Lauren Taylor is the Global VP, Creative and Communications at TerraCycle. It is an innovative recycling company founded by Tom Szaky in 2001 that has become a global leader in recycling and on a mission to eliminate the idea of waste! In this episode, Lauren describes how Tom founded TerraCycle, the products and services they offer, some major client projects of theirs, a pandemic driven consumer mindset towards reusable packaging, and how Terracycle is building Loop, its circular delivery arm for FMCG brands.

This podcast revolving around BCG and its sustainability actions feature two eminent guests, Mr. Vishal Mehta and Mr. Rajarshi Bhattacharyya. They share their views on the current landscape of sustainability in India, how different CEO's across industries are relating profitability with sustainability and how BCG is walking the talk themselves and helping clients move towards a sustainable model.

This episode features Gerald Marin, the Sustainability Packaging Head of the world's largest beer maker, AB InBev. Gerald describes the entire value chain of beer, focussing on the sustainable packaging initiatives undertaken and how the company is working towards its 2025 sustainability goals. He also shares his views on the consumer mindset for reusable packaging during present times of a pandemic.

This episode features Mr. Aniket Deb, Co-Founder, and CEO of Bizongo. It is a one-stop platform for all packaging needs founded by three IIT graduates in 2015. Bizongo does revenues of over 350 Crores annually. Aniket shares his journey building Bizongo, how they are aligned with sustainability and circular economy practices, why plastic is not bad but its single-use form which is harmful, and how Bizongo is tackling this while describing the present consumer mindset towards packaging in a pandemic affected world.

The episode features Christine Gould, founder and CEO of Thought For Food (TFF). It is an innovation engine unlocking the potential of the next generations to lead a sustainable food and agriculture revolution. In 8 years, TFF has helped launched 60+ startups, accelerated 5K+ new deep-tech ventures, and built a global community of 20K+ Millenial and GenZ innovators from 170+ countries across the globe. Christine shares her journey through building TFF, the lack of support for Millennials and GenZ, how TFF labs is closing that gap, and helping food tech entrepreneurs. She also shares her insights into the current packaging used in food tech and has a message for all aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators.

This episode features an amazing entrepreneur, Elliot Roth, founder of Spira Inc, a US-based startup in the food tech space whose goal is to get consumers to drink spirulina, a blue-green algae! Elliot shares how he envisioned the idea while couch-surfing, not having food to eat to growing his first batch of algae in a tank. He describes how Spira is reducing food waste and the challenges he foresees while scaling up. Elliot also shares the incredible astronaut mission by NASA he is going to be a part of!

Ms. Akanksha Sharma is one of the few women leading the sustainability agenda of any organization. She has extensive experience over a decade in advising boards on sustainable business practices. In this episode, she talks about her journey and why sustainability has interested her. She discusses the various initiatives undertaken by Sterlite to reduce waste and her insights on how other companies can follow suit especially in terms of collaboration.

The episode features Mr. Anirban Ghosh, CSO of the multinational conglomerate, Mahindra Group. Under his leadership, the Mahindra group has developed an award-winning sustainability framework and the first to commit to doubling energy productivity. Mr. Ghosh talks about profit and planet overlap, the concept of alternativism, and the benefit of energy efficiency practices. He also cites various examples being undertaken within the group in their endeavor towards a circular planet.

Mr. Arvind Bodhankar is a sustainability professional with 30 years of experience across various sectors. He currently serves as the Jt. Executive President and CSO of UltraTech Cement, the world's leading cement company. In this episode, we learn how cement is made, what stages contribute to environmental degradation, and how it is being tackled by UltraTech. We also discuss actionable steps by a consumer to reduce their footprint on our environment.

Ms. Radhika Ralhan is a sociologist, sustainable systems professional, and an impact strategist. She is a global impact young leader from India, awarded by the prestigious Atlas Corps Fellowship 2020. The episode focuses on the changing patterns of consumption, and how a cultural shift has impacted it. Companies should incorporate sustainability into the core business and create systems thereby. The episode also has various examples cited by Ms. Radhika of individual and entrepreneurial led efforts in moving to a circular world.