Podcasts

In the second of a series of podcast on premier employers, Green Plus sat down with Tim’s Cascade Snacks to talk about its excellent employee engagement practices, such as English language programs, health promotion programs, workplace training, educational opportunities, as well as long-standing policies of hiring from within. General Manager …

In the first of a series of podcasts brought to you by the Hitachi Foundation, Green Plus Community Coordinator Amanda Komar spoke with three representatives from Bellingham Cold Storage, based in Bellingham, Washington.    Karen Hollingsworth, Sheryl Hershey, and Doug Thomas spoke with Amanda about BCS’s great employee engagement and training …

The Hitachi Foundation and Green Plus have recently joined in a collaborative partnership to extend and promote the Foundation’s research on workforce training and employee engagement.  In a brand new podcast by Green Plus, Community Coordinator Amanda Komar talks with Tom Strong, a Program Manager for the Hitachi Foundation, about …

Green Plus Community Coordinator Amanda Komar had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Baldassari, President & CEO of The Taylor Companies, the oldest furniture manufacturing company in the country and a Green Plus Certified business.  One of Jeff’s biggest concerns was how to handle the waste generated through the …

What is Green Plus? Green Plus Community Coordinator Amanda Komar sat down with Chris Carmody, Executive Director for the Institute for Sustainable Development, to answer that question and to discuss the history, theory of change, and the ins and outs of the program.  The podcast can be found here. Chris and …

This summer, Amanda Komar, Community Coordinator at Green Plus, teamed up with Garrett Ziegler, graduate student at the Center for Sustainable Tourism at East Carolina University to bring you insightful content on topics related to tourism and sustainability. In this podcast, Amanda and Garrett discuss energy monitoring and management. This is the …

This summer, Amanda Komar, Community Coordinator at Green Plus, teamed up with Garrett Ziegler, graduate student at the Center for Sustainable Tourism at East Carolina University to bring you insightful content on topics related to tourism and sustainability. In this podcast, Amanda and Garrett discuss strategies for financing renewable energy and …

This summer, Amanda Komar, Community Coordinator at Green Plus, teamed up with Garrett Ziegler, graduate student at the Center for Sustainable Tourism at East Carolina University to bring you insightful content on topics related to tourism and sustainability.  In this podcast, Amanda and Garrett discuss LED lighting. This is the …

This summer, Amanda Komar, Community Coordinator at Green Plus, teamed up with Garrett Ziegler, graduate student at the Center for Sustainable Tourism at East Carolina University to bring you insightful content on topics related to tourism and sustainability.  In this podcast, Amanda and Garrett discuss solar hot water systems. This is …