{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ca4a75d29388cc466cf4481/65720c94c19327001193e33f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sustainable Banking: Amalgamated Bank & Ivan Frishberg","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ca4a75d29388cc466cf4481/1701973105897-10203ba912640dc7e93388c3fe34e3a5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: collapse; line-height: 17.6px;\">What is a bank?</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: collapse; line-height: 17.6px;\">What is a bank for?</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: collapse; line-height: 17.6px;\">Can a bank fight evil and right wrongs?</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: collapse; line-height: 17.6px;\">Or is a bank no more than a profit-seeking shark working for its investors?</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: collapse; line-height: 17.6px;\">Or - both?</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: collapse; line-height: 17.6px;\">For this BCR program we had a conversation about a little bank that could … that is, could make our lives better through responsible investments.&nbsp; We invited&nbsp;Ivan Frishberg -- Senior Vice President Chief Sustainability Officer of Amalgamated Bank – to <a href=\"https://www.5napkinburger.com/location/upper-west-side-5napkinburger/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">5Napkin Burger</a> Bar and Restaurant to talk about how he is leading his bank and our world to a  financial net zero.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: collapse; line-height: 17.6px;\">Rebecca McKean was out sick.&nbsp; I was joined by my good friend <a href=\"http://www.paulalanruben.com/bio.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Alan Ruben</a>.&nbsp; Paul is an award-winning audio book director -- winner of two Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word. And a published author.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: collapse; line-height: 17.6px;\">Alan Winson</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: collapse; line-height: 17.6px;\">CONTACT: <a href=\"mailto:barcrawlradio@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">barcrawlradio@gmail.com</a></p>","author_name":"Alan Winson & Rebecca McKean"}