We invited innovators who fully embrace circularity by helping solve issues surrounding waste and making it valuable as a profitable business. by upcycling and leveraging for waste streams as components of the regenerative supply chain in order to eliminate products made with plastic.  On an all-female panel, we discuss the opportunities in the value of waste with the co-founder of NewGenSurgical Kim Chase and co-founder of Nutshell Coolers Tamara Mekler,  founder of Fermenstation and co-founder of waste*d Taylor Zehren.

We speak with the co-founder of Solid Carbon Products about how the desire to protect their son going into the Iraq war inspired the late Dallas B. Noyes to figure out a better armor to protect their son turns into a project that will benefit humanity by making specialty reinforcing carbons using carbon dioxide as the carbon source.

We speak with Erin Meezan to hear a story of transformation. Agility to meet customer demands marked a turning point for commercial flooring company Interface in the 1990s.  Today, decades of research and commitment to sustainability have led systemic changes in carpets and flooring. 

https://www.interface.com/US/en-US/homepage  

https://www.aquafil.com/

In this episode, Brian and Yoshi discuss with Vic the positive externality of ranching sea urchins to feed not only an increasing appetite for uni at fine restaurants globally but also restore barren sea floors back into a vibrant kelp forest. 

A new type of company and community is emerging. Zebras Unite.Org fosters a more inclusive, equitable, and ethical environment for early-stage businesses, catalyzing community, capital, and culture for people building businesses that are better for the world.

https://www.urchinomics.com/

https://www.zebrasunite.org/

Direct Air Capture is a technology able to remove CO2 directly from the air for sequestration or to be used for carbon-neutral fuels. Since 2009 Carbon Engineering has been pioneering this technology and inventing new solutions to transform the carbon into carbon-neutral fuel (Air to Fuel). In this episode, Marcello interviews Amy Ruddock, VP for Europe at Carbon Engineering to unpack the role of this technology as a contributor to a CO2-balanced economy.

https://carbonengineering.com/our-technology/ 

In this episode, Vic and Nao speak with Seiichiro Takayama and IR communication officer Ami Kano at Kotobuki Medical speak with Nao and Vic about plant-based surgical training products and their journey from a small traditional company.

Links:

KOTOBUKI Medical sustainability [https://kotobukimedical.com/en/sustainability.html](https://kotobukimedical.com/en/sustainability.html)

KOTOBUKI GIKEN (machi-koba) [https://www.tech-kg.co.jp/kg_profile.html](https://www.tech-kg.co.jp/kg_profile.html)

Most recent fundraising: 80 million JPY in Series A funding from the Gunma Biomedical Innovation Fund and the Shinkin Wings Fund  [https://kotobukimedical.com/news_en/2021/06/03/announcement-of-third-party-allocation-of-shares/](https://kotobukimedical.com/news_en/2021/06/03/announcement-of-third-party-allocation-of-shares/)

Crowdfunding campaign site raised 89.3million JPY from 591 individual investors [https://fundinno.com/projects/70](https://fundinno.com/projects/70)

What is machi-koba? [https://tokyofabhub.com/beginners-guide-tokyo-clusters/](https://tokyofabhub.com/beginners-guide-tokyo-clusters/)

What is konnyaku? [https://www.umami-insider.com/konnyaku-traditional-japanese-delicacy/]

In this episode, Vic and Nao speak with Seiichiro Takayama and IR communication officer Ami Kano at Kotobuki Medical speak with Nao and Vic about plant-based surgical training products and their journey from a small traditional company.

Links:

KOTOBUKI Medical sustainability [https://kotobukimedical.com/en/sustainability.html](https://kotobukimedical.com/en/sustainability.html)

KOTOBUKI GIKEN (machi-koba) [https://www.tech-kg.co.jp/kg_profile.html](https://www.tech-kg.co.jp/kg_profile.html)

Most recent fundraising: 80 million JPY in Series A funding from the Gunma Biomedical Innovation Fund and the Shinkin Wings Fund  [https://kotobukimedical.com/news_en/2021/06/03/announcement-of-third-party-allocation-of-shares/](https://kotobukimedical.com/news_en/2021/06/03/announcement-of-third-party-allocation-of-shares/)

Crowdfunding campaign site raised 89.3million JPY from 591 individual investors [https://fundinno.com/projects/70](https://fundinno.com/projects/70)

What is machi-koba? [https://tokyofabhub.com/beginners-guide-tokyo-clusters/](https://tokyofabhub.com/beginners-guide-tokyo-clusters/)

What is konnyaku? [https://www.umami-insider.com/konnyaku-traditional-japanese-delicacy/]

Speaker: Rebecca Self, Director of Sustainable Finance at South Pole. She is a Chartered Accountant with expertise in ESG and TCFD reporting.

In this episode, Nora speaks with Rebecca Self, Director at South Pole. At South Pole, she advises clients in the financial services industry on ESG and sustainability disclosures and helps them with their Carbon Offsetting initiatives. Previously, Rebecca oversaw HSBC’s group-wide financial services relating to sustainable finance products, such as green bonds, ESG funds and commercial lending related to sustainability, She was responsible for HSBC’s external ESG reporting and investor relations, including the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) and corporate reporting on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Rebecca is also an alumna of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).

Links:

South Pole: https://www.southpole.com

Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosure: https://www.fsb-tcfd.org

UN SDGs: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs

In this episode, Nora speaks with Helle Bank Jorgensen, CEO and Founder at Competent Boards, the first virtual, global, and fully accredited ESG and climate competent education programs for boards and directors.

Links:

Competent Boards www.competentboards.com

ESG Program https://www.competentboards.com/pages/esg-program

The Climate Competent Boards Certificate Program: https://competentboards.com/climate-competent-boards-certificate-program/

More insight here: https://competentboards.com/in-the-media/

In this episode, Nora speaks with Nina Rauch, Head of Social Impact, at Lemonade, the first insurance firm that has social impact at its core. Lemonade is a B-Corp, and Nina leads everything impact-related there: from its ‘Give Back’ program to selecting beneficiary NGOs.

Speaker: Nina Rauch, Social Impact Coordinator at Lemonade. Prior to joining Lemonade, Nina founded two social enterprises. She is an alumna of Cambridge University and lives in Tel Aviv.

Links:

GiveBack Lemonade https://www.lemonade.com/giveback

Insure Our Future https://insureourfuture.co

Charity Water https://www.charitywater.org/uk

Pink Week https://www.cambridgepinkweek.com