Bo Howard

Bo Howard is the Vice President of Business Development for Shapiro, a company focusing on building recycling and sustainability programs for manufacturers. Over the 120+ years of Shapiro’s history, most of that has been focused on metal recycling. Bo and others have helped transition Shapiro from a metal-focused company, to a sustainability-focused company over the last several years. Living near the Gulf of Mexico on the Alabama coast, along with growing up in Florida, helped shape a love of nature and a responsibility to it from a young age. From writing protest letters to corporations with bad environmental policies in fifth grade to watching the impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in his backyard, nature has always played a critical role in his life. When not visiting client sites to help improve the impact on the environment, Bo tries to travel as much as possible with his wife and three kids. Showing his kids the beauty of the world is critical to helping them appreciate why it’s so important to protect our resources and wild areas. Expanding on his appreciation of nature, Bo works with clients to tell the right story about what improvements are being made. It's not enough to prove it; people have to understand it. That's where the spark comes from, turning a byproduct into a sustainability story. In addition to early exposure to sustainability and nearly a decade working at Shapiro, Bo is working towards a Master's Degree in Sustainability from the Harvard Extension School. Adding academic knowledge to practical applications helps connect the dots of how and why for him and his clients.