Greenfluence

2024 will be another big year on climate, as you may be aware. Our second episode in Season 5 saw us chat with Arielle Gamble, who is making waves for climate action at the grassroots level! 

Arielle is the CEO and Co-Founder of Groundswell Giving, a community which provides much needed funding to local organisations making a positive impact on sustainability! The great thing is, everyday individuals like us can get involved too. 

Coming from a publishing and human rights background, Arielle talks about her transition into the space, storytelling and the important role of legacy in her life. 

She also gave insight to organisations that Groundswell supports, and their new report ‘It’s Up to Us.’ This is a must listen, to learn more about a game-changing organisation!

Approximate Time Stamps

00:00 - 07:31; Intro, Importance of Legacy and Storytelling 

07:32 - 11:42; Career Pivot into Climate Change 

11:42 - 16:15; Linking Human Rights and Climate Change and Systems Thinking 

16:16 - 21:39; The Groundswell Story and Empowering People

21:40 - 26:03; Projects Groundswell Funds

26:04 - 30:34; Criteria to Assess Projects 

30:35 - 36:41; Psychology of Climate Action 

36:41 - 40:34; “It’s Up to Us Report” 

40:35 - 40:55; Legacy for Groundswell Giving

40:56 - 42:30; Speed Round Questions 

42:30 - end; Conclusion

Learn More

Groundswell Giving: https://www.groundswellgiving.org/

Connect with Arielle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielle-gamble-0798a751/

Info on ‘It’s Up to Us’ report: https://www.groundswellgiving.org/major-giving

As the year draws to a close, we are excited to kick off Season 5 with Rujuta Natu, who is solving the challenging problem of emissions management.

Rujuta is the founder of Mantaray, an organisation with helps businesses make more sustainable purchasing choices, by giving insights on where to reduce their supply chain emissions.

She has had an exciting career path from engineer to corporate lawyer to now a founder.

Hope you enjoy the episode, and be sure to follow Rujuta and Mantaray below!

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Rujuta's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rujuta-natu/

Mantaray Climate: https://www.mantarayclimate.com/suppliers

Wrapping up Season 4, included two legends who want to revolutionise social impact and increase volunteering - the lifeblood our community!

Charlie and Liam have developed Voli, which measures, matches, manages and rewards the workplace and community 'giving' creating a positive ripple effect in society!

We had a fantastic conversation, talking about how the idea came about, how it would be rolled out to large organisations and future plans to take the industry by storm!

You won't want to miss this, and don't forget to jump on board!

Website: https://www.voli.global/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/voli-now/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voli.now/

Reach out to Charlie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliecrozier/

Reach out to Liam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-j-higgins/

At just 16, Chloe McCormick is already doing plenty of things to solve the biggest problem of her

A digital native herself, she is the Creator of Code

Also, Chloe was selected for the Space for Planet Earth Incubator Research Program where she will be using satellite imagery and AI to identify methane hotspots!

This was a great conversation, and it's inspiring to see

More Info:

Chloe's LinkedIn:

Code :

Dynamic Climate:

SpaceBase: https://spacebase.co/

Sustainability needs to be driven by youth, and Izzy Zhu-Maguire personifies this in her amazing work!

Izzy is a Project Coordinator at Monash Sustainable Development Institute, and authored a landmark report 'AusNZPac Youth SDG Index' which looked at how young people in the region are faring against UN Sustainability Development Goals.

She is also passionate about the intersections between climate change, human rights and gender equality. Izzy is the founder of 'Amplify Afghan Women' aiming to highlight the work of this community, and they also apply to international conferences!

Izzy is full of energy, very passionate, oh and did we mention...she also went to COP27?

You'll love this episode!

Resources and Info

Our oceans provide so much value to biodiversity, necessary for ecosystems and also for humans.

We were fortunate to be joined by the accomplished Tim Silverwood, co-founder of Ocean Impact Organisation (OIO) which is Australia's first ocean impact ecosystem and startup accelerator.

Tim is an award-winning environmentalist who has dedicated his life to tackling plastic pollution and more recently helping start-ups thrive.

Learn more about Tim's journey and some exciting work OIO is up to!

Our first in-person podcast was with Jarnae Leslie, who gave us a flavour of academia in sustainability, teaching young people and an insight on what she has learnt as a member of the Transdisciplinary School at UTS!

Listen more in a fascinating conversation about:

- How Local Government Agencies communicate waste targets and why systems thinking is needed

- Breaking down systems thinking and what a 'Creative Intelligence' degree is about

- Why ambiguity is good for Transdisciplinary and what it's about

Feel free to reach out to Jarnae, and find out more about the work she does:

LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarnae-leslie/>

UTS Staff Profile: <https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Jarnae.Leslie/about>

UTS Staff Email: <[email protected]>

X/Twitter: @jarnaeleslie

Office Olympics: https://lx.uts.edu.au/blog/2023/08/18/office-olympics-kicking-goals/

'Innovation Futures: Thinking Beyond What Is' - Diploma in Innovation at UTS:https://handbook.uts.edu.au/subjects/94657.html#:~:text=Description,initiatives%2C%20innovation%20and%20future%20development.

Hope you enjoy the episode, and let us know what you think!

Editor: ⁠⁠Sofia Heimowitz⁠⁠

Marketing Officer: ⁠Taneisha Wong

There's a high chance you've heard of the SDGs and in this episode we spoke to a man at the heart of them Paul Newnham, Executive Director of the SDG2 Advocacy Hub .

Paul and Vis had an engaging conversation, from early days in Bangladesh and being a self-confessed "troublemaker" to his impactful role in transforming food systems - collaborating with governments, NGOs and the private sector as we aim to eradicate hunger!

Keep listening to learn about advice Paul has for young people who want to work with the SDGs and his favourite places in the world!

Connect with Paul and learn more about the work he does:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulnewnham/

SDG2 Advocacy Hub: https://sdg2advocacyhub.org/

Chefs' Manifesto: https://sdg2advocacyhub.org/chefs-manifesto

Good Food For All: https://www.goodfood4all.org/

Beans is How: https://beansishow.org/

Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠ Vis Vythilingam⁠

Editor: ⁠Sofia Heimowitz⁠

Marketing Officer: Taneisha Wong

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we record today, and pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and we extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.

Welcome back to Season 4! In this episode, we are joined with the amazing Camille Goldstone-Henry, the CEO and Co-Founder of Xylo Systems, a cloud-based platform that makes it easier to manage and measure biodiversity impacts.

The story of Xylo Systems began when Camille and fellow Co-Founder Jada met, and both had the innovative idea to creating effective impact for biodiversity and how environmental workers and researchers track and use data in the natural environment. Since then, the platform has been an agent for change and helps users to be nature positive.

Angela and Vis also speak to Camille a bit more about her Indigenous background and how she came to understand more about her culture and the importance of recognising one's life in Country.

Camille is passionate about the environmental space and is committed to making a change, so you know that this episode is worth listening to.

Stay tuned for the next episode of Season 4!

BIG NEWS - we just launched our Green Flow Ence newsletter (no pun intended). We have received a lot of great feedback for our first issue, so you definitely don't want to miss out on the next! All you need to do is subscribe through the link here!

We also have a community Slack channel - you can sign up here and join in on all the fun!

Check out our links below:

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Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Podcast

Special thanks to our team for all their hard work in making this episode happen:

Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠Angela Veljanoska⁠⁠ & Vis Vythilingam⁠

Editor: ⁠Sofia Heimowitz⁠

Marketing Officer: ⁠Taneisha Wong

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we record today, and pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and we extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.

Welcome back to Season 4! Vis and Angela are back for another goodie and we have two founders on the show - Kimihiro Katsumi (aka Kimmy) and Riho Matsumaru!

Back in June 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, Kimmy and Riho founded allesgood - an online service that helps up-and-coming professionals make their way into the sustainability space, and supports ESG-focused organisations hire their target recruit. They focus on their main product 'Ethical Shukatsu', which translates to 'ethical job-hunting'. Pretty cool, right?

With Kimmy and Riho's grand life experiences in travel and with their entrepreneurial spirit, they provide some fantastic insights on how companies using allesgood and Ethical Shukatsu can get the most out of their recruitment experience, as well as preparing young people for the industry.

Stay tuned for the next episode of Season 4!

Big news - we will soon be launching the Green Flow Ence newsletter! All you need to do is subscribe through the link here and enjoy the read! We also have a Community Slack channel - you can sign up for it here and join in on all the fun!

Check out our links below:

LinkedIn | Instagram

Check out allesgood on:

LinkedIn | Instagram | Website

Special thanks to our team for all their hard work in making this episode happen:

Hosts: Vis Vythilingam & Angela Veljanoska

Editor: Sofia Heimowitz

Marketing Officer: Taneisha Wong

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we record today, and pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and we extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.