The Sustainability Journey- by Samuele Tini

Flowers for Elephants: How a Conservation Movement in Kenya Offers Lessons for Us All | Peter Martell

Culture, conservation and the destinies of two men who created a movement, which is transforming landscapes, bringing together old enemies and restore nature.
Peter Martell in the book describes his almost 2 years of work in Northern Kenya, with the Northern Rangeland Trust a “Grassroots conservation aimed at enhancing people’s lives, building peace and conserving the natural environment”.
In the book, he describes the work to rescue the last rhinos in the ‘80s, the first conservancy and the strong peacebuilding efforts. The stories of Josephine, Ian, Kinyanjui and many more are examples of the work and commitment.
In the interview, we discuss the critics of the movement and the response to their concerns.
And you will discover the meaning of the title!
Happy listening!
The Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) is a membership organisation owned and led by the 43 community conservancies it serves in northern and coastal Kenya. NRT was established as a shared resource to help build and develop community conservancies, which are best positioned to enhance people’s lives, build peace and conserve the natural environment.
For more info https://www.nrt-kenya.org/
 

Recruitment with Purpose | S.1 E. 58 Paul Breloff - Shortlist.net

“Don’t underestimate the importance of people and driving change”
In the episode, Paul Breloff discusses the importance of channeling human capital into ventures, not only financial capitals.
Shortlist uses its technological and innovative approach for executive search for social impact organizations focusing on the African market and youth empowerment programmes, getting more people into critical jobs in clean energy and other sustainability sectors.
As a business angel and investor, he discusses the startup model to enable growth and transformation, especially in emerging markets.
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The Sustainability Scorecard- How to implement and profit from unexpected solutions | S.1 E. 57 Urvashi Bhatnagar

To continue to accept these realities is absurdity.
To not do anything about them is obscenity.
To not profit from the unexpected solutions that sustainability offers would be humankind’s greatest missed opportunity.
(Bhatnagar and Anastas, 2022)
"the work of sustainability, I would say, globally, has just started"
Natural resource inputs to business operations are getting scarcer and more expensive, while climate-change-related economic shocks pose a risk to seamless operations and, more importantly, threaten business continuity. How can organizations integrate sustainable design in their overarching operations and align it with profitability and corporate strategy?
In their book The Sustainability Scorecard: How to Implement and Profit from Unexpected Solutions, Bhatnagar and Anastas show business leaders and innovators how to create breakthrough sustainable products and processes that are good for the planet, human health, and profits. The Sustainability Scorecard is a digestible and comprehensive guide rooted in scientific and data-driven methodology. This required read unpacks how sustainable operations can produce beneficial results through market share and new service line expansion, supply chain and sourcing model transformation—driving the most consistent and long-term value.
 
Based on Paul Anastas’s foundational Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry, the Sustainability Scorecard is the first scientifically rooted, data-driven methodology for creating inherently sustainable and profitable products and processes. By redesigning with sustainability as a key design element, firms open themselves to unexpected solutions, leapfrog innovations, and sources of value that simply don’t occur when sustainability is leveraged purely as a risk-avoidance and compliance measure.
Bio Authors 
URVASHI BHATNAGAR, DPT, MBA is a healthcare executive whose career spans clinical care, research, advocacy and strategy and operations consulting for leading healthcare organizations. As a mission-driven population-health and sustainability expert, she has over a decade of healthcare leadership experience working with clients to advance health outcomes in underserved communities leveraging advanced analytics and strategy—to address barriers to care, advancing health equity, and improving access to life-altering high-quality care. Bhatnagar holds an MBA from Yale University and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Boston University. She believes global wellness can be achieved through sustained and intentional investment in products and processes that are designed to be inherently sustainable and capturing value from the triple bottom line advantages that sustainability offers.
 
PAUL ANASTAS, PhD is the Director of Yale University’s Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, where he holds the Theresa and H. John Heinz chair in Chemistry for the Environment. Previously, he served as the Science Advisor to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, as well as the Agency’s Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, appointed by President Barack Obama. Known as the “Father of Green Chemistry” for his ground-breaking work on the design and manufacture of chemicals that are non-hazardous, environmentally benign, and cost effective, Anastas is a fierce champion of sustainability science and innovation for environmental protection. He was the recipient of the prestigious Volvo Environment Prize in 2021 and is widely published and his work and collaborations have been widely covered in leading media outlets.

Fostering Growth in the emerging markets | S.1 E. 56 with Emily Barran-Open Capital

“I think the most important thing I've learned is to not come in with preconceived ideas”
In the episode, she answers the following questions
Is the 21st Century the African one?
Practical ways to support the growth
Main themes on how to foster inclusive and sustainable investment
Emily Barran is a changemaker, working as a Senior Project Leader at Open Capital. She has an MBA from Oxford Said Business School and was the host of the podcast Future of Business, season one at SBS Business School.
 About Open Capital -  Open Capital is a management consulting and financial advisory firm that drives growth, enables investment, and builds markets across Africa. They help businesses, investors, development partners, and the public sector identify opportunities and deliver unique, impactful solutions. The mission is to advance African economies and build future generations of business leaders.
 
note - Kenya's GDP stands at 110Billion USD and not 80 as mentioned in the episode. 

Sustainable Mobility | S.1 E.55 with Oxana Grishina

"Don’t wait. Become a change maker. Now!”
Oxana Grishina, in the episode, discusses the future of the automotive and mobility sector. She brings her expertise with leading automotive companies and her expertise in sustainability.
She gives her views on how we can make the mobility sector sustainable and the challenges and opportunities in the transformation.
Bio - Oxana Grishina is a changemaker with a strong background and extensive international experience in the automotive industry. She calls herself an “Ambassador for Sustainable Mobility, " passionate about promoting and supporting accessible, affordable, and environmentally friendly ways of moving from A to B. She is currently leading the development of innovative mobility services Mocean by Hyundai in the UK and serving as a member of the Trustee Board for the UK Community Transport Association.
 
 

Innovation, IoT and AI for sustainability | S. 1 E. 54 Aiman Erbad - Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)

Prof. Aiman Erbad discusses in the episode IoT and AI and his research on innovation for sustainability.
He explains the recent innovation from the University deployed in Qatar to fight climate change and foster innovation.
Bio-  Aiman Erbad is an Associate Professor and the ICT division head in the College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU). Prior to this, he was an Associate Professor at the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department and the Director of Research Planning and Development at Qatar University until May 2020. He also served as the Director of Research Support responsible for all grants and contracts (2016-2018) and as the Computer Engineering Program Coordinator (2014-2016). Dr. Erbad obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia (Canada) in 2012, a Master of Computer Science in embedded systems and robotics from the University of Essex (UK) in 2005, and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle in 2004. He received the Platinum award from H.H. The Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Education Excellence Day 2013 (Ph.D. category). He also received the 2020 Best Research Paper Award from Computer Communications, the IWCMC 2019 Best Paper Award, and the IEEE CCWC 2017 Best Paper Award. His research received funding from the Qatar National Research Fund, and his research outcomes were published in respected international conferences and journals. He is an editor for KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, an editor for the International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNet), and a guest editor for IEEE Network. He also served as a Program Chair of the International Wireless Communications Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2019), as a Publicity chair of the ACM MoVid Workshop 2015, as a Local Arrangement Chair of NOSSDAV 2011, and as a Technical Program Committee (TPC) member in various IEEE and ACM international conferences (NOSSDAV, MMSys, ACMMM, IC2E, and ICNC). His research interests span cloud computing, edge intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), private and secure networks, and multimedia systems. He is a senior member of IEEE and ACM,

Carbon Management explained! | S. 1.E. 53 Carbon Direct with James Burbridge

Carbon, offsets, credits…want to know more? Feeling confused? The new episode with James Burbridge of Carbon Direct will help shed a science-based light on this growing market.
Carbon Direct was founded in 2019 to drive real climate impact by scaling carbon management through science. They have a  deep experience and expertise in carbon science and policy, as well as commercial markets and technology.
James Burbridge draws on his experience as an energy markets journalist in China and Singapore, covering the Chinese energy news and Singapore fuel oil markets. In 2015 he moved to North American carbon markets and helped drive the creation and launch of the OPIS Carbon Market Report.
James joined the XPRIZE Foundation in 2019, where he designed and pitched the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal sponsored by the Elon Musk Foundation. He also worked on the prize operations team of the $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE.

The ”Uber for farming” | S.1 E. 52 Hello Tractor with Jehiel Oliver

Tractors, productivity, and food security. And one app is transforming the productivity of rural areas.
Hello Tractor. Learn more about this innovative company with Jehiel Oliver, the CEO and amazing changemaker.
He has been honored with numerous awards for his work in social entrepreneurship, including being recognized by Foreign Policy Magazine as a Top 100 Global Thinker for 2016. He was appointed under the Obama Administration as a member of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, where he chaired the technology subcommittee. Prior to Hello Tractor, Oliver worked in consulting and investment banking. Outside of work, Oliver remains active serving on the board of Shared Interest and H4H, both impact investment funds focused in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Mangroves, biodiversity and climate change | S.1 E. 51 rePLANET Isabel Hoffmann

Climate and Biodiversity. Can business be an ally? It is what Isabel Hoffmann discusses in the latest episode of the podcast with her experience at rePLANET. Its mission is to increase the financial viability of ecological restoration, specifically attracting private sector funding to drive mangrove reforestation in the first instance.
Mangroves are a carbon-rich ecosystem that plays a crucial role in our oceans and their species.
Isabel Hoffmann is a changemaker with a strong background in corporate sustainability. She is part of  Capitals Coalition and a member of Tour du Valet wetland research institute, and on the technical committee of Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.

Designing for Sustainability | S.1 E. 50 Mightybytes with Tim Frick

Tim is an example for me. The first B Corp to respond to the call for interview for my dissertation (finishing Dec 2022!).  A leader in the B Corp movement, one of the Best for the World, a LGBT certified company, 1% for the planet and an example of leadership and commitment to a positive business.  
Tim started Mightybytes in early 1998 to help nonprofits, social enterprises, and purpose-driven companies solve problems, amplify their impact, and drive measurable business and marketing results.
Tim has written four books, which have been translated into multiple languages and are used at educational institutions around the world:
Designing for Sustainability: A Guide to Building Greener Digital Products and Servicesfrom O’Reilly Media
Two editions of Return on Engagement: Content Strategy and Web Design Techniques for Digital Marketingfrom Elsevier/Focal Press
Managing Interactive Media Projects, a project management guide from Cengage Learning
In addition to authoring books, Tim has written for dozens of well-known publications, blogs, and media outlets. He recently contributed a chapter to the The Ecomm Manager’s Sustainable Ecommerce Handbook and is a regular contributor to B the Change, the storytelling platform for the global B Corp community.