Andrea Learned is a thought leader on Sustainability Thought Leadership! For anyone, in any context, any part of their life who wants to step out a bit for a healthier and happier world, check out Andrea on this installment of the The Sustainable Century Podcast.

Susan Shane has written for many outfits including the New York Times, and is a practical thinker about how to live a happier, healthier (sustainable life!).

Joel Solomon is author of the Clean Money Revolution, chair of Renewal Funds, Canada's largest social enterprise investment fund, among many other activities. In this installment of The Sustainable Century podcast, Joel and host Marc de Sousa Shields talk about what former Canadian Prime Minister Stephan Harper call Joel's position at the 'nefarious' nexus of politics and radical progressive movements. A better characterization of Joel: huge heart, sharp mind, and someone cares deeply for the welfare of the planet and its people. Listen to the cast and you decide who is right!

How do you get a message of sustainability out in the howl and fervor of the social media universe?

Join hose Marc de Sousa-Shields, with special guest Marissa Rosen of Climate Social, a social media and sustainability communication consultancy, as they explore community building at the intersection of sustainability and social media.

The Sustainable Century (mostly) Weekly Wrap - International Women's Day, Guns (again), Lacoste and Lego making sustainability news. Picture credit New York Times ( http://nyti.ms/2tt7h3v )

Are there enough stakeholder voices pressuring politicians to make substantive changes to gun control laws? What pressure can sustainable and responsible investment and corporate sustainability advocates bring to bear? Marc de Sousa Shields with guests Jonas Kron of Trillium Asset Management and David Chandler of the University of Colorado Denver School of Business explore the possibilities.

Looking back at the The Sustainable Century week, a peek forward to the next, thanking The Sustainable Century contributors, and something I learned from my kid's Grade 10 class about stakeholders.....

In this edition of the Sustainable Century Podcast, host Marc de Sousa Shields speaks with Mark Regier, Vice President of Stewardship Investing, Praxis Mutual Funds about sustainable investment.

Listen to Mark explain sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) in plain language, and hear why some SRI mutual funds seem a bit disappointing at first, yet are full of great social value creation opportunity. Other topics include the delights of high impact investment and the vitally important work of shareholder advocacy.

New to SRI, or already made some trades, you'll enjoy listening to Mark's twenty plus years of experience in the field.

Guns, we know the stats, we know the pain. Which "rights" do we favor? A 200 year old right whose time has long come and gone. Or the right to safe and secure communities. If government is unable or unwilling to act, can corporate America step up? Recent announcements by Blackrock and Unilever suggest some hope.

With comments by Heather White, Tim Mohin, DAvid Chandler, Andrea Learned, John Friedman, Joel Solomon, and more...

Unilever says it could pull advertising from digital platforms like Facebook because they have become “ ‘swamps’ of fake news, racism, sexism, and extremism.”

This is on the heels of Blackrock CEO Larry Fink’s recent warning to corporate America where he said to capture Blackrock interest companies will need to bring social value to the table, and not just the pursuit of profit.

Two big announcements. What are experts thinking? And will there be lasting and meaningful impact on the way companies do business?