Evolving Our Humanity: Lessons From the African Elephant
Stephen Gianotti’s talk shares three lessons from the African elephant and three challenging questions that inform and could alter the course of our lives and, quite possibly, humanity.
Talk Categories: Sustainability
How to make work better for employees (and the bottom line)
In this eye-opening talk, workplace consultant Lisa Whited explores how the pandemic revealed deep-rooted issues in our work environments.
Reducing single-use plastic at the local level
Keith Tharp makes the quick case for how small, local efforts and organizations can combine to make a large impact. Keith co-founded Sustainable Seacoast with his wife, a nonprofit organization with the primary goal of eliminating single-use plastic in their local restaurant industry. The results are actual reduction in plastic use and shifts in mindset for businesses and residents.
Reimagining the Job of Bridges for a More Sustainable Future
Bridges connect communities and are essential to our social fabric, but guess what else they can do. Engineer, Dr. Erin Santini Bell, shows how we can reimagine the job of bridges to make the most of our public investment in infrastructure.
The Future of Fashion Is Secondhand
Jennifer Moore, aka Recovergirl, talks about the environmental and ethical impacts of fast fashion and why we should all consider buying secondhand clothes first. She argues that secondhand and resale...
What oil platforms can teach us about offshore wind farms’ future
As our need for offshore oil and gas dwindles, offshore wind has become one of the fastest growing energy sectors globally, but not everyone is excited about their development. Marine conservation biologist Emily Hazelwood reimagines what the future of ocean energy might look like.