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Series 3, episode 1 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast! Introducing Jen & Rusty Stout, Co-Founders of Healthier Homes, a company that was ‘born out of necessity’’.  To understand the story of Healthier Homes, is to know the background for the inspiration behind Jen & Rusty’s work. In 2009, when working on her MBA, Jen discovered her health was deteriorating. The cause—hidden black mold in the walls of her new Dallas apartment.  The results from this were catastrophic on Jen’s health and well being.  During Jen’s recovery, and meeting her now husband Rusty, they were inspired to rethink how we build, furnish and live inside our homes. For both our health and the environment.  For many of us, especially during the pandemic, we spent much of our time indoors surrounded by a wide variety of chemicals. So Jen & Rusty are building and decorating homes and hoping to inspire other contractors and homeowners to make smart building choices. This starts from the construction and goes to fixtures, home furnishings and more. With a combination of their book, ‘Healthier Homes’ and their online shop which sells eco-friendly, sustainable home products, Jen & Rusty are on a mission to educate audiences on the issues poor buildings and home products can have on our health.  ‘All the beauty minus any of the harsh chemicals’.  To learn more Healthier Homes, simply click the link in our bio! This week’s podcast guests as we start a NEW series features Jen & Rusty from healthier Homes./ In what was an insightful and unique conversation, the first episode of our new series is live this Wednesday. You can watch our new episodes on our website, or on YouTube or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.  On this week's episode of this week as we begin a new podcast series, we speak to jen & Rusty from healthier Homes  Learn more about Healthier Homes through the link below: https://www.healthierhomes.com Follow Healthier Homes on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/healthierhomesbyjs2/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC_i8bFO-RrSmw2GfjTjB6w https://www.facebook.com/HealthierHomes/ Find out more about healthier Homes and champions like them on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the team at Healthier Homes #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

The final episode—episode 8—of our Women In Sustainability series features wildlife photographer, cinematographer, environmentalist and business owner, Shannon Wild. When planning this podcast series, ‘Women In Sustainability’, Shannon was one of the guests we wanted to feature because her work defines a Sustainability Champion. While championing real change to protecting endangered animals and educating audiences on wildlife preservation and conservation in Africa and around the world, Shannon is using her experiences ‘in the wild’ and working as an ambassador to a number of conservation charities and foundations.  Australian born, Shannon now lives in South Africa with her husband where she works as a photographer and cinematographer for channels like NatGeo, the BBC, and Disney to name a few. Through the moments she captures on camera, Shannon brings the natural world safaris to people's attention and helps to showcase the beauty of some of the most endangered species in Africa and around the world.  After a near death experience when filming, Shannon was inspired to create her own line of handmade bracelets - Wild in Africa - with the mission to give back to wildlife and habitat conservation.  Shannon has appeared on our channel before through an Instagram Live, and this week, she is the EIGHTH and final guest of our Women In Sustainability podcast series.  On the SECOND episode of this week and final of our Women In Sustainability podcast series, we speak to Shannon Wild.  Learn more about Shannon through the link below: https://www.shannonwild.com/ To learn more about Shannon’s new business ‘Wild In Africa, simply click the link below:  https://wildinafrica.store/ Follow Shannon on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/shannon__wild/ https://www.facebook.com/ShannonWild/ https://www.youtube.com/c/shannonwildphotography https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonwildafrica/?originalSubdomain=za Find out more about Shannon and champions like her on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application.  Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Sharon Pieksma Copy for Anchor.  Headline: This former Miss Universe Netherlands is using her platform to tackle plastic pollution! Women In Sustainability Series, episode 7.  Introducing Sharon Pieksma, former Miss Universe Netherlands 2019, environmentalist and artist, who is on a mission through her work to address the global plastic pollution that is affecting our environment.  Our current series ‘Women In Sustainability’ is about showcasing the work of female led organisations and individuals who are making a real change to address the needs of climate change.  And with this week’s guest, we are showcasing a unique story of a sustainability champion!  Born in the city of Rotterdam, Sharon has fully immersed herself in the industry as an artist and model. Through everything Sharon does, she is trying to inspire and change people's attitudes and habits so that we use less plastic.  From cleaning projects with Dutch school children to educating them on the impacts plastic is having on our environment and getting schools involved with her clean-up projects to having a ‘plastic free sound studio’ when recording her new songs, Sharon has made a name for herself as an environmentalist.  Sharon’s passion and positivity is infectious. The team at Sustainability Champions is lucky to have gotten to know her and learn more about her work in preparation for this week’s episode and we look forward to sharing her story.  Sharon stated in the episode “I want to leave the Earth in a better place than I found it” and from her work in music, modelling and travelling, she is doing just that.  On this week’s podcast episode, we speak to Sharon Pieksma as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series.   Follow Sharon on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/sherpieksma/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/lifeofsharonpieksma/ Find out more about Sharon and champions like her on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application.  Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Women In Sustainability Series, episode 6.  Introducing Stephanie & Michelle, the Authors of the book ‘Small-Scale Homesteading’. With over thirty-five years of combined experience, homesteaders Stephanie Thurow and Michelle Bruhn have taught thousands of people across the globe how to garden, preserve food, tend backyard chickens, cook from scratch and care for their families with natural home alternatives.  Now, their homesteading knowledge and instructions can be found in one place in their new book!  You might be asking - What is ‘Homesteading’? Homesteading is the term given to a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It is characterised by subsistence agriculture, home preservation of food, and among other things.  Many of us want to be more self-sufficient, while also providing a more nutritious lifestyle for our loved ones. Books like Stephanie and Michelle’s offer us a guide to live more sustainably while learning how to grow our own foods, tap maple trees to make homemade syrup and maybe even successfully raise a small flock of egg-laying hens! There are many sustainable advantages to homesteading—from soil health to avoiding food waste, to name a couple—and homesteading is a growing trend amongst those of us trying to lead a more sustainable lifestyle.  That’s why we invited Stephanie & Michelle onto our podcast to be part of this series and to share their knowledge and insights and introduce some of our audience to a homesteading way of life! On this week’s podcast episode, we speak to both Stephanie and Michelle as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series.   To learn more about Stephanie & Michelle’s book simply click the link below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Scale-Homesteading-Sustainable-Gardening-Preserving/dp/1510770364 Follow Stephanie and Michelle on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/minnesotafromscratch/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/forksinthedirt/?hl=en Find out more about Stephanie and Michelle and champions like them on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application.  Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Women In Sustainability Series, episode 5.  Introducing Toni Okamoto, Food Blogger and Author of the vegan recipe book, ‘Planet-based and on a Budget: Quick & Easy’. What if we could help the environment while eating delicious and healthy meals that save both money and time?  Toni’s new cookbook makes this possible! With 100 recipes that show how easy and affordable it is to cook decadently without meat, eggs, diary—‘Planet-based and on a Budget: Quick & Easy’ is full of helpful advice whether you are fully vegan or just trying to eat more veggies. Toni’s relatable approach is all about “progress over perfection” and that’s what we are all about here at Sustainability Champions! Plant-based diets have the potential to make a huge positive impact on the environment by reducing diet-related land use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water use as much as it bolsters our health and quality of life. Toni is on a mission, through her work, to share tips that support her readers to reduce the carbon footprint of their diet by growing their own food, homesteading, shopping organic/locally sourced, and more.  Toni’s message is simple: eat more environmentally friendly and improve your nutrition in the tastiest and most affordable way!   Toni has appeared on NPR, NBC News, and Parade Magazine and has a sizable following on social media! Through her influence she is making plant-based diets more accessible to more people who think eating healthy is too expensive.  From the health and environmental benefits, Toni’s work is changing people’s lifestyles for the better.  On this week’s podcast episode, we speak to Toni Okamoto as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series.   To learn more about Toni Okamoto  simply click the link: https://plantbasedonabudget.com Follow Toni Okamoto on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedonabudget/?hl=en Find out more about Toni Okamoto and champions like her on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application.  Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Women In Sustainability Series, episode 4.  Introducing Teresa Moore, Sustainability Consultant, Investor and Sustainable Fashion Model.  Teresa’s modelling career took off when she was a teenager after appearing on the covers of W, Elle, and Shape magazines. She established herself as a model early on in her career, working with Pamela Hanson and Ellen Von Unwerth, and working with clients like L’Oréal, Diesel, Ralph Lauren, to name but a few. Whilst modelling, Teresa was interested in how brands could be more sustainable. She wanted to collaborate more with brands that aligned with her values. After graduating from NYU with a Sustainable Business Degree, Teresa has gone on to work on projects as a Sustainability Consultant. From advising clients to improve their environmental practices, energy efficiency and procurement, Teresa has developed a reputation as an active leader in the sustainability sector.  From marketing, ESG strategy and sustainable business development, Teresa is a unique figure in the world of sustainability—her work, along with her lifestyle, champions change across a variety of industries.  On our channel, we have interviewed and showcased a number of champions and Teresa is the epitome of an influential figure in the world of sustainability.  On this week’s episode, we speak with Teresa to learn about her career as a model and how this has shaped how she works with brands today. What’s more, we learn more about what a sustainable consultant is and her previous successes when consulting her clients. Finally, we discuss the impacts Teresa has had through her work both as a consultant and investing in organisations.  On this week’s SECOND podcast episode, we speak to Teresa Moore as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series.   To learn more about Tersea Moore simply click the link: https://teresamoore.com Follow Tersea Moore on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/teresamooremoore/ Find out more about Teresa Moore and champions like her on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application.  Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Women In Sustainability Series, episode 3.🎙 Introducing Cate Brown, Founder of Cate Brown Design, a design studio located in New York that creates sustainably sourced, hand-selected objects of finery to make luxury pillows for clients around the world.  The team at Cate Brown Design are offering an alternative to the fast-fashion approach to homewares and celebrating reclaimed luxury craft. You might ask ‘Why is it essential to repurpose or reuse materials, especially for pillows?’ In the United States alone, an estimated 11.3 million tons of textile waste—equivalent to 85% of all textiles—end up in landfills every year.  Fast fashion has created an industry focused on quantity over quality—with consumers buying pieces that they only wear a handful of times and then end up in our already-overfilled landfills.  Something needs to be done to address the environmental impacts fast fashion is having on our planet.    We love showcasing champions who creatively solve this challenge by making unique designs and products from materials that already exist within the industry. Form curricular approaches from Sumedhaa at By.Sume for clothing to Cate Brown Design for luxury, handcrafted pillows.  With all their products designed in-house and produced by skilled seamstress Cate Brown, Cate Brown Design’s pieces are designed and made locally in Brooklyn, New York, and Vancouver. With Cate’s products stocked in some of the best-known retail stores—and used in many hotels—her pillows are finding a new use for garments that otherwise would be discarded! In this week’s episode, we speak with Cate Brown to learn about the environmental impacts fast fashion is having on our environment and how a more creative approach to circular designs is needed to address the problem. We also learn more about her design studio, her team, and the brand she has created. This week’s podcast guest features Cate Brown, Founder Cate Brown Design as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series.   To learn more about Cate Brown Design simply click the link: https://cate-brown.com Follow Cate Brown Design on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/catebrownstudio/ Find out more about Cate Brown Design and companies like them on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application.  Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Women In Sustainability Series, episode 2.🎙 Introducing Christina Flach, the Founder and CEO of Pretty Girl MakeUp and Beauty Expert on NBC. Christina’s brand, Pretty Girl MakeUp, was founded in 1996 as she looked to create a better product for both herself, her clients, and customers.  She could never find a high quality lip gloss that would last after application throughout her busiest days. Every gloss she tried and was referred to would seemingly disappear within an hour of application or a sip of water. After trying a dozen products, Christina decided to fix the problem herself–and after a year of formulation, Pretty Girl MakeUp was born.  Christina wanted to do more than just create another lifestyle and cosmetic brand. Christina wanted her brand to resemble her beliefs. From the quality of the product, to how the product is made and even packaged, Christina created something for more than a lifestyle product–she challenged the cosmetics industry to do better.  From skin and eye products, many cosmetic brands use animal testing–something that has been condemned by many animal rights groups and consumers. As such, Christina wanted her brand to be different and take a stand against this. So all of her products at Pretty Girl Makeup are cruelty free.  What’s more, as Pretty Girl Makeup grows, Christina is developing new brands and products. With her business growth, she continues to look for ways to reduce waste in the packaging and postal of her products by using less material and biodegradable packaging. This episode covers some interesting topics–from understanding more about her approach to health & lifestyle, living more sustainably, creating a brand and businesses with sustainable practices and goals, to also defining a ‘vegan’ cosmetic product! This week’s podcast guest features Christina Flach, Founder and CEO at Pretty Girl MakeUp as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series.   To learn more about Pretty Girl MakeUp simply click the link: https://www.prettygirlmakeup.com Follow Pretty Girl MakeUp on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/prettygirlmkup/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq6tjaF8slf5WEw36QHIrgw Find out more about Pretty Girl MakeUp and companies like them on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application.  Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Women In Sustainability Series, episode 1.🎙 Introducing Victoria, Co-Founder at Damn Plastic, a franchise and online store that sells plastic free products like edible straws, bowls, spoons, biodegradable ear swabs and bamboo toothbrushes!  Based in Austria, the founders of Damn Plastic are on a mission to make sustainability more mainstream by selling products that reduce the amount of single use plastics.  Founded in 2018, the idea for Damn Plastic originated when Co-Founders Victoria and Steph “got drunk” at a festival and they couldn’t stop looking at all the plastic and single-use trash that was, in their words, “f***ing everywhere”.  So in 2019, they opened their flagship store in Salzburg, Austria. Since the launch, the team at Damn Plastic have grown rapidly over the past three years and have accomplished a lot: from receiving the UN Sustainable Development Goals Action Award in 2020, to helping other green entrepreneurs in discovering their dream and launching their own Damn Plastic franchises. With more franchises appearing not just in Europe, but now around the world, the team at Damn Plastic is growing and so too is their #DamnPlastic reach! From their stores, consultancy and B2B work, the team at Damn Plastic believe in making a damn solution to addressing the needs of climate change and reducing our environmental footprint. Their focus is making environemntally-friendly purchasing habits–which eliminate harmful single use plastics–as easy as possible.   This week’s podcast guest features Victoria Neuhofer, Co-Founder at Damn Plastic as part of our ‘Women in Sustainability’ series.   To learn more about Damn Plastic simply click the link: https://www.damnplastic.com Follow Damn Plastic on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/damnplastic_official/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nVdT9yHrOA Find out more about Damn Plastic and companies like them on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature sponsored by the Zayed Sustainability prize for their 2024 application.  Learn more about the prize and apply through the link below: https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Industry professionals Interview series on the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Andrew Joseph, the Founder & CEO at Andrew Joseph PR or ‘AJPR’ for short.  AJPR is an all-in-one marketing and public relations firm that offers marketing support for clients in the textile and home furniture/manufacturing industry.  Founded in 2012, AJPR is a New York-based firm that collaborates with and represents a number of high profile clients from the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC), including ASH Interiors & Design, Cortina Leathers, Cate-Brown-Design, to name a few. Andrew and his team believe that having a niche in home furnishings, textile, and design ensures that their marketing expertise and delivery on client projects is backed by a proven track record in the industry. However, during this interview Andrew helps explore the conversion of public relations and marketing by applying his knowledge to sustainability based organisations, regardless of industry.  As a media business, our team have had the fortunate opportunity to work with Andrew, the team at AJPR, and some of their sustainability-based clients such as the SFC, Cate-Brown-Design and Cortina Leathers. So on today’s episode, our Founder Daniel Hartz was keen to find out more about Andrew’s take on marketing and PR, his advice for businesses on their PR and marketing strategies, insightful tips on best marketing practices for sustainable businesses.  This is the final episode of our three part ‘Industry professional Interviews’ series. We hope you enjoyed these interviews and the information our guests shared! To learn more about AJPR simply click the link: https://www.andrewjosephpr.com/home Follow AJPR on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/ajprnyc/ https://www.facebook.com/andrewjosephboepple/ Find out more about AJPR and companies like them on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Industry professionals Interview series on the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Steve Bussey, Founder, Sales Coach, Mentor and Consultant at Salestrong, one of the UK’s leading sales training providers and sales consultancy.  Salestrong is a sales performance consultancy that works with a range of clients in a variety of industries. Steve and his team at Salestrong have an approach to sales training that is built around two key areas: Building capability within a sales team and its leaders through training and coaching Delivering results, a consultative approach to a sales process where the challenge is increasing sales and driving profit As an organisation, through their sales training and coaching, Steve and his team's mission is to help companies develop world-class teams that create, communicate, and capture value across the entire sales process.  In the second episode of this three-part, ‘Industry Professionals Interviews’ special on our channel, our founder Daniel Hartz wanted to understand how exactly a sustainable organisation can communicate the value of their sustainability-based ideas or solutions to decision-makers and customers. What’s more, understand what the term ‘emotional intelligence’ is and how this applies to sales teams. Finally, the key insights or tips Steve would have for a sustainable organisation building a sales team that can deliver results.  To learn more about Salestrong simply click the link: https://salestrong.co.uk Follow Salestrong on social media through the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/company/salestrong/?viewAsMember=true https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQuR1KHOnZQDMJddS4GeXA Find out more about Salestrong and companies like them on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Industry professionals Interview series on the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Oliver Oguz, the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Trade Mark Wizards, a UK based trade mark law firm that specialises in protecting all aspects of their clients brands including trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names and cyber law.  Based in London, Oliver is a chartered trade mark attorney and intellectual property consultant who has worked with brands in London, across the UK, and internationally protecting his clients brands both in the country they reside and in international markets.  For the attorneys and team at Trade Mark Wizards, the heart of their business is to ensure that they deliver an outstanding level of customer service to their clients. It drives their commitment to be the UK & global trade mark registration, protection, dispute resolution and litigation experts.  Trade Mark Wizards have worked with a wide variety of clients over the years, including celebrity clients like former heavyweight boxer David Haye for his promotion company ‘Hayemaker promotions’ to large retail chains such as B&M Stores and as well charitable organisations such as Missing people.  In the first of a three part ‘Industry Professionals Interviews’ special on our channel, our founder Daniel Hartz wanted to understand how exactly a sustainable organisation can go about trade marking their intellectual property.  Oliver covers some useful insights on what every business owner and organisation should know about trade marks as well as some of the risks that sustainable organisations that create innovative products or solutions could face if they do not A) trade mark protect themselves or B) fail to trade mark their brand properly.  To learn more about Trade Mark Wizards simply click the link: https://trademarkwizards.co.uk Follow Trade Mark Wizards on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/TrademarkWizards/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/trade-mark-wizards/?viewAsMember=true Find out more about Trade Mark Wizards and companies like them on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Series 2, episode 13 of the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Sumedhaa Kothari, Founder of By.Sume, a clothing brand that is challenging fast fashion by making clothing from upcycled materials at affordable prices.  Based in the US, Sumedhaa attended the University of California, Berkeley where she graduated with a degree in Cognitive Science. Starting her career at Google, and continuing her career at the FinTech company Stripe, Sumedhaa decided to launch her own circular-based clothing brand for customers online around the world.  Sumedhaa has made a variety of clothing items out of bed skirts, plastic, and leaves. She even turned seaweed into a one-shoulder floor-length gown! For Sumedhaa, her brand is about more than just offering an alternative to fast fashion–through her creativity she is able to create wearable pieces of art that cater to her customers’ sustainable lifestyles. By building a community of followers and customers, Sumedhaa is on a mission to create awareness of the environmental issues of fast fashion and the direct impacts it has on climate change.  This week’s podcast guest features Sumedhaa Kothari, Founder of By.Sume.  In this week’s podcast episode, we discuss the impacts fast fashion is having on our environment, why we as consumers need to assess our clothing buying habits, how a circular-based clothing brand allows for more upcycling and reuse in what we wear, and Sumedhaa’s plans as she looks to grow her brand! To learn more about By.Sume simply click the link: https://www.bysume.com Follow By.Sume on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/by.sume/ https://www.bysume.com Find out more about By.Sume and companies like them on our website:  https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials:  https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions  https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions  Please subscribe for more videos like this one.  Presented by: Daniel Hartz  Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi  Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature by the team at By.Sume.  #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Series 2, episode 12 of the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Nina Rauch, Senior Social Impact Lead at Lemonade, an insurance company that is changing everything we know about the insurance industry and making a real impact in our society, having partnered with over 100 organisations and causes that support the environment, LGBTQ+ and much more. Lemonade is an insurance company that offers incredible prices for monthly subscriptions and bundle discounts on everything for renters, homeowners, our cars, pets and much more. Lemonade reserves the traditional insurance model and treats premiums you pay as if it's your money and not theirs. With Lemonade, everything becomes simple and transparent. They take a flat rate fee, pay claims super fast, and give back what’s left to causes you care about. And this is what makes Lemonade a unique Sustainability Champion! Lemonade is a purpose-driven brand that has its own Giveback program. A B-Corp-certified organisation, Lemonade has built partnerships with 108 organisations and causes in Europe and the U.S. giving over $6 million to life-saving causes. To date, Lemonade has donated nearly $900K to climate-related causes and organisations to address the needs of climate change. Some of these donations have contributed to the following climate-related impacts: $63,941 to  Environmental Justice Fund 7.6M participants in climate activities worldwide via 350.org 21 Clean Water Projects via Charity: water, and over 8,000 people provided with WASH for life. 42,725 tons of CO2 emissions averted via the Coalition of Rainforest Nations 77,000 ocean conservationists sponsored 280,844 trees planted Here at Sustainability Champions, we believe that addressing the needs of climate change will require everyone to take action and do what they can - that includes private organisations. This week’s podcast guest features Nina Rauch from Lemonade. In this conversation, we discuss the social impact initiatives Lemonade is a part of, how they are changing the business model for good in the insurance world, and Nina’s thoughts on how more organisations can begin to introduce purpose-driven programs and initiatives within their operations. To learn more about Lemonade simply click the link: https://www.lemonade.com Follow Lemonade on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/lemonade_inc/ https://www.youtube.com/lemonade_inc https://twitter.com/lemonade_inc Find out more about Lemonade and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature by the team at Lemonade. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Series 2, episode 11 of the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Jon Dishotsky, Investment Partner at Giant Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in purpose-driven founders and organisations on a mission to offer real-world value while addressing the most pressing challenges for our environment. Giant Ventures champions tech founders who are creating a more sustainable, equitable and resilient planet. The partners at Giant Ventures believe that the biggest companies of the decade will be built to solve the world’s most pressing challenges, from climate change to mental health. Giant Ventures is a multi-stage, thesis-driven firm seeking systematic change across three main areas: Climate Health Inclusive Capitalism The partners at Venture Capitalism value courage, and global ambition. As former founders, the team at Giant Ventures knows how hard it is to create something from nothing. Their approach to venture capitalism is to be part of the organisations they invest in and help these companies grow. This week’s podcast guest features Jon Dishotsky from Giant Ventures. In this conversation, we discuss what VC funds can do to help Sustainability Champions around the world raise the funding needed to make their sustainability ideas a reality. To learn more about Giant Ventures simply click the link: https://www.giant.vc Follow Giant Ventures on social media through the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/company/giantventures/ https://twitter.com/Giant_Ventures Find out more about Giant Ventures and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature by the team at Giant Ventures. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Series 2, episode 10 of the Sustainability Champions podcast 🎙 Introducing Tanner Farrow; the CEO of BioCoTech Americas, a company that specialises in diverting food and other organic materials from landfills. BioCoTech’s technology is the Biospeed solution that creates a full-circle waste management system, which eliminates the need to transport waste and transforms organic waste into nutrient-rich compost. With BioCoTech Americas solution, businesses and organisations of all sizes can make a tangible impact on the environment and be at the forefront of environmental, social & governance and carbon reduction goals. With an upgraded waste management process, the power of the BioSpeed technology ensures that compost is reintroduced to the earth, and this process can help sequester vast amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere and regenerate our soils. How much organic waste does your organisation produce each year? You can measure how much you can save from landfill waste and how much compost you can produce on-site through the link below: https://biocotechamericas.com/biospeed-models/ With composting having major environmental benefits, on this week’s podcast episode, we speak to the CEO of BioCoTech Americas to understand what composting is, learn about the BioSpeed technology the team at BioCoTech has developed, and its sustainable benefits for repurposing food and organic waste. Today’s episode features Tanner Farrow from BioCoTech Americas. To learn more about BioCoTech Americas simply click the link: https://biocotechamericas.com Follow BioCoTech Americas on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/biocotecham/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/biocotech-americas/ https://twitter.com/BioCoTechAM https://www.facebook.com/biocotechamericasllc Find out more about BioCoTech Americas and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature by the team at BioCoTech Americas. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Series 2, episode 9 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙 Introducing Jeff Ciudaj, the Founder and CEO of Deep Root Irrigation, a company that specialises in making a water irrigation system for farmers that reduces the amount of water needed for harvests. The team at Deep Root Irrigation created this solution to address the need to conserve water and reduce the amount of water used in the agriculture industry. In fact, agriculture uses approximately 70% of the world’s freshwater; this industry alone can address the issue of water scarcity globally! And this is where the team at Deep Root Irrigation comes in. As a company, Deep Root Irrigation, or ‘DRI’ have 5 key principles their team follow: Honour God, honour family, honesty, quality and bless the world. For Jeff and the team at DRI, this product and their mission goes beyond innovation - for the team at DRI they believe this idea came to them as there is a need on earth, now more than ever, to conserve our natural resources. As our population continues to grow and water scarcity continues to become a problem for billions of people globally, there is a need for more creative solutions and innovations that help conserve natural resources, improve practices such as agriculture efficiently and reduce waste. On our channel we have highlighted thousands of champions and this week’s podcast guest is the true definition of a Sustainability Champion who has inspired us with their message, values and product. What was certainly an inspirational conversation, this week’s episode features Jeff Ciudaj from DRI. To learn more about Deep Root Irrigation simply click the link: https://www.dri-products.com Follow Deep Root Irrigation on social media through the links below: https://mobile.twitter.com/DRI_Products https://www.linkedin.com/company/deep-root-irrigation/ https://www.facebook.com/DRIProducts/ https://www.instagram.com/deeprootdist/?hl=en Learn more about the Deep Root Irrigation distributors here: deeprootrevolution.com deeprootdistribution.com abetterwaytogrow.com Jeremiah Ciudaj Deep Root Solutions Find out more about Deep Root Irrigation and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. This is a paid feature by the team at Deep Root Irrigation. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Series 2, episode 8 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙 Introducing Amy Munro, Sustainability Officer at 11th Hour Racing, an organisation that was established to create strategic partnerships to promote collaborative, systemic change addressing environmental issues. The organisation founded 11th Hour Racing to use the power of sport to restore a balanced relationship between people and the planet. From working to eliminate single-use plastic at regattas, this organisation has evolved to integrate sponsorships, grantmaking and an ambassador program to champion collaborative, systematic change across the sailing and sports communities to benefit our ocean. Although competing against other teams in ‘The Great Race’, this team's main goal is to integrate sustainability into the value of their organisation and inspire others to do the same across the entirety of their operation while educating, innovating and inspiring people with critical messaging of ocean stewardship. A unique episode, this is the first sustainability champion our channel has highlighted and interviewed within the sporting world! This week, we speak with Amy Munro to learn more about the 11th Hour Racing organisation, their sailboat team, the Great Race their sailors are currently competing in and how this team is pioneering an environmentally conscious future - one degree at a time. To learn more about 11th Hour Racing simply click the link: https://11thhourracing.org Follow Climate AI on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/11thhourracing/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/11th-hour-racing https://www.facebook.com/11thhourracing https://www.youtube.com/11thhourracing Find out more about 11th Hour Racing and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Series 2, episode 7 of the Sustainability Champions Podcast 🎙 Introducing Ben Ridding, the Founder of Ulu, a company formed because of Ben’s love for the sea. Ulu makes waterproof backpacks and tow floats with the mission to make all of its products from 100% ocean-bound plastics. So, why does the ocean matter? When we think about the issues we face as a result of climate change, it’s important to remember that our oceans need to be clean and protected to avoid the most severe issues that climate change is causing globally. Our oceans feed us, regulate our climate, and generate much of the oxygen that we breathe. We sometimes overlook the need for a clean and protected ocean when we think about sustainability. But for many people, the ocean is their playground, where they go to escape life's challenges and reconnect with nature. Ben does not necessarily consider himself a ‘Sustainability Champion,’ but rather someone who is eco-conscious, using common sense to make a small change to address a major crisis. In this episode, Ben discusses how he plans to make all of his products from 100% ocean-bound plastic. This is how he and the team at Ulu ensure they are making a real difference when it comes to protecting the ocean from plastic. In this episode we discuss the plastic pollution crisis, what brands and people can do to address this problem, ‘greenwashing’ - or falsely advertising a brand is sustainable - and how Ben is trying to create awareness by educating consumers, people and manufacturers. To learn more about Ulu simply click the link: https://uludrybags.com Follow Ulu on social media through the links below: https://www.instagram.com/uludrybags/ https://www.facebook.com/uludrybags/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/ulu-ocean-xplorer/?viewAsMember=true https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-ridding-00204b118/ Find out more about Ulu and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions

Series 2, episode 6 of the Sustainability Champion’s Podcast 🎙 Introducing Himanshu Gupta, the Co-Founder and CEO of Climate AI. Climate AI is developing a solution for those in the agriculture & food, finance, commodities, water risk management and climate risk management industries. He and the team are providing the world’s first Enterprise Climate Planning platform that offers risk intelligence to these industries that affect people, enterprises and governments. The effects of climate change are already prevalent in the everyday lives for millions of people around the world. In fact, it was reported by ABC Australia at the start of 2023 that “Greenland temperatures the warmest in more than 1,000 years, new data show”. Climate change accelerates volatility and escalates the risk of extremes, creating massive challenges for people, governments, and businesses around the world. Adaptation is a necessity — and the most important transformation of our time. Himanshu and his team at Climate AI are on a mission to ‘climate-proof’ the economy while aiming for zero loss of lives, livelihoods and nature. This week we speak with Himanshu Gupta, the CEO of an inspiring and innovative company to understand the AI technology that he and his team are developing and its benefits. To learn more about Climate AI simply click the link: https://climate.ai Follow Climate AI on social media through the links below: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climateai/ Find out more about Climate AI and companies like them on our website: https://www.sustainabilitychampions.com Also, follow us on socials: https://instagram.com/sustainabilitychampions https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainability-champions Please subscribe for more videos like this one. Presented by: Daniel Hartz Produced by: Daniel Hartz & Peter Donnelly Video Edit by: Abdallah Raddadi Sustainability Champions Ltd. #podcast #series #sustainability #champions