LSESU Sustainable Futures Society Podcast Initiative

In part 2 of this podcast, I interview Richard Ladkani. As director and cinematographer, Richard has gained international recognition for numerous award-winning films, including "Sea of Shadows”, a National Geographic documentary, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2019. Richard also produced the NETFLIX Original "The Ivory Game", which was shortlisted for an Academy Award in 2017 and won numerous prizes including the Genesis, the Cinema for Peace Award and the Golden Panda. Tune in to talk about Environmental Crime from a different angle!

I spoke to Andrea Crosta, founder of Earth League International and WildLeaks, and protagonist of 'Sea of Shadows' and 'The Ivory Game' about Environmental Crime, the fourth largest criminal industry in the world. Tune in to discover an underexplored security and climate change-related topic!

In the fifth episode of 'The Podcast to Sustainability', we discuss: Green Recovery.What do we mean by a Green Recovery? How is it relevant to current political and economic situations? Alongside answers to these questions, this episode features some views of young people and suggested ideas of a blueprint for achieving a Green Recovery.Finally, we delve into specific topics such as transportation and a circular economy to explore the wider issue of climate change.

In this fourth episode of 'The Podcast to Sustainability', we discuss: Impact Investing.What do we mean by sustainable finance and impact investing? What is the future of environmental considerations in the world of investment? To help answer these questions, this episode features interviews with a Professor of Finance at the LSE and a financial consultant about the development of the industry over time. Finally, there is a discussion with the secretary of the LSESU Green Finance Society about the role students can play.

In the third episode of 'The Podcast to Sustainability', we discuss: Waste.What types of waste should we be aware of? How and why should be reduce waste? Alongside answers to these questions, this episode features an experiment in using Giki Zero, a carbon footprint calculator, with EcoSoc members. Listen to find out about their expectations vs reality!Finally, an interview with the co-founder of Giki Zero reveals practical solutions to reducing our waste in a world where it is so easy to ignore the problems it causes.

In the second episode of 'The Podcast to Sustainability', we discuss: Oceans and Pollution.What is polluting our oceans? How is the depletion of wildlife linked to global warming? Alongside answers to these questions, this episode features an interview with the founder of Plover Rovers, a charity dedicated to marine science, conservation and education about issues facing our oceans. Finally, there's a discussion with EcoSoc members about the role of students in this marine emergency.Credit: independently produced by LSESU EcoSoc and released by Sustainable Futures Society (SFS).

In this first episode of The Podcast to Sustainability (independently produced by EcoSoc and released by the Sustainable Futures Society), we discuss: Veganism.What is it? What are some philosophical discussion and environmental impacts relevant to this dietary and lifestyle choice? Alongside answers to these questions, this episode also features an interview with a GP about the health benefits of a vegan diet and conversations with EcoSoc members about their personal experiences of veganism.Credit: independently produced by LSESU EcoSoc and released by Sustainable Futures Society (SFS).