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The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana TirodkarS2E3 Fighting COVID, ending hunger, guaranteeing education and empowering women w Enrich Lives Foundation and Prerana TirodkarThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a hunger crisis. The livelihoods of tens of thousands of daily wage laborers and migrants are being taken away by lockdowns and a lack of economic activity. Enrich Lives Foundation is a registered non-profit and has been working to provide relief to the most vulnerable communities of Mumbai. Joining us on this episode is its founding member and trustee Shievani Upadhyay to discuss the power of collective action, community-led events and more.
The Green Gen Podcast is a fortnightly podcast series where we release new episodes on the 1st and 15...2021-08-1531 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana TirodkarS2E2 Addressing mental fatigue, individual risk response and mental well-being w Shipra Dawar CEO iWill EpsyClinicAlong with the health impact most of us at various levels have experienced mental fatigue, feelings of helplessness, isolation, grief, anxiety, and depression. The past two years have seen an increase in demand for health support services has increased exponentially as a result. While the long-standing stigma of mental health is now coming to light with an increase in awareness and focus it is important we identify triggers and act upon it. Joining us on this episode is Shipra Dawar CEO and Founder of Will and ePsyClinic to discuss
- How to tackle denial and seek...2021-07-3052 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana TirodkarIs Single Use Plastic Waste - The next pandemic? | ft Refillable: Lokesh Sabhwani | w Prerana Tirodkar | S2E1#PlasticFreeJuly is a worldwide movement to create awareness and share solutions about the use of single-use plastics. COVID-19 pandemic led to increased consumption of single-use plastics leading to a waste management crisis that awaits us. However, this is also an opportunity to consciously choose better and eliminate the use of plastics wherever possible.
In episode 1 of season 2 on the Green Gen Podcast we have Lokesh Shambhwani founder of Refillable a Mumbai-based start-up addressing the impact of personal and household consumption of plastics.
About Refillable: A refill delivery service for your personal and home care products. “It is like the milkman deli...2021-07-1523 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana TirodkarEmbracing the next phase | Season 2 of The Green Gen Podcast | The FortnightIntroducing Season 2 of The Green Gen Podcast one beyond sustainability focused on embracing systemic complexities.
Designed to help unleash our sphere of influence, showcase our power to be part of the solution both as members of the society we live in, consumers of the businesses that serve us, the businesses that we often blame, and the corporate world. Bringing perspectives, experiences, insights from world leaders, experts, change agents that aim to leave all of us enabled to build our theory of change.
New episode out every 1st and 15th of the month! Watch...2021-07-0105 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#13 Season Finale : Our life long purpose journey has just begun | Season 2 launching June 01We are on a mission to unlock barriers and help accelerate action. On this purpose journey, we believe in delivering to our fullest potential through conversations with leaders, industry experts, practitioners, activists and more. Your feedback, experiences inputs are extremely valuable to us and we invite you to join us on this life long quest across various platforms -
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Write to us: thegreengen.community@gmail.com
We will be back with Season 2 soon!
2021-04-2716 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#12 Experience: Journey of being an imperfect climate activist | Climate Hypocrisy w Prerana TirodkarSometimes all you need is ONE person, ONE though, ONE choice to make a difference. Join the journey of three engineering student activists - purposeful yet imperfect as they discuss climate change and all that it means to them. Learn from a candid conversation between individuals joined by one community - The FRCRCE alumni network, what it took to awaken and act upon the intention of making a difference.
Guests on the Call: Tresa Pothen, (3rd year), Kevin Mathew (2nd year) and Vedaant Sunit (2nd year) Engineering students at Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering)
2021-04-1325 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#11 The role of decentralized waste management system in developing nations w Siddharth Hande from Kabadiwalla ConnectThe informal waste management system is what you might identify to as the scrap pickers, kabadiwallas, etc is one of the most underrated contributors to the ecosystem. One that provides gainful employment opportunities to lakhs of people and contributes to a significant share of our output.
In the episode, we share the journey of Kabadiwalla Connect which leverages the city’s existing informal waste infrastructure to deliver cost-effective and low carbon waste management solutions.
ABOUT
Kabadiwalla connect: https://www.kabadiwallaconnect.in/
Siddharth Hande: Sid is a spatial data analyst, a...2021-04-0633 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#10 How to build climate action in cities w Punit Gandhi & Prerana TirodkarIndia’s complex urban challenges and in addition to increasing climate risks make it essential to prepare for and develop the ability to thrive in varying climate conditions. With increasing urbanization, urban areas are expected to house 40% of India’s population and contribute 75% of India’s GDP by 2030. This requires comprehensive development with a $30 billion investment program, the need for incorporating climate action within existing to ensure sustainable development.
In the episode understand how
- Integrated role of citizens and government to tackle climate action
- Indian policies and efforts to ensure...2021-03-3047 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#9 Demystifying | What does Circular economy mean? w Smruthi Swaminathan & Varun PaulIntroducing The Green Affair Segment where we demystify complex jargons that surround Sustainability.
In this episode learn more about
- What does circular economy mean?
- Learn more about practical business examples that surround us
- How we as individuals can lead a circular, zero waste-conscious life.
To learn more about the concept head to The Ellen Macarthur Foundation
Our mission: The Green Gen Podcast is an effort to simplify the understanding of sustainability and help bridge the intention-action gap between an individual's...2021-03-2227 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#8: Experience | What it will take to reduce human carbon impact in an Indian metro city w Smruthi SwaminathanBeing green is more than just buying 'eco'. It is an unshakable commitment to a sustainable lifestyle.
Introducing THE GREEN AFFAIR where we bring to you real experiences. Roadblocks that had to be tackled by individuals who choose to move beyond being bystanders and take ownership of the environmental crisis we face today.
In this episode, our guest Smruthi Swaminathan shares her journey of #Impact and how she analyzed, educated, and influenced her family to reduce their environmental impact.
ABOUT THE GREEN GEN PODCAST: We are on a mission to...2021-03-1730 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#7 How to lead a zero-waste lifestyle? | w Mehul Manjeshwar & Prerana TirodkarA zero-waste minimalistic lifestyle is one that most of us have either been hearing about or been an advocate of.
But what does it even mean?
Would it make sense to mindlessly hop on this bandwagon?Zero-waste lifestyle is a lifestyle change and an incremental journey towards leading a sustainable life. One that influences all environmental areas by preventing resource extraction, reducing the number of materials sent to the landfill or incinerator, and reducing pollution from producing, transporting, or disposing of materials.
Join Mehul Manjeshwar, CMO of barenecessities India and our...2021-03-0938 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#6 How to drive sustainability in business? | Anita Varshney x Circular Business Podcast x Prerana Tirodkar2021 is one of the most critical years in our journey towards achieving the UN global goals. In order to accelerate our journey, we need to collaborate and make sustainability everyone's problem. In this episode, Anita shares her journey of driving global partnerships for sustainable development across the private and public sectors and the importance of business in the future of our planet.
RESOURCES FOR FURTHER DETAILS
SDG Ambition Guides: Enable companies to move beyond incremental progress and step-up transformative change – unlocking business value, building business resilience, and enabling long-term growth.
SAP Purpose Po...2021-03-0228 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#5 Bring purpose to the core of everything you do w Anita Varshney, Global Vice President, Strategy SAP S/4HANA SustainabilityTogether we create magic!
Delighted to present our first collaboration episode with the Circular Business Podcast India (https://www.circularbusinesspodcastindia.com/) and Anita Vashney, who is the Global Vice President, Strategy SAP S/4HANA Sustainability.
Join this episode to learn more about:
a. How you can find meaning at work and drive sustainability in business and everything you do.
b. Learn from Anita's journey of building partnerships and accelerating efforts to derive business and societal value.
c. Journey of how 3 management consulting firms built...2021-02-2229 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#4 How to challenge your next eco-purchase? w Rhea Singhal | Ecoware IndiaToday consumers want to buy sustainable, eco-friendly products, grass-root movements are now pushing organisations to take ownership and become more sustainable. However, are we questioning the product origin?
Are we as consumers taking small steps that help incentivize genuine products?
In this episode, our host Prerana Tirodkar is joined by Rhea Majumdar Singhal, founder and CEO of Eco-ware - India's first and largest manufacturer of eco-friendly food packaging as they discuss
- Closed-loop industry solutions
- Eco-friendly alternatives to plastic packaging
- Ways to challenge businesses...2021-02-1516 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#3: Debunking myths about eco-friendly stays w Prerna Prasad, founder ecoploreDid you know tourism is the fourth-largest contributor to Co2 production? While transport is primarily responsible to drive the impact accommodation contributes to over one-fourth of the total impact.
What if the solution to all of this isn’t cutting down on your travel but is planning better?
Join Prerana Prasad the founder of Ecoplore an aggregator platform for eco-friendly hotels across India and Varun Paul a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, Ashoka Fellow and Social impact consultant at Sattva consulting as we share our simple guide that will leave your inspired and help you pl...2021-02-0945 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#2 : Reduce carbon impact while traveling w Mehul Manjeshwar & Prerana TirodkarTourism is one of the greatest environmental threats to our planet, while aviation accounts for up to 75% of the industry's greenhouse gas emissions there are ways we can explore our planet in a responsible and sustainable fashion!
Join Mehul Manjeshwar the chief marketing officer at Bare Necessities Zero Waste and your host Prerana Tirodkar as they sit down to discuss steps that we as individuals could take to reduce our environmental impact while exploring our planet!
On this episode learn about
a. Environmental Anxiety
b. 4 steps to shrink your carbon footprint while you travel
c. Journey of a global citizen to...2021-02-0222 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana Tirodkar#1 : Pathway to sustainability ownership w Dr. CB BhattacharyaIn the first episode, our host Prerana Tirodkar is joined by Dr. CB Bhattacharya. Dr. CB Bhattacharya is the founder of The Center for Sustainable Business (CSB) at the University of Pittsburgh and a world-renowned expert in the domain of sustainability in business. His research and teaching focus specifically on how companies can use underleveraged “intangible assets” such as corporate identity, reputation, corporate social responsibility and sustainability to strengthen stakeholder relationships and drive firm market value.
Corporate sustainability for the longest time has been misunderstood as a responsibility of the CSR department. However, 2021 demands ownership right from the...2021-01-2838 min
Circular Business PodcastLeading with purpose Part 2- in conversation with Anita Varshney (Global Vice President SAP) | Ep. #16Welcome to part 2 of our conversation with Anita Varshney.
What does “leading with purpose” mean to you? Has your organization charted a plan to meet Global Goals yet? Or do you have a strategy in place for meeting the ambitious SDG targets set by your leaders? Do you have the right culture, mindset and teams which can effectively steer businesses towards driving sustainable change?
..well questions are many, and asking the difficult questions is a good start; having said that, taking the 1st step towards ACTION, COLLABORATION, EXECUTION, PARTNERSHIP are equally important to becoming a soci...2021-01-2124 min
Circular Business PodcastLeading with purpose Part 1- in conversation with Anita Varshney (Global Vice President SAP) | Ep. #15What does “leading with purpose” mean to you?
Has your organization charted a plan to meet Global Goals yet? Or do you have a strategy in place for meeting the ambitious SDG targets set by your leaders?
Do you have the right culture, mindset and teams which can effectively steer businesses towards driving sustainable change?
..well questions are many, and asking the difficult questions is a good start; having said that, taking the 1st step towards ACTION, COLLABORATION, EXECUTION, PARTNERSHIP are equally important to becoming a socially responsible business.
In my view, the role...2021-01-2038 min
The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana TirodkarIntroducing The Green Gen Podcast - Simplifying sustainability with Prerana TirodkarThe Green Gen Podcast is an effort to simplify sustainability, demystify myths and identify cues that help take incremental steps to tackle the environmental crisis. Join Prerana Tirodkar as she is joined by world leaders, business professionals, activists and advocates to make sustainability everyone's business and responsible action accessible.
The podcast is an effort to ask simple questions that help share experiences, wisdom and solution cues to help leaders of the future to prepare for the changing market conditions, that increases awareness about complex jargons and influences our traditional unconscious habits.
2021 is...2021-01-1709 min