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Using AI to Help the World Thrive

Andrew Winston

As part of my new column in MIT Sloan Management Review, I've been diving into the world of new technologies and how they enhance or interact with the sustainability agenda. Google’s AI was able to slash energy use for cooling by an impressive 40% , saving significant money and carbon emissions. More tech to come soon.).

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A Blockchain Crash Course: How It Can Enable the Clean, Smart Grid

Andrew Winston

This is my attempt at an "explainer" on blockchain, describing it as simply as I can, and exploring how it may help build the clean grid. Blockchain is everywhere — at least when you’re talking about media coverage. It’s the new technology that enables those wild cryptocurrencies. This is where blockchain may come in.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Best known for its butter — and the Native American logo it retired last year — Land O’Lakes is also a 21st-century force in technology. It uses blockchain to trace sourcing in India for guar, used in shampoos. Solvay repurposes wastewater from dairy production in the United Arab Emirates to cool cows in arid fields.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

Beth Ford; President & CEO; Land O’Lakes; Arden Hills, Minnesota LinkedIn | Company profile Best known for its butter — and the Native American logo it retired last year — Land O’Lakes is also a 21st-century force in technology. It uses blockchain to trace sourcing in India for guar, used in shampoos. UAE, Switzerland and France.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

In previous roles, he has provided analysis and technical support for utility emerging technology and incentive programs, as well as full service energy management for a Federal Agency. Leisure activities: Biking, Board Games, Traveling, Hiking, Brewing(coffee and beers), and Books (science and philosophy). Alexandra (Aly) Criscuolo.