Footprint Coalition's "Downstream Channel" is an exploration of the environmental challenges created by our industrial footprint led by Robert Downey Jr. and his co-host and Footprint Managing Director, Rachel Kropa.
Together, they'll talk through some of the most pressing environmental issues facing the planet and enlist a panel of experts (including executives and founders from some of Footprint Coalition Ventures' portfolio companies) who are finding ways for us to walk a little lighter on the world's stage.
Each episode includes a brief but informative overview of issues, a mystery box containing surprises related to the theme of the week, quotes to encapsulate the topics up for discussion and featured interviews with fascinating guests.
Robert Downey Jr. and Rachel Kropa discuss WASTE with Daniel Carraway, a leading authority on biopolymer development and commercialization. As co-founder and CEO of RWDC Industries, Carraway is leading the movement to create sustainable alternatives to plastic. Today, RWDC is producing Solon™, a PHA material that is 100% bio-based and biodegradable. Carraway’s lifelong passion for the environment and natural processes and systems gives him a unique perspective, fueling his groundbreaking work with biopolymers. Over the course of his career, he has invented and commercialized more than a dozen new bio-based polymers.
