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Russ Stoddard

Russ Stoddard

Here's how I roll: B Corp & Brand Expert, 1% for the Planet, Farmer, #ClimateAction #SocialImpact 🚲; Founder, Oliver Russell; co-founder Unit Co, a benefit corporation; co-founder Social Good Network.

📍 Boise, Idaho

Values Aren't Worth Much If They Don't Cost You Anything

As more advertising and marketing agencies certify as B Corps, the social and environmental practices of their client rosters are increasingly being scrutinized with the fundamental question being: "How can you be a company working for social and environmental impact when your talent and good work are helping clients

Hung Out to Dry

Why yes, I'm glad you asked – those ARE my bed sheets hanging on the clothesline. I love line-drying my laundry, especially the sheets. Mostly, because of the way they smell, which is pretty magical. Nothing else in the world like it – and no chemicals involved. (If you'

Showdown at the Climate Corral

I’ve got my eyes 👀 on Montana – and the eyes of the nation (and world) should be on the Big Sky State as well. This marks the second and final week of a landmark lawsuit brought against the State of Montana by 16 of its youth💪, the first-ever constitutional climate

The Impact Multiplier Effect

When I was college (long ago in a galaxy faraway) I graduated one class short of a double major, coming oh so close to adding economics to my English degree. (The idea of working through an econometrics class that last spring semester was a bit daunting for a guy who

Friends with Benefits

Happy Tuesday and welcome back from the long holiday. How’d that feel? Those who’ve been hanging with this newsletter know I’ve been looking into and philosophizing about artificial intelligence (AI), especially in regards the future of work. This past week I learned about a startup in the

The Rights of Rivers

Do you think of forests or wetlands as having rights similar to humans? Should a salmon have a right to a stream and a legal standing in a court of law? There's a movement bubbling around the world to confer legal standing to rivers and other natural objects