Josh Dorfman is an author, television host, entrepreneur, and spokesperson who has dedicated his career to showcasing the most innovative environmental solutions and communicating a green message that attracts everyday Americans to embrace environmental action. Josh is executive producer and host of Sundance Channel’s "The Lazy Environmentalist", winner of the 2009 Environmental Media Association award for best reality television program. He is the author of The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget: Save Money. Save Time. Save The Planet. (April 2009) and The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide To Easy, Stylish, Green Living (April, 2007), which Dwell Magazine called “a guide to going green without resorting to Birkenstocks and brown rice casserole.”
Josh first created “The Lazy Environmentalist” concept in a blog entry in 2005. Shortly thereafter, he developed The Lazy Environmentalist into a national radio show which he produced and hosted on Sirius Satellite Radio from 2006 to 2008.
Josh is also founder and CEO of Vivavi, a provider of modern design, eco-friendly furniture and furnishings. His work as CEO has been lauded widely in the media; Inc. Magazine named Vivavi one of the top 50 businesses driving today’s green revolution.
As an advocate for positive environmental change, Josh is the spokesperson for Brita’s FilterForGood campaign (www.filterforgood.com) to help reduce plastic bottled water waste. He is a member of the Wolf Trap Foundation’s National Advisory Council for the Arts and the Environment and has served on Newsweek Magazine’s Global Environment and Leadership Advisory Committee.
As a green lifestyle expert, Josh has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show, The Big Idea with Donnie Deutsch, Fox & Friends and numerous other television shows and networks. His website, www.lazyenvironmentalist.com, offers green living perspectives, advice, and reviews of today’s most innovative eco-friendly products and services.
Josh is a frequent keynote speaker, providing audiences with an effective framework for communicating environmental messages and showcasing cutting-edge green solutions. He has spoken at corporations such as Google, Volkswagen, Clorox, MTV Networks, Liz Claiborne, Pepsico, and Bristol Myers Squibb. He has presented at the Aspen Institute and the World Science Festival as well as institutions such as the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame University, Thunderbird, the School of Global Management, and the George Washington University. He has also keynoted industry events such as the Green + Design conference in Atlanta and Opportunity Green conference in Los Angeles.
Josh holds an MBA from Thunderbird, The School of Global Management, and a BA in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania. His views on the strategies required to move societies toward environmental action are informed by his international experience. Josh has worked for the Economist Intelligence Unit in Hong Kong, Delphi Automotive Systems in France, and Kryptonite Bike Locks in China which was where he had his first environmental epiphany. In 1996, while traveling throughout China selling bicycle locks, Josh recognized that this hugely populated country of a billion cyclists would one day develop into a nation of a billion car drivers, causing potentially unprecedented stress on the local and global environment. How all nations enable their populations to raise their living standards while bringing their lifestyles into balance with nature is a vital challenge for the 21st century and what Josh’s ventures strive to address.
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January 25, 2011
josh tweeted "@GoodGuide launched green/healthy pet food ratings. Tip: If it says "USDA Organic" avoid it. Only counts for human food. http://ow.ly/3JYVt" 12:41pm
January 21, 2011
josh tweeted "GoodGuide: A Cool Tool to Help Consumers Change the World @goodguide - new article on @TriplePundit http://bit.ly/gMVAlH" 12:44pm
January 13, 2011
josh tweeted "Look Who’s On GoodGuide: Howard Brown, Co-founder of Stewart+Brown http://t.co/iMDSK5X" 1:18pm
January 12, 2011
josh tweeted "I actually have a favorite toilet bowl cleaner. This is it. Green Works Natural Toilet Bowl Cleaner on @goodguide http://t.co/R2iYDCq" 7:29pm
January 8, 2011
josh tweeted "Go behind green marketing & health claims to truly find green products and the companies making them on @goodguide http://t.co/o33gzHS" 3:05pm
January 7, 2011
josh tweeted "Can you design a fantastic tiny living space? Treehugger founder Graham Hill is running a design contest. Winners …http://www.lifeedited.org" 6:28pm
January 6, 2011
josh tweeted "Just relocated to SF to take a position as VP of Marketing for GoodGuide. It's a great team with a huge mission - http://www.goodguide.com" 7:13pm
December 9, 2010
December 2, 2010
josh tweeted "Solar power replacing batteries on the battlefield in Afghanistan. Improves soldier safety and effectiveness. http://twitterurl.net//oqgk" 1:11pm
November 19, 2010
josh tweeted "The Eagles football stadium in Philly installing 80 Wind Turbines and a massive solar array. Outstanding. http://lnkd.in/sbM4_w" 2:08pm













