{"id":41,"date":"2021-12-17T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.themestation.net\/podcaster-import\/?p=41"},"modified":"2022-01-07T06:45:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T06:45:23","slug":"taking-trash-on-china-the-sustainability-race-with-richard-brubaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zhanstation.com\/?p=41","title":{"rendered":"Taking Trash on China:  The Sustainability Race With Richard Brubaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignleft columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zhanstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rich-300x300-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"235\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/zhanstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rich-300x300-1.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/zhanstation.com\/?attachment_id=235\" class=\"wp-image-235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zhanstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rich-300x300-1.jpeg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zhanstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rich-300x300-1.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Richard Brubaker<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China is one of the fastest-growing economies and faces serious sustainability challenges.&nbsp; Like the hosts, today\u2019s guest completes 20 years in China, all of it helping China and the rest of Asia with real issues on waste, waste management, and social responsibility.&nbsp; Richard Brubaker is Founder &amp; Managing Director at Collective Responsibility and Executive Volunteer at HandsOn China. He draws comparison to the US and has lessons to offer on what they can do better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Picking sustainability because of a mega Sichuan earthquake.<br>2. Exporting sustainability to the rest of the world.<br>3. Look out the window, you don\u2019t need to look too far.<br>4. Takes time for companies to get out to do stuff.<br>5. Serving the community with HandsOn, the easy one to talk to.<br>6. ESG, EHS, sustainability is a lot more than trash talk.<br>7. Marketing &amp; brand management blamed getting a bad rep.<br>8. Do good, get good talk, be like Starbucks, do little things well, every day.<br>9. \u201cEfficient sustainability\u201d ready for export from China<br>10. No one consumer in China map them against a problem to help solve<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More about Richard Brubaker:<br>Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.richbrubaker.com\/\">http:\/\/www.richbrubaker.com<\/a><br>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rich.brubaker\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rich.brubaker<\/a><br>LinkedIn Page:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/richbrubaker\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/richbrubaker<\/a><br>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/richbrubaker\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/richbrubaker<\/a><br>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/richbrubaker\">http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/richbrubaker<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music:&nbsp; &#8220;Bad Cough Syrup&#8221; by Bryce Whitwam:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/bryce-r-whitwam\/bad-cough-syrup?si=cfb30a6e0c0e459da78b912bf60825ac\">&nbsp;https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/bryce-r-whitwam\/bad-cough-syrup?si=cfb30a6e0c0e459da78b912bf60825ac<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China is one of the fastest-growing economies and faces serious sustainability challenges.&nbsp; 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