How do you build a sustainable community?
Meet Matt Abbott AKA The Systems Thinker & his employer, Giv Group, to learn how he guides a change-making formula at the intersection of community resiliency, smart supply chain design, & challenging the status quo on energy, waste, & water to equal... CIRCULAR INNOVATION.
Sustainability beacon: Sharing nature and solving big problems!
Billionaires and foundation funding can be helpful but maybe not sustainable to actually solving the problem you're facing, since the money can be moved to other causes frequently.
Utilities are led by people just trying to keep the lights on. Push them to a sustainable and renewable place, but be compassionate.
Workers need to be able to afford to live where they work (rent should be less than the standard 35+% of your income). If they can’t afford it, we have more risk factors for climate, safety, and more!
Advice for businesses trying to use renewable energy: Find a lawyer or a diplomatic voice that can negotiate between you and the utility/city/government/etc.
Matt: Genetic privilege is a real thing, how can we give it back? Chance: We can feel guilty and take no action and likely perpetuate the problem, or we can do something about it and break through the walls!
Matt Abbott: “People feel better when they are digging ditches instead of yelling about why there are no ditches out there.”
Karla: “Optimism is currently our scarcest resource” Liv Boeree
Matt: “By your stumbling, the world is perfected.” ― Sri Aurobindo
Chris: Ellen Macarthur report on the Nature Imperative
To plug into Paul’s current project
Paul: Re-up Refill - store in Oakland, CA
Paul: Book - HumanKind
Paul: On Being Podcast
Chance: The Dan Le Batard Show Podcast
Paul: Project Drawdown
Chance: Link to WONDR post about Grizzly conservation
Matt: Feedly (a place to aggregate your favorite online blogs and resources)
Matt: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Matt: Walk of Life Consulting w/ Shannon Houde
Matt: Canary Media
Matt: Urban Sustainability Directors Network
🎶 Music: Cranky ConductorTo break through the status quo, join our sustainability mentorship program @ https://linktr.ee/VIRIDESCENT
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