All articles by Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer

Article Leaders Share Concrete Outcomes from Purpose-Guided Innovation
April 7, 2023 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer, Meghan Hall
Senior leaders from REI Co-op, Square, Clif Bar & Co., and Save the Children share the initiatives, products, and practices that have come from using purpose as a guiding principle inside their organizations.
Article How Williams-Sonoma Set Sustainability Up to Succeed
July 21, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has set the goal of 75 percent of their products aligning with one or more social or environmental initiatives by the year 2030. In mid-2022, they’re halfway to that goal. We talk to Jennifer Gootman, Head of Sustainability and Social Impact, about how innovation and sustainability go hand-in-hand –...
Article How One VC Firm is Spotting Opportunities in Sustainability
July 7, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Bay Bridge Ventures, founded this year, is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs and impactful technology companies. Kim Kolt, a General Partner at the firm, shares advice for incorporating sustainability into metrics and discusses upcoming sustainability trends.
Article How Ag Provider Nutrien is Making Sustainability Goals Core to the Business
June 10, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Mark Thompson, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at multinational crop nutrient company Nutrien, shares how embedding sustainability into the core business and ethos of the company can create platforms for growth.
Article The Corporate Blueprint that Helped Make Oshkosh a Sustainability Leader
June 6, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh Corp. offers a model for companies that want to understand how to set up a sustainability practice. For the third consecutive year, Oshkosh has been named to the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) and has been recognized as a Barron’s Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies. We talk to...
Article Three Traits that Make Sustainability Leaders Successful
June 2, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Effective sustainability requires multifaceted, open innovation, says Professor Ashley George. As President and Founder of the nonprofit Tech for Good, George shares three key traits that make business leaders successful at building a sustainable practice.