Sustainability and Greenwashing
04/12/22 • 52 min
What is greenwashing? It’s when companies use misleading marketing tactics to give you, the consumer, the false impression that their products and processes are environmentally friendly. And while there are tons of companies (like August) out there making positive changes, there’s just as many greenwashers using fancy jargon to mislead you. And since Gen Z is all about holding brands accountable for their carbon footprint, Neddy links up with August Chief of Staff Chesley Chan to play a round of “fact or cap,” where they target buzzwords and bust open the mythical figures companies use to give you the impression of sustainability. Neddy is then joined by Priscilla Tsai, Co-founder and CEO of cocokind, a skincare company dedicated to conscious product creation, powered by plants, is cruelty-free, and continues to be a leader in sustainable business practices.
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Hosts: Nadya Okamoto, Sam De La Cruz, and Nadya (Neddy) Eddy
Collaboration: August Co
Executive Producers: Brittany Temple & Adell Coleman
Distribution: DCP Entertainment
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What is greenwashing? It’s when companies use misleading marketing tactics to give you, the consumer, the false impression that their products and processes are environmentally friendly. And while there are tons of companies (like August) out there making positive changes, there’s just as many greenwashers using fancy jargon to mislead you. And since Gen Z is all about holding brands accountable for their carbon footprint, Neddy links up with August Chief of Staff Chesley Chan to play a round of “fact or cap,” where they target buzzwords and bust open the mythical figures companies use to give you the impression of sustainability. Neddy is then joined by Priscilla Tsai, Co-founder and CEO of cocokind, a skincare company dedicated to conscious product creation, powered by plants, is cruelty-free, and continues to be a leader in sustainable business practices.
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Hosts: Nadya Okamoto, Sam De La Cruz, and Nadya (Neddy) Eddy
Collaboration: August Co
Executive Producers: Brittany Temple & Adell Coleman
Distribution: DCP Entertainment
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Hosts: Nadya Okamoto, Sam De La Cruz, and Nadya (Neddy) Eddy
Collaboration: August Co
Executive Producers: Brittany Temple & Adell Coleman
Distribution: DCP Entertainment
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Gender Inclusivity
It might be your first instinct to categorize menstruation as a feminine/women’s issue–but this episode calls on you to think about it in a deeper and different way. Nadya Okamoto is joined by Chesley Chan, Chief of Staff for August and Max Payne, a former engagement lead for August, for an eye-opening discussion on the need for expanded support and education in the period space that is gender inclusive and affirming as a human biological process. Max then takes the lead to sit down with Schuyler Bailar, an internationally celebrated inspirational speaker, author, and advocate, as well as the first transgender NCAA D1 men's athlete, for a discussion that unpacks trans inclusion, body acceptance, mental health awareness, and an exploration of the word “menstruator” as either reductive or inclusive.
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Hosts: Nadya Okamoto, Sam De La Cruz, and Nadya (Neddy) Eddy
Collaboration: August Co
Executive Producers: Brittany Temple & Adell Coleman
Distribution: DCP Entertainment
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