The SustainNOW Podcast
Climate solutions, in conversation.
SustainNOW interviews the founders, scientists, and operators building real answers to the climate crisis — across food, energy, materials, biotech, and beyond. Hosted by Friederike von Waldenfels.
Latest episode · #43
43. Investing in Nature - A Conversation with Earthly CEO Oliver Bolton
Nature-based solutions (NbS) aren’t a new idea — but they’re rapidly evolving. In our recent podcast episode, we spoke with Oliver Bolton, co-founder of Earthly, to explore where these solutions are headed, what’s working, and why quality and trust have never been more important.You can watch / listen to this episode here: You can also listen to this podcast in Apple Podcast, amazon music or wherever you get your podcasts:Earthly is a climate tech company that helps businesses invest in high-qua
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Carbon Removal · #42 · May 1, 2025
42. The Future of Carbon Removal: Is the hype gone? Discussion with co-founder of Non-Profit accelerator remove - Marian Krüger
In the latest episode of Sustain Now, we interview Marian Krüger, co-founder of the non-profit accelerator Remove, to tackle one of the most pressing questions in climate tech today: Is the carbon removal hype fading? And if so, why?Marian, who brings a unique background combining entrepreneurial ventures, techno beats, and carbon innovation, doesn’t shy away from difficult truths. He offers a critical, but ultimately hopeful, perspective on the challenges and future of carbon removal (CDR).You
Clean Energy · #41 · April 10, 2025
41. What is the current state of Clean Energy in USA? Discussion with President of Clean Choice Energy - Zoë Gamble
In this episode of SustainNOW, we spoke with Zoë Gamble, a longtime leader in the renewable energy sector and President of CleanChoice Energy, a U.S.-based company making clean electricity more accessible for everyday people. From the complexity of building solar at scale to the philosophical grounding of why this work matters, Zoe gave us a lot to think about — and a clearer picture of where the energy transition really stands today.You can listen to this episode here: You can also listen to th
ClimateTech · #40 · February 6, 2025
40. Profitable sustainability with AI- all just Buzzwords?: Interview with Ferolabs co-founder Berk Birand
In a world increasingly aware of climate urgency, how can artificial intelligence become a practical tool for sustainability—not just a buzzword? In this episode, Berk Birand, co-founder and CEO of Fero Labs, tells us about their vision, where AI doesn’t just optimize processes—it reshapes entire industries. Berk and his co founding (Alp Kucukelbir & Pamir Ozbay) teams focus is on bridging academia and industry, overcoming skepticism toward AI, and promoting profitable sustainability. He has enc
Regenerative Farming · #39 · February 6, 2025
39. Financing agriculture on big scale by using regenerative farming - Francisco Roque de Pinho, founder of the Land Group
In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Francisco Roque de Pinho, co-founder of The Land Group, which he established in 2016 continuing a family's century-old tradition of managing farmland in Portugal and South America. He has led Union Group, an investment firm focused on real assets in South America, and co-founded Union Energy Group, a hydropower developer later acquired by Polaris Renewable Energy. He also founded Plane Tree Capital, an investment firm specializing in renewabl
NatureTech · #38 · November 8, 2024
38: From Oil Industry Insider to Environmental Champion: Curtis Shuck's Mission to Plug Abandoned Wells
Environmental challenges posed by orphaned oil and gas wells.
NatureTech · #37 · November 8, 2024
37: Anna Alex's Quest for Purpose-Driven Business Models - Dive into the Anna's story and her new venture Nala.Earth
As the world grapples with the dual crises of #globalwarming and #biodiversityloss, businesses are under increasing pressure to mitigate their environmental impact. While carbon accounting has gained significant traction over the past few years, biodiversity is often overlooked in corporate strategies. Enter Nala.Earth, a pioneering Nature Tech startup on a mission to change that by helping companies measure, manage, and report their biodiversity impacts. In this episode we had the pleasure of i
NatureTech · #36 · September 1, 2024
36: Cracking Methane Emissions - A Seaweed Solution for Cattle
In the fight against climate change, innovative solutions are emerging from unexpected places. One such innovation comes from CH4 Global, a company that is harnessing the power of a specific type of seaweed to significantly reduce methane emissions from livestock. Founded in December 2018, CH4 Global is on a mission to tackle one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time: methane emissions from livestock. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential over 80 tim
Circular Economy · #35 · August 7, 2024
35: Refurbed: How a refurbishing marketplace is resilient against current market economics. Interview with Co-founder Kilian Kaminski
Refurbed has positioned itself as a leader in the refurbished products market, offering a sustainable alternative to buying new goods across a wide range of categories. While initially recognized for electronics, Refurbed has expanded its offerings to include various products such as sports equipment and household items, all of which go through a meticulous 40-step refurbishment process to ensure top quality (1). Their commitment to the circular economy has significantly reduced waste and extend
Circular Economy · #34 · July 23, 2024
34: Revolutionizing Smartphones: Fairphone's Path to Sustainability and Ethical Tech with Founder Bas van Abel
Bas van Abel Founder of Fairphone tells us how they are revolutionizing the electronics industry towards sustainability
Circular Economy · #33 · May 16, 2024
33: Charging Forward - Inside 8Inks's Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Innovation with C0-Founder Paul Baade
Paul's foray into the world of battery development traces back to his time at ETH Zurich, where he completed a masters in mechanical engineering. During his time there he participated in the model F1 club where he was challenged to craft an electric race car, setting the stage for his future endeavors in sustainable technology. After a victorious season in the F1 club, he continued on with this field through a PHD in materials and device engineering, also at ETH Zurich. Paul founded 8Inks in 20
Product Development · #32 · May 2, 2024
32: Design Meets Sustainability in Mutebox's Modular Office Revolution
MuteBox is a Danish design company working to optimize the modern day workspace by developing functional meeting rooms and acoustic regulating phone booths. The concept for MuteBox was born in 2019, with inventors and entrepreneurs Thomas Keller and Jonas Kjemtru. After initial design, the product appeared on the Danish equivalent of Dragons Den - "Løvens Hule"- where investor Jesper Buch joined the mission. MuteBox is now established across several countries in Europe, including Denmark, Swede
BioTechnology · #31 · March 28, 2024
31: Synonym's Mission to Create a New Green Asset Class - Using bioeconomy to replace 50% of petrochemical products with Co-Founder Joshua Lachter
As a self-proclaimed biological maximalist, Joshua Lachter is dedicated to finding solutions to our earth's challenges through biological or synthetic biological processes. This is what brought him to co-found Synonym in 2022, a company dedicated to supporting the biological revolution by collaborating with both big and small companies to promote the use of bio-based products. Joshua is currently the Chief Business Officer at Synonym, where he used his background in finance to help support the c
FoodTech · #30 · February 28, 2024
30: Making Farming Sexy Again - How Climate Farmers aims to support Regenerative Farmers with Co-Founder Philippe Birker
Philippe spent his adolescent years in an agricultural town in Western Germany. His grandmother was a farmer herself, with a 165 hectare farm! He has now dedicated his work to improving recognition of the important role that farmers play in our world, and promoting sustainable regenerative agriculture practices. After studying at Maastricht University, where he received both his bachelors and masters degree, Philippe spent 5 years working in business and community development for several impact
BioTechnology · #29 · February 15, 2024
29: From Ancient Organism to Methane Generating Superhero - With Doris Hafenbradl, CTO of Electrochaea
As a young student, Doris was fascinated by the unique diversity of ancient organisms such as the archaea. She dedicated her PHD, at Archaea Center of the University of Regensburg, to the study of hyperthermophilic archaea and the amazing properties they possess. Since 2014, she has been working with Electrochaea to explore how archaea organisms can be utilized in developing synthetic bio-fuels.Before embarking on her work with Electrochaea, Doris enjoyed a successful career as a scientist and c
Episode · #28 · December 3, 2023
28: Policy Special Focus - Regenerative Agriculture Policy with NRDC Deputy Director Lara Bryant
Lara Bryant grew up on a small farm in Tennessee, which inspired her love and passion for the environment. She has a background in chemistry, and originally got her bachelor's degree in in plant and soil science from the University of Tennessee. She later became in invested in the policy side of environmental protection, and completed her master’s degree in public administration in environmental science and policy from Columbia University.Lara Bryant currently works at the NRDC Washington, D.C.
Carbon Removal · #27 · November 2, 2023
27: Harnessing the Ocean's Might with Rose and Ruben from Sea02
While completing her PHD at the University of Delft in the Netherlands, Rose was inspired by immense potential of electrochemical oceanic carbon capture. Soon after she met Ruben, a serial entrepreneur and a business consultant for several major companies. By combining her academic background in oceanic carbon removal with his expert business experience, along with support from their third co-founder David Vermaas, SeaO2 was formed! Sea02 is an oceanic carbon removal company based in the Netherl
Carbon Removal · #26 · October 12, 2023
26: BiCRS - Biomass as carbon removal tech with Stephanie Bischof, Managing Director of AirFix
With a background in business and education, Stephanie worked for more than 10 years in finance for large international companies, focusing on performance management. A movie about soil health led her to move into the climate field. Since the spring of 2022, she has led a subsidiary of South Pole in the field of biomass carbon removal and storage with the goal of creating markets for negative emission technologies.Managing Director of Airfix, a business in the newly emerging carbon removal indus
Circular Economy · #25 · September 15, 2023
25: Framework Laptops - Fireside Product Chat with founder Nirav Patel
Nirav Patel is the founder and CEO of Framework, a consumer electronics company that focuses on creating products that are long lasting and sustainable. He is a former engineer at Apple, Meta (Facebook), and Oculus VR. Framework was founded in 2019 on the philosophy that the greatest positive environmental impact can come from creating products that last longer, thus generating less waste. Their first product is a thin, high-performance, and fully customizable laptop. In 2021, they were listed a
FoodTech · #24 · August 24, 2023
24: From Tobacco to Steaks - Dana Yarden's Biotech Journey to Turn Tobacco into Natural Bioreactors
BioBetter is an Israeli Agri/FoodTech start-up founded in 2015 by Oded Shoseyov, Avi Tzur, and Dana Yarden. Their headquarters are currently located in Israel's northernmost city, Kiryat Shmona. The company employs 40 people, and to date has raised over $16.5 million. Dana Yarden, co-founder of BioBetter, holds an MD and an MBA from Tel-Aviv University in Israel. She has led an impressive career as a business leader and manager during her 18 years working in the Life Science and Biotech Industry
Episode · #22 · July 26, 2023
22: The Last Mile of E-Commerce - with Milo Stössel, the Co-Founder of Quickpac
Milo is 44 years old, born and raised in Saint Gallen, Switzerland. He studied at the University of Saint Gallen, where he completed a Masters of Law. Since 2005 he has been working for the MS Direct Group, where he was the CEO from 2008 to 2022. He helped to create both Quickmail and Quickpac. He is passionate about investing in the early stages of startups and it a tesla enthusiast. In his home life, he is the father of two boys and and the husband to his loving wife. You can listen to this ep
Product Development · #21 · July 11, 2023
21: Oasense Smart Shower - Fireside Product Chat with Ted Li
Ted Li is a nature lover, world traveler, and optoelectronic technologist who believes that the future lies in humans living in harmony with the planet, through the help of technology. Ted is the co-founder and COO of Oasense, a simple yet revolutionary sensor shower head that helps to save water, without sacrificing experience. Prior to Oasense, he led several projects at Apple and a nanotechnology start-up, InVisage Technology. He holds a master's degree in material science from USC and a bach
NatureTech · #20 · May 31, 2023
20: From founder to climate investor - Talk with serial entrepreneur and investor Tim Schumacher
Tim Schumacher is a German Investor and Entrepreneur, with a focus on Impact and Climate Investments. For over ten years, he was the CEO of publicly traded Sedo.com, which he co-founded. Since 2012, he has founded and/or invested in multiple start-ups like Eyeo (makers of Adblock Plus), SaaS.group, Zolar, CarbonCloud, Pachama and Ecosia. Ecosia is especially notable. Ten years after its foundation, it's now the largest independent European search engine. It uses all its profits to plant trees, a
Product Development · #19 · April 24, 2023
19: Does Europe have a water problem? Interview with Hydraloop Co-Founder, Sabine Stuiver
Sabine Stuiver is the CMO and co-founder of Hydraloop, a company who's mission is to empower people and organizations to save water and energy, whilst retaining comfort of living.Awarded the European Union's TOP 50 Award for 'Female Entrepreneur with a Sustainable Innovation' in 2020, she is also a member of the Policy Advisory Committee at Water Europe in Brussels. More recently, Sabine was included in the Meaningful Business MB100 2022 list, recognized as 'A leader combining profit and purpos
Product Development · #18 · April 5, 2023
18: Catching water out of the air - Jonas Wamstad, CMO of Drupps
Jonas Wamstad, CMO and Co-Founder of Drupps is an engineer who considers himself to have 'too little patience to be an engineer'. With a drive to solve sustainability problems by combining and repurposing old methods and technologies, Jonas has already started two companies in sustainable water and air treatment. In addition to this, Jonas credits himself to be a novel writer in a parallel universe. Drupps focus mainly on customer segments with clean water as a production input, such as food &
FoodTech · #17 · March 20, 2023
17: Genome edited food - an answer for healthier diet and climate change? CFO - Lynsey Wenger
Lynsey Wenger is Chief Financial Officer of Pairwise, overseeing financial strategy, planning, and management. With the mission to build a healthier world through fruits and vegetables, Pairwise leverages the benefits of genome editing in improving the natural diversity of plants.Lynsey obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University in Public Policy and later received her MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Pairwise, she spent 16 years at Goldman S
ClimateTech · #16 · February 15, 2023
16: Zerofy - simplifies a zero-carbon life for households. Interview with founder Till Quack
Till Quack is the Co-Founder of Zerofy, a company who's vision is to simplify a zero-carbon life for households.A Swiss entrepreneur and product builder passionate about using technology to help improve people’s lives, Till studied at and holds a PhD in Computer Vision from ETH Zurich. Throughout his career, he has built technology products at startups including kooaba (co-founded, exited to Qualcomm) and Mapillary (exited to Facebook Meta), as well as at major tech companies like Apple, Meta, a
FoodTech · #15 · January 16, 2023
15: The Renaissance of fungi in food tech - co-founder Isabella Iglesias-Musachio
Isabella is the co-founder and CEO at Bosque Foods, a company that aims to tackle the climate crisis through the lens of food. Founded in 2021, Bosque Foods' mission is to create the best tasting and minimally processed, whole-cut meat and fish alternatives grown naturally from fungal mycelium. Nurturing her passion for sustainability, Isabella studied sustainability and agriculture and offers decade-long experience in fermentation, and business management and strategy. She has spent her career
Carbon Removal · #14 · November 22, 2022
14: Using rocks to capture carbon at big scale! -Interview with Lithos Co-Founder and CEO, Mary Yap
Mary Yap is the co-founder and CEO at Lithos Carbon, a leading company transforming farmland into carbon capture centers.Lithos Carbon's mission is to accelerate mineral weathering — an integral process in the Earth's carbon cycle that naturally captures CO₂ at the gigaton scale. She studied plant biology at The University of Chicago and later obtained a degree in Geology and Planetary Sciences at Yale University, where she conducted award-winning scientific and urban research on the climate cri
Clean Energy · #13 · October 20, 2022
13: Building Stripe for energy or how your Tesla can earn money. Thomas Folker, co-founder of Leap
Thomas has developed and closed project financings for multiple utility-scale solar and offshore wind projects across Europe. He has advised several utilities and IPPs on their renewable energy strategies and was instrumental in the establishment of the first solar PPA offering for the UK residential market. Thomas’s finance and development work in Aruba and Curaçao helped spur the start of the clean energy renaissance in the Caribbean. His work for Enphase Energy introduced him to his next pass
Episode · #12 · September 14, 2022
12: Can fashion be sustainable? Interview with Dan Leahy - MakerSights
Dan Leahy is the co-founder and CEO of San Francisco-based MakerSights, the leading Voice of Consumer platform purpose-built for apparel, footwear, and accessories brands. MakerSights’ mission is to radically reduce waste in the retail industry by helping brands leverage consumer data to make products that people love. Prior to founding MakerSights, Dan founded Savored, an inventory management software for the hospitality industry, which was acquired by Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) in 2013. He earned
Carbon Removal · #11 · August 8, 2022
11: Winning the 100m USD carbon removal XPrize - Interview with student initiative CircularHorizon
In this episode, I am talking with Stella Harper and Darius Stulz. Darius co-founded the student initiative Circular Horizon with the goal of developing a scalable carbon removal project based on biochar. They are participating in the 100m USD XPrize Challenge by Musk Foundation. To win the grand prize, teams must demonstrate a working solution at a scale of at least 1000 tonnes removed per year; Stella Harper is an ETH Environmental Sciences Student and joined the team later in the communicati
ClimateTech · #10 · July 21, 2022
10: From for-profit into impact entrepreneur. Interview with Christian Vollmann - founder C1
Christian Vollmann (born 1977) is a passionate entrepreneur. He has successfully founded several companies (iLove, MyVideo, eDarling) and most recently established nebenan.de, a social network for good neighbourhoods. Connecting 2.5 million neighbours in 10,000 neighbourhoods throughout Germany, helping each other and thus strengthening the centre of society. Christian also invests in the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. He was involved in over 80 start-ups (e.g. SumUp, Trivago, Inkitt, and many more
FoodTech · #9 · May 30, 2022
09: Cannabis as "magic" solution plant for climate change - Interview with Gavin George, Puregene
Dr. Gavin George is a co-founder and CEO of Puregene AG. The Swiss company has developed a technology stack that harnesses the power of genomics for trait discovery and predictive plant breeding, using massive datasets and machine learning to assemble tailored elite varieties, fit for industry. He was awarded a PhD in 2010 from Stellenbosch University before his 7 years at the ETH Zurich as a Postdoctoral researcher. He has authored 12 peer reviewed publications and contributed to 6 books."We ar
BioTechnology · #8 · May 2, 2022
08: Turning CO2 into food. Interview with Arkeon Founder Gregor Tegl.
After obtaining his PhD at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Gregor continued his dedication to environmental biotechnology at the University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada, researching enzymes for the sustainable production of complex macromolecules. His passion for food and sustainable eating ignited a 5+ year long journey of exploring microbes to produce next-generation nutrients and food ingredients. Gregor’s scientific expedition resulted in an entirely ne
BioTechnology · #7 · April 19, 2022
07: Hydrocarbon - The Energy umpf as a big challenge to get green. Interview with Yair Reem.
Yair is a Partner at Extantia Capital, a climate-first VC fund focused on deep decarbonisation technologies. Extantia invests in exceptional climate-tech founders who build the next “Gigacorns”, companies that are ultimately capable of saving in excess of 1Gt of CO2 emissions per year and are also commercially viable with scalable business models.Previously, Yair was Managing Director at Hasso Plattner Ventures and a cyber technology leader at Israel’s Unit 8200. Yair holds a B.Sc. in Electrical
Episode · #6 · February 23, 2022
06: Vertical Farming - Discussing chances & limitations with UrbanOasis founder Albert Payaró
Albert Payaró Llisterri is a 30-year old born and raised in Barcelona. After 2 years in the Polytechnical University of Catalonia he moved abroad to study Materials Engineering in FranceAfter France he lived in Germany, Norway and Sweden. In 2017 he started his entrepreneurial journey with UrbanOasis. Passion for sustainability, entrepreneurship, personal development & basketball/climbing. We will talk about what vertical farming is, what are the chances but also the limitations and how tech can
FoodTech · #5 · November 23, 2021
05 - Interview with Daniel Skaven Ruben - How we gonna nourish 10bn people in a sustainable way?
Daniel Skaven Ruben is Head of Strategy & Special Projects at Swedish plant-based cheese startup Stockeld Dreamery.Prior to that, he was a consultant to The Rockefeller Foundation Food Initiative during 2017-2021, supporting the Foundation’s work to advance a more nourishing and sustainable food system. Daniel has also worked as an expert for the World Bank in Washington D.C. (2015-2016) on issues around technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.Daniel is a mentor for several FoodTech acceler
Circular Economy · #4 · October 20, 2021
04 - Interview with Sacha Ghiglione - CEO of Prime Computer
Sacha is CEO and Board member of the Swiss climate neutral, green IT manufacturer Prime Computer which is mainly producing mini PCs for medium size companies. Sacha is also a Board Member of the European Technology Chamber & the Climate Action Commission, supporting the use of European technology to reach the sustainability goals (SDGs) of the UN. Prime Computer is a Swiss company founded in 2013 to develop and produce IT hardware under economic, social and ecological aspects, focusing on energ
Episode · #3 · September 14, 2021
03 - Interview with Nicholas Hänny - co-founder and CEO of NIKIN
Nicholas Hänny, co-founder and CEO of the Swiss clothing brand NIKIN. NIKIN plants one tree for every product sold and tries to make sustainable fashion more affordable. They've already planted over 1'000'000 trees and mostly grew through eCommerce and Social Media Marketing. Nicholas Hänny is a scout and therefore has always had a connection to trees and nature, however the whole topic of sustainability in a business and fashion context has only come into his life with NIKIN.Nick bootstraps NIK
Episode · #2 · September 8, 2021
02 - Interview with Tom Szaky- founder of Terracycle and Loop
Very inspiring talk with Tom Szaky - one of the pioneers of modern waste management and recycling. Tom Szaky is founder and CEO of TerraCycle, a global leader in the collection and repurposing of complex waste streams. TerraCycle operates in 21 countries, working with some of the world’s largest brands, retailers and manufacturers to create national platforms to recycle products and packaging that currently go to landfill or incineration. In 2019, the company’s net sales were $27.12 million, up
Episode · August 9, 2023
23: SCORE! Keynote about Green Retail - a special episode with Friederike Von Waldenfels
On May 24, 2023, Friederike von Waldenfels, CEO of Forestrock and Founder of SustainNOW, spoke at the SCORE! – Swiss Conference for Retail and E-Commerce at StageOne in Zurich-Oerlikon. In her keynote, she talks about "Green Retail - From Prejudice to Successful Opportunities."The following video has been recorded at SCORE! - SwissConference for Retail and E-Commerce. Friederike highlights 3 reasons why she thinks Green Retail works: #1 Green Retail is like the digital revolution 20 years ago#2
Episode · May 11, 2023
Katie Paltzat - Newest Team Member of SustainNow
I am excited to announce that Katie Paltzat is joining my Non-Profit Podcast as my assistant /work student. She will help me to get interesting podcast interview partners and to edit and broadcast all episodes. Here is a short introduction:Hello! My name is Katie Paltzat and I am a Masters of Global Health student at the University of Geneva. I am originally from Calgary, Canada and I’ve spent my whole life exploring and enjoying all that nature has to offer. Growing up in the shadows of the Roc
Episode · November 24, 2022
Nadia Greutert - Newest Team Member of SustainNow
I am excited to announce that Nadia Greutert is joining my Non-Profit Podcast as my assistant / workstudent. She will help me to get interesting podcast interview partners and to edit and broadcast all episodes. Here is a short introduction:Hi everyone, my name is Nadia Greutert and I am a Geography graduate from UCL. Growing up in cities my whole life, I was exposed to how urban environments tried to cope and innovate with pressing environmental issues. Through this, I began to cultivate a pass
Episode · August 22, 2022
The inequality of air travel and outline to reach zero emissions.
By Luca FerrariA couple of numbersAir travel tends to be a hot topic in climate debates and for several good reasons. Aeroplane’s contributions to the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions might seem modest with respect to other sectors. After all, in 2016, it was just 1.9%, while just the road transport sector accounted for 11.9% of the total GHG emissions. But how many people in the world drive a car? And how many people fly on a plane every year? By looking at it from a different perspective,
Episode · May 17, 2022
In 2050: 600m people can be impacted by raising sea level
Guest Author: Marta BrighentiKnowledge is not enoughBefore diving into what sea-level rise is - and how we can address it- it could be helpful to take a moment to think about how we frame environmental issues. The first steps to further a debate around the consequences of human actions on the environment were advanced over the '80s; back at that time, scientists coined the term "inadvertent climate modification" to refer to how human beings could negatively interfere with nature. Instead, the ex
Episode · April 21, 2022
Off-Grid solutions are rising to provide Green Energy to Kenya's rural areas
By Frank OdhiamboWhat is off-grid electrification?An on-grid electric system relies on a centralized power generation and transmission with limited independence on how each can be done. For example, an on-grid system includes electricity supplied by governments from hydroelectric dams or nuclear plants. Each consumer has limited control over how much energy can be stored.On the other hand, off-grid solutions can be monitored by individuals and they may adjust their energy consumption to reduce w
Episode · April 7, 2022
Newest Member of the SustainNow Team
I am excited to announce that Anastasia Kosinskaya is joining my Non-Profit Podcast as my assistant / work student.
Episode · March 24, 2022
Heatwaves are directly linked to lower productivity and GDP loss. A call to action for businesses.
Our newest author, Luca Ferrari, presents the limitations of the climates impact on productivity, as well as the possible soultions
Episode · November 3, 2021
What does COP26 mean for businesses?
What is the COP26?It stands for the 26th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and will take place in Glasgow from Oct 31st to Nov 12th this year. Countries agreed to the international UNFCCC treaty in 1992 – setting rules and expectations for global collaboration in addressing climate change. Governments meet annually at the COP to discuss and improve their climate game plans with equal weight given between the poorest countries and l
Episode · August 30, 2021
IPCC Report about global warming: My 6 take aways
On August 9 2021, IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) released their newest report about climate science and climate change, summarising several reports of different working groups and with the help of more than 200 global scientists. IPCC is the international body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to provide policymakers with regular assessme
Episode · March 31, 2021
Why did I start a podcast
Background: 35% of all yearly CO2 submission accounts for the sector retail - from raw materials, to transportation, to distribution and return. In absolute numbers that accounts for around 17 BN tones per year. The industry sector Retail is not per se bad, but rather a necessity for providing goods such as food, clothes, furniture, raw materials, toothpaste for our everyday lives in the whole world. We need to rethink the whole value chain to deliver sustainable solutions to a growing populati