Episode 172: How new packaging ideas bubble up at Sealed Air, talking green buildings

Plus, why Republican Bob Inglis, a former representative for South Carolina, has made it his mission to educate conservatives about the economics of climate change.

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How DSM is embracing the Sustainable Development Goals

The food supply giant is pursuing five of the SDGs to drive its sustainability efforts, including the mission to eradicate hunger.

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Can urban farming help solve the growing food scarcity crisis

Former basketball player Will Allen talks about his mission to transform local food systems.

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Can urban farming help solve the growing food scarcity crisis

Former basketball player Will Allen talks about his mission to transform local food systems.

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Can urban farming help solve the growing food scarcity crisis

How the private sector is stepping up on climate change

Author Michael Vandenbergh sees business transcending partisan politics.

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How the private sector is stepping up on climate change

Author Michael Vandenbergh sees business transcending partisan politics.

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The keys to stakeholder engagement: start with building trust

Being on time is one way to build trust, but so is letting down your hair once in a while.

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Hairy micro-office teleports you to a world of calm

We’ve seen our fair share of unusual architecture , but this “hairy” building is a first. UK-based 2hD Architecture Workshop designed a surreal structure called “Mission Control” that’s entirely clad in brown bristles and appears to be mysteriously void of any doors or windows. Created as a micro-office and haven for concentration, the workspace located in a Nottingham garden is described by the architects as “an exercise in teleportation, designed to take us from the everyday hurly burly to another world, one of calm, quiet, and focus.” Built to replace a derelict glazed shed of the same size, Mission Control was constructed as a freestanding workspace extension of 2hD Architecture Workshop’s home office . Unlike the collaborative home office environment, Mission Control functions as an isolation chamber for uninterrupted concentration. The architects describe the short walk from the home office to the new micro-office—a distance of 13 feet—as an important “ceremonial commute” for leaving distractions behind and getting into the working mindset. “We built this custom-designed structure as the antithesis of a ‘contemplation space with landscape views and flowing inside-outside space’,” said the architects. “In contrast, we needed an almost monastic cell, removed from physical context and worldly distraction, where we could retreat to immerse ourselves in brain work.” Related: You can build one of these tiny backyard offices in less than a week for under $7000 Interlocking natural coco-fiber broom heads cover the outer facade of the 75-square-foot micro-office and create a visually seamless surface with a well-hidden door. The “hairy” exterior sheathes a pitched structure with a sloping roof made with polycarbonate and punctuated by an operable skylight to let in natural light and ventilation. Inside, whitewashed plywood clads the walls and ceilings that are wrapped with sheep’s wool insulation. Two back-to-back desks are placed beneath the low ceiling. + 2hD Architecture Workshop Images by Thibaut Devulder and Tom Hughes

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How to be a successful ex-CSO

Kathrin Winkler, GreenBiz’s newest editor at large, riffs on what’s next for her mission-driven career.

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Why investors have fiduciary duty for the environment

In 2017, more investors than ever are beginning to incorporate sustainability criteria into equity shareholder issues.

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