This recording comes from our virtual learning series, ClimateCAP MBA Academy: Understanding the Business of Climate on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024. Through this series we will talk with experts on topics across the climate x business continuum to prepare the business leaders of tomorrow—today’s MBA students— to anticipate and manage climate risks and opportunities in their careers.

Our speaker is Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Founder & CEO of Goodr, who will be in conversation with Erin Worsham, Executive Director of the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke's Fuqua School of Business.

One of the more surprising contributors to climate change is food waste. The U.S. EPA estimates that each year, U.S. food loss and waste equates to roughly 170 million metric tons of embodied CO2 emissions—equal to the annual CO2 emissions of 42 coal-fired power plants. At the same time, approximately 49 million people—that's one in six people in the U.S.—still face food insecurity. When Jasmine Crowe-Houston set out to solve the hunger crisis in America, she didn’t realize she was a climate tech entrepreneur—but today, her company, Goodr, has raised $8 million and diverted 30 Million pounds of food from landfills—while serving more than 37 million meals to hungry people.

Come hear the conversation about Jasmine's entrepreneurship journey and the lessons she’s learned along the way about what it takes to be a successful changemaker.