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Real Estate Podcast with Robert IkardSreepriya Kowshik | Real Estate Podcast with Robert Ikard #8 | July 24, 2022Sreepriya Kowshik is a highly accomplished professional with over 19 years of experience in financial services/retail lending and BFSI space. She has extensive experience of working in the US residential mortgage domain. She has worked directly with Lending firms, Servicers, Property preservation companies, Appraisal, and Title agencies. Sreepriya is also on the board of couple of Manufacturing companies, engaged in manufacturing IOT and Smart Home Products. She has hands-on experience in Six Sigma and lean techniques and is a black belt trained professional. She has a track record of setting up, scaling, and heading business operations from scratch in...2022-07-251h 01
Circular Business PodcastEverything you ever wanted to know about our weekly gupshup (Last gupshup of 2021) | Ep. #97Happy Holidays Everyone!
I wish...i wish...i wish that you find utmost joy within you which fires you up to take some impactful climate action in 2022.
Today is our last weekly gupshup for 2021, and that's why Piyush & I decided to go unscripted and share our heart out of how this year has been.
If you have been tuning in to most of our previous gupshups, then this episode is going to be a delight for you.
Thank yo for being our family and supporting us throughout.
Now, I...2021-12-2834 min
Circular Business PodcastSustainable solutions to Global Sand Crisis - Part 3 | Ep. #96You are listening to part 3 of our discussion with Kiran Pereira where we are gonna dig deep on sustainable solutions to the global sand crisis.
Kiran is the Founder & Chief Storyteller at SandStories.org. an organization that works to create awareness about the urgent need to manage our consumption of sand as a resource. They aim to bridge the gap between science, policy and industry by identifying and promoting potential solutions to the looming sand crisis.
If you observe keenly, you’ll notice how rarely sand and its sustainability comes up in climate change awareness co...2021-12-2626 min
Circular Business PodcastSustainable solutions to Global Sand Crisis - Part 2 | Ep. #95You are listening to part 2 of our discussion with Kiran Pereira where we are gonna dig deep on sustainable solutions to the global sand crisis.
Kiran is the Founder & Chief Storyteller at SandStories.org. an organization that works to create awareness about the urgent need to manage our consumption of sand as a resource. They aim to bridge the gap between science, policy and industry by identifying and promoting potential solutions to the looming sand crisis.
In the previous episode i.e. ep #94 we discussed how sand touches our lives everyday via the products and...2021-12-2323 min
Circular Business PodcastSustainable solutions to Global Sand Crisis - Part 1 | Ep. #94Today's sand mining is a climate threat. Yes it is.
For many of us, when we think of sand …we picture walking on a beach…some others might say an hourglass…
but little do we realize that amidst the chaos of climate change …SAND is literally slipping through our eco-system with a big invitation for a future catastrophe.
If what I just said sounds unbelievable to you, no problem at all, our guest for today Kiran Pereira is going to share a rare sand story with all of us. Kiran is the Founder & Chief St...2021-12-2221 min
Circular Business PodcastInspiring Change-makers in Circular Economy - Part 2 | Ep. #93Today is part 2 of the throwback series- Inspiring people in the circular economy space.
Like I mentioned in episode 90 …we initially wanted to make top 3, however curating top 3 was hard, therefore we thought of making two part series covering 3 change makers in each episode.
While the podcast must take a holistic view, I wanna share a secret…you know the curation of this episode is my favorite because these folks have become trailblazers in their own arena. So if I can state them in the chronology of their appearance, we begin the throwback with Alysia G co...2021-12-1519 min
Circular Business PodcastLeading a zero-waste lifestyle with Bare Necessities - Part 2 | Ep. #92Today we are going to talk to a phenomenal woman who has become a trend setter in zero waste living in India. She is none other than Sahar Mansoor Founder and CEO at Bare Necessities.
This is part 2 of my conversation with Sahar.
Of her many achievements, Sahar is also the co-author of India’s first zero waste guidebook which is specially crafted for the desi audience. The title of the book is Bare Necessities: How to Live a Zero Waste Life. I sincerely suggest you to check it out because Sahar walks the talk, th...2021-12-1421 min
Circular Business PodcastLeading a zero-waste lifestyle with Bare Necessities - Part 1 | Ep. #91Today we are going to talk to a phenomenal woman who has become a trend setter in zero waste living in India. She is none other than Sahar Mansoor Founder and CEO at Bare Necessities.
Sahar says that she’s and accidental entrepreneur and that Bare Necessities started in her pursuit to lead a zero waste life.
Bare Necessities addresses serious flaws in manufacturing, distribution, and consumption by innovating and providing sustainable solutions to waste, and identifying problems that more companies need to address if they want to be innovative and socially-conscious.
Their pr...2021-12-1320 min
Circular Business PodcastInspiring Change-makers in Circular Economy | Ep. #90Today is my very first recording from the Himalayas.
It’s refreshing to be able to see the colors in the mountains, feel the chills on your skin and also the warmth of the winter sun. Hope you too are blending into the Christmas spirit this holiday season.
Every time I hit the road, journeying a new path, I’ve encountered some fabulous strangers, phenomenal humans along the way who leave a mark and inspire me. I’m glad that pattern continued on this trip as well.
That’s why for today’s episode we...2021-12-0626 min
Circular Business PodcastThrowback series exploring circular businesses in beverage industry | Ep. #89In today’s throwback series we dive into circular business models from the beverage industry.
Festive season is back again... The world is slowly moving into the Christmas spirit and speciality coffees to mulled wine to beer every spirit is finding its way into people’s lives in customized forms…isn’t it?
That’s why as a refresher today we talk about two organisations, Toast ale and Rainbeer who have innovated into circular business models for crafting beer…then we move on to Garcon wines who have innovated sustainable packaging for wine…making it one of the fir...2021-11-3036 min
Circular Business PodcastThrowback Tuesday exploring circular businesses closing the loop on e-waste | Ep. #88Technology has simply transformed the way we live our lives, isn’t it? Our laptops have gotten lighter, our smartphones more feature-packed, and our overall need to upgrade our devices has been increasing year on year.
But as we make new purchases and store away old devices in our ghar ka drawer, have we paused for once and thought, what do we do with these unused pieces, where should it really go? What happens to the e-waste that continues to pile up?
Today we bring to you a compilation of previous gupshup episodes where we ha...2021-11-2345 min
Circular Business PodcastUnderstanding realities of E-Waste management in India - Part 2 | Ep. #87You’re listening to part 2 of my conversation with Pranshu Singhal where we’ll delve into the realities of e-waste management in India.
Pranshu is on a relentless mission to enable setup of a well governed industry ecosystem for e-waste management in India.
He founded Karo Sambhav which is a cohesive movement for enterprises, consumers, governments and alliances to collaborate and enable circular economy.
Show Notes:
What does formalizing informal sector mean? - Today we need one-common definition of formalization for everyone to follow.
Suggestions for EPR amendments;
How do we improve & crea...2021-11-2224 min
Circular Business PodcastUnderstanding realities of E-Waste management in India - Part 1 | Ep. #86Today we’ll delve into the realities of e-waste management in India.
I bring to you my conversation with Pranshu Singhal who is on a relentless mission to enable setup of a well governed industry ecosystem for e-waste management in India.
Pranshu founded Karo Sambhav which is a cohesive movement for enterprises, consumers, governments and alliances to collaborate and enable circular economy.
Their team empowers enterprises to close their material loops. set circularity goals, decode EPR compliances and create robust collection programmes.
This year, Pranshu won the Social Entrepreneur of the Ye...2021-11-2129 min
Circular Business PodcastUse Precious Plastic's open-source platform & start a business with your neighbourhood's plastic waste | Ep. #85Imagine this, instead of segregating your plastic waste for disposal, you and your neighbourhood friends make use of an empty garage to segregate plastic according to its plastic code on the packaging. Now you have built a DIY plastic shredder, DIY plastic extruder, DIY plastic injector and DIY compressor. All this fit in that little garage which enables you to instantly transform your plastic waste into absolutely useful products...such as tables, chairs, fashion accessories, plastic containers, lamp holders...etc.etc.
Think of it like a mini version of Trashpresso in your garage. This little reference is...2021-11-1515 min
Circular Business PodcastSneak peek into World's First Plastic Credit Platform | Ep. #84Today I bring to you my conversation with Kamal Raj - Director of Impact Projects at rePurpose Global.
rePurpose Global is the World's First Plastic Credit Platform dedicated to making planetary action simple for purposeful people and companies of any size, anywhere. Their one-stop solution empowers anybody to go Plastic Neutral by financing innovators on the frontlines who are relentlessly fighting for our planet’s future.
You’ll be fascinated to know that majority of plastic waste especially multi-layered plastic (MLP) — including chips packets, chocolate wrappers, and more — never makes it to recycling. Instead, all that was...2021-11-1442 min
Circular Business PodcastHere is how Herman Miller-a century old furniture company, closing the loop on waste | Ep. #83Today we talk about Herman Miller and how they are innovating their business models into circular business model to stay relevant in business and also to be inclusive of natural environment.
I want to bring to your notice that designing for the environment is not an easy job. Speaking in context of Herman Miller, they are a 116year old company who have gained a strong reputation of high quality ergonomic furniture.
Now to incorporate cradle to cradle C2C design, or to make use of ocean plastics into their well performing models, takes enormous research...2021-11-0819 min
Circular Business PodcastUpcycling plastic trash into tote bags and home decor | Ep. #82Diwali…the festival of lights brings with it a lot of chores such as cleaning, making delicious delicacies as well as shopping. So this season I went on hunt to find out circular brands in the retail sector and I’m happy to share with you my conversation with Amita Deshpande from reCharkha.
reCharkha EcoSocial is a Social Enterprise, founded on the belief that, development can only be sustainable if it is bottom-up! This means, sustainable development is possible only when it begins at the grassroots and involves an empathetic understanding of communities.
reCharkha’s founde...2021-11-0532 min
Circular Business PodcastClosing the loop on Rockwool insulation | Ep. #81It is said that across the world, the building sector consumes too many resources and produces too much waste. Twenty five percent of the world’s water and 40 percent of its resources are used by buildings, while creating one-third of all waste and 40 percent of global carbon emissions. We all have a part to play in protecting the environment and our planet...isn’t it?
By selecting sustainable and circular construction materials, we can save energy and resources, and limit waste.
One such construction material that opens up this possibility is Stone wool or rockwool, whic...2021-11-0218 min
Circular Business PodcastThrowback Tuesday exploring innovations & solutions that tackle food waste | Ep. #80Today is a throwback Tuesday for our weekly Gupshup episodes.
In India, the festival of lights, Diwali is on the charts. Houses are being cleaned, delicacies are being made…shopping is part of the holiday ritual…isn’t it.
A few days back when I and Piyush were having a conversation on this, we realized that most Indian celebrations are traditionally grand in nature. The grandness percolates down to even the food that we produce distribute, consume & waste.
Food is one of the basic necessities and with an exponentially growing population, having a plan f...2021-10-2640 min
Circular Business PodcastWhat is The Earthshot Prize? | Ep. #79If you ask social entrepreneurs to list down their major challenges, don’t be surprised when they specify lack of funds and lack of influential stakeholders on the top of their list.
We may be living in an age where excessive fundings are being granted to start-ups be it Seed or series A B C D etc. however environmentally conscious businesses, especially circular businesses face a hard time in closing the fund rounds because their business model seems counter-intuitive to the investors when compared to business as usual.
…yup- it's harsh but true.
That...2021-10-2322 min
Circular Business PodcastPVC flex banners are harming the planet! | Ep. #78PVC is known as Poison Plastic. It falls under the category of synthetic plastic polymer.
PVCs are non-biodegradable; current disposal options include burning which releases toxic fumes that have serious implications on public health.
Another option is to send them to the landfills as waste pickers do not earn anything from the discarded flexes.
It is said that PVC contaminates humans and the environment throughout its lifecycle: during its production, use, and disposal & most of us are ignorant of this information.
As per The Times of India, 90 % of all advertising in...2021-10-1821 minCircular Business PodcastPlastic roads of India | Ep. #77I am tired of traveling on pothole filled roads constantly changing service roads in my neighborhood. I wonder how authorities manage to get funds approved to dig 6ft deep on the same road EVERY YEAR!
This may sound like a mini rant, but If you are in India, I guess you can relate to this experience. Don’t you think that we spend a lot on building roads that develop potholes? What a waste of tax money!
Not only is it unproductive, this recurring process uses way more sand, stone & bitumen in addition to excessive wo...2021-10-1413 min
Circular Business PodcastClosing the loop on rare earth magnets | Ep. #76Texas based- Urban Mining Company was founded in 2014 with the goal to transform the world’s supply of Neo magnets by developing the fastest, most practical, and cost-competitive path to manufacturing using alternative resources that are not dependent on China and less costly on the environment.
Before this, only 1% of rare earth magnets were being reused and they could only be separated through melting / use of powerful chemical solvents.
Urban Mining Company has found a sustainable and financially viable way to recycle Rare Earth Elements (REE) from scrap. Reducing CO2 emissions by 11 tonnes for every to...2021-10-1117 min
Circular Business PodcastReuse marketplace to redistribute goods to charities/small businesses/individuals | Ep. #75Today we talk about GlobeChain. They are a circular economy focussed online marketplace, to be specific, their start-up is based on the premise that one person’s poison is another person’s meat. Their marketplace finds takers for unwanted items that would otherwise go to landfill. The company helps big businesses to improve their green credentials and reduce their waste, giving unwanted items to cash-strapped charities and small businesses.
Founder May Al-Karooni developed GlobeChain after the investment bank she worked for moved offices, dumping perfectly good fixtures and furnishings to refit everything from desks to carpet tiles.
2021-10-0518 min
Circular Business PodcastA (climate action) Walk To Remember | Ep. #74Today we talk to Sam Baker from Walk2COP26.
COP26 is the 2021 edition of the United Nations Annual Climate Change Conference, it is an event many believe to be the world’s last best chance to get climate change under control.
I’d recommend you to listen to Episode 72 of Circular Business Podcast, in case you want to freshen up on the basic details and agenda of COP26.
Walk2COP26 is a project led by Sam Baker. A project that involves 6 climate-conscious individuals who’ll walk 500 miles on foot from London to Glasgow engagi...2021-10-0444 min
Circular Business PodcastAncient circular design method - Lost wax casting | Ep. #73Hello & welcome to Circular Business Podcast’s special edition of weekly gupshup with the Circular collective, I’m your host and dost Sreepriya Sridharan and today we'll discuss the ancient casting method of lost-wax technique and understand its relevance to circular design methods with Vikas Dargan from The Circular Collective. Vikas is an Architect ,a cultural professional and Anant fellow, who is passionately working towards craft revival and rural livelihood generation.
Lost wax casting, which is also known as cire-perdue, process attained after a thorough modification over centuries and is believed to be more than 5000 years old.
2021-09-2824 minCircular Business PodcastWhat is COP26 agenda? | Ep. #72In today’s episode, we‘ll take a look at UNFCC COP26 and why we should care?
B4 that what is COP26 anyway? -> It is the 2021 edition of the United Nations Annual Climate Change Conference
This year, in November, the UK, together with their partner Italy, will host an event many believe to be the world’s last best chance to get climate change under control. For nearly three decades the UN has been bringing together almost every country on earth for global climate summits - called COPs - which stands for ‘Conference of the Part...2021-09-2714 min
Circular Business PodcastFishermen turned Climate Farmers | Ep. #71"An organism that is too greedy and takes too much without giving anything in return destroys what it needs for life."
-Peter Wohleben (The Hidden Life of Trees)
Imagine a farm that absorbs planet warming carbon emissions, they are fireproof and require hardly any feed?
Sounds crazy? It's not because these are regenerative ocean farms.
As acres and acres of forests are burning down in wild fires including the Amazon, there has been a growing interest in regenerative ocean farms. One such technology was pioneered by Ben Smith, co-founder of Green...2021-09-2218 min
Circular Business PodcastRedesigning E-commerce packaging for circular economy part 2 | Ep. #70Today we are on part 2 of our conversation with Dhwani Mehta., co-founder of Ecovia. who are a packaging as a service company that helps e-commerce & hyperlocal players switch to returnable reusable packaging.
In the previous episode we discussed how their business model came into being? We dived deeper into how they managed to pool in resources and stakeholders with high consumer touch points to support their pilot run in Surat amidst the pandemic. We busted some myths around compostable bags available online and also discuss the product design.
Show Notes:
How consumer behavior needs a...2021-09-2015 min
Circular Business PodcastRedesigning E-commerce packaging for circular economy part 1 | Ep. #69Close your eyes and Imagine a world where you order products online and they are delivered to you safely without card-board or plastic packaging. Does this vision seem too good to be true? Well you’ll be happy to know that there are a handful of start-ups across the the globe who are working their way through current supply chains to make this vision a reality.
Hello & welcome to CBP a series where we look into circular economy from the Indian context. I’m your host and dost Sreepriya Sridharan, and today we have with us Dhwani Meht...2021-09-1823 min
Circular Business PodcastRafoogari : The forgotten art of repairing damaged clothes | Ep. #68Hello & welcome to Circular Business Podcast’s special edition of weekly gupshup with the Circular collective, I’m your host and dost Sreepriya Sridharan and today we are going to board the train into the history of repair & reuse fashion of India whose artisans are popularly known as Rafoogars.
And to take that discussion forward, aaj humare saath hain Vikas Dargan from The Circular Collective who is an Architect ,a cultural professional and Anant fellow, who is passionately working towards craft revival and rural livelihood generation.
Today fast fashion is trending not only in people’s ward...2021-09-1428 min
Circular Business PodcastChoosing Appliance-as-a-Service for #ClimateAction | Ep. #67Appliance as a service is an extension of product as a service model where a customer pays for the service instead of owning the equipment.
If your home requires air conditioning only in summer, then you pay for cool air only in summer. That ways customer has the option to save on capital cost of the goods, have more space at home when the equipment is not needed, opt for newer models or upgrade to your preferred models when you want to without having to worry about owning the goods, worry less about the wear & tear and...2021-09-0717 minCircular Business PodcastRole of Black Soldier Flies in creating a Circular Economy | Ep. #6633% of the earth’s surface is land.
Only 71% of that land is habitable. Of which 50% is used for agriculture.
And guess what over 75% of that agricultural land is used for livestock production i.e domesticated animals for meat, milk & eggs.
This land only produces 33% of our global protein supply.
Do you see why this data is alarming?
The scale & intensity of animal production today is threatening our planetary boundaries of land use, freshwater use & non-renewable phosphate rock..which is still an underestimated aspect of the fertilizer problem.
Th...2021-09-0413 min
Circular Business PodcastPlastic free credit cards | Ep. #65India is bustling with the festival season at this time of the year and Piyush noticed a dilemma recently when his family exchanged gift cards instead of sweets because each of those gift cards is single-use in nature and are made out of plastic.
Just imagine the pace at which most humans have evolved their buying habits..transaction habits from exchanging cash, three decades ago to credit/debit cards and now mobile wallets/g-pay/Paytm / QR codes etc.
For many people, using credit cards has been a convenient way of payment until recently. But the...2021-08-3121 min
Circular Business PodcastTurning RAIN into BEER | Ep. #64Allow me to introduce you to RainBeer, a Netherland’s based organization that coordinates with Dutch breweries to turn excess rain into beer.
Freshwater seems abundant, but when accounting for all the water on Earth, it's in limited supply.
To put that into perspective, envision this carefully...
A giant 97% of Earth's water is in the ocean, so we can't use that.
3 % is fresh water, but even in that 3%, about 2 % is locked in glaciers, ice caps, and groundwater.
That leaves about 1 % of the freshwater on Earth that is acc...2021-08-2413 minCircular Business PodcastSecrets to fix your dilemma of choosing the right specialization course | Ep. #63If you have been following my podcast , by now you have a fair idea how I gravitated towards Environmental sustainability ..and how circular economy grabbed my attention.
Even on topics of sustainability, there are so many courses ..many were free..many were paid..in today’s world there is so much of information around but curation is a skill and I used it to help me narrow down by specialization course.
I am clear that I want to learn circular economy from real time practitioners
I am clear that I want to build an...2021-08-1912 min
Circular Business PodcastClosing the loop on Fabric & Shoes | Ep. #62https://spinnovagroup.com/Shoes have a large environmental impact; every year we produce 21 billion pair of shoes worldwide and 95% of those ends up in the landfill. Such massive production of shoes is linked with high CO2 emissions, enormous water consumption and the use of highly toxic products. A vast shift towards sustainability is a must. Yet, most fashion houses tend to focus on formal developments, rather than on process and material innovation, giving sustainable solutions the cold shoulder.
While fast fashion has glamorously taken all the negative publicity around sustainability, the new age shoe industry’s havoc ra...2021-08-1715 minCircular Business PodcastSmoking cigarette? Think Sustainability | Ep. #61Its Day 24 of my #100DaysChallenge. If you are new to this challenge check out --> this link.
Data suggests that there are about 120million #cigarette #smokers in India.
If that is true, it is worthwhile to consider sustainable practices around this habit of smoking, because once someone chooses to smoke, they are this industry's customers for life!
Pack of cigarettes , its butts and tobacco production practices all have been scrutinized across media every year for reasons ranging from health to environment.
But in my view, the process of lighting a cigarette has...2021-08-1410 min
Circular Business PodcastRecycling polyester fabric waste with Dutch aWEARness | Ep. #60Once you enter Delhi from Himachal or Punjab, you see a landfill hill welcoming you to the City. It is the Bhalswa landfill. Its indeed a tragedy to see so many people working there. If you ever get a chance to visit the landfill you'll notice scores of textile waste there. In addition to plastic, textile waste is huge. Coming back to the city, when we go to shopping malls you can see floors of stores selling clothes; with no take back mechanisms these clothes are definitely ending up somewhere right? Textiles have huge carbon footprint during the production...2021-08-1016 min
Circular Business PodcastBiorefineries, biomass & bioplastics that aid circular economy | Ep. #59Today, being able to live well within the limits of nature is the great challenge of our century, a challenge which requires immediate action and which can only be faced with individual commitment and widespread, well-informed policies.
That’s where this solution by Novamont, an Italian company, captured my attention. Novamont is known around the world as a pioneer of the bioeconomy, particularly in the bioplastics sector.
To brag a bit, they say that their industrial company’s roots lie in the Montedison School of Materials Science where, over thirty years ago, some researchers started to d...2021-08-0315 minCircular Business PodcastMy 29th year on Planet Earth | Ep. #58Today I share with you my journey..from being a mechanical engineer to corporate employee to now a podcaster and a freelancer in development sector.
I dive into key elements of;
How passion for sustainability entered my life?
How I niched down to Circular Economy?
What were my learnings from the market..why Indian sustainable brands compelled me to share their story?
How the idea of podcast came in?
How I up skilled to meet the needs of podcast;
How I learned to network on...2021-08-0125 min
Circular Business PodcastRemanufacturing for a circular economy | Ep. #57In today's episode we bring to you an example from South Africa that is --> Barloworld
The idea of remanufacturing seems promising if you are on a quest to find answers through Circular Economy. In case some of you are hearing the term for the first time, remanufacturing forms a significant part of the circular economy. It involves process something like this- Once the component arrives to the facility, it is disassemble it completely and do an inspection on the component. We determine what parts need to be replaced with new and which parts can be refurbished...2021-07-2711 min
Circular Business PodcastCircular Economy Principles & Applications Part 3 | Ep. #56This episode is Part 3 of the three part series.
Our guest for today is Jannis Kempkens is one of the coolest instructors of the course Circular Economy: Principals & Applications by the popular online climate school Terra.do.
He is a designer, material researcher & furniture carpenter who has soiled his hands with countless experiments on materials such as plastics, organic wastes etc. and him & his team have shared those learning on their open source platform, which empowers global audience to carryout their own DIY circular project which even includes blueprints for developing small machines that aid...2021-07-2628 min
Circular Business PodcastCarpet tiles that reduce your carbon footprint | Ep. #55Today we bring to you a phenomenal example --> Interface Inc.
Did you know that over ninety percent of all of the carpet made today is made up of synthetic fiber...that is nylon, polypropylene or polyester.
Now nylon, polypropylene & polyester are raw materials derived from the oil & gas industry. So you can understand how crucial it is for the world to make this supply chain circular because Oil & Gas is a non-renewable industry.
Good news is that an individual & visionary by the name Ray C. Anderson, founder and former chairman of Interface...2021-07-2011 min
Circular Business PodcastCircular Economy Principles & Applications Part 2 | Ep. #54This episode is Part 2 of the three part series.
Our guest for today is Jannis Kempkens is one of the coolest instructors of the course Circular Economy: Principals & Applications by the popular online climate school Terra.do.
He is a designer, material researcher & furniture carpenter who has soiled his hands with countless experiments on materials such as plastics, organic wastes etc. and him & his team have shared those learning on their open source platform, which empowers global audience to carryout their own DIY circular project which even includes blueprints for developing small machines that aid...2021-07-1826 min
Circular Business PodcastHow a circular business can become socially responsible? | Ep. #53In today's episode we discuss, a Brazilian organization by the name of Rede Asta which is an online platform that support a network of artisans, to recover materials from corporate and urban waste. The artisans transform this material into elegant gift products that are then sold back to corporates and other customers. Rede Asta’s platform helps to increase income but also to improve connectivity and resource sharing within the artisan network.
It essentially plays a broker type role, matching demand from corporates with supply from economically disadvantaged collectives. However I think they are much more than br...2021-07-1313 min
Circular Business PodcastCircular Economy Principles & Applications Part 1 | Ep. #52This episode is Part 1 of the three part series.
Our guest for today is Jannis Kempkens is one of the coolest instructors of the course Circular Economy: Principals & Applications by the popular online climate school Terra.do.
He is a designer, material researcher & furniture carpenter who has soiled his hands with countless experiments on materials such as plastics, organic wastes etc. and him & his team have shared those learning on their open source platform, which empowers global audience to carryout their own DIY circular project which even includes blueprints for developing small machines that aid...2021-07-1023 min
Circular Business PodcastGlass half full | Ep. #51Hello and welcome to Circular Business Podcast’s weekly gupshup with The Circular Collective, where we help you think out of the box using circular economy best practices from around the globe, delivered to you through an audio experience.
Today we are happy to share with you some candid conversations between Piyush & Sreepriya on how they got started with this collaboration & how this idea of sharing global circular economy examples resonated with both of them.
Tune into this episode to take a sneak peak into their top 3 picks and these three are their favorites from am...2021-07-0613 min
Circular Business PodcastSell more, waste less with dynamic pricing | Ep. #50Food wastes around the world are directly linked to consumer behaviour.
For a household, the reason for their food waste could be;
1. Food gone past its best-before date;
2. Maybe the Food is not looking good or smelling bad;
3. Some maybe Cooking excessive quantities of food;
4. Some others maybe into Impulsive food purchases especially during special offers;
5. Or simply you are just Trying to buy more fresh food;
All these are behavioural aspects that cause major household food waste lead to ;
a) Food-demand unpredictability...2021-06-2912 min
Circular Business PodcastFuture proof your business by integrating sustainability into core strategy | Ep. #49You are listening to part 2 of our conversation with Anu Chaudhary Founder & CEO of SustainPlus.
In the previous episode, we discussed some important aspects around why businesses need to think different when it comes to incorporating policies and regulations around environmental sustainability. We also discussed why govt. needs to prepare businesses and get them on-board with alternative strategies, before implementing sudden bans and bringing about new regulations. This point was elaborated well when she gave the example of one Karnataka based company that was forced to shut down for 6 months in order to avoid penalties that might...2021-06-2828 min
Circular Business PodcastRisk assessment for sustainable development | Ep. #48This episode is part 1 of our conversation with Anu Chaudhary.
Anu holds a special place in my journey into environmental sustainability..you know why, because exactly a year ago I was going through a transition period where I had made up my mind be the front runner towards achieving sustainable development goals. Kaunsa raasta chunna hai woh decision too maine le liya tha but I was clueless about the apt mode of transport to navigate through this path. Metaphorically I didn’t know whether to walk the path or to take a bus, car or truck in or...2021-06-2733 minCircular Business PodcastSubscribe to Circular Business PodcastHello & welcome to Circular Business Podcast, a series where we look into Circular Economy from the Indian context. I’m your host & dost Sreepriya Sridharan & this podcast is for you, if you have been looking for solutions to make your organization go zero waste, sustainable & profitable all at the same time.
Tune into our series to listen to interviews with entrepreneurs & industry experts and some kick ass solo episodes where we equip you with absolutely necessary information around circular economy so that you can begin your projects and drive change wherever you are.
We release tw...2021-06-2601 min
Circular Business PodcastSingle-use chopsticks are harming the planet! | Ep. #47Chopsticks form an important part of authentic Asian cuisine. However the way it is being manufactured and used since a few decades is worrisome, you know why- coz it is made out of bamboo or wood.
Similar to the case of single-use plastic cutlery, chopsticks offered across the globe by restaurants are single use in nature and this frequency of use, translates to massive deforestation.
You’ll be surprised to know that The Chinese government began charging a 5 percent tax in 2006 on disposable chopsticks export in efforts to curb deforestation. Their goal is to use hi...2021-06-2211 min
Circular Business PodcastSmart circular solution for fast fashion | Ep. #46In this gupshup let’s revise fast fashion..a modern day phenomenon of take -make-use-dispose.. But what next? Fast fashion enables companies to mass market, it enables manufacturers to mass produce and provokes consumers to buy latest trends for cheap. Tell me, have you fallen into this trap already? I guess most of us have.
That’s why circular business models have emerged as a key area of focus.
Unlike the linear model, circular business models transform how fashion brands and retailers create value; it presents an opportunity to fulfill consumer demands, drive innovation and simu...2021-06-1506 min
Circular Business PodcastSecrets to fix your linear business model | Ep. #45Guys I have a good news for you, we are listed amongst the Top 10 Indian Economy Podcast charts by Feedspot! Can you believe that! Since Oct 2020 we have already uncovered more than 40 live examples of circular businesses. Thank you so much for tuning in every week, I truly enjoy going that extra mile to dig out interesting examples just for you.
While we have uncovered so many examples in the past, today I want us to take a step back..relax and take a relook at the basics of circular business model, but first let’s understand a...2021-06-1321 min
Circular Business PodcastBiomimicry- design ideas inspired by Nature | Ep. #44I have a pet dog and he loves the abundance of nature around the place we are currently put up. Yesterday night when we both were out on a walk there was a blackout in the city therefore I couldn’t collect his poop due to lack of sight. Today morning when I went back, I observed how active the soil is, because the area where he had shit was already taken care of by nature. More than 50% of his poop was granulated into soil.
Guys I’m not encouraging anybody to not clear your dog’s poop...2021-06-0707 min
Circular Business PodcastExtending the life of 50million fashion products by 2023 | Ep. #431.5 - A small number with big consequences; Can you guess why?
We all need to join hands to keep average global temperatures below 1.5 deg and we at the Circular Business Podcast & The Circular Collective are doing our part to create awareness & discuss solutions to accelerate environmental sustainability through a circular economy.
Today we are going to talk about a Germany based e-commerce company called Zalando.
The online fashion and beauty platform that caters to 28 million customers in 17 markets. So in no terms a small company.
They have committed to carbon neutrality...2021-06-0106 min
Circular Business PodcastFacts you won’t believe around resource constraints in India | Ep. #42Hello and welcome to Circular Business Podcast, a series where we look into Circular Economy from the Indian context. I’m your host and dost Sreepriya Sridharan and today I’m gonna share with you some mind boggling facts you won’t believe around resource constraints in India.
I came across this 2018 report “Accelerating India’s Circular Economy Shift” by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry FICCI & Accenture and the facts mentioned by them were eye-opening for me therefore I wanted to bring those facts to you ASAP!
The reports introduction opens with a graph of reso...2021-05-2911 min
Circular Business PodcastFlat wine bottles that are saving our planet | Ep. #41In this episode of weekly gupshup, Sreepriya Sridharan & Piyush Dhawan bring to you a circular business model from the wine industry.
What if we tell you that your wine bottle can fit through a letter box? Yes, you read it right!
Say hello to the next age packaging by Garcon Wines who have innovated a sustainable wine packaging solution.
In 2017, they won the Best New Beverage Concept Award at the World Beverage Innovation Awards and was a Diamond Finalist in the awards for Packaging Innovation the following year!
So what do...2021-05-2407 min
Circular Business PodcastEasy 4 steps to start your first project on Climate Action | Ep. #40If given a choice would you be the person with amazing ideas? OR would you like to be the person bringing amazing ideas to life?
Hello & welcome to Circular Business Podcast, a series where we look into circular economy from the Indian context. I’m your host & dost Sreepriya Sridharan and today we will talk about taking action & elaborate on the 4 easy steps to get started with your 1st sustainability project.
In today's times participating in climate strikes without knowing & understanding its agenda can become overwhelming. However that shouldn’t stop anyone from working on clim...2021-05-2010 min
Circular Business PodcastSustainable shipping logistics for E-commerce with reusable packaging | Ep. #39How many of you Michael Scott-The Office fans thought that paper was a dying industry? Think again on all those times last year you have had to make use of hygiene products like tissue roles, wipes etc. made of paper to keep yourself protected from COVID?
It proves that at least for a decade more, there are industries that cannot do without paper because it is a necessary raw material for their product. But it also opens up opportunity doors for remaining industries that can innovate their supply chains to go paperless.
Hello and welcome...2021-05-1708 min
Circular Business PodcastReimagine packaging for food deliveries - A circular business model by Infinity Box | Ep. #38At the stroke of the afternoon hour when you are not in a mood to cook, urban Indians awaken their cell phones and satiate the beast within, at the click of a virtual button.
Don’t get me wrong there, coz I’m talking about the boon of food delivery apps that has notched up the convenience level in our lives today.
Food delivery apps have revolutionized the way we eat.
Hello and welcome back to Circular Business Podcast, a series where we look into circular economy from the Indian context. I’m your h...2021-05-1335 min
Circular Business PodcastEdible lamination that prevents fruits from going to waste early | Ep. #37Few days back many states across India declared extension of lockdowns and these sudden pour of new measures by the state governance has led many of us into panic shopping!
I too stocked up vegetables last week whatever was available at the counter. Some with plastic packaging, some open. Now a week later when I removed some for cooking I noticed that few of the open veggies somehow were unfit for use and had gone stale, while the ones covered in plastic still were good to go.
Just imagine, how many more people around our...2021-05-1009 min
Circular Business PodcastFrom single use plastic to I AM NOT PLASTIC _CBP in conversation with Regeno | Ep. #36Today we will explore an alternate solution to the most common & colorful ingredient in Indian garbages-yes, you guessed it right its the single-use plastic.
In my observation, the narrative around plastic use amongst conscious consumers today have become fairly hateful and judgemental, don’t you think so? Such rigid hateful view points become equally toxic when compared to mere green washing messaging.
Therefore for this episode, I actually explored the google search on benefits of single use plastic just to recheck and understand why it started? which industries cannot do without it? and how much ca...2021-05-0620 min
Circular Business PodcastCircular carbon economy- Brewing pollution into ethanol using gas fermentation | Ep. #35This week on Circular Business Podcast's weekly gupshup with The Circular Collective we explore a fascinating technology by LanzaTech who are pacing the world towards a Circular Carbon Economy.
They have developed a sophisticated brewery, a gas fermentation process that turns pollution and emission from factories into fuel that powers cars and soon airplanes. To put that into perspective, visualize a beer fermentation process..now instead of converting sugars and yeast to ethanol, the company uses a biological catalyst to ferment waste gas emissions into ethanol. AMAZING right?
Their technology has the potential to displace 30...2021-05-0410 min
Circular Business PodcastWhy building sustainable alternatives for concrete & bricks in construction, are the need of the hour? | Ep. #34Welcome back to Circular Business Podcast, a series where we look into circular economy from the Indian context. I’m your host and dost Sreepriya Sridharan and in today’s episode we will be diving into a sustainable alternatives for brick and concrete.
If you believe that economic progress can go hand in hand with environment regeneration, then go ahead hit the subscribe button, because this podcast is just right for you.
On 6th Feb 2021, Indian farmers protest refocussed our nation’s attention to the nitty grit-ties of our farm infrastructure. This event compelled many citize...2021-04-2844 min
Circular Business PodcastInnovation to circulate marine trash and its plastic pollution | Ep. #33This week on weekly gupshup with Circular Collective, we bring to you the story of Everwave.
In 2012, architecture student Marcella Hansch wrote her master’s thesis on the Pacific Garbage Screening e.V. A vision emerged for Marcella from this thesis and she later laid the foundation stone for the development of an innovative platform that is supposed to free our seas from plastic waste.
Symptomatic of today's throwaway society, plastics can be easily and quickly industrially produced, processed and are often given cheaply or even free of charge. DYK?- 4.8 to 12.7 million tons of gar...2021-04-2710 min
Circular Business Podcast0% Virgin : 100% Trash - That's the story of MINIWIZ's Trashpresso | Ep. #32This week on weekly gupshup with Circular Collective, we bring to you the story of MINIWIZ.
Would you believe us if we told you that there is a machine that can instantly turn plastic waste into something useful instantly!
Yes, such a machine exists in reality that converts post-consumer waste into daily usable products and that machine is popularly known as “Trashpresso”-which is a mobile recycling & processing system.
Trashpresso can up-cycle upto 50kg of waste per hour.
It enables a true circular economy.
MINIWIZ is on a mission to c...2021-04-2012 min
Circular Business PodcastAmplePac's packaging-as-a-service model_CBP in conversation with Arpita Kalanuria | Ep. #31Hello there! welcome back to Circular business podcast, a series where we look at circular economy from the Indian context. I’m your host and dost Sreepriya Sridharan and if you believe that economic progress and environment regeneration can go hand in hand then go ahead and hot the subscribe button, because this podcast is just right for you.
Today we will be looking at circular economy solutions within the FMCG sector.
According to IBEF-India Brand Equity Foundation, the Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector is India’s fourth largest sector with household and personal care acco...2021-04-1538 min
Circular Business PodcastLets get to circular business with coffee & gupshup | Ep. #30*Disclaimer: It is recommended to brew yourself a tasty cup of coffee as you listen to this episode.
Ooh and as you take that sip, be assured that you are accompanied by 2.26 billion people across the globe. :)
As of today our global coffee market is worth 465 Bn$ and this is expected to grow thrice as much by 2050! 125Mn ppl on our planet are reliant on this coffee market for their livelihood. Globally India being the 6th largest producer of coffee-we are no way behind even in it’s consumption. Approximately 120,000 tonnes of coffee is consumed in...2021-04-1213 min
Circular Business PodcastCradle-to-cradle passport in container shipping industry on weekly gupshup with Circular Collective | Ep. #29On March 23, 2021 the container ship Ever Given caught global attention when it rammed into the side walls of Suez Canal. This incident brought to light the vulnerabilities and dependance of global trade on shipping lines. It reassured the world on the importance of containerized ships in maintaining the pace of our global supply chains today.
There are many ways to get goods from one place to another.
Planes are fast-no doubt, trucks are precise, and maybe trains are efficient.
However water is by far the cheapest and that’s why our global economies de...2021-04-0513 min
Circular Business PodcastColors & circularity- a Holi special gupshup with the Circular Collective | Ep. #28Wish you all a Happy Holi!
When we visualize clothes, most of us see the vibrant colors present in our closet ..types of colors that we all choose to identify with.
So where do you think these colors come from?
Today, the colors that we see in most consumer products—cosmetics, clothes, paints, food, dyes and more—are derived from petrochemicals, which are created through the manipulation of fossil fuels. These release harmful gases long after they have dried, causing respiratory problems and pollution. Synthetic dyes pollute water, poison aquatic life and pose a ma...2021-03-2913 min
Circular Business PodcastIntent matters! - Here is how an e-commerce brand, designing a circular supply chain | Ep. #27Hello and welcome back! You are listening to Circular Business Podcast- a series where we view Circular Economy from the Indian context. I’m your host and dost Sreepriya Sridharan and we are absolutely delighted to be recognized as one of the top 20 Circular Economy podcast on our planet!! Thank you so much listeners for your continued support!
Allow me to introduce you to our guest today- Chaitsi Ahuja. She is a phenomenal woman, driven by passion for zero-waste lifestyle and her intent to transform her life opened up pathways to make other’s journey simpler.
Ch...2021-03-2539 min
Circular Business PodcastExploring Furniture - As - A - Service | Ep. #26Today we live in a world where furnitures have become fast-furnitures, catering to a diverse audience and in a way making high-end designs affordable. Gone are the days when furnitures used to be custom made, heavy and lasted a lifetime!
Since 2020, the office environment itself has evolved for the majority population. Billions across the world have procured newer home office set-up. In addition to this, many established offices have had to put away with their office furniture since WFH became the new-normal.
According to Goldstien research, the office furniture industry is estimated to be a 100...2021-03-2215 min
Circular Business PodcastWhy Milan Food Policy matters to us? | Ep. #25India loses about INR 92,000 crore each year to food wastage, therefore, there is a tremendous commercial value to preventing such wastes. Today most of these wastes occurs in the supply and distribution stages, which is attributed to the lack of proper storage infrastructure.
According to the FAO, if food wastage were a country, it would be the third largest CO2 emitting country in the world after China and the USA.
Now from the perspective of food sustainability, India today is self-sufficient in terms of most cereals but not quite there for other essentials such as...2021-03-1513 min
Circular Business PodcastSmart Phones & Circularity - on Weekly Gupshup with Circular Collective | Ep. #24About 40% of the mobile users in India, replace their phones in less than a year, out of which most of the phones are discarded. Discarding of these mobile phones adds to the major chunk of e-waste annually in the country. Now the thought of discarded phones going into landfill is worrisome do you know why? Because today the population of mobile devices has exceeded the human population!...reaching more than 8 billion.
Out of this enormous smartphone population only 20% gets recycled today.
It is said that half of your periodic table is present in a smartphone...2021-03-1012 min
Circular Business PodcastCircular Economy in Built Environment with Usha Iyer-Raniga | Ep. #23Hello & welcome back to Circular Business Podcast, a series where we look at CE from the Indian context. I’m your host & dost Sreepriya Sridharan and I’m so happy to share with you that our podcast has made it to TOP 20 Circular Economy Podcasts on the planet!
Dear listeners, thank you so much for your consistent support thus far. Keep listening..keep sharing, and remember that collaboration is the key towards our circular future.
In today’s episode we will be talking about achieving circularity in the built environment.
Our Usha-Iyer Raniga is a P...2021-03-0847 min
Circular Business PodcastExplore circular economy in reusable packaging for FMCG sector | Ep. #22Did You Know that a typical bottle of cleaner is 90% water and less than 10% of the content is actual ingredient? So if you view it sensibly we pay brands money to buy plastic & water. For years communities have been talking about the 3 Rs : Reduce Reuse Recycle and for reasons unknown, I feel the world is stuck onto recycling and somehow the innovation around Reduce & Reuse were given less significance.
Have you also observed this pattern?
The quest for understanding Reusable packaging industry brought us to a brand by the name Replenish! They simply want to...2021-03-0212 min
Circular Business PodcastMaggots that slow down climate change | Ep. #21Did you know, that just under 33% of earth’s surface is land? 71% of that land is habitable. Of that, we already use 50% for agriculture and over 75% of that portion is used for livestock production. Yet that land only produces 33% off our global protein supply. Does your brain hurt? The scale & intensity of animal production today is threatening our planetary boundaries of land use, fresh water use & non-renewable phosphate rock..which is still an underestimated aspect of the fertilizer problem.
According to the FAO, if food wastage were a country, it would be the third largest CO2 emitting cou...2021-02-2213 min
Circular Business PodcastExploring Headphones - As - A - Service | Ep. #20Shut your electronics for few seconds and look around, how many individuals can you spot with Ear phones / Headphones / Ear Pods? It would be surprising indeed to spot someone without ear extensions these days. In the last decade the convenience of electronics have made these gadgets a part of our daily routine and this routine has therefore increased a demand for its consumption~leading to increase in production~thereby increasing electronic wastes around the globe.
Product as a service models can help decrease these exponential wastes and Gerrard Street is stylishly offering the world a sound of...2021-02-1509 min
Circular Business PodcastExploring the opportunities for Circular Cities in India with Piyush Dhawan | Ep. #19Today’s episode is a special gupshup with The Circular Collective for it is officially my 1st conversation with Piyush Dhawan where we connected On-Air to discuss the possibilities of circular cities in India.
Piyush is the co-founder of The Circular Collective and started this organization as a follow up to his tenure as a German Chancellor Fellow. It is a collective that facilitates, activates and enables discussions for circular economy in India.
Piyush is passionate about transforming Indian cities to Circular cities and he has eloquently elaborated his vision during our conversation in this episo...2021-02-0856 min
Circular Business PodcastMUD Jeans_on weekly gupshup with The Circular Collective | Ep. #18Since many many years, denim jeans have been creating a new sense of parity in our world, because no matter which part of the world you are in, most people own at least a pair of denims for themselves. That means, the global population is in some way contributing towards the growth of denim business.
Today, India’s denim production capacity is around 1.1 billion meters per annum. The global denim market size was valued at USD 64.62 billion in 2018 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.81% from 2019 to 2025. Growing target population across th...2021-02-0112 min
Circular Business PodcastBlack Carbon & circular economy | Ep. #17Every year, over one billion tyres are manufactured worldwide, and equal number of tyres are permanently removed from vehicles, becoming waste. Although modern tyres are fundamentally rubber products, they are a complex mix of natural and synthetic rubbers.
This complexity has led to stockpiling, dumping and diversion to landfill. This has exposed communities to environmental and health risks and has squandered valuable resources locked up in tyre dumps.
Stockpiled tyres are at risk of fire and toxic smoke; other risks include the stagnant water in tyres that provides breeding grounds for mosquitoes and leaching of...2021-01-2511 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
Circular Business PodcastCircular asset management platform_Rheaply | Ep. #14In the traditional linear economic model, when a resource serves its purpose, it’s thrown out or warehoused where it slowly depreciates in value. However, in the circular economy, materials are given a new purpose and thrusted back into a useful cycle thereby building a new economic capital through regeneration and giving businesses a competitive advantage. Today's episode is about "Rheaply" a company that enables possibility for an industrial symbiosis in its own unique way.
Does your organisation possess a large inventory of surplus assets with untapped value? If yes, then this episode might be your opportunity to...2021-01-1813 min
Circular Business PodcastTaking a look at subscription model for kids & maternity clothing _VIGGA | Ep. #13Welcome to the 5th episode of Weekly Gupshup with Circular Collective where we dive into circular subscription model with the example of VIGGA . Parents across the globe are very well aware of how expensive & unsustainable kids & maternity clothing can be, however our episode today brings to you a possibility of fashionable, trendy, affordable yet sustainable kids & maternity wear. Yes! this blend does exist and is already in practice. This Danish startup VIGGA has founded an award-winning business model for a circular economy in the textile industry. The VIGGA™ product & service system enables parents to lease organic children's wear thereby sa...2021-01-1112 min
Circular Business PodcastPreserving biodiversity with Circular Fisheries Economy | Ep. #12Hey everyone! Welcome back to Circular Business Podcast-India..a series where we simplify and view Circular Economy from the Indian context. I’m your host and dost Sreepriya Sridharan and we wish you all a fantastic 2021 ahead!
If you believe that economic progress can go hand in hand with environment regeneration then go ahead and hit the subscribe button because this content is just right for you.
On today’s show I have with me Mohammad Aatish Khan & Snehal Verma co-founders of NatureDots where they are blending natural intelligence with artificial intelligence to create climate resi...2021-01-0748 min
Circular Business PodcastTransforming food waste into beer | Ep. #11Here we are on the 4th episode of Weekly gupshup with Circular Collective. It's been a good ride so far. We hope you like this special segment of our podcast where myself and Piyush Dhawan bring to you amazing examples from the globe in the context of sustainability and circular economy..they are world examples which India and our citizens can take inspiration from and drive change.
Today we are going to discuss about Toast Ale.
Toast Ale are brewing quality beers by using surplus bread to replace virgin barley thereby helping the planet and p...2020-12-2808 min
Circular Business PodcastWorld's first recycling mall_ReTuna | Ep. #10Welcome to the 3rd episode of Weekly gupshup with Circular Collective.
In this series myself and Piyush Dhawan bring to you amazing examples from the globe in the context of sustainability and circular economy..they are world examples which India and our citizens can take inspiration from and drive change. Today we are going to discuss about ReTuna.
ReTuna is the first shopping mall in the world to be entirely devoted to second-hand goods. A title that earned it a place in the Guinness Book of Records in 2020! They are revolutionizing shopping in a climate-smart w...2020-12-2115 min
Circular Business PodcastCutting food waste within hospitality sector | Ep. #9Welcome to the 2nd episode of Weekly gupshup with Circular Collective.
In this series myself and Piyush Dhawan bring to you amazing examples from the globe in the context of sustainability and circular economy..they are world examples which India and our citizens can take inspiration from and drive change. Today we are going to discuss about Winnow Solutions who are on a mission to connect the commercial kitchen, create a movement of chefs and inspire others to see that food is too valuable to waste. Winnow has been awarded the Tech Disruptor 2019 award at The Circulars. P...2020-12-1414 min
Circular Business PodcastCradle to cradle design of the Venlo City Hall infrastructure | Ep. #8Welcome to the 1st episode of Weekly gupshup with Circular Collective.
In this series myself and Piyush Dhawan bring to you amazing examples from the globe in the context of sustainability and circular economy..they are world examples which India and our citizens can take inspiration from and drive change. Today we are going to discuss about the the city of Venlo (NL) that embraced the Cradle to Cradle® (C2C®) principles as first region in Europe. In 2008 Venlo decided to build their City Hall as a shining example of C2C® design.
Hit play and p...2020-12-0715 minCircular Business PodcastWaste Management from the lens of Circular Economy | Ep. #7Many of us have seen the transformation of a fresh water reserve, into floating plastics or streets and beaches littered with garbage. Indeed poor waste management is an alarming issue in India today. However the good news is that, there are planet warriors working day in and day out to address this issue in order to drive change.
Today's guests are Divya Shetty & Vishnu Vardhaan, founders of CercleX & Pepaa whose vision is to enable brands to go Zero Waste To Landfill by working on closed loop systems in waste management in order to address climate change.
2020-12-0341 minCircular Business PodcastHow to practice circular economy in business? | Ep. #6Have you been wondering how to make your company or employer circular?
Are you evaluating as to where to begin your journey?
In that case, you will be happy to hear my insights in today's episode, wherein I bring to you learnings from my research on the above questions.
Please do check out the below links of organisations I mentioned in this episode, who help businesses evaluate and analyze their Circular Transition Indicators.
1) WBCSD- https://www.wbcsd.org/Programs/Circular-Economy/Factor-10/Metrics-Measurement/Resources/Circular-Transition-Indicators-V1.0-Metrics-for-business-by-business
2) EllenMacArthur Foundation- https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/resources/apply/circulytics-measuring-circularity
3) Accenture- https://www.accenture.com/in-en...2020-10-2409 minCircular Business PodcastWhat is the idea of Circular Economy? | Ep. #5In today's episode we will be talking about the idea of Circular Economy and imagine a whole new world running on the CE principles.
Please do let me know your thoughts on the same.
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Our guest Shashank Nimkar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssnimkar/), founder of Earth Tatva (https://www.earthtatva.com/) is trying to solve the problem of hundreds of tons of post-industrial ceramic rejects that occupy our landfills each year. Archaeology has shown us how ceramics stay put and take years and years to biodegrade, therefore causing a menace to both natural & industrial ecosystem.
Earth Tatva's solution reduces mining for raw materials, for ceramic manufacturing by 60 % . Their technology recycles fired ceramic waste, under...2020-10-2045 minCircular Business PodcastCircular Business in Fashion Industry_ Lifaffa | Ep. #3In today's episode we're gonna discuss the application of Circular Business Models to the glamorous fashion industry.
Our guest Kanika Ahuja- Director of Conserve India (https://www.linkedin.com/company/conserve-india-&-conserve-hrp/) & Founder of her fashion label Lifaffa (https://lifaffa.com/) is addressing the problem of plastic waste in her own unique way.
Conserve has developed a patented technique to up-cycle plastic waste from landfills into an attractive new material called Handmade Recycled Plastic (HRP).
Their vision is to combat pollution by efficient waste management and to empower one of the most vulnerable...2020-10-2056 minCircular Business PodcastIntroduction to Circular Business Podcast India | Ep. #1Dear Listeners,
Are you the one who believes that an Economic Growth is very much possible without Environment Degradation? then guess what! this podcast might just be a delight for you. So folks allow me to welcome you to my pilot project in Circular Economy domain. Just like you, I too was curious about "How can I contribute to a better environment?" and my quest for answers led me on a path to circularity.
My name is Sreepriya Sridharan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreepriyasridharan/), I'm from India and in my observation, India today lacks a...2020-10-2001 min
The Charming BuddhaPsychiatric social work with Sreepriya MenonIn this episode we have a guest Shreepriya Menon. Sreepriya Menon is a mental health social worker who has completed her Masters in Social Work from TISS, Mumbai and M Phil from NIMHANS, Bengaluru. She is currently working for an NGO in Delhi. She also works with individuals, families, and organizations to promote mental health awareness and build collaborations. She is the editor of an evolving initiative called The Good People Diaries which aims to explore and document stories of change brought about by people and social endeavors. She is interested in intersections of mental health with language, social structures and cul...2020-03-1644 min