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

S.1 E. 15. Sustainable Crop Protection with Gia Aradottir

Gia Arendottir is a scientist and a change maker.   She is a trustee in the Royal Entomological Society.  Her studies are crucial in the reduction of pesticides and fostering more productive and healthier agriculture.
Listen to episode 15!

S.1 E.14 Sustainable fashion and storytelling with Mansi Shah

Mansi is a sustainability thought leader and change agent in India. With over a decade of experience in the fashion industry, Mansi brings with her rich experiences, with a strong focus on brand-building, business development, and storytelling.
Mansi’s mission is to make sustainability storytelling more exciting and authentic in India. She’s fascinated by the idea of using communication and branding as tools to bring about behavioral shifts, and hopes for more Indian companies to be at the forefront of sustainability conversations globally. In 2019, she gave a TED talk called ‘Why we shouldn’t talk about sustainability' to highlight the detrimental impact of fast fashion on the planet, which had a profound impact on high-school students. Inspired by this, she created Keep It Sustainable Stupid (KISS), an Instagram page simplifying sustainability and making it fun for the Gen-Z audience.

S.1 E.13. Renewable Energy Projects with Manuel M. Ancizu Beramendi

Manuel M. Ancizu Beramendi is a renewable energy expert with vast experience and a recognized expert in the field.
In the episode, he is discussing the impacts and the benefits, especially for emerging economies.
The key? A holistic approach. Listen how – episode 13! 

S.1 E.12 Land restoration, sustainability and women leadership with Hafdís Hanna Ægisdóttir Institute for Sustainability Studies, University of Iceland

Hafdís Hanna Ægisdóttir is a leader in sustainability. She guided the UN University Land Restoration Training Programme for ten years, a global effort to restore the crucial resource for our survival, Land.
She is now the Director at the Institute for Sustainability Studies at the University of Iceland, continuing her research on sustainability and fostering the next generation of changemakers.
She is a leader in STEM, closely working to promote women engagement. She was the first Icelandic woman selected for the global leadership programme for women in science, Homeward Bound. As part of the programme, she travelled to Antarctica for a 3-week expedition in January 2019! 

S.1 E.11 ESG tech solutions. Turnkey Group with Marta Bojarzyńska

Data and Sustainability.
Turnkey Group provides tech sustainability solutions. It helps measure ESG performance, unlock the power of data and improve financial and operational performance.
Learn how with Marta Bojarzynska Business Development Manager 

S.1 E.10 An alternative to Fast Furniture - The Substitute with Marieke Kamphuis

Marieke Kamphuis left a prestigious career in banking to follow her passions, sustainability, and interior design. She co-founded The Substitute to promote sustainable living 365 days a year so that everyone can easily make sustainable choices in and around the house.
She is on a mission to fight Fast Furniture. But, unfortunately, 90% of furniture is going to landfill at the end of life.  So how is The Substitute changing that?
 

S.1 E.9 Empowering Women in Rural India - Sirohi with Gauri Gopal Malik

#UNWomen Generation Equality Award, Gauri Malik founded Sirohi with a bold vision
A world in which women from low and middle-income backgrounds have increased access to design support and online - offline markets and can use craft as a medium to bring about tangible change in their lives.
She is a  changemaker from University of Warwick - Warwick Business School Business School transforming lives in rural #India. 
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S.1. E.8. How to establish a Corporate ESG policy? Bryan Sillaman Partner HHR LLP

Corporate ESG integration is becoming less optional every day, driven by increasing regulation, investor demand and the recent embrace of stakeholder capitalism.
Bryan Sillaman Managing Partner of Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s Paris office, and a member of the firm’s anti-corruption and internal investigations practice group gives us insights on how to establish a Corporate ESG policy.
 
 
 

S.1 E.7 How can we solve the problem of biowaste? With Irina Khabibulina, cofounder Prinsects

-Transforming Biowaste into high value products
On Average we produce around 200 kgs of organic waste per year.
Population is increasing and there is need for more land and more food production.
Is it sustainable? Innovative solutions are helping us tackling this problem. Meet Irina Khabibulina and the innovative startup Prinsect.
Focusing on #SDG 12 Prinsect wants to enhance the sustainability of the food chain by using insects to convert biowaste into valuable end products for the food and farming industry.
Curious how? Listen to episode 7! 

S.1. E.6 The Living Labs of Climate Change Kirk Douglas MBA, Ph.D. Director of the Centre for Biosecurity Studies at The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, #Barbados.

Kirk Douglas MBA, Ph.D. Director of the Centre for Biosecurity Studies at The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
The small Caribbean ecosystems is at the forefront of climate change and the effects are already evident.
Kirk explains us the challenges and three initiatives he is spearheading at the Centre to reversing the trend. A valuable lesson from the living labs to identify paths for change.
The site of the Centre https://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/biosecurity/home.aspx