Sustainability Explored

Together with Julia Craighill, BREEAM In-Use Assessor in the US, we talk about the "alphabet soup of certifications" (LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Living Building Challenge certification) and try to get the main differences between them; we speak about how architecture and sustainability marry and why focusing on business operations is the key; why staying connected to nature bears many benefits - here we touch on the concept of biophilia; finally, what about our home offices - how to 'cozify' our...

With Johanna Lyman we discover the concept of Conscious Capitalism, what is it, how is it different from just capitalism, examples of companies living and operating in the spirit of conscious capitalism, its main traits/key differences, the future of the economy and market in the post-pandemic and other crises time.

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Today with Jimena Lince we talk about how the turtle conservation facility positively impacts the economy, life, and tourism in Tortuguero, Costa Rica; how turtles transitioned from "product" to "service" and help to educate people from around the world about the issues of wildlife, biodiversity, oceans, plastic pollution, ecological tourism, sustainability, etc. Please visit conserveturtles.org to learn more about the facility, Sea Turtle Conservancy...

In this episode, we discuss the concept of biomimicry, design with nature in mind, how biomimicry can help introduce the sustainability aspect in basically everything that surrounds us, with Ricardo Contreras Osorio - biologist, environmentalist, the President of an NGO called 400 ARBOLES (zoncuantla.org). Ricardo shared his experience with the biomimicry research group and explained why the biomimicry lessons from Asia are radically different from those from Latin America...

Today, together with James Ellsmoor, we shed light on the steps that islands can take to build a sustainable future. Why? Because islands all around the world are faced with endless challenges: climate change affecting weather patterns; poor local environmental practices like deforestation; and an acute economic dependency on tourism, among others. Yet so many people live on islands...

In today's episode, Danny Blue, the founder of a social enterprise “One Million Acres”, joins us for a thoughtful discussion about the rainforest's central role in maintaining the health of our planet, as well as key actions that are taken to protect this ecosystem and its indigenous communities.

Whether we realize it or not right away, we are all connected to the rainforest due to its nurturing role in the environment and, therefore, our lives on this planet...

Join us today, as we discuss with the light consultant, Terry John, about the importance of effective lighting in improving our lives. Light is a key building block of our environments and, therefore, it critically affects our health and well-being, making it an important lifestyle sustainability factor...

Today, we discuss with Ognyan Georgiev, investigative journalist and former urban researcher at MIT, about the implications of and solutions for regional migration around the world, and particularly in Central and Eastern Europe. We uncover the causes behind national and local failure to keep people from moving away and share lessons from a comparison study between the US and European cities...

Join us today, as Kumar Iyer introduces an innovative model - the quadruple bottom line - to design and implement sustainability in modern organizations. What is the triple bottom line, as well as the ESG standards and the UN SDGs, missing to enact real change?  Here's a hint: when people have a difficult time self-regulating, we need principles to drive our actions...

In today's episode, we are joined by Serena Pacifico from evntACT to discuss the intricacies of sustainable event management and its role in the future of event making. Embedding sustainability within the event organization is still new, but promises many benefits such as more effective financial investment through waste reduction, better economic returns in the longer run, and a more satisfied audience, giving the surging interest in sustainability in society...