Joel Makower

Joel Makower
Corporate sustainability, innovation and the bottom line — insights from a pragmatic optimist

For more than 35 years, Joel has been a well-respected voice on business, sustainability and innovation. As an award-winning writer, speaker and advisor on corporate sustainability and climate tech, he has helped both large and small companies align sustainability and innovation with business success.

Joel is a talented speaker and storyteller and a frequent keynoter, moderator and host at corporate events and conferences around the world. He brings a clear understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing mainstream companies as they seek to integrate sustainability into their strategy, operations, practices and products in a way that drives bottom-line performance and top-line growth while mitigating risks in an increasingly climate-impacted world.

Joel is chairman and co-founder of Trellis Group Inc., (formerly GreenBiz Group), the leading media and events company at the intersection of business, innovation and sustainability. Through its industry-leading events, peer networks and editorial coverage, Trellis, with Joel’s leadership, has helped to define and advance the profession of sustainability inside both large and small companies.

A former nationally syndicated columnist, Joel is author of more than a dozen books. In 2012, he was awarded the Hutchens Medal by the American Society for Quality, which cited “his ability to tell compelling stories that both inform and inspire business leaders toward profitable action.” In 2014, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Institute of Sustainability Professionals.

The Associated Press has called him “The guru of green business practices.”


Expertise: Environmental Sustainability
Languages: English
Country: United States

Talks

A detailed virtual session aimed at providing in-depth insights.


$3,500 USD

+ service fees


An interactive virtual session with questions and answers.


$2,500 USD

+ service fees


A combined virtual session with insights plus questions and answers.


$2,500 USD

+ service fees