Best Plantbasedfood Podcasts (2024)

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Bezos Earth Fund Recipient: North Carolina State University's William Aimutis and Rohan Shirwaiker 54:45

2h ago54:45

54:45

Rohan Shirwaiker and Bill Aimutis, Co-Directors of the Bezos Earth Fund Bezos Center for Sustainable Proteins at North Carolina State University share the news about the new $30M grant for the center and its true and fast/slow approach to partnership, marrying food and science and addressing problems like food insecurity, planetary health and human…

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Can We Impact Energy Consumption with Food Systems Shift? With Rob Du Boff and Rob Barnett 52:17

7d ago52:17

52:17

Robert Barnett, Bloomberg Intelligence Energy Analyst, and Robert Du Boff, Bloomberg Intelligence ESG Analyst, join CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, to discuss the overlap of energy use and food systems and how shifting one can shift another. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@el…

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Will Precision Fermentation Shift the Global Food Supply System? With Maria Cho of Triplebar 57:23

15d ago57:23

57:23

CEO Maria Cho of Triplebar joins me on The Plant-based Business Hour. We discuss the protein supply chain benefits provided by precision fermentation and when scaling will take place. If this topic sounds down in the weeds, you need to tune in to learn about the shifting building blocks of the global food supply system! Subscribe! For plant-based m…

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Why are Institutional and Philanthropic Investors Focusing on Food? With Caitlin MacLean and Holly Freishtat of The Milken Institute 53:32

1M ago53:32

53:32

Senior Director of Innovative Finance at the Milken Institute, Caitlin MacLean and Senior Director at Feeding Change, Holly Freishtat join Elysabeth on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss blended capital and why institutional and philanthropic investors are focusing on food. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaki…

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What is Stakeholder Engagement & Is It Important for Food Systems Shift? 51:21

1M ago51:21

51:21

Chief Investment Officer of VegTech Invest, Dr. Sasha Goodman, discusses the firm's recent white paper, in conjunction with Harvard University student, on Stakeholder Engagement for Plant-based Innovation & Diversified Proteins. Along with host, Elysabeth Alfano, the two discuss the top 5 findings of the white paper and the impact on the diversifie…

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Future of Protein Production 2024 37:21

2M ago37:21

37:21

On this week's episode, Elysabeth was on a panel at the Future of Protein Production conference. She was on the panel discussing investing in food systems transformation with Aleh Manchuliantsau, Founder and CEO or Planetarians, Fengru Lin, CEO and Co-founder of TurtleTree and Alex Shirazi, Co-Founder and Director of the Cultivated Meat Symposium. …

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Why Is a Former Meat Company Owner Investing in Cultivated Meat? With Davide Dukcevich 38:39

2M ago38:39

38:39

Lots of good information and lots of misinformation is swirling around about the future viability of cultivated meat. The former owner of Daniele prosciutto and now cultivated meat investor, Davide Dukcevich discusses the outlook for cultivated meat AND the outlook for meat. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, …

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Will Investors Embrace Food Systems Transformation? With Mahesh Roy of IIGCC 52:16

2M ago52:16

52:16

Will Investors Embrace Food Systems Transformation? Mahesh Roy, Investor Strategies Programme Director of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, discusses the IIGCC perspective on investing in food systems transformation to combat Climate Change and partake in the potential growth of the sector. Subscribe! For plant-based media/brandi…

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Bloomberg Intelligence's Jen Bartashus at the Farm, Food, & Fuel Summit 36:09

2M ago36:09

36:09

Senior Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, Jen Bartashus, joins host and CEO of VegTech™ Invest Elysabeth Alfano on The Plantbased Business Hour at the Farm, Food, & Fuel Summit. They discuss conference and their panel experiences as well as their predictions for the sector in the next five to ten years. Subscribe! For plant-based media/bra…

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Plant-based Innovation In Napa Valley with Chef James Corwell 21:43

3M ago21:43

21:43

In this episode of the Plantbased Business Hour, Elysabeth discusses the future of food with Chef James Corwell at the Culinary Institute of America's event in Napa Valley. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more i…

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The Investment Thesis Behind Food Systems Transformation: Lombard Odier’s Thomas Hohne-Sparborth 52:32

3M ago52:32

52:32

Thomas Hohne-Sparborth, Head of Sustainability Research at Lombard Odier Investment Managers in Switzerland joins the Plantbased Business Hour. Host and CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, discusses with Thomas who pays and who benefits from food systems transformation. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, …

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New Products and Innovation at Expo West 32:13

3M ago32:13

32:13

This week Elysabeth comes to you from Expo West in Anaheim, California. She discusses the state of the plant-based sector with Noah Hyams, Founder of Vegpreneur, and Rodd Willis, Director of Natural and Specialty at Dot Foods. Hear about what kinds of products Elysabeth saw at Expo West and what the hot topic items were. Subscribe! For plant-based …

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What You Need To Know Before You IPO: George Khalife of TSX 57:57

3M ago57:57

57:57

George Khalife, V.P. of U.S. Capital Formation on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) joins Elysabeth to discuss taking Plant-based Innovation brands public on the exchange. They breakdown what you need to know before you IPO. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more…

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Beyond Meat: Examining the Stock Surge and Sink After the Earnings Call 28:00

4M ago28:00

28:00

On this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour, Elysabeth discusses the recent rise in stock price for Beyond Meat after their Q4 2023 earnings call Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more information, visit Elysa…

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How to Raise Capital in this Economy: Jeffrey Harris of Green Venture Advisory 57:38

4M ago57:38

57:38

How can you raise capital for your start-up or existing company in this restrictive economy? It is what is on almost every founder's mind. Jeffrey Harris, CEO of Green Venture Advisory, joins Elysabeth today on the Plantbased Business Hour to talk about the three things you need to know. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and publ…

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How To Get Your Food Business Acquired with Yves Potvin 56:06

4M ago56:06

56:06

Three-time founder, Yves Potvin, discusses the current state of Plant-based Innovation sector and how to grow a food business to be acquired. Having sold gardein to Conagra and Yves Veggie Cuisine to Hain Celestial, Yves is now championing Konscious Foods with a plan to be acquired. Learn from this ultra-successful pioneer on The Plant-based Busine…

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James Robinson: Who Is Eating Plant-based Options? 23:09

4M ago23:09

23:09

While traveling in India, Elysabeth asks her friend James Robinson about his plant-based journey and what products he enjoys to get insights into what consumers like him want out of the sector. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethA…

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Biodiversity Loss Even In Sri Lanka 19:38

4M ago19:38

19:38

Elysabeth recaps her time visiting Sri Lanka. She discusses all the incredible animals she saw but also the devastating effects of biodiversity loss due to climate change. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more in…

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Greg Steltenpohl, CEO of Califia Farms 1:16:06

5M ago1:16:06

1:16:06

When will plant-based milks be 50% of the milk category? Greg Steltenpohl of Califia Farms calls it on the Plantbased Business Hour. We also discuss 1) the necessary creativity in plant-based foods, 2) the hurdles he didn't see coming, 3) the synergy between plant-based production and the eco-system and 4) what he wished he knew 10 years ago. Subsc…

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How Do We Fight for the Planet? George Monbiot Weighs In 1:03:43

5M ago1:03:43

1:03:43

George Monbiot, author, journalist, and environmental activist, joins Elysabeth on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss how to best fight for the planet and how to take no prisoners when it comes to taking on the meat industry and its lobby. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabet…

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Food Systems Predictions for 2024 with Sonalie Figueiras of Green Queen 1:10:49

5M ago1:10:49

1:10:49

Sonalie Figueiras, Founder of Green Queen, and I discuss sustainable food systems predictions for 2024: the good, the bad and the ugly. We get into it. Join us and bring your questions. The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano kicks off 2024. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@…

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2023 Recap and Beyond 19:30

6M ago19:30

19:30

This week on the Plantbased Business Hour, Elysabeth recaps 2023 and shares her predictions for 2024. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked…

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Can We Have A Sustainable Future? With Roger Spitz of Techistential 1:16:57

6M ago1:16:57

1:16:57

Roger Spitz (M.Sc., FCA, APF) is an international bestselling author, a celebrated futurist, the president of Techistential (Climate & Foresight Strategy), and the chair of the renowned Disruptive Futures Institute, based in San Francisco. On this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour we discuss how we can prepare for the disruption ahead and com…

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COP28: A Focus on Food Systems Shift 1:10:20

6M ago1:10:20

1:10:20

In this episode, Host Elysabeth Alfano recaps her time at COP28. This was the first COP to focus on food systems transformation, connecting the food system to climate change. Elysabeth shares all the highlights throughout the week, focusing on the finance discussions of blended capital to further meaningful change. She ends the week talking to Raph…

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What is the BioP2P Network? With Mathias Cousin of Monitor Deloitte 1:00:18

7M ago1:00:18

1:00:18

Managing Director of Monitor Deloitte, Mathias Cousin, shares the advancements of the BioP2P network that is ensuring the health of the bio-manufacturing sector for sustainable food systems transformation. It's another fascinating episode of The Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reac…

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Protecting Biodiversity with Glenn Hurowitz, Founder of Mighty Earth 59:22

7M ago59:22

59:22

Glenn Hurowitz of Mighty Earth shares one of the best ways to protect the earth's biodiversity: alternative proteins. How? Why? When? We get into it all on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, vi…

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Recap of Retuers' Food Transformation USA 2023 19:03

7M ago19:03

19:03

This week Elysabeth recaps Retuers' Food Transformation USA 2023 conference. This small conference of around 120 people included those from many legacy food companies and pharmaceutical companies discussing food and farming. Regenerative agriculture and farming was a hot topic and Elysabeth dives into it all. Subscribe! For plant-based media/brandi…

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Plant Transformation: What Is It and How Will It Impact Your Food? With Mary Fernandes 45:47

8M ago45:47

45:47

Mary Fernandes, President of Solis Agrosciences, discusses, Plant Pipeline as a Service (PPaaS), plant transformation, gene editing and the future (or the now?) of food on today's episode of The Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more in…

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What Happened to Beyond Meat and Oatly Stocks? With Dr. Sasha Goodman 1:06:55

8M ago1:06:55

1:06:55

Dr. Sasha Goodman, Chief Investment Officer of VegTech Invest, joins Elysabeth Alfano, CEO of VegTech Invest to discuss what has happened to the Beyond Meat and Oatly Stocks and, conversely, the large landscape of Plant-based Innovation companies in the public markets that are thriving. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and publi…

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Decarbonizing Fashion: Lewis Perkins from Apparel Impact Institute 59:13

8M ago59:13

59:13

Lewis Perkins, President of the Apparel Impact Institute discusses decarbonizing the fashion industry on the Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more information, visi…

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Dan Buettner of Blue Zones Connects Food to Longevity 38:12

8M ago38:12

38:12

What food will add four years to your life? What are the top five foods everyone should eat? What do all recipes for longevity have in common? From the Four Seasons-Santa Barbara, Blue Zones Founder and author of The Blue Zones Kitchen, Dan Buettner sits down with Elysabeth Alfano to dish on how Americans are forgoing 10-14 years of healthy longevi…

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Thierry Duvanel of Buhler Shows Us What Sustainability Looks Like 1:07:04

9M ago1:07:04

1:07:04

Thierry Duvanel, Director of Innovation at Buhler gives real-world examples of sustainability goals being met and measured in scopes 1, 2, 3 by the Buhler Company. A beacon for other supply chain companies to meaningfully contribute to positive planetary change, Buhler is leading in cleaning up the food systems supply chain. Thierry explains how. S…

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The Download from the Good Food Conference 39:32

9M ago39:32

39:32

In this episode Elysabeth gives a recap on the Plant Based World Expo 2023 and the Good Food Conference 2023. In the last half of the episode she is joined by Founding Partner at Alwyn Capital, Heather Courtney. They discuss the plant-based sector and the latest conferences. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, …

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The State of Plant-based Ingredients 1:03:12

10M ago1:03:12

1:03:12

Mike Natale, Global Leader of Plant-based Protein, Ingredion, Yadu Dar, Director of Global Development, Ingredion and Jeremy Jones, Founder of SunDrip, discuss the highlights of the recent Ingredion State of the Plant-based Protein Event at Chicago's The Hatchery. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out a…

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The State of Plant-based Innovation Investing with Jen Bartashus 45:31

10M ago45:31

45:31

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst Jen Bartashus gives us the up-to-the-minute analyses on the Plant-based Innovation sector in the public markets, including Beyond Meat and Oatly on this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth…

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Impact Investing for Vegans Webinar on August 24th 10:47

10M ago10:47

10:47

Join us for the VegTech™ Invest free Impact Investing for Vegans webinar on August 24th at 1:30p ET. In this webinar, we will discuss -What is impact investing in the public markets? -How can we impact invest for animals? -What is an ETF and What is the EATV ETF? -What is liquidity? -What is diversification? -What is risk management? -Why are these…

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Can Cultivated Meat Succeed? Pavle Stojkovic of OMeat 47:01

11M ago47:01

47:01

Chief Strategy Officer of OMeat, Pavle Stojkovic gets down and dirty about cultivated meat. Can it scale? Can it reach cost parity? Will the consumer eat it? How much energy does it use anyway...will it success and if so, when? Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For …

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Live Tour of Triton AI Plant + Tasting In San Diego 38:47

11M ago38:47

38:47

Dave Schroeder, Director of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs at Triton AI, discusses being the little engine that could, outlasting the economic downturn and takes us through the magic of algae at their SD plant with a tasting of their newest product Too Good To Be. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out…

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CEO of Black Sheep Foods, Sunny Kumar 1:09:48

11M ago1:09:48

1:09:48

Sunny Kumar of Black Sheep Foods joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano to discuss the world first and only plant-based lamb products, how they get that authentic flavor and just how (planet) healthy great taste can be. Tune in right here! and always subscribe to never miss a show. For plant-based media/branding consulting a…

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Can Regen Ag & Plant-based Innovation Work Together in Food Systems Transformation? 45:02

11M ago45:02

45:02

Joel Stone, Executive Director of Climate Systems Solutions, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss how regenerative ag and plant-based innovation can work together...if at all. It gets dicey as we dish on where we overlap and where we disagree. Please join us and bring your questions to discuss the future of food. Can it be sustainabl…

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How Protein from a Lemna Leaf Could Chance the Alternative Protein Space with Plantible's Morgan Keim 37:36

11M ago37:36

37:36

Chief Commercial Officer of Plantible Foods, J. Morgan Keim Keim, is on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano today at a special time for a special tour of the company's Lemna Leaf (AKA duckweed) plant. Morgan discusses the sustainability and scalability of Plantible's Rubi Protein from the Lemna Leaf and how it is taking a nature-base…

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Recap of the Sun Valley Forum 16:22

12M ago16:22

16:22

In this new episode of the Plantbased Business Hour, Elysabeth recaps her time at the Sun Valley Forum in Idaho. She shares her thoughts on the conference, the kinds of sustainability conversations people were having, and the great plant-based food they served. Subscribe now to never miss a podcast. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https:/…

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Update from the Road 19:15

1y ago19:15

19:15

In this new episode of the Plantbased Business Hour, Elysabeth recaps the past 5-6 weeks of her travels around Europe. She shares insights into how other people in the finance world view the food system transformation and their push on regenerative agriculture. Subscribe now to never miss a podcast. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https:/…

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Billionaire Investor, Jim Mellon 1:09:47

1y ago1:09:47

1:09:47

Investor and Author of Moo's Law: The Investor's Guide to the New Agrarian Revolution, Jim Mellon, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss his vision for the global shifting food supply chain. Tune in to hear this billionaire's predictions and top investment picks! Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking…

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The Production Board and the All In Podcast's Sultan of Science: David Friedberg 52:43

1y ago52:43

52:43

The podcast I have been waiting years to record! The All In Podcast's Sultan of Science: David Friedberg is on The Plantbased Business Hour with me to discuss how AI can impact the Plant-based Innovation sector (plant-based foods and alternative proteins) as well as what the sector can do to scale up production and reduce costs. We also get into wh…

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Peter Singer: Animal Liberation Now 1:02:49

1y ago1:02:49

1:02:49

Princeton BioEthics Professor and famed author of over 25 books including The Life You Can Save, the Most Good You Can Do and Animal Liberation, Peter Singer joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour to discuss his newest book, Animal Liberation Now. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public…

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How Is China, and Asia as a Whole, Impacting the Global Food Systems Shift? Michal Klar 1:05:52

1y ago1:05:52

1:05:52

How Is China, and Asia as a whole, impacting the Global Food Systems Transformation? Michal Klar of Better Bite Ventures and the Founder of the Future Food Now Newsletter joins me to discuss innovation, jobs, national security and the future of protein. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and …

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Plant Chompers on the Business of Health: Chris MacAskill 1:10:41

1y ago1:10:41

1:10:41

Mr. Plant Chompers, Chris MacAskill, joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano to share why he created the super popular YouTube Channel Plant Chompers. Often getting over 100k views, Chris talks about health and the science behind the health to help consumers understand the underpinnings of a healthy diet. We will also discuss…

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Lewis Bollard of the Open Philanthropy Project: Is Animal Welfare Part of ESG 46:28

1y ago46:28

46:28

Senior Program Officer for the Open Philanthropy Project, Lewis Bollard, discusses if Animal Welfare is growing in recognition as an ESG investing principle. Join us today #live and bring your questions for this episode of The Plantbased Business Hour. Subscribe right now to never miss this podcast! For plant-based media/branding consulting and pub…

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Can We Get To Climate+Positive? Ian Monroe of Etho Cap 1:09:59

1y ago1:09:59

1:09:59

Ian Monroe, President and CIO of Etho Capital joined me on the VegTech Invest Inside & Impact series and also The Plantbased Business Hour. We discuss impact investing to go from climate negative to climate positive through emissions avoidance, as we do at VegTech Invest. Specifically, we discuss The Climate+Positive Initiative and what it accompli…

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