ANDREA ROBINSON, FOUNDER

Over the course of her more than three decades in the environmental and entertainment fields, Andrea has been a pioneer in the CSR and green events industry. Founding ARC Sustainability in 2006, she has designed sustainability plans for some of the worlds largest events including the 350,000-person Electric Daisy Carnival, the 300,000-person 2008 Democratic National Convention, and Vice President Al Gore’s global Live Earth Concerts for a Climate in Crisis with 2 billion people participating worldwide.

Andrea is certified in GRI Sustainability Reporting and her work focuses on producing measureable results in energy efficiency, water conservation, waste diversion, transportation minimization, sustainable materials sourcing, and greenhouse gas emission reductions for corporations, productions and live events. She has contributed her time and expertise to the Clinton Global Initiative, SXSW Eco, Maria Shriver’s Women’s Conference, the campaigns of Obama/Biden, Kerry/Edwards, and Gore/Lieberman, Representative Jerry McNerney (CA) and worked with Madeline Albright on environmental messaging for Proposition 87, California’s alternative energy initiative.

Andrea has extensive media experience and has appeared on CNN, NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’, ABC, NBC, FOX, in the New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Daily Show and featured as a cover story of the Wall Street Journal. She was a contributing author to the Live Earth Greening Guidelines and the Live Earth Green Artists Handbook. She received her degree in Environmental Science from University of California at Santa Barbara with an honors thesis on Biodiversity and the United Nations Earth Summit.