Climate Rising
Business leaders and scholars discuss how companies are responding to climate risks and opportunities.
- Host
- Mike Toffel
- Published by
- Harvard Business School
- Topic
- Climate & Climate Resilience
- Format
- Interview
- Orientation
- Sustainability
- Themes
- Resilience, Net Zero
- Made for
- Founder / Entrepreneur, Corporate Leader, Investor
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14 Oct 2026 · 53 min
Danone & EDF’s Partnership to Reduce Methane in Dairy Supply Chains
Large corporations play a critical role in addressing climate change—but transforming complex global supply chains is no small task. This episode, originally from the Invested in Climate podcast hosted by Jason Rissman, features a conversation with Katie Anderson of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Chris Adamo of Danone. It explores how a major food company and a nonprofit partner are working together to reduce methane emissions in dairy supply chains. The discussion examines why methane has become a priority in agricultural climate strategies, how Danone became the first food company
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30 Sept 2026 · 69 min
Powering AI and the Energy Transition: Why Permitting Reform Matters
Permitting reform has become one of the most consequential—and controversial—topics in U.S. climate and energy policy. As electricity demand rises due to AI, data centers, electrification, and economic growth, many argue that the country’s permitting, transmission, and interconnection processes are too slow to support the clean energy transition. In this special crossover episode jointly produced by the Climate Rising and CleanLaw podcasts, Mike Toffel and Harvard Law School Professor Jody Freeman speak with Nat Keohane, President of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). They dis
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16 Sept 2026 · 40 min
Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly Program: Can Sustainability Labels Change How Consumers Shop?
How can companies make sustainability information useful to consumers at the moment they make a purchase? Justine Mahler and Cameron Westfall of Amazon join Climate Rising to discuss Climate Pledge Friendly, Amazon’s sustainable shopping program. They explain how Amazon uses third-party certifications to identify products with sustainability attributes, how the company evaluates which certifications qualify, and how it translates complex standards into information consumers can quickly understand. The conversation also explores what Amazon has learned about consumer behavior since launching th