Green Champions
From energy to agriculture, retail to tech — Green Champions tells the stories of real people building sustainable solutions across every industry.
Hosted by Dominique Hadad and Christy Cook, each episode provides that progress is already happening and environmental work takes many forms. New episodes every Tuesday.
Green Champions
Latest Episodes
Mary Cropenbaker - What Gambling Pigeons Taught Her About People
Mary Cropenbaker is the Assistant Solid Waste Manager at Hamilton County ReSource, the solid waste district for the Cincinnati region, where she helps businesses, schools, and communities cut what they send to the landfill. She piloted 513 Gree...
Vin Valentino - Building Washington's First Green Bank From Scratch
There is not enough public money in the world to fund the clean energy transition. That gap sits at the center of Vin Valentino's work, and his answer is the green bank, a purpose-driven financial institution built to stretch every public dolla...
Vin Valentino - From Bartending to Decarbonizing a Hospital
Vin Valentino is the Energy Economy Lead for the Washington State Department of Commerce, where he works to grow the state's clean energy economy through investment, policy strategy, and partnerships across government, industry, and communities...
RE-RELEASE: Francesca Cercelletta - Using iPhone Storytelling to Frame the Change
Francesca Cercelletta, creative director for ReGeneration Hub Friuli and graphic designer for Zegna, brings a unique blend of artistic vision and sustainability passion to NanoValbruna. As the organizer of "Frame The Change," a short film festi...
Jake Kheel - Secrets Behind the Caribbean's Most Innovative Resort
A resort that generates 25 tons of waste every single day has two choices: manage it badly or build something worth talking about. Jake Kheel, VP of Sustainability at Grupo Puntacana, chose the latter. He's back this week to get into the real w...
