Climate Careers

On Day 1 of the Voiz Academy Sustainable Finance Summit, Voiz co-founder Diego Espinosa presented on sustainable finance as an introduction to the summit!

On day 5 of the Voiz Academy x UCL Animal Rights Society Sustainable Food Summit we spoke with Ryan Zinn from Dr. Bronner's and Monika Firl from Cooperative Coffees. Moderated by Summer Wyatt-Buchan and Alexandra Nikolin.

Could you live without coffee or chocolate?... we didn't think so.

Join us as we explore the sustainability of two luxury products that we know we cannot live without: chocolate and coffee.

We know that these industries have a lot of issues and could be doing a lot more for sustainability. Dr Bronner's and CO-OP Coffee will shine a light on how they are leading a guilt free coffee and chocolate experience.

We discuss sustainable practices in chocolate and coffee businesses, regenerative agriculture, organic farming, social justice and tools we can use to determine if products are actually sustainable.

Listen and find out how the planet can love coffee and chocolate as much as we do!

On day 3 of the of the Sustainable Food Summit we had a conversation with Henry Rowlands from The Detox Project and Sustainable Pulse on how corporations are taking over our food supplies. We discussed the increasing pros of chemicals within plant based and animal based products, and what this means for consumers.

Toxic chemicals are in our food system. They kill weeds, they kill bees, what do they do to us?

Join Voiz Academy, UCL Animal Rights Society and Henry Rowlands of the The Detox Project as we discuss the toxic chemicals in our food system and the impact that pesticides such as glyphosate have on us at the planet. We will touch upon Henrys work and how he sees agriculture in the future.

Speaker: Henry Rowlands is the Founder of The Detox Project. A research and certification platform that encourages transparency in the food and supplement industries on the subject of toxic chemicals. Henry focuses on raising awareness of the long term impacts of exposure to toxic pesticides such as glyphosate.

Listen to find out how toxic chemicals have impacted you, and what you can do to change the future.

On day 1 of the Sustainable Food Summit we interviewed Isabel Maternowski, who's family opened a vegan meat line called Nutcase Vegan, Anna Gossard, who's family incorporates sustainable practices in their farming, and Cori Ana Strell, a student who started her own sustainable company called Wexbees. Listen to learn about how sustainability looks different to everyone, and hear about these student's experiences!

Hey Boomers don’t worry genz are gonna fix it!

Listen for an engaging discussion on sustainable food products and practices through the eyes of student entrepreneurs. 

We will discuss how their businesses started, why they chose to start a business, how it is going and what advice they have for other students + what thoughts they have on large corporations and the responsibility they hold for the environment. 

Meet the speakers : 

Cori Ana Strell puts into practice resourceful methods to support anyone’s zero waste journey- from toothpaste to home decor to food preservation. 

Isabel Maternowski is a senior at the University of Michigan double majoring in Sustainability and Art and Design and founder of Nutcase Vegan Meats. 

Anna Gossard will be discussing her family farms move to sustainable practises. 

#students4animals

We are at a critical moment in human history and there could be a way to eat food that heals the planet. We call this “The regenerative diet”. 

Moderated by: Laura Topf and Sofia Barker

For a full transcript click here: https://web.descript.com/c03167f4-afb...

In partnership with the UCL Animal Rights Society, the fourth day of our Food Summit features Melissa Cronin of The Save our Seas Foundation, who educates us on the importance of ocean conservation. The oceans have often been overlooked so this conversation brings to light some of the important issues provided by this important ecosystem and whether vegan seafood has potential.

Speaker: Melissa Cronin is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Conservation Action Lab at UC Santa Cruz studying Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with a Designated Emphasis in Coastal Science & Policy. Previously, she was a journalist covering science, the environment, wildlife crime and trafficking, and politics.

Voiz is a collective of college students with a joint drive towards sustainability. We believe everyone should understand and know the impact they have with every single purchase they make.

Keep up with Melissa Cronin! 

Mobula Conservation: https://www.mobulaconservationproject...

Twitter: https://twitter.com/melissa_cronin

Save Our Seas Foundation: https://saveourseas.com/

In partnership with the UCL Animal Rights Society, the second day of the Voiz Academy Food Summit has the goal of empowering and educating our community to make lasting change through our eating habits.

We learn how green capitalism can damage our planet just as much as traditionally-thought harmful practices, and how compassion is truly important for fixing our current climate crisis.  

For a full transcript click here: https://web.descript.com/4aaaad54-4e31-4dc8-b3e6-c97d76fb47ad/b38aa  

Keep up with Isaias Hernandez! 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/QueerBrownVegan/  

Website: www.queerbrownvegan.com  

During this episode of Voiz Academy's speaker series, we have a conversation with the founder of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream to learn more about how his business works, from sustainability, to entrepreneurship, to minimum wage. According to Ben Van Leeuwen, what is the best way to encourage more organic companies to form? How has their growth changed views on sustainability, and how has it been affected by the pandemic? How does Van Leeuwen support social causes that are important to the company?

This speaker series was recorded in 2020.

Connect with Ben and Van Leeuwen here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-van-leeuwen-8a389512/

During this section of Voiz’s Sustainable Apparel Summit in partnership with Ross Business School at University of Michigan, we get to learn of the journey that Eileen Fisher has taken through sustainability. Moderated by Hailey LeSavage, MorningBrew reporter, we focus in on Head of Social Concisouness Shona Quinn’s outlook on the circular economy, B Corporations, and how other companies can better join the fight for susatinable living.

The Voiz Sustainability Analysts learn from the founder of Forestwise about deforestation in in this episode of our speaker series. He tells us of the trials that they have overcome working in Borneo, and how using alternative ingredients can make a big difference in the health of our earth. How are the passed down ways of harvesting in Borneo affecting the climate? Forestwise provides ethical and sustainable nut butters, coconut oil, and sugar that can be then used in popular products such as makeup.