Inner Green Deal founders Liane Stephan and Jeroen Janss explore the inner, human dimension of sustainable leadership by telling their own personal story of why they created the Inner Green Deal and what they learned during these first three years. They share about their relationship with nature, their search to integrate climate action in their contemplative work and how they see leaders transform in their programmes. With this episode, we are starting Season 3 which will bring you inspiring stories about the human dimension of sustainability.  This season also marks the beginning of o ..read more

For this final episode of the season, we welcome Satish Kumar, one of the great peace activists of our time and founder of Schumacher college, a renowed international center for ecological studies. Together with Satish we explore the role of trust and courage in leading personal and societal transformation. About Satish KumarSatish is highly regarded for his peace walk in the 1970s advocating for nuclear disarmament by walking 8000 miles to the nuclear capitals of Moscow, Paris, London and Washington D.C. Having founded Schumacher college in 1981, Satish is also Editor Emeritus of R ..read more

We welcome Matt Scott, expert in green finance and explore how the financial world is coming to terms with Climate Change. Matt talks passionately about risk management but also stewardship, mindset change and the role of compassion. About Matt ScottMatt is Senior Director of the Climate and Resilience Hub at Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory firm. Before that he led the Bank of England´s Climate Hub. Matt holds an MBA from Stanford and teaches entrepreneurship and innovation at Oxford´s Saïd business school. Matt on: LinkedIn    About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green ..read more

We welcome Heather Grabbe, expert in societal change and reflect on what is needed to rise above populist sentiment, overcome polarisation and inspire people to embrace positive change. About Heather Grabbe Heather is the director of the influential Open Society European Policy Institute and advocate for democratic pluralism and open societies. From 2004 to 2009 she was senior advisor to then European Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn. She conducted research at the European University Institute (Florence), Chatham House (London), Oxford and Birmingham universities, and taught at the Lond ..read more

We welcome Matthias Berninger, Senior Vice President Public Affairs and Sustainability at Bayer and explore with him the role companies can play in transforming the global food system. And, to what extent the activities of Bayer and the Monsanto business it bought in 2018, enable or contradict its efforts to improve biodiversity and sustainability.  About Matthias Berninger Matthias has over 30 years of experience in sustainability and knows politics and industry inside out. He was elected four times as a Member of the German Federal Parliament for the Green Party and following his ..read more

We welcome Volker Quaschning, professor for renewable energy at HTW Berlin, founding member of Scientists for Future and plaintiff in the historical climate case against the German government. He shows us the interconnections between science, activism and politics and explores with us how we can transition to clean energy within one decade. About Prof. Volker Quaschning You can find out more about Prof.  Quaschning on his personal website.  There you will also find links to his youtube channel and his own podcast (in German). About the Inner Green Deal: The Inner Green Deal podcas ..read more

Jeroen hosts a live panel as part of the official COP26 EU programme. Three inspiring leaders explore the question: What leadershop qualities are needed now?    This is part 1 of this special episode around Climate Conference COP26, please also join us for a deep dive with panelist Eva Karlsson, CEO of Houdini, in part 2 of this episode.  About our panelists Christine Wamsler is Professor at Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies in Sweden. You can find more on her work here: Contemplative Sustainable Futures program at Lund University  Recent article on inner ..read more

We welcome Eva Karlsson, CEO of Houdini, a Swedish outdoor brand. Eva has led Houdini since 2001 and is a recognised and award winning leader in sustainability and the circular economy.   She shares how sustainability is "lived" in the company and talks about the value of being bold and uncompromising while never giving up on being curious and open to learn new things. This is part 2 of the COP26 episode where we explore the leadership qualities that are needed now.  If you enjoyed this, please also listen to part 1 with a live panel discussion from COP26 together with Eva, Prof C ..read more

We welcome Marcel Beukeboom and explore the world of climate diplomacy, looking back on Marcel’s 5 year term as the Dutch Climate Envoy. With COP26 unfolding, Marcel gives us context and helps us understand what really goes on inside the halls of the UN Climate Conferences but also to how this relates to our actions and daily lifes as citizens, and how we all can be climate diplomats. About Marcel Beukeboom: You can find out more about Marcel on his linkedin profile.   About the Inner Green Deal: The Inner Green Deal podcast, a podcast for exploring compassionate and sustainable leaders ..read more

In this first episode of season 2, Tom welcomes Dianne Dain, Chief Innovation Officer of the World Humanitarian Forum and founder of COPxx. The episode is our first out of 3 covering the UN Climate Change Conference COP26. With her impressive track record in technology,  innovation and humanitarian efforts, Dianne gives us insights on how important a deep connection to nature, reciprocity and hopeful action are when negotiating climate action on an international level. She also gives us guidadance on the question: How can we listen to all the voices? Including those of women, children and ..read more