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Adam Werbach, Yerdle Co-Founder, thinks rampant consumerism should be one of the first things to go.The global population is set to reach ten billion by 2100. Humans currently use 60 billion tons of natural resources each year. Yerdle facilitates the exchange of goods online, with the goal of reducing the amount of new goods purchased by one quarter. Werbach believes that cities should join sharing economy companies to organize people who want to share resources. He emphasized the importance of reinventing regulations so that people aren’t left behind in this new iteration of the economy.
Our guest this week, Adam Werbach, has been on the cutting edge of the environmental and sustainability movements for two decades. Adam is an environmental activist, author, and entrepreneur. In 1996, Adam became the youngest person ever elected as national president of the Sierra Club, at the age of 23. He is currently the President...
In a world where too many of us are weighed down by ever-increasing piles, drawers, and closets full of Stuff, sharing provides a deceptively simple solution. In this episode, Annie interviews Adam Werbach, founder of yerdle.com, about the sharing economy. Just imagine how radically different it would be if when you needed something, you could first turn to our community instead of turning to the marketplace?
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Martha Debayle y Adam Werbach hablan de los beneficios que traen que una empresa esté comprometida ambientalmente y con tecnologías sustentables.
Martha Debayle y Adam Werbach hablan de los beneficios que traen que una empresa esté comprometida ambientalmente y con tecnologías sustentables.
Hopenhagen: Seth Farbman, Jon Krosnick, Adam Werbach - Public Support for a Deal in Copenhagen Adam Werbach, CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi S Seth Farbman, Managing Director, Ogilvy & Mather Jon Krosnick, Professor of Communication and Political Science, Stanford University Greg Dalton, Founder, Climate One What do people around the world think about the threat of climate change and the promise of a new clean economy? Are they informed about the international negotiations in Copenhagen? If clean energy doesn't become a kitchen table issue, will the negotiations succeed? This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club on September 15, 2009.
Adam Werbach, global CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi S and author of "Strategy for Sustainability: A Business Manifesto."
Adam Werbach CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi; Former President, Sierra Club; Commissioner, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission A lot has happened since Adam Werbach declared environmentalism dead in a speech to The Commonwealth Club three years ago. In 2007, Werbach's sustainability agency Act Now helped Wal-Mart engage its 1.3 million employees in one of the largest grassroots sustainability movements to date - the Personal Sustainability Project. In January 2008, Act Now was acquired by Saatchi & Saatchi, a hothouse for world-changing ideas with over 7,000 employees in 84 countries. Together they aim to become the sustainability agency of record for the world's leading corporations. Their purpose: help companies grow their businesses and preserve the planet through strategy, product and supply-chain innovation, workforce engagement and marketing. The mission: create a consumer revolution for social change. This program was recorded in front of a live audience on April 10, 2008