Hannah Ritchie Has Some Uncomfortable Truths About Helping the Planet

May 15, 2026

What if the things you believe are best for the environment are actually making it worse? In this episode of Business For Good, Paul Shapiro sits down with Hannah Ritchie, data scientist at Our World in Data and author of Not the End of the World and Clearing the Air, to challenge some of the most widely held...

Why Jim Mellon Is Still All In on Alternative Protein After Five Years

May 1, 2026

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Five years ago, billionaire investor Jim Mellon came on Business For Good and laid out his thesis that cultivated meat and precision fermentation would transform the food system. Since then, venture capital has fled the space, plant-based stocks have cratered, and many startups have gone under. So...

Investing in Biodiversity with Venture Capitalist Tom Quigley

Apr 15, 2026

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What if the next great venture opportunity isn't in AI or fintech but in protecting nature itself? In this episode of Business For Good, Paul Shapiro sits down with Tom Quigley, Co-founder of Superorganism, one of the first venture funds built entirely around biodiversity protection.

With a...

Using Wildlife Intelligence to Prevent Animal Collisions with Sára Nožková

Apr 1, 2026

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What if AI could help prevent bird strikes, train collisions, and livestock attacks by communicating with wild animals in ways they already understand? In this episode of Business For Good, Paul Shapiro speaks with Sára Nožková, CEO and Co-founder of Flox Intelligence, about building AI...

Turning Green Leaves Into High-Performing Protein with Ross Milne

Mar 15, 2026

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What if the most abundant protein on Earth has been hiding in plain sight inside green leaves? In this episode of Business For Good, Paul Shapiro sits down with Ross Milne, CEO of Leaft Foods, to explore how a new approach to food production could unlock massive amounts of high-quality protein...