When people plan to attend Park City Song Summit, they're excited about a wonderful community gathering in an amazing location to celebrate and enjoy incredible music.
The annual gathering brings together world-class musicians, artists, and creators for performances in the mountains of Utah. But, as was so well covered in the Park Record piece, ‘Healthy People, Healthy Planet’ brightens the Song Summit, the event has also become a place where conversations about wellness, community, creativity, and sustainability are woven into the experience.
That spirit came to life during the "Healthy People, Healthy Planet" Summit Lab, where Wes Carter, President of Atlantic Packaging and founder of A New Earth Project, joined Antonio Nuño, co-founder of Someone Somewhere, for a Fireside Chat about business as a force for positive change. Together, they explored the relationship between environmental stewardship, human wellbeing, and economic opportunity, showing how innovative ideas can create benefits that extend far beyond the products we buy and use.
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A surf trip nearly a decade ago opened Wes Carter's eyes to the growing challenge of plastic pollution and inspired a question that would eventually become A New Earth Project: What responsibility do businesses have to help solve the environmental problems connected to the industries they serve? Today, A New Earth Project is an invitation to industry to rethink how we collaborate and innovate to protect the ecosystems our businesses rely on. Through storytelling, art, and culture, it documents the people, communities, and businesses creating meaningful change in harmony with nature, and shows how industry and people can come together to build a more regenerative future.
A similar spirit is reflected in the work of Antonio Nuño and Someone Somewhere. By transforming textile waste into new products and creating economic opportunities for Indigenous artisan communities across Mexico, the company demonstrates how environmental and social challenges can be addressed together. Their story serves as a powerful reminder that sustainability is ultimately about people as much as it is about materials.
Special thanks to the Park Record for covering this discussion and helping extend its reach beyond the Summit itself. Conversations like these are most powerful when they continue to inspire action in the communities, businesses, and industries they touch.
Read the full article here: ‘Healthy People, Healthy Planet’ brightens the Song Summit