Posts by David Gottfried
What’s your morning ritual?
We’re a bit nuts in the Gottfried household in the morning, which doesn’t surprise many who know me or my wife, also known as Dr. Sara. She’s a doctor who practices functional medicine and a three time New York Times bestselling health author. And as you likely know, I’m a green building nerd, obsessed with…
Read MoreEpisode 47 Vince Sicilliano
Can you imagine a bank where the mission is to promote well-being for people and the planet: An institution where money and banking can do good for the community and its employees can bring their values to work? Well, that small bank actually exists in San Francisco and is called New Resource Bank. In full…
Read MoreWhat’s the benefit of your labor?
On Monday we celebrated Labor Day. Since its first celebration in 1882 in New York City, the holiday has been dedicated to worker’s social and economic achievements that have helped advance the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. This is my first of many blogs to come, and I’d like to reflect a bit…
Read MoreEpisode 46 Mahesh Ramanujam
The statistics of the U.S. Green Building Council and the global movement that it helped spawn are almost beyond belief, especially for me as its founder and first CEO, going back to October 1992 when I set out to begin working on its start-up in San Francisco. This week’s Regen360 iTunes podcast features an interview…
Read MoreEpisode 45 Sander Paul van Tongeren
I’ve long believed that if you want to boost global sustainability, then work on greening real estate – our buildings and homes. The impact is vast in terms of energy, water and materials consumption, and health of occupants and the planet. GRESB is a nonprofit based in Amsterdam [and is a subsidiary of the GBCI]…
Read MoreEpisode 44 Joel Makower
How we define a life well lived? It helps to interview someone who’s been at it for four decades and found their sweet spot for contribution and joy. In this week’s Regen360 iTunes podcast show we hear from Joel Makower, the Chairman and Executive Editor of GreenBiz Group. They’re the producer of the VERGE conference…
Read MoreEpisode 43 Amory Lovins
For most of my life, we’ve taken the wrong path and failed to take the sustainable road. Capitalism fought sustainability, viewing it as another form of regulation and increased costs and risks. But to deny sustainability and its integration to all creation is to not only heighten risk but fail to reap huge financial rewards…
Read MoreEpisode 42 Lewis Perkins
What is cradle to cradle? It’s a concept developed by William McDonough and Michael Braungart in their bestselling book written in 2010. Out of the book’s traction, they invented a framework and then certifying standard for manufacturers to use for their products. Then they gifted it to a non-profit organization which is now working with…
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