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| This company is making endlessly recyclable shoe soles from Mediterranean cork! | 12 Aug 2023 | 00:33:29 | |
Series 3, episode 14 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast! Introducing David Even, the Co-Founder of PRIMAL Soles, a company that specialises in making circular cork insoles which are endlessly reusable. According to Circular Online, 23 billion pairs of shoes are made each year and 22 billion pairs are thrown into landfill. With sneakerhead and trainer consumption only growing every year - more of what goes into our shoes is just ending up in landfills. Shoes are one thing, but shoe insoles themselves are contaminating the environment by emitting chemicals into the soil and groundwater. So, what is the solution to this problem? PrimalSoles shoes believe they have the answer. PRIMAL Soles are CO2 negative and endlessly recyclable high performance cork insoles. The bottom of each insole is made from recycled cork and footwear waste. Made for a lifetime of maximum comfort without the environmental footprint. What makes it even better is you can return your PRIMAL Soles and reuse the material endlessly. With Carbon neutral shipping on all orders, now that we at SC have discovered this brand, we will be using what David and his team have made in our shoes going forward. A small change with such a huge impact! Learn more about PrimalSoles through the link below: Follow PrimaSoles on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/primalsoles/ https://www.youtube.com/@primalsoles Find out more about PrimalSoles and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at PrimalSoles. #podcast #series #sustainability #champion | |||
| This company makes a more sustainable, resilient future for the tourism and hospitality industry. | 09 Aug 2023 | 00:42:54 | |
Series 3, episode 13 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast! Introducing Julie Cheetham; Founding Member and Managing Director at Weeva - and Aimee Henning; Sustainability Manager at Weeva. Weeva is a company that specialises in making tourism more sustainable. From small actional steps within an organisation that can have a big impact on the surrounding area and environment it operates from. Weeva was designed by sustainable tourism experts from the ground up, using the latest science to ensure our efforts translate into maximum impact. They focus on using sustainability to create more efficient and resilient businesses. By bringing all this knowledge and information into one place, explained in simple language, and with clear instructions, their team has built something this industry has been waiting for: a 360° sustainability management platform. Because that's exactly what managers and those in hospitality and tourism need – something to guide them to do better without the guesswork or the effort of searching for the right information. Weeva is building a community of sustainability experts and people who work in tourism, to ensure we can meet every new challenge, together. Whether you own or manage a single holiday apartment, a lodge in the wilderness or a multinational chain of hotels; Weeva is to help you make a meaningful difference. Learn more about Weeva through the link below: Follow Weeva on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/weareweeva/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/weareweeva https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8O7m7RRP5McjhoWcZb6_TA Find out more about Weeva and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at Weeva. #podcast #series #sustainability #champion | |||
| This ‘Changemaker’ from Tomorrow University has developed an emissions reduction service as part of her studies! | 05 Aug 2023 | 00:30:40 | |
Series 3, episode 12 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast! Introducing Eilecia Bovard - EU Climate Pact Ambassador and CEO & Co-Founder of The Perfect Farm. Perfect Farm is a company that specialises in helping farmers and corporations use their platform to enable EU livestock farmers to find funding, solutions providers and supplemental revenue channels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the new Industrial Emissions Directive, IED, 2027. To reduce emissions to meet the 2030 climate agenda will require innovative thinking, backed by proper education. Eilecia is a Master of Science student at Tomorrow University, where she had the opportunity through one of her modules at the university discover the idea behind Perfect Farms and make it a reality. We have shown Tomorrow University on our channel earlier this year to understand their approach to educating and training learners with the knowledge to become, as they put it, ‘Change Makers’. As part of her experience studying at Tomorrow University this year, Eilicia will be finishing her Masters in September and looking to scale her start-up with the vision to create a platform that creates a more sustainable, thriving and resilient agricultural sector that protects the planet’s resources and animal welfare. If you are interested in becoming a ‘Change Maker’ Tomorrow University is having an online open next week. Click the link below to learn more: https://www.tomorrow.university/events?utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=openday This weekend's podcast guest features Eilecia Bovard from Perfect and a student at Tomorrow University. Learn more about Perfect Farm through the link below: Follow Perfect Farm on social media through the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-perfect-farm/ Find out more about Tomorrow University below ands become your own Change Maker #SustainableChampion https://www.tomorrow.university https://www.instagram.com/tomorrow.university/ Find out more about Perfect farm and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at Tomorrow University. #podcast #series #sustainability #champion | |||
| This company is transforming discarded wood set for landfills and turning it into valuable products! | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:32:22 | |
Series 3, episode 11 of the Sustainability Champion's Podcast! Introducing Theo Hooker, Co-Founder of Cambium Carbon; a company that specialises in transforming fallen trees into valuable products with place-based impact! Put simply, the team at Cambium Carbon looks to source locally, save locally and reinvest in local tree planting. A circular economy model that creates new green jobs and funding support for urban canopy restoration in the communities that need it most. The problem that Theo and his team are looking to address is that in the US alone, more than 45 million tons of urban tree waste is generated every year. With wood reuse, in the US alone, this has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 251 million tons annually. The approach that Cambium Carbon takes is unique—reduce wood waste, create jobs in a transparent supply chain, and support equitable restoration of community forests. This week’s podcast guest features Theo Hooker from Cambium Carbon. Learn more about Cambium Carbon through the link below: Follow Cambium Carbon on social media through the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambium-carbon/ Find out more about Cambium Carbon and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at Cambium Carbon. #podcast #series #sustainability #champion | |||
| This company has made affordable, low-cost and low-carbon heating systems! | 29 Jul 2023 | 00:35:01 | |
Series 3, episode 10 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast! Introducing Tom McGee, Founder and Managing Director of X-Heat, a company that specialises in making affordable low-cost and low-carbon heating systems. X-Heat is a leading company, located in the U.K., operating within the commercial and leisure industries, specialising in developing heating applications using cutting-edge catalytic technology. Their flagship product, Nano-Heat, has been designed to revolutionise the way businesses and individuals heat their spaces while reducing energy consumption by 50%. For over a decade, X-Heat have been committed to providing energy-efficient and eco-friendly heating solutions that save their customers money and reduce their carbon footprint. X-Heat’s Nano-Heat is fully approved and compliant with the latest industry standards. Unlike traditional heating systems, their products eliminate harmful pollutants and make them safe for both the environment and people. Energy efficient, reduced operating costs, and hydrogen ready. In this week’s podcast, we learn more about X-Heat Heat. This week’s podcast guest features Tom McGee Graham from X-Heat. Learn more about X-Heat through the link below: Follow X-Heat on social media through the links below: Find out more about X-Heat and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at X-Heat. #podcast #series #sustainability #champion | |||
| This tea company’s factory that runs on 100% renewable energy and gives back to the grid! | 26 Jul 2023 | 00:34:39 | |
Series 3, episode 9 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast! Introducing Daniel Graham, Managing Director of Birchall Tea, a company that specialises in making fine teas with a focus on sustainability using plant-based tea bags. For those who watch our podcast weekly, you will know that our Host, Daniel Hartz, loves, as the British call it - a cuppa. In fact, per episode, Daniel will go through an entire pot of tea - so approximately 4 cups per episode. So when the opportunity came about to interview a tea company, with sustainable practices and infrastructure, we (Daniel) were extremely excited! A company that’s been in the tea trade since 1872, Birchall Tea is an award winning, family-run business located in England. What makes Birchall tea stand out from their competitors is their commitment to sustainability - and this is evident in their factory, which is powered 100% by 482 solar panels - which produces twice as much electricity than their factory needs, meaning they give a lot of the energy back to the grid! What’s more - Birchall Tea has become the first tea company in the world to officially join the UN’s Climate Neutral Now initiative, which invites organisations to work towards global climate neutrality by addressing their own climate footprint. Even down to their tea - Birchall Tea have created a biodegradable tea bag, which is plastic free. So with 165 million cups of tea enjoyed in the UK each year, Birchall Tea are on a mission to make sustainable practices at the core of their operations. Guilt-free sipping. In this week’s podcast, we learn more about Birchall Tea and their approach to being more sustainable. This week’s podcast guest features Daniel Graham from Birchall Tea. Learn more about Birchall Tea through the link below: Follow Birchall Tea on social media through the links below: https://instagram.com/birchalltea/ https://www.facebook.com/birchalltea Find out more about Birchall Tea and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at Birchall Tea. #podcast #series #sustainability #champion | |||
| This app is helping consumers reduce their emissions and live more sustainability - each purchase at a time! | 13 Jul 2023 | 00:40:36 | |
Series 3, episode 8 of the Sustainability Champion's Podcast! Introducing Sanchali Pal, Founder of The Commons Earth, a company that specialises in helping consumers measure and reduce their carbon footprint. For Sanchali, she saw first hand the impacts the climate crisis is having on people when working in Ethiopia and India. When returning to the US, Sanchali began tracking her carbon footprint in an excel spreadsheet, and through tracking her purchasing, and other activity, was able to cut her emissions by over 30%. For Sanchali - her life is richer, healthier, and happier because of it. “We have an intuition for other important metrics in our lives – dollars, calories, steps. Soon we’ll have an intuition for carbon, too.”- Sanchali Pal. So how does The Commons Earth app work? Every spending choice is a climate choice, and every purchase is an opportunity for action. The products and services we buy require resources from the Earth to produce. Those are carbon costs, and they’re part of being alive. The Commons Earth helps you grow your carbon institution so we can shrink our collective impact. Track your emission, act on how you are building a lifestyle that is more in balance with the planet, offset to compensate for unavoidab;e commissions, and multiplying - getting more people to have more balance. It’s that simple. In this week’s podcast, we learn more about The Commons app, and how it works. We also discuss Sanchali’s background and the inspiration she had in developing this app - also what’s next for The Commons Earth as they begin to scale out! This week’s podcast guest features Claire McGovern from Rhyme Studio. Learn more about The Commons Earth through the link below: Follow The Commons Earth on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/the.commons.earth https://www.facebook.com/commonsearth/about/ Find out more about The Commons Earth and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at The Commons Earth. #podcast #series #sustainability #champion | |||
| This company is on a mission to reduce waste, and reliance on fossil fuels in the wool market! | 05 Jul 2023 | 00:36:32 | |
Series 3, episode 7 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast! Introducing Claire McGovern, Founder of Rhyme studio, a company that specialises in advisory, interior design and design manufacturing of high quality, customisable, responsible, and healthy sustainable furnishings that includes; carpets, tapestry & textile collections. In many of our recent podcast episodes, we have discussed the textiles industry widely and the issues textile materials have on the environment. So we are always delighted to learn about new champions who are working in this space to reduce waste, introduce a circular approach in production and reuse as much as possible. And that is exactly what Claire and her team are doing at Rhyme Studio. After the collapse of the Irish wool market in 2020, Rhyme Studio became the sole entity both inside and outside Ireland promoting the use of native Irish wool for carpet & textiles. An environmental tragedy persists today as many sheep farmers the world over dump or burn freshly shorn wool deemed unacceptable by a fashion industry that will only trade in merino or fossil fuel based synthetic fibres. With a shift towards mass production of petrochemical based synthetics and resource draining cotton, this approach has transformed the global fibre market, largely driven by the whims of the fashion industry. Within the EU alone, there is considerable wool waste and a failure to recognise the multi-faceted renewable and biodegradable qualities of this earliest known natural textile. At Rhyme Studio it is their desire for the design world to put nothing out that does not give back in equal measure. Calling attention to the unnecessary waste, the decline of the global market for wool and the environmental crisis facing the industry. Carbon sinking, renewable & biodegradable wool fibre, not synthetic and fossil fuel dependent fibre is Nature’s way and has a multitude of uses not limited to their customizable surfacing and textiles. Rhyme Studio’s ultimate goal is a circular production model for a genuinely responsible design collection. This week’s podcast guest features Claire McGovern from Rhyme Studio. Learn more about Rhyme Studio through the link below: Follow Rhyme Studio on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/rhymestudioart/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/rhyme-studio-inc/ Find out more about Rhyme Studio and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at Rhyme Studio. #podcast #series #sustainability #champion | |||
| This brand is positively impacting society with clothing through transparency and education. | 28 Jun 2023 | 00:32:40 | |
Series 3, episode 6 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast! Introducing Josh Gelder, Founder and CEO of The Fision, a company that specialises in making fashionable T-Shirts with a purpose. When our team was introduced to The Fision all we could think was ‘Looking good never felt so good’. On our channel we have been showcasing a number of fashion brands who are specialising in a circular approach, or waste reduction, to their brands' clothing. Fast fashion and the fashion industry are contributing largely to many environmental problems. From the carbon the industry emits each year, to the landfill crisis doubling year after year with textiles, to human rights issues surrounding workers' rights in factories around the world. More ethical, sustainable fashion brands need to be available to set standards within the industry, and that is exactly what the team at The Fision is doing! By putting intention into each and every step of its process, The Fision uses innovative methods such as regenerative farming, blockchain technology, and even traceable packaging created from ocean-bound plastics to ensure, as the team at The Fision puts it, “radical transparency to prove what we claim [in our marketing and communications] is true." The mission at The Fision is simple: continue to be innovative, and develop a fully sustainable and circular apparel model. From incorporating ‘Good Earth Cotton’ and using blockchain technology, this podcast covers a wide range of issues and how The Fision is addressing each. This week’s podcast guest features Josh Gelder from The Fision. Learn more about The Fision through the link below: Follow The Fision on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/thefisionco/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fiD4HXFFuhw97Ln9yrduQ Find out more about The Fision and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at The Fision. #podcast #series #sustainability #champion | |||
| This company is on a mission to prevent 1 billion tonnes of CO2e emissions by 2030! | 21 Jun 2023 | 00:33:18 | |
Series 3, episode 5 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast! Introducing Louis Potok, Co-Founder & CEO at Recoolit, a company that specialises in, put simply, fighting the most neglected problem in climate change. The planet is burning, and we need as the team at Recoolit put it “all hands on deck”. Summer after summer, we are seeing more extreme forest fires all over the world. With extreme weather changes, drought in regions and extreme rainfall in others, we need companies to innovate, and create solutions that protect our environment, communities & homes. And that is exactly what Recoolit are on a mission to do! In 2019, guest of this week’s podcast, Louis Potok, went looking for an opportunity to make a difference in the fight against climate change. The problem Louis discovered was that refrigerants are responsible for more warming than the entire aviation industry - with 3 billion tonnes of CO2e being emitted each year! So, in 2020, Louis founded Recoolit and what started as a 1 man team grew to a team of 9 based in California and Indonesia as the team at Recoolit looked to capture harmful refrigerant waste and destroy it. Their work depends solely on businesses and individuals that purchase their carbon credits - and the impact Recoolit has made over the years is huge! Removing 10k tonnes already this year, 1497.79 tonnes of CO2e prevented so far, the equivalent to: 4,036,853 miles driven or 24,950 trees planted. This week’s podcast guest features Louis Potok from Recoolit. Learn more about Recoolit through the link below: Follow Recoolit on social media through the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/company/recoolit/?originalSubdomain=id https://twitter.com/recoolit?lang=en-GB Find out more about Recoolit and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at Recoolit. #podcast #series #sustainability #champion | |||
| This company is using drones data to offer a better understanding of our changing environment! | 21 Jun 2023 | 00:29:52 | |
Series 3, episode 4 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast! Introducing Markku Koivisto, Chief Business Development Officer at Globhe Drones, a company that specialises in creating drones that collects imagery and information to offer a better understanding of our changing environment - in the effort to protect people and wildlife. Globhe Drones mission is simple: they are focused on one thing - providing the best possible understanding of our planet. From Drone data, the team at Globhe have created one of the largest drone data platforms. Working with reputable organisations on climate change matters such as the United Nations, The World Bank and more - the team at Globhe are giving organisations and researchers the means and technology to collect data quicker, in the most remote parts of the world or areas that aren’t accessible. This week, we wanted to invite Globhe and Markku onto our podcast because with forest fires becoming more prevalent each year, climate change becoming more deadly to people in remote parts of the world, we wanted to understand what researchers and organisations are doing with this technology and the impacts this data is having on the ground. This week’s podcast guest features Markku Koivisto from Globhe Drones. Learn more about Globhe through the link below: Follow Globhe on social media through the links below: https://www.youtube.com/@globhe https://www.linkedin.com/company/globhedrones Find out more about Globhe and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at Globhe. #podcast #series #sustainability #champion | |||
| This company is on a mission to create sustainable and long-lasting electronic products! | 07 Jun 2023 | 00:27:25 | |
Series 3, episode 3 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast! Introducing Fabian Hühne, Co-Founder of Syllucid, a company that specialises in creating sustainable electronics that are good for the planet and look to reform the mining industry for the better. Fabian and his team use products as magnifying glasses in the electronics industry. By researching their supply chains, they show us what challenges the industry is facing. What problems the current supply chains cause and what we must do to solve these issues. Syllucid can’t change the industry alone or overnight, but they are steadily putting solutions in place! Fabian and his team are dedicated to fairly and responsibly sourced materials and creating planet-centric supply chains for their products. This means using recycled and fairly sourced minerals and plastics, as well as good working conditions for employees along the entire supply chain. From durable designs, supply chain research and transparency for their customers, in this week’s episode, Fabian sheds light on an industry that has caused so much harm to the environment where these mining practices are carried out, and how unsustainable the industry really is with a limited number of materials and minerals available. On this week's episode as we begin a new podcast series, we speak to Fabian Winstone from Syllucid! Learn more about Syllucid through the link below: Follow Syllucid on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/syllucid/ https://www.youtube.com/@syllucid7877 https://www.linkedin.com/company/syllucid/ Find out more about Syllucid and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at Syllucid. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company creates their cleaning products from 100% natural biological and plant based liquids! | 31 May 2023 | 00:30:56 | |
Series 3, episode 1 of the Sustainability Champion's Podcast! Introducing Nick Winstone, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Biovate Hygienics, a company that is pioneering the migration to sustainable cleaning products for the past decade, using the power of nature’s biological cleaning activities. The team at Biovate Hygienics is on a mission to develop products from the ground up - so that their products are not only good for the planet but for the people who use them too! Using the latest biological activities, surfactants, fragrances and packaging, their team are developing the next generation of biological cleaning products. From ensuring 100% of their cleaning products are made from natural and plant based liquids to using reusable and renewable packaging to avoid any excessive waste in their products, this team is creating unique products in a sector not widely known for its sustainable actions. On this week's episode as we begin a new podcast series, we speak to Nick Winstone from Biovate Hygienics! Learn more about Biovate Hygienics through the link below: https://www.biovatehygienics.com/about-us Follow Biovate Hygienics on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/biovatehygienics/# https://www.linkedin.com/company/biovate-hygienics/ https://www.facebook.com/BiovateHygienics Find out more about Biovate Hygienics and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at Biovate Hygienics. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company is helping homeowners live in safer, more sustainable spaces! | 24 May 2023 | 00:34:24 | |
Series 3, episode 1 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast! Introducing Jen & Rusty Stout, Co-Founders of Healthier Homes, a company that was ‘born out of necessity’’. To understand the story of Healthier Homes, is to know the background for the inspiration behind Jen & Rusty’s work. In 2009, when working on her MBA, Jen discovered her health was deteriorating. The cause—hidden black mold in the walls of her new Dallas apartment. The results from this were catastrophic on Jen’s health and well being. During Jen’s recovery, and meeting her now husband Rusty, they were inspired to rethink how we build, furnish and live inside our homes. For both our health and the environment. For many of us, especially during the pandemic, we spent much of our time indoors surrounded by a wide variety of chemicals. So Jen & Rusty are building and decorating homes and hoping to inspire other contractors and homeowners to make smart building choices. This starts from the construction and goes to fixtures, home furnishings and more. With a combination of their book, ‘Healthier Homes’ and their online shop which sells eco-friendly, sustainable home products, Jen & Rusty are on a mission to educate audiences on the issues poor buildings and home products can have on our health. ‘All the beauty minus any of the harsh chemicals’. To learn more Healthier Homes, simply click the link in our bio! This week’s podcast guests as we start a NEW series features Jen & Rusty from healthier Homes./ In what was an insightful and unique conversation, the first episode of our new series is live this Wednesday. You can watch our new episodes on our website, or on YouTube or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. On this week's episode of this week as we begin a new podcast series, we speak to jen & Rusty from healthier Homes Learn more about Healthier Homes through the link below: https://www.healthierhomes.com Follow Healthier Homes on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/healthierhomesbyjs2/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC_i8bFO-RrSmw2GfjTjB6w https://www.facebook.com/HealthierHomes/ Find out more about healthier Homes and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at Healthier Homes #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This woman is an ambassador to conservation organizations to help preserve our natural environment! | 29 Apr 2023 | 00:45:51 | |
The final episode—episode 8—of our Women In Sustainability series features wildlife photographer, cinematographer, environmentalist and business owner, Shannon Wild. When planning this podcast series, ‘Women In Sustainability’, Shannon was one of the guests we wanted to feature because her work defines a Sustainability Champion. While championing real change to protecting endangered animals and educating audiences on wildlife preservation and conservation in Africa and around the world, Shannon is using her experiences ‘in the wild’ and working as an ambassador to a number of conservation charities and foundations. Australian born, Shannon now lives in South Africa with her husband where she works as a photographer and cinematographer for channels like NatGeo, the BBC, and Disney to name a few. Through the moments she captures on camera, Shannon brings the natural world safaris to people's attention and helps to showcase the beauty of some of the most endangered species in Africa and around the world. After a near death experience when filming, Shannon was inspired to create her own line of handmade bracelets - Wild in Africa - with the mission to give back to wildlife and habitat conservation. Shannon has appeared on our channel before through an Instagram Live, and this week, she is the EIGHTH and final guest of our Women In Sustainability podcast series. On the SECOND episode of this week and final of our Women In Sustainability podcast series, we speak to Shannon Wild. Learn more about Shannon through the link below: To learn more about Shannon’s new business ‘Wild In Africa, simply click the link below: Follow Shannon on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/shannon__wild/ https://www.facebook.com/ShannonWild/ https://www.youtube.com/c/shannonwildphotography https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonwildafrica/?originalSubdomain=za Find out more about Shannon and champions like her on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application. Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This former Miss Universe Netherlands is using her platform to tackle plastic pollution! | 26 Apr 2023 | 00:30:02 | |
Sharon Pieksma Copy for Anchor. Headline: This former Miss Universe Netherlands is using her platform to tackle plastic pollution! Women In Sustainability Series, episode 7. Introducing Sharon Pieksma, former Miss Universe Netherlands 2019, environmentalist and artist, who is on a mission through her work to address the global plastic pollution that is affecting our environment. Our current series ‘Women In Sustainability’ is about showcasing the work of female led organisations and individuals who are making a real change to address the needs of climate change. And with this week’s guest, we are showcasing a unique story of a sustainability champion! Born in the city of Rotterdam, Sharon has fully immersed herself in the industry as an artist and model. Through everything Sharon does, she is trying to inspire and change people's attitudes and habits so that we use less plastic. From cleaning projects with Dutch school children to educating them on the impacts plastic is having on our environment and getting schools involved with her clean-up projects to having a ‘plastic free sound studio’ when recording her new songs, Sharon has made a name for herself as an environmentalist. Sharon’s passion and positivity is infectious. The team at Sustainability Champions is lucky to have gotten to know her and learn more about her work in preparation for this week’s episode and we look forward to sharing her story. Sharon stated in the episode “I want to leave the Earth in a better place than I found it” and from her work in music, modelling and travelling, she is doing just that. On this week’s podcast episode, we speak to Sharon Pieksma as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series. Follow Sharon on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/sherpieksma/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/lifeofsharonpieksma/ Find out more about Sharon and champions like her on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application. Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| These authors have created a complete guide to small-scale homesteading! | 22 Apr 2023 | 00:40:35 | |
Women In Sustainability Series, episode 6. Introducing Stephanie & Michelle, the Authors of the book ‘Small-Scale Homesteading’. With over thirty-five years of combined experience, homesteaders Stephanie Thurow and Michelle Bruhn have taught thousands of people across the globe how to garden, preserve food, tend backyard chickens, cook from scratch and care for their families with natural home alternatives. Now, their homesteading knowledge and instructions can be found in one place in their new book! You might be asking - What is ‘Homesteading’? Homesteading is the term given to a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It is characterised by subsistence agriculture, home preservation of food, and among other things. Many of us want to be more self-sufficient, while also providing a more nutritious lifestyle for our loved ones. Books like Stephanie and Michelle’s offer us a guide to live more sustainably while learning how to grow our own foods, tap maple trees to make homemade syrup and maybe even successfully raise a small flock of egg-laying hens! There are many sustainable advantages to homesteading—from soil health to avoiding food waste, to name a couple—and homesteading is a growing trend amongst those of us trying to lead a more sustainable lifestyle. That’s why we invited Stephanie & Michelle onto our podcast to be part of this series and to share their knowledge and insights and introduce some of our audience to a homesteading way of life! On this week’s podcast episode, we speak to both Stephanie and Michelle as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series. To learn more about Stephanie & Michelle’s book simply click the link below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Scale-Homesteading-Sustainable-Gardening-Preserving/dp/1510770364 Follow Stephanie and Michelle on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/minnesotafromscratch/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/forksinthedirt/?hl=en Find out more about Stephanie and Michelle and champions like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application. Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This blogger serves up easy and budget-friendly plant-based recipes to inspire readers to go vegan! | 19 Apr 2023 | 00:37:53 | |
Women In Sustainability Series, episode 5. Introducing Toni Okamoto, Food Blogger and Author of the vegan recipe book, ‘Planet-based and on a Budget: Quick & Easy’. What if we could help the environment while eating delicious and healthy meals that save both money and time? Toni’s new cookbook makes this possible! With 100 recipes that show how easy and affordable it is to cook decadently without meat, eggs, diary—‘Planet-based and on a Budget: Quick & Easy’ is full of helpful advice whether you are fully vegan or just trying to eat more veggies. Toni’s relatable approach is all about “progress over perfection” and that’s what we are all about here at Sustainability Champions! Plant-based diets have the potential to make a huge positive impact on the environment by reducing diet-related land use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water use as much as it bolsters our health and quality of life. Toni is on a mission, through her work, to share tips that support her readers to reduce the carbon footprint of their diet by growing their own food, homesteading, shopping organic/locally sourced, and more. Toni’s message is simple: eat more environmentally friendly and improve your nutrition in the tastiest and most affordable way! Toni has appeared on NPR, NBC News, and Parade Magazine and has a sizable following on social media! Through her influence she is making plant-based diets more accessible to more people who think eating healthy is too expensive. From the health and environmental benefits, Toni’s work is changing people’s lifestyles for the better. On this week’s podcast episode, we speak to Toni Okamoto as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series. To learn more about Toni Okamoto simply click the link: https://plantbasedonabudget.com Follow Toni Okamoto on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedonabudget/?hl=en Find out more about Toni Okamoto and champions like her on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application. Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This woman is making sustainability mainstream as a sustainable model, consultant and investor! | 15 Apr 2023 | 00:37:33 | |
Women In Sustainability Series, episode 4. Introducing Teresa Moore, Sustainability Consultant, Investor and Sustainable Fashion Model. Teresa’s modelling career took off when she was a teenager after appearing on the covers of W, Elle, and Shape magazines. She established herself as a model early on in her career, working with Pamela Hanson and Ellen Von Unwerth, and working with clients like L’Oréal, Diesel, Ralph Lauren, to name but a few. Whilst modelling, Teresa was interested in how brands could be more sustainable. She wanted to collaborate more with brands that aligned with her values. After graduating from NYU with a Sustainable Business Degree, Teresa has gone on to work on projects as a Sustainability Consultant. From advising clients to improve their environmental practices, energy efficiency and procurement, Teresa has developed a reputation as an active leader in the sustainability sector. From marketing, ESG strategy and sustainable business development, Teresa is a unique figure in the world of sustainability—her work, along with her lifestyle, champions change across a variety of industries. On our channel, we have interviewed and showcased a number of champions and Teresa is the epitome of an influential figure in the world of sustainability. On this week’s episode, we speak with Teresa to learn about her career as a model and how this has shaped how she works with brands today. What’s more, we learn more about what a sustainable consultant is and her previous successes when consulting her clients. Finally, we discuss the impacts Teresa has had through her work both as a consultant and investing in organisations. On this week’s SECOND podcast episode, we speak to Teresa Moore as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series. To learn more about Tersea Moore simply click the link: Follow Tersea Moore on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/teresamooremoore/ Find out more about Teresa Moore and champions like her on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application. Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This woman repurposes old garments and materials to make hand-made luxury pillows! | 12 Apr 2023 | 00:38:23 | |
Women In Sustainability Series, episode 3.🎙 Introducing Cate Brown, Founder of Cate Brown Design, a design studio located in New York that creates sustainably sourced, hand-selected objects of finery to make luxury pillows for clients around the world. The team at Cate Brown Design are offering an alternative to the fast-fashion approach to homewares and celebrating reclaimed luxury craft. You might ask ‘Why is it essential to repurpose or reuse materials, especially for pillows?’ In the United States alone, an estimated 11.3 million tons of textile waste—equivalent to 85% of all textiles—end up in landfills every year. Fast fashion has created an industry focused on quantity over quality—with consumers buying pieces that they only wear a handful of times and then end up in our already-overfilled landfills. Something needs to be done to address the environmental impacts fast fashion is having on our planet. We love showcasing champions who creatively solve this challenge by making unique designs and products from materials that already exist within the industry. Form curricular approaches from Sumedhaa at By.Sume for clothing to Cate Brown Design for luxury, handcrafted pillows. With all their products designed in-house and produced by skilled seamstress Cate Brown, Cate Brown Design’s pieces are designed and made locally in Brooklyn, New York, and Vancouver. With Cate’s products stocked in some of the best-known retail stores—and used in many hotels—her pillows are finding a new use for garments that otherwise would be discarded! In this week’s episode, we speak with Cate Brown to learn about the environmental impacts fast fashion is having on our environment and how a more creative approach to circular designs is needed to address the problem. We also learn more about her design studio, her team, and the brand she has created. This week’s podcast guest features Cate Brown, Founder Cate Brown Design as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series. To learn more about Cate Brown Design simply click the link: Follow Cate Brown Design on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/catebrownstudio/ Find out more about Cate Brown Design and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application. Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This women’s cosmetics brand is cruelty free and vegan! | 08 Apr 2023 | 00:35:41 | |
Women In Sustainability Series, episode 2.🎙 Introducing Christina Flach, the Founder and CEO of Pretty Girl MakeUp and Beauty Expert on NBC. Christina’s brand, Pretty Girl MakeUp, was founded in 1996 as she looked to create a better product for both herself, her clients, and customers. She could never find a high quality lip gloss that would last after application throughout her busiest days. Every gloss she tried and was referred to would seemingly disappear within an hour of application or a sip of water. After trying a dozen products, Christina decided to fix the problem herself–and after a year of formulation, Pretty Girl MakeUp was born. Christina wanted to do more than just create another lifestyle and cosmetic brand. Christina wanted her brand to resemble her beliefs. From the quality of the product, to how the product is made and even packaged, Christina created something for more than a lifestyle product–she challenged the cosmetics industry to do better. From skin and eye products, many cosmetic brands use animal testing–something that has been condemned by many animal rights groups and consumers. As such, Christina wanted her brand to be different and take a stand against this. So all of her products at Pretty Girl Makeup are cruelty free. What’s more, as Pretty Girl Makeup grows, Christina is developing new brands and products. With her business growth, she continues to look for ways to reduce waste in the packaging and postal of her products by using less material and biodegradable packaging. This episode covers some interesting topics–from understanding more about her approach to health & lifestyle, living more sustainably, creating a brand and businesses with sustainable practices and goals, to also defining a ‘vegan’ cosmetic product! This week’s podcast guest features Christina Flach, Founder and CEO at Pretty Girl MakeUp as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series. To learn more about Pretty Girl MakeUp simply click the link: https://www.prettygirlmakeup.com Follow Pretty Girl MakeUp on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/prettygirlmkup/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq6tjaF8slf5WEw36QHIrgw Find out more about Pretty Girl MakeUp and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application. Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This brand is on a mission to do something about the damn plastic in our environment! | 05 Apr 2023 | 00:25:56 | |
Women In Sustainability Series, episode 1.🎙 Introducing Victoria, Co-Founder at Damn Plastic, a franchise and online store that sells plastic free products like edible straws, bowls, spoons, biodegradable ear swabs and bamboo toothbrushes! Based in Austria, the founders of Damn Plastic are on a mission to make sustainability more mainstream by selling products that reduce the amount of single use plastics. Founded in 2018, the idea for Damn Plastic originated when Co-Founders Victoria and Steph “got drunk” at a festival and they couldn’t stop looking at all the plastic and single-use trash that was, in their words, “f***ing everywhere”. So in 2019, they opened their flagship store in Salzburg, Austria. Since the launch, the team at Damn Plastic have grown rapidly over the past three years and have accomplished a lot: from receiving the UN Sustainable Development Goals Action Award in 2020, to helping other green entrepreneurs in discovering their dream and launching their own Damn Plastic franchises. With more franchises appearing not just in Europe, but now around the world, the team at Damn Plastic is growing and so too is their #DamnPlastic reach! From their stores, consultancy and B2B work, the team at Damn Plastic believe in making a damn solution to addressing the needs of climate change and reducing our environmental footprint. Their focus is making environemntally-friendly purchasing habits–which eliminate harmful single use plastics–as easy as possible. This week’s podcast guest features Victoria Neuhofer, Co-Founder at Damn Plastic as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series. To learn more about Damn Plastic simply click the link: Follow Damn Plastic on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/damnplastic_official/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nVdT9yHrOA Find out more about Damn Plastic and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application. Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This PR firm helps designers and textile organisations be seen by their target audience! | 30 Mar 2023 | 00:34:37 | |
Industry professionals Interview series on the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Andrew Joseph, the Founder & CEO at Andrew Joseph PR or ‘AJPR’ for short. AJPR is an all-in-one marketing and public relations firm that offers marketing support for clients in the textile and home furniture/manufacturing industry. Founded in 2012, AJPR is a New York-based firm that collaborates with and represents a number of high profile clients from the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC), including ASH Interiors & Design, Cortina Leathers, Cate-Brown-Design, to name a few. Andrew and his team believe that having a niche in home furnishings, textile, and design ensures that their marketing expertise and delivery on client projects is backed by a proven track record in the industry. However, during this interview Andrew helps explore the conversion of public relations and marketing by applying his knowledge to sustainability based organisations, regardless of industry. As a media business, our team have had the fortunate opportunity to work with Andrew, the team at AJPR, and some of their sustainability-based clients such as the SFC, Cate-Brown-Design and Cortina Leathers. So on today’s episode, our Founder Daniel Hartz was keen to find out more about Andrew’s take on marketing and PR, his advice for businesses on their PR and marketing strategies, insightful tips on best marketing practices for sustainable businesses. This is the final episode of our three part ‘Industry professional Interviews’ series. We hope you enjoyed these interviews and the information our guests shared! To learn more about AJPR simply click the link: https://www.andrewjosephpr.com/home Follow AJPR on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/ajprnyc/ https://www.facebook.com/andrewjosephboepple/ Find out more about AJPR and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This sales trainer has mentored over 25,000 sales professionals, guaranteeing sales growth! | 29 Mar 2023 | 00:39:48 | |
Industry professionals Interview series on the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Steve Bussey, Founder, Sales Coach, Mentor and Consultant at Salestrong, one of the UK’s leading sales training providers and sales consultancy. Salestrong is a sales performance consultancy that works with a range of clients in a variety of industries. Steve and his team at Salestrong have an approach to sales training that is built around two key areas:
As an organisation, through their sales training and coaching, Steve and his team's mission is to help companies develop world-class teams that create, communicate, and capture value across the entire sales process. In the second episode of this three-part, ‘Industry Professionals Interviews’ special on our channel, our founder Daniel Hartz wanted to understand how exactly a sustainable organisation can communicate the value of their sustainability-based ideas or solutions to decision-makers and customers. What’s more, understand what the term ‘emotional intelligence’ is and how this applies to sales teams. Finally, the key insights or tips Steve would have for a sustainable organisation building a sales team that can deliver results. To learn more about Salestrong simply click the link: Follow Salestrong on social media through the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/company/salestrong/?viewAsMember=true https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQuR1KHOnZQDMJddS4GeXA Find out more about Salestrong and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| The UK’s leading trade mark house is helping brands discover and protect their intellectual property | 28 Mar 2023 | 00:38:20 | |
Industry professionals Interview series on the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Oliver Oguz, the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Trade Mark Wizards, a UK based trade mark law firm that specialises in protecting all aspects of their clients brands including trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and cyber law. Based in London, Oliver is a chartered trade mark attorney and intellectual property consultant who has worked with brands in London, across the UK, and internationally protecting his clients brands both in the country they reside and in international markets. For the attorneys and team at Trade Mark Wizards, the heart of their business is to ensure that they deliver an outstanding level of customer service to their clients. It drives their commitment to be the UK & global trade mark registration, protection, dispute resolution and litigation experts. Trade Mark Wizards have worked with a wide variety of clients over the years, including celebrity clients like former heavyweight boxer David Haye for his promotion company ‘Hayemaker promotions’ to large retail chains such as B&M Stores and as well charitable organisations such as Missing people. In the first of a three part ‘Industry Professionals Interviews’ special on our channel, our founder Daniel Hartz wanted to understand how exactly a sustainable organisation can go about trade marking their intellectual property. Oliver covers some useful insights on what every business owner and organisation should know about trade marks as well as some of the risks that sustainable organisations that create innovative products or solutions could face if they do not A) trade mark protect themselves or B) fail to trade mark their brand properly. To learn more about Trade Mark Wizards simply click the link: https://trademarkwizards.co.uk Follow Trade Mark Wizards on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/TrademarkWizards/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/trade-mark-wizards/?viewAsMember=true Find out more about Trade Mark Wizards and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This woman's affordable clothing brand reduces fashion waste through inventive upcycling! | 22 Mar 2023 | 00:33:06 | |
Series 2, episode 13 of the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Sumedhaa Kothari, Founder of By.Sume, a clothing brand that is challenging fast fashion by making clothing from upcycled materials at affordable prices. Based in the US, Sumedhaa attended the University of California, Berkeley where she graduated with a degree in Cognitive Science. Starting her career at Google, and continuing her career at the FinTech company Stripe, Sumedhaa decided to launch her own circular-based clothing brand for customers online around the world. Sumedhaa has made a variety of clothing items out of bed skirts, plastic, and leaves. She even turned seaweed into a one-shoulder floor-length gown! For Sumedhaa, her brand is about more than just offering an alternative to fast fashion–through her creativity she is able to create wearable pieces of art that cater to her customers’ sustainable lifestyles. By building a community of followers and customers, Sumedhaa is on a mission to create awareness of the environmental issues of fast fashion and the direct impacts it has on climate change. This week’s podcast guest features Sumedhaa Kothari, Founder of By.Sume. In this week’s podcast episode, we discuss the impacts fast fashion is having on our environment, why we as consumers need to assess our clothing buying habits, how a circular-based clothing brand allows for more upcycling and reuse in what we wear, and Sumedhaa’s plans as she looks to grow her brand! To learn more about By.Sume simply click the link: Follow By.Sume on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/by.sume/ Find out more about By.Sume and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature by the team at By.Sume. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company is changing everything we know about the insurance industry! | 15 Mar 2023 | 00:29:26 | |
Series 2, episode 12 of the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Nina Rauch, Senior Social Impact Lead at Lemonade, an insurance company that is changing everything we know about the insurance industry and making a real impact in our society, having partnered with over 100 organisations and causes that support the environment, LGBTQ+ and much more. Lemonade is an insurance company that offers incredible prices for monthly subscriptions and bundle discounts on everything for renters, homeowners, our cars, pets and much more. Lemonade reserves the traditional insurance model and treats premiums you pay as if it's your money and not theirs. With Lemonade, everything becomes simple and transparent. They take a flat rate fee, pay claims super fast, and give back what’s left to causes you care about. And this is what makes Lemonade a unique Sustainability Champion! Lemonade is a purpose-driven brand that has its own Giveback program. A B-Corp-certified organisation, Lemonade has built partnerships with 108 organisations and causes in Europe and the U.S. giving over $6 million to life-saving causes. To date, Lemonade has donated nearly $900K to climate-related causes and organisations to address the needs of climate change. Some of these donations have contributed to the following climate-related impacts:
Here at Sustainability Champions, we believe that addressing the needs of climate change will require everyone to take action and do what they can - that includes private organisations. This week’s podcast guest features Nina Rauch from Lemonade. In this conversation, we discuss the social impact initiatives Lemonade is a part of, how they are changing the business model for good in the insurance world, and Nina’s thoughts on how more organisations can begin to introduce purpose-driven programs and initiatives within their operations. To learn more about Lemonade simply click the link: Follow Lemonade on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/lemonade_inc/ https://www.youtube.com/lemonade_inc https://twitter.com/lemonade_inc Find out more about Lemonade and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature by the team at Lemonade. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This VC fund invests in founders addressing the most pressing challenges to our environment! | 08 Mar 2023 | 00:35:09 | |
Series 2, episode 11 of the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Jon Dishotsky, Investment Partner at Giant Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in purpose-driven founders and organisations on a mission to offer real-world value while addressing the most pressing challenges for our environment. Giant Ventures champions tech founders who are creating a more sustainable, equitable and resilient planet. The partners at Giant Ventures believe that the biggest companies of the decade will be built to solve the world’s most pressing challenges, from climate change to mental health. Giant Ventures is a multi-stage, thesis-driven firm seeking systematic change across three main areas:
The partners at Venture Capitalism value courage, and global ambition. As former founders, the team at Giant Ventures knows how hard it is to create something from nothing. Their approach to venture capitalism is to be part of the organisations they invest in and help these companies grow. This week’s podcast guest features Jon Dishotsky from Giant Ventures. In this conversation, we discuss what VC funds can do to help Sustainability Champions around the world raise the funding needed to make their sustainability ideas a reality. To learn more about Giant Ventures simply click the link: Follow Giant Ventures on social media through the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/company/giantventures/ https://twitter.com/Giant_Ventures Find out more about Giant Ventures and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature by the team at Giant Ventures. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company’s technology converts organic waste into nutrient-rich compost within 24 - 72 hours! | 01 Mar 2023 | 00:35:00 | |
Series 2, episode 10 of the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Tanner Farrow; the CEO of BioCoTech Americas, a company that specialises in diverting food and other organic materials from landfills. BioCoTech’s technology is the Biospeed solution that creates a full-circle waste management system, which eliminates the need to transport waste and transforms organic waste into nutrient-rich compost. With BioCoTech Americas solution, businesses and organisations of all sizes can make a tangible impact on the environment and be at the forefront of environmental, social & governance and carbon reduction goals. With an upgraded waste management process, the power of the BioSpeed technology ensures that compost is reintroduced to the earth, and this process can help sequester vast amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere and regenerate our soils. How much organic waste does your organisation produce each year? You can measure how much you can save from landfill waste and how much compost you can produce on-site through the link below: https://biocotechamericas.com/biospeed-models/ With composting having major environmental benefits, on this week’s podcast episode, we speak to the CEO of BioCoTech Americas to understand what composting is, learn about the BioSpeed technology the team at BioCoTech has developed, and its sustainable benefits for repurposing food and organic waste. Today’s episode features Tanner Farrow from BioCoTech Americas. To learn more about BioCoTech Americas simply click the link: Follow BioCoTech Americas on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/biocotecham/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/biocotech-americas/ https://twitter.com/BioCoTechAM https://www.facebook.com/biocotechamericasllc Find out more about BioCoTech Americas and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature by the team at BioCoTech Americas. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company is addressing global drought by reducing the amount of water farmers need for crops! | 22 Feb 2023 | 00:37:06 | |
Series 2, episode 9 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙 Introducing Jeff Ciudaj, the Founder and CEO of Deep Root Irrigation, a company that specialises in making a water irrigation system for farmers that reduces the amount of water needed for harvests. The team at Deep Root Irrigation created this solution to address the need to conserve water and reduce the amount of water used in the agriculture industry. In fact, agriculture uses approximately 70% of the world’s freshwater; this industry alone can address the issue of water scarcity globally! And this is where the team at Deep Root Irrigation comes in. As a company, Deep Root Irrigation, or ‘DRI’ have 5 key principles their team follow: Honour God, honour family, honesty, quality and bless the world. For Jeff and the team at DRI, this product and their mission goes beyond innovation - for the team at DRI they believe this idea came to them as there is a need on earth, now more than ever, to conserve our natural resources. As our population continues to grow and water scarcity continues to become a problem for billions of people globally, there is a need for more creative solutions and innovations that help conserve natural resources, improve practices such as agriculture efficiently and reduce waste. On our channel we have highlighted thousands of champions and this week’s podcast guest is the true definition of a Sustainability Champion who has inspired us with their message, values and product. What was certainly an inspirational conversation, this week’s episode features Jeff Ciudaj from DRI. To learn more about Deep Root Irrigation simply click the link: Follow Deep Root Irrigation on social media through the links below: https://mobile.twitter.com/DRI_Products https://www.linkedin.com/company/deep-root-irrigation/ https://www.facebook.com/DRIProducts/ https://www.instagram.com/deeprootdist/?hl=en Learn more about the Deep Root Irrigation distributors here: Jeremiah Ciudaj Deep Root Solutions Find out more about Deep Root Irrigation and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature by the team at Deep Root Irrigation. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This organisation uses the power of sports to restore the relationship between people and the planet | 15 Feb 2023 | 00:28:41 | |
Series 2, episode 8 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙 Introducing Amy Munro, Sustainability Officer at 11th Hour Racing, an organisation that was established to create strategic partnerships to promote collaborative, systemic change addressing environmental issues. The organisation founded 11th Hour Racing to use the power of sport to restore a balanced relationship between people and the planet. From working to eliminate single-use plastic at regattas, this organisation has evolved to integrate sponsorships, grantmaking and an ambassador program to champion collaborative, systematic change across the sailing and sports communities to benefit our ocean. Although competing against other teams in ‘The Great Race’, this team's main goal is to integrate sustainability into the value of their organisation and inspire others to do the same across the entirety of their operation while educating, innovating and inspiring people with critical messaging of ocean stewardship. A unique episode, this is the first sustainability champion our channel has highlighted and interviewed within the sporting world! This week, we speak with Amy Munro to learn more about the 11th Hour Racing organisation, their sailboat team, the Great Race their sailors are currently competing in and how this team is pioneering an environmentally conscious future - one degree at a time. To learn more about 11th Hour Racing simply click the link: Follow Climate AI on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/11thhourracing/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/11th-hour-racing https://www.facebook.com/11thhourracing https://www.youtube.com/11thhourracing Find out more about 11th Hour Racing and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This man is on a mission to make his products from 100% ocean-bound plastics by the end of 2023! | 11 Feb 2023 | 00:34:54 | |
Series 2, episode 7 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙 Introducing Ben Ridding, the Founder of Ulu, a company formed because of Ben’s love for the sea. Ulu makes waterproof backpacks and tow floats with the mission to make all of its products from 100% ocean-bound plastics. So, why does the ocean matter? When we think about the issues we face as a result of climate change, it’s important to remember that our oceans need to be clean and protected to avoid the most severe issues that climate change is causing globally. Our oceans feed us, regulate our climate, and generate much of the oxygen that we breathe. We sometimes overlook the need for a clean and protected ocean when we think about sustainability. But for many people, the ocean is their playground, where they go to escape life's challenges and reconnect with nature. Ben does not necessarily consider himself a ‘Sustainability Champion,’ but rather someone who is eco-conscious, using common sense to make a small change to address a major crisis. In this episode, Ben discusses how he plans to make all of his products from 100% ocean-bound plastic. This is how he and the team at Ulu ensure they are making a real difference when it comes to protecting the ocean from plastic. In this episode we discuss the plastic pollution crisis, what brands and people can do to address this problem, ‘greenwashing’ - or falsely advertising a brand is sustainable - and how Ben is trying to create awareness by educating consumers, people and manufacturers. To learn more about Ulu simply click the link: Follow Ulu on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/uludrybags/ https://www.facebook.com/uludrybags/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ulu-ocean-xplorer/?viewAsMember=true https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-ridding-00204b118/ Find out more about Ulu and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company offers valuable insights so people and industry can ‘climate-proof’ our future! | 08 Feb 2023 | 00:56:00 | |
Series 2, episode 6 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 Introducing Himanshu Gupta, the Co-Founder and CEO of Climate AI. Climate AI is developing a solution for those in the agriculture & food, finance, commodities, water risk management and climate risk management industries. He and the team are providing the world’s first Enterprise Climate Planning platform that offers risk intelligence to these industries that affect people, enterprises and governments. The effects of climate change are already prevalent in the everyday lives for millions of people around the world. In fact, it was reported by ABC Australia at the start of 2023 that “Greenland temperatures the warmest in more than 1,000 years, new data show”. Climate change accelerates volatility and escalates the risk of extremes, creating massive challenges for people, governments, and businesses around the world. Adaptation is a necessity — and the most important transformation of our time. Himanshu and his team at Climate AI are on a mission to ‘climate-proof’ the economy while aiming for zero loss of lives, livelihoods and nature. This week we speak with Himanshu Gupta, the CEO of an inspiring and innovative company to understand the AI technology that he and his team are developing and its benefits. To learn more about Climate AI simply click the link: Follow Climate AI on social media through the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climateai/ Find out more about Climate AI and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This prize celebrates and acknowledges the work of sustainability champions from around the world! | 02 Feb 2023 | 01:03:57 | |
Series 2, episode 5 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 Introducing the Zayed Sustainability Prize, the United Arab Emirates’ pioneering global award for recognising excellence in sustainability around the world. Established in 2008, this prize recognises nonprofit organisations (NPOs), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and high schools for their impactful, innovative and inspiring sustainable solutions across the categories of Health, Food, Energy, Water and Global High Schools. With 96 winners across the world, the Prize has helped positively impact over 370 million people since the first awards ceremony in 2009. In this week’s episode, we are showcasing two of this year’s winners from the 2023 ceremony in Abu Dhabi. The first of these winners is LEDARS (Local Environment Development and Agricultural Research Society). LEDARS is an organisation based in Bangladesh that integrates water resource management models to solve water scarcity issues in disaster-prone areas where water becomes unusable due to salinity and flooding. The second is Neurotech, winner of the Zayed Sustainability Prize in technology. Based in Jordan, this organisation has developed Al-based algorithms with a blockchain-based transaction system to bring reliable energy access to refugee camps and underdeveloped areas. Both of these sustainability champions are making positive, real-world changes to the most vulnerable in society who are impacted most by the changing climate. This week, we speak with Mohon Kumar Mondal from LEDARS and Abdel Rahman Al Khalaileh and Omar Asad from Neurotech, in collaboration with the Zayed Sustainability Prize. To learn more about the Zayed Sustainability Prize, click this link: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com To apply for the Zayed Sustainability Prize 2024, click the link below: Follow the Zayed Sustainability Prize on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/ZayedSustainabilityPrize/ https://www.youtube.com/user/zayedfep To learn more about our guests, click the links below: Find out more about the Zayed Sustainability Prize and organisations like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at Zayed Sustainability Prize. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This student-founded platform is on a mission to make your daily habits online more sustainable! | 28 Jan 2023 | 00:35:42 | |
Series 2, episode 4 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 Introducing Joe Lipman: Co-Founder & CEO of NAME APP, an app founded by university students who are on a mission to make scrolling meaningful and shopping sustainable & stylish. Having only recently launched their app, NAME APP was started because the founders felt that our favourite online habits were becoming increasingly meaningless. The team at NAME APP sees the world slightly differently. They believe that as consumers, our everyday lives and habits can be improved for the better. Through their app, the team of young students are working to make NAME APP mainstream so their users feel good while scrolling. This is done by featuring short, entertaining videos with experts discussing major topics in society and environmental sustainability. In this series of our podcast, we wanted to showcase and highlight a range of sustainability champions. It is inspiring to see young entrepreneurs, who are finishing their studies at university in the UK, take the skills they are learning in class and apply them towards an online platform that has meaningful and purpose-driven content. In our second episode of this week, we speak with Joe Lipman on the fourth episode of series 2 to discuss their sustainable, content-driven platform and their plans for the future of NAME App. To learn more about the NAME App simply click the link: Follow NAME App on social media through this link below: https://www.instagram.com/nameappuk/ Find out more about NAME App and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at NAME App. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This Climate Change Coach helps people overcome eco-anxiety by taking action in their daily lives! | 25 Jan 2023 | 01:02:45 | |
Series 2, episode 3 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 Introducing Katharina Hellmann, certified Life Coach & Climate Change Coach, who specialises in turning climate anxiety into empowered action, from helping individuals reduce their carbon footprint, live more sustainability and become happier than ever before! After reading in the 2018 IPCC report that humanity had a mere 12 years left to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, Katharina became crippled with climate anxiety, questioning everything including her dream to have a family. It was only after she found life coaching that she learned how to manage her emotions in a healthy way and how to transform our minds so that we can create the change we want to see in the world. She shook off her paralysis, reclaimed her power to act and embarked on an ongoing journey to slash her family’s carbon footprint without any sacrifice to their quality of life. And this journey has been so transformative that she decided to become a Life Coach for the sole purpose of putting the most powerful tools into the hands of people who are done watching the world go up in flames without doing anything about it. Today, she helps eco-conscious people turn climate anxiety into empowered and effective action and actually implement a sustainable low-carbon lifestyle that maximises their quality of life. The term eco-anxiety has only recently become mainstream and it was in an attempt to combat people's fear of the environment and overcome eco-anxiety that our Founder Daniel Hartz and our team here at Sustainability Champions started this channel. In our first of two episodes this week, we speak with Katharina Hellmann on the third episode of Series 2 to discuss her work and how she is helping individuals. To learn more about Katharina simply click the link: Follow Katharina on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/katharinahellmanncoaching/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharinahellmanncoaching/ Find out more about sustainable champions like Katharina on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This organisation is empowering sustainability professionals across the workforce and around the world | 18 Jan 2023 | 00:40:31 | |
Series 2, episode 2 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 Introducing Michelle Benavides, Executive Director at the International Society of Sustainability Professionals, or ISSP for short, an organisation that is set up to empower sustainability professionals across the workforce and around the world. ISSP is the world's leading professional association of sustainability practitioners. A member-driven organisation, the ISSP moves the sustainability profession forward by empowering each other and defining professional excellence. Regardless of your area of specialisation or the sector you work in, ISSP is a leading partner in driving change. The ISSP's mission is to collaborate with its members by providing opportunities for sustainability professionals to share ideas and resources through an online, member-only ISSP community platform. Through collaboration, capacity building and partnering toward goals, the ISSP facilitates dialogue among professionals to continuously clarify and update the Sustainability Professionals in its network. Helping to define the standards of excellence for its professionals allows for the ISSP to properly educate the capable workforce that plays a critical role in driving true sustainability. This week we speak with Michelle Benavides on the second episode of our new series to discuss in more detail the need for a professional community within the world of sustainability. To learn more about the ISSP simply click the link: https://www.sustainabilityprofessionals.org Follow The ISSP on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/issp_org/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-qiM8JSNZyRKD-P-AUSmJg Find out more about The ISSP and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at ISSP. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This startup-founded university is on a mission to educate and empower the change makers of tomorrow | 11 Jan 2023 | 00:44:09 | |
Series 2, episode 1 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 Introducing Dr. Thomas Funke, CEO and Co-Founder of Tomorrow University, the first fully state-accredited European university to be founded by a Tech-Startup. Tomorrow University has been educating learners through its revolutionary approach to education since 2020, with a strong focus on sustainability and technology. When the pandemic hit, Thomas and his co-founder, Christian Rebernik, quickly realised that our current education systems are not prepared to take learning into the 21st century. Traditional classrooms were simply taken online, resulting in highly ineffective learning through endless Zoom lectures and little peer interaction. Seeing this as an opportunity to radically change education for the better, the two founders created Tomorrow University: a remote-first university allowing students to learn from anywhere in the world at any time, and forming a real-time community in a virtual campus. Tomorrow University offers students the opportunity to acquire 21st-century skills in sustainability, technology and entrepreneurship through its challenge-based learning model. Learners tackle real-world problems and scenarios and devise strategies to solve them. They can choose from a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, an Impact Degree in Green Tech, or participate in one of the regular Open Challenges to discover a new way of learning. This week, we speak with Dr Thomas Funke on the first episode of our new series to discuss their higher education courses and their approach to education in sustainability. To learn more about Tomorrow University simply click the link: https://www.tomorrow.university Follow Tomorrow University on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/tomorrow.university/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0JojcoZac-iHHU5Yx8K1Cw Find out more about Tomorrow University and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at Tomorrow University. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company is on a mission to divert 100 million tonnes of waste from landfill by 2025! | 21 Dec 2022 | 00:33:28 | |
Series 1, episode 15 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙 Introducing May Al-Karooni, Founder & CEO of Globechain, a company that is a leading ESG data reuse marketplace connecting enterprises with non-profits, small businesses and people to redistribute unneeded items. Globechain generates ESG data on your impact, helping you reduce waste costs and achieve your sustainability and SDG targets. May Al-Karooni realised no one had digitised the waste industry when the bank she worked for moved offices across the road. Rather than moving their office furniture, most of which was in perfect condition, they disposed of it all and purchased brand-new furniture. Seeing this immense waste was a revelation; she knew there were charities and people that needed these items, and that her bank had also incurred high fees for both the disposal and repurchase of the furniture. This revelation resulted in the birth of Globechain! In February 2022, our founder Daniel Hartz interviewed May as she was scaling Globechain into new markets and its marketplace was beginning to be used by more users. Today, Globechain is the biggest reuse marketplace worldwide, with over 10,000 members operating in the UK, Spain, the UAE and New York. We brought the Sustainability Champion's Podcast series back in September of this year, and Globechain has helped us facilitate this series by sponsoring our episodes! A champion we featured in 2020, two years later is now helping us showcase more champions from the world. A truly inspiring sustainable champion, this week we speak with our series sponsor Globechain and their Founder May Al-Karooni! To learn more about Globechain simply click the link: Follow Globechain on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/weareglobechain/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPnTAxG2GzLjnlbbDPv2hBw Find out more about Globechain and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at Globechain. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company made a device that makes a bike ‘e’ instantly! | 14 Dec 2022 | 00:47:28 | |
Series 1, episode 14 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙 Introducing Som Ray, The CEO & Founder of CLIP, a company that specialises in making a portable propulsion device that is designed to transform any standard bike into an e-bike instantly! Transportation is responsible for 24% of global direct CO₂ emissions, road vehicles account for nearly three quarters of transport emissions, and these numbers are not decreasing. On top of the unsustainable levels of carbon emissions that are ruining our planet’s climate, road vehicles are polluting our air at unprecedented levels. Therefore, we will need much more cycling if we are to combat climate change! This is what inspired Som, the CEO & Founder of CLIP Bikes to create an electronic solution for biking. CLIP's powerful friction drive delivers smooth power on demand to make any urban commute easy as the breeze. Many of our team here at Sustainability Champions own an e-bike and we know e-bikes are expensive and they get stolen a lot! So, what if you could simply detach the ‘e’ from your bike to carry it inside? Just detach & GO! CLIP is as light as a laptop, fits in your backpack & looks great charging on your desk. A truly inspiring sustainable champion, this week we speak with the CEO & Founder of CLIP; Som Ray To learn more about Invisible Company simply click the link: Follow Invisible Company on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/clipbike/ https://www.facebook.com/cliptobike Find out more about CLIP and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at CLIP Bike. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company has created a compostable and landfill biodegradable packaging solution! | 07 Dec 2022 | 00:51:50 | |
Series 1, episode 13 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙 Introducing Devana Ng; The Co-Founder of INVISIBLE COMPANY, a company that specialises in providing alternative packaging to different fashion brands, e-commerce, logistics and retails to replace the conventional packaging. Their solution is water-soluble, compostable and landfill biodegradable packaging which is called #INVISIBLEBAG. This packaging doesn’t contain PP, PE, PS, PVC plastic and is Non-toxic to the environment! The story behind Invisible Company began in 2018 when Co-Founder Devana and her husband Flavienthrough their love and passion for hiking, especially in the mountains in Hong Kong. It was through this passion booth Devana and Flavien discovered they were cleaning up trails on their hikes, most of which included plastic waste and rubbish bags. Devana and Flavien discovered that all the packaging they found was neither recycled nor biodegradable. They wanted to find a way to reduce waste at the source with an alternative solution which is not harmful to our environment. Hence, in 2020, they started researching and created this water-soluble material and design that makes up their INVISIBLE BAG packaging. Since then, Invisible Company has started to work with over 700 brands worldwide, mostly in fashion, with the goal to create a greener online shopping experience for logistics companies and e-commerce brands. Both Founders Devana and Flavien are passionate about addressing the needs of climate change and for Insviable Company, they are optimistic that their packaging solution will make a small change to both businesses and consumers, but make a big impact on the environment! Truly inspiring sustainable champions, this week we speak with the Co-Foudner of Invisible Company; Devana Ng. To learn more about Invisible Company simply click the link: https://www.invisible-company.com Follow Invisible Company on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/invisiblecompany_/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjG5_FqCDSu2a3OiKtkppJg Find out more about Invisible Company and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at the Invisible Company. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This team is helping organisations repurpose and reuse old lab equipment for the circular economy | 30 Nov 2022 | 00:45:02 | |
Series 1, episode 12 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 Introducing brothers Ryan and Justin Andrews, the co-founders of REUZEit, a company that specialises in redistributing used lab equipment from companies in the life science sector that no longer need it. REUZEit repurposes this equipment for people and organisations who can make good use of it. Not only is REUZEit good for the environment, but it is also helpful for innovation because entrepreneurs can start working on their ideas by purchasing high-quality equipment at a low cost. Here at Sustainability Champions, we love sustainable entrepreneurship that is good for both the planet and people. From a five-year case study carried out by REUZEit with one of their industry-leading clients that has more than 1,000 sites and 75,000 employees globally, REUZEit was able to divert up to 4.6 million pounds of equipment from going to landfills. From reduced greenhouse gas emissions to pollution prevention, landfill avoidance and recycling efficiency are the key unique sustainable selling points of REUZEit’s platform the company is now scaling out its operations and currently going through a Kickstarter campaign. This week we spoke with both Ryan Andrews, CIO & Co-Founder, and Justin Andrews, CEO & Co-Founder, to discuss their reuse marketplace and to understand the importance of the circular economy. To learn more about REUZEit and their latest Kickstarter campaign, simply click the link below to learn more: https://www.startengine.com/offering/reuzeit Learn more about REUZEit on their website: Follow REUZEit on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/reuze_it/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1zfdI8KlQR583_SG_2VbCg/featured Find out more about REUZEit and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at REUZEit. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This team aims to demystify the circular economy and design. | 26 Nov 2022 | 01:01:52 | |
Series 1, episode 11 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 Introducing Michael Hirschhorn, CEO and Founder at Mebl Furniture & Scarlette Tapp, Executive Director at The Sustainable Furnishings Council. Michael & Scarlette work together to create and publish The Circular Design Glossary, a glossary of terms that provides definitions on specific language used in the circular economy. The idea is to help the furniture industry move towards circular thinking and design of furniture products both in the US and around the world. The very concept of sustainability is based on meeting the various needs of the present without compromising the possibilities of future generations. But what does furniture design have to do with the circular economy? Basically everything because they go together! Design is the starting point of the production chain of every piece of furniture. WIth The Glossary, both Michael & Scarlette are on a mission to help more businesses within the furnishings industry to reuse and recycle different materials as many times as possible, therebye avoiding unnecessary pollution and waste, while simultaneously promoting values of social and environmental responsibilities, both with their members and nonmembers. Michael, Scarlette and the team behind The Glossary want to feature inspiring circular-design applications from sofas to tables to lighting. The Glossary illustrates real-life solutions to today’s wasteful linear ‘take-make-waste’ way of living. The Circular Design Glossary is an independent, non-sponsored publication featuring:
This week we speak with both Micahel and Scarlette on our eleventh podcast episode to discuss their Glossary publication and the concepts behind a circular approach to the furnishing industry. To learn more about The Circular Design Glossary simply click the link: https://sustainablefurnishings.org/glossary Follow The Circular Design Glossary on social media through the links below: https://www.youtube.com/@mebltransformingfurniture https://www.youtube.com/@SustainablyFurnish Find out more about The Circular Design Glossary and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at the Sustainable Furnishings Council. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company created an entire product line of condiments that are made from quality ingredients from organic farmers! | 24 Nov 2022 | 00:58:48 | |
Series 1, episode 10 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 In life only two things matter: Food & love. Well, that's according to the team at Curtice Brothers! Introducing Mario Bauer, Founder of Curtice Brothers and Simon Korn, Production Manager at Curtice Brothers. Curtice Brothers is a company that created an entire product line of condiments made from quality ingredients from organic farmers! The team at Curtice Brothers cooked, experimented with the wildest recipes, tasted the worst and the best outcomes, drank wine, danced in the kitchen and learned how to squeeze 15 tomatoes into one small bottle. Although you can't call it ketchup yet, the outcome is promising. Mario, the Founder of Curtice Brothers, had this crazy idea of creating a healthier and better ketchup that would exceed the expectations of his epicure friends – some of them sommeliers, chefs of upscale restaurants and the pampered lovers of good food. By sourcing quality ingredients from some of the best organic farms, they don’t compromise a single step towards making a ketchup that they are proud to serve. And, as part of that, they work towards a more sustainable environment through the ingredients they source and make their condiments from! Certified vegan and gluten-free, this brand's condiments are packaged in glass bottles, encouraging their customers to reuse their bottles with their orders or for other means in the kitchen! To learn more about Curtice Brothers simply click the link: Follow Curtice Brothers on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/curticebrothers/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/curtice-brothers/ https://www.youtube.com/@curticebrothers5665 Find out more about Curtice Brothers and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at Curtice Brothers. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company is changing everything we know about wind turbines! | 16 Nov 2022 | 00:51:43 | |
Series 1, episode 9 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙 Introducing Cheryl and Chris Moore, the Co-Founders and inventors of Harmony Turbines, a company that was founded with the idea to create a simple, efficient and affordable residential wind turbine that could meet the needs of most homeowners. Founded in August 2020, Harmony Turbines have the goal of developing a wind turbine solution that can achieve mass adoption in the residential marketplace by addressing the deficiencies that are often overlooked by current wind turbines. Chris Moore, Co-Founder of Harmony Turbines, is no stranger to the Clean Energy R&D space. Since 1998, he has worked with many teams and organisations to create innovative solutions for a cleaner, more sustainable future. From his experiences, he has seen first-hand the issues with the current wind turbine models and is determined to create a more effective solution. So what are the disadvantages of conventional wind turbines and why are Harmony Turbines looking to innovate and improve upon the existing models? Although wind energy is a renewable, greener option of energy, it too still has its limitations. For example, many turbines pose a threat to the surrounding wildlife. Flying birds and bats whose habitats or migratory paths pass through turbines can be injured or killed if they fly under the blades of a turbine. What’s more is that many turbines come with an expensive upfront cost and can, in some cases, be unreliable/unpredictable. Their goal is simple: they want to help make the world a better place. And, in their view, it starts with giving more people the ‘power’ to change the world. An inspiring and innovative couple, this week we speak with both Cheryl and Chris on our ninth podcast episode to discuss their product and their current Kickstarter campaign. To learn more about Harmony Turbines simply click the link: https://www.startengine.com/offering/harmony-turbines?utm_source=SC&utm_medium=SC Follow Harmony Turbines on social media through the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harmonyturbines/ https://www.youtube.com/user/hatch789y Find out more about Harmony Turbines and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at Harmony Turbines. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company is improving water efficiency to prevent over-consumption in water-scarce areas | 09 Nov 2022 | 00:37:52 | |
Series 1, episode 8 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 Introducing Yasmine Ben Miloud, the Co-Founder and Head of Marketing at Water-Sec. At present; Tunisia is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. In 2017, 367 cubic metres (m3) of water were available per capita to almost 12 million inhabitants, compared to a regional average of 526 m3 and a global average of 5,700 m3. This lack of access to water has meant many Tunisians live with water curfews in the south and drought in many parts of the country. Water-Sec was born to tackle the issue of water scarcity in Tunisia and the wider MENA countries. By offering a technological solution to monitor the water consumption of people and organisations, to help save the water used daily and face resource scarcity concerns. This week COP27 will be held in the MENA region in Egypt and our Founder Daniel Hartz will be at COP27 speaking with sustainability champions from around the world to discuss the climate problems we all face and the solutions these champions are creating. One of these champions is the team at Water-Sec and their Founder & Head of Marketing Yasmine Ben Miloud. To learn more about Water-Sec simply click the link: Follow Water-Sec on social media through the links below: https://www.facebook.com/people/WaterSec/100076298953886/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/water-sec/ Find out more about Water-Sec and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This woman’s company empowers people to discover brands that align with their values! | 05 Nov 2022 | 00:49:59 | |
Series 1, episode 7 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 Introducing Maryclaire Manard, the Founder and CEO at Cluey Consumer. So what is Cluey Consumers? Cluey exists to solve the modern-day dilemma for impact-conscious consumers who want to align their purchases with their values & enables those consumers, through the collective power of the free market, to change how corporations impact people, the planet and even politics. So how is Cluey making a difference? Cluey makes a difference by holding corporations more accountable to their consumers who care about spending their money responsibly. So instead of persuasive marketing campaigns from companies calling the shots on how our consumer habits should change over time, Cluey is putting that power back into the hands of the consumer. It may seem like a small action on the individual level, but with Cluey, it has the capability to make a revolutionary impact. Cluey is rating brands using the three Ps: their impact on people, the planet and politics. To learn more about Cluey Consumers simply click the link: Follow Cluey Consumers on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/clueyconsumer/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cluey-consumer Find out more about Cluey Consumers and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team Cluey. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company saves 96,000 hides from landfill by turning waste into leather for upholstery! | 02 Nov 2022 | 00:56:46 | |
Series 1, episode 6 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 What is the environmental cost of producing leather? Is it ethical to wear leather? Is leather considered sustainable? The leather industry is one of many industries that brings about much conversation surrounding its ethics, its practices, its environmental impact and whether it is a material that is actually sustainable. As a channel, we always want to meet new people and showcase their innovations and activism to a wider audience. We always aim to get their perspectives and understand their views on topics and issues that affect all of us and the environment we live in. A different type of post to what we are used to here at Sustainability Champions; introducing Jack Prause, CEO of Cortina Leathers. Cortina Leathers started in 1903 and since then has become a market leader, with their leathers being made for clients in a range of markets globally from hospitality, workspaces, the automotive & aviation industries and residential spaces. With a large number of clients around the globe, you may have sat on a chair that has been upholstered with leather made by Cortina Leathers! On this week’s podcast, our Founder Daniel Hartz speaks to the CEO at Cortina Leathers to discuss more widely the issues within the leather industry and explore the subject of whether or not leather is a sustainable fabric. To be able to better answer this question, we wanted to speak with an industry leader and get their view, while also learning more about the industry itself. In this episode, it was fascinating to hear about Cortina Leathers Environmental Stewardship initiative and learning about the certifications Cortina has received over the years from Future-Fit Business, SCS Global and ISO. Are you interested in joining the conversation on whether leather is sustainable? We will be sending Jack Prause our listeners' questions after this episode goes live. You can send your questions and thoughts to our Marketing Lead Peter at peter@sustainabilitychampions.com To learn more about Cortina Leathers simply click the link: https://www.cortinaleathers.com Follow Cortina Leathers on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/cortinaleathers/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cortina-leathers/about/ Find out more about Cortina Leathers and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team Cortina Leathers. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||
| This company is removing harmful carbon from the air with the aim to get the world to net zero and keep global warming below 1.5°C | 26 Oct 2022 | 00:45:16 | |
Series 1, episode 5 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙 Climeworks has been on a journey toward a solution that would empower everyone to take climate action. Founded in 2009 by two Co-Founders Jan and Christoph, who met on their first day of university at ETH Zurich. Sharing a passion for alpine sports and spending time in the Swiss Alps, they experienced the effects of climate change first-hand. Shocked by the retreat of the glaciers, they vowed to do everything they could to tackle climate change. Combining their engineering expertise, they have created a technology called direct air capture, a way to capture carbon dioxide directly from the air. As a result, Climeworks was formed and is now the leader in direct air capture (DAC) technology. So why direct air capture? In recent years, climate action has experienced a paradigm shift. It’s now recognized that drastically reducing emissions alone won’t be enough to halt climate change. The IPCC reports show that drastic emissions reductions are more important than ever, but on top of this, carbon dioxide removal is needed to get the world to net zero and keep global warming below 1.5 °C. But it’s no longer just the scientists saying this; individuals and businesses also agree. We need many carbon dioxide removal solutions working together to prevent further global warming and restore balance to our climate. The global capacity to store carbon dioxide is vast and lies between 5 and 30 trillion tons. As a carbon dioxide removal solution, Climeworks’ direct air capture and storage (DAC+S) is particularly effective because it’s highly efficient, permanent, safe, and measurable. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5°C, humanity must remove around 5 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the air annually by mid-century and 17 billion tons by 2100. And Climeworks believes direct air capture will play a significant role in achieving these goals. To learn more about Climeworks simply click this link: https://actnow.climeworks.com/SustainabilityChampions Follow Climeworks on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/climeworks/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/climeworks/ Find out more about Climeworks and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://www.instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at Climeworks. | |||
| This man diverted 850,000 KGs of waste from landfill; aims to prevent 1M kgs in 2022! | 19 Oct 2022 | 00:57:12 | |
Series 1, episode 4 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙 Introducing Anthony Levy, Founder & CEO of Circularity First a company that specialises in helping businesses design, build, manage and quantify IT infrastructures with a circular mindset. Circularity First Group have been working across sustainable IT for over 14 years. At their origin, they knew that systematic change was required. As the wider business community assesses its carbon footprint, others are realising it too. Numbers suggest that IT contributes between 5% and 20% to a company’s Scope 3 carbon footprint. With 80% of that carbon coming from manufacturing, Circularity First has extended the life of what we have and stemmed the tide on new. For their founder and their team, it’s their belief that ‘It’s now or never.’ Circularity First works with both vendors and customers and over 14 years have achieved: - Preventing 850,000 KGs of technology equipment from becoming eWaste, the equivalent of 6 blue whales. - This year, 2022 Circularity First is on track to prevent 1M KGs from ending up in landfill - Of the networking products they sell, 99% are sourced from manufactured, reused and redeployed authorised programmes. - As a company, they aim to be carbon neutral by the end of 2022. - Using science-based targets they also aim to be net zero by 2030. In this episode, the CEO of Circularity First, Anthony Levy raises an interesting point; ‘How many sustainable IT companies can we name?’ As an industry, it is contributing to massive energy use & carbon footprint, requires extensive mining for minerals, and leaves an environmental cost with roughly $62.5 billion of electronic waste thrown away each year. A conversation we have not addressed yet on this channel, we are delighted to announce that this week’s podcast episode will look at how the industry can be more circular, and environmentally friendly and how Circularity First aims to address the main issues centred on the industry over the coming years. To learn more about Circularity First and Anthony (aka The Sustainable IT Guy) simply click the links below: https://bit.ly/3VyY8iO Follow Circularity First on social media through the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/company/circularity-first/ https://twitter.com/Circularity1st Find out more about Circularity First and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://www.instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions/?viewAsMember=true Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This feature is sponsored by the team at Circularity First. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions | |||