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Understanding Sustainability: Financial and Environmental, with Tom Eggert
Episode 639th September 2025 • Badger Talks Podcast • Badger Talks
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Tom Eggert taught the first class on sustainability at UW in 1994 and has been on it ever since. He was a Fulbright Scholar to Latvia, and founded the nonprofit WorldWise Microfinance. Tom helps us unpack the many benefits of building a business from a foundation of sustainability.

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