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Inspiring Sustainability - Podcast

This podcast will highlight the stories from the front line of inspiring sustainability. Host, Adam Woodhall, is an advisor, activator and author for sustainability: "I"m passionate about celebrating the flourishing society we live in; supporting individuals and organisations to abundantly connect with their own values, each other and our shared home; and expressing my values by working with people to generate transformative action." Find out more here: www.inspiring-sustainability.com Hosted on

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#034: From Rock n Roll to Renewable Fintech - Phillip...

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2019/02/06

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

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42:50

#033: Why Some Clean Technologies Fail While Others...

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2019/01/24

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

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36:39

#032: Cleantech + #ClimateAction motivations,...

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2018/12/17

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

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32:18

#031: Game Changers squared: mainstreaming 1000...

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2018/12/04

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

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43:09

#030: Science fiction to renewable reality: nuclear...

Inspiring Sustainability - Podcast ·

2018/10/09

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

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32:00

#029: From disrupting mobility to cleantech investing...

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2018/09/26

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

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40:49

#028: Unshackling ourselves from fossil fuels -...

Inspiring Sustainability - Podcast ·

2018/09/06

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

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46:39

#027: Leading a revolution with a life less throwaway...

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2018/08/07

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

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44:46

#026: Turning mangroves into money: cryptocurrencies...

Inspiring Sustainability - Podcast ·

2018/07/11

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

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42:00

#025: Using crypto to reimagine a fairer financial...

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2018/06/19

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

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31:46

#024: How Blockchain Can Disrupt The Energy Supply...

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2018/05/22

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

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25:53

#023: Blockchain Crowdfunding for a Solar Powered...

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2018/05/03

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

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32:23

#022: Getting circular in the office: remanufacturing...

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2018/04/09

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

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36:01

#021: Signs of Circular Economy Tipping Points - Ken...

Inspiring Sustainability - Podcast ·

2018/03/14

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

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31:52

#020: Achieving culture change with a global business...

Inspiring Sustainability - Podcast ·

2018/03/07

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

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25:45

#019: The Sage of Sustainability - John Elkington,...

Inspiring Sustainability - Podcast ·

2018/02/20

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

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29:59

#018: Circular Feathers: Rethinking Waste - Ryan...

Inspiring Sustainability - Podcast ·

2018/02/07

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

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34:59

#017: Tackling Extreme Poverty - Kennedy Odede,...

Inspiring Sustainability - Podcast ·

2018/01/31

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

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29:54

#016: From Bamboo to Loo - Chris Forbes, Cofounder of...

Inspiring Sustainability - Podcast ·

2018/01/23

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

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27:03

#015: Single Organizing Idea - Neil Gaught, Author of...

Inspiring Sustainability - Podcast ·

2018/01/09

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

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