Transformers | The sustainability change makers

The podcast Green Bonds and Green Finance Models with Maryke van Staden, ICLEI, Björn Bergstrand, Kommuninvest and Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative. The post Green Bonds and Green Finance Models in Municipalities first appeared on Kaj Embren .

Meet Yunus Arikan, Director at ICLEI The post The Role of Cities at COP28 first appeared on Kaj Embren .

With Dr Martin Frick, Director of the World Food Programme. The post The World Food Programme: how to end global hunger first appeared on Kaj Embren .

With Rebecca Hesketh – former Programme Manager for the Food Initiative, Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The post Circularity and Food Systems first appeared on Kaj Embren .

With Tammy Meiron CTO of Fresh Star, a food incubator and Jon Rathauser CEO of Eggmented Reality – producer of clean, vegan, non-GM and environmentally friendly protein. The post Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Food Systems first appeared on Kaj Embren .

With Francesco Faella, Vice President, Packaging Ambient Solutions at Tetra Pak, Axel Boëthius, Recycling expert at the Swedish Consumers Cooperative and Sylvia Chin, CEO of Clear CO2. The post Waste and the Food Systems first appeared on Kaj Embren .

With Gilles Tisserand, Vice President of Sustainability, Climate and Biodiversity at Tetra Pak and Pankaj Bhatia, Deputy Director Climate Programme and Director of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol at The World Resource Institute. The post Scope 3 and why it is so critical to reach net zero first appeared on Kaj Embren .

With Christine Levêque, Global Vice President, Collection & Recycling at Tetra Pak and Pär Larshans, Head of Sustainability and Public Affairs at Ragn-Sells. The post Changemakers in the Circular Economy first appeared on Kaj Embren .

Neighbourhood Economics is the story of how an organisation united 35,000 people living in a Suburb of Stockholm,Sweden The post Leaving No One Behind first appeared on Kaj Embren .

Meet Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize Awarded journalist for The New Yorker Magazine and Pär Larshans, Sustainability Director at Ragn-Sells, leader of the transition into a circular economy.  The post The Phosphorus Paradox first appeared on Kaj Embren .

Get connected to find out about controversial topics related to Sustainability, Climate Change and Leadership The post Fireside chats are now in Transformers first appeared on Kaj Embren .

How plants and gardens have the power to make our cities greener and how AIPH – the International Association of Horticultural Producers created the World Green City Award for worldwide cities. Meet Ms Valerie Plante, Mayor of Montreal; Audrey Timm technical advisor to AIPH Green City Award; Kobie Brand, Regional Director of ICLEI Africa and … Urban Plant Power Read More » The post Urba...

Meet Karl-Henrik Robert, Professor of Strategic Sustainable Development and founder of the Natural Step Framework. The post Karl-Henrik Robert | System change – but How? first appeared on Kaj Embren .

Leadership in Politics with Margot Wallström, a former EU Commissioner for Environment and Vice President of the EU. The post Margot Wallström | Chemical legislation, Blood diamonds and illegal logging in the Amazon first appeared on Kaj Embren .

Meet the team of Human Forest Augustin Guilisasti, CEO and Founder Caroline Steton, and Will Jansen. Human Forest is a carbon-negative e-bike and e-moped sharing company based in London in my neighbourhood, Southwork. The post Human Forest | E-bike start up – Neighbourhood Economics in London first appeared on Kaj Embren .

Meet Kari Aina Eik. She has dedicated her life to bridging the worlds of the United Nations, global markets and cities and has worked to establish several UN and international programs for sustainable cities. The post Kari Aina Eik | Transformers Urbanist – Changemaker first appeared on Kaj Embren .

Featuring: Mats Andersson, Former CEO of the Swedish Pension fund AP4 and awarded as Chief Investment Officer’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his leadership of AP4. Sasja Beslik, Investment strategy officer at SDG Impact Japan and In 2020, Sasja Beslik was ranked as the world’s most influential person within green finance. The post Mats Andersson & Sasja Beslik | ESG Investment – Speed, Sca...

Joel Makower is a remarkable storyteller. In the last 30 years, he´s demonstrated his ability to tell compelling stories that both inform and inspire business leaders toward profitable action. Joel is chairman and co-founder of GreenBiz Group, a media and events company focusing at the intersection of business and the Green economy. The post Joel Makower | What’s Green Business? first appeared on...

Meet Bill Hardy and Dr. Audrey Timm. They represent AIPH, the international association of horticulture producers and lead on this non-profit organisations green city initiative we talk about The Green City Award that recognises initiatives relying on a greater use of plants and nature to create better city environments. The post Dr. Audrey Timm and Bill Hardy | Power to the plants first appeared...

Professor Johan Rockström is the Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and a Professor at the Institute of Earth and Environmental Science at Potsdam University. Meet Professor Johan Rockström in 3 programmes: –  A minute to midnight: Reversing environmental tipping points. – 8 years left to transform the future of humanity or destabilize … Professor Johan...

Professor Johan Rockström is the Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and a Professor at the Institute of Earth and Environmental Science at Potsdam University. Meet Professor Johan Rockström in 3 programmes: –  A minute to midnight: Reversing environmental tipping points. – 8 years left to transform the future of humanity or destabilize … Johan Rockström...

Professor Johan Rockström is the Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and a Professor at the Institute of Earth and Environmental Science at Potsdam University. Meet Professor Johan Rockström in 3 programmes: –  A minute to midnight: Reversing environmental tipping points. – 8 years left to transform the future of humanity or destabilize … Johan Rockström...

This week 11-13 May, when the City of Malmö hosts ICLEI’s World Congress of Local and Regional Governments dedicated to sustainable urban development I decided to shine a light on some of the world’s urban challenges with the people who have been working in the development of a sustainable Malmö and also people who can … Sustainable Cities a vision or a reality? Read More »...

Meet Sandrine Dixson-Declève, The Co-President of the Club of Rome. She Chairs the European Commission, Expert Group on Economic and Societal Impact of Research & Innovation and she is a member of the European Commission’s Sustainable Finance Platform. Sandrine is one of the 30 most influential women across the globe. The post Sandrine Dixson-Declève | The Limits to Growth and the Earth4All fi...