In With the New

Amanda Oenbring is the CEO of the Upcycled Food Association, whose mission is to champion upcycling as one of the most critical solutions to mitigate the climate crisis. By working with stakeholders, including farmers, the Upcycled Food Association uses data and research to change the way food is consumed and disposed of in order to help fight climate change. Learn more here, in the show notes.   

Rachel Schnorr is the Membership Director at Ad Net Zero, an organization that is on a mission to reduce emissions in the advertising industry. Ad Net Zero's plan to reduce emissions is in their Climate Action Plan, which shows companies where they can have the potential for positive impact and how to decarbonize emissions made from operations, production and messaging.  Learn more here, in the sh...

Tyler Wallis is the founder of TripleLine Brands, an agency aiding sustainable brands on Amazon. In this episode, Tyler shares his journey from Amazon to establishing TripleLine Brands, emphasizing the importance of sustainability in e-commerce. TripleLine Brands is dedicated to working with purpose-driven brands that are healthy for both people and the planet.  Learn more here, in the show notes....

Deniz Ataman is the Deputy Editor for Food Navigator USA, a company that prides itself on ensuring brands have access to education about food and what companies are doing to reduce food waste. Food Navigator USA helps brands become more educated on the need for not only sustainable packaging but clear ingredient lists so consumers are always aware of what they are buying. Learn more here, in the s...

Maddy Rotman and Taylor Lanzet, are co-founders of Anytime Spritz, a regenerative and organic alcohol brand. Maddy and Taylor share their inspiration behind their sustainable canned cocktails, emphasizing ingredient transparency and the principles of regenerative organic agriculture. Learn more here, in the show notes.   

Phantila Phataraprasit is the CEO and co-founder of Sabai Design, a sustainable furniture company. This episode highlights Sabai Design's mission to offer affordable, eco-friendly furniture, emphasizing their circularity initiatives. The gap between buying cheap, big box store furniture and expensive furniture is what Sabai Design is trying to fill through circular solutions focused on sustainabil...

Gage Mitchell is host of the podcast called 'Brands for a Better World', and in this episode he is interviewing Avril to discuss the environmental impact of digital advertising as well as to discuss strategies for reducing the carbon footprint of digital campaigns.    Learn more here, in the show notes. 

Jonathan Wise, is the co-founder of Purpose Disruptors, an organization aimed at transforming the advertising industry to support a sustainable future. Jonathan shares his personal journey through advertising strategist to what led him to found Purpose Disruptors.    Learn more here, in the show notes.   

Brett Christoffel, is the founder of All Y'alls Foods, a company producing plant-based protein snacks. Brett shares his personal journey through dietary changes to becoming a vegan and starting his business.    Learn more here, in the show notes.   

Duncan Meisel is the Executive Director of Clean Creatives. Clean Creatives offers a pledge for like minded PR and advertising agencies to only partner with companies who have a climate policy or are actively working towards bettering the planet.   Learn more here, in the show notes.  

Rose Hartley is Head of Sustainability at Misfits Market, about the company's efforts to combat food waste.  Hartley explains their model, educational initiatives, and the impact of their merger with Imperfect Foods.   Learn more here, in the show notes.  

Sabrina Kon is from Chop Value, a company that recycles chopsticks into various products. Over 80 billion single-use chopsticks are produced and used annually and Chop Value's main goal is to partner with restaurants worldwide to reuse this waste and turn it into unique pieces of furniture.    Learn more here, in the show notes.  

Amanda Mesluk, is the Senior Sustainability Manager at Flair Airlines. Flair is reducing the amount of emissions released in aviation, through operational efficiency. This includes fleet renewals and fuel efficient aircrafts. With one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the aviation industry, Flair has a 30% less carbon emission footprint then their older counterparts.  Learn more here, in the show...

Susan Hollingshead, is the advisor to early-stage clean energy companies. Susan shares her role in the B Corp movement and her work in contaminated property redevelopment. Listen in to learn more about Susan's work with B Corp companies and their goal to make renewable energy better. Learn more here, in the show notes.

05Carly Snider is the Executive Director of Pact Collective, a non-profit collective uniting the beauty industry to take responsibility for our package waste and work collaboratively toward more circular solutions for beauty. The collection occurs in various ways, including in store collection bins and mail back options as this waste is then upcycled, downcycled or considered for a mechanical recy...

Monika Patel is Director of Communications and Marketing at the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) of Canada. FSC is all about promoting sustainable forestry, ensuring responsible sourcing, as well as adherence to environmental and social standards. Learn more here, in the show notes.

Julia Marsh, is the CEO of Sway, a company creating sustainable seaweed-based packaging solutions. In this day and age, plastic is used in a so many products and has become a big issue in the world of sustainability. Julia shares the benefit of Sway and how it tries to combat the use of plastic in packaging through the use of seaweed. Recently, there has been a transition where seaweed has worked...

Eben Bayer and Sarah-Marie Cole are the co-founder and CMO of My Forest Foods. A company specializing in meatless meat products made from mycelium. Listen in to learn more about My Forest Foods approach to creating better products and changing the way people view plant based foods. Learn more here, in the show notes.

Matt Semmelhack, CEO and co-founder of Boox, talks about how companies making environmentally friendly products don't always use sustainable packaging when it comes to getting that product to the consumer. That's were Boox comes in to create zero waste shipping solutions for e-commerce. Learn more here, in the show notes.

Sarah Pinner is the co-founder and CEO of Beni, an AI-powered search engine for finding resale items. Beni aims to simplify the process of buying second hand items and promotes sustainable fashion. Having alternative ways to purchase clothing is a great way to save money and contribute to a better environment. What makes Beni unique is the browser extension, which allows people to shop online and...

Douglas Horne is the founder of Evanesce, a company that creates sustainable packaging solutions. Doug and Avril discuss Evanesce's innovative plant-based, fully circular food and beverage packaging technology. Many companies use harsh chemicals to develop compostable or recyclable products, but not Evanesce. Evanesce is different because their products are made with a combination of starch and fi...

In this special follow-up episode of In With the New, Avril speaks with Elysabeth Alfano to get practical tips and advice for impact investing.   Elysabeth discusses her company, VegTech Invest, and its unique Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) that allows anyone to invest in plant-based innovation and why this is a better option for most people.    Learn more here, in the show notes.

In this episode of In With the New, Avril interviews Andrew Wanliss-Orlebar, Chief Strategy Officer for Futerra. They discuss the impact of the communication sector on climate change and the existing challenges. Andrew shares the concept of the "brain print" and how it shapes how communication affects consumers. The brain print is about how an industry or a sector can influence people based on mes...

Jordan Schenck is the Chief Brand Officer at Flashfood, a technology company working to eliminate retail food waste by connecting consumers with great deals on food nearing its best-by date.   Food retailers in Canada and the USA send 40% of their food to landfills. That means expired fruits, vegetables, meat, and packaged items past their best date are thrown out.   Jordan shares how Flash Food a...

Sara Smith, the founder of Wrappily, creates smarter, more environmentally friendly gift wrap products. Sara shares that despite consumers' best intentions, most traditional wrapping paper cannot be recycled and ends up in landfills, generating an estimated 2.3 million pounds of waste yearly. Sara discusses how Wrappily's newsprint-based, recyclable wrapping paper is a more sustainable choice for...