{"podcast":{"title":"Business & Society","slug":"business-society-7144475","podcast_index_feed_id":7144475,"rss_url":"https://thecreativeprocess.squarespace.com/business-society?format=rss","website_url":"https://www.creativeprocess.info/business-society/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5745d9f137013b9d0a627c60/1654678497080-6TS7ND5YQWVQ2FO9DY1R/business-%26-society-podcast-coverart.jpg?format=1500w","author":"Mia Funk","episode_count":37,"summary":"Limited series co-hosted by Dr. Bruce Piasecki and Mia Funk. Piasecki is the founder of the global management consulting firm, AHC Group, Inc. and a New York Times bestselling author on shared value and social response capitalism. He has been an agent of climate solutions for over 40 years, advising major corporations on sustainability and innovation. Tune in to hear conversations about the environment, public policy, and the changing landscape between business and society. www.ahcgroup.com www.doingmorewithlessbook.com","last_synced_at":"2026-09-03T06:19:44.588680+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-society-7144475"},"episode":{"title":"The Future of Renewable Energy with Minnesota Power’s JULIE PIERCE","slug":"the-future-of-renewable-energy-with-minnesota-power-s-julie-pierce","published_at":"2024-10-15T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-society-7144475/the-future-of-renewable-energy-with-minnesota-power-s-julie-pierce","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-society-7144475","url":"https://www.creativeprocess.info/business-society/business-society-julie-pierce-z6kmz","audio_url":"https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5745d9f137013b9d0a627c60/t/670e9faa4da2472a9f1efdf5/1729011431684/julie-pierce-business-society-FULL.mp3","summary":"How did a century-old power company become a leader in renewable energy? How can industrial giants adapt to cleaner power? What role are women leaders and community initiatives playing in the renewable energy transition? Julie Pierce stands as a beacon of innovation and foresight in the energy sector. As Vice President of Strategy and Planning for  Minnesota Power , a part of the Allete family, she’s helping transform the landscape of renewable energy with a focus on sustainable development and community collaboration. \"Minnesota Power and its customers in Northeast Minnesota made the decision about a decade ago to start moving in this direction. We wanted to ensure that we took the right time, pace, and path that was thoughtful for our customers and communities to transform. Through the past decade of hard work with our communities and customers, and leveraging new technology in wind, solar, and hydro, we transformed from a 95% fossil-fuel-based portfolio to 50-60% clean energy. Essentially, in the last decade, we've worked to reduce our carbon emissions by half and increase our renewable energy production by 50-60%. It has been a very exciting time. We had over 50% of our board members as women for well over a decade. So we started at the top and then with our leadership teams. The promotion of a diverse, collaborative discussion on any topic within our organization has been paramount.\" Season 3 of Business & Society focuses on CEOs, Sustainability & Environmental Solutions Business & Society is a limited series co-hosted by Bruce Piasecki .","meta_description":"How did a century-old power company become a leader in renewable energy? How can industrial giants adapt to cleaner power? What role are women leaders and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2694,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-society-7144475/episodes/the-future-of-renewable-energy-with-minnesota-power-s-julie-pierce/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-society-7144475/the-future-of-renewable-energy-with-minnesota-power-s-julie-pierce.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}