Greenfluence

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...

Welcome back to Season 4! In this episode, we are joined with the amazing Camille Goldstone-Henry , the CEO and Co-Founder of Xylo Systems , a cloud-based platform that makes it easier to manage and measure biodiversity impacts. The story of Xylo Systems began when Camille and fellow Co-Founder Jada met, and both had the innovative idea to creating effective impact for biodiversity and how environ...

Welcome back to Season 4! Vis and Angela are back for another goodie and we have two founders on the show - Kimihiro Katsumi (aka Kimmy) and Riho Matsumaru ! Back in June 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, Kimmy and Riho founded allesgood - an online service that helps up-and-coming professionals make their way into the sustainability space, and supports ESG-focused organisations hire their target recruit. The...

Welcome back to Season 4! In this episode, we are joined with the legendary Scott Penton from The Freedom Hub , an innovative organisation aiming to create a world of freedom by ending all forms of modern slavery! Scott is the Ethical Business Lead of The Freedom Hub, and is passionate about human rights and fighting against modern slavery. He speaks about what modern slavery is (including an inte...

The episode was so good, and went way longer than we thought- we had to split into TWO parts! So welcome back to the second part of the first episode of the season! Angela and Vis are joined with Nina Gbor , a passionate sustainability advocate, speaker, educator and writer. Nina is the founder and owner of EcoStyles, an online platform that allows her to express her fashion identity and write abo...