Understanding Your Shopping Superpower with Diane Osgood
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- 6 days ago
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In the US, women control roughly 85% of the household purchases, which means shopping isn’t just a necessity, it’s a superpower we wield. Diane Osgood, author of the forthcoming book 'Your Shopping Superpower' and co-author of 'The Carbon Almanac.’ Diane, a seasoned expert with over 30 years of experience in sustainable and ethical products and services, delves into the transformative power of women's consumer spending, supporting women-owned and minority-owned businesses, combating climate change, and more through reevaluating and changing how we spend our money. This week’s episode 163 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about understanding your shopping superpower!
In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Diane Osgood is sharing the importance of understanding the implications of your spending habits and actionable steps you can take right now to research and shop in a sustainable way.
Diane Osgood is an author and sustainability strategist with 30 years of experience. She helps businesses embed sustainability and ESG into their operations to increase profits, create sustainable products and services, and manage risks. She works with brands, HR, business and product innovation, customer experience, environmental performance, reporting, and charitable activities. Osgood was a senior advisor to President Clinton for the Clinton Global Initiative and served on the Vatican Arts and Technology Council. As VP for Sustainability Strategy at BSR, she co-led BSR’s transformation by growing revenue by 28% over three years. She specializes in sustainability strategy, climate change action, sustainable finance, innovation, social-enterprise, and impact assessment and reporting.
Some of the talking points Julie and Diane go over in this episode include:
The impact of consumer spending on the economy and how women control roughly 85% of household spending.
Diane’s journey to study and work in environmental economics, started by witnessing the impact of deforestation.
Practical steps for sustainable, well-researched shopping.
Supporting women and minority-owned businesses as a way to vote for a more equitable economy.
Don’t forget to hear over to https://www.dianeosgood.com/books to pre-order your copy of Your Shopping Superpower!
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