Sustainable Ambassador Podcast

In this episode, I speak with Joshua Amponsem and Nathaniel Matthews about their work to drive conversations, partnerships, and programs that drive climate resilience and adaption through their community partners. Driven by their work supporting local communities, and recognizing that many of these areas are already experiencing the impact of climate change, their work is centered around building...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador podcast, we speak with climate justice advocate Mitzi Jonelle Tan about the work she is doing to build a nationwide alliance of youth organizations, individuals, and student councils to advocate for immediate global climate action. At YACAP, Mitzi plays a crucial role in advocating for environmental justice, and through our conversation we speak about...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Jeannie-Renne Malone, about her career path to becoming the Vice President for Global Sustainability at VF Corp, the power of corporations to deliver solutions, and the organizational mindset and structure that best support those efforts. About Jeannie Jeannie leads global sustainability at VF Corporation, overseeing all aspects...

Through this week's episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Tom Hall, the Head of Social Impact at UBS, about his insights and experience working to leverage philanthropic capital to deliver impact. Most recently, he and his team launched The UBS Accelerate Collective, a three-year program that harnesses the tools of social finance to bring in much-needed funding to improve he...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Curtis Baker about finding his mission as the Asia Pacific Lead for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity at DOW. About Curtis Curtis Baker is the Asia Pacific Regional Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (ID&E) and Employee Experience (EX) Lead. In this combined role, Curtis is responsible for driving and implementing the Inclusion...

In this Episode of the Sustainability Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Elin Bergman, COO of Cradlenet, about the work she is doing to drive awareness of the circular economy and help leaders overcome nine key barriers to this transition. It is a position she came into after building a successful "corporate" career, and realizing that she wanted to use her tools to "save the world". In the years s...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Peter Andre about his recent research showing 69% of the global population expresses a willingness to contribute 1% of their personal income, 86% endorse pro-climate social norms and 89% demand intensified political action. It was a study that involved more than 120,000 respondents from 125 countries, and through our conversation...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I speak with Kellie McElhaney about her work at the Berkeley Haas Business School's Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership to develop equity-fluent leaders. Through this conversation we speak about the work of her center, how she approaches teaching the "value" of diversity and inclusion, and breakdown the recent Bud Light and Target scanda...

In this episode, we speak with sustainable investment sherpa Robert Rubinstein about his work to help asset owners reallocate their portfolios toward sustainable investments. Timestamps: 00:20 - introduction to the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast 00:40 - Robert Rubenstein Introduction 03:25 - Understanding, and Solving, Pain Points 05:25 - Mindsets and Toolsets for Delivering Higher Returns 07:00 -...

In this episode, I speak with Romain Diaz about his work to invest in early-stage mission-driven entrepreneurs, and how Satgana brings together an ecosystem to support the scale of their portfolio companies. It's a conversation that kicks off a series with the wider ecosystem supporting mission-driven entrepreneurs looking to take their platforms to scale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

In this episode, Serena Mak, Executive Director of Sustainability Finance at DBS Bank, sheds light on the ESG talent gap she is seeing and the opportunities that gap presents to professionals. Through our conversation, we speak about her own path from compliance to ESG, the crucial skills and mindsets see sees as needed, and what professionals can do as they seek to take advantage of this time and...

In this episode, I speak with Lauri Myllyvirta about the work he and his team at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) are doing to understand the trends, causes, and health impacts of air pollution. All with the goal to help empower those whose own goals are to understand, and solve, the problems they are facing within their own communities. Through our conversation, Lauri and I...

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In this episode, we speak with Dr Koko Warner about climate migration, and the work she and her colleagues are doing in the UN Migration Global Data Institute to predict, assess, and plan for this growing challenge. Timestamps: 00:18 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 01:15 - Koko Warner Introduction 01:45 - Climate Migration: Scale and Scope 02:15 - Drivers of Climate Migration 04:05...

Timestamps: 00:15 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 01:00 - Joan Marc Simon & Zero Waste Europe Introduction 01:30 - Size & Scope of Waste Challenge 02:00 - Recylcing & Waste Management 02:30 - Economics of Waste 03:30 - Regulations & Markets 04:05 - Growing Awareness of Problem 04:45 - Challenges of Recycling 05:10 - Global Plastic Treaty 06:15 - Key Barriers: Who is...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Alex Edmans about the opportunity for leaders to deliver long-term business value through sustainability. Timestamps: 00:15 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 000:35 - Alex Edmunds Introduction 01:35 - Sustainability & Driving Long Term Value 02:55 - Engaging on Sustainability 04:25 - Milton Friedman & Busines...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Stephanie Choi about her career as a financier who sees the opportunity to measurably move billions of dollars towards sustainability & impact. It is a conversation that speaks to the shift she sees, but more importantly, how she has positioned herself professionally to participate in this shift and what she sees as the oppor...

Timestamps: 00:25 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 01:00 - D'Arcy Lunn Introduction 01:30 - Sustainability at Education in Motion (EIM) 02:05 - Education & Sustainability 02:30 - Parent & Student Interest in Sustainability 03:00 - Student Engagement: Trends & Issues 03:45 - Controversies & Evolving Conversations 04:00 - Conversations Starting Point 05:00 - Sustainabil...

In this episode, Anita Engles & Jochem Marotzke speak about the recently Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2023, that systematically analyzed and assessed the plausibility of certain well-defined climate futures based on present knowledge of social drivers and physical processes. It is an incredibly important piece of research, and through this conversation we not only spoke about the findings,...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador podcast, Tim Sweeney shares his valuable insights and experiences in creating the recent nine-part YouTube series telling the story of sustainability at Salomon. Through our conversation we speak with Tim about strategies, tools, and storytelling techniques he employed to convey the brand's sustainability journey authentically, how engaging internal ex...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador podcast, we speak with Savills' Asia-Pacific Director of Sustainability and ESG Sam Crispin about his mid-career career pivot into sustainability and ESG. A decision that dates back to his Bachelor's Degree dissertation, but was more recently catalyzed by a realization that the rest of his career was to be focused on promoting sustainable business prac...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Veronica Yow, ESG & Impact Manager at The Meloy Fund, about her "less than linear" career path into impact investment. It is an inspiring look into her work, and for those looking to build their own careers in impact investment, you will find a lot of value in both her story and the tips she gives towards the end of our conve...

In this episode of Sustainability Ambassador podcast, we speak with Durreen Shahnaz, founder of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), IIX Foundation, and author of forthcoming book The Defiant Optimist Daring to Fight Global Inequality, Reinvent Finance, and Invest in Women. Durreen is a true visionary in the space of impact investment, and in this episode, we delve into her mission and vision to chan...

In this episode of Sustainability Ambassadors, Ronna Chao, Novetex Textiles's Chairperson, discusses her mission to end textile waste and the development of her patented innovation, the Billie! system. Timestamps: 00:15 - Welcome to Sustainable Ambassador Podcast 00:40 - Introduction to Novetex & Billie! system 02:45 - Waht catalyzed decision to develop Billie! system 03:25 - Introduction to B...

In this episode, Lisa Genasci of ADM Climate Fund shares insights on redirecting capital towards sustainable businesses. Through our conversation, we speak about ADM Capital's 15-year journey, the nuances of managing a foundation vs raising a fund, and the role of partnerships in promoting sustainability in finance; It is an incredibly informative conversation on sustainability and finance, and th...