Chasing Sustainable Business

"The small actions we make and every conversation we engage in, will change our mindset about Sustainability" Tune in to our conversation with Laia Shpeller, Chair of the conference on Sustainability in Engineering and final year student in Biomedical Engineering

"Sustainability is not the strict purview of a sustainable director, but it is really an attitude, it is a viewpoint" Curious to learn more regarding the future of sustainable planning and how to set up a sustainable mindset? Join us in our conversation with Alastair, he is a faculty associate from Royal Roads University and also the Co-Founder of Greenwoorks Building Supply. In this episode, we w...

"Electric Vehicles (EVs) has a big upfront cost with it, but in long term, it has a very big benefit to going towards EV" Join us in our conversation with Reece from the UBC Formula E club to learn more about their project and the future of Electric Vehicles (EV)

“The small things we can do that have a massive impact are wasting less food and thinking differently about the food that we have” Learn how to tackle food waste issues in our society. In this episode, we have a conversation with Sarah Soteroff, PR Manager at Too Good To Go. Too Good To Go is an app that allows users to buy and pick up waste food in a package that is still in good condition and so...

"The way that the world is changing now, every single field is going to have to deal with sustainability, you can't ignore it at this point" Learn more about the Environmental Engineering program at UBC and the North America Youth Parliament for Water ****************************************************************** "NEW GREEN HORIZON" Do you Know: according to the International Union for Conserv...

"I came up with this idea like, I don't have to solve everything, I can just do whatever I can to make a difference" Want to learn how to start your own sustainability campaign, but do not know where to start? Listen to our conversation with Yasmin, where she talks about her journey coming from Belgium to Canada and her reason to live in Vancouver. In this opportunity, Yasmin also talk about her j...

"Because a lot of the benefits that come out of these ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) implementation are cost savings" Curious to understand how hotels and other hospitality businesses use ESG implementation to save costs in the long term. Join us in our conversation with Ian Lin from Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. As an ESG analyst at Four Seasons, Ian will uncover the approaches th...

“Stick to those things that you love because that's the thing that is going to keep you up if you don't” Learn more about how Craig from ‘Trendi’ finding a solution to the food waste problem. In this third episode of the season, we will dive in with Craig Macintosh to solve this inevitable problem in our society, which is food waste. As a chef, Craig knows how much food has been wasted in the kitc...

"Take jobs that are going to excite you, that are going to bring you learning opportunity, that going to allow you to utilize some of your tools" Want to learn how to transform your class project into real business practice? Join us on our second episode with Marc Wandler from Susgrainable Health Foods. Susgrainable is an upcycling business that uses rescued grains from local craft breweries and u...

'I always look to students for innovation, I think you have the benefit of not having the blinders on ... so get engaged in community development' Join us in our conversation with Marla Zucht, General Manager of Whistler Housing Authority. On this first episode of this season, we will dive in with Marla to learn more about how the local communities and government work together to build better hous...

Tune into a conversation with Edoardo De Martin, the President and Chief Technology Officer of Cubic Farms. Cubic Farms is a company on a mission to create indoor farming technologies to feed a changing world.

Listen to our team talk about our sustainability tips. We got together to share a couple of ways we like to incorporate sustainability into our daily lives ranging from gift giving to eating more sustainably.

Listen to Marina Tran-Vu, the founder and CEO of Equo. Equo works to create sustainable solutions to everyday single use items. In this episode Marina discusses her passions and visions.

We had the opportunity to chat with Andy Chou, the co-founder and CEO of Drinkfill and Soapstand. These companies are creating zero-waste soap and drink refill stations. Andy is an entrepreneur with big ideas helping to improve our sustainable habits in everyday life.

Join in on the CUS podcast team's discussion on sustainable businesses. We will be introducing the businesses Chopvalue , Goodly Foods , Kind Cafe , and Susgrainable !

To kick of the new year, we chatted with Ky Sargeant, a fourth year Sauder student who works with TransFocus Consulting as a Gender Inclusion Analyst and Program Facilitator while serving as the Equity Advisor at the CUS.

Thank you for listening to this episode of Chasing sustainability. You just listened to Allen Langdon, the CEO of Return it, a non-profit organization that manages the recycling of beverage containers and electronic devices in British Columbia. Stay tuned for more episodes of Chasing sustainability.

Listen to two current Sauder students and former CUS Sustainability members, Audrey Steinke and Elizabeth Chung, to hear more about their personal visions for the future of sustainability and their own involvement in sustainable business initiatives. You won’t want to miss out on this one.

As a 4th-year Marketing student and president of campus thrift store Get Thrifty, Abby Manrell is dedicated to promoting sustainability through both her personal and professional endeavours. Tune in to learn more about her work with Get Thrifty and her tips on having a more sustainable wardrobe!

Kate White is an accomplished marketing researcher and Professor of Marketing and Behavioural Science at the Sauder School of Business at UBC. She is interested in the intersection of social psychology and consumer behaviour. In particular, her research interests include social marketing, prosocial consumption, and sustainability. Hear Kate talk about her research and our discussion on how we can...

We're kicking off our very first episode of Season 2 of Chasing Sustainable Business with our very own CUS Sustainability co-presidents: Liv Hine and Katie Clayford-Beckie! You'll get to hear more about who they are, their involvement and experience within CUS Sustainability, how you can get involved, and any sustainability tips they might have. 

We’re back with another episode of Chasing Sustainable Business! This episode features our third speaker for our upcoming Sustainable Speaker Series 2 event, Dharini Thiruchittampalam. Dharini is an adjunct professor at UBC Sauder teaching courses that encourage students to create a social impact through business. Her experience in different cultures and passion for learning have brought her to wh...

Welcome back to Chasing Sustainable Business! This is our second episode in our Sustainable Speaker Series 2 event lead-up, happening on February 25 at 6:30 pm. As a proactive and passionate individual, Sauder alumni Bruno works with both the HSBC Social Innovation Academy, helping to educate students on what they can do to make a change in the world, and Canvas Impact, a company committed to conn...

We’re back with another episode of Chasing Sustainable Business! In this exciting episode, we chatted with Steve Petterson, a UBC Sauder Alumni. Steve’s nuanced experience in impact investing through co-creating a UBC course and co-founding the National Social Value Fund is strongly reflected through the meaningful advice he gives to students throughout the episode. This is also our first episode...

We’re back with another episode of Chasing Sustainable Business! For today’s episode, we invited UBC alumni and professor, Tamar Milne, to share her experiences and advice. Tamar has worked in a wide spread of jobs supplying her with unique insights on the professional world. As a lecturer at UBC Sauder for 14 years, Tamar is committed to conveying business as a force for good to all students. We...