Responsibly Different™

In this episode we dive deep into some of the systemic issues of racism and oppression that have occurred through the War on Drugs. You'll hear my conversation with the formerly incarcerated Bernard Noble, hip hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy. Their partnership with Curaleaf created a social enterprise called B Noble that uses the sale of legal cannabis to begin righting the wrongs done during cannabis prohibition. Following my conversation with Bernard and Fab, I sat down with the Executive Director of the Last Prisoner Project, Sarah Gersten to help bring context to War on Drugs and its impact, and the importance of the work Bernard and Fab are doing within the legalized cannabis industry.

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Certified B Corp Shopping Gives makes connecting with customers and supporting the causes you care about, a seamless experience.  I came across Shopping Gives in my own shopping experience and was super curious. So I sat down with their founder Ronny Sage, he shares great insights on how to start your vision to how to have an impact at the point of sale.

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Arbonne is an international health and wellness brand. All their products are vegan, cruelty free, and formulated gluten free. They also have a foundation to support mental well being in youth around the globe. In this episode, I share with you a conversation I had with Andrea Chase. Andrea is a fellow B Corp enthusiast, the executive director of B Local Los Angeles and the Director of Corporate Responsibility and Social Impact at Arbonne. She answers all my questions about Arbonne and their B Corp certification process while also sharing some sustainability tips and B Impact Assessment insights.

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Benefit Corporation, being certified B Corp, sounds like the same thing right? Are they the same thing, well, sometimes but by definition no. Our guests for this episode are attorney with Bernstein Shur Helen Sterling Coburn and Conscious Revolution founder Tara Jenkins to unpack for us the differences between certified B Corps, Benefit Corporations, and where they intersect. 

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This weekend we re-declare our interdependence and commitment to using business as a force for good! One year ago today we launched this podcast to share with all of you our journey to certification to hopefully help you in your journey and inspire you with all the good work happening in the B Corp community.

In this Bonus episode I sat down with the four students that worked with us and helped prepare us for submitting our B Impact assessment.  We began exploring the B Impact assessment in March of 2020 and with the help of these students submitted our assessment on April 30, 2021. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we've enjoyed being part of the UNH B Impact Clinic.

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Fashion is not my forte, however, I reached out to someone for which it is.  Vanessa Barboni Hallik the founder of Another Tomorrow, a new women's clothing brand is on a mission to bring transparency and true sustainability to the clothing industry.  She shares with us the some of the unspoken truths of clothing and fashion and is actively working to change them.

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Blue Wave Solar’s Project Development Managing Director Chad Nichols and their Civic Engagement Office Manager Rachel Clogston jumped on a call with me to answer all my solar questions. Rachel and Chad share with us about dual use solar, how they support community solar projects, and how they navigate the B Impact Assessment. And, I learned about B Lab’s audit process!

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Sweet Livity supports individuals, communities, and businesses with the ability to do their work to their fullest capability as their most authentic selves. We talk about burnout, self care, systemic change. Co-founders Diana Marie Lee and Samuel González share with me their journey in founding Sweet Livity.

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The Ben & Jerry's brand is synonymous with more than just ice cream, it’s often associated with the fight for justice. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield have been using their national platform of tasty ice cream to advocate on behalf of justice for a long time. We cover the Campaign to End Qualified Immunity, getting big money out of politics, and of course sprinkled in are some sweet treats about Ben Cohen.

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Better World Books buys and sells books both new and used while supporting libraries, non-profits, and literacy programs around the world. Just this month they sold their 100th million book! For every book you purchase on BetterWorld Books.com, Better World Books donates a book to a reader in need. To date, they have raised over 32 million dollars for libraries and literacy programs, donated over 29 million books, and prevented over 373 million books from entering landfills by reusing or recycling them.

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