Justina Lizikevičiūtė and Roman Lobas, experts in innovation and sustainability from Katalista Ventures join this episode to discuss the sustainable development in fashion industry and present a promising initiative Fashion for Change. The project is led by the international organizations engaged striving to make an impact, Estonian Academy of Arts, CIVITTA, Ecopreneur.eu and Katalista Ventures.  Tune in to learn more about it and get involved in the hackathon next year, 2022. Enjoy Let's get connected: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-explored/ & https ..read more

After extended vacations, Sustainability Explored is back! The podcast enters a new season, #9, with important updates. The founder of the podcast, Anna Bellatig, embarks on a new adventure in sustainability and management . By means of this news, Anna passes the role of a podcast host to one of her interviewees, a circular designer, Aya Ulan (deardesign studio) and an aspiring nurse, Tamila Ulan (Universitat de Barcelona).  Both new co-hosts, Aya and Tamila are loyal listeners of the podcast and actively engaged in resolving challenges of sustainability in different fields, built environ ..read more

Today we have Aviv Shalgi, a Co-Founder and CEO of Solar Simplified where he is Revolutionizing the way solar energy is distributed, bringing it to the masses... Stay with us to learn a ton about green/ alternative energy production, distribution, and pricing. Enjoy the episode! Aviv's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avivshalgi/ Solar Simplified website: https://www.solarsimplified.com/ Anna's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esms-esmp-esia ..read more

Today we have Livvy Drake, the driver of environmental behavior change in organizations across the UK. We will discuss practical steps of bringing more environmental awareness to the masses, and dealing with tricky cases. Livvy works with businesses, events, and green champions to achieve their sustainability goals whilst demonstrating how campaigners, communicators, and businesses can achieve greater behavior change outside of the green echo chamber. Enjoy the episode! Livvy's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/livvy-drake-49105252/ Sustainable Sidekicks website: http://www.sustainablesidekicks.com/ A ..read more

Masks, gloves, and other sorts of medical waste created in unprecedented amounts since early 2020 and throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic create a massive environmental and social burden globally. What's the solution? Andy Straisfeld from Lifecycle Revive has an answer and a perfectly working business model. Located in Brantford, Ontario, Lifecycle Revive will be Canada’s first polypropylene waste recycler, diverting tons of medical waste from landfills. Tune in to learn more and see what you can do in your country. Enjoy the episode! Andy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-stra ..read more

When companies rebrand or get acquired, branded merchandise with outdated logos and mottos often end up in a landfill before their actual material life is over. This is a very concerning and sad issue for the environment. Ben Grossman mobilized the resources of the 4th generation family business in marketing and created the platform of givers and takers that helps redistribute branded merchandise and keep it away from landfills for as long as possible. Tune in to the episode to learn how Ben and SwagCycle do it and hear inspiring and creative success stories. Enjoy it! Ben's LinkedIn: https ..read more

Today, we are discussing metal packaging, how the work of VP Sustainability at a big company like Trivium Packaging looks like, the systemic collaboration of infrastructures in different industries such as packaging and recycling, Trivium's long-term Climate Change Commitment and many more. Enjoy the episode! Additional resources Jenny's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-wassenaar/ Trivium Packaging website: https://triviumpackaging.com/ Trivium Packaging 2021 Global Buying Green Report: https://triviumpackaging.com/sustainability/2021BuyingGreenReport.pdf More on annachashch ..read more

In this episode with Hege Barnes, Regional Director Americas at Innovation Norway, we are talking about the Race to Electrify, how Norway innovates the world daring to dream, successful EV use cases like the first fully electric container ship, Green Shipping Program, and tips to achieve business success in electrifying the regions at a good pace. Enjoy the listen! Hege's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hegevbarnes/ Innovation Norway: https://www.innovasjonnorge.no/ The Explorer Norway: https://www.theexplorer.no/ Anna's website: http://annachashchyna.com ..read more

In this special episode, we discuss with Ralph Thurm, a Co-Founder r3.0 Redesign for Resilience and Regeneration, Managing Director OnCommons gGmbH, Founder & Managing Director of A|HEAD|ahead, and the author of the 'The Corona Chronicles - Envisioning a New Normal for Regeneration and Thriving' - how the COVID-19 crisis triggered the understanding of the regenerative and distributive economy as the ’New Normal’ we need to all work towards; - COVID-19 as a posterchild example for #flattenthecurve of everything; - what is missing from the mosaic of the current understanding of the econ ..read more

On this special day, Earth Day of 2021, we are looking 30 years back at what has been achieved in terms of sustainable development since Rio-1992, how sustainable consumption developed over the years and what lead to the relatively recent shift towards minimalism and zero-waste movement. We speak with Prof. Maurie Cohen about what environmental policy means, who has the power to change the world, and what was first - life or the instruction how to live it. Enjoy this episode & let us know what you think! Protect the Earth today and always ..read more