the Green Sports Alliance.

[8:45] Educating people about smart environmentally behavior through sports.

[8:58] Meeting with the Vatican, Sports at the Service of Humanity.

[14:05] Challenges in the environmental movement.

[16:48] Brand loyalty regarding sports teams.

[18:53] Climate change is not good for sports.

[19:28] Educate fans about what they can do.

[25:56] Catherine Kummer (NASCAR)

[26:48] NASCAR and sustainability.

[28:35] The NASCAR Green team.

[29:30] How sponsorship relates to the Green program in NASCAR.

[33.53] NASCAR's fans beliefs about sustainability.

[40:03] Stories about the big hero environmentalists of NASCAR.

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Join SandSI

MLB Greening Program

NASCAR Green

Vatican's Sport at the Service to Humanity

Green Sports Alliance

NBA Green

NFL Green

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Food Deserts with Uplift and ShopRite Dec 08, 2017

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In this episode, Dawn Carpenter explores the idea of food deserts and how important grocery stores are to the health of a community. Police advocate, Atif Bostic of Uplift and entrepreneur Jeff Brown of ShopRite, educate listeners about the problems with food deserts in the United States and inspire with real stories of how to solve one of America's most fundamental public health challenges. Listen to this episode to learn more about the sobering reality of many Americans as well as the successful business strategies develop to combat the problem, straight some of the leading visionaries in this work

Key takeaways:

[1:38] Atif Bostic career briefing.

[3:27] What are food deserts?

[4:22] What are the trends of food deserts?

[6:55] Food deserts in the United States.

[7:35] Goals of the work of Uplift.

[8:25] Financing role in food deserts and why supermarkets don't go there.

[9:34] What does it mean to live in a food desert?

[11:55] Success in the projects addressing food desert challenge.

[14:50] Jeff Brown career briefing.

[15:22] ShopRite and Brown's Super Stores.

[16:58] Economics of grocery stores.

[19:12] What makes ShopRite successful in the communities where it is?

[21:26] Operating challenges to overcoming problem depend on dynamics of local community.

[22:32] Employee aspect of the business.

[25:10] What Brown's Super Stores is most proud of as a contribution to the community.

Mentioned in this episode:

Uplift

Uplift on Instagram

Uplift on Facebook

CDFI Fund at US Department of Treasury

ShopRite and Brown's Super stores

Brown's Super Stores on Facebook

Brown's Super Stores on Twitter

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More Than Money Season 2 Preview Dec 08, 2017

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More Than Money Season 2 Preview

Labor Puts Its Assets to Work Sep 04, 2017

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In this episode, listeners are introduced to Ted Chandler, Chief Operating Officer of the AFL-CIO's Housing Investment Trust who explains the transformative power of putting labor's assets to work... in more ways than one. Ted shares insights into a new project that the HIT calls Midwest At Work, an over $1 billion project to help revitalize some of the Midwest's most challenged communities. The conversation continues with Tom Croft, co-author of a recently-released book entitled the Responsible Investor Handbook. Tom shares with our listeners the long, rich history of strategic investments from labor. Continue the conversation on the Off the Air Conversations page of the More than Money website.

Mobilizing Business for a Sustainable World Jul 03, 2017

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In this episode, listeners meet Mindy Lubber, President and founding board member of Ceres, an organization mobilizing many of the wold's largest investors and companies to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity, and other global sustainability issues. Mindy shares the story of how Ceres got started and tells us about the important work being done now. Part of this work includes the creation and direction of the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR)-- a group of 120 institutional investors managing more than $15 trillion in assets focused on the business risks of climate change-- because, in the end, sustainability IS the bottom line. Continue the conversation on the Off the Air Conversations page of the More than Money website.

Affordable Housing: Essential for Stable Communities Jun 24, 2017

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In this episode, listeners are introduced to the challenge of affordable housing with Brian Dowling the Senior Vice President of Community Investments at CDT, America's first affordable housing REIT. Brian shares with our listeners the importance that housing plays in the development and maintenance of stable communities-- reminding us that without stable communities none of us flourish. The conversation continues with Susanne Slater, the CEO of DC Habitat for Humanity and the Chairman of the Board of the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development and the District of Columbia's $100 million affordable housing production trust fund. Susanne talks about the seriousness of pervasive shortage of "workforce" housing and talks about the importance that home ownership plays in the creation of family wealth. Continue the conversation on the Off the Air Conversations page of the More than Money podcast.

From Workers to Owners May 08, 2017

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In this episode, listeners are introduced to the story of A Yard and a Half Landscaping Company through a conversation with former Harvard Divinity student Carolyn Edsell-Vetter who discusses how a successful family-owned business is transformed into a worker cooperative. The conversation continues with Yuri Reyes, an immigrant from El Salvador, who serves as the President of the Cooperative. Keep the conversation going on the Off the Air Conversation page of the More than Money website.

Hiring for Values Apr 28, 2017

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In this episode, listeners meet Dr. Katrin Kaeufer from the MIT CoLab. Katarin shares with our listeners the conclusions from research geared at helping mission-oriented organizations and business hire employees that share their values and have a passion for the mission. The conversation continues with the addition of John Allen the Vice President fo People Solutions at Vancity, Canada's largest member-owned financial institution who tells us how he finds people who are passionate about the idea to "make good money." Continue the conversation on the Off the Air Conversations page of the More than Money website.

Power of Investors to Influence Corporate Governance Apr 28, 2017

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In this episode, listeners meet New York Times business reporter Alexandra Stevenson to talk about her research into the efforts of the nation's largest institutional investors to influence corporate governance policies. The conversation continues with a discussion with Donna Anderson, the Vice President and Global Corporate Governance Analyst for T.Rowe Price who discusses her role in leading the company's engagement efforts with portfolio companies. To continue the conversation, join us on the Off the Air Conversation page on the More than Money website.

Bringing Capital to Underserved Communities Apr 28, 2017

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In this episode, listeners are introduced to the concept of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) through a conversation with the CEO of Capital Impact Partners, Ellis Carr. Ellis explains the niche served by CDFIs and the import role they play throughout the country in bringing capital investment into under-served communities. The conversation continues with a discuss two executives from Axis Community Health in California-- Sue Compton (CEO) and Valarie Jonas (Chief Development Officer). Axis recently completed a significant expansion of its services through a partnership with Capital Impact Partners. Continue the conversation on the Off the Air Conversation page on the More than Money website.

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