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    Explore "sustainable-business" with insightful episodes like "Tech Team Offboarding: Should You Have a Process in Place?", "Earth911 Podcast: Author John J. Berger on Solving Climate Crisis", "Earth911 Podcast: The Rise of Recommerce with eBay Chief Sustainability Officer Renee Morin", "Earth911 Podcast: Author Esha Chhabra on the Work of Restoring Our World" and "Earth911 Podcast: Amptricity CEO Damir Perge Introduces Solid-State Battery Storage for Home & Business" from podcasts like ""Management Tech Brief By HackerNoon", "Earth911.com's Sustainability In Your Ear", "Earth911.com's Sustainability In Your Ear", "Earth911.com's Sustainability In Your Ear" and "Earth911.com's Sustainability In Your Ear"" and more!

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    Tech Team Offboarding: Should You Have a Process in Place?

    Tech Team Offboarding: Should You Have a Process in Place?

    This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/tech-team-offboarding-should-you-have-a-process-in-place.
    What to do when an employee leaves: offboarding checklist, which includes all the steps from knowledge transfer to legal compliance.
    Check more stories related to management at: https://hackernoon.com/c/management. You can also check exclusive content about #management, #offboarding, #hrtech, #team-culture, #scaling-a-development-team, #sustainable-business, #business-strategy, #checklist, and more.

    This story was written by: @annoyt. Learn more about this writer by checking @annoyt's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.

    Implementing an effective offboarding process is important to minimize risks, pass on valuable knowledge, and maintain a positive company culture. Advance planning is key to handling offboarding smoothly. One needs a detailed checklist of steps to take in order to properly offboard a tech team’s members, covering communicating their departure, transferring knowledge, ensuring security, completing paperwork, and gathering exit feedback. Companies may need third-party help with offboarding tasks if they lack in-house HR expertise.

    Earth911 Podcast: Author John J. Berger on Solving Climate Crisis

    Earth911 Podcast: Author John J. Berger on Solving Climate Crisis
    For many of us, the Climate Crisis looks like a brick wall, something the internal combustion-driven economy will slam into and total the system we grew up in. John J. Berger, Ph.D., author of Solving the Climate Crisis: Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth, explored the path forward without getting up with the doom-saying that discourages people from taking action. While John warns of the consequences of continued inaction, his travels and research uncovered stories about progress in turning the built environment green, sustainable business erupting in the Red States, and the many changes in our infrastructure, business, and government practices that are being pioneered around the world, and the changes we can all make in our buying, diet, and when we vote.

    Translating our aspirations for a sustainable life as individuals into social change is more complicated than at any time in history. Not only are we more connected, but we are also inundated with fear-based storytelling that doesn't help us make better decisions. John's travels at the frontline of the green transition show that the future can be brighter, better, and more equitable than today's economy, which is slowly starving due to the pollution and global warming it has produced. Living sustainably, taking responsibility for the environmental impact of a business, and communities making investments in renewable, circular economy infrastructures are showing the way to a post-fossil fuel world. Solving the Climate Crisis: Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth is available on Amazon, at Powell's Books, and in local bookstores.

    Earth911 Podcast: The Rise of Recommerce with eBay Chief Sustainability Officer Renee Morin

    Earth911 Podcast: The Rise of Recommerce with eBay Chief Sustainability Officer Renee Morin
    eBay estimates that sales of used goods on the site earned $4.6 billion in 2022 and avoided sending 73,000 tons of usable products to landfills, which contributed to reducing carbon emissions by 1.6 million tons. Renee Morin, Chief Sustainability Officer at eBay, returns to the show to discuss the findings of the 2022 eBay Recommerce Report, a survey of more than 11,000 small sellers on the marketplace. Forty-two percent of the people surveyed said they rely on eBay to earn extra cash and 56% said they participate because it is less expensive while 93% reported that they believe it is important to shop in ways that are better for the environment.

    Renee discusses how sellers are changing as new generations grow into adulthood, embrace buying and selling used goods, and develop habits and income strategies that involve selling products instead of sending them to a landfill. eBay services, such as its Authenticity Guarantee and Refurbishment program, are critical to creating a trustworthy used-goods marketplace. She also reports on eBay's waste diversion efforts and how improved insight into its GHG emissions, particularly the shipping-related Scope 3 emissions that represent 99.01% of its carbon impact, will help the company reach its 2030 sustainability goals. You can read the third eBay Recommerce Report at https://www.ebayinc.com/impact/sustainable-commerce/recommerce-report/

    Earth911 Podcast: Author Esha Chhabra on the Work of Restoring Our World

    Earth911 Podcast: Author Esha Chhabra on the Work of Restoring Our World
    Meet Journalist Esha Chhabra, who spent a decade exploring the world for examples of social ventures, businesses that blend profitability with creating equitable human outcomes for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and other publications. In her new book, Working To Restore: Harnessing the Power of Regenerative Business to Heal the World, she describes her journeys and the entrepreneurs and activists people she met in the US, India, Africa, and the fjords of Scandinavia. She describes social and environmental innovations transforming coffee, shoemaking, healthcare, energy, and hospitality companies that are becoming familiar to Earth911 readers. But for many, the reflective, environmentally responsible thinking in Working To Restore may be a revelation.

    Esha explores additional dimensions of two terms that dominate green business discussion, “regenerative” and “restorative,” weaving the environmental benefits with social impacts that can help low-income people access resources sustainably. She discusses the key role the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals play in setting new social priorities and establishing how we measure the value business creates in society. Working to Restore is available from Amazon, Powell's Books, and local bookstores. You can follow Esha's journalistic work at https://eshachhabra.contently.com/ and https://www.eshachhabra.com/

    Earth911 Podcast: Amptricity CEO Damir Perge Introduces Solid-State Battery Storage for Home & Business

    Earth911 Podcast: Amptricity CEO Damir Perge Introduces Solid-State Battery Storage for Home & Business
    You may not see the evidence every day, but the electrification of our economy is well underway. In this episode, meet Damir Perge, CEO of Miami-based Amptricity, a maker of solid-state battery technology, an electronic storage system that provides enough power for 8 hours of home backup electricity. Ampricity’s batteries can be recharged 11,000 times — at one charge cycle a day, which is more frequent than most homes will require, these batteries should work for at least 30 years. Amptricity batteries are guaranteed for 25 years with a 96% charge capacity— that’s about a decade longer than the current generation of the Tesla Battery Wall. Amptricity is taking orders now and promises to deliver enough capacity for 400,000 homes in the next two and a half years.

    According to Bloomberg NEF, society has reached peak “global demand for every form of fossil fuel” in 87 countries. With the cost of solar-generated electricity now firmly below the cost of natural gas, homeowners and business can confidently begin their transition. The challenge is how to store that electricity, and battery technology is the focus of massive investment. Battery technology will perhaps be more ubiquitous than solar panels as we reorganize the electric grid to make it more resilient. For example, a home connected to the traditional grid could have a backup battery charged and ready for a blackout, even if they don’t have home solar. You can learn more about Amptricity at https://www.amptricity.com/

    Earth911 Podcast: Learn Business Sustainability with the Climate Solution Accelerator

    Earth911 Podcast: Learn Business Sustainability with the Climate Solution Accelerator
    Michael Robinson, Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS), introduces the Climate Solution Accelerator program, a 90-minute video-and-quiz program that explains the essential ideas in climate science, sustainable business, and the policies and paths out of the crisis. Earth911, Jump Digital, and the RSGS have partnered to make the program available in North America. More than 90,000 people globally have used the Climate Solution Accelerator to learn about climate strategies and train employees to start making informed environmental decisions. The program features globally renowned climate leaders, including the former Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, and the late Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, and the former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson. Michael, who is based near Glasgow, Scotland, shares what business has struggled to learn and his impressions of the debates at the recent United Nations Climate Framework COP27 meeting in Egypt. You can learn more about the 148-year-old educational non-profit Royal Scottish Geographical Society at https://www.rsgs.org/

    The Climate Solutions Accelerator delivers an informative introduction to the most complicated and urgent challenge our species has ever faced. While there is plenty of evidence of the Climate Crisis in the news and in our neighborhoods, and billions of people are waking to the threat, most organizations and businesses are still trying to get their heads around the problem. The proghow they can respond, changing operations and investments to end CO2 emissions and prepare tp adapt to the disruptions that will continue to become more dire until society succeeds in reaching carbon neutrality and begins to drawdown the more than 1 trillion tons of anthropogenic CO2 emitted during the Industrial Era. You can learn more about the Climate Solutions Accelerator at https://earth911.com/featured-courses/climate-solutions/

    Earth911 Podcast: Westerlay Orchids' Toine Overgaag on Making the Flower Business Sustainable

    Earth911 Podcast: Westerlay Orchids' Toine Overgaag on Making the Flower Business Sustainable
    The flower industry has a heavy environmental footprint but some growers are changing their agricultural and shipping practices. Toine Overgaag, president of family-owned Westerlay Orchids,  grower and seller of live orchids, based in Carpenteria, Calif., joins Mitch Ratcliffe to discuss sustainable agriculture practices in the live plant industry. Westerlay uses natural predators instead of pesticides to deal with pests, energy and water management technologies, and recirculates waste exhaust CO2 to increase photosynthesis of plants.The company distributes more than four million orchids primarily through local and national supermarket chains, including Trader Joe’s, Kroger and Safeway.

    We talk through the environmental implications of the flower-growing industry and how to improve them. Westerlay uses slow shipping, ensuring trucks are full before moving the flowers to minimize the impact of sending flowers to stores and customers. The company produced CO2eq emissions of about 2.7oz per unit sold and reported 331 tons of emissions from ocean and freight shipping in 2021. That’s about the equivalent of the emissions of 23 average Americans, based on 2020 figures. Toine, whose family is Dutch, joined the MPS, a certification program for The Netherlands flower industry, which has awarded Westerlay an “A”rating each year. You can learn more about Westerlay Orchids at https://westerlay.com/

    Earth911 Interview: Urvashi Bhatnagar on The Sustainabiity Scorecard

    Earth911 Interview: Urvashi Bhatnagar on The Sustainabiity Scorecard
    Urvashi Bhatnagar, co-author with Paul Anastas of The Sustainability Scorecard: How to Implement and Profit from Unexpected Solutions, explains the four principles for managing and scaling sustainability. These ideas can be applied to build a sustainable business at a startup or large company dto accelerate progress toward low- and no-waste products and services. Urvashi discusses reframing business decisions to emphasize waste reduction. She suggests what we waste today can be the basis for profitable growth without the severe environmental damage that resulted from the Industrial Era. She shares ideas about how to engage executives and employees in sustainability programs and how to be transparent about their environmental commitments.

    The new book extends the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry that Anastas, who is known as the father of green chemistry, and John Warner first introduced in 1998. Those ideas transformed the way chemistry is done. Following their introduction, a new generation of chemists has focused on using low-temperature, biologically responsible processes that mimic natural processes. They create chemicals and products that are recyclable or biodegrade instead of leaving toxins in nature. The Sustainability Scorecard: How to Implement and Profit from Unexpected Solutions is available on Amazon and at Powell's Books.

    What It Means to Be Sustainable in a Fad-Driven World

    What It Means to Be Sustainable in a Fad-Driven World

    Creating a business that can grow and profit in the here and now is one thing, but to be able to move forward into unknown terrain and still be able to succeed despite the circumstance is how you create a sustainable one. 

    It’s looking at the future and seeing how we can exist in it and also thrive in it all while preserving the things around us for generations to come. How can you adjust how you do business so that you are able to move forward and continue making a difference in the world? 

    Start with the core values you, as a person, have and want to share with those around you. When those values are built into the foundation of your business, every decision there forward reflects those values and pushes them out into the universe. Sending out the right vibes attracts the right people, and those people will help you to carry your business forward to continue doing good for those around you.

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    Earth911 Podcast: Budderfly Delivers Energy-Efficiency-as-a-Service for Business

    Earth911 Podcast: Budderfly Delivers Energy-Efficiency-as-a-Service for Business
    The cost of energy-efficient upgrades prevents many businesses from reducing their environmental impacts. We talk with Al Subbloie, CEO of Budderfly, a fast-growing energy-efficiency-as-a-service company, with an audacious solution for businesses that want to be more sustainable -- it pays for lighting, heating/cooling, renewable electricity sourcing and other upgrades, then collects a share of the resulting savings. Budderfly guarantees savings to customers, earning a profit only if they succeed. We’ve talked with other forms of “sustainability-as-a-service” companies, but Budderfly is putting its capital on the line to pay for immediate energy savings. The company is ranked #10 overall on the 2021 Inc. 5000 America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list, and it came in #2 in the Inc. 5000 energy category. The company serve commercial and retail locations, restaurants, schools and colleges nationwide. You can learn more at https://www.budderfly.com/.

    Earth911 Podcast: Talking Sustainable Living and Business with Kate Gaertner

    Earth911 Podcast: Talking Sustainable Living and Business with Kate Gaertner
    Mitch Ratcliffe talks with Kate Gaertner, the author of Planting a Seed: Three Simple Steps to Sustainable Living and an expert who has advised companies about enacting sustainable business practices for several decades. She recently shared an article on Earth911, Developing Habits for a Sustainable Life. We talk about the values-based decisions for sustainable living in the article and her advice for individuals and companies that want to turn the corner to achieve dramatically improved environmental outcomes.

    Earth911 Podcast: David Radlo On Building a Sustainable Business

    Earth911 Podcast: David Radlo On Building a Sustainable Business
    Earth911 talks with author and business advisor David Radlo, an early and successful advocate for sustainable practices about building a sustainable business and connecting with customers who share your company's environmental values. He built premium organic egg brands at Born Free, Farmer’s Best, and Egg-Land’s Best and has lectured at Tufts University and New York University’s Stern School of Business. His new book, Principles of Cartel Disruption, explores how to break down the barriers to new forms of business. It’s a skill we need to master to break petrochemicals’ hold on the economy.

    David shares his experience and provides ideas about how customers can lead the reinvention of the economy. His ideas are also useful for marketing people thinking about building a long, trusting relationship with customers. His Sustainable Leadership and Disruptive Growth podcast is a great resource for business leaders.

    You can learn more about him and his new book at www.davidradlo.com.

    Earth911 Podcast, August 20, 2018: Sustainability In Your Ear -- Belkin Sustainability Manager Ernie Roberts

    Earth911 Podcast, August 20, 2018: Sustainability In Your Ear -- Belkin Sustainability Manager Ernie Roberts
    Ernie Roberts, Sustainability Manager for computer accessories maker Belkin, joins Earth911's Evelyn Fielding Lopez and Mitch Ratcliffe. Ernie discusses how the company has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent and lowered its employee carbon dioxide footprint with in-house recycling and commuting programs. Belkin was recently recognized as a Sustainability Initiative of the Year by Business Intelligence. Learn how a global company makes planet-friendly changes start and last.