The sustainably.eco Podcast

The sustainably.eco podcast is back. This month we spoke with Jeff Ranson, Sr. Director - Energy, Environment & Advocacy at BOMA Toronto . We had a great chat about the challenges of transitioning buildings to net-zero and what other municipalities can learn from Toronto.  We also spoke with Cedric Pepelea, COO of Sustainable Kingston about his sustainability journey, the asset transfer agreem...

This month, we chat about COP26 with Diana Sukailo , Sustainability Consultant and Vice President of the Cambridge University Social Impact and Sustainability Society. We also check in with Michelle Owen , founder of Musicians Fighting Climate Change , about how the music industry is responding to the climate emergency. This episode is sponsored by The Kingston Climate Change Symposium . 

This month's episode is all about Innovation. Earlier this month, we spoke with Morgan Wyatt, founder of Greenlid : a Canadian company specializing in compostable products that are poised to replace single-use plastics.  We also spoke with Morgan Lehtinen, founder of Micellotech : a Kingston-based company working to make industrial wastewater contamination in our water systems a problem of th...

This month's episode is all about parking and its impact on the climate.  I spoke with Paige Agnew, Commissioner, Community Services at the City of Kingston, Ontario and renowned planning consultant Brent Toderian about the Power of Parking: A New Parking Paradigm for Kingston . It’s a new game-changing, parking discussion paper, that while focused on Kingston, is highly relevant to anyone in...

This month's episode is inspired by the sustainably.eco Organic Badge . We spoke with Eric Payseur of Canadian Organic Growers about which Province is leading the way in supporting organic farming and COG's role in helping with certification and supporting the sector. We also ha a great conversation about the sector, from the perspective of the producer, with Keenan Sprague of Sprague Fo...

This month's episode features an interview with Ron Kamen, host of the AWEsome Earthkind Energy Podcast who tells us how New York State became one of the leaders in sustainability and its one significant missed opportunity. We also spoke with Keshiv Kaushal and Gabrielle Kolotinsky at the Kingston Social Value Fund. They break down how their youth-led impact investment model can be a game-cha...

In this month's episode, we chat with Aliya Hirji and Sophie Krouse from Fridays for Future Toronto about their #BankSwitch campaign and grassroots organizing during the pandemic. We also spoke with Dr. Leanne Keddie, Assistant Professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University about her research examining the use of corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance-based incen...

This is part two of our two-part series on Recycling and Waste Diversion. We spoke with Dr. Myra Hird , author of Canada's Waste Flows and professor at the School of Environmental Studies at Queen's University about Canada's waste crisis, our dysfunctional recycling systems, and how inequity impacts being a good environmental citizen. We also spoke to Zach Fang, co-owner of Miss Bao...

This month's episode is all about recycling and waste diversion. We chat with Peter Vinall of Sustane Technologies , a Nova Scotia company that transforms municipal solid waste back into raw materials. We also spoke with Marion Gonsalves,  Co-Founder at Waste Less Recycling – a Kingston-based not-for-profit focused on reducing waste sent to landfill by offering junk removal services that stri...

This month's episode is inspired by the sustainably.eco Living Wage Badge. We were thrilled to chat with the editors of Rising Up: The Fight For Living Wage Work in Canada . Dr. Carlo Fanelli, Dr. Bryan Evans, and Dr. Tom McDowell discuss living wage vs. minimum wage, the opposition to the movement, and their post-pandemic outlook. We also spoke with Gillian Waters, Program Director at KEYS J...

This month's episode is inspired by the sustainably.eco Plant-Based Badge. We chat with Chef and Sustainability Manager for Sodexo Canada , Davide Del Brocco about plant-based menu development and his tips for plant-based cooking at home.   We also speak to  MPP, Environment Critic, and former Executive Chef Ian Arthur about what the Ontario Government can do to encourage more plant-based con...

This month we listen back to our favourite sustainably.eco podcast interview clips from the past 6 months.  Geoff is joined by his Sustainable Kingston colleagues Kristin Mullin and Tess Wittmann to chat about their sustainability highlights from 2020 and what we've learned from interviewing the eclectic group of sustainability leaders who joined us on the podcast. This episode is sponsored b...

This month's episode is inspired by the sustainably.eco Community Badge . We chat with Tom Stanley, writer/producer of CBC/Vice's Good People with Mark Sakamoto , about how empathy and innovation can transform communities. We also speak to Tarek Hussein, owner of Weller Pharmacy in Kingston, about his community support, carbon offsets, and the benefits of being a living wage employer. Th...

In part two of our two-part series on sustainable transportation, we talk to Kalen Anderson and Brad Smid from the City of Edmonton . We discuss long-term planning, public transit, and the development of a new Light Rail Transit line. We also chat with Neal Scott , President of Cycle Kingston about cycling safety, education, and the Covid-related cycling boom. This episode is sponsored by Cunningh...

Part 1 of our 2-part Sustainable Transportation series features an interview with Plug'N Drive  President and CEO Cara Clairman. We spoke at length about trends in electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and the used EV market. We also spoke to sustainability champion Dan Hendry about the award-winning Kingston Transit High School Bus Program . This episode is sponsored by sustainably.eco...

Our third episode features an interview with JP Gladu about indigenous participation in the Green Economy.  Former President and CEO of The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business and current Chancellor of St. Paul’s University College at the University of Waterloo, JP Gladu is Anishinaabe and a member of Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation .  We also spoke with Dr. Sonya Nobbe , Naturopath...

The second episode of The sustainably.eco Podcast is about all things locally sourced. We chatted with Mara Shaw, Executive Director of The National Farmers Union who talked about some of the barriers to getting more locally-grown food to market, how farmers have adapted to the pandemic, and some reasons for optimism. We also spoke to Rudi Mogl owner of Tara Natural Foods who helped explained the...

In our very first episode of The sustainably.eco Podcast, we speak to Sustainable Kingston 's Kristin Mullin to get a little historical background on the sustainably.eco program and why it's important. We also speak to David Hyndman and Ted Hsu from SWITCH . SWITCH is a network of businesses, research and educational institutions, public sector participants, energy professionals, student...