The Samuele Tini Show - where business, innovation, and sustainability converge

Powering Africa’s E-Mobility Revolution | S.1 E. 48 Ampersand with Alp Tilev

"So work, find jobs in green new energies, put your put your energy to the things that matter to all of us on this planet together. So that's my call to action". 
Alp Tilev is on a mission to power Africa's E-mobility revolution as co-founder and CTO of Ampersand, one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers 2022
Ampersand builds affordable electric vehicles and charging systems for the five million motorcycle taxi drivers in East Africa, creating a world where motorcycle transport is cleaner and more profitable for its consumers than ever before. Going electric will double a driver's income now and leapfrog Africa towards a zero carbon future.
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The future of work-Tips on how to build a career in Sustainability | S.1 E. 47 with Nahia Orduña

5 steps on how to find a job in sustainability, from Harvard Business Review contributor Nahia Orduña 1- Get inspired 2. Find your direction. 3. Learn. Upskill. 4. Network 5. Share your expertise
Nahia is currently a Technical leader at one of the biggest technological companies in the world. She has over 15 years’ experience in International IT and Tech companies and has held different roles in the field. She is one of the leaders of the Women in Big Data organization, where she regularly engages, and shares thought leadership in forums to encourage and promote diversity in data careers.
Nahia is a contributor to the World Economic Forum and Harvard Business Review, where she shares her thoughts about Future of Work, Digital Skills and Sustainability.
She has written a book, “Your Digital Reinvention”, which was published in 2020 to help people find their place in the digital workspace. It is a blueprint for careers and retooling in the new digital world.
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Women in leadership and Sustainability | S.1 E.46 with Nupur Gadkari

Episode 46! "Everybody has their own journeys, their own learnings in life, and there is no right and wrong. You've got to be true to who you are. And you've got to be proud of that."
Nupur Gadkari has 15 years of leading internationally diverse and complex marketing strategies across major brands such as IMG International, Castrol, Mattel, and Disney. She is Poets&Qants 2022 Best & Brightest MBA, Warwick Scholar and Ambassador, Co-President – The Marketing Club, Warwick Business School, Content Director – TEDx Warwick, and Mentor and Steering Committee Member – Warwick Business School Global Mentoring Programme.
In the episode, she discusses sustainability and her journey as a woman in leadership.
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Nupur's profile https://poetsandquants.com/2022/05/01/2022-best-brightest-mba-nupur-gadkari-warwick-business-school/?pq-category=students

Africa’s Greatest Conservation Story- Gorongosa National Park | S.1 E.45 with Larissa Sousa

Gorongosa National Park is the greatest example of regeneration and conservation. After a long civil war the park had lost almost all its wildlife and was on the brink of extinction. Today, it is an example of an integral conservation, putting the people and the environment at the center.
Larissa Sousa is a young, determined Mozambican at the forefront of the education sector of the park. After experiences in the profit world in Germany and Brazil, she is now coordinating the actions toward integrated conservation.
The “pro-women, pro-girl and pro-family approach to integrated conservation and development makes this national park truly “A Park for the People.”
To know more, visit Gorongosa  and watch the movie  

Innovation for Positive and Sustainable Change | S.1 E.44 with James Bidwell - Springwise

James Bidwell is a changemaker and sustainability leader. He is the Chair of Springwise, the global platform for innovation and a reference point for anyone interested in creating positive change. He is also the co-founder of Re_Set, a next-generation consultancy for sustainability and innovation.
He is the author of Disrupt! 100 Lessons in Business Innovation and speaker.
Both companies are B Corp certified and part of 1% of the planet.
More than 11,000  innovations are present on Springwise, real solutions to our planet's challenges!

Creating value from Waste | S.1. E.43 Esther Altorfer Sistema.bio (live recording)

Value from waste? Learn how with Esther Altorfer, managing Director East Africa of Sistema.bio.
Sistema.bio is an award-winning waste and resource management system that is economically accessible and technologically advanced. Their key innovation is reimagining biodigesters as high-quality, modern, durable goods. Their prefabricated design creates the conditions needed to scale and ensures quality control that is not possible with traditional designs. And they are transforming lives at the bottom of the pyramid.
They are a certified B Corp from Mexico, and they have been constantly some of the Best for the World!
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Business for Good in Europe. The case of Portugal | S.1.E. 42 with Luis Amado, B Lab Portugal

“Which is the surfboard that we are going to use to surf the wave of sustainability? I hope that board can be the B Impact Assessment”. Businesses are changing and the B Corp movement is growing by the day, reaching now 5,000 certified companies. And as consumers, we have a responsibility for how we influence and vote every day.
Luis Amado, the leader of the B Corp Movement in Portugal, takes through his decade-long experience in working with European businesses riding the wave of sustainability and unlocking real impacts.
He discusses some cases and shares insights of value for businesses that want to become a force for good.
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The Guardians of the Sea | Dr. Elisa Dierickx Maio Biodiversity Foundation Cape Verde

Marine ecosystems are threatened worldwide by climate change, overfishing, and extreme degradation.
Cape Verde, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the West African coasts, still is one of the last strongholds of biodiversity in our oceans.
But increasingly under threats. And there, the Maio Biodiversity Foundation is at the forefront of the restoration and conservation of this vulnerable ecosystem. We speak with  Dr. Elisa Dierickx a changemaker and leader in the conservation field. She studied biology at Harvard and holds a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Cambridge and her MBA from INSEAD.
She received the prestigious Alumni Change Maker Award from the Financial Times for her work at the Fundação Maio Biodiversidade (Maio Biodiversity Foundation)

Energy access and clean cooking. The innovation of African Clean Energy | S.1 E. 40 with Judith Joan Walker

13% of the world does not have access to electricity and 40% do not have access to clean fuels for cooking. (Ritchie et al., 2020) And this exposes to health hazards and pollution.
Innovation is the key to solving complex problems, and African Clean Energy is proposing a holistic solution to offer energy access and clean cooking, the ACE One.
Judith describes impactful stories transforming lives at the bottom of the pyramid, the innovative approach using carbon offsets, and the journey ahead of the company. They are also B Corp certified, with an incredible 179.8 B Impact Score, one of the Best for the World!
 

Fostering Sustainability in the Emerging Markets | S.1. E.39 Dr. Mumbi Wachira, Strathmore Business School

“once you realize that we have a very urgent problem at our doorstep, you really have to find a way to put a stake in this fight.”
Dr. Mumbi Wachira is a sustainability expert and a leader based in Nairobi. She is a lecturer at the prestigious Strathmore Business School and holds a Ph.D. from St. Gallen University
She is a recognized expert on sustainability and integrated reporting practices in sub-Saharan Africa. In the episode, she discusses the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), being at the forefront of the Africa Chapter.
What is  PRME? It is an initiative of the UN Global Compact. Working through Six Principles, PRME engages business and management schools to ensure they provide future leaders with the skills needed to balance economic and sustainability goals while drawing attention to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and aligning academic institutions with the work of the UN Global Compact
She also discusses an interesting experience with SME in Kenya, unlocking shared value on the supply chain of a leading continental financial institution!