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Phillip Bruner is the CEO of Enian, a platform that makes investment in renewable energy projects easy for investors large and small. In a fascinating podcast with Adam Woodhall (left-side in the show picture), Phil shares both his journey and the challenges and opportunities that renewables is facing. In addition, he gives insightful advice on how to get involved in renewable energy.
Phil (right-side in the show picture) is a serial entrepreneur with more than a decade of experience working at every stage of a renewable energy deal from project conception to completion. He is the Founder of the Green Investment Forum, a private dinner club of market leaders in project finance and wealth management.
In this episode Phil shares his personal experiences from Rock n Roll frontman, founding of the Sustainable Community Energy Network, launching Enian and the experience of crowdfunding that they are currently going through.
Topics covered:
How his career in academia led him to the entrepreneurial worldThe importance of partnerships and collaboratingHow to generate network effects to grow a tech platformWhy crowdfunding is a good strategy for a technology companyWhat it means to be building a fossil fuel free worldHow to start a career in renewable energyUseful links:
Enian - https://enian.co/
Phillip Bruner's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbruner/
Phillip Bruner's Twitter - https://twitter.com/phibrune
Enian's Blog - https://medium.com/enian
Podcast host Adam Woodhall:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/adamwoodhall
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall/
Inspiring Sustainability - http://www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Podcasting Delivery Partner:
Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing: http://podcastpublishing.help
Chapters:
[02:46] Why are you passionate about renewables?
[03:36] How long have you been working in the renewables industry?
[06:01] What is Enian?
[06:37] Why Enian now?
[12:45] Who else is in the Enian team?
[14:21] What are your ambitions for Enian?
[17:29] How does Enian make money and how do they plan to scale the platform?
[18:35] How to get involved in the renewable energy sector?
[21:32] Examples of partnerships and impact
[23:30] The Rock and Roll career of Phil and his personal journey.
[30:06] What it means to be living in a fossil fuel free world?
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Clive Hall, founder of Rushlight Events and London Cleantech Cluster, chairman London Community Resource Network, and a Fellow of the RSA discusses the keys to building successful sustainability solutions and clean technologies start-ups, why he is inspired by the circular economy and the evolution of the Rushlight events. He talks passionately about why he has carried the torch for the cleantech sector as different buzzwords come and go.
The conversation shares some powerful entrepreneurial advice for founders of cleantech and sustainable companies. Reminding startups to think about their route to market, Clive said that ‘its better to have a small percent of something than 100% percent of nothing.’
Topics covered in this episode:
Tips for cleantech entrepreneurs and how to get your startup investment‘Its not the best technology but the best business that wins’Why Clive is passionate about the circular economyThe Rushlight Show on 30th January, upcoming investor evening briefings and the Summer ShowcaseEvolution of the cleantech eventsThe reason behind the name ‘Rushlight’Useful links:
Rushlight Show - https://www.rushlightevents.com
Clive Hall's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clive-hall-68740a/
Rushlight Twitter: https://twitter.com/rushlight
Innovate UK - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-uk
BEIS - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
Venner Shipley - https://www.vennershipley.co.uk/
Carbon Limiting Technologies - https://www.carbonlimitingtechnologies.com/
Granted Consultancy - https://grantedltd.co.uk/
Everoze - http://everoze.com/
Flanders Investment and Trade - https://www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.com/en
Prova - https://provapr.co.uk/
Where did the word "Rushlight" come from - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rushlight
Chapters:
[00:38] Who is Clive Hall?
[02:53] What ignited the passion of Clive?
[06:30] Why Rushlight?
[09:35] Evolution of cleantech
[15:06] Favourite technology or companies
[18:31] Focus on effective storytelling
[20:48] Routes to market
[22:00] Why marine energy hasn't been the vanguard of renewable energy
[23:02] Advice for cleantech company
[25:20] Understanding yourself as an entrepreneur
[26:27] Evolution of cleantech events
[28:22] What is the Rushlight Show and who attends the event?
[30:58] Circular economy
[38:00] Rushlight Awards, Investor briefings
Podcast host, Adam Woodhall, is an advisor to cleantech, circular economy and sustainable startups on their growth stories. Connect with him here:
https://twitter.com/adamwoodhall
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall/
http://www.inspiring-sustainability.com
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The passionate brainchild behind Cambridge Cleantech, Hugh Parnell gives a broad and deep insight into this critical industry as it is today including; the market failings it faces and how to overcome them, the relevance of his own acronym, EECO, the three S’s for start-up success, why we need inspiration from successful cleantech heroes and the collective approach needed to resolve global environmental issues.
Recorded at the start of COP24, the global climate talks, in Adam Woodhall’s #GameChanger interview we learn how after a working for two decades in the oil industry, Hugh changed course in the year 2000 and has been involved in many environmental ventures in the two decades since and has helped grow a vibrant angel network.
In addition to his stimulating insights, we go on fascinating journey through his cleantech career, including being the founder and Chairman of Cambridge Cleantech and also non-exec director of five companies, including Enval a ground-breaking circular economy solution.
With the aim of supporting and promoting commercial activities to encourage environmental sustainability initiatives, Cambridge Cleantech are a proactive connector in the green and eco technology solutions space. Hugh first met Adam at the recent Cleantech Venture Day in London, run by Cambridge Cleantech in partnership with the Nordic Innovation Accelerator, where he Chaired this prestigious networking event to bring together start-up companies, larger established organisations and investors.
Useful Links:
Hugh Parnell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hughparnellincambridge
Cambridge Cleantech - www.cambridgecleantech.org.uk
Enval - www.enval.com
Nordic Innovation Accelerator - https://www.nordicinnovationaccelerator.com
Cleantech Venture Day - http://www.cleantechday.com/london/
Meet The Buyer Events - https://www.cambridgecleantech.org.uk/events/greater-london-authority-meet-the-buyer-event
Podcast host, Adam Woodhall, is an advisor to cleantech, circular economy and sustainable startups on their growth stories. Connect with him here:
https://twitter.com/adamwoodhall
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall/
http://www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Chapters:
[02:55] Hugh Parnell - background and career
[04:15] Hugh’s version of eco – an explanation of the EECO framework
[11:23] Governmental obligations and expectations
[13:08] The motivation behind Hugh’s two decades years in the cleantech industry
[15:47] The three S’s – scale, speed and strength: Reality in transforming ideas into business
[17:42] Market failings in the cleantech space and how to overcome these
[19:22] Challenges in the progression of cleantech and sustainable enterprises
[21:56] Evolution of Cambridge Cleantech, their purpose and mission
[24:40] How Cambridge Cleantech is supporting companies to achieve scale
[28:00] Enval circular economy technology
[31:40] Why we need a language that better describes the current situation
[33:30] Importance of designing products with reusable and recyclable options in mind
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The Solar Impulse Foundation both celebrates and promotes game changing solutions and is a game changing organisation itself. In Adam Woodhall’s Inspiring Sustainability interview with Willem van Hasselt we learn where they are on this exciting, and necessary, journey.
In 2003 global adventurer Betrand Picard decided to prove that you could fly around the world without use of fossil fuel. A 16-year-old Willem saw Betrand speak about his ambitions and was inspired to follow him in delivering a more sustainable world. In 2016, flying the Solar Impulse 2, Betrand fulfilled his ambition, and then launched the Solar Impulse Foundation. In 2018, Willem fulfilled his, by joining the Foundation as Investor Relations Manager.
The Foundation established ‘The World Alliance for Efficient Solutions’ and in the interview we discuss how they are bringing together the main actors involved in developing, financing and promoting products, services and technologies that can mitigate climate change, protect the environment and create clean growth.
If you are an innovator, entrepreneur or investor in cleantech and environmental sustainability, and want to be a member of the Foundation, create your free account on their website. Then you can apply to become a ‘Labelled Solution’: (https://solarimpulse.com/members/subscribe)
Highlights of this episode:
* What was learnt from flying around the world using only solar power
* The types of cleantech ventures they are working with - from re-engineered wood to acid regeneration and from maritime to the building industry
* How far into the 1000 ‘Labelled Solutions’ they are
* Why profitability is essential for sustainability
* How Willem is inspired by the collaborative nature of sustainable entrepreneurs
* The ventures the foundation are looking to partner with
* Betrand’s three key things which he shared with Willem 18 years ago
Useful Links:
Podcast host, Adam Woodhall:
- https://twitter.com/adamwoodhall
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall/
Inspiring Sustainability: http://www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Solar Impulse Foundation online: https://solarimpulse.com/
Connect with Willem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willemvanhasselt/
Follow Solar Impulse Foundation and Bertand on Twitter:
- https://twitter.com/solarimpulse
- https://twitter.com/bertrandpiccard
Cleantech Venture Day run by Cambridge Cleantech:
- http://www.cleantechday.com/london/
- http://cambridgecleantech.org.uk/
Cleantech startups featured:
- Bound For Blue (Rigid Wing Sail System) https://solarimpulse.com/efficient-solutions/bound4blue-wingsail-system-for-fuel-efficiency-in-the-shipping-industry
- REGMAX (Acid regeneration system for pickling steel) https://solarimpulse.com/efficient-solutions-design/regmax
- WooDoo (Reengineered Wood) https://solarimpulse.com/efficient-solutions-design/woodoo
United World College Singapore https://www.uwcsea.edu.sg/
Chapters:
[0:58] What is the Solar Impulse Foundation
[2:20] Examples of cleantech ventures on their platform and who they partner with
[4:00] The genesis of the venture
[8:38] The bigger picture of the foundation
[11:03] How they review if a solution is profitable
[12:20] Why it’s so important to be profitable
[14:24] Dealing with people who don’t care about the environment
[24:08] How Willem was inspired from a young age
[30:00] Bertrand’s quote that WiIlem lives by everyday
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Fusing the energy of the sun and start-ups is the topic of this podcast, where we find out how Tokamak Energy is planning to recreate the power of the sun... on a business park in Oxfordshire, and thus deliver almost limitless renewable energy.
Physicist and communications consultant at Tokamak Energy, and polar explorer and conqueror of Everest, Dr Melanie Windridge, explains how nuclear fusion is not science fiction, but an energy source that will be clean, green and safe.
Fusion energy has famously always been 30 years away from commercial utilisation, starting from the first international agreement to build a fusion reactor by the leaders of the USA and USSR, Reagan and Gorbachev, in 1985. There is still no clarity on when this massive global initiative will start producing energy commercially.
Tokamak Energy, which started in 2009, is developing a small scale fusion reactor, which recently reached a temperature hotter than the centre of the Sun, 15 million degrees, and they plan to be producing industrial scale energy by 2025.
Melanie who has a PhD in Plasma Physics from Imperial College London shares the history of fusion energy from the development of the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) and the JET (Joint European Thorus) to the current race for fusion energy which is now being led by start-ups around the world.
Highlights of this episode:
What is fusion energy how does it compare to fission nuclear energyRecent history of the developments in fusion energy and why the tokamak is a promising approachCurrent race to develop the first commercial fusion energy reactorCurrent developments at Tokamak Energy and their future plansCriticism of fusion energy and how we can overcome these challengesHow being an outdoor adventurer combined with her science background has allowed her to inspire othersHow she overcame initial difficulties working in a male dominated areaUseful links:
Tokamak Energy: https://www.tokamakenergy.co.uk/
Recent news release: https://www.tokamakenergy.co.uk/hotter-than-the-centre-of-the-sun-uk-prototype-reaches-15-million-degrees-paving-the-way-for-commercial-fusion-energy/
Melanie Windridge’s personal website: http://melaniewindridge.co.uk/
Melanie’s book - Aurora: In search of the Nothern Lights: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28014506-aurora
Nuclear Fusion as a renewable resource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_proposed_as_renewable_energy#Fusion_fuel_supply
Chapters:
[00:50] What is nuclear fusion?
[05:00] Why is nuclear fusion energy always still 30 years away?
[10:00] Tokamak Energy
[13:00] A worldwide collaboration to create ITER and a big meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev
[15:00] 3 things that affects output of fusion energy
[17:00] Magnetic technology has moved on
[19:00] Pivoting to making power stations with small tokamaks
[20:40] Milestones to commercialise Tokamak Energy
[23:00] Science is difficult to predict
[26:00] Climate change is happening
[29:00] Other types of fusion energy
[32:00] Criticism of fusion energy
[34:00] Background of Melanie Windridge
[37:00] Polar exploration and climbing Everest
[39:00] Being a woman in science
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Serial entrepreneur Charlotte Morton of Cleantech Innovate shares her experience founding, advising and investing in game changing sustainable startups.
In this episode, Charlotte talks about her inspiration switching from being a lawyer to founding car rental company Whizzgo which was acquired by City Car Club. Charlotte currently runs We Are Orchard where they manage the trade association ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association) and Cleantech Innovate events that showcases and connects startups in sustainability with investors.
Highlights of this episode:
Introducing the pay-by-the-hour car rental concept to the UK and changing consumer behaviours with WhizzgoRunning a trade association organisation for sustainability niches at We Are OrchardThe types of support startup can expect from Cleantech Innovate and some of her favourite startup ideasElements that will derisk a startup for investors and success factors for foundersHow to bring the right experience into your board member and executive teamUseful links:
Charlotte Morton’s Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-morton-1a0a322
Charlotte Morton’s Twitter https://twitter.com/charlotte_adba
We Are Orchard http://www.weareorchard.com/
We Are Orchard’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/we-are-orchard-ltd/
We Are Orchard’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/orchardexpo
Cleantech Innovate https://www.cleantechinnovate.com/
Cleantech Innovate YT channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxp-J_8HK3h-a-ON71TSuRQ/videos
Airponix http://www.airponix.com/
Kite Power Solution http://www.kps.energy/
67PallMall http://67pallmall.co.uk/
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Richard Barker of Iona Capital talks about what the abolition of slavery in Britain tells us about climate change. The historic moral movement that preceded the industrial revolution is a poorly understood era of Britain but could hold the key to how finance and political campaigning need to change.
This episode follows Richard Barker’s thought provoking TEDTalk and shines a light on possible radical solutions that can unlock the trillions of dollars tied in pension funds for long term sustainable investments.
Richard Barker is an Adviser and Investment Committee Member at Iona Capital, a specialist environmental infrastructure investor. He has been active in the low carbon space for over a decade having previously been CEO of the UK’s leading biogas company and also CEO of France’s largest aluminium recycling company. He is a member of Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps.
Highlights of the podcast:
+ Why there is enough wealth in the world to address climate change
+ How a pay cheque to owners of big oil assets can be a solution to climate change
+ Why the finance sector is not fit for purpose and how to fix this
+ Why we should pay more attention to the opportunities than the cost of climate action
+ Effective climate action for individuals, employees, businesses and governments
+ What we can learn from organ donation to change people’s psychology
“What Abolition of Slavery tells us about Climate Change” TEDTalk: https://youtu.be/3NI-j8sDKno
Iona Capital https://www.ionacapital.co.uk/
Richard Barker’s Linkendin https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-barker-78b97428/
Host Adam Woodhall of http://www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Connect: http://www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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BuyMeOnce is an online curator of beautiful products that last. Tara Button, CEO of buymeonce.com and author of “A Life Less Throwaway” shares her journey from working at a global advertising agency to manifesting her dream of a global platform for durable goods and leading a movement for sustainable living.
First inspired by a Le Creuset cast iron pot, she was constantly looking for products that last and thought that someone else must have created a website with such a collection. Tara was “stalked by the idea of a website” for over 2 years before realising she had to take action.
Tara shares her journey of commercialising the early Buy Me Once website after a Telegraph article went viral and her inbox was flooded with interest. After two major website upgrades and a change in business model, Buy Me Once is a growing seven person team, including one in New York, and over 2000 products listed.
Highlights of the podcast:
+ How they have developed a process to assess longevity and durability of products
+ What companies are doing to improve the sustainability of products
+ Why Tara is campaigning to make product lifetime information more transparent
+ How the circular economy is the only way forward
+ Tara’s book being sold all over the world, from Taiwan to Turkey and Vietnam to Poland
+ Interesting products listed on their website; including a pen that has enough ink to last a lifetime, the unpoppable One World Futbol and the Elvis & Kresse wallets made out of London Fire Brigade hoses
Buy Me Once website: www.buymeonce.com
Tara’s personal website: www.tarabutton.com
Twitter https://twitter.com/buymeonce
A Life Less Throway: https://buymeonce.com/pages/a-life-less-throwaway
One World Futbol: https://uk.buymeonce.com/products/one-world-play-one-world-football-blue
Infinium Space Pen: https://uk.buymeonce.com/products/fisher-space-pen-infinium-space-pen-black-titanium
Elvis & Kresse: https://www.elvisandkresse.com
Host Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Connect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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The risk of crossing a tipping point leading to ecosystem collapse is clear to Alan Laubsch of Lykke, and having spent years mapping climate risk he came to conclude that it is his life commitment to take systemic climate action.
Alan is a connector and ecosystems builder. His mission is to protect earth’s most vital ecosystems by democratizing impact investment with the blockchain. He has over two decades of risk management experience with leading financial institutions. As he says in the interview:
“After many false starts I believe it’s time for a new approach to carbon, to reinvent carbon markets and the overall idea is very simple. Every organisation manages financial capital. It also manages human capital. Finally, every organisation should also manage natural capital.”
Lykke is a marketplace for free exchange of financial assets. Their mission is huge, with a fully open-sourced platform, they see a future where natural capital is fully tokenized and protection of natural resources is incentivised.
Alan explains how blockchain technology is uniquely positioned to disrupt financial markets which is full of intermediaries, such as brokers and banks. Bringing in high frequency trading algorithms into marketplaces like Lykke will bring liquidity to the natural capital markets.
Lykke listed TREE, the first natural capital backed cryptocurrency where anyone can invest into preservation of our planet. By owning one TREE token, you participate in the movement of preserving one of the most valuable plants of Myanmar, the mangrove.
Connect with Alan Laubsch https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlaubsch/
Alan interview on Lykke: https://www.lykke.com/city/blog/team-interview-alan
Tree Tokens http://tree-volution.com/
Tree Tokens on Lykke: https://www.lykke.com/how-to-buy-world-view-tree
Thor Heyerdahl Climate Park: http://www.wif.care/heyerdahl-climate-parks/
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Scott Nelson explains this once in a lifetime opportunity of how this blockchain future will create a level playing field for everyone by reducing the cost of capital. Scott was on a beach in Hawaii after selling his logistic payment platform company and was concerned that the blockchain pioneers might not know how to develop a good financial system of the future.
Sweetbridge is a blockchain operating system and they will be releasing a wallet and a loan product alongside their cryptocurrency. They are actively engaging their community, working with regulators, governments, municipalities and early adopters excited to test out their game changing platform.
With a background in technology, finance and supply chain Scott Nelson has a unique experience to help build a more efficient financial system. Scott talks about his motivation and the challenges of running a blockchain organisation and how this could become a #GameChanger for our world.
Connect with Scott Nelson on Linkedin here.
Host: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Connect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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Rapid innovation using blockchain technology is becoming a major game changer, surfing the renewables revolution and shift to prosumers*. We interviewed Erwin Smole at the EventHorizon conference in Berlin on how blockchain has the potential to disrupt every part of the energy market.
Erwin is a busy man, having co-founded both Grid Singularity, which runs a blockchain peer-to-peer energy platform and the Energy Web Foundation, an open sourced platform designed to create a unified standard to make energy data more usable, as well as being part of the team that made EventHorizon happen. Therefore, he is well placed to give an overview of blockchain for energy.
Erwin explains that in Europe, governments are expecting the energy transition to happen at a consumer level as current approach of building big wind farms are starting to cause problems to the energy grid. In the developing world, with 2 billion people without electricity, solar and small batteries along with blockchain technology is expected to accelerate the creation of local energy markets with invoicing capability.
He also shares his personal journey of more than 2 decades in the energy sector and why innovation in the energy sector and the purpose of reducing environmental impact inspires him.
* a prosumer is both a consumer and producer of energy
Erwin Smole on linkedin.
Host: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Connect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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The Sun Exchange’s vision is enable Africa to leapfrog into a new clean energy future using a blockchain enabled crowdfunding platform. Their solution enables anyone, anywhere in the world, to buy and lease solar assets to power villages starting in South Africa.
In this episode, I talk to Abraham Cambridge, CEO and Founder of The Sun Exchange. Abe explains how they are bypassing the disinterest of governments and banks in solar energy, while combining the best decentralised technology and financing model to create game changing impact.
Abe talks about how solar energy is the most distributed and democratic source of energy and why the openness and transparency is key to making their platform work. Abe also shared on how a change in market conditions and his experience running a solar installation cooperative in Cornwall, UK lead to the founding of The Sun Exchange.
Connect with Abraham Cambridge on linkedin.
Host: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Connect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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According to a 2012 study by WRAP, 300 tons of office furniture is going to waste every day. Serial entrepreneur, Dr Greg Lavery enlightens us on why he sees remanufacturing office furniture as the big opportunity for a more circular building industry.
In this episode, Greg shares his personal journey from running a solar company in Australia to founding Rype Office and how they are able to supply beautifully designed, sustainable and low cost furniture. Greg talks about their game changing innovation of creating job opportunities for the long term unemployed, thus creating social, financial and environmental sustainability.
Greg shares an interesting insight to his product innovation and highly encourage other remanufacturers to follow suit. As a successful entrepreneur, Greg talks about where he looks for inspiration, and it’s not where you would expect and not from within the sustainability sector.
As an unintentional minor comedy moment, also listen out for when the cleaner walks into Greg’s flat during the interview.
RypeOffice tweets @RypeOffice
Host: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Connect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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This fascinating episode features Ken Webster the Head of Innovation at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, whose aim is to accelerate the transition to the circular economy.
We are now moving towards an economy where utilisation of assets rather than selling of products becomes important. Ken explains how we are shifting from products to services and cites Philip’s offering of lighting-as-a-service and Bundle's washing machine and MudJean’s clothing rentals as examples of moving away from selling products to providing a service which means making things last longer.
Ken shares that nature works with a limited palette of material and there is a new science of using form to find new functions in biomimicry and at a materials level we should move towards simplicity. He illustrates this by highlighting Brazil’s Leontino Balbo Junior who is scaling regenerative agriculture, and Lula farms in Canada which is using rooftop aquaponics for urban farming and London’s own Winnow who reduce food wastage from restaurants.
Ken discusses why platform cooperatives and collaboration opportunities in circular economy are seen as a key in moving towards a circular economy. He also talks about policy issues such as how finance will need to be more patient and why there needs to be a change in taxation to tip us towards a truly circular economy.
The podcast was recorded over the phone, so apologies for the comparatively poor audio quality.
Ken Webster tweets @CircularEconKen
Host: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Connect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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Frank Krikhaar leads the Global CSR team in Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN), a global corporation with 65 offices and 35000 people. DAN has worked on creating marketing campaigns to create mass awareness for the UN Sustainable Development Goals as well as working with local partners to achieve behavior change at a community level.
In this episode, Frank talks about his 6 years in DAN and how he achieved the culture change in this large global marketing agency and why people are now knocking on doors wanting to engage in sustainability.
Frank made the internal move from finance and strategy into sustainability. With a background in the creative and marketing industry, Frank emphasises the importance of using connections and relationships in building on the sustainability transformation within Dentsu Aegis Network.
Frank also shares with us where he takes inspiration from and his personal concerns of the future of CSR.
Head over to Dentsu Aegis Network CSR page here.
Frank Krikhaar tweets at @FKrikhaar
Host: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Connect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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Business Week described John Elkington as "a dean of the corporate responsibility movement", a poll placed him in the top 5 of global CSR leaders and he created the concept of the Triple Bottom Line: he truly is the sage of sustainability.
In this episode, John talks about his personal journey over the decades pushing for sustainable development. He discusses his work bridging the gap between activist NGO campaigners and those mainstream businesses looking to be responsible.
During the conversation he shares insight from the Volans report “Breakthrough Business Models: Exponentially, More Social, Lean, Integrated, and Circular.” John suggests that the sustainability industry needs to disrupt itself and how we need to think in much longer terms.
A serial sustainability entrepreneur and thinker for 40 years, he started his first business, ENDS, in 1978 (which is still going strong), founded two high profile consultancies, SustainAbility and Volans, is the author of 19 books and is on the boards of 20 organisations.
Head over to Volans to learn more about Breakthrough Business Models.
John Elkington tweets at @VolansJohn
Host: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.com Connect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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Mayor of London Low Carbon Entrepreneur 2016 Winner and Echoing Green Fellow, Ryan Robinson is the cofounder of Aeropowder which is turning waste feathers from the poultry industry into a high value circular economy product.
In this episode, Ryan explains how biomimicry inspired Aeropowder is exploiting the unique insulation properties of feathers for last mile food delivery and getting rid of synthetic insulation. Ryan shares the interesting background behind meeting cofounder Elena Dieckmann at Imperial College and what lead them to forming their company.
Ryan also talks about his journey from being a PhD researcher in air pollution and talking to astronauts in his Masters to figuring out the entrepreneurial challenges of working with industry partners and the importance of learning by doing.
Head over to Aeropowder to learn more about this new circular economy product.
Ryan Robinson tweets at @Aeropowder
Host: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Connect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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Multi award winning African entrepreneur, Kennedy Odede shares is journey tackling extreme poverty and bringing education, healthcare and clean energy to local communities. In this episode, Kennedy Odede inspires us with his story as a homeless kid facing daily challenges of violence on the street to how he started SHOFCO, the largest grassroot movement transforming urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kennedy Odede is the founder of SHOFCO Shining Hope for Communities that is addressing the deep challenges of extreme poverty. Kennedy explains how he has managed to create quality healthcare services and a safe space to educate young women and bringing in new solar technology to the local community.
Kennedy is recognised for the impact he is creating and awarded the Young Global Leaders and Echoing Green Fellow. Kennedy strongly believes the power of technology, education and why we should always start with the people.
Learn more about SHOFCO here https://www.shofco.org/
Kennedy Odede tweets @KennedyOdede
Host: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Connect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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In this episode, Chris Forbes the cofounder of award winning The Cheeky Panda talks about why bamboo is an obvious solution to disrupt a mainstream product that is such a core part of everyday life. Chris explains how The Cheeky Panda business has moved from concept in 2016 to launching in mainstream retailers such as Wholefoods and Ocado and big wholesale distributors Bunzl by 2017, and with even bigger plans for 2018.
Chris explains how he is driving this potential #GameChanger business and why the whole business process is pushing the boundaries of consumer sustainability.
Chris compares bamboo versus recycled toilet paper and why they have created a health product in the process of developing Cheeky Panda. He also talks about how they are protecting the rainforests through carbon offsets and plan to use biobased plastics in their packaging.
Head over to www.TheCheekyPanda.co.uk to find out more about their bamboo loo rolls.
Chris Forbes tweets @forbesymore
Host: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.com
Connect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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Neil Gaught is a strategy advisor, author and speaker who helps businesses define and implement sustainable positioning strategies. He is the author of “CORE: How a Single Organizing Idea Can Change Business for Good.”
In this episode, Neil talks about; his journey, both recent and over his career, how he is using the Single Organising Idea (SOI) framework to get clarity on business positioning, the power of brand, and how to humanise businesses.
“CORE” draws on Neil Gaught’s personal experiences as a design consultant and strategy advisor on businesses positioning to change business for good.
He advises a wide variety of organizations, ranging from international NGOs and corporates to start-ups, faith based organizations and government institutions across the world and is currently on a world tour and is delivering keynote presentations.
Neil Gaught tweets @NeilGaught
Host: Adam Woodhall of www.inspiring-sustainability.com Connect: www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall
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