47 - Integrating Sustainability with Laura Asiala

Scaling Sustainability

English - September 29, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB
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Today, I am happy to welcome Laura Asiala to the podcast. Laura is the Chief Sustainability Officer of WholeWorks. She is also the lead facilitator for the ‘Leading Sustainability Transformation’ program, in which experienced professionals and leaders accelerate their ability to integrate ESG issues across their companies, creating value and transforming a traditional business into a sustainable one via a realistic team simulation. Laura has extensive experience in the field of global, sustainable development. Prior to her current role, she served as the Director of Corporate Communications and Citizenship for Dow Corning. In addition, Laura has held positions such as Vice President of Public Affairs at PYXERA Global, Senior Director of the Council of the Great Lakes Region, and Editor at the Great Lakes Economic Forum: Online. You can read her posts on Amplify, an Arthur D. Little Publication, or GreenBiz. During this episode, Laura and I talk about the opportunities that both business leaders and professionals have to integrate sustainability into their specific positions, and create systems that make the world a better place.

To learn more about the ‘Leading the Sustainability Transformation’ Professional Certificate Program, check out the WholeWorks website or register for the free webinar on October 12th.

You can find Laura here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-asiala-8777b78/ Twitter: @LauraAsialaCSR

And here are the resources Laura mentioned in this episode:

Capitalism at the Crossroads by Stuart L. Hart, Ph.D.: https://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Crossroads-Generation-Strategies-Post-Crisis/dp/0137042329 Global Handbook of Impact Investing edited by Elsa De Morais Sarmento and R. Paul Herman (HIP Investor): https://www.amazon.com/Global-Handbook-Impact-Investing-Sustainable/dp/1119690641 Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe, Ph.D.: https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Us-Climate-Scientists-Healing/dp/1982143835