Impact at Scale

Impact at Scale was joined by Manish Sethi , a Founder of Rescued Glass and currently employed at Thrust Carbon . Rescued Glass upcycles glass bottles from landfills into decorative and usable household items , endeavoring to make a meaningful difference, one bottle at a time. Some of the topics that Manish discussed: Attending NIST International School in Bangkok and the concept of Service Learni...

Impact at Scale connected with Alex Laplaza to discuss early-stage impact investing and what technologies are currently exciting him.  Alex is a Partner at Lower Carbon Capital , a venture firm that "back kickass companies that make real money slashing CO2 emissions, sucking carbon out of the sky and buying us time to unf**k the planet." Lower Carbon's investments in leading-edge technologies...

Impact at Scale could not have enjoyed its conversation with Aparna Bhatnagar Saxena more.  You can hear in our voices how much fun we were having. Aparna is the CEO of TORAJAMELO , a slow, ethical, sustainable, lifestyle brand that is working towards alleviating the cycle of systemic poverty in rural excluded communities, preserving the cultural heritage of “backstrap loom weaving” in Indone...

Impact at Scale learned a lot about building communities with Alya Annabi the founder of GreenPush . GreenPush runs various programs that empower people with knowledge, resources, and support to encourage sustainable behaviors in every part of their business and personal lives. Alya is passionate about growing communities from the ground up, which really shows in this conversation.  Some of t...

Impact at Scale chatted with Paul Bevan , Founder and CEO of Magic Valley. Magic Valley is an Australian food company developing healthy and delicious cultivated meat products. Some of the topics Paul covered:  The growing market of businesses supporting an impact The effectiveness of replicating the taste and texture of meat and letting people move towards the no meat direction themselves Pa...

Impact at Scale went on the road to talk to Mathias Boissonot , a co-Founder of Handprint , a sustainable software company that helps businesses be involved in regenerative projects. Mathias is passionate about the power of mangroves and other natural resources to absorb carbon from the atmosphere and created Handprint as a way to connect businesses with these projects. Some of the topics Mathias...

Impact at Scale chatted with Tom Peacock-Nazil , the Founder and CEO of Seven Clean Seas . Seven Clean Seas is an organization that has commercialized ocean plastic cleanup. What started as a passion project for Tom and his wife has now turned into a full-fledged business, employing people to help with waste management. Plastic is a major problem in our world and Tom and his team want to do everyt...

In the latest episode of Impact at Scale, we are talking to Lauren Blasco who is a Principal for ESG at A C Ventures and Neels Steyn Venture Architect Director at BCG Digital Ventures . They are the authors of Scaling Impact With Technology. Accelerating ESG Adoption in Indonesia's Digital Economy , a report that aims to be the baseline for how Indonesian tech companies measure their impact. The r...

The Social Innovation Podcast got to sit down and talk to Andre Menezes , the founder of Tindle Foods and Nex Gen Foods . Andre is a man clearly passionate about food and in this case specifically chicken. Singapore-based Tindle Foods produces plant-based chicken and has recently started working in the US and European markets. In this discussion, Andre talks to us about alternative protein and the...

The Social Innovation Podcast had an in-depth conversation with Sonalie Figueiras the founder of Green Queen Media and the founder and CEO of Source Green a platform that helps businesses reduce the plastic in their packaging. Sonalie is an award-winning social entrepreneur, building Asia's first impact and sustainability media platform. In this episode, we discussed several issues related to sust...

The Social Innovation Podcast had a great chat with Brice Degeytar the founder of Bizsu which has set an impressive goal of reducing 1 million tons of CO2 by 2027. They intend to do this by helping businesses reduce the energy required to cool buildings and offices. We discussed everything related to air-con and cooling and just how big an impact this has especially in Asia. Brice has a tool that...

The Social Innovation Podcast sat down with Matt Ward a Partner and Syndicate Investment Lead at 4Ward VC . 4Ward. VC is a sustainability-focused investing syndicate.  In this episode, we asked Matt all the questions that early-stage companies would want to ask about raising money from investors. If you have recently started a company or are thinking about doing so, this is a show you don't w...

The Social Innovation Podcast sat down with Dharsono Hartono , the CEO of Rimba Makmur Utama . Rimba Makmur Utama manages the world's largest nature-based solution generating more than 7 million tonnes of carbon credits annually.  Dharsono is an EY Entrepreneur of the year, a World Economic Forum Sustainability Pioneer, a Schwab foundation social entrepreneur of the year, and in 2022 won the...

The Social Innovation Podcast spoke to Alex Budak , a University of California, Berkeley faculty member and the author of Becoming A Changemaker . "Becoming a Changemaker is a radically inclusive playbook for leading positive change...Budak is driven by the belief that anyone—regardless of title, personality, race, gender, age, or class—can be a changemaker" Some of the topics Alex and I discussed...

The Social Innovation Podcast spoke to Marc Allen and Grace Sai , the co-Founders of Unravel Carbon . Unravel Carbon is enterprise software that helps companies track and reduce their carbon emissions, focusing on Asia's supply chains. Some of the topics that Marc and Grace covered: The existing 92 different carbon accounting software solutions How competing regulatory environments complicate the...

The Social Innovation Podcast spoke to Erika Balzarelli the Founder of The Sustainable Smallholder , an innovation studio that focuses on helping smallholder farmers become sustainable, commercial suppliers.  From her years in the field, Erika shares with us an understanding of the needs of farmers on the ground. Her passion for what she does shines brightly in this conversation along with he...

The Social Innovation Podcast thoroughly enjoyed its conversation with Dr. Farshad Shishehchian , the Founder and CEO of Blue Aqua International .  Blue Aqua combines the art and science of farming to build a sustainable, new world. Some of the topics that Dr. Farshad covered: Born in Iran/Azerbaijan Obtaining a Ph. D. in shrimp farming Fishing versus farming and the importance of replacing w...

The Social Innovation Podcast was recently introduced to Tiffany Tong and after a quick chat, we knew we had to have her on the show. Tiffany is a co-Founder and the CEO of Aloi , a tokenized, digital-loan platform that powers affordable finance for micro-entrepreneurs. Some of the topics that Tiffany covered: Studying Development and Agriculture at University How small-holder farmers manage a lar...

The Social Innovation Podcast spoke to Carolin Barr K ., the Founder of susGain .  susGain is a social enterprise on a mission to connect better the different eco and socially-conscious stakeholders in Singapore to accelerate the change towards a more sustainable nation. susGain's rewards app nudges and incentivizes consumers in Singapore to adopt more sustainable lifestyle habits. Some of th...

The Social Innovation Podcast was fortunate to have Evelyn Tay , VP, Communications and Public Affairs, Sustainability - APAC, at foodpanda on the show.  What made this even better was recording in the foodpanda offices in Singapore. Some of the topics Evelyn discussed: Her father’s immigrant story from China to Singapore Multilingualism as a competitive advantage Saving 900 million pieces of...

The Social Innovation Podcast was joined by Marina Tran-Vu, the Founder of EQUO .  Derived from the words ECO, meaning not harmful to the environment and STATUS QUO, meaning an existing state or condition, EQUO stands for the ideal of creating products with minimal impact to the environment. Some of the topics that Marina and I discussed: Leaving a high-paying job and going 'back' to Vietnam...

The Social Innovation Podcast welcomed Lily Dempster , the Founder & CEO at One Small Step .  One Small Step is a mobile app with tailored programs to help you cut your carbon footprint. It employs behavioural science to make green living simple, easy and fun. Lily started her career working in the Prime Minister's office before realizing she could have a bigger impact by helping people m...

The Social Innovation Podcast spoke to Max Nelen the CEO and Founder of Agros about all things farming and agriculture. Max moved from being a management consultant to talking to smallholder farmers all over Southeast Asia to try and find a solution that works for them to lower their carbon footprint. He takes a farmer-first view for his business, ensuring that all of his solutions are driving val...

The Social Innovation Podcast had a great discussion with Samridh Goyal , the Founder & CEO of Solar Horizon .  Solar Horizon is a full service solar project consultancy operating in South East Asia and India with a mission to help companies unlock the full value of their rooftops by harnessing the power of the sun. Sam comes with a wealth of experience having been in the solar industry f...

The Social Innovation Podcast was joined by Mayur Singh , a co-Founder at Green Collective and a Founding Partner at IxSA . Mayur truly embodies the title of this week's episode. From a young age, he has chosen his own route both in what he wanted to study and in his career. Coming from a background in investment banking, Mayur has combined his love of sustainability and a for profit mindset to de...