If 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’s why the grandeur of The Earthshot Prize ..read more

Happy 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 request you to hit play, relax and enjoy what's about to unfold :) Let us know your thoughts on this at circularbusines ..read more

You 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 conversations. Jus ..read more

You 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 services that we use. We ..read more

Today'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 Storyteller at SandStories.org. SandStories works to create awareness about the urgent need t ..read more

Today 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-founder and director of Materiom f ..read more

Today 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, therefore you can be assured to gain useful insights especially if you are getting s ..read more

Today 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 products take a crad ..read more

Today 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 thought of maintaining a similar theme and check on inspiring change makers from previous gupshups ..read more

In 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 first wine bottles to slide through ..read more