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Sustainability ChampionsThis company is making endlessly recyclable shoe soles from Mediterranean cork!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, wha...
2023-08-1233 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company makes a more sustainable, resilient future for the tourism and hospitality industry.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.
2023-08-0942 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis ‘Changemaker’ from Tomorrow University has developed an emissions reduction service as part of her studies!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...
2023-08-0530 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company is transforming discarded wood set for landfills and turning it into valuable products!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 tr...
2023-08-0232 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company has made affordable, low-cost and low-carbon heating systems!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 t...
2023-07-2935 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis tea company’s factory that runs on 100% renewable energy and gives back to the grid!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...
2023-07-2634 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis app is helping consumers reduce their emissions and live more sustainability - each purchase at a time!
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. ...
2023-07-1340 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company is on a mission to reduce waste, and reliance on fossil fuels in the wool market!
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 po...
2023-07-0536 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis brand is positively impacting society with clothing through transparency and education.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...
2023-06-2832 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company is on a mission to prevent 1 billion tonnes of CO2e emissions by 2030!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...
2023-06-2133 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company is using drones data to offer a better understanding of our changing environment!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 th...
2023-06-2129 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company is on a mission to create sustainable and long-lasting electronic products!
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...
2023-06-0727 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company creates their cleaning products from 100% natural biological and plant based liquids!
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 gen...
2023-05-3130 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company is helping homeowners live in safer, more sustainable spaces!
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...
2023-05-2434 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis woman is an ambassador to conservation organizations to help preserve our natural environment!
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 Afri...
2023-04-2945 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis former Miss Universe Netherlands is using her platform to tackle plastic pollution!
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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, w...
2023-04-2630 min
Sustainability ChampionsThese authors have created a complete guide to small-scale homesteading!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-suffic...
2023-04-2240 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis blogger serves up easy and budget-friendly plant-based recipes to inspire readers to go vegan!
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 relatab...
2023-04-1937 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis woman is making sustainability mainstream as a sustainable model, consultant and investor!
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 al...
2023-04-1537 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis woman repurposes old garments and materials to make hand-made luxury pillows!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 landfi...
2023-04-1238 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis women’s cosmetics brand is cruelty free and vegan!
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 pr...
2023-04-0835 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis brand is on a mission to do something about the damn plastic in our environment!
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, i...
2023-04-0525 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis PR firm helps designers and textile organisations be seen by their target audience!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 f...
2023-03-3034 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis sales trainer has mentored over 25,000 sales professionals, guaranteeing sales growth!
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:
Building capability within a sales team and its leaders through training and coaching
Delivering results, a consultative approach to a s...
2023-03-2939 min
Sustainability ChampionsThe UK’s leading trade mark house is helping brands discover and protect their intellectual propertyIndustry 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...
2023-03-2838 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis woman's affordable clothing brand reduces fashion waste through inventive upcycling!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 l...
2023-03-2233 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company is changing everything we know about the insurance industry!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 mon...
2023-03-1529 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis VC fund invests in founders addressing the most pressing challenges to our environment!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...
2023-03-0835 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company’s technology converts organic waste into nutrient-rich compost within 24 - 72 hours!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 th...
2023-03-0135 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company is addressing global drought by reducing the amount of water farmers need for crops!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 De...
2023-02-2237 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis organisation uses the power of sports to restore the relationship between people and the planetSeries 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 com...
2023-02-1528 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis man is on a mission to make his products from 100% ocean-bound plastics by the end of 2023!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...
2023-02-1134 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company offers valuable insights so people and industry can ‘climate-proof’ our future!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 sta...
2023-02-0856 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis prize celebrates and acknowledges the work of sustainability champions from around the world!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 showcasin...
2023-02-021h 03
Sustainability ChampionsThis student-founded platform is on a mission to make your daily habits online more sustainable!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 stude...
2023-01-2835 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis Climate Change Coach helps people overcome eco-anxiety by taking action in their daily lives!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 emoti...
2023-01-251h 02
Sustainability ChampionsThis organisation is empowering sustainability professionals across the workforce and around the worldSeries 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 co...
2023-01-1840 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis startup-founded university is on a mission to educate and empower the change makers of tomorrowSeries 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 litt...
2023-01-1144 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company is on a mission to divert 100 million tonnes of waste from landfill by 2025!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...
2022-12-2133 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company made a device that makes a bike ‘e’ instantly!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...
2022-12-1447 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company has created a compostable and landfill biodegradable packaging solution!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...
2022-12-0751 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis team is helping organisations repurpose and reuse old lab equipment for the circular economySeries 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...
2022-11-3045 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis team aims to demystify the circular economy and design.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 withou...
2022-11-261h 01
Sustainability ChampionsThis company created an entire product line of condiments that are made from quality ingredients from organic farmers!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 tomat...
2022-11-2458 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company is changing everything we know about wind turbines!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...
2022-11-1651 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company is improving water efficiency to prevent over-consumption in water-scarce areasSeries 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...
2022-11-0937 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis woman’s company empowers people to discover brands that align with their values!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 persu...
2022-11-0549 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company saves 96,000 hides from landfill by turning waste into leather for upholstery!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 affec...
2022-11-0256 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis 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°CSeries 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 cal...
2022-10-2645 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis man diverted 850,000 KGs of waste from landfill; aims to prevent 1M kgs in 2022!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 exten...
2022-10-1957 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis company makes plastic-free, biodegradable and compostable sanitary period pads!Series 1, episode 3 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙
Introducing Sparkle!
Sparkle’s story, quite fittingly, started with a spark. Founded by Hetal & Chirag Virani.
The social and cultural stigma surrounding periods in Surat, Gujarat, India while she was growing up, sparked Hetal to think about all the hurried whispers, hiding, guilty glances, and the almost shameful image that the society had set for its menstruators.
On the other hand, travelling the world, visiting many countries and experiencing (first-hand) the lack of sanitary products, as well as its physiological and socio-economic effects on millions of...
2022-10-121h 02
Sustainability ChampionsThis women is on a mission to reduce single-use containers from ending up in landfill.Series 1, episode 2 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙
Atmosvu is on a mission to reduce single-use containers from ending up in landfill.
Every Atmosvu customer is helping end single-use candle container waste.
According to the team at Atmosvu, the U.S. retail sales of candle products are approximately $3 billion annually. Research indicates that only 8% of candle containers are recycled and over 35 million candle containers end up in landfills every year.
With their reusable candle containers, they've made things simple: no more candle graveyards and no more wax waste.
With quality veg...
2022-10-0537 min
Sustainability ChampionsThis man's entire product range is 100% biodegradable, edible and turtle friendly 🐢Series 1, episode 1 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙
Maxim Gelmann is the Founder and Chief Stroodler at Stroodles.
Having started with their flagship product their famous pasta straws (which are made entirely of pasta and are edible... a perfect after-cocktail snack) Stroodles has become a movement for conscious consumerism. We are thrilled to welcome our audience to the Stroodles revolution in our first episode of this new series.
What the Stroodle?
All of the Stroodles products are 100% biodegradable and good for the planet. And you can even munch on them after use, as the...
2022-09-2843 min
GoodViralCould You Become A Sustainability Champion? - Interview with Daniel Hartz - Environmental GoodCause and Action for Success--- About Our Guest ---
What are Sustainability Champions?
They are leaders and innovators and their numbers are growing.
In this episode, we interview Daniel Hartz. He is the founder of Sustainability Champions, a platform that is showcasing individuals, businesses, and organizations who have incorporated remarkably sustainable interventions in society. As an organization Sustainability Champions highlights the people, ideas, and innovations protecting and healing the planet.
When Daniel started speaking with all the incredible Sustainability Champions, he realized two things:
Sustainability often makes financial sense.
And, the future of the env...
2022-02-0326 min
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2021-10-1836 min
Slow Flowers PodcastEpisode 516: A conversation about the Slow Flowers Movement with Daniel Hartz of the Sustainability Champions Podcasthttps://youtu.be/o9vPCvrSjjI
Today's conversation was originally broadcast in late May by "Sustainability Champions," an investigative podcast series made for the environmental stewards of the world, produced and hosted by Daniel Hartz. The series defines Sustainability as "the avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance" and Champion as "one who supports or defends a cause." We can all get behind that, right?
Host and founder of Sustainability Champions, Daniel Hartz is an American based in London. He started Sustainability Champions to showcase people around the world working hard to heal the p...
2021-07-281h 01
POOLit Pod-A podcast with sustainable warriors who are selflessly contributing to save environment!!POOLit Pod (Interaction with sustainable warriors) - Episode 1 - Daniel HartzPresenting the first guest speaker of POOLit Pod – Daniel Hartz! Daniel Hartz is doing a great job in connecting people through his online platform called Sustainability Champions. He is the founder and host of the Sustainability Champions Podcast. A California native living in London, Daniel is an optimist who loves learning about the amazing work people are doing around the world to promote sustainability. He loves taking walks in nature, practicing yoga, and making puns.YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pqdHtjWebsite: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com/Recommendation by Daniel Hartz Book - Drawdown Website - https://drawdown.or...
2021-07-0915 min
CREATIVE SOCIETYShare the good news. Daniel Hartz | Allatraunites🔹️ Daniel Hartz is the founder and host of the Sustainability Champions Podcast and Instagram channel. A California native living in London, Daniel is an optimist who loves learning about the amazing work people are doing around the world to promote sustainability.
🔹️ Join us discuss with Daniel the Creative Society - a society where all people feel safe, do what they really love and contribute to the wellbeing of the whole world community.
✅ The Creative Society project is implemented by volunteers of ALLATRA International Public Movement in order to find out how each person in the world envisions...
2021-03-3133 min
Shotcast | Daniel Körber & Christian Hain#46 HITLERS GEHEIME HARTZ IV-ASSISShotcast grüßt mit selbstgestopften Zigaretten und Freeway-Cola! Beinahe live nehmen euch Daniel und Christian diese Woche mit in Hitlers geheime Hartz IV-Welt. Außerdem erörtern die beiden die Vor- und Nachteile von FPV (das bedeutet First Person Shooter View) Drohnen und was sind die obskuren Pläne von Barilla und Spotify? All das erfahrt ihr hier!
2021-03-101h 03
Sustainability ChampionsSmart Solutions to Environmental Risks | Dr. Deborah BrosnanDid you know coral reefs provide a buffer - protecting our coasts from big waves, storms, and floods? In a time with more frequent natural disasters due to the changing climate, there’s an important message to learn: when people live in harmony with nature, we minimize our environmental risks and can even benefit from strengthened ecosystems. Today’s guest knows all about nature’s role in our lives, offering science-based solutions that reflect the best environmental ethics and facilitate outcomes for the planet, people and profit.
In this episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Dr. Deborah Brosnan, marine resili...
2020-10-1546 min
Sustainability ChampionsLloyds Bank | Financing A Greener Future TogetherIn this Episode I speak with Rachel Finesilver, Manager of Sustainability and Responsible Business at Lloyds Banking Group, and Champion of Sustainable Banking.
According to a report by Morgan Stanley analysts, the cost of stopping climate change and reducing net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, is 50 Trillion US Dollars. That includes a whole array of alternatives to our current carbon-inefficient activities, that need to be invested in and developed further. From renewable energy to electric motors and cars, to carbon capture methods, biofuels and hydrogen power.
The banking sector plays a big role, as with financial power comes a responsibility...
2020-10-0847 min
Sustainability ChampionsStrong, Non-Toxic Cleaners - Just Add Water!According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, more than 90 percent of a bottle of standard cleaning product is just water. Considering that people in most developed countries have access to clean water, this current production scheme seems like a waste. Factories mix their cleaning solution with water, package it in bottles and ship it around the world. Shipping products with heavy water requires more trips because of bulky packages, more carbon emissions and more work. Come to think of it, mixing cleaning products yourself doesn’t sound like such an unusual solution - think of how we make coffee at home: we...
2020-10-0152 min
Sustainability ChampionsOrganic & Sustainable DiapersThere are 11 million diaper-age babies in the US. Each baby uses an average of 65 diapers per week. That results in over 37 BILLION disposables being tossed EACH YEAR in the US alone. With raising awareness of single-use plastic bags, bottles and straws, why are diapers, which currently make up 30% of non-biodegradable waste in American landfills, disregarded?
In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Liz Turrigiano, Co-Founder and CEO of Esembly, and Champion of Sustainable Diapers. Esembly offers a sustainable diapering system that is built to last to help avoid all those throw-away diapers that end up polluting our environment...
2020-09-2430 min
Sustainability ChampionsCapturing The Climate Crisis Where It Hits Hardest | Ashley CooperOne of the biggest problems hindering a stronger global response against climate change, is that the effects are not felt equally all over the world, but in certain areas to a much stronger extent. Polar ice caps melting, ice bears stranded on drifting ice, floods and forest fires reaching unprecedented scales - while the west bears the most responsibility for climate disasters, they rarely feel the consequences. To accept our responsibility in causing the climate breakdown takes an effort of education, visually showing how terrifying natural disasters are and connecting the dots in how our lifestyles cause the change.
In...
2020-09-1743 min
Sustainability ChampionsFinding A Career in SustainabilityIn this episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Jules Hayward, Learning Executive Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
In this conversation, we explore the importance of system thinking for finding global solutions and the fact that it’s easy to get overwhelmed when choosing how to shift our approach for the better. We discuss some interesting career tips for people wanting to have a purpose-driven career working on either climate change, business, education, policy making, urban planning or any other important area. Crucially, Jules also discusses ways to overcome apocalypse fatigue in order to start making an impact in ou...
2020-09-1054 min
Sustainability ChampionsEco-Friendly Design For A Sustainable FutureIn this episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Patrick Marsden, Partner and Co-Owner of MaCher and Champion of Sustainable Product Design.
Not creating a product in the first place is the most sustainable thing you can do when creating products. Starting with the simple question “why” allows us to understand if the product is important to make in the first place and ultimately minimize our carbon footprint.
MaCher is a global design company specializing in marketing products from design to delivery. Years of experience and a team made of people from America, Australia and Asia, contribute to their unique abil...
2020-09-0349 min
Sustainability ChampionsEco-Friendly Holiday DestinationsIn this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Bob Garner, Co-Owner of Casal dei Fichi and Champion of Sustainable Holidays.
When we take a vacation, we oftentime enjoy luxuries beyond imagination in destinations around the world, whether artificial beaches and 5-star hotels in Dubai, enormous resorts in Mexico, or cruises that travel around the world.
When we get our well-deserved breaks from everyday life, we tend to ignore how wasteful and carbon-inefficient travelling can be. Air conditioning every step you take, lunch-buffets that end up wasting food, and electrical bills we’re glad we don’t have to pay. A st...
2020-09-0141 min
Sustainability ChampionsData Makes The Trucks Go Greener | Tracks For TrucksIn this Episode of Sustainability Champions I speak with Jakob Muus, Founder and CEO of Tracks For Trucks and Champion of Sustainable Supply Chains.
Did you know that the road freight industry is responsible for roughly 6% of the European CO2 emissions? Our global world depends on intricate supply chains to move food and goods from centralized production facilities to sales points all around the world.
Optimising our network of transport, whether trucks, ships or trains, will lead to both reduced CO2 emissions while also saving money for the companies moving the goods. Especially because the road freight industry runs on...
2020-08-2734 min
Sustainability ChampionsEating Insects For FoodIn this episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Francesco Majno, Co-Founder and CEO of Crické Food, and Champion of Insect Proteins.
To facilitate our growing populations and to reduce the waste, inefficiency and the negative environmental impacts of meat farms, we need alternative proteins. On this podcast, we’ve already spoken about highly technical solutions like plant-based and cell-based meats, and now we’re looking at a different approach.
To solve global problems, we need to think radically and be open to a wide variety of strategies. And that’s where we see that insects are a sustainable alternative protein...
2020-08-2539 min
Sustainability ChampionsLuggage That Doesn't Break After Every FlightIn this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Christine Riley Miller, Head of Sustainability at Samsonite, and Champion of Sustainable Luggage.
We love seeing global companies commit to sustainability. It shows that being planet-friendly is possible even for the biggest players on the market, without disappointing their shareholders.
When a company's products are made from sustainable materials and are built to last a long time, you could argue that sellers are missing out on revenue. We live in times where new kitchen appliances, clothes and electronics will only last a few years, while the same things that have been...
2020-08-2037 min
Sustainability ChampionsCarbon Neutral Homes Are Possible!In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Ian Pritchett, Co-Founder and Director of Ssassy Property and Greencore Construction and Champion of Making Sustainable Homes.
On a global scale, households are responsible for 24% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Building housing with energy and carbon efficiency in mind, doesn’t only benefit the planet, it also saves families a lot of money. Whether it’s better insulation and airflow, green energy providers or solar panels on roofs, gardens and more green areas for higher biodiversity, the list of ways to improve construction is endless.
Unfortunately, the average construction of a home...
2020-08-1839 min
Sustainability ChampionsAlternatives to Meat-Based Proteins Are On The RiseWe’ve spoken with a number of companies revolutionising the food industry with plant-based, cell-based and cultivated meat, dairy and fish products on the Sustainability Champions podcast in the past.
Over the past few years, these sustainable innovators have become the center of attention and investment all over the world because of the methods they are developing to produce animal protein that don’t harm animals, don’t have lengthy and inefficient supply chains and don’t emit massive amounts of greenhouse gasses. These disruptive ideas can make a massive difference to our future and the bright minds be...
2020-08-1346 min
Sustainability ChampionsSmarter Farming - Clean. Green. Pure.Much of the agriculture industry is broken. Global concerns around food security, extreme weather and increased costs to both the consumer and the environment must be addressed. Currently, there are three ways of growing crops: outdoor, greenhouse and indoor; however each method has its challenges.
Outdoor farming leaves us at the mercy of mother nature and as a result many farmers rely on pesticides, which can be harmful to the environment. Greenhouses may be efficient, but don’t unleash the full potential of crops because glass windows block out UV-light. And with indoor farms, artificial lights can’t re...
2020-08-0650 min
Sustainability ChampionsCommunities Can Accelerate The Transition To SustainabilityTransitioning to a more sustainable future takes time and effort. Despite piling consumer pressure and groundbreaking technological innovations, not all businesses are taking the steps towards protecting the planet.
When the old ways of doing business are easier than the sustainable choices, companies could do with some support in transitioning, and today’s guest knows exactly how to offer a helping hand.
In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Carl Pratt, Founder and CEO of Future Planet and Champion of Creating Communities. Future Planet is a platform that helps empower people to connect wi...
2020-08-0444 min
Sustainability ChampionsCombining Quality, Sustainability And RecyclingThis company has turned 1 million plastic bottles that would otherwise have gone to landfill or ended up in the ocean into luxury travel bags! What a great way to divert waste and reduce energy consumption.
Cheap technology and fast-fashion products often break after just a few uses, wasting all the materials and energy used in production. Incorporating sustainability into our everyday lives often means buying products that are built to last. It also means making products from recycled waste like plastic. And today’s guest does both: recycling plastic bottles into high-quality products that can last generations....
2020-07-3043 min
Sustainability ChampionsCan Vegans Drink Cow's Milk?What if cows were treated so ethically that vegans drink their milk?
The dairy, meat and fish industries have come under a lot of scrutiny over the years. As a result, many conscious consumers around the world are switching to a vegan diet to avoid animal products altogether. But what if there were an animal-friendly and humane approach to treating cows that would make their milk suitable for anyone concerned about ethics?
In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I interview Nimai Pandit, co-owner of Gopal Farm, and Champion of Ethical Milk. Located in the Hudson...
2020-07-2843 min
Sustainability ChampionsEliminating Microplastics In PesticidesShockingly, microplastics are an ingredient used in a wide variety of industries - ranging from agriculture to cleaning to pharma. They’re called “intentionally added microplastics” and they make products more effective.
At the same time, pesticides are a hot topic in farming: while they protect crops from weeds, fungi and insects, long-term exposure to these chemicals can damage the environment. Considering pesticides sometimes use microplastics in their formula, this is a product that is ripe for a Sustainability Champion to disrupt and create an environmentally-friendly alternative!
That’s exactly what today’s guest offers: a biodegra...
2020-07-2337 min
Sustainability ChampionsPlastic Made of PotatoesYes, plastic made of potatoes is a thing. And that’s what we’re talking about in this episode of the Sustainability Champions podcast!
All sectors within the design industry are under growing pressure to find ways to become more sustainable with the products they produce. As consumers demand companies to shift to more sustainable practices, companies are looking for better options, especially around the way plastics are used and recycled. Today’s guest presents another solution that fits perfectly into the circular economy and involves some interesting source materials.
In this episode of Sustainability Champi...
2020-07-2131 min
Sustainability ChampionsAccelerating Worldwide SustainabilityStartup Accelerators mentor and provide some funding to new companies, with the goal of helping startups reach success. Benefiting from experienced mentors, funding and access to contacts and a strong network, participants have a higher chance of seeing their company grow. As we’re witnessing a shift towards businesses focusing on solving some of our biggest environmental challenges, we’re thrilled to see investors and mentors focusing in that direction.
In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Hannah Davis, Program Manager at Techstars Sustainability Accelerator and Champion of Accelerating Sustainability. Techstars is a worldwide Accelerator Prog...
2020-07-1633 min
Sustainability ChampionsMaking Fashion SustainableThe clothing industry has massive opportunities to become both resource-efficient and good for the environment.
Although fast-fashion results in tons of out-of-season clothes to be thrown away and producing clothing sustainably is currently costly, consumer demand and behavior is evolving.
Today’s guest says that change is coming to the industry as big industry players begin making the shift to eco-friendly products and practices. Innovations in recycling and circular production are the necessary catalysts to spur and create an environmentally-friendly fashion industry.
In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Isaac Nicholson, Co...
2020-07-1436 min
Sustainability ChampionsSatisfying The World's Appetite For MeatThis may be a bit taboo, but I’ll say it anyway: we love meat.
What we don’t love is the industrial farming methods used to produce meat. It’s bad for the planet, requires a huge amount of resources, and it’s cruel to animals. That’s why we love seeing bold solutions to our food challenges that deliver positive change, without compromise.
Today’s guest makes a great point: “Meat is here to stay.”
Taking into account the growing middle-class around the world and meat’s significance in different cultures, eating meat isn’t...
2020-07-0925 min
Sustainability ChampionsA Global Government To Protect The EnvironmentReversing climate change is a daunting task. Governments have too many interests to follow and the climate change discussion is politicised. To make big changes, we need a new and revolutionary idea that supports protecting the environment for us and future generations. A global government that has one goal: protecting the planet.
In this episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Angus Forbes, author and international environmentalist and Champion of Global Climate Solutions.
The current government structures we have do not fully support our fight against climate change and other environmental challenges. In true visionary...
2020-07-0742 min
MIKA - der Podcast der Diakonie in BayernMIKA 12/2020: Hearts fear - Bekämpft Hartz IV die Armen?Ursprünglich waren die Gesetze, die auf Vorschläge von Peter Hartz hin entstanden, auch dazu gedacht, Menschen, die von Arbeitslosigkeit betroffen sind, wieder "in den Arbeitsmarkt" zu bringen und ihnen so gesellschaftliche Teilhabe zu ermögliche n. Stichwort: Fordern und Fördern. Aber nicht nur die Schauspielerin Bettina Kenter-Götte hat mittlerweile die Erfahrung gemacht, dass es offensichtlich weniger darum geht, die Armut zu bekämpfen als vielmehr die Armen selbst. In MIKA berichtet sie von ihren Erfahrungen.
2020-07-0226 min
Sustainability ChampionsStop Wasting EnergyMany buildings today are broken. Frustrated with the way even newly-built offices and skyscrapers waste energy and cause people discomfort, today’s guest set out to find a solution. Mismanaged properties tend to display weird behaviours - like the air conditioning or heating running unnecessarily, using energy and emitting carbon and costing money. In comes Demand Logic’s Building Management System, which can save property managers 10-30% of energy costs!
In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Mike Darby, Co-Founder and CEO of Demand Logic and Champion of Sustainable Energy Management. Demand Logic provides facility mana...
2020-07-0241 min
Sustainability ChampionsHighlighting The Sustainability Solutions We NeedAt Sustainability Champions, we believe many - if not all - of the solutions to reversing climate change and healing the planet are already available. From global energy needs to better insulated housing to planting trees, there are experts and companies all over the world offering remedies to earth’s biggest headache. Local councils and cities can take advantage of these amazing businesses and technologies today; however, with so many solutions, it’s easy to sometimes get lost. Today’s guest focuses on highlighting and supporting the most revolutionary businesses to make it easier for others to work with the be...
2020-06-3051 min
Sustainability ChampionsEliminating Single-Use PlasticsThe average American uses up to 500 single-use plastic bags per year. Unfortunately, most of the bags that are put in the recycling bin aren’t recycled and end up in landfills. Dissolved plastic particles accumulate in oceans, float in the air, and contaminate our food supply. To solve our plastic waste crisis, we need to find reusable options that reduce the amount of plastic we produce and use. Today’s guest offers exactly that.
In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Andy Keller, CEO of ChicoBag and To-Go Ware and Champion of Reusable Plastic Alternatives. Chic...
2020-06-2533 min
Sustainability ChampionsFrom Crisis To ChangeHow do we use a crisis to spur change? The Coronavirus epidemic has slashed economic growth and unemployment has risen to never-before seen levels. Crises like these are often a gateway to change, whether political reforms, overthrowing dictators or healing the planet.
Today’s guest is an expert on changing our society - and in particular our mindset - where profit has been the ultimate goal. Social and environmental effects can be at the forefront of every investment opportunity and everyone plays an important role in changing our culture.
In this episode of Sustainability Champions, I...
2020-06-2336 min
Sustainability ChampionsThe Future of FarmingIt’s estimated that the average meal travels about 1,500 miles to get from farm to plate in the US. What if we could grow most of the fruits and vegetables we eat in the cities where we live?
We’re talking about “vertical farming”, a new way of farming indoors that will reduce unnecessary food mileage, use less space, and deliver a higher yield than traditional farming. Because the food is grown in the city where it will be eaten, it can be picked when it’s perfectly ripe and delivered to the customer within a few hours....
2020-06-1839 min
Sustainability ChampionsTurning Bread into BeerIf you live in or have been to the UK, you may know that they have the biggest sandwich industry in the world: 80 million pre-made sandwiches are sold every year! During production, the crust and ends of the loaf are cut off and thrown away because they can’t be used in the sandwich. So what can we do about all this bread waste?
In this Episode of Sustainability Matters Today, I speak with Louisa Ziane, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Toast Ale, and Champion of Sustainable Beers.
Toast Ale is a UK brewery th...
2020-06-1634 min
Sustainability ChampionsFlying Cars Are Closer Than You ThinkWhat if you could easily get from New York to Boston or from London to Manchester in an hour?
As populations continue to increase and cities become denser, transportation - whether public or private - is drawn into the limelight of discussions. We want to reduce and avoid carbon emissions from cars, eliminate traffic jams and keep noise pollution to a minimum. Is the future closer than we think? We’re talking about flying cars…well almost.
In this Episode of Sustainability Matters Today, I speak with Oliver Walker-Jones, Head of Communications at Lilium, and Cham...
2020-06-1239 min
Sustainability ChampionsHow We Can Avoid Wasting FoodFood Waste is a huge worldwide problem, with both ecological and social consequences. Between 33-50% of all food produced globally is never eaten, and the value of this wasted food is worth over $1 trillion. According to Project Drawdown, reducing our food waste is the third most important solution to preventing climate change. More than 50% of food waste takes place in our homes, so that means we can act ourselves. And today’s guest offers the perfect solution to reducing otherwise thrown away products. Think “getting a cup of sugar from your neighbour” – but in the 21st century.
In this...
2020-06-0944 min
Sustainability ChampionsCleaner, Safer, More Responsible Pet FoodOver the past few weeks, we’ve been talking to pioneers of the meat and seafood industries, who are all creating the future of what we eat. The way meat is currently produced has many unethical and unsustainable flaws, so we look to innovations to find solutions. Cultivated or Cell-Based foods are created by growing meat from the cells of animals, meaning no animals are harmed for its production and we can create an unlimited amount of food. In the words of today’s guest, it’s just “cleaner, safer and more responsible”. When we talk about the food industry...
2020-06-0538 min
Sustainability ChampionsSwitching to Sustainable ProductionTo fully reduce our carbon emissions and minimize our impact on the planet, it’s important that both small businesses and well-established corporations take action. That includes finding alternatives to supply chains that have huge carbon footprints, reducing production waste and recycling as much as possible. And today’s guest is working on doing exactly that.
In this episode of Sustainability Matters Today, I speak with Bruce Tretter, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Owner of VOmax, and Champion of Sustainable Activewear. Established in 1982, VOmax produces high performance sportswear for golf, running, cycling and skiing. VOmax is aiming to beco...
2020-06-0251 min
Sustainability ChampionsCell-Based Shellfish: Saving Animals And The EnvironmentA kilogram of farmed shrimp may emit up to four times as much carbon as a kilogram of beef.
It’s important when creating a more sustainable food supply that we find ways to disrupt the seafood industry. That way, we can enjoy shrimp dishes while avoiding the negative environmental side effects. Today’s guest is doing precisely that.
In this Episode of Sustainability Matters Today, I speak with Dr. Sandhya Sriram, CEO of Shiok Meats, and Champion of Cell-Based Shellfish.
Shiok Meats aims to create an alternative to the shellfish industry, with the world...
2020-05-2954 min
Sustainability ChampionsHappier Bees Make Better HoneyBees are nature’s “free workforce” – they’re the world's most important pollinators, facilitating plants and crops to grow fruits and vegetables and produce seeds that continue their growth. Bees are also very important to us: one of every three bites of food eaten worldwide depends on pollinators for a successful harvest. Unfortunately, bee populations are declining rapidly due to human actions, threatening the world’s ecosystems and our food supply. Today’s guest focuses on increasing the number of bees around the world.
In this Episode of Sustainability Matters Today, I interview Callum Chambers, a beekeeper at The Travelli...
2020-05-2642 min
Sustainability ChampionsCan Cultivated Meat Help Avoid Future Pandemics?There is a way we can make safe meat that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 96% while using 99% less land, 96% less water, and 45% less energy. It won’t use any antibiotics and won’t create future pandemics. This is cultivated meat - meat made from animal cells instead of raising an entire animal.
In this Episode of Sustainability Matters Today, I speak with Brian Spears, CEO and Founder of New Age Meats and Champion of Manufacturing Cultivated Meat. New Age Meats is pioneering research into cultivated and lab-grown meats, starting with pork sausages and in the future moving on t...
2020-05-2242 min
Sustainability ChampionsEthical Rings or Blood DiamondsThe jewellery industry is one of the world's most unethical productions. From blood diamonds to dirty gold to sweatshops and child labour, it can be incredibly difficult to know where a piece of jewellery comes from. Times have changed - we can no longer find gold or diamonds at the bottom of riverbeds - and miners need to dig deeper. To do so, many large-scale mining firms use a huge amount of harmful chemicals to mine gold, for instance, without regard for the environment or their workers’ health.
As consumers become more and more conscious of what th...
2020-05-1930 min
Sustainability ChampionsCould Cell-Based Seafood Save Our Food Supply?Global demand for seafood is at an all-time high and will most likely continue to rise, as the human population grows. The Coronavirus crisis has uncovered cracks in the American meat supply chain; similarly, our global supply for seafood cannot keep pace with our demand. Populations of marine species have halved since 1970 due to overfishing, illegal fishing, rising ocean temperatures, acidification, the damaging effects of trawling, and a number of other environmental, social, and political challenges. When finding solutions for global problems, we need revolutionary innovations, and today’s guest is taking the steps toward a new and different fu...
2020-05-1841 min
Sustainability ChampionsOrganic Farming Can Save The EarthDid you know fertiliser was first introduced in the 1940s because the US had lots of leftover nitrogen that wasn’t made into weapons during WWII?
Hey, this is Daniel Hartz with Sustainability Matters Today, a podcast where I showcase sustainability experts and discover their journeys.
The aim of these conversations is to share ideas from leaders in the field on the financial benefits of adopting eco-friendly methodologies. Can it really be cost-effective to be sustainable?
Through these talks, we also cover ways you as an individual can incorporate environmentally-friendly practices into your da...
2019-07-0447 min
Sustainability ChampionsEasy Tips On How You Can Become Self SustainableIn this episode, my guests are Elena and Zima Hartz, a couple who have a very productive home: they grow their own fruits and vegetables, preserve and ferment their own foods, and have a self-contained ecosystem with chickens that eat pests and produce eggs. We discuss a lot of things, but some of the highlights are the love of composting, the importance of keeping your own bees, and the best turkey they have ever had for Thanksgiving.
Let’s dive in and see why these topics contribute to an eco-friendly lifestyle.
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2019-02-1347 min