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Beyond the Green Team: Aligning Internal and External Communication to Advance Corporate Sustainability

Beyond the Green Team: Aligning Internal and External Communication to Advance Corporate Sustainability

Does your workplace reflect your values? Beyond the Green Team shows how honest communication about sustainability enhances employee engagement, corpo

2022

Julia L. F. Goldstein

Julia L. F. Goldstein

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Greenwashing and Other Common Mistakes

I recently ran a workshop on how organizations communicate about sustainability. My working title for that workshop was “Greenwashing and…

Aug 11, 2023

Greenwashing and Other Common Mistakes

Aug 11, 2023

The Truth Behind Award-Winning Author Status

My bio often includes the phrase “award-winning author.” For a hint about what that means, I want to take you back a few years to when I…

Jul 11, 2023

The Truth Behind Award-Winning Author Status

Jul 11, 2023

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What is the circular economy?

There are a lot of misconceptions. Spoiler: recyclable does not equal circular

Jul 3, 2023

A diagram contrasting the linear economy (take/make/dispose) and the circular economy (take/make/recycle).

Jul 3, 2023

Three Problems with Compostable Packaging

Compostable packaging sounds like a great idea. Instead of packaging food in plastic that lasts for hundreds of years, stores and…

May 23, 2023

Three Problems with Compostable Packaging

May 23, 2023

Happy Earth Day!

April 22 is Earth Day. It’s an opportunity to revisit our relationship with the natural world. In 2022, I took that opportunity to a new…

Apr 23, 2023

Happy Earth Day!

Apr 23, 2023

REPURPOSING BATTERIES — RENEWABLE ENERGY AND RECYCLING, PART 2

I wrote another article about solar panels. This month’s topic is batteries, in particular those used to power electric vehicles (EVs).

Mar 31, 2023

REPURPOSING BATTERIES — RENEWABLE ENERGY AND RECYCLING, PART 2

Mar 31, 2023

What Can We Do With Old Solar Panels? — Renewable Energy and Recycling, Part 1

I have a Google alert for the phrase “Material Value,” the title of my 2019 book. It turned up an article called “Can We Recycle Spent…

Mar 6, 2023

What Can We Do With Old Solar Panels? — Renewable Energy and Recycling, Part 1

Mar 6, 2023

SHOES, PAJAMAS, AND SAYING GOODBYE

As I strode across the parking lot and into the performing arts center in the pouring rain, my footing didn’t feel quite right.

Feb 20, 2023

SHOES, PAJAMAS, AND SAYING GOODBYE

Feb 20, 2023

One Percent, 100 Percent, or Somewhere In Between?

The news from Patagonia flooded my inbox and social media feeds last fall. In case you haven’t heard, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard…

Feb 3, 2023

One Percent, 100 Percent, or Somewhere In Between?

Feb 3, 2023

PAPER BADGES AND MISSING COMPOST BINS

I visited San Francisco and Moscone Center for the first time in over a decade to speak at the FLEX Conference, co-located with SEMICON…

Jan 20, 2023

PAPER BADGES AND MISSING COMPOST BINS

Jan 20, 2023

Julia Goldstein

Julia Goldstein

Book Author

I’m a consultant and the award-winning author of three books. My beat is materials and sustainability. https://www.juliagoldsteinauthor.com

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