Greenfluence

It's becoming harder and harder to decipher the signal from the noise - no matter what we read/hear. The climate is no different, lobbying, politics, unethical corporate behaviour are just some reasons mis/disinformation is rife across the space. Couple that with the manipulative and sensationalist nature of social media platforms creates an unruly storm preventing robust climate policy and transi...

What a year! Wrapping up 2024, is the second episode of our Climate Policy series with Net Nada. We have one the most dynamic and driven people Australia's climate-tech space - Stanley Tanudjaja. Stan recently completed his Honours in Renewable Energy Engineering, and also boasts an impressive experience including renewable energy consulting, academia in labs and three venture backed start-ups. Hi...

We're back after a bit of a break - and we've got a super listen featuring Eezu Tan of Climate Writers, in collaboration with the team at Net Nada! Eezu is also the co-founder of a grassroots community called Climate Writers. Once a month, she gathers friends in a room to write to letters to politicians on climate action and learn from experts. Since starting two years ago, Climate Writers has sen...

India’s growing demand in urbanisation and energy poses an urgent challenge in its decarbonisation efforts. 💡 Welcoming our final guest of the season, Mahak Agrawal, a Sustainability and Urban Planner expert and Global Campaigns Lead at Climate Clock, talks to us about her insights on the climate progress and status in India that challenges our pursuit of a renewable future. As a recognised exper...

Can we shift from a dig and ship, to a mining and making economy?  💡Monica Richter, an accomplished Senior Manager Low Carbon Futures at WWF and Project Director at Materials and Embodied Carbon Leaders Alliance (MECLA), talks with us this week to share her insights on how we can think about decarbonisation and our understanding of embodied carbon. With over two decades experience in the sustaina...

Welcome to Part 2! Last year we did an episode with our friends University of Queensland Innovation and Entrepreneurship Society (UQIES) on the Sustainable Innovation Challenge (SIC) Hackathon.  We’re back with Part 2 of our special podcast and this year’s hackathon theme is circular economy. We’re excited to collaborate with Sustainable Innovators Club proudly named after the iconic SIC hackathon...

Last year we did an episode with our friends University of Queensland Innovation and Entrepreneurship Society (UQIES) on the Sustainable Innovation Challenge (SIC) Hackathon.  We’re back with another special podcast and this year’s hackathon theme is circular economy. We’re excited to collaborate with Sustainable Innovators Club, proudly named after the iconic SIC hackathon.  This episode we dive...

Air pollution and heatwaves are just some of the few climate issues that pose significant dangers to our health long-term, but how? Given the current climate landscape, it’s no surprise to Kim Loo that patient healthcare outcomes are beginning to reflect this, highlighting the urgent need for systemic reforms to address the growing climate impacts on public health.  Joining us this week is Kim Loo...

Cyclones, bushfires, floods - just some of the natural disasters have become very risky business for Australians. As an expert in the physical risk space Alex Pui understands well the importance of data and modelling in managing these hazards. He is currently Senior Vice President of the Climate and Sustainability Consulting at Marsh McLennan and joins us this week to share his profound insights i...

Ever wondered how everyday shareholder can make large corporates better? It's no mean feat, but Adam Verwey , Founder and CEO of SIX , wants to shake things up, giving Aussie retail investors more say than they've ever had... SIX's mission to increase the shareholder power of investors by providing opportunities to drive positive ethical change at Australia’s largest companies, as well...

Policy and protein - two highly critical areas in the decarbonisation agenda and affect many. We had the pleasure of having a chat with Lilly Tong, a recent graduate from Harvard Kennedy School. Lilly pivoted her career from software engineering to climate, and had a her own podcast - Make Peas Not Beef (in show notes below!) She also developed an insightful thesis all about the 'Future of Pro...

Welcome to Season 6! We’re kicking off our newest season and episode with the hotly debated topic of carbon markets , joined by Jack Warren , a practitioner in the space! Discover how Jack defines the concept of Net Zero and his perspective on how carbon markets are efficient. Learn more about: - How Jack transitioned from Partnerships and Sales into a career focused on Climate - What Net Zero and...

We are rounding out Season 5, with a special episode with Vis talking to two of our sustainability leaders Angela and Yuri! Angela and Yuri, have done great work for Greenfluence in marketing and podcasting, and have now leading their organisations Perspective Pioneers and UQSIC respective. Hear more, as we unpack: - Their Greenfluence experience - Passion areas in sustainability, and advice for y...

From Colombia to Yale University , in today's podcast brings you an amazing advocate for sustainability,   Daniel González ! Sustainability changemakers don't come as determined as Daniel! He is one to watch as he is a Business and Sustainability Specialist at Yale University, was a Technical Program Manager of Climate Data and Software Solutions at Google, and has done much, much more in...

Coming from mountainous Nepal was one of the most passionate and sustainability focused young persons, Sagar Koirala. Sagar wears many hats, alongside his role as the Regional Focus Point -Asia Pacific with the Sendai Children and Youth Group, dedicated to Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives. He has a powerful connection to the environment, having witnessed the degradation of his home village in N...

Half the worlds GDP is reliant on nature, but how can we appreciate it if we don't know it's worth? We were privileged to talk to Paula DiPerna, a renowned expert and leader in environmental strategy and carbon markets. Paula is a Special Advisor at the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which is the leading organisation on global company environmental disclosure. She was also instrumental i...

What do you think about when you hear carbon emissions or decarbonisation? Solar panels are one part of the problem, but our next guest Pavina Adunratanasee is excited about far more, and is all aboard building exciting solutions! Pavina works for Emerging Tech & Innovation at Iberdrola, where she works closely in projects covering distributed energy storage, and transportation. Coming from Th...

2024 will be another big year on climate, as you may be aware. Our second episode in Season 5 saw us chat with Arielle Gamble, who is making waves for climate action at the grassroots level!  Arielle is the CEO and Co-Founder of Groundswell Giving, a community which provides much needed funding to local organisations making a positive impact on sustainability! The great thing is, everyday individu...

As the year draws to a close, we are excited to kick off Season 5 with Rujuta Natu, who is solving the challenging problem of emissions management. Rujuta is the founder of Mantaray, an organisation with helps businesses make more sustainable purchasing choices, by giving insights on where to reduce their supply chain emissions. She has had an exciting career path from engineer to corporate lawyer...

Wrapping up Season 4, included two legends who want to revolutionise social impact and increase volunteering - the lifeblood our community! Charlie and Liam have developed Voli, which measures, matches, manages and rewards the workplace and community 'giving' creating a positive ripple effect in society! We had a fantastic conversation, talking about how the idea came about, how it would b...

At just 16, Chloe McCormick is already doing plenty of things to solve the biggest problem of her generation. A digital native herself, she is the Creator of Code <Green/>, a platform and board game teaching primary school students about climate change through coding. She is a podcaster herself, and interviews Australia's top business leaders as Host of Dynamic Climate. Also, Chloe was s...

Sustainability needs to be driven by youth, and Izzy Zhu-Maguire personifies this in her amazing work! Izzy is a Project Coordinator at Monash Sustainable Development Institute, and authored a landmark report 'AusNZPac Youth SDG Index' which looked at how young people in the region are faring against UN Sustainability Development Goals. She is also passionate about the intersections betwee...

Our oceans provide so much value to biodiversity, necessary for ecosystems and also for humans. We were fortunate to be joined by the accomplished Tim Silverwood, co-founder of Ocean Impact Organisation (OIO) which is Australia's first ocean impact ecosystem and startup accelerator. Tim is an award-winning environmentalist who has dedicated his life to tackling plastic pollution and more recen...

Our first in-person podcast was with Jarnae Leslie, who gave us a flavour of academia in sustainability, teaching young people and an insight on what she has learnt as a member of the Transdisciplinary School at UTS! Listen more in a fascinating conversation about: - How Local Government Agencies communicate waste targets and why systems thinking is needed - Breaking down systems thinking and what...

We're around halfway through Season 4 already, and what line up we've had! There's a high chance you've heard of the SDGs and in this episode we spoke to a man at the heart of them Paul Newnham , Executive Director of the SDG2 Advocacy Hub . Paul and Vis had an engaging conversation, from early days in Bangladesh and being a self-confessed "troublemaker" to his impactful...