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"Successful energy innovations can have outsize economic and social outcomes, impacting industrial competitiveness, trade, environmental health, infrastructure investment and security," according to the International Energy Agency's State of Energy Innovation 2026 report. They added that "spending on energy represent(s) as much as 10% of global GDP" and that "one in ten patents is related to energy – more than for chemicals, pharmaceuticals or transport."

Joan Michelson at her Tulane Energy Forum Panel

Our entire economy depends on energy. Yet, we find ourselves in both an energy crunch and some of the most innovative energy technologies being developed. What are the most promising energy technologies and where's the money coming from for them?

Listen to Electric Ladies Host Joan Michelson's panel at the Tulane Energy Forum 2026 recently with policy expert Heather Reams, formerly of Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES), fusion and nuclear expert Ben Byboth of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, transmission expert Michelle Bourg of Entergy and energy industry expert Kevin Book of Clearview Energy Partners.

You'll hear about:

· What technologies they think are undervalued and underfunded.

· Funding for energy innovation, including markets and the role of government

· What the condition is of the grid, the backbone of the energy infrastructure.

· What kind of workforce the energy industry needs today.

· Plus, insightful career advice

"I think as we go forward, the solution space is going to require integrated cross-discipline thinking where people are able to come together and collaborate.…and the people that can facilitate those types of conversations and then work to then solve the problems that occur when those things come together, those are the biggest things. Can you drive collaboration and can you solve problems? And if you can do those things and you're a highly valuable person in the energy space. And the last thing I say is just get a diverse set of experiences."

Ben Byboth on the Tulane Energy Forum Panel

You'll also like:

· The State of Energy Today Might Surprise You - with Lisa Jacobson, CEO of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy

· Critical Minerals, AI and Energy - with Liv Carroll, Critical Minerals Expert, former Managing Director – EMEA Mining Lead and Global Natural Resources Lead for Data & A.I. at Accenture

· Bipartisan Climate and Energy Policy - with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus and Air Force Veteran

· New Nuclear Energy is Growing Fast - with Maria Korsnick, CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute

· Critical Minerals 101 - with Abby Wulf, Critical Minerals expert and former head of Critical Minerals at the U.S. Dept. of Energy

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"Uncertainty doesn't mean you know zero. Uncertainty just means you may know 80%, you may know 90%. So I think we're too quick to freak out and say, "Well, if I'm not certain, therefore I know nothing….So I would say get curious about uncertainty. Stop freaking out about it because everything given to you is really here for your growth. It's just how are you going to make the most out of it? …You probably know a lot more than you think you do, or you can get the answer…."

Jessica Li on Electric Ladies Podcast

We are surrounded by uncertainty today, from AI to climate change to political, cultural and economic upheaval. How can we manage this much uncertainty?

Listen to Jessic Li, managing partner of Align Experience, high performance coach and investor in this enlightening conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson.

You'll hear about:

● How she suggests we look at uncertainty, including how to respond to it.

● How we can make a difference in our daily lives, not just in big ways.

● What AI cannot replace, what makes us human and how being human is a competitive advantage.

● Plus, career advice, such as:

" Do a SWOT on yourself. What are your strengths? And then also what are opportunities or what are things that you lose time doing? … Your job in life is to maximize your strengths and what you're good at and minimize your weaknesses….Whatever skillset you have, you can apply it to many different industries…What industries can I apply it to that I would enjoy applying it to?... What industries would give me the lifestyle that I want? And lifestyle is not just money. Lifestyle is also time….So I'm always like, be very clear what your ideal dream life look like in terms of how you wake up, how you spend your time, what you get to do with it, and then build a living around it." Jessica Li on Electric Ladies Podcast

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· Impact Investing In New Hands - with Jolyne Caruso, Financial Executive, Investor, Wealth Advisor

· New Business Models For Philanthropy - Amy Dornbusch, AtlasDaughters, Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist

· Women's Trillions Drive New Economic Values - with Silvia Bastante de Unverhau, LGT Private Bankers International

· The Story of Women on Wall Street - with Paulina Bren, Professor at Vassar College and author of "She Wolves: The Untold History of the Women of Wall Street."

· Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone - Career Advice from 5 Extraordinary Women: Jolyne Caruso, Abby Wulf, Nicole Pearson, Elizabeth Hackenson, and Stacey Solie

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"The venues chosen had to agree….Many of those venues went fully plant-based for Billie shows, which was amazing. So, they had to agree to have at least three plant-based mains. So that doesn't count pretzels…or popcorn…. On that last US leg (of Billie's tour), we went a step further. We worked with every venue and we presented these culinary trainings to the culinary staff. They focus on the why you should add more plant-based food, which of course is planetary. It's to address the needs of your customers. It can be even to save money. And then we address the how's, how's to do it successfully….(And) giving back to those communities I think is super important. And artists thinking about what city you're going to be in and what can you do for that city. So I think that is important. " Maggie Baird on Electric Ladies Podcast

Greetings from NY Climate Week! Grammy-winning musician Billie Eilish is leveraging her clout with venues that want her to perform there to provide healthy, plant-based food in the venues for their concerts. They include these and specific recycling and other environmental practices in their venue contracts. How?

Listen to Maggie Baird, Billie Eillish's mom and Founder and President of Support+Feed, her nonprofit "dedicated to mitigating climate change and increasing food security by driving global demand, acceptance, and accessibility of plant-based food" in this enlightening conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson.

You'll hear about:

● How they decide on what to include in their contract riders and why.

● How venues respond - and how concert-goers respond to plant-based food and stronger restrictions on plastic, etc.

● How Billie Eilish and Finneas also reduce the environmental impact of their merchandise and tour management practices.

● How many meals they have provided and other nonprofits and music-related groups they partner with to amplify and magnify their impact and feed more people.

● Plus, career advice, such as:

"I think that there are seasons in our lives and I kind of do subscribe to the, you can't do everything at the same time. You can maybe do everything over a course of a lifetime. You can't do it all at once and you don't have to do it all at once. So there are seasons of your life and maybe one season is you're devoted more to your immediate family and one season is you're devoted more to your community, and one is you're devoted more to job advancement. I think the beautiful part is when you're purpose-driven, and that goes into all of those things….. I think you can bring your purpose into everything, whatever job you have. But I think figuring out where you're passionate."

Maggie Baird on Electric Ladies Podcast

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You'll also like:

· New Business Models For Philanthropy - Amy Dornbusch, AtlasDaughters, Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist

· Music, Public Health & Climate Action - with Emma O'Brien, Ph.D., Global Scrub Choir

· Sustainable Fashion 2.0 - with Kerry Banniga, Conscious Fashion Campaign and PVBLIC Foundation

· Buying Sustainable Fashion, at the UN - Joan Moderates Climate Week session

· The Power of Buildings - with Katie McGinty, Chief Sustainability Officer at Johnson Controls

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"Obviously that question of women, money, and wealth changed over time….We don't talk about women wanting money all that much…Women were excited to become gradually big earners, but they treated money very differently. They treated money as a way to create protection for themselves and their family, as a way to create a legacy that would continue. They were not into big spending as much…. What I hadn't realized was to what extent these early women…were saying, "I was the only woman in the room," and they had tremendous ramifications for how they had to function on Wall Street because they were the only woman in the room." Paulina Bren on Electric Ladies Podcast

Women are embracing their financial and professional power today more than ever, which began decades ago with the women who were first to break into the male-dominated Wall Street financial sector. That power is about to expand exponentially as women are poised to control over 50% of global wealth for the first time ever soon - with a huge portion of the great wealth transfer's $124 trillion. So, it's a great time to see how women's Wall Street power began and where it's going.

Listen to Paulina Bren, Author of "She Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street," in this enlightening conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson.

You'll hear about:

● How women broke through the all-male bastion of the early days of Wall Street.

● Who the women were who had the moxie, thick skin and resourcefulness to break down the walls of Wall Street and pave the way for more women to benefit financially there.

● How these women coped with the sexism, discrimination, even not having a ladies' room accessible.

● What "financial feminism" is and how to leverage it.

● Plus, career advice, such as:

"I would say don't be afraid, really. By the time you hit a certain age, you've built up skills whether you realize it or not, and they can be used for other. You have powers, can be used for other good and evil, but you have that there. You have a toolbox… We think of finance as being all about numbers, but actually it's also about a lot of storytelling. You have to be a good storyteller to sell things, and women are better storytellers…that's a skill. Finance is not just numbers. There are a lot of things, if you have a talent for something, it can work there to your advantage."

Paulina Bren on Electric Ladies Podcast

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· Impact Investing In New Hands - with Jolyne Caruso, Financial Executive, Investor, Wealth Advisor

· New Business Models For Philanthropy - Amy Dornbusch, AtlasDaughters, Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist

· Women's Trillions Drive New Economic Values - with Silvia Bastante de Unverhau, LGT Private Bankers International

· New Venture Capital Models For Women and CleanTech - Cecile Blilious, Veteran Venture Investor, Venture ESG, European Women in VC

· Creativity & Relationships Secure Grants - with Megan Pater, CEO/Founder of Fund Nation and ECE Solutions

· Investing in Companies For Social Impact - with Meredith Shields, CEO of Citi Impact Fund

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"It's really that investment to transition from a legacy industry into a future industry…that is aiming to drive more sustainability and manufacturing processes and products overall…One of the things that we fundamentally see as being important in this economic shift, and we say it in this Practical Guide to the Green Economy, is that this transition we believe will favor places that make things.… and we want to make them better and more sustainable." Bethia Burke on Electric Ladies Podcast

As communities seek economic growth and manufacturing jobs, a recent study found that manufacturing jobs related to clean energy and using environmentally-friendly practices are helping drive economic growth. What exactly are so called "green jobs," where are they really making a difference?

Listen to Bethia Burke, President, The Fund For Our Economic Future, share the findings of their study - and lessons for other communities - in this fascinating discussion with Electric Ladies host Joan Michelson, which first aired last year. They also share insightful career advice.

You'll hear about:

• What their study found about "green jobs" and local economies, including job (re)training.
• What lessons other communities can take from Ohio's experience – including in their Practical Guide to the Green Economy.
• Why manufacturing based on sustainable business attracts more workers, enhances communities and helps people stay where they are.
• How the Infrastructure Investment Act, Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act have been huge boosts to Ohio – and how other communities can tap them too.
• Plus, insightful career advice, such as…

"Often we put women in these do-gooder roles, and, these socially beneficial roles, and they take significantly lower salaries because part of what they want to achieve is service and positive societal benefits forward.…(but) ask for a higher salary, even if it is in a social service oriented sector.… I think any woman in any job, whatever she is trying to achieve…take whatever you think your level is, and add at least 20% because you're definitely underselling yourself." Betha Burke on Electric Ladies Podcast

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You'll also like:

• 6 Ways Sustainability Can Help Businesses Navigate Tough Times - with Workiva and KPMG experts.
• Women's Trillions Drive New Economic Values - with LGT Private Bank advisor Silvia Bastante de Unverhau
• How Michigan Leveraged the Inflation Reduction Act incentives for Record Economic Growth - with Michigan Chief Growth Officer, Hilary Doe
• How Energy Policy Can Drive Economic Growth - with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus
• Nuclear Energy As A Growth Sector - with President of the Nuclear Energy Institute, Maria Korsnick, a nuclear engineer who also ran a reactor.

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"I've been particularly passionate about working with women in those communities to teach them about new techniques so they can understand how to run their farm more effectively, but also understand their rights as women in those communities so they have a stronger voice…. And because they were called an 'ambassador,' their status in the village rose."

Alison Ward on Electric Ladies Podcast

If you're shopping for back-to-school clothes or a new fall wardrobe, you'll look at the labels a bit differently after listening to today's episode. Why? Because the cotton in your jeans might have been grown organically by a female farmer - and the tag could be a clue. Cotton is everywhere but this vital crop is now facing serious threats from climate change. Women farmers are transforming it.

One organization is working to change that. CottonConnect is training female cotton farmers in eco-friendly, climate-resilient farming practices – and tracking it. Listen to Alison Ward, CEO of CottonConnect on Electric Ladies Podcast with Joan Michelson and learn about the significant yet under recognized role of women in cotton farming. This episode originally aired last year.

You'll hear about:

· How climate change is hitting female farmers the hardest

· The ways CottonConnect is bringing transparency to the cotton supply chain

· Innovative solutions in cotton farming, including a role played by the European Space Agency

· How CottonConnect is empowering women and transforming communities

· Plus, career advice for women navigating career transitions

"If you can combine something you're passionate about with something you're good at, and you can make that into a career, that is success. Find other women that will be prepared to give back to help careers and connect. We have a Women in CottonConnect group where we are really looking at how we can advance women in our organization.

"Not everything has to be an enormous career step. When I joined CottonConnect, it was a relatively small organization that has since grown into a much larger one. It was something I was passionate about, and I've been fortunate to have a great team and great advisors around me."

Alison Ward on Electric Ladies Podcast

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You'll also like:

• JoAnna Abrams, CEO of MindClick, product intelligence company - on how to tell if staying in a hotel is good or bad for you

· UN Climate Week discussion on how some creative women are making sustainable fashion a reality, moderated by Joan Michelson.

· Kerry Bannigan, Managing Director of PVBLIC Foundation, on sustainability and social responsibility on the runway.

· Zainab Salbi, cofounder of Daughters For Earth, on the pivotal role of women climate entrepreneurs.

· Rosemary Atieno of Women Climate Centers International, on how she is transforming rural communities by helping women solve daily challenges in climate-friendly ways.

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"We did a study where we shared the story of the careful thought that went into products that were better for people and the planet … Then we administered the standard guest satisfaction survey, and what we found, Joan, was 150% increase in satisfaction, loyalty numbers… Why?...They equated it to service. They said a hotel that goes out of its way to choose products that are better for me and the planet is a hotel that I have confidence is going to take better care of me while I'm there." JoAnna Abrams on Electric Ladies Podcast

With summer travel season is in full swing, a lot of us are staying in hotel rooms - 56% of us, according to the American Hotel and Lodging Assn. (AHLA) per year. And business travellers stay in hotels a lot more - 77% of business travellers do. But did you ever think about what impact those rooms might have on your health? Or the planet's?

Listen to JoAnna Abrams, Founder/CEO of MindClick in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. MindClick is a supply chain product intelligence company with deep experience in analysing hotels. They tell us if furniture, carpets, beds, etc. in hotels have toxic chemicals, were made with renewable materials, if hotels use clean energy, etc. Since this episode aired last year, they expanded into home furnishings too.

You'll hear about:

● How MindClick measures the impact of the furnishings in hotels on our health and the planet.

● How corporate travel buyers decide which hotels their executives and employees need to stay in when they travel – and how MindClick intelligence helps keep their teams safe & sustainable.

● How consumers can find information on hotels verifiably adhere to ESG-related standards.

● Plus, career advice, such as:

"First of all, don't give up on that, wanting to make a difference. I remember early in my career saying that that's something I wanted to do, and the response was, no, you don't. You just want to make money. The truth is, you can find opportunities to make a difference and make money. The key is, being very clear in communicating that out to your network, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at how many people actually share that same sentiment. We all want to feel good about the work that we're doing, and by being open about that you'll find that people will be open in return and refer you to those that are on that path."

JoAnna Abrams on Electric Ladies Podcast

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You'll also like:

· Japan's Expo Embraces Sustainability & Clean Energy – Yvonne Burton, Burton Consulting gives a tour of the Osaka Expo's many sustainability features and exhibits

· Recycled Steel Goes Mainstream – Tabitha Stone, G.M. of Energy Solutions at Nucor Steel Corporation

· Green Cement Is Changing How We Build – Marci Jenks, Eco Material Technologies

· Sustainable Business Is Good Business – Tensie Whelan, Director, the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business

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"There are those individual actions that we can take. But if I can work with my community or work inside of my company, or if I can work inside of my house of worship and we can build some community and some action that way, it will have a much bigger impact than anything that I can do as an individual… The communities that they're already a part of, whether they're residential, like in their neighborhoods, or it's the nonprofits that they're a part of, or the places where they have other kinds of communities like religious communities, and start conversations there. What could we do as a community? What could we do as an organization?" Laur Hesse Fisher on Electric Ladies Podcast

Feeling unsure you can make a difference? In this overwhelming time when big forces seem to be pushing and shoving, financially and sometimes literally, it's easy to feel powerless. But you do have power in your own world - your choices matter. Like what?

Listen to Laur Hesse Fisher of MIT's Environmental Solutions Initiative and TIL Climate podcast, in this discussion with Electric Ladies host Joan Michelson that aired last year and is more relevant than ever. Laur explains how we can leverage the things we do now, the places we already go, and people we currently talk to and make a difference that way.

You'll hear about:

• Why reaching people outside the climate-tuned bubble is critical.
• How we can leverage the relationships we already have, the local media, and local events to make a bigger difference than we can make on our own.
• Why voting is so crucial this year – and not for the reasons you might have heard
• Plus, insightful career advice, such as…

"My advice would be, as you're thinking about where you want to go, talk to people about that. So you might not know where you want to go, in which case I recommend informational interviews. Those are great for learning about other people's career paths, what it took for them to get there, what did they learn along the way? I mean, people are really open to having a half an hour conversation."

Laur Hesse Fisher on Electric Ladies Podcast

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You'll also like:

· Mobilizing Women's Power & Influence - with Paula Noble Fellingham, author, coach, speaker

· Most Americans Want Climate Action, Study Says. How To Bridge The Political Divide, ELP Host Joan Michelson's Forbes article that includes Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan.

· Plastic Water Bottles Revisited - with Ann Marie (Canela) Chock, head of Niagara Cares, Philanthropic arm of Niagara Water

· How Stories Can Shift Culture & Power - with Melissa Jun Rowley, Author, "Beyond the Mic Drop," Communications Leader

· How To Talk Climate To Keep People Safe - with Allison Agsten, USC Center for Climate Journalism & Communications

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"(Climate modelling)…it's being used in things like insurance companies. It's being used by companies for their ESG assessments. So, when you get your insurance premium at the end of the year, there is some kind of climate model that has said something about the risk of your house to flood. It has said something about your risk to fire. And so that might be driving up your insurance premium…And so it's being involved in your lives in many different ways. The food you consume, those grocery bills, there's prices behind it that are being driven by people using climate models saying something about the supply chain." Maria Caffrey on Electric Ladies Podcast

With France, Spain and parts of the U.S. and Canada ablaze, tornadoes and floods wiping out communities - and insurance costs rising - we see how critical climate modelling is. How does climate modelling work? How reliable is it?

Listen to climate scientist Maria Caffrey, Ph.D., Principal Scientist at the UK's National Physical Laboratory (and formerly at the U.S. National Park Service) in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson.

You'll hear about:

● How climate modelling actually works, and who uses it and why.

● How climate modelling measures risk and how reliable it really is – especially at a time of geological and weather patterns never seen before.

● What the economic and social impact is of how climate modelling is used today.

● Plus, career advice, such as:

"I think my big advice would be you just have to roll with the punches and not let your vision of what you should be, define where you are now. You've just got to move with what's right for you at the time….I feel like I'm making a far greater impact honestly, with where I am right now than I never could have predicted….See where things take you. Networking was very important. I will say there are some people around me that have been incredible in getting me on the path that I'm in. And so yeah, if you're unsure, should I be going to this networking drinks or whatever after work, I would say, go for it for sure." Maria Caffrey on Electric Ladies Podcast

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You'll also like:

· How Tech Can Lower Housing Costs - with Nikki Greenberg, Urban Designer, Real Estate of the Future

· Innovative Climate Finance - with Kanika Singh, Director of Catalytic Capital, the Milken Institute

· The Politics of Climate & Energy – with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus

· AI and Climate Solutions – with Stephanie Hare, Ph.D., Researcher, Author of "Technology Is Not Neutral" and BBC Broadcaster

· Predicting Climate Impacts In Neighborhoods – with Jessica Filante Farrington, AT&T's Director of Global Sustainability

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"We were the first to lightweight our bottles. So, if you think about a typical bottle of soda, it's about 27 grams of plastic. Our bottles, this year, I think they're coming in at 6.6 grams …We've created label-less bottles so they're easier to recycle. …We're now running lines that are entirely recycled content. So we are very committed to creating bottles that that do not harm the planet, and also that allow for the most circular of products while we also think about what the bottle of the future might look like." Ann Marie (Canela) Chock on Electric Ladies Podcast

Summer vacations tend to include a lot of plastic bottles - at the beach, in the car, at the airport. In 2025, people consumed an astonishing 500+ billion plastic bottles. That's about1 million plastic bottles per minute! Drinking water is good for you, but how do we deal with all that plastic? What's the responsibility of the bottling company for all that plastic?

Listen to Ann Marie (Canela) Chock, Head of Niagara Cares and Director of Corporate Giving at Niagara Water in this fascinating and candid conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. (Note: This was recorded before she got married and changed her name to Chock.)

You'll hear about:

● How bottled water gets to your local market,

● How Niagara Water dramatically reduced the plastic content of its bottles and is taking steps to improve recycling.

● Where corporate philanthropy is focused at this tumultuous moment when so many government grants were abruptly cancelled.

● Plus, career advice, such as:

"I think the best thing you can do is define you first….what your values are at this time, and have been for probably since you were a child. And some definition to what your purpose is in the world….The second one I think is.…I would just encourage, especially midcareer women to think, 'what if the things that were right for you, you knew they were right for you because they were easy, not hard?' Because they came to you in a way that felt aligned versus you're scrapping and fighting for them.…Hard work is a core of success, but it's not the only way to get there.…So what if we considered things that came to us and were at our feet as the right path for us to go down?"

Ann Canela on Electric Ladies Podcast

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You'll also like:

· Helping Communities Recycle More: Keefe Harrison, President of The Recycling Partnership

· America Recycles Day: Emily Tipaldo, U.S. Plastics Pact

· Solutions to Our Waste Problem: Melissa Modica, Waste Harmonics

· Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Movies & Television Productions: Emellie O'Brien, President of Earth Angel – who is taking a lot more than plastic bottles out of movie productions.

· Business Leaders Bridging The Gap – Women business leaders from The Earth Day Women's Summit on the unique role of business in addressing the climate crisis.

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