My Climate Journey Podcast: Creative Climate Campaigns at Stand.earth

Stand.earth executive director Todd Paglia was featured in a recent episode of the My Climate Journey podcast.

Listen in for a look back at Stand’s history over the past few decades, an exploration of our organization’s growth in recent years, and reflections on some of our campaigns’ latest wins.

“As we’ve learned more about the organization, we’ve come to appreciate that Stand.earth embodies a contemporary form of activism, one that leverages data, social media, and virality to drive accountability and achieve tangible results.” — My Climate Journey podcast

This episode covers:

• [02:03]: Introduction to Stand.earth’s history and approach to activism

• [03:45]: Stand.earth’s campaign pushing divestment from fossil fuels

• [05:14]: Health impacts of fossil fuels show why healthcare divestment is needed

• [09:12]: Todd’s perspective on engaging with fossil fuel companies

• [15:24]: Stand’s work exposing who is buying Amazon oil and the banks funding it

• [16:23]: Origins of Stand.earth in 1990s and “War in the Woods” campaign

• [20:09]: Success of viral Starbucks “Cup Monster” and Victoria’s Secret campaigns

• [27:46]: Causes for recent growth of Stand.earth’ staff

• [30:12]: The power of employees in influencing their companies’ decarbonization

• [34:11]: Very few big retail brands doing relatively well (IKEA, Maersk)

• [35:15]: Using satellites for instant forest logging transparency

• [37:10]: Empowering local advocates through the SAFE Cities campaign

• [40:12]: The “Amazon Prime Polluter” campaign to push Amazon.com for electric last mile delivery electrification

• [43:38]: Todd’s lifelong connection to nature as motivation for activism

• [44:49]: How to follow Stand.earth