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Nature Positive PodcastCarolina García Arbeláez - CEO & Co-founder at MYZELIOBringing a deep background across corporate sustainability, innovation, nature, and law (and much more), we managed to sit down with Carolina García Arbeláez, CEO & Co-founder at MYZELIO and former Nature Director at AB InBev. She shares her experience on successfully building nature and climate-focused initiatives across various geographies, forms of cooperation, and sizes of entities, as well as reflecting on the god-like powers that are being created with new technology and the impact it can have on humans, the planet, and our cohabitants.
2025-12-1543 minNature Positive PodcastRenat HeubergerTo anyone involved with environmental markets, carbon credits and corporate sustainability, South Pole founder & former CEO Renat Heuberger needs not introduction. Still, we made him retrace his step and tell us about lessons learned and how he sees the coming years in environmental markets, action for nature restoration and climate action, and the importance of building a business case.
2025-07-3035 minNature Positive PodcastDrones, nature data & the origin of Svarmi with Tryggvi StefanssonSvarmi's founder & CTO FINALLY joins me for a chat, hopefully not the last one. We talk about how he started Svarmi, how drones proved useful for nature/environmental data collection and how things evolved from there as well as some of the opportunities we see for improvement in the way we manage and make use of data, including but not limited to data collected in the field when preparing large infrastructure such as for environmental impact assessments (EIAs).
2025-03-3150 minNature Positive PodcastMacro Cycles with MarcoMarco Hirsbrunner, Co-Founder & COO of Terra Ventures and Co-Founder & former COO of South Pole, tells us about his experience in building and running a sustainability-focused company in different macro environments.
2025-02-2538 minNature Positive PodcastDeforestation RegulationSnjolaug & Kolbeinn discuss existing and emerging requirements for corporates to demonstrate they are not contributing to deforestation, including the EU Deforestation Regulation, and how companies can tackle this topic.
2024-09-3033 minNature Positive PodcastBuilding Blocks of a Good Nature StrategySnjolaug & Kolbeinn discuss the building blocks of corporate nature strategies.
2024-08-1431 minNature Positive PodcastRene Velasquez on Carbon Markets & NatureRene Velasquez, managing partner at Valeterra, shares his extensive experience in carbon markets, emphasizing the importance of both avoidance and removal credits to meet climate goals. He discusses the need for trust and integrity, the role of exchanges in providing transparency, and the necessity of ongoing investments in environmental projects. Rene also highlights the critical nexus between nature and climate, stressing the importance of protecting biodiversity to enhance carbon sequestration and climate resilience.
2024-05-2150 minNature Positive Podcast2023 OverviewDr. Snjólaug Ólafsdóttir and Kolbeinn Hilmarsson go through 2023 highlights in the field of corporate sustainability and particularly nature assessment and reporting.
2024-02-0724 minNature Positive PodcastJames d'Ath - Data and Analytics Technical Lead at the TNFDMini-cast from COP28 in Dubai when Kolbeinn met with James d'Ath to discuss the intersection of nature and climate and the role of the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and its Data Catalyst initiative to help companies embed nature into their financial reporting and business decisions.
2023-12-1908 minNature Positive PodcastAravind Ravichandran on the role of earth observation in nature assessmentIn the Nature Positive Podcast, the team at Svarmi brings in sustainability experts to learn about the intersection of business, nature and climate and how organisations around the world are preparing to move towards a nature positive and net zero economy.In this episode, we speak with Aravind Ravichandran of TerraWatch Space, a strategic consulting firm for space agencies, earth observation companies and investors. Join us as we discuss the changing nature and accessibility of earth observation technology and what this means for the future of monitoring the natural world.
2023-11-1636 minNature Positive PodcastHrund Gunnsteinsdóttir on re-framing and rethinking systemsIn the Nature Positive Podcast, the team at Svarmi brings in sustainability experts to learn about the intersection of business, nature and climate and how organisations around the world are preparing to move towards a nature positive and net zero economy.In this episode, we speak with Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir, author, speaker and former Leader of the Sustainability Center of Iceland - Festa, about re-framing and rethinking systems and her new book "The Art of InnSæi - the Icelandic Way To Harness Your Intuition."
2023-10-1935 min
The Startup Tank Climate Investor Pitch Show and Climate Techies Sustainability SeriesTST 6/12: Biodegradable Plastics, Clean Concrete, and Zero-Emission Commercial Aviation with Greencode Ventures and Climate Capital
Ever wanted a chance to pitch your climate tech company or get in front of VCs and angel investors? Now is your time to shine.
https://thestartuptank.com/apply
Tonight's Investor Panelists Include:
- Manuel Heckmann @ Greencode VC
- Schaffer Ochstein @ Climate Capital
- Jinna Mairlot @ 4WARD.VC
Presenting Companies:
- TerraWaste: Converting industrial waste into useful, circular materials
- Svarmi: Helping companies locate and measure their impact on nature
- Dovetail Aero: Zero-emission commercial aviation
- BOLDR: Smart home heating and cooling technology
concrete.ai: Minimizing the carbon footprint of concrete
- Ourobio: Creating biodegradable plastic additives
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2023-06-132h 16The Startup Tank Climate Investor Pitch Show and Climate Techies Sustainability SeriesTST 6/12: Biodegradable Plastics, Clean Concrete, and Zero-Emission Commercial Aviation with Greencode Ventures and Climate Capital
Ever wanted a chance to pitch your climate tech company or get in front of VCs and angel investors? Now is your time to shine.
https://thestartuptank.com/apply
Tonight's Investor Panelists Include:
- Manuel Heckmann @ Greencode VC
- Schaffer Ochstein @ Climate Capital
- Jinna Mairlot @ 4WARD.VC
Presenting Companies:
- TerraWaste: Converting industrial waste into useful, circular materials
- Svarmi: Helping companies locate and measure their impact on nature
- Dovetail Aero: Zero-emission commercial aviation
- BOLDR: Smart home heating and cooling technology
concrete.ai: Minimizing the carbon footprint of concrete
- Ourobio: Creating biodegradable plastic additives
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2023-06-132h 16Nature Positive PodcastLoic van Cutsem, International Partnerships Director at BeeOdiversityWe talk to Loic, who heads up international expansion and partnerships of BeeOdiversity, which has over the past 10 years built and applied its bee-based environmental monitoring system to support action for nature for both private and public actors.
2023-04-2737 minNature Positive PodcastDr. Snjolaug Olafsdottir, Head of Climate Change & Sustainability Services at EY IcelandThe Nature Positive Podcast recently welcomed Snjolaug Olafsdottir, Head of Climate Change and Sustainability Services for Ernst & Young (EY) Iceland, where she brought her experience and knowledge with new sustainability reporting frameworks.
2023-02-0235 minNature Positive PodcastAdalheidur Snaebjarnardottir, Sustainability Manager at LandsbankinnWhat is the role of banks in the transition towards Net Zero and Nature Positive? In this episode, we speak with Adalheidur Snaebjarnardottir about how climate and nature impact are becoming an integral part of financial reporting for companies and what role financial institutions play in the ongoing transitions.
2022-11-1830 min
Nature Positive PodcastPilot Episode: Gunnar S. Magnusson, Head of Sustainability, Deloitte IcelandIn the Nature Positive Podcast, the team at Svarmi brings in sustainability experts to learn about the intersection of business, nature and climate and how organisations around the world are preparing to move towards a nature positive and net zero economy.In this pilot episode, we are joined by Gunnar S. Magnusson, head of Sustainability and Climate at Deloitte in Iceland and part of Deloitte's Nordic Leadership Team.
2022-10-2736 min
Hlaðvarp HeimildarinnarTæknivarpið – Framtíð rafíþrótta og Amazon Echo fyrir börnKrónan er komin með nýjan tæknifídus í appið sitt: Skannað og skundað. Svarmi ætlar að nýta sér Strætó til að hlaða dróna til að taka fullt af myndefni og fleira sniðugt. Sonos Beam hljóðstöngin fékk smá uppfærslu og styður núna Dolby Atmos (eiginlega). Amazon kynnti slatta af nýjum vélbúnaði og þá meðal annars Echo hátalara fyrir börn og Mikka Mús stand fyrir Echo Show. Bose QuietComfort 45 fá góða dóma og halda sínum þægindatitli. Apple Watch virðist geta spottað hjartsláttartruflanir sa...
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