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.
In Downstream’s second episode, Robert Downey Jr. and Rachel Kropa tackle humans’ relationship with meat, and the impact that has on our planet. Downey and Kropa contemplate a future of meat that doesn’t rely on livestock farming with Isha Datar, a leading voice in cellular agriculture; break down the environmental, ethical, and dietary impact of modern-day meat consumption with public health nutritionist and vegan trailblazer Tracye McQuirter; and learn how current meat alternatives are evolving from Eben Bayer, the founder and CEO of the mushroom-based meat startup, Atlast.
