In the ninth episode of the Wise Women in Waste podcast series, our hosts are joined by Nira Johri, Director of Global Diversity and Sustainability at Rich Products Corporation. The episode looks at Nira’s career path, perspectives on sustainable packaging strategies and the connection between sustainability and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Discussion highlights include:

How changes in customer demand and awareness around packaging are shaping new strategies

How businesses can ensure they are in a strong position for future requirements by understanding their data and options within their control

Nira’s experience of the parallels between working in sustainability and DEI and the self-belief and resilience required in both fields

Changes in sustainability over the last 10 years, including the availability of jobs, the need for varied expertise and the increased level of commitment and investment in the sector

In this Activating Sustainability podcast, host Chris Peterson is joined by Anthesis LCA experts Jim Fava and Caroline Gaudreault to discuss the business value of Life Cycle Assessments.

In this Activating Sustainability podcast, host Chris Peterson is joined by Anthesis LCA experts Jim Fava and Caroline Gaudreault to discuss the business value of Life Cycle Assessments.

In this Activating Sustainability podcast, Chris Peterson is joined by Anthesis experts Simon Davis (Sustainable Agriculture Practice Lead) and Honor Cowen (Retail & Consumer Products Lead) as they explore the rapidly evolving world of food systems, its impact on food, retail and textiles, as well as how the sector is aligning with Net Zero.

In the eighth episode of the Wise Women in Waste podcast series, our podcast hosts are joined by Lisa Grice, Executive Director at Anthesis, based in North America. This episode looks at Lisa’s perspective on sustainable product design, with a focus on circularity and new business solutions, based on her impressive career in energy and […]

In the eighth episode of the Wise Women in Waste podcast series, our podcast hosts are joined by Lisa Grice, Executive Director at Anthesis, based in North America. This episode looks at Lisa’s perspective on sustainable product design, with a focus on circularity and new business solutions, based on her impressive career in energy and resource efficiency.

 

Discussion highlights include:

Examples of sustainable product design and the associated benefits and opportunities

The significance of embedding design for sustainability into the research and development (R&D) process, with a focus on selecting the most sustainable materials, lowering carbon footprints, evaluating water use, and more

The importance of simplicity when embedding sustainability into an organisation’s R&D processes

Evolving policy and consumer behaviors towards ‘Right to Repair’

How manufacturers are engaging with consumers to repair their products

 

Relevant Links

The Massachusetts Automotive Right to Repair (2012) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Massachusetts_Question_1

IFIXIT website – https://www.ifixit.com/

Dell Support YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe4I8Q1Nvj3wB_zWpAcVspg

In the eighth episode of the Wise Women in Waste podcast series, our podcast hosts are joined by Lisa Grice, Executive Director at Anthesis, based in North America. This episode looks at Lisa’s perspective on sustainable product design, with a focus on circularity and new business solutions, based on her impressive career in energy and resource efficiency.

In the seventh episode of the Wise Women in Waste podcast series, our podcast hosts are joined by Jayanthi Rangarajan, Chief Product Officer of Synova Tech. The episode looks at Jayanthi’s background in engineering and her perspective on technology that can support us to achieve circularity in plastic packaging.

In the seventh episode of the Wise Women in Waste podcast series, our podcast hosts are joined by Jayanthi Rangarajan, Chief Product Officer of Synova Tech. The episode looks at Jayanthi’s background in engineering and her perspective on technology that can support us to achieve circularity in plastic packaging.

Discussion highlights include:

How plastics conversion technologies like Synova fit between climate change and circularity

How technology can support us to create value from waste

The factors that need to be in place to make these technologies successful

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