Ethically Yours - A Podcast to Simplify Sustainability

Material Library of India (MLI) spearheads consultation and awareness initiatives. As a dynamic research and design consultancy, MLI is committed to unlocking the potential of industrial and agricultural waste. With an impressive track record spanning nearly a decade, MLI has cultivated specialized expertise in crafting innovative, data-backed solutions that redefine the utilization of these waste materials.

I met Shubhi a few years ago when I was running Fairtrunk, and her dedication to viewing waste as a valuable resource has continued to inspire me ever since. Over the years, we've turned out to be friends who often catch up to share/vent out our eco-anxiety. Though we recorded this episode last year, for whatever reasons, it never made it to the podcast.

Today happens to be Shubhi's birthday and I'm presenting this conversation as a gift to Ethically Yours' audience.

I hope you feel equally inspired by her work.

My guest today is ​​Bhagyashree Jain, founder of The Disposal Company. She has spent most of her career building ESG-first business strategies and sustainability solutions for Waste Management, Plastic Recycling, and net-zero emissions. The Disposal Company is backed by  Accenture & CIIE, with over 40 clients across India, Singapore & the UK, and is currently valued at $2 Million.

The Disposal Company is claimed to be India's First Plastic Credit Platform dedicated to climate action, recycling plastic waste & empowering waste workers. In this episode, I'm asking all possible questions to Bhagyashree to help simplify plastic credits & plastic neutrality.

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We’re finally talking about it! With an increasing number of fashion & lifestyle influencers claiming to be “Sustainability Influencers”, are they becoming a threat to the growing movement? How are the terms Influencer & Advocate different? Or are they the same⁉️ Do we need to put in place certain checks & balances to see if your favourite influencer is truly sustainable or is just riding the wave to trend?

All this and more with my guests and speakers for this episode; Devyani Kapoor, Sustainable Fashion Advocate & Founder Shuffling Suitcases, and Mrudula Joshi, Zerowaste Advocate & Founder Ullisu. Both Devyani & Mrudula started off as sustainability advocates sharing their journeys of conscious living and are now running marketplaces to help their audiences switch to responsible consumerism. 🌍

Ethically Yours is a Podcast to simplify Sustainability, hosted by Darshana Gajare. Alongside this podcast, Darshana leads sustainable fashion at RISE Worldwide, Lakme Fashion Week, and is a Yoga Instructor in training.

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India Ranks 7th in Global Climate Risk Index 2021 published by the Bonn-based environmental think tank Germanwatch. According to the Index, floods caused by heavy rain in 2019 took 1,800 lives across 14 states in India and displaced 1.8 million people. Overall, the intense monsoon season affected 11.8 million people, with the economic damage estimated to be $10 billion.

India is also home to 21 of the world’s 30 most polluted cities, with 122 non-attainment cities exceeding national ambient air quality standards. Besides affecting the health of the citizens, air pollution also impacts agriculture, climate, buildings, and aesthetics, in terms of visibility.

CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL AND IT IS HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK.

My guest on this episode is Aakash Ranison, Climate Activist, Sustainability Advocate, Author and we are discussing his journey and his book ‘Climate Change Explained’ where he simplifies overwhelming concepts like GHGs, Carbon footprint, Carbon Offsetting, and solutions to fight climate change through a strong visual language. In our conversation, we help you decode carbon footprint & how to go about creating a balance in everything you do, alongside other things.

Download his e-book here.

Ethically Yours is a Podcast to Simplify Sustainability hosted by Darshana Gajare, a sustainability professional working in the fashion & lifestyle sector.

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This week is full of events for the eco-activist with Fashion Revolution Week from 19-25 April 2021 to the 51st Earth Day on 22nd April 2021! 🌳

Get a download on what's happening as part of these events and do your bit! 💪🏻

Also, Happy 4/20 to whoever is celebrating! 

Ethically Yours is a Podcast to Simplify Sustainability hosted by Darshana Gajare, a sustainability professional working in the fashion & lifestyle sector.

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Bringing you your weekly dose of eco-news across fashion, lifestyle, food, tech, everything green & positive!

Hope this helps you do your bit and drive change, we need way more flag bearers for Sustainability :)

Ethically Yours is a Podcast to Simplify Sustainability hosted by Darshana Gajare, a sustainability professional working in the fashion & lifestyle sector.

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The more I read about how humans are polluting the planet the more I feel upset & even livid at times! The mass ignorance towards your impact on your surroundings or even the voluntary neglect & resistance to changing certain lifestyle habits drives me crazy to a point of legit nego vibes! The one solution that helped me strike a balance between this negative rub-off of people’s behaviour and some incredible work happening around the world in sustainability, was forming a habit of reading POSITIVE ECO-NEWS!

🌳  Look out for Tuesdays on Ethically Yours - A Podcast to Simplify Sustainability by Darshana Gajare.

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Why would you listen to me.. If you don’t know me!

I’m your host Darshana and this is an almost unscripted effort to help you get to know me a little better, so you can bear me talk on this podcast!

While a lot of this episode has ended up sounding like an audio resume, here’s some bonus trivia on me:

I’m a huge procrastinator,

I make massive life goals which become unrealistic due to the above,

I truly feel we must all come together to fix this planet ‘cos there really isn’t a planet B… no matter how many films Hollywood makes on it!

I’m a dog person and can shake a leg to the cringiest Bollywood music!

If I wasn’t doing what I do, I would probably be a dancer or performing artist.

Now do me a favour, and tell me what you’d like to learn about Sustainability!

Ethically Yours is a Podcast to simplify Sustainability, hosted by Darshana Gajare.

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A report stated that on an average, music festivals generate 23,500 tonnes of waste, including plastic bottles, food containers, food waste, clothing and abandoned tents. A lot of us feel that only upto 20% of this waste could be recycled or diverted from going into landfills. Would you believe me if I said that my guest Divya & her team have successfully diverted upto 99% of waste from ending up in landfills from events of similar scale? If not, this episode is for you.

While individuals are striving to make their homes zero-waste starting by doing a waste audit and then finding suitable replacements for the disposables, large events and offices can replicate this model and achieve similar results. The mixed waste rotting in landfills are a huge contributor to the rising temperatures, and the simplest and most effective solution lies within each of us.

Ethically Yours is a Podcast to simplify Sustainability, hosted by Darshana Gajare. Alongside this podcast, Darshana leads sustainable fashion at IMG Reliance for Lakme Fashion Week and other initiatives.

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A social enterprise or social business is a business that has specific social objectives that serve its primary purpose. Social enterprises seek to maximize profits while maximizing benefits to society and the environment. Their profits are invested back into their social programs.

In this episode, my guest Kirti Poonia, who heads Okhai, takes us through the ins and outs of running a social enterprise. While we all generally assume for a non-profit organisation to be laid back and to produce sub-standard products under the name of charity, Kirti is determined for Okhai to have high productivity internally, high expectations externally and very very high delivery to the customers.

By identifying the inherent skills of the women in Gujrat and developing the ‘milk route’ that enables them to make a living respectfully by working from home, Okhai has managed to replicate this model in almost all states of India to foster craft and artisan empowerment.

Today, Okhai has helped improve the economic conditions of around 3200 people directly, and aims to be a lakh strong in the next 5 years.

Don’t miss this episode as this is probably the only business in fashion that has not only managed to survive but also grow in this global unrest caused by the pandemic.