Podcast appearances and mentions of Hunter Lovins

Erik Distler is responsible for overseeing AEG Sustainability, the organization's corporate sustainability program. In this capacity, he focuses on global strategies and tactics that address operational impacts and capture and measure data across key environmental metrics, such as greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, and waste reduction. He also supports AEG's global business units in the implementation and execution of sustainability initiatives, manages external partnerships related to sustainability, facilitates the sharing of best practices, and ensures that sustainability is a source of value across the company. Distler has worked at the intersection of environmental and social responsibility in sports and entertainment for more than ten years. Before joining AEG, he built and led the sports-focused sustainability strategy and program at Nike. Prior to Nike, he was with the Green Sports Alliance where he oversaw relationships with corporate partners, live entertainment events, professional sports leagues and clubs, sports governing bodies, and collegiate schools and conferences, as well as working extensively with ESPN. He also spent time as a sustainability consultant with PwC. Distler began his career in accounting and finance, where he worked for Deloitte and The Siegfried Group LLP for the first seven years of his career. He received his Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School and his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from Iowa State University, graduating with Honors and High Distinction.. Erik Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: How AEG manages sustainability at large events like music festivals Piloting initiatives at smaller events to apply learnings and replicate at larger events Incorporating reusable materials at events in partnership with Our World Advice and recommendations for sustainability professionals Erik's Final Five Questions Responses: What is one piece of advice you would give other sustainability professionals that might help them in their careers? I would say have as many conversations as you can. Sustainability departments are often departments and functions that are in service to the business. We tend to operate as internal consultants. So how can we be everywhere at the same time? How can we ensure that every part of the business has the opportunity to build sustainability into their work? How do we consult to provide subject matter expertise to the business? The work we do within the department is measurement and data and setting sustainability targets and all that kind of exists within our function. But it all starts with having conversations. I wouldn't be afraid to sit down with someone and ask them more questions than provide statements on how they feel, how they perceive sustainability, where they feel as though it's working, where it's not working, what can we do more of that really helped build out our sustainability strategy. Do a little bit of a needs assessment on what stakeholders and partners value. The only other thing I'd say too secondary is, don't be afraid to start somewhere. I think we often feel as though the challenges we're up against are audacious and global and all encompassing, and they are. It can sometimes feel like we're out at sea against a massive challenge on our own  when we think of climate issues. That can freeze one up. It can stifle movement. You can feel like, "well, what can I do? I can't possibly make a difference." It's amazing what just taking one small step can lead to. There's been this kind of backlash against incrementalism in the space, like we need big changes, not incremental changes, but I don't know that I agree with that. I think an incremental quick change that you can grow on and iterate from can turn into something very big. So don't be afraid to start somewhere. Start with something that you can measure, for sure. But have those conversations and turn those small steps into big steps. What are you most excited about right now in the world of sustainability? There's a lot to be excited about. When realizing the gravity of the issue that we're facing, I think it's important to find sources of encouragement and hopefulness. There's really no other way. There's a line by Walt Kelly from his pogo comic strip many years ago that says, “we are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.” I use that and refer to that a lot. Try to figure out what is the opportunity in front of us and be optimistic about it. I think there's an excitement around the external forces. They're becoming louder and more influential, and that's encouraging. Our fans, our partners, our sponsors, our artists and entertainers. There's more of a voice and more influence that is being laid upon us and expected from us. I think collaboration is increasing cross-sector research companies that are competitive coming together in a pre-competitive way. Higher education institutions are pulling us in to do research that will help us in our business. We're seeing a lot of that. There's also a healthy kind of push, pull and engagement among our partners and sponsors. There's that untapped space with partnerships and sponsorships where it's determining inventory and the assets and how sustainability can be valued and monetized, but the conversations that we're having with partners or potential partners around shared goals, targets, aspirations, and what we can do together to help achieve our individual sustainability goals, kind of matches up. There's a lot of energy and excitement around that. What is one book you would recommend sustainability leaders read? One is Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows. It's a book that'll retrain your brain to consider the interconnectedness of literally everything around you. And then Natural Capitalism by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins. It's that seminal book on environmental economics. What are some of your favorite resources or tools that really help you in your work? I read Green Bizz, 3BL and Triple Pundit. We get a lot of resources from our longtime partner, Schneider Electric. We've worked with them for many years and they have webinars and lots of sessions and thought leadership that we use a lot. I also keep up on the guidance from the GHG protocol, the EPA, the UN. In our space in particular, there are two organizations that are co- holding up the movement, Green Sports Alliance on the sports side and a more newly formed music sustainability alliance on the music side. We look to these two entities to hold and convene us, and there's a lot of good research and thinking coming out of those orgs as well. Where can our listeners go to learn more about you and the work being done at AEG? Our website, aegworldwide.com. There's an About Us dropdown at the top, and we have a somewhat newly revamped sustainability page and more changes coming. We're building out a microsite off that page when we have our next generation sustainability goals finalized. We'll have all that good stuff up there. We also have case studies or what we call sustainability stories up on that page. Also under About Us, you can read about our social impact and DEI functions as well. We have a Twitter account, we recently rebranded it from AEG One Earth to the handle, @AEGSustain or the account name, AEG sustainability. We're trying to get information up there. And of course, LinkedIn is a great place to reach out to myself or anyone from our sustainability team.

Join us for the fifth session of our Soil Conversations series, featuring a compelling discussion with Hunter Lovins, renowned environmentalist, author, and champion of sustainable development. This session promises to delve into the intricate relationships between soil health, climate resilience, and sustainable agriculture. Lovins will share her wealth of knowledge on how nurturing our soil can lead to a regenerative future, offering insights drawn from her extensive experience and pioneering work in the field.In this conversation, we will explore practical strategies for improving soil health and enhancing ecosystem services. Lovins will discuss the role of innovative agricultural practices, such as agroforestry and holistic management, in building resilient food systems. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how healthy soils contribute to carbon sequestration, water retention, and biodiversity, and how these benefits can be realized on both local and global scales.This session is an invaluable opportunity to hear from one of the leading voices in sustainability and to engage in a dialogue about the future of our soils. Hunter Lovins' unique perspective, grounded in decades of activism and research, will provide a rich context for understanding the critical importance of soil stewardship in addressing the pressing environmental challenges of our time.L. Hunter Lovins is President of Natural Capitalism Solutions. NCS helps companies, communities and countries implement more regenerative practices profitably.  A professor of sustainable business management at Fordham University, Hunter teaches entrepreneuring and coaches social enterprises around the world. A Managing Partner of NOW Partners, she is also a board member of Aquion and several non-profits. Hunter has worked in energy, regenerative agriculture, climate policy, sustainable development and resilience for 55 years.A consultant to industries including International Finance Corporation, Unilever, Walmart, the United Nations and Royal Dutch Shell, as well as sustainability champions Interface, Patagonia and Clif Bar, Hunter has briefed heads of state, the UN, and the US Congress, leaders of the numerous local governments, the Pentagon, and officials in 30 countries. Author of 17 books – including the recently released A Finer Future: Creating an Economy in Service to Life, which won a Nautilus Award – Hunter has won dozens of awards, including the European Sustainability Pioneer award and the Right Livelihood Award. Time Magazine recognized her as a Millennium Hero for the Planet, and Newsweek called her the Green Business Icon. Support the show

"We're not going to get where we need to as a spieces unless we embrace and enable abundance!" Are you interested in abundance capitalism? What do you think about flourishing versus sustainability? How can we create prosperity and abundance? Interview with Boyd Cohen, the Academic Director of Sustainability at EGADE Business School of Tec de Monterrey. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, abundance and prosperity, choosing battles, and many more. Boyd Cohen is the Academic Director of Sustainability at EGADE Business School of Tec de Monterrey. He is also an International Fellow at Hult International Business School's Futures Impact Lab where he is focused on researching and inspiring the next generation of climate champions. After finishing a three-year stint at Accenture, Boyd obtained his Ph.D. in strategy and entrepreneurship from the University of Colorado (2001). He has published 3 books (Climate Capitalism, 2011; The Emergence of the Urban Entrepreneur, 2016; Post-capitalist Entrepreneurship, 2017), dozens of peer reviewed articles including the highest cited articles on sustainable entrepreneurship and on shared mobility and has contributed guest posts to Fast Company, CoinDesk and GITEX Impact in recent years. He remains President of the Board of Iomob and is finishing his 4th book, Abundance Capitalism. Find out more about Boyd through these links: Boyd Cohen on LinkedIn @boydcohen as Boyd Cohen on X Boyd Cohen at the EGADE Business School Boyd Cohen on Wikipedia Boyd Cohen on Google Scholar Climate Capitalism on Amazon - book by L. Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen The Emergence of the Urban Entrepreneur on Amazon - book by Boyd Cohen, Pablo Muñoz, and Richard Florida Post-capitalist Entrepreneurship on Amazon - book by Boyd Cohen Connected episodes you might be interested in: No.227R - Regenerative development and transitions thinking No.244 - Interview with Joe Glesta about urban resilience and the death of sustainaiblity No.245R - Abundance Capitalism What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WTF4Cities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wtf4cities.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website where the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shownotes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠

In the latest Plastic.Climate.Future. episode, we dive into the world of sustainability with the incredible Hunter Lovins. As the founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions and a key figure in NOW partners, Lovins brings a wealth of experience and insights to the table. Throughout the episode, we explore the importance of education in driving sustainable decision-making and how implementing sustainability practices can actually boost profitability for companies. Lovins also introduces us to the "D.O.T. approach" - Everyday Do One Thing - encouraging listeners to take small steps towards a greener future. Join us as we uncover the power of everyday actions and their potential to make a big impact. Tune in on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts, and let's take strides towards a more sustainable world together.

Brandon Welch is the co-founder and CEO of Mad Capital, an investment fund dedicated to helping farmers transition from conventional to regenerative and organic agriculture. Brandon knew he wanted to do something to make a positive impact on society and the environment, and he found that the world of finance was the most powerful way for him to do so.  Conventional practices are so deeply ingrained in the culture of agriculture and business of farms, that it takes a big leap of faith and lots of support for farmers to make the switch to adopt more regenerative practices. Welch and Mad Capital connect farmers that are willing to evolve with those that that want to invest in regeneration. Brandon and show host Neal discuss Brandon's love for outdoor adventure and how a cross country camping trip led him to an internship at Hunter Lovins' Natural Capitalism Solutions. They trace his path to staring Mad Capital and raising millions of dollars to provide famers with funding to switch from conventional to organic agriculture. They touch on the obstacles to inspiring change in an old industry that's done things the same way for generations, as well as the creative solutions that connect investors wanting to make a difference in our food system with farmers open to a change. To learn more about Brandon's work, visit MadCapital.com. ———————-At Latitude, we're more than a real estate firm; we're your partner in the transformation of homes, communities, and habitats towards healthy, resilient, and thriving communities. By combining specialized real estate consulting services with a creative agency model, we work with property stewards and developers on capital and fundraising strategies, team formation, branding, marketing, and sales. ---------Are you a professional wanting to create transformational outcomes with your work? Join the Regenerative Real Estate Community to get access to workshops, regenerative real estate investment opportunities, and connect to other leaders and culture creators within the greater real estate industry to create the impact you seek in your work.

Hunter will be live-blogging at COP 28 - find her postings at Climate and Capital Media. The post Episode 150 – Hunter Lovins on UN's COP 28 Climate Change Summit first appeared on Y on Earth Community.

Las nuevas generaciones de colaboradores y clientes buscan negocios que posean el triple impacto en sostenibilidad: finanzas, social y medio ambiente. Ahora ¿cómo balanceamos cada uno para que los negocios sobrevivan en el tiempo? ¿cómo involucramos a los clientes para ayudarnos a mejorar nuestro impacto? Y ¿Cómo puede nuestro negocio cuidar el medio ambiente? En este episodio de la nueva serie “los 5 aprendizajes de los 5 mejores libros” usamos como referencia los siguientes libros en el tema “negocios sostenibles”: ·         “La Empresa Sostenible” de John Elkington ·         “Negocios Verdes” de Paul Hawken ·         “La Quinta Disciplina” de Peter Senge ·         “Cero Residuos en la Empresa” de Paul Connett ·         “Redefiniendo el Éxito Empresarial” de L. Hunter Lovins

Hunter Lovins is an environmentalist and author, the co-founder of Rocky Mountain Institute, president of Natural Capitalism Solutions, and managing partner of NOW Partners. For decades, she has worked with communities and companies to encourage them to implement regenerative solutions that are not only sustainable but profitable. She is the author of many books, including Factor 4: Doubling Wealth - Halving Resource Use and Least Cost Energy, Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution, and A Finer Future: Creating an Economy in Service to Life.Show host Neal and Hunter discuss her family upbringing, which brought her into close and casual contact with legendary activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez. They talked about her career journey, including her time in law school and extensive studies of economics, which set the stage for her influential ideas about the pitfalls of capitalism. They also discussed how citizens and government can shape our economic system into one that is better for people and the planet, today and into the future. For more information about Hunter's work, visit the websites for NOW Partners and Natural Capitalism Solutions.

In this episode of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Hunter Lovins, founder and President of Natural Capitalism Solutions (NCS). NCS helps companies, communities, and countries implement more regenerative practices profitably.Hunter is a consultant to scores of industries and governments worldwide, and has briefed heads of state and leaders of hundreds of governments. Hunter is also the author of 16 books and hundreds of articles. She has won dozens of awards, including the Right Livelihood Award. Time Magazine recognized her as a Millennium Hero for the Planet, and Newsweek called her the Green Business Icon. Her most recent book, A Finer Future: Creating an Economy in Service to Life won a Nautilus Award. Her areas of expertise include climate solutions, energy policy, regenerative agriculture, social enterprise, economic development, and sustainability.She and Ted discuss ranching in Colorado, small-holder farming, and the circular economy of the soil. She notes that to feed a growing population, we need to restore soil quality, and ultimately reconcile farming systems with natural cycles. She then delves into the concepts of "Natural Capitalism" and "Regenerative Economics," highlighting that the future of capitalism will be built on intact community and adaptive values, with energy efficiency and renewable resources already driving prosperity.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT–Governments and the United Nations will not save the environment, businesses and producers will, argued Natural Capitalism Solutions chief Hunter Lovins in this interview with The New American magazine’s Alex Newman at the UN COP27 climate summit. “I do not believe in the ability of the Conference of the Parties to solve anything,” ... The post Capitalism Will Save Environment, Not Governments or UN: Hunter Lovins appeared first on The New American.

The opener to Season 2 features young children in the lives of LanzaTech's team asking questions on climate change, biodiversity, sea level rise, and more, for responses by our CEO and expert Hunter Lovins. Held annually on June 5th, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for public outreach. This 2022 theme, “Only One Earth,” was the slogan for the first United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held in 1972.

Stu Levitan welcomes William S. Becker, executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project and author of, The Creeks Will Rise: People Coexisting With Floods, from the good people at Chicago Review Press. Floods are a fact of life, and have been that way forever. Almost every culture around the world has a creation myth that features a flood. Today, they remain a necessary part of nature, renewing the soil, creating new habitats. But while floods are natural, flood damages are not – they are solely the responsibility of humankind. And it's a massive responsibility – thanks to our decades of building in floodplains, floods are also the most frequent and most expensive type of weather disaster in the United States, accounting for 90 percent of our natural disasters. From 1980 to 2019,  the United States suffered 32 billion-dollar floods, averaging about $5 billion in flood damages a year, part of the $1.6 trillion in weather-related damages during that time. During that period, the Kickapoo River in southwest Wisconsin suffered four floods, after seven between 1907 and 1978.  And even though none of them billion-$, the people of the valley had had enough after the flood of 1935, and in 1937 asked Washington for help. It finally came in 1962, authorization for a dam on the upper river, just below La Farge –designed not only to stop floods, but also to create an income-generating recreation area. And those disasters are only going to get worse, as the climate crisis produces ever-more intense weather events and the aging infrastructure of 92,000 dams and 30,000 miles of levees fails at an ever-increasing rate. According to the University of Bristol 43 million Americans, and $ 1.2 trillion in assets are currently at risk of floods in the lower forty-eight states. And if we make it to the next century, analysts expect that 2.5 million properties worth more than $ 1 trillion will experience chronic flooding and thirty cities to be underwater. How and why we need to change our national water policy from trying to control floods to avoiding them is the business that occupies Bill Becker in this book that is both frightening and inspiring. It is a book he is uniquely qualified to write, as an expert in alternative energy, and one of the key figures in the successful effort in the late seventies to oppose that dam across the upper Kickapoo and get the village of Soldiers Grove to move its business district out of the floodplain and onto higher ground.  After helping move SD, he moved on to become became Counselor to the Administrator, Small Business Administration, spent 12 years as Regional Director and Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary U.S. Department of Energy, founded and was co-director of The Future We Want, and since 2011 has been a Senior Fellow at Natural Capitalism Solutions, a non-profit founded by environmentalist and author Hunter Lovins. But before all that, and critical to his narrative, he was a photo-journalist, first for the US Army in Vietnam in the mid-sixties, later for the Associated Press in Madison, but most critically with the Kickapoo Scout in Soldiers Grove. It is a pleasure to welcome to Madison Book Beat, Bill Becker.  

The climate pact achieved at COP26 was woefully inadequate. We could be in for over four degrees Fahrenheit of warming this century over pre-industrial temperatures, and some scenarios would put us closer to eight degrees. In this episode, Paul Sutton shares his observations from Glasgow, and we get assessments from a few other noted experts. Policymakers are not willing to embrace any climate actions that give up economic growth, but economic growth virtually guarantees climate disaster. The bottom line: only drastic policy and behavior changes will avoid a very bleak future. Sutton is a Professor in the Department of Geography & the Environment at the University of Denver. He served as an official delegate for the American Association of Geographers (AAG) at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow in early November of 2021. He is not speaking for the AAG in this episode. One interesting class Paul teaches is Envisioning Utopia Through the Lens of a Wellbeing Economy. Also: recommended reading, and the new movie, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The Titanic cartoon in this episode's graphic was created for the GrowthBusters project by artist/writer Stephanie McMillan. https://stephaniemcmillan.org/ The GrowthBusters theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. https://www.fadermusicandsound.com/ https://carlosjones.com/ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Running Out of Gas – Episode 26 of the GrowthBusters podcast, with Paul Sutton and James Ward https://www.growthbusters.org/running-out-of-gas-podcast-episode-26/ GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth – free on YouTube https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo The Limits to Growthhttps://collections.dartmouth.edu/teitexts/meadows/diplomatic/meadows_ltg-diplomatic.html Planet of the Humans documentary https://planetofthehumans.com/ More Fun, Less Stuff – Episode 55 of the GrowthBusters podcast, with Mike Nickerson https://www.growthbusters.org/more-fun-less-stuff/ COP26: If We Don't Know Where We're Going, We Will End Up Someplace Else – by Paul Sutton https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/579095-cop26-if-we-dont-know-where-we-are-going-we-will-end-up-someplace?rl=1 Bankers Took Over the Climate Change Summit. That's Bad for Democracyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/25/opinion/cop26-gfanz-climate-change.html Soylent Green – trailer; see the movie on YouTube, AppleTV, Vudu and elsewhere https://youtu.be/N_jGOKYHxaQ The Powell Memorandum https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/powellmemo/ The Powell Memo and links to many essays about it https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/democracy/the-lewis-powell-memo-a-corporate-blueprint-to-dominate-democracy/ The Powell Memo – a critical book excerpt about the memo https://billmoyers.com/content/the-powell-memo-a-call-to-arms-for-corporations/ A Finer Future – by L. Hunter Lovins, Stewart Wallis, Anders Wijkman, and John Fullerton https://ourfinerfuture.com/ Quick Take from Katharine Hayhoe of The Nature Conservancy https://youtu.be/9wZz253lZwg Planet in Crisis podcast from Scientists Warning Europe https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/podcast World Scientists' Warnings into Action, Local to Global – New paper from Scientists Warning Europe https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/signature Shared Socioeconomic Pathways https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-shared-socioeconomic-pathways-explore-future-climate-change Prosperity Without Growth – by Tim Jackson https://timjackson.org.uk/ecological-economics/pwg/ COP26 demonstrations – photos by Paul Sutton https://urizenapw02-vlp.du.edu/~paul.sutton/COP26/ Rebelling Against Black Friday Consumerism – Episode 61 of the GrowthBusters podcast https://www.growthbusters.org/non-material-holidays/ So Kind Gift Registry https://sokindregistry.org/ Make a Year-End Gift to the GrowthBusters project https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/   RECOMMENDED READING: Insist that Public Policy Respects the Rights of Children and Women – by Dave Gardner https://medium.com/ending-overshoot/insist-that-public-policy-respects-the-rights-of-children-and-women-d961478d36f5 Ending Overshoot – a publication on Medium edited by Dave Gardner and Jem Randles https://medium.com/ending-overshoot Welcome to Gilead: How Population Fears Drive Women's Rights Abuses – new report from Population Matters https://populationmatters.org/news/2021/11/welcome-gilead-how-population-fears-drive-womens-rights-abuses To Breed or Not to Breed – by Alex Williams in the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/style/breed-children-climate-change.html The End of Growth: Ten Years After – by Richard Heinberg https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/11/20/end-growth-ten-years-after Climate Change with 8 Billion Humans - by Joseph Chamie http://www.ipsnews.net/2021/11/climate-change-8-billion-humans/ Why Renewable Energy isn't the Only Answer in our Climate Emergency - by Julie Peconi, also from Scientists Warning Europe https://www.scientistswarningeurope.org.uk/discover/why-renewable-energy-isnt-the-only-answer-in-our-climate-emergency On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society's growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture's obsession with, and pursuit of, growth. Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared “could be the most important film ever made.” Co-host, and self-described "energy nerd," Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law & Policy. Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/ Make a donation to support this non-profit project. https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/ Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/ Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup See the film – GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth http:www.growthbustersmovie.org Explore the issues at http://www.growthbusters.org View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode:

In this episode Jason interviews Bard professor Eban Goodstein about his Solve Climate By 2030 campaign. Jason's former interview with Eban and Hunter Lovins on the Solar Dominance Hypothesis can be found here. World Wide Teach-In can be found here.

The global business community must go ‘all in' for climate action — all sizes, sectors, and geographies included. In the race to ‘net zero' by 2050 or sooner, corporations are using their influence to ensure that governments also include commitments in their economic recovery plans. In this episode, Jennifer Holmgren talks to Maria Mendiluce, CEO of the We Mean Business Coalition. She answers a daisy chain question from Hunter Lovins, and leaves a cliffhanger for Dr. M.K. Dorsey.

How are our societal economic models divorced from our finite natural resource base, and how can we best ‘build back better' in 2021? Today, Jennifer Holmgren talks with Hunter Lovins, a champion of sustainable development from Afghanistan to New Zealand over the past 35 years. An Executive Committee member of the Club of Rome, Time Magazine has recognized Hunter as a Millennium Hero for the Planet. Tune in now. The cliffhanger is for Maria Mendiluce.

Sir David King has published over 500 scientific papers, and holds 22 Honorary Degrees from universities around the world. He is now the Founder and Chair at the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge University — a cross-disciplinary research institution, aiming to develop the solutions that will safeguard our planet from the consequences of global warming. Here, he discusses the realities of the climate crisis and innovations which may repair nature. The cliffhanger is for Hunter Lovins.

We do not have to sacrifice investment returns for the sake of doing social good. Millennial investors already are starting to understand that we can reduce our negative impact on the environment, and practice social good while receiving solid investment returns.Welcome to the concept of "Natural Capitalism" introduced by Hunter Lovins. On my next episode of the WWDK Podcast, I talk about this concept, and how on the back of Bidens Infrastructure and Net Zero-emission pledge you need to tap in.#sustainability, #sustainabilitymatters, #sustainabilitytips, #sustainabilityeducation, #environmentalsustainability, #sustainabilityinstyle, #sustainabilityblogger, #sustainabilitygoals#regeneration, #regeneratiøn, #urbanregeneration, #regenerationmovement#cleanenergy,

Kyle sits down with his longtime friends Chris Dollesin and Sean O'Gorman for a wide-ranging conversation on the climate crisis, the systems which perpetuate it, the systems which may be help remedy it, and what folks can do to get involved and help save our planet.RESOURCES:WATCHFantastic Fungi (2019)Kiss the Ground  (2020)Gather (2020) READSummary for Policymakers, Global Warming of 1.5°C by IPCC (2018)This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate by Naomi Klein (2014)On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal  by Naomi Klein (2019) A Finer Future: Creating an Economy in Service to Life by L. Hunter Lovins et. al. (2018)The Overstory by Richard Powers (2018)Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows (2008)Good Friday Agreement of 1998EXPERIENCEEn-Roads Climate Change Solutions SimulatorWalk Me Through It was created by and is hosted, edited and produced by Kyle Kilkenny. Follow Kyle on Twitter, Instagram, & TikTok @kylejkilkenny!New episodes every Tuesday! Please follow, subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen!If you have a question, comment, topic or guest request for the show, email Kyle at kylejkilkenny@gmail.com.To support the show and to keep it ad-free, visit buymeacoffee.com/kylejkilkenny. Supporters will be listed in the episode description!Co-Produced by Patrick Johnson.Our Creative Consultant is Chris Dollesin.Theme Music by Stephen Smith.Special Thanks:Chris-- for his friendship, love and telling me what I need to hear.Sean-- for his friendship, love, and Kermit voice.My parents, Kerry & Ken-- for giving me life and some podcast equipment.All of you-- for listening!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kylejkilkenny)

In the Moment, April 20, 2021 Show 1031. Laurie Gill is South Dakota's secretary of the Department of Social Services. She joins us to discuss the important role that communities play in ending child abuse and neglect. Guns in South Dakota : South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Jensen talks about his new courtroom security initiative. Hunter Lovins is president and co-founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions. She's a champion of sustainable development and is joining the Rapid City Sustainability Committee (virtually) for Earth Day. We compare the traditional role natural resources with the often overlooked services our ecosystem provides. We check in on community events across the state along with the weather forecast. Steve Hildebrand joins us to remember Walter Mondale. Images of the Past : Justin Blessinger profiles General William Henry Harrison Beadle and his likely involvement with the Underground Railroad.

Tom Chi is an innovator, investor, visionary and Chairman of the Board of the Buckminster Fuller Institute. His work with innovative technologies like Google glass and tree planting drones has shaped a new generation of revolutionary thinking aimed at tackling the climate crisis. In this episode, Tom describes a phenomena of our generation that he calls “charging the trauma battery”, offers advice on what it takes to be a flexible (thus successful) innovator and offers pragmatic tools for instigating local change.  Show Notes [3:03]using overwhelm as a catalyst for ideas [15:00] https://www.climaxfoods.com/ (“Climax Foods”) (technologies for making plant-based foods) [22:00] - growing outdoors, are you repairing soil? [30:40] - rapid pro-typing in atoms, bits & neurons [44:22] - commitment versus attachment to a project [54:07] - “charging your trauma battery” References - https://www.dendra.io/ (Dendra Systems) (drone tree planting) - https://www.climaxfoods.com/ (Cimax Foods) - a data science company who has been testing and producing plant-based foods that mimic animal-based foods - https://www.atoneventures.com/portfolio.html (At One Ventures) - Finds, funds and grows teams to catalyze a world where humanity is net positive to nature (Tom Chi is a Founding Partner) -a book called https://natcapsolutions.org/product/purchaseafinerfuture/ (“A Finer Future” by Hunter Lovins) -a documentary called https://kissthegroundmovie.com/ (“Kiss the Ground” )on soil health

Something special happened in recent days, and in a slight departure from our regular format, I bring you a discussion held with one of the great environmental thinkers of our time, Hunter Lovins. It was on the occasion of one of our regularly scheduled gatherings of the Asia Corporate Leadership Council that Hunter joined us virtually from her ranch in Colorado. The Council is a partnership between The Conference Board, the Center for Creative Leadership, and Inside Asia, and is comprised of a select group of senior-most leaders of western multinationals, Asian conglomerates, and family offices. Our mission: To define and promote best practice in corporate purpose. Hunter is the latest in a string of featured speakers who define what good looks like, and with permission from our members, I bring you our conversation.

We're signing off for the year with our annual episode of highlights from our brilliant array of guests throughout 2020. If you've been listening throughout this unique and likely transformative year, enjoy the revisit. And for those newer to the podcast, here's a snapshot of how the year played out on The RegenNarration. You'll see the track list for the 2020 Soundtrack below. Have a wonderful festive season and we look forward to joining you again for a regenerative new year. 1. Welcome to 2020 (from ep. 53), to music by Jeremiah Johnson 2. Dr Sheila Nguyen (from ep. 54), Mike Salvaris (from ep. 55), and Jo Chandler (from ep. 56), all to The System, by the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra 3. An intro from home as COVID-19 lockdown begins, and Alanna Shaikh (from ep. 57) 4. Eugenie Stockmann (from ep. 58), from a live panel event at the Uni of Notre Dame in Fremantle 5. Dr Eduard Muller (from ep. 59), Matthew Evans (from ep. 60), Hunter Lovins (from ep. 61), Zach Bush MD (from ep. 62), Kirsten Larsen (from ep. 63), Tony Rinaudo (from ep. 64), all to music by Jeremiah Johnson 6. Joel Johnsson and Dr Peter Barnes (from ep. 65), to On the Punt by Adam Gibson and the Aerial Maps 7. David Pollock (from ep. 66), to the sounds of Wooleen Station 8. Dr Terry McCosker (from ep. 67) and Dianne Haggerty (from ep. 68), to music by Jeremiah Johnson 9. Mark Taylor (from ep. 69), to the sounds of the mill 10. Tyson Yunkaporta (from ep. 70) and Dr Charles Massy (from the extract to ep. 32, accompanying the Australian Story TV program on Charles), to Stones and Bones by Owls of the Swamp 11. Dr Kate Auty and Dr Alessandro Pellizon (from ep. 71), Nicole Masters (from ep. 72), Amy Steel and Lily Brazel (from ep. 73), and Rosanne Scott (from ep. 74), all to Faraway Castle by Rae Howell and Sunwrae 12. Allan Savory (from ep. 75), to Scotland the Brave by Eric M Armour - freemusicarchive.org/music/AS220/AS…land_the_Brave - Sourced from the Free Music Archive under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Title pic: Rainbow over the regenerating landscapes of the Haggerty's (episode 68). With thanks to all of the brilliant musicians who generously granted permission for their music to appear here. Get more: To access the full catalogue of episodes, head to our website https://www.regennarration.com or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks to our community of donors and partners for making the podcast possible. If you too value the podcast, please consider joining them by donating or becoming a podcast partner at https://www.regennarration.com/support Thanks for listening, have a wonderful festive season and see you again in 2021!

Our guests Hunter Lovins from Natural Capitalism Solutions and Amanda Janoo from the Wellbeing Economy Alliance help us to expose the gap… more like a chasm, really… between the bedtime story of our economy (Freedom! Perfect markets! A magical balancing act aggregating to the greater good for all!) and the reality of neoliberal economic theory taken to the extreme (Inequality! Climate change! Pandemic!). What's more, they give us the beginnings of a road map for transforming our economy, and capitalism as we know it, to be in service of the long-term well-being of our ecosystems & communities. Guest appearance by Ruchi Nadkarni, alum of the Sustainable Innovation MBA at the University of Vermont.Learn more and subscribe to our Courage Collective e-letter at www.decadeofcourage.comInsta @decadeofcourageLinkedIn @decade of courageWith Courage,Dana Gulley

Did you know that if you add up the cats and dogs in the United States, they’d represent the 5th largest population of protein consumption in the world? When it comes to pet supply chains and sustainability, there is typically 1 sector called "pet services and products”. This one sector, encompasses dozens of other industries that have many categories in human supply chains. For example, apparel, food, medicine, and healthy/beauty are considered dramatically different industries in the human world, but we buy good and services for our pets in all those areas and more.  The environmental impact of the pet sector is huge. Did you know that 300 million pounds of packaging is sent to land fill each year? Finally, the pet industry has often overlooked and serious social sustainability challenges as well. Pet ownership has been directly linked to home ownership, but with systematic racist policies historically making home ownership out of reach for communities of color, what are the Justice, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion implications of the industry itself? Why aren’t people aware or talking about this?  In Episode 40, Sheri Hinish discusses massive opportunities in pet sustainability, in caring differently for our furry friends, with MelissaBauer from the Pet Sustainability Coalition. PSC has a super cool origin story starting with Chris Bentley. A lover of life and an environmentalist at heart, Chris Bentley has spent several decades looking for ways to minimize his environmental footprint. Based in Colorado, Chris was active in the entrepreneurial business community where he saw the Natural Foods movement adopt Organic Certification and the Outdoor Industry collaborate to build innovative sustainability tools. With over 25 years of success in the pet products industry, first with Aspen Pet and then with Only Natural Pet and “I and Love and You,” he knew there was an opportunity to drive impact in an industry he had grown to know and love. Together with fellow sustainable business leader Marty Grosjean at Only Natural Pet, Chris partnered with sustainability icon Hunter Lovins at Natural Capitalism Solutions to develop a suite of sustainability tools that could provide their respective companies the resources they needed to implement sustainable business processes. The outcome of this project was a world class toolkit built by Natural Capitalism Solutions that had far reaching potential. The new vision for these tools was to serve as a transformative catalyst that would enable the entire pet industry to engage more positively with the environment and communities where they do business. When complete, Chris, Natural Capitalism Solutions, the Outdoor Industry Association, and 25 business leaders met at Global Pet Expo 2013 where they formed a new nonprofit collaborative that would share tools and resources to encourage adoption of sustainable business practices. KD Frueh at KONG Company, Tony de Vos at Cardinal Pet Care, Jim Thomas at Petco, Spencer Williams at West Paw, Stephanie Volo at Planet Dog, and Aaron Lambstein at Worldwise joined Only Natural Pet and I and Love and You to become Founding Members of the Pet Sustainability Coalition. These 8 Founding Members continued to make large financial contributions for five consecutive years that served as the Coalition’s primary revenue and lifeblood! To get involved and learn more about Pet Sustainability Coalition, visit https://www.petsustainability.org Find us, connect, and explore at https://www.supplychainrevolution.com/ & Sheri Hinish at https://www.supplychainqueen.com

Fossil fuels are a central part of the sustainable investing conversation. In Episode 6 of The ESG Update, Hunter Lovins, Chief Impact Officer at Change Finance, joins the conversation to share her insights into the fossil fuel industry and the merits of divestment.   Change Finance, P.B.C. (Change Finance) is an independent investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The opinions expressed herein are those of Change Finance, P.B.C. (Change Finance) and are subject to change without notice.

This is an extract from what has quickly become one of the most played episodes on this podcast - and the second most played episode in the last year (behind only my conversation with Zach Bush MD, the keynote international guest to RCS Australia's Conference scheduled next year). It features the last 20 minutes of my conversation with Terry McCosker for episode 67, Behind the Greatest Regenerative Agriculture Movement in Australia: Dr Terry McCosker on life, death and learning true power. We talk about the power of intention, where the regenerative economy is at in Australia (prompted by a revealing exchange with Hunter Lovins on her home state of Colorado in episode 61), some of Terry's pioneering story and the history of a movement, the perspectives he's come to from all that, and his compelling belief and vision for Australia and beyond. Title slide pic: off the RCS website. You can hear the rest of our conversation on the main episode 67 – https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/067-behind-the-greatest-regenerative-agriculture-movement-in-australia You'll find a series of links in the show notes of the main episode too, including to a special extra with Terry. You can also hear my conversation with Terry's close friends and fellow regenerative agriculture pioneers, Dianne and Ian Haggerty, on location in the wheat belt of WA, for episode 68 - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/068-natural-intelligence-farming Thanks to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, and have the capacity at this time, please consider joining them by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! Get in touch any time by text or audio at https://www.regennarration.com/story And thanks for listening.

Ask yourself this question: “When you think about your personal life, what do you want?” In this episode of Regenerative Voices™ Elevating Stories Activating Change Podcast graciously guest-hosted by Elizabeth Candelario, go on an in-depth journey of self, and more broadly, world discovery with renowned author, professor, and champion of sustainable development Hunter Lovins. During this dynamic episode, […] The post Episode #17 – Hunter Lovins appeared first on At The Epicenter.

Ask yourself this question: “When you think about your personal life, what do you want?” In this episode of Regenerative Voices™ Elevating Stories Activating Change Podcast graciously guest-hosted by Elizabeth Candelario, go on an in-depth journey of self, and more broadly, world discovery with renowned author, professor, and champion of sustainable development Hunter Lovins. During this dynamic episode, […] The post Episode #17 – Hunter Lovins first appeared on Regenerative Rising.

Ask yourself this question: “When you think about your personal life, what do you want?” In this episode of Regenerative Voices™ Elevating Stories Activating Change Podcast graciously guest-hosted by Elizabeth Candelario, go on an in-depth journey of self, and more broadly, world discovery with renowned author, professor, and champion of sustainable development Hunter Lovins. During this dynamic episode, […] The post Episode #17 – Hunter Lovins first appeared on Regenerative Rising.

L. Hunter Lovins discusses her new book, A Finer Future: Creating an Economy in Service of Life and highlights the role of grazing in building soil to mitigate global warming. Lovins is an American environmentalist, author, sustainable development proponent, co-founder of Rocky Mountain Institute, and president of the nonprofit organization Natural Capitalism Solutions. Interviewer, Seth Itzkan, Soil4Climate Inc.

I feel compelled to post one last extract from the very end of my conversation with the legendary Hunter Lovins - for those who might prefer to listen in ‘chapters', for those who might not have made it all the way through on first listening, and for those who might be particularly interested in the themes covered here. And because I'm still deeply moved by how our conversation culminated. This extract segues directly from extract 2, where Hunter left off talking about trying to figure out how the rest of the world recovers from COVID-19. We explore her brilliant stories and current views of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, Wellbeing Governments Coalition, Regenerative Communities Network, the Club of Rome, Doughnut Economics Action Lab, and how Dana Meadows' famous piece ‘Places to Intervene in a System' was born. Hunter Lovins is a best-selling author, including of the seminal Natural Capitalism, with Paul Hawken and Amory Lovins. She's also founder and President of Natural Capitalism Solutions, founding Professor of Sustainable Management at the Bard MBA, a pioneering rancher, and Chief of Impact at Change Finance. Hunter consults for companies and countries around the world, has been named Millennium TIME Magazine Hero of the Planet, and was awarded the 2008 Sustainability Pioneer Prize by the European financial community for her decades of pioneering work. Get more:
 Listen to our conversation in full wherever you get your podcasts, or at our website https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/061-were-gonna-reinvent-everything-hunter-lovins Music: The System, by the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra Title slide: Hunter Lovins, sourced at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/naturalcapitalism/finer-future-creating-an-economy-in-service-to-lif Thanks to our generous supporters for making this podcast possible. If you too value what you hear, and have the capacity at this time, please consider joining them, by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support Thanks for listening!

3 Kernpunkte dieser Folge:Bevor du dich auf etwas Neues festlegst, teste es erst: Probiere es immer erst selbst aus. Starte mit deiner Vision: Wenn du eine Initiative starten möchtest, dann starte mit deiner Vision. Suche dir dann Gleichgesinnte, die auch für diese Vision brennen. Der Kontext ist immer sehr wichtig, wie wir an bestimmte Dinge herangehen: Wenn etwas vorhersehbar oder bekannt ist, brauchen wir keine Experimente oder agiles Vorgehen. Nutze daher nicht einfach blind irgendwelche Methoden. Erwähnungen und Ressourcen:Hinweis: Einige der folgenden Links sind Affiliate Links. Wenn du dich für einen Kauf entscheidest, verdiene ich eine kleine Provision – ohne zusätzliche Kosten oder Nachteile für dich. Japanisches Modell: Ikigai Simon Sinek Buch: Exponential Organizations von Salim Ismail OKR – john doerr Interface (https://www.interface.com/EU/de-DE/homepage?r=1) Buch: Öko-Kapitalismus (Natural Capitalism) von Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins und Paul Hawken Cynefin-Framework (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin-Framework) AskNature - Innovation Inspired by Nature (https://asknature.org/) Biomimicry Academy (https://academy.cobiom.com/pages/biomimicryacademy) Über folgende Themen sprechen wir:Einblicke in das „System“ der Wissenschaft und Forschung Impact als grundlegende Motivation Wie können wir Veränderungen im eigenen Leben wirklich durchführen Die 8-Tage-Woche Die Bedeutung von Experimenten Wie schaffen wir eine gute Vision? Hybrid Thinking als Ansatz für Innovation und Zukunftsgestaltung Die 4 Stufen von Hybrid Thinking: transformative purpose, mindset innovation, agile cooperation, future business Transformationsprozesse in Organisationen und im persönlichen Leben Die Bedeutung von Gleichgesinnten Wie wir Zusammenhänge besser verstehen können Biomimicry: Wie wir von der Natur besser lernen können Innovation, Nachhaltigkeit und Living Organizations Gast dieser Folge: Arndt PechsteinDr. Arndt Pechstein ist Entrepreneur, Management-Berater, Coach und Keynote-Speaker. Arndt ist Experte auf den Gebieten Biomimicry (Bioinspiration), Design Thinking (Nutzerzentrierung), agiles Arbeiten, Exponentielle Organisationen sowie Circular Economy. Als promovierter Neurowissenschaftler und agiler Coach begleitet er Organisationen bei der digitalen & agilen Transformation. Arndt ist Gründer der Berliner Innovationsagentur phi360, Chairman der Biomimicry Academy sowie Design Thinking Coach am Hasso-Plattner Institut. Seine Arbeit erstreckt sich über Projekte in nahezu allen Sektoren. Dabei verbindet er stets Nachhaltigkeit, Wertstiftung und Innovation. Arndt ist TEDx Speaker und Advisory Boards Member eines finnischen Beratungsunternehmens. Er ist begeisterter Extremsportler und Erfinder der 8-Tage-Woche. Sein Lebensmotto: „Don’t just be successful, be significant!“ www.arndtpechstein.eu  (https://www.arndtpechstein.eu/) www.phi360.eu (https://www.phi360.eu/)

This is a second brief extract from towards the end of my conversation with the legendary Hunter Lovins. It opens by looking at the tectonic shift that is apparently underway in the capital flows that will back in regenerative economies. Where banks are already looking at the stranded fossil fuel assets they're reclaiming and wondering what to do with them. And where the opportunities on the other side of the ledger grow. I heard Hunter say not long ago that the regenerative economy was already bigger than the extractive one in her home state of Colorado. But that nobody knows. So we talk about how they found out, how they engaged with 90% of the economy on it, and where else this might be true. Along with what to look out for. So much has changed in just the last couple of months, in the world at large and in Hunter's thinking. “Things are shifting,” she says. And “you can see the shape of the future.” Hunter is a best-selling author, including of the seminal Natural Capitalism, with Paul Hawken and Amory Lovins. She's also founder and President of Natural Capitalism Solutions, founding Professor of Sustainable Management at the Bard MBA, a pioneering rancher, and Chief of Impact at Change Finance. Hunter consults for companies and countries around the world, has been named Millennium TIME Magazine Hero of the Planet, and was awarded the 2008 Sustainability Pioneer Prize by the European financial community for her decades of pioneering work. Get more: 
Listen to our conversation in full wherever you get your podcasts, or at our website https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/061-were-gonna-reinvent-everything-hunter-lovins Title slide: Hunter Lovins, sourced at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Lovins#/media/File:Hunter_Lovins.jpg Thanks to our generous supporters for making this podcast possible. If you too value what you hear, and have the capacity at this time, please consider joining them, by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support Thanks for listening!

"We can roll back climate change." - L. Hunter Lovins This is a brief extract from episode 61 with the legendary Hunter Lovins, on the importance of the bio-regional scale – place and community - in creating regenerative economies. Especially now. There are a couple of great stories in this short clip, including more of her own. Hunter is a best-selling author, including of the seminal Natural Capitalism, with Paul Hawken and Amory Lovins. She's also founder and President of Natural Capitalism Solutions, founding Professor of Sustainable Management at the Bard MBA, a pioneering rancher, and Chief of Impact at Change Finance. Hunter consults for companies and countries around the world, has been named Millennium TIME Magazine Hero of the Planet, and was awarded the 2008 Sustainability Pioneer Prize by the European financial community for her decades of pioneering work. She also recently took out the Humungous Fungus Award – which is where we start this part of our conversation! Get more:
 Listen to our conversation in full wherever you get your podcasts, or at our website https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/061-were-gonna-reinvent-everything-hunter-lovins Title slide: Hunter Lovins, by West Coast Green sourced from - https://rachelsnetwork.org/hunter/ Thanks to our generous supporters for making this podcast possible. If you too value what you hear, and have the capacity at this time, please consider joining them, by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support Thanks for listening!

Hunter Lovins has been a highly influential figure for many decades in the regenerative economies movement. She is another guest that I struggle to describe in a brief intro. To give you a little idea, she's a best-selling author, including of the seminal Natural Capitalism, with Paul Hawken and Amory Lovins. She's also founder and President of Natural Capitalism Solutions, founding Professor of Sustainable Management at the Bard MBA, a pioneering rancher, and Chief of Impact at Change Finance. Hunter consults for companies and countries around the world, has been named Millennium TIME Magazine Hero of the Planet, and was awarded the 2008 Sustainability Pioneer Prize by the European financial community for her decades of pioneering work. I could go on. Oh, she also recently took out the Humungous Fungus Award – and we will talk about that! I heard Hunter say not long ago, before the pandemic, that her research suggests the regenerative economy is already bigger than the extractive one in her home state of Colorado. But that nobody knows! So I asked Hunter if she'd join me to talk about it, along with how things are changing right now, and of course some of her brilliant life story. Like my other extensive conversations with legendary figures in this space, like Hazel Henderson and Paul Hawken, this one drifted into ever more meaningful and heart felt exchanges as we went. I hope you enjoy this journey through Hunter's life, these transforming times, and where we can go from here. Our conversation includes why she ditched being a lawyer and accidentally became a regenerative rancher, her retrospective view on change and approaches to it over the decades (spoiler alert – where were the stories?), and the growing number of calls she's receiving asking how to build a regenerative economy out of the COVID collapse. So much of her thinking, she says, has changed in just the last couple of months - from what's needed to transition towards renewable energy, regenerative agriculture, and the finance to back it in, to how she goes about her own life and work. Hunter's is a trans-partisan vision where we're all in for societies that are better for people and planet – genuine prosperity. She's helped set up so much of the world's work to this end – including more recently the Wellbeing Economy Alliance and the Regenerative Communities Network. Dana Meadows' famous leverage points piece – Places to Intervene in a System – was seeded on Hunter's whiteboard. This prompts a moving conclusion to our conversation reflecting on some of Dana's profound insight. We're up against it, but we can still make something good of this situation, Hunter believes. Tectonic shifts are upon us. So where and how do we go from here? This episode was recorded online on 7 May 2020. Get more: Hunter's organisation, Natural Capitalism Solutions - https://natcapsolutions.org/ Her most recent book ‘A Finer Future: Creating an economy in service to life' - http://ourfinerfuture.com/ John Fullerton's 8 principles (or qualities, as he's currently speaking of them) of a regenerative economy - https://capitalinstitute.org/8-principles-regenerative-economy/ Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) - https://wellbeingeconomy.org/ Regenerative Communities Network - http://fieldguide.capitalinstitute.org/regenerative-communities-network.html Music: The System, by the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra. Thanks to you, our generous supporters, for making this podcast possible. If you too value what you hear, and you have the capacity at this time, please consider joining them, by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. And get in touch any time by text or audio at https://www.regennarration.com/story Thanks for listening!

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I recorded our second conversation the day after the September 20, 2019 climate marches. Hunter is more than well-connected.I wanted to hear and bring you the perspective of someone who has been at this longer and knew more people. Wait until you hear her share all the people she knew there, as well as her perspective of seeing a different generation pick up what no one has for so long.From our last conversation you heard me struggle with what I thought I heard of her saying things can work out, so rest easy. The more I've listened to Hunter's message, the more I hear she's not saying things will effortlessly work out, which I feared at first, but that it will take work to make things work out.We resolve that issue. It's toward the end, so enjoy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We could use some good news. According to the four scholars who wrote A Finer Future, we are already experiencing some of the dramatic changes our system must undertake in order for our planet to meet the needs of future generations. This episode features a conversation with L. Hunter Lovins about the wellbeing economy and how sustainable behavior makes good business sense. Interestingly, this book grew out of a homework assignment from the King of Bhutan. Please think of us in your year-end giving. GrowthBusters is a non-profit project funded by YOU. DONATE HERE Hunter Lovins is President and Founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions. She co-founded the Rocky Mountain Institute, and co-authored (with Paul Hawken and Amory Lovins) the landmark book, Natural Capitalism. Lovins consults on sustainability for corporate giants and world leaders. She also finds time to serve as professor of sustainable business at Bard MBA. This conversation was recorded in February of 2019, with introduction and close recorded in December of 2019.   LINKS: A Finer Future – book, blog, resources Human and Nature Dynamics (HANDY): Modeling Inequality and Use of Resources in the Collapse or Sustainability of Societies - Study Wellbeing Economy Alliance Capital Institute Club of Rome The Limits to Growth The Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update A Finer Future report for/by Club of Rome Happy Planet Index Global Alliance for Banking on Values Business End of Climate Change - Study Green Illusions by Ozzie Zehner Planet of the Humans - film Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter   Subscribe (free) so you don't miss an episode:

Call to ActionLearn more about Hunter's work with Natural Capitalism Solutions.Learn more about Gabe Brown's innovative work to reclaim the natural productivity of his soil.Order meat, eggs and honey from Gabe Brown's Nourished by Nature online marketplace. 

“If you believe in the future of abundance or the future generation, align your decisions to your personal ethics and to organizations that reflect it.” — Tom Duncan   Did you know that you can build your wealth, save money, and save the planet all at the same time? Yes, it’s actually possible through the use of blockchain technology! Today on Sustainable I talk to Tom Duncan, the CEO of Goodbanc, about what blockchain technology is and how it can help us create a regenerative finance economy and restore our ecosystem.  Goodbanc is a digital banking platform for impact investing that provides a low-risk way of investing in regenerative and renewable markets that allows flexibility by cutting out that middleman or any third party. Making money go further both for investors and the people who are receiving the investment. In this episode, Tom is going to share how we can allocate our capital and invest it into something good that helps our planet.   In this episode, Tom and I talk about: Blockchain technology How blockchain is reforming the financial system to become more transparent How Goodbanc is  achieving its mission through blockchain technology Creating liquidity through tokenization Decarbonizing the planet and restoring the ecosystem through Goodwallet and Mangrove Tree planting projects from Goodbanc How to use our investment and money to buy time for our planet and give more back to the environment  Aligning your financial, investment, and purchasing decisions to your personal ethics   More about Tom Duncan: Tom Duncan is the CEO of Goodbanc, a digital banking platform for impact investment, finance and green bonds that utilizes Liquid Technology Ltd blockchain and digital wallets. He is also Managing Partner at Liquid Token. He’s an experienced fund manager, investment professional involved in a number of high profile transactions involving blockchain ventures.   Mentioned on this episode: Goodbanc United Nations   If you enjoyed this episode, check out episode 132: Creating a regenerative economy with L. Hunter Lovins   SUBSCRIBE TO SUSTAINABLE: THE PODCAST If you’re enjoying Sustainable: The Podcast be sure to subscribe in your prefered Podcast Platform to get notified on the latest episodes. Let me know your thoughts about this episode by leaving a review and rating. To find out more about creating systemic and transformational change for people and the planet, head on to  www.earthself.org

"You don’t have to believe in the problem to believe in the solution. There are opportunities to make more money while solving the problem." ⁠— Hunter Lovins   What do roasted termites, crickets or grasshoppers taste like? Wasp, termites, locusts, caterpillars and ant eggs; just reading their names, trigger up a feeling of disgust for many but for some, it’s a nutritious delight!  In large parts of the world insects are a staple food source, whereas we consider it squeamish here in the Western world. EAT GRUB has come up with a sustainable solution to supply the increasing world population with protein as farmland is decreasing, by revolutionising Western food culture with insects. EAT GRUB has committed themselves to change the way people think about insects as a food source by educating the public and developing quality nutritious tasty products.  You might be seeing “grasshopper bourguignon” or “soupe de cricket” soon at a restaurant’s menu near you!  Today on Sustainable Neil Whippey and I talk about insects, the sustainable superfood that’s rich in protein. Neil eats bugs for breakfast and is on a mission to normalize eating insects. Learn what a tasty, nutritious and sustainable superfood is like as Neil talks about edible insects, the food innovation and its future.   In this episode, Neil talks about: How they came up with the idea of insects as a viable food source and business product? Who eats insects and why should too Cooking insects Adapting a new form of diet and normalizing eating insects The tasty "Cricket Energy bars" From pop-up shops to cookbooks The best way to convince people to try and eat insects How to use your money to drive the change that you want Offering nutritious snacks and going to schools to educate kids about insects How focusing on sustainable protein sources impacted the way Neil live his daily life   There's nothing to fear if you recognize this (eating insects) as a solution. Not only are you eating tasty and nutritious food but you're also helping reduce the destruction to the environment by consuming from sustainable food sources.   Mentioned on this episode: United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals Eat Grub: The Ultimate Insect Cookbook Natural Capitalism by Hunter Lovins, Amory Lovins and Paul Hawken Episode 150: Circular Economy for waste management with TomSzaky Episode 151: Laundry Sustainability with Todd Cline United Nations If you enjoyed this, check out episode 93: The Mushroom Revolution with Eric Jong

A friend introduced me to Hunter and I met her in person a day she was teaching in Bard's MBA program.We start with Limits to Growth, the 30-year update (the book, a synopsis), preparing to talk about her new book, A Finer Future, which follows its tradition.I felt the root of our conversation was responsibility. We know what to do. We don't need more technology.We lack political will -- leadership. I hear it over and over.We cover her history, experience working on sustainability, and the people she's worked with. She works with organizations, in contrast with many environmental groups, though she works to replace them, when appropriate.The big view that got me thinking was the inevitability of the energy transition she expects by 2030. I'm cautiously optimistic about it. You have to hear it in her terms.I recommend the videos she described Tony Seba (his Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) talk and his World Affairs talk).First, wait until you hear what she says about the economic transition. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For 50 years, creative performers and artisans have come together to share their gifts at the Oregon Country Fair. In July, we visited the fair in the small town of Veneta (pop. 4000), which broke records with over 51 thousand visitors over three days. As I bought handmade dragon wings for my son directly from […]

Until you listen to this episode, you might not realize just how much our society and earth depend on sustainable investing. Today, Kimberly Griego-Kiel and Johann Klaassen are joined by author and champion of sustainable development, Hunter Lovins. They discuss why it’s crucial that we create sustainable economic changes and the steps we need to … Continue reading Episode 4 — Creating a Sustainable Economy —  With Guest Hunter Lovins →

(For an excellent primer video on the subject by tech visionary Tony Seba check here.)

Colorado Matters recorded "The Climate Change Variety Hour" in front of a live audience at DU's Newman Center. The event showcased real-world solutions, including a conversation with a climate change therapist, perspective from Hunter Lovins on business' bottom lines, the hip hop band Flobots, a climate comedian, and the Dr. Frankenstein of coral reefs.

Hunter Lovins On Our Finer Future Hunter Lovins, President and Founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions, believes that citizens, communities and companies, working together within the market context, are the most dynamic problem solving force on the planet. A champion of sustainable development for over 35 years, Lovins has consulted on business, economic development, sustainable agriculture, energy, water, security, and climate policies for scores of governments, communities, and companies worldwide. Time Magazine recognized her as a Millennium Hero for the Planet, and she has won the Rachel Carson and Right Livelihood awards, among dozens of others. Lovins has co‐authored fifteen books and hundreds of articles. Her best known book, Natural Capitalism, won the Shingo Prize. It has been translated into a more than three dozen languages and summarized in the Harvard Business Review. Bard MBA Director Eban Goodstein spoke with Lovins about her trailblazing work in sustainability and her latest book, A Finer Future, which was released in September. impactreportpodcast.com

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Today guest host David Bilbrey sits down with Hunter Lovins to talk about Natural Capitalism Solutions and Hunter's new book,  A Finer Future - Creating an Economy in Service to Life. During their conversation David and Hunter talk about the problems facing humanity, from climate change to economic policies, and how we got into this mess. She then shares solutions we can take, right now, to make a difference. Those ideas range from new habits, to ongoing education and direct action. Learn more about Hunter Lovins and her current work at NatCapSolutions.org and her book, from New Society Publishers, at NewSociety.com. What did you think of this conversation with Hunter Lovins? Leave a comment in the show notes, or get in touch with David and I: Email: Write: The Permaculture Podcast The Permaculture Podcast Until the next time, spend each day creating the world you want to live in by taking care of Earth, yourself, and each other. Recommended Reading (and watching) George Monbiot - Neoliberalism: The Ideology at the Root of All our Problems. Powell Memorandum: Attack on American Free Enterprise System Dana's Writing - The Donella Meadow Projects Tony Seba: Clean Disruption - Energy & Transportation (Video) Gabe Brown: Keys to Building a Healthy Soil (Video) John Fullerton - Regenerative Capitalism Buckminster Fuller - Operating Instructions for Spaceship Earth (PDF) Kate Rayworth - Donut Economics Freya Williams - Green Giants Andrew Winston - Big Pivot E.F Schumacher - Small is Beautiful (Full Text) E.F. Schumacher - A Guide for the Perplexed (Wiki) Lester Brown - The Twenty Ninth Day (Thrift Books) Lester Brown - Full Planet, Empty Plate (Thrift Books) Lester Brown - Plan B 4.0 (Thrift Books) Jonah Sachs - Winning the Story Wars Resources Hunter Lovins A Finer Future (New Society Publishers) Natural Capitalism Solutions Bard MBA in Sustainability Robinhood - Invest for Free Rocky Mountain Institute The Mont Pelerin Society Neoliberalism (Wiki) The Dark Mountain Project Well Being Economy Club of Rome Transition Network Savory Institute Regen18 Ecological Outcome Verification Change Finance (CHGX) ETF John L. Lewis (Wiki) Cesar Chavez (Wiki) Amory Lovins

Hunter Lovins, President of Natural Capitalism Solutions, will make the business case for sustainability on Wednesday's Access Utah. Trained as a sociologist and lawyer, Lovins is a professor of sustainable business management at Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Bard College, and Denver University. She gave the keynote address at the recent Intermountain Sustainability Summit in Ogden.