The Samuele Tini Show - where business, innovation, and sustainability converge

Victor Ndiege is on a mission, as CEO of Kenya Climate Ventures- “accelerate access to transformative climate solutions in Kenya”.  In the episode, he gives us concrete cases of impactful investment. He says “Kenya climate ventures, [..] have demonstrated a workable mechanism on how private sector can be involved to deliver transformative climate resilience”. Discover how in the latest episode of...

"So work, find jobs in green new energies, put your put your energy to the things that matter to all of us on this planet together. So that's my call to action".  Alp Tilev is on a mission to power Africa's E-mobility revolution as co-founder and CTO of Ampersand, one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers 2022 Ampersand builds affordable electric vehicles and charging systems for the f...

5 steps on how to find a job in sustainability, from Harvard Business Review contributor Nahia Orduña 1- Get inspired 2. Find your direction. 3. Learn. Upskill. 4. Network 5. Share your expertise Nahia is currently a Technical leader at one of the biggest technological companies in the world. She has over 15 years’ experience in International IT and Tech companies and has held different roles in t...

Episode 46! "Everybody has their own journeys, their own learnings in life, and there is no right and wrong. You've got to be true to who you are. And you've got to be proud of that." Nupur Gadkari has 15 years of leading internationally diverse and complex marketing strategies across major brands such as IMG International, Castrol, Mattel, and Disney. She is Poets&Qants 2022 Best & Brightest MBA,...

Gorongosa National Park is the greatest example of regeneration and conservation. After a long civil war the park had lost almost all its wildlife and was on the brink of extinction. Today, it is an example of an integral conservation, putting the people and the environment at the center. Larissa Sousa is a young, determined Mozambican at the forefront of the education sector of the park. After ex...

James Bidwell is a changemaker and sustainability leader. He is the Chair of Springwise , the global platform for innovation and a reference point for anyone interested in creating positive change. He is also the co-founder of Re_Set , a next-generation consultancy for sustainability and innovation. He is the author of Disrupt! 100 Lessons in Business Innovation and speaker. Both companies are B C...

Value from waste? Learn how with Esther Altorfer, managing Director East Africa of Sistema.bio. Sistema.bio is an award-winning waste and resource management system that is economically accessible and technologically advanced. Their key innovation is reimagining biodigesters as high-quality, modern, durable goods. Their prefabricated design creates the conditions needed to scale and ensures qualit...

“Which is the surfboard that we are going to use to surf the wave of sustainability? I hope that board can be the B Impact Assessment”. Businesses are changing and the B Corp movement is growing by the day, reaching now 5,000 certified companies. And as consumers, we have a responsibility for how we influence and vote every day. Luis Amado, the leader of the B Corp Movement in Portugal, takes thro...

Marine ecosystems are threatened worldwide by climate change, overfishing, and extreme degradation. Cape Verde, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off the West African coasts, still is one of the last strongholds of biodiversity in our oceans. But increasingly under threats. And there, the Maio Biodiversity Foundation is at the forefront of the restoration and conservation of this vulnerable eco...

13% of the world does not have access to electricity and 40% do not have access to clean fuels for cooking. (Ritchie et al., 2020) And this exposes to health hazards and pollution. Innovation is the key to solving complex problems, and African Clean Energy is proposing a holistic solution to offer energy access and clean cooking, the ACE One. Judith describes impactful stories transforming lives a...

“once you realize that we have a very urgent problem at our doorstep, you really have to find a way to put a stake in this fight.” Dr. Mumbi Wachira is a sustainability expert and a leader based in Nairobi. She is a lecturer at the prestigious Strathmore Business School and holds a Ph. D. from St. Gallen University She is a recognized expert on sustainability and integrated reporting practices in...

“If you are a business owner, you should be a B Corp, or you should join the B Corp movement. If you are not a business owner and you are a consumer of goods and services, you should buy B Corp. You should use B Corp services and you should encourage the businesses you work with or you consume from to become B Corps because in the long run, it's better for everyone, the workers, you the customer,...

Sanjiv Pater is a Keynote speaker, mentor, educator, and life coach. He proposes a model of servant leadership. The characteristics of a servant leader? He resumes it in the acronym H.E.A.L.S., which he explains in the episode. Sanjiv’s work and passion are testimony that “In the joy of others, lies our own. In the progress of others, rests our own.” - HIS HOLINESS PRAMUKH SWAMI MAHARAJ Learn more...

Nadia Ahmad is an author, attorney, law professor, and environmental justice advocate. She has spent her academic career focusing on frontline communities who are the most vulnerable to energy production.  She is a Visiting Associate Professor at Yale Law School and an Associate Professor at Barry University School of Law. She teaches environmental law, property, and business organizations. She ha...

Fixing the talent leaking pipeline. 1/3 of women in the US do not return to work after having a baby. In other countries the percentage is up to 80%.  We look today at the social angle of a sustainable work place with Lori Mihalich-Levin, JD. Lori believes in inspiring and empowering working parents.  She is the founder and CEO of Mindful Return, author of  Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and...

Nuclear – a friend or a foe? With coal-fired power still over 30% worldwide (IEA) and the need for mass electrification,  there is a debate on the various alternatives to reach Net Zero in  2050. Business leaders as Bill Gates in his book and countries like France are now again calling for nuclear power as an ally in our fight against climate change and to deliver a carbon free economy. We have sp...

Waste is a global challenge.  How can we solve it? In our latest episode, Richard Swannell, International Director at WRAP, discusses how. WRAP is a charity working with governments, businesses, and citizens around the globe to create a world in which resources are used sustainably. WRAP focuses on food and drink, plastic packaging, clothing and textiles, and collections and recycling sectors. Its...

Adrian Gershom, Chair of B Local Illinois, takes us through 4 wonderful examples of businesses with purpose. Mightybytes ,    KeHE , Flowers for Dreams , and WasteNot Compost  have inspiring stories of change and purpose, living up to the ideals of the B Corp movement. Four stories of successful businesses of very different sizes, who are bringing inspiration and joy since "when you approach the w...

"There's always a blind spot in every strategy of social support and risk reduction".  In the episode Tuga discuss about insurance, gender and resilience.  Tuga Alaskary is an Advisor at the Secretariat of the InsuResilience Global Partnership (IGP) and Lead of the InsuResilience Centre of Excellence on Gender-smart Solutions. IGP is a global initiative striving to foster climate and disaster risk...

Ethan Brown is the host of the Sweaty Penguin, part of Peril and Promise, a PBS/WNET public media initiative on climate change. The podcast is a blend of humour and science. This unconventional approach helps The Sweaty Penguin cut through the noise and the doom-and-gloom of the climate conversation with late-night-comedy-style monologues and in-depth conversations with leading global experts on v...

“We're never giving a voice to communities because they have a voice and have a very strong voice. We're using our privilege to amplify and make sure these voices are being heard” Episode 29, with Tara DePorte and Darien Castro. Tara is the founder and executive director of the Human Impact Institute. She founded it in 2010 to serve as a home for experimenting with how we can be creative in buildi...

“my message,  challenging assumptions, and building radical partnerships to really drive climate justice forwards.” Katerina Elias Trostmann is a leading expert in sustainability with a successful career spanning from not-for-profit to finance and banking. In the episode, she tackles climate justice, finance, and the Amazon rainforest.  The opinions  and views expressed are personal.  

Nicoletta Batini is a Lead Evaluator at the Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF, and she has covered different roles since joining the Fund. She is a leading expert in the design of macroeconomic strategies to deal with the climate change/public health nexus, focusing on land use and food systems. She is also the author of The Economics of Sustainable Food, published by Island Press and IMF. ...

"We don't have a choice, but our youth may not wait to suffer in Africa. They will come to share whatever there is in the north and that is going to disturb the comfort of everybody else. It is possible for all of us to tame climate change if indeed all of us are committed to do it. " Samuel is a leader who has worked with indigenous and farmers' communities in Kenya. He is the director of Network...

In the report Understanding Generation Z in the workplace (link in the comment), Deloitte wrote, “To win the hearts of Generation Z, companies and employers will need to highlight their efforts to be good global citizens. And actions speak louder than words: Companies must demonstrate their commitment to a broader set of societal challenges such as sustainability, climate change, and hunger. “ We...