Sustainability Defined
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Sustainability Defined

by Nethra Rajendran and Cecilia Rios

Sustainability Defined is the podcast that defines sustainability, one concept (and bad joke) at a time. Hosts Scott Breen and Jay Siegel explore a new topic each episode with the help of an expert in the field. Each concept falls into one of seven sectors -- Energy, Cities, Natural Environment, Transportation, Business, Policy, and Social -- and is visually represented in a Sustainability Tree found at www.sustainabilitydefined.com.

100 episodes
EN language
All Episodes
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Ep. 96: Hot Commodities: Bananas (ft. Equifruit)
1:06:09 Feb 13, 2026
2
Ep 95: The State of ESG in 2026
1:20:37 Jan 12, 2026
3
Ep 94: 2025 Holiday Hodge Podge
45:52 Dec 5, 2025
4
Ep 93: Sustainability at the Thanksgiving Table - Joy, Burnout, and Hope (ft. Soapbox Project)
1:10:18 Nov 7, 2025
5
Atypical Ep. 11: The Green Skills Gap (ft. Leafr)
45:21 Oct 23, 2025
6
Ep 92: Hot Commodities: Matcha (ft. Wild Orchard Tea)
58:08 Oct 3, 2025
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Episode from Source of Good Podcast: "From Farm to Closet: The Icon Coat by Eileen Fisher"
15:13 Sep 12, 2025
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Ep. 91: Navigating NYC Climate Week (ft. Climate Film Fest)
58:27 Sep 5, 2025
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Ep. 90: The Farm to Table Movement (with Chef Ariane Daguin)
50:35 Aug 1, 2025
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Ep. 89: Sunscreen 101: Reef-safe, SPF, Myths and Impact on Marine Life (ft. Surfrider Foundation)
1:05:43 Jul 3, 2025
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Ep. 88: The Plastic Trail of Your Online Order - and the Seaweed Alternative
50:12 Jun 7, 2025
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Ep 87: Wetlands & The World's Largest Restoration Project
53:50 May 5, 2025
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Atypical Ep. 10: Innovations in Sustainable Aviation - Insights from the Airbus Summit
1:04:31 Apr 21, 2025
14
Ep 86: Hot Commodities: Chocolate & Sustainability (ft. Tony's Chocolonely)
1:13:50 Apr 4, 2025
15
Atypical Ep. 9: Meet Your New Hosts!
20:31 Mar 7, 2025
16
Episode from Sea Change Podcast: "All Gassed Up: Part 1: The Carbon Coast"
40:32 Feb 7, 2025
17
Episode from Hazard NJ Podcast: "First a Miracle, Then a Curse"
28:00 Jan 3, 2025
18
Ep. 85: 2024 Holiday Hodge Podge
53:00 Dec 6, 2024
19
*UPDATED* Ep. 52: Feminine Hygiene Products with Celia Pool and Alec Mills (DAME)
59:45 Nov 1, 2024
20
Episode from Sea Change Podcast: "Bringing Back The Beach"
34:19 Oct 4, 2024
21
Atypical Ep. 8: Jay and Scott are Moving On…You Can Take Over!
11:38 Sep 6, 2024
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Ep 84: Sustainable Jewelry with Anna-Mieke Anderson (MiaDonna)
1:08:37 Aug 2, 2024
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Ep. 83 Avocado Sustainability with Honor Eldridge (Author of "The Avocado Debate")
1:04:46 Jul 5, 2024
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Ep 82: Forest Management with Chris Reeves (P&G) and Amy Clark Eagle (Forest Stewardship Council U.S.)
1:21:43 Jun 7, 2024
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Ep. 81: Resiliency in Residential Real Estate with Becky Becker (Equity Residential) and Lindsay Brugger (Urban Land Institute)
1:35:58 May 3, 2024
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Atypical Ep 7: Responsible Beauty
45:23 Apr 5, 2024
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Ep 80: Carbon Removal with Ben Rubin (Carbon Business Council)
58:58 Mar 1, 2024
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Atypical Ep 6: The Uproot Project
25:09 Feb 2, 2024
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Ep 79: 2023 Holiday Hodge-Podge
1:05:13 Dec 1, 2023
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Ep 78: Invasive Species with Leigh Greenwood (The Nature Conservancy)
1:19:12 Nov 3, 2023
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Ep. 77 Human Rights in Supply Chains with Aruna Kashyap (Human Rights Watch) and Alex Silberman (U.S. Department of Labor)
1:43:41 Oct 6, 2023
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Ep 76: Rare Earths with Scott Dunn (Noveon Magnetics)
59:22 Aug 4, 2023
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Ep 75: The Energy Grid with Kristina Skierka (Power for All)
1:18:40 Jul 7, 2023
34
Ep 74: Transparency with Dan Saccardi (Ceres) & Kathy Mulvey (Union of Concerned Scientists)
1:18:55 Jun 9, 2023
35
Atypical Ep 5: STAFFER Podcast Episode with Mike Boots (Breakthrough Energy and Gates Ventures)
1:00:22 May 5, 2023
36
Bonus Episode: Georgetown University's Master of Science in Environment and Sustainability Management (MS-ESM) Program
43:51 Apr 21, 2023
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Ep 73: Water Conservation with Ashley Fill (Procter & Gamble)
1:06:38 Apr 7, 2023
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Bonus Episode: Yale's Financing and Deploying Clean Energy Certificate Program
56:36 Feb 17, 2023
39
Ep 72: Biodiversity with Dr. Paula Ehrlich (E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation)
1:13:20 Feb 3, 2023
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Ep 71: Water & Agriculture with Ashwin Madgavkar (Ceres Imaging)
1:04:59 Jan 6, 2023
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Bonus Episode: Conversation with David Sandalow (Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University; Zayed Sustainability Prize Selection Committee Member - Energy Category)
22:45 Dec 16, 2022
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Ep 70: 2022 Holiday Hodge-Podge
1:02:22 Dec 2, 2022
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Ep 69: Air Pollution with Molly Rauch & Almeta Cooper (Moms Clean Air Force)
1:22:57 Oct 7, 2022
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Ep 68: The "Forever Chemicals": PFAS with Lauren Gropper (Repurpose)
1:12:09 Sep 2, 2022
45
Atypical Ep 4: Washing Laundry in Cold Water with Todd Cline (Tide)
38:13 Apr 29, 2022
46
Ep 67: Sustainable Weddings with Gina Lett-Shrewsberry (Inspirations by Gina)
1:07:20 Apr 8, 2022
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Ep 67: Sustainable Weddings with Gina Lett-Shrewsberry (Inspirations by Gina)
1:07:20 Apr 1, 2022
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Ep 66: Recycled Content with Nick Higgins (Glad)
1:05:20 Mar 4, 2022
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Atypical Ep 3: Energy Management with Lauren Scott (Acuity Brands)
36:01 Feb 18, 2022
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Ep 65: Personal Sustainable Investing with Ken LaRoe (Climate First Bank)
1:38:15 Feb 4, 2022
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