Sustainable Ambassador Podcast

In this episode, I speak with Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet, about her work to leverage the power of small actions to catalyze a shift in sustainable business. Founded by Yvon Chouinard and Craig Mathews in 2002, the intent of 1% for the Planet is to help fund these diverse environmental organizations so that collectively they can be a more powerful source in solving the world’s problems...

In this episode, we speak with CB Bhattacharya about his work to help businesses, and business leaders, to incubate, launch, entrench sustainability into their business, and the opportunity for academia to be a powerful stakeholder along this journey. Timestamps 00:09 Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 00:45 - CB Bhattacharya Introduction 03:15 - Current state of sustainable leadership 0...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with author Adam Minter about his experience telling the story of waste and sustainability. About Adam Minter Adam Minter is a columnist with Bloomberg Opinion, where he writes about emerging markets, technology, waste, and other topics. From 2002 to 2014, he was based in Shanghai, where he covered the trans-Pacific trade in recycling...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, Rich speak with the AMAZING Hunter Lovins about her 40+ years working TIRELESSLY to bend the curve on climate change. She is an incredible person, who even in the difficult times refuses to give up hope, or to let any opportunity to save the world pass her by, and through our conversation we speak about WHY she is so relentless but also about...

About Harco: “Harco J. Leertouwer leads the team responsible for the business in Continental Europe and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Harco brings in a wealth of executive search and international business growth experience, having been a Director of Michael Page in Germany and Managing Director for Badenoch & Clark Germany and the Netherlands. Before joining Acre, Harco set up his own e...

In this episode, I speak with Anne-Ross Wasser about the work she is doing as a Senior Policy Advisor for the Dutch Foreign of Ministry Affairs to monitor, support & protect the rights of LGBTQI+ communities around the world. Through it, we speak about her passion for human rights, career path as a diplomat, and some of the unique opportunities (& challenges) that she sees to delivering so...

About Andrea: For the past 30 years, Ms. Richey has lived in Hong Kong and worked for a wide variety of corporate and NGO entities. Since 2015, she has worked and volunteered for the Hong Kong Shark Foundation in many capacities, most recently as the Executive Director raising awareness about shark conservation and educating people to stop eating shark fin soup and all shark products.  Before...

In this episode, Bruce Friedrich speaks about the work he and his team have done to create a global movement to shift humanity towards a sustainable diet. It's an incredibly tactical discussion about setting vision, building ecosystem, creating a business model, and measuring success, and regardless of what your own mission is, I am sure you will find a way to take the lessons he shares to apply t...

In this episode, we speak with sustainable investment sherpa Robert Rubinstein about his work to help asset owners reallocate their portfolios toward sustainable investments. About Collective Responsibility Based in Shanghai, Collective Responsibility is a strategic advisory firm founded by Richard Brubaker, one of Asia’s most recognized authorities on sustainability, innovation and responsible le...

In this episode of Sustainability Ambassadors, José María Figueres, Former President of Costa Rica, speaks with Rich about putting Costa Rica on the path to sustainability in the 1990s. The conversation starts with WHY he saw sustainability as an opportunity for his country, and from there HOW he developed strategy, aligned stakeholder, and measured success. Timestamps: 00:30 - Welcome to Sustaina...

In this episode, we speak with Sammie Ho Dumas, Director of Social Impact & Sustainability at Williams-Sonoma, about her 20 year career focused on elevating sustainability and social impact through the supply chains of leading brands. Timestamps: 00:18 - Welcome to Sustainable Ambassador Podcast 01:00 - Sammie Dumas Ho introduction 02:00 - Lessons from factory floors 03:05 - Asssessing complia...

On this episode of Sustainability Ambassadors, we speak with Ellen Weinreb about the trends and opportunities she is seeing for (young) professionals to develop their careers in the areas of ESG & Sustainability. Through our episode, she mentioned the following reports: State of the Profession 2022 https://weinrebgroup.com/state-of-the-profession-2022/ The Chief Sustainability Officer 10 Years...

In this episode, I speak with Diana Chen and Dmitry Andreev about how they got their start in sustainability, the work they are doing as generalists (who are specialize), and how they approach career development in a space where the size and scale of challenges continues to grow. If you are a young professional, or student, looking to develop your career in sustainability, you'll want to stay thro...

In this edition of the Sustainability Ambassador podcast, I had the privilege of interviewing James Ehrlich on his visionary perspective for communities that prioritize resilience and regeneration through innovative design, sustainable materials, and mindful living. Our conversation provided valuable insights on tackling today's challenges while also acknowledging the need for a divergent approach...

Timestamps: 00:14 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 00:32 - Francesco Femia Introduction 01:18 - Climate Change & Security: 02:15 - Core Issues of Strategic Concern 03:35 - Growing Importance 04:20 - Current Gaps in Conversations, and Action 06:05 - Translating the Issues into Action 07:00 - Bringing Stakeholders Together & Outputs 08:55 - Understanding & Gaining the Trust...

On this episode of Sustainability Ambassadors, we speak with Erin Meezan, about her experience and insights about being Chief Sustainability Officer at Interface. Timestamps: 00:35 - Welcome to Sustainable Ambassador Podcast 01:05 - Erin Meezan & Interface Introduction 02:00 - Early days of sustainability at Interface 02:55 - Becoming the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of Interface 03:40 -...

Timestamps: 00:15 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 00:38 - Joshua Horton Introduction 01:00 - Introduction to Overshoot 02:00 - Clawing Back from Overshoot 03:05 - Are Leaders Ready for Overshoot? 03:30 - Mission & Vision of Climate Overshoot Commission 05:40 - Adaptation 06:30 - Introduction to Solar Geoengineering 07:45: - Risks, and Risks Framing, of Solar Geoengineering 08:45...

In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I have an incredible conversation with Richard Damania, the Chief Economist at the World Bank, about his work and the role of economics (and economists) to systemically understand, and solve, a wide array of environmental, social, and economic challenges. Timestamps: 00:12 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 00:40 - Richard Damania...