In the face of plastic bag and single use plastic bans, how do you ensure your family business of plastic bag manufacturing adapts and remains competitive? Trent Romer provides valuable insight into this as well as his whole journey into sustainability. Trent is the former co-owner of a plastic bag converting company and he takes us through what inspired him to pursue a more sustainable path, what he learned, and how he lead his business to make dramatic sustainability improvements from themselves and the planet. Trent has also written two books on sustainability: Finding Sustainability and This Is Our Home. He describes his first book, Finding Sustainability, as a guide to applying more sustainable practices to your organization and his second book This is Our Home as a way to inspire others to start their own eco-friendly journey.
Find out more about Trent and his books on his website: https://trentromer.com/
BIO: Trent Romer is a sustainability expert, author, and TEDx speaker who has spent 30 years in the plastic bag manufacturing industry before serving as a sustainability operating partner for a private equity firm focused on environmental, social, and governance issues. His latest book, This Is Our Home is a cautionary yet inspiring tale to take personal action in the fight against the planet’s destruction.
Romer has earned sustainability certificates in Corporate Sustainability Management Risk, Profit and Purpose from Yale University and Education for Sustainability Leadership from Harvard University. He obtained his undergrad in economics at Hamilton College and a master’s in education and an MBA from University at Albany. In 2022, Romer spoke at TEDxBoston, a year after completing Climate Reality Leadership Training. He authored Finding Sustainability, a “gold winner” in the Non-Fiction Book Awards.
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