​Commons is hosting an evening of lively and controversial discussion exploring what it means to live within the Earth’s means.

​Join us for an Earth Day celebration and contemplation of collective power, company accountability, and community resilience at Rivian's new San Francisco space. Speakers will include Pat Brown of Impossible Foods, Yessenia Funes of Atmos, and Rachel Cernansky of Vogue Business, among others.

​We'll have drinks and a light dinner provided by sustainable brands.

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​Event panels

​Keynote

​Many believe that today’s brand of consumerism is built on a foundation of unsustainable resource extraction. Is it possible for human society to grow in a way that is aligned with nature?

​Join Stanford Professor and Impossible Foods Founder Pat Brown and Commons founder Sanchali Pal for a keynote discussion on how to rewild the planet and the role of consumers and businesses in getting us there.

• ​Sanchali Seth Pal, Commons, CEO & Founder

• ​Pat Brown — Founder of Impossible Foods, Professor at Stanford

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​Overcoming overconsumption

​We have too much stuff, and every product is made using Earth’s resources.

​Can a collective shift to slower, more conscious shopping slow corporations’ harmful overproduction?

​Moderator: 

• ​Sanchali Seth Pal, Commons, CEO & Founder

​Panelists:

• ​Nirav Patel — frame.work, founder

• ​Archana Ram — Patagonia, Managing Editor

• ​Alon Rotem — ThredUp, Chief Strategy Officer

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​Transforming business

​Companies strive for profit, often at the expense of ecological exploitation. How can companies take the lead to drastically level up their sustainability efforts and make Earth a stakeholder in the success of their business?

​Moderator: 

• ​Rachel Cernansky — Science and Environment journalist

​Panelists: 

• ​Katina Boutis — Everlane, Senior Director of Sustainability & Sourcing

• ​Rachel Kibbe — ACT and CSG, Founder and CEO

• ​Beth Esponnette — Unspun, founder

​Building community resilience

​From the devastating wildfires in LA fires to catastrophic floods in Australia, it seems no one is safe from climate disaster. How are communities creating models to preserve a safer future?

​Moderator: 

• ​Yessenia Funes — Atmos, Climate and Environmental Journalist

​Confirmed panelists:

• ​Chris Jordan – Re:wild, Researcher and Conservationist

• ​Lauren Bash – @relauren, Climate Activist & Storyteller