Environmental Social Justice

In the past few years, 7 crucial insurance carriers have either ceased property coverage in the State of California or severely reduced the coverages offered. On Friday, September 22, 2023, the California Insurance Commissioner announced key changes to the insurance industry in an effort to bring these carriers back.

The question is, will it work? Rex Frazier, President of the Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC), discusses these proposed ideas in detail and outlines what the “catches” are.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#Insurance #Wildfire #Flood #Homeowners #SocialJustice #Affordability #California #Sustainability #ClimateChange @PIFC @EnvironmentalSocialJustice 

Globally, Extreme Wildfire Events (EWEs) are becoming more frequent. They burn bigger, at a higher intensity, and can quickly sprawl out of control accounting for 80% of total associated fire-damages and are increasingly contributing to global greenhouse gas emissions and worsening health impacts from pollutants.

Jay Stalnacker, Technical Lead for Wildfire with XPRIZE, has 27 years of experience providing government and private industry health, safety, disaster, and emergency management services. His experience in emergency and disaster management includes serving as Operations Branch Director for the Pacific Northwest Federal Type 1 Incident Management Team (PNW2). PNW2 is one of the only eight federal teams that respond across the world for complex disaster management. Mr. Stalnacker previously served in non-military government special operations and a member of the elite Federal Smokejumper Program and have served as a commissioned SWAT police officer.  

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Wildfire #XPRIZE #Fire #Mitigation #Technology #Impact #Competition #Sustainability #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #EnvironmentalSocialJustice @EnvironmentalSocialJustice @XPRIZEFoundation

For many, poolside anxiety is as certain as sunscreen.

This is precisely why Jamin Pursell and Kerri Derksen co-founded Strongsuit. Their brand not only adheres to a strict code of ethics and sustainability, but provides a universally flattering, high-support, and inclusive swimwear for Every Body.

Strongsuit collaborates with manufacturers who uphold world-class standards for equity, fair pay, and sustainability with their use of high-performance, sustainable fabrics like Repreve®, the brand demonstrates its dedication to people and the planet. By choosing Strongsuit swimwear, individuals can make a conscious choice to support ethical production and planet-conscious manufacturing, while also enjoying stylish and inclusive swimwear options.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#EthicalProduction #Sustainability #Swimwear #Fabric #Inclusive #Planet-Conscious #SlowFashion #Entrepreneur #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice @EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Stephen Pallrand is the president of Home Front Build. His background in construction, architecture, architectural history, painting, and set design has aided him in pulling together the diverse group of artists, craftsmen, architects, and designers who work on the “CarbonShack” projects.

His father was a scientist/educator and his mother was an educator and patron of the arts. This exposure to art, science, and education led him to realize that building in an environmentally conscious manner is unimportant if you do not communicate the need and educate the consumer, for there are no green buildings, only green users. Our understanding of the environment is changing radically and so is the fate of the earth based on our actions as a civilization. Art and architecture have always played a critical role in representing the knowledge and culture of a period. Pallrand's use of the CarbonShack projects is to transform our shelters and homes into vehicles of change.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#GreenArchitecture #DesignBuild #Remodel #Construction #Preservation #RenewableEnergy #Craftsman #Design #Furniture #Repurpose #ReUse #Preserve #Entrepreneur #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice @EnvironmentalSocialJustice @CarbonShack @HomeFrontBuild

Susan Peterson Sturm is an Operational Technology leader with 20 years of experience in profitably scaling innovative, industrial software-based businesses, including automation, IIOT, and cyber security. Susan has a proven track record of growing and structuring early-stage, profitable digital software-driven P&Ls over $150M. She specializes in change management, product management, M&A, and strategic alliances.

Susan is an active member of several cybersecurity groups, including the Industrial Cyber Joint Working Group, Women in CyberSecurity, World Economic Forum’s Security Working Group, and Infraguard. Susan coaches and mentors early-stage security professionals and is passionate about creating investments that support more equitable access to security roles, resulting in more diverse workforces.

Susan is the Sr, Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships for cyber security at a transportation technology company, Board Advisor to Navigating Grey and Phosphorous.io, and serves as a Board Member of One Warm Coat.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/susanpeterson-sturm

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Cyber #Cybersecurity #Education #Equity #Equality #Funding #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Software #IT #Digital #Software #Jobs #Career #EnvironmentalSocialJustice #OneWarmCoat

Employee engagement can make or break a company.

But knowing HOW to engage with your team can be evasive.

Irvine Sloan, Co-Founder and CEO of Navigating Grey, goes into detail about the methodology and analytics he uses to provide companies with the tools they need to improve morale and productivity.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#EmployeeEngagement #Value #Productivity #Inclusive #C-Suite #Data #SocioeconomicImpact #SocialJustice #SocialImpact #ESG #Diversity #Environmental #Social  #Sustainability @EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Diz Petit is the Founder and CEO of LiquiDonate, a sustainable social impact solution for businesses and nonprofits that reduce landfill waste and enable circularity by connecting retailers’ excess, unsold, and returned inventory to nonprofits via seamless technology.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#VCFunding #VentureCapital #Women #Equity #Equality #WealthManagement #Funding #Entrepreneur #startUp #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Navigating Grey was co-Founded by Irvine Sloan and his eldest daughter Sanaa in 2023. Irvine is the Chief Executive Officer and has over 20 years of experience developing strategic solutions to “big picture” problems for multinational corporations such as Danaher, ABB, and Duke Energy.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#Youth #Gamification #Gaming #Inclusive #C-Suite #SocialMedia #Data #SocioeconomicImpact #Communities #ZipCode #IRA #SocialJustice #ImpactInvesting #SocialImpact #ESG #Diversity #Family #Environmental #Social  #Sustainability @EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Diz Petit is the Founder and CEO of LiquiDonate, a sustainable social impact solution for businesses and nonprofits that reduce landfill waste and enable circularity by connecting retailers’ excess, unsold and returned inventory to nonprofits via seamless technology.

Diz’s passion and action won her the Time Magazine Invention of the year award for the food security product, Bento, that allows hungry people without access to a smartphone obtain free food via SMS.

She is a feminist, a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and an animal rights activist through the lens of environmental justice and human rights and works to be a better practicing ally for marginalized communities.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Landfill #SocialImpact #Waste #CircularEconomy #Retail #Inventory #Nonprofit #Sustainbility #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Brian Moskal is an Environmental attorney that represents clients in environmental litigation and counseling matters with a focus on contaminated sites and water and wastewater issues. He also has experience with insurance recovery in the environmental context.

Brian’s extensive background helps people navigate the State Water Resources Control Board’s Site Cleanup Subaccount Program (SCAP), which provides funding for investigation and remediation of environmentally impacted sites whose owners don’t have sufficient funds.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#SCAP #Water #Pollution #Contamination #TCE #PCE #PERC # #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Oliver English is the Co-Founder & CEO of Common Table Creative (CTC), an impact-driven production & hospitality company specializing in advancing global food, sustainability, and social justice issues.

A Filmmaker, Chef & Food Advocate, Oliver grew up in his family's restaurant business and has been intimately involved in the world of food ever since. From this experience, he works with the world’s leading NGOs, non-profits, and innovative food companies to tell stories about the power of food, and drive change through inspiring individual action. He co-created CTC’s signature documentary, Feeding Tomorrow, and launched WE UNITE, a short-form documentary, together with the United Nations & the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

@CommonTableCreative #FeedingTomorrow @OliverEnglish #WeUnite #Food #Agriculture #Farming #Soil #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Equality #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice @UnitedNations

Mike Wallace is the Chief Decarbonization Officer at Persefoni, the leading Climate Management & Accounting Platform.

He is an internationally recognized expert in the ESG/sustainability field with over 25-years of experience advising corporations, non-profits, and government agencies on the development and implementation of sustainability, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies.

He works regularly with corporate executive teams to help them understand sustainability risks and turn them into ESG opportunities. He has helped launch a range of sustainability programs inside existing organizations, helped create new initiatives, and helped organizations expand into new markets

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Persefoni #Climate #Risk #RiskManagement #Decarbonization #CO2 #Carbon  #Interview #Media #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Linda Freiner is the Group Head of Sustainability for Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
She is responsible for global strategy development and integration of sustainability across the Zurich Insurance Group. She also oversees management of the Z Zurich Foundation and is a member of the Zurich Leadership Team.
Ms. Freiner joined Zurich in 2013 to set up the Zurich Flood Resilience Program. Prior, she was a Global Leadership Fellow at the World Economic Forum from 2007-2013. She sits on the Board of the UN Environment Programme FI Principles for Sustainable Insurance and holds a M.Sc. in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.
𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM
#ZurichInsurance #climatechange #risk #riskmanagement #heat #fire #flood #interview #mitigation #media #environmentaljustice #socialjustice #IMPACT #EnvironmentalSocialJustice Environmental Social Justice

Nico Herzetty is building Phoria, a webapp that helps plus-size women, nonbinary, and trans people find clothes that fit their bodies, styles, and what they value.

They have spent the last 12 years of their career working in UX on digital products, and is now using their tech skillset to solve a common problem they face as a fat, queer, nonbinary person in the world.

Phoria is a benefit corporation with the goals of reducing people’s dependence on mass-produced items made in unsustainable ways and using human-centered business models to boldly challenge economic systems of inequity.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Phoria #Fashion #Queer #nonbinary #Sustainability #Interview #Equality #Equity #Media #GenderEquality #DEI #Inclusion #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Madeline Di Nonno is the President and CEO of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the only global research driven advocacy organization working within the entertainment and media industry to create gender balance, foster inclusion and impede bias and stereotyping in family entertainment media. She leads the Institute's strategic direction, fundraising, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, research, financial and operational activities. She is also a U.S. State Department Speaker Specialist and a public speaker and moderator at global conferences, corporations, governmental organizations such as AdWeek, Cannes Lion, Chatham House, CES, Kidscreen, London Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, The White House, UNESCO, and the United Nations.

Di Nonno has been featured in global media outlets such as Adweek, Ad Age, Cosmo, Fast Company, Forbes, Glamour, Good Morning America, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Spectrum TV, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair and Variety.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#GeenaDavis #SeeJane #Interview #Equality #Equity #Media #GenderEquality #DEI #Inclusion #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

John Langford - Ely is the CEO of BRIDJ Technology, a leading Shared Transport technology provider. He is a highly experienced transport professional who is passionate about planning, urban design and how we live and move around our cities. He believes that better economic, environmental and community outcomes can be achieved through harnessing technology in the public and private shared transport domains.

Bridj aims to help organizations deliver better shared transport using advanced technology and data intelligence through its two core products, a Mission Control platform for operations and a Data Intelligence system that provides performance, compliance and service enhancement insights.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Bridj #Interview #Transportation #Equity #SaaS #Mobility #UrbanDesign  #Sustainbility #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Jennifer Gray Thompson is the CEO of After the Fire, and organization that helps communities with wildfire mitigation, recovery and disaster resiliency.

Today, we discuss HR 176, which would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for attorney fees awarded with respect to certain wildfire damages and to exclude from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

 #Interview #AftertheFire #HowToDisaster #Resilience #Recovery #Disaster #DisasterRelief #Wildfire #Sustainbility #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Taxes #HR176 #Congress #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Drew Shula is the Founder and CEO of Verdical Group and the NetZero Conference.

NetZero is entering its 10th year as the world’s largest climate conference that houses agriculture, biophilia, buildings, energy, fashion, food & beverage, health & wellness, materials, personal care, technology, transit, waste, and water all under one roof.

There will be exceptional Keynote Speakers, An Expo Hall, and a Happy Hour!

DO NOT MISS the Trailblazer Gala, which celebrates the leaders in sustainability and their accomplishments, something I like to call, “The Oscars of Sustainability”

The conference will be at the Los Angeles Convention Center on September 13+14, 2023.

Grab your tickets now at https://netzeroconference.com/

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#NetZeroConference #carbon #climate #equity #ESG #netzero #resilience #VerdicalGroup #Pollution #Emissions #Sustainability #UrbanPlanning #PublicPolicy #Architecture #Equity #Water @EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Robbin Turner, Founder of Violet Botanical Skincare, returns to ESJ to discuss new developments with her plant-based skincare line that embraces connections to ancestral African healing herbs.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#Skincare #Beauty #Health #Africa #Botanicals #Natural #AllNatural #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Diversity #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Rita Kampalath is the Acting Chief Sustainability Officer for the County of Los Angeles.

In her role, she supports the development and implementation of the County’s first sustainability plan as well as providing policy support for other County sustainability-related initiatives. Prior to joining the County, she was the Science and Policy Director for Heal the Bay and an engineer for Geosyntec Consultants, the Los Angeles Air Force Base and CDM.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔TM

#LosAngelesCounty #SustainabilityPlan #Decarbonization #DEI #Equity #Heat #Plastic #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #Diversity #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Michelle Romero is the Chief Strategy Officer of Dream.Org. As a Latinx C-Suite leader, Michelle oversees programs which focus on ending mass incarceration, building an inclusive green economy, diversifying tech, and uniting unlikely allies to create a more equitable future.

She’s raised tens of millions of dollars for social causes, billions of dollars in climate funding, advised local governments on effective practices for engaging communities of color in decision-making, and advises corporations on equity in sustainability.

Founded by Van Jones, Dream.Org is on a mission to create a world beyond poverty, pollution, prisons, and polarization.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔

@Dream.org #VC #GreenEconomy #Tech #Family #Children #Community #Innovation #Sustainability #VanJones @VanJones #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #NonProfit #Pollution #Diversity #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Igho Ekakitie is a Political & Human Rights Activist, DEI Expert and Founder of I Go with Igho, an educational consulting company, with the goal of improving international students experience, increasing affordability, and maximizing their study abroad opportunities.

Born in a small town called Sapele in Delta State, Nigeria and has won several awards and recognitions for his contributions to making a difference in society.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#IGoWithIgho #Students #Education #StudyAbroad #Diversity #DEI #Equality #Equity #Sustainability @EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Diamond Spratling is the founder of Girl + Environment, a national non-profit organization designed to bring awareness to and solutions for dismantling environmental racism. 

Today she and her team share how GPE is helping to educate and train Black hairdressers to protect themselves and their clients from the harms of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in our hair products.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔

@GirlPlusEnvironment #EnvironmentalJustice #SocialJustice #Impact #NonProfit #EDC #Hair #Pollution #Diversity #Equity #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Ralph Bloemers, Executive Producer of the film Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire, has spent nearly two decades working with scientists, ecologists, firefighters, community-based groups, recreation clubs and citizens throughout the Pacific Northwest on the conservation of our forests, including burned landscapes. He has investigated the causes of fires and documented wildlife and recovery in burned landscapes and has helped the public, businesses and decision makers reimagine our relationship with fire, and prepare communities for fire in a hotter, drier world.
Jesse Alexander is the Fire Chief for the Yuba City Fire Department. He has over 20 years of experience in Fire Service and held operational positions on the Thomas Fire, Glass Fire, Dixie Fire, Caldor Fire, and Camp Fire as well as being the Branch Director for the Search and Rescue portion of the Camp Fire. In addition to wildfire response, Jesse was the Incident Commander for the largest mass fentanyl overdose in US history, was involved in Oroville Spillway Incident and is an instructor at Butte College Fire Academy.
𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™
#wildfires #insurance #mitigation #prepare #Burn #thomasfire #GlassFire #DixieFire #CaldorFire #campfire #forests #environment #sustainability Environmental Social Justice Basher Productions

Karen Joy is a Certified Forest Therapy Guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT) and founder of Nature Therapy of Michiana.

She has purchased 17 acres in Benton Harbor Michigan with the intent to restore the depleted farmland back to its original wetlands and productive, natural farmland.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#Farmland #Agriculture #Restoration #Wetlands #CarbonSequestration #CircularEconomy #Sustainability @EnvironmentalSocialJustice

NiK Kacy is the Creator and Executive Producer of Equality Fashion Week, the 1st LGBTQ+ focused Fashion Week in LA, as well as the Founder and President of NiK Kacy Footwear, a LGBT-certified business, and the first gender-equal footwear and accessories brand for genders and identities in all spectrums.

As a gender nonconforming, transmasculine individual who identifies as nonbinary, Kacy’s designs are inspired by both their personal identity, style, cultural background, fashion, and activism. Their hope is to provide a solution to individuals who have been seeking footwear alternatives that fit not only their feet but also their authentic expression of self. Their mission is to utilize fashion as activism in a way that inspires change so that gender is no longer a force that limits or restricts, and EQUALITY becomes the vernacular that ALL individuals speak.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

Gordon Olson is the Co-founder & CEO of Torii Industries.

Torii Industries is the industry’s first hot water as a service "hH₂OaaS" subscription service with its products manufactured in America that replaces the Torii water heater in advance at no extra cost.

Our strategy is simple, create a superior product with superior support via a subscription service model. The outcome is literally a marketplace that benefits users, our partners and even the insurance industry. 

"I believe it's not just about being in the right place at the right time. But, wanting to solve something and to set out to do it, no matter the obstacles in your way. Don't sit and complain about it, do something about it." - Gordon Olson

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#HotWater #CircularEconomy #ReUse #RePurpose #ZeroWaste #Sustainable #Torii #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

NiK Kacy is the Creator and Executive Producer of Equality Fashion Week, the 1st LGBTQ+ focused Fashion Week in LA, as well as the Founder and President of NiK Kacy Footwear, a LGBT-certified business, and the first gender-equal footwear and accessories brand for genders and identities in all spectrums.

As a gender nonconforming, transmasculine individual who identifies as nonbinary, Kacy’s designs are inspired by both their personal identity, style, cultural background, fashion, and activism. Their hope is to provide a solution to individuals who have been seeking footwear alternatives that fit not only their feet but also their authentic expression of self. Their mission is to utilize fashion as activism in a way that inspires change so that gender is no longer a force that limits or restricts, and EQUALITY becomes the vernacular that ALL individuals speak.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

@nikkacyfootwear #LGBTQ #Equality #Equity #LoveIsLove #Trans #transmasculine #Nonbinary #Pride #gaypride #Queer #Love #Art #Fashion #SocialJustice #DEI #Sustainability @EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Karen Joy is a Certified Forest Therapy Guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapists (ANFT) and founder of Nature Therapy of Michiana.
Forest Therapy, aka Shinrin-yoku or Forest Bathing, is a health, wellness and healing modality of guided sessions in a safe outdoor environment. The psychological and physiological benefits of these sessions, which last from 2-4 hours, are many and include reduction in stress, cortisol levels drop, increased heart-rate variability, increased NK cell production in the immune system, and more.
“𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩. 𝘋𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘉𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥. 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺. 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵. 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦- 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦.”
𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™
#healing #wellbeing #wellness #anxiety #mentalhealth #therapy #diversity #Dei #teambuilding #nature #forests #environment #sustainability #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Jessica Aldridge, TRUE Advisor is the Director of Sustainability & Zero Waste Programs at Athens Services, she designs programs for the most challenging waste scenarios, consults with corporate brands, and advances Athens’ environmental goals. She leads on Athens’ organics and Zero Waste outreach and education programs and hosts/produces EcoJustice Radio an award-winning podcast and radio show (on KPFK Los Angeles and KPFT Houston), presenting environmental and climate stories from a social justice frame.
𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™
#methane #greenbin #compost #composting #recycling #reuse #repurposed #zerowaste #circulareconomy #impact #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Casey Fait is the Marketing Director for Crossover Meats, an innovative food company doing what no company has done before: making sustainable, affordable, delicious, 100% all natural burger patties

She is also a highly motivated marketing and sales leader with over 10 years of experience, specializing in developing and executing successful marketing strategies, penetrating new markets, and capturing market share. With expertise in brand storytelling, leadership, and project management, Casey's passion for marketing, coupled with her strategic vision and exceptional communication skills, consistently yield exceptional results for her clients and organizations.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#Food #Sustainability #AllNatural #NoFillers #Chicken #Blends #SustainableMeat #Sustainable   #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

A continuation of my #LGBTQ series in support of the community
Rob Bruce is a retired city planner. He spent over 35 years reviewing and shepherding development projects through the approval process for the cities of Glendora, Simi Valley and Palmdale. He is also active in historic preservation, having served on the board of Altadena Heritage and volunteering to assist in other preservation projects in his community. Rob is an avid gardener, woodworker, and restorer of homes and furnishings. He and his partner are restoring their 1915 Craftsman home in Altadena.
𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™
#lgbtqcommunity #equality #equity #DEI #socialjustice #sustainability #environmentaljustice #communitymatters #development Environmental Social Justice #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Alan Cantor is a risk management expert who helps organizations refine and optimize their positioning in the marketplace through effective risk management programs to achieve superior results. His methodologies and applications have been developed over decades to help not only his clients, but to address social justice withing the insurance industry.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#RiskManagement #Insurance #Retention #LossRatio #Risk #RiskReduction ##SocialJustice #EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Kathy Dowd, AuD is the Executive Director of The Audiology Project.

Dr. Dowd has worked as an audiologist for 44 years in schools and medical clinic settings. She helped develop guidelines for CDC for hearing and balance in diabetes care and has a platform for inclusion of audiology in chronic disease care.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#SocialJustice #Equality #Disabilities #Disability #HearingLoss #AudiologyProject #Sustainability @EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Mark Morales is a Vice President of Community Reinvestment at City National Bank and is also Co-owner of Charles Jacobsen, Inc., an importer of antique furniture and accessories from Asia, which is a Certified LGBT Business Enterprise

In addition to over 20 years of business banking experience, Mark currently serves the community as:

Chair of the Diversity Task Force for the California Department of Insurance

Small Business Employer Advisory Committee (SBEAC) for the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD)

Community Advisory Panel for Southern California Edison

Leadership Council for the Los Angeles Business Council

Board of Advisors for Equality California

President Emeritus for the Los Angeles LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce

His experience as a business owner, a community leader, a diversity advocate, an industry representative and a commercial lender give him a unique perspective in all of his endeavors.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#DiversityandInclusion #CADOI #SupplierDiversity #BoardDiversity #DEI #SocialJustice #Equality #LGBTQ  @EnvironmentalSocialJustice @CharlesJacobsen

Michael Valle of BELLA-TERRA Recycled Earth Products Corporation has spent 17 years perfecting his closed loop cement industry, where waste products such as used Lithium/ion batteries are used in the recycling process to create waste free landscape pavers, veneers, and now structural insulated blocks.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#Bella-Terra.us #ClosedLoop #Sustainability #GreenConstruction #Recycling #Concrete #Buildings #InsulatedBlocks #SocialJustice #EnvironmentalSocialJustice @NRGInsulatedBlocks @Bella-Terra.us @SouthernTierConcreteProducts @RockportRecyclingCenters

Other Lives Studio is a concept hatched by friends and co-creators Betsy Flores and Kim Krempien.

Having worked in fashion around the world, they grew frustrated with the quickening pace of the fashion cycle and the toll their beloved industry was taking on the environment. The two resolved to use their industry design experience to tackle the problem and came together to inspire a new cycle for fashion.

𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

#TheFashionAct #Patagonia #NRDC #StellaMcCartney #EilenFisher #Reformation #JaneFonda #FastFashion #Fashion #Design #Reimagine #Repurpose #CircularEconomy #Sustainability @OtherLivesStudio @EnvironmentalSocialJustice

Traci Park is the Councilwoman of the Eleventh District and is dedicated to making a positive impact in the community. She was raised in a family that highly valued hard work, and she became the first person in her family to attend college, where she earned degrees from both Johns Hopkins University and Loyola Law School.

 Following a successful 20-year career as a municipal attorney, Park decided to take on a new challenge and serve as a representative for the residents of CD11 on the LA City Council. Her commitment to her district is unwavering, and she promises to be responsive to the needs of residents and stakeholders. She advocates for urgent and compassionate solutions to homelessness and is committed to keeping CD11 communities safe. She also fights for the Westside business community and works to increase affordable housing for workers on the Westside.

Park prioritizes sustainable policies that protect our natural surroundings, improve our economy, and mitigate climate change. She champions investment in workforce development that supports careers in green and clean-tech industries. Above all, Park is committed to hearing from and learning from all residents and business owners in the district to build a sustainable, resilient, and #Better11.

 𝑵𝒐 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑵𝒐 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔™

 #LosAngeles #Venice #Councilwoman #LosAngelesCityCouncil #Community #Stakeholder #Sustainability #Environment #Homeless #Veterans #Jobs #Workforce #Greentech #CleanTech #Resilience #Better11  #SocialJustice #EnvironmentalSocialJustice