Terry Kellogg, CEO of the non-profit 1% For The Planet, joins host Bryan Sheehan to discuss the vision, mission, and positive impact of this organization that coordinates a growing network of over 1,200 businesses of all sizes around the world that donate 1% of their annual revenue to a network of over 3,100 environmentally-focused non-profit organizations that are helping to reduce our collective environmental impact and be more restorative around the world.  Join us at 10 AM EST on November 28 on 91.5 FM WUML for this discussion of the inspiring work of 1% For The Planet!

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Karen Martinsen Fleming, Program Director of the Sustainability MBA Program at Green Mountain College in Poultney, VT, discusses the latest trends in business school sustainability education, including balancing theory and practice, emerging program structures, student expectations and experiences, and the job market for graduates of these programs.  Karen also shares some of the specific ways the Green Mountain College program has addressed these trends. 

Michelle Veasey, Executive Director of New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility (NHBSR), discusses NHBSR's mission to support and grow a network of businesses dedicated to social, environmental, and financial responsibility, the programs they offer to do so, and recent trends in sustainable business. 

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Jeff Allar, VP of Human Resources at Stonyfield Farm, and Wood Turner, Stonyfield’s VP of Sustainability Innovation, discuss how integrating sustainability into Stonyfield’s mission and operations has not only generated significant cost reductions and other direct financial benefits, but has also driven indirect financial benefits such as greatly increased ability to attract, hire and retain the best talent, increased customer and employee loyalty, increased employee motivation and innovation, and other brand benefits.  Learn how Stonyfield established and maintains its outstanding corporate culture, which has helped it to regularly be recognized as one of the best places to work, and some tips on how you can do the same at your organization. 

Jenny Levy, Director of Environmental Stewardship at high-tech manufacturer Hypertherm, discusses her thoughts and direct experiences with the challenges, best practices, and benefits of implementing increased sustainability actions in a high-tech manufacturing company. 

Herb Parkhurst of New Hampshire Ball Bearings shares his insights on the key considerations, approaches, challenges, and bottom-line benefits of implementing increased sustainability within a high-tech manufacturing organization. If increased sustainability can bring tangible bottom-line benefits to a high-tech manufacturing company, it can also do so in just about any other type of organization.