The Future of Sustainable Cannabis with Gretchen Schimelpfenig

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In this episode we take a look at the cannabis industry from a sustainable angle, exploring the practices and initiatives with Gretchen Schimelpfenig from Resource Innovation Institute. We talk about practices the cannabis industry uses to ensure the sustainability of production, and how it reduces its carbon footprint; we discuss how the industry can demonstrate compliance in the areas of energy efficiency, renewables, electricity demand reduction, and the role Resource Innovation Institute plays in it (check out www.resourceinnovation.org, Instagram @resourceinnovation, and Twitter @RIInstitute ) Our social media profiles: Website: http://annachashchyna.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annachashchyna/ & https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-explored/ Fb group: https://www.facebook.com/nozhki Medium: https://medium.com/@SustainabilityExplored Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/sustainability-explored/id1466177546 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MTA1OTYwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Leave a review: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sustainability-explored-1000714

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In this episode we take a look at the cannabis industry from a sustainable angle, exploring the practices and initiatives with Gretchen Schimelpfenig from Resource Innovation Institute. We talk about practices the cannabis industry uses to ensure the sustainability of production, and how it reduces its carbon footprint; we discuss how the industry can demonstrate compliance in the areas of energy efficiency, renewables, electricity demand reduction, and the role Resource Innovation Institute plays in it (check out www.resourceinnovation.org, Instagram @resourceinnovation, and Twitter @RIInstitute ) Our social media profiles: Website: http://annachashchyna.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annachashchyna/ & https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-explored/ Fb group: https://www.facebook.com/nozhki Medium: https://medium.com/@SustainabilityExplored Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/sustainability-explored/id1466177546 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MTA1OTYwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Leave a review: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sustainability-explored-1000714

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