The Sustainable Leading Edge Presented by FigBytes

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) released its first set of finalized sustainability and climate disclosure standards at the end of June 2023. In this episode of the Sustainable Leading Edge, we deep dive into the new ISSB Standards – what they are, why they're important, where companies can start, and much more. Don’t miss this discussion on the ISSB Standards with host...

In this episode of the Sustainable Leading Edge, we are joined by Peter Kelly, Group Director of Sustainable Operations at ISG Ltd., a global construction and engineering company, to discuss his sustainability journey, the relationship between the construction industry and sustainability, the future of sustainability, water stewardship, circularity, biodiversity, and much more. Don't miss this...

With the complexity of Scope 3 emissions, it’s no surprise that many people and organizations are unsure what they are or why they are important. In this episode of the Sustainable Leading Edge, we deep dive into Scope 3 – what it is and isn’t, why it’s important, where companies can start, and much more. Don’t miss this discussion on Scope 3 with host Lyndsay Deckert, Vice President of Marketing...

In this fifth episode of The Sustainable Leading Edge podcast, Kate Cacciatore, talks with Luwayo Biswick, co-founder of the Permaculture Paradise Institute, a social enterprise in Malawi that is leading one of the most exciting projects in the Regenerative Agriculture space, with the goal of creating 100,000 food forests by 2025. A small, land-locked country in South-Eastern Africa, Malawi is one...

In this fourth episode of The Sustainable Leading Edge podcast, FigBytes’ Head of Sustainability, Kate Cacciatore, talks with Martin Lok, Executive Director of the Capitals Coalition, a multi-stakeholder initiative whose ambition is to mainstream the inclusion of natural capital, social capital and human capital in decision-making across all sectors in order to deliver a fairer, just and more sust...

In this third episode of The Sustainable Leading Edge podcast, FigBytes Head of Sustainability, Kate Cacciatore talks with Sonja Haut, Head of Impact Valuation at the multinational pharmaceutical company, Novartis, which is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Sonja is the author of the new book, The Case for Impact: A Guide to Creating Value in a World of Social and Environmental Challenges , whi...

In this episode of The Sustainable Leading Edge podcast, FigBytes Head of Sustainability, Kate Cacciatore, talks with Jessica Jones, Sustainability Manager at Bühler Group. Bühler Group is a global family-owned Swiss company that creates equipment and technology for food processing and mobility solutions, and that is driven by its purpose of bringing “Innovations for a Better World”. To give an id...

In this episode of The Sustainable Leading Edge podcast, FigBytes Head of Sustainability, Kate Cacciatore, sits down with Volkert Engelsman, CEO of Eosta , an international distributor of fresh organic and fair fruits and vegetables, headquartered in the Netherlands. Not only is Eosta a pioneer in the sustainability space, seeking to have a positive impact through its business and to act as a cata...