Sustainability Explored

Today, we're joined by Noreen Kam to discuss the intricacies of circular asset management and its importance in driving sustainability. We start by learning how Noreen found a unique opportunity to drive the circular economy within logistics: prolonging the life cycle of assets. The “disposable mindset”, as well as unhealthy competition with each other, need to stay in the past if we are to build a sustainable future in which everyone thrives...

Join us on a new-style episode with Noel Bagwell as we peel the onion around the economics and politics of sustainability. In just about an hour and a half, we scan through a lot of difficult questions on our grandest sustainability and development challenges, such as “Should we regulate pandemics?”, “Should we ban conquest?” and “What political regime is best for sustainability?”...

In today's short and snappy episode, we talk to Robert Milder, designer and environmentalist, about the transition to a circular design, recycled materials, and sustainable processes in the furniture industry. At a time when the appetite for eco-friendly products is rising, furniture has been largely ignored, yet it has an intense impact on deforestation and pollution. Every year, two billion trees are cut to make furniture products...

Today, we're joined by Ry Russell from Knot Plastic™ to learn about how we can replace plastics in our current lifestyle with innovative materials that are safer for our families and the planet. Did you know that with the technology innovations and resources available today we can effectively remove plastic pollution from the packaging industry? Together with Ry, we'll show you a vision of a plastic-free, plant-based future where hemp takes center stage...

Eddy Badrina joins us today for an exciting conversation on the role played by vertical farming to food sustainability. With advanced greenhouse technologies and a resilience-focused mindset, we can produce local and nutritious products, such as greens and herbs, that will feed the world as demand increases...

Today, we're joined by Frank Meehan to discuss the importance of using digital measuring tools and reporting as ways to quantify and share the results of economic activities and sustainability efforts. We’ll see how data empowers anything from climate change mitigation to food security, and supply chain transformations. At the same time, we explore hidden truths behind our ever-growing digital footprint, placing data centers, and blockchain systems under scrutiny...

In this episode, David Goodman, CEO and President of the Edenark Group, talks about the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of adjusting environmental management systems within small, and mid-sized companies. By doing what is best for the world and its people, it’s very likely for sales to improve as well. Today, more and more customers are demanding certifications of sustainability. The ISO 14001 standards were designed to increase sustainability within the largest companies...

In today’s episode, Eric Ressler shares the secrets of digital branding for sustainability. As the founder and creative director at Cosmic, A social Impact Creative Agency, Eric helps truly eco-friendly businesses to enhance their positive social impact and spark real-world change using storytelling and effective engagement with the audience...

In today’s episode, Gro Dyrnes, Regional Director Americas at Innovation Norway, offers us a sneak peek at the ideas, predictions, and expectations about the upcoming 2021. This is the last episode of 2020 - and we tried to make it special and truly worth listening to...

2020 was a blast - through this podcast it taught me consistency and discipline, opened my eyes to the diversity of this world via interviews with guests and chats with our listeners, it taught me to delegate - we grew the team at first and then reduced it again to only 2 people. This podcast became my family in 2020 and this is why I will never say a word against this complicated, uneasy, but nevertheless, great year...