Welcome to the Sustain Change Grow podcast. This podcast is for you - whether you feel worried about climate change and wondering how you can contribute to protect nature and the planet, or maybe you want to exercise more, reduce sugar consumption, or watch less series on Netflix. Powerful insights from guests  in a range of different fields, from entrepreneurship, activism to psychology, will help you bring the needed changes in your life, to achieve conscious and sustainable success with your pursuits.   This episode is dedicated to the COP27 meetings with, guests providing their thoughts and expectations for the COP27 outcome.  

The episode features:  

Abdulmajid Abubakar, an environmental activist from Nigeria, who became an activist after he lost his farm due to climate change. You can listen to how Abdulmajid turned his loss into action and empowerment in Episode 14.  

Sahil Shah, tech and sustainability entrepreneur from the UK. In Episode 17, I will discuss with Sahil how to assess and model large-scale natural disasters, so stay tuned.  

Jakob Thomae, a social entrepreneur and sustainable finance expert from Germany. You will find a very informative discussion with Jakob about how to invest sustainably in Episode 10.  

About the host  

Dilyara Salakhova, PhD, is a research economist working on sustainable finance, financial stability and interconnections for more than ten years. Passionate about topics related to nature, climate change, sustainable lifestyle, as well as consciousness, Dilyara dedicates this podcast to raising awareness of climate change, and enhancing listener’s capacity to change and excel in their life.   

For more information and any enquiries, please visit: https://salakhova.com/

Welcome to the Sustain Change Grow podcast. This podcast is for you - whether you feel worried about climate change and wondering how you can contribute to protect nature and the planet, or maybe you want to exercise more, reduce sugar consumption, or watch less series on Netflix. Powerful insights from guests  in a range of different fields, from entrepreneurship, activism to psychology, will help you bring the needed changes in your life, to achieve conscious and sustainable success with your pursuits.   

In this episode, Louise Palmer-Masterton, the owner and CEO of the chain of vegan restaurants Stem&Glory in the UK, shares how they achieved net-zero carbon emissions, their innovative approaches to sustainability and waste reduction, and of course how to eat well and vegan.  

About the guest  

Louise had her ‘aha’ moment with the vegan movement as a teenager when a chance encounter led her to consider compassionate living for the first time. She gave up eating meat on the spot and never turned back. Over the next 35 years, Louise lived first hand with the evolution of veganism in the UK and all over the world. Louise turned down a place at Cambridge University studying social and political science to pursue a career in business. Louise is described as a serial entrepreneur in the well being sector, with a 30-year track record in business, including several online stores, a digital media company, and a bricks and mortar leisure business. She successfully negotiated her first exit last year, selling her multi-site leisure business in its entirety.  

About the host  

Dilyara Salakhova, PhD, is a research economist working on sustainable finance, financial stability and interconnections for more than ten years. Passionate about topics related to nature, climate change, sustainable lifestyle, as well as consciousness, Dilyara dedicates this podcast to raising awareness of climate change, and enhancing listener’s capacity to change and excel in their life.   For more information and any enquiries, please visit: https://salakhova.com/

Welcome to the Sustain Change Grow podcast. This podcast is for you - whether you feel worried about climate change and wondering how you can contribute to protect nature and the planet, or maybe you want to exercise more, reduce sugar consumption, or watch less series on Netflix. Powerful insights from guests  in a range of different fields, from entrepreneurship, activism to psychology, will help you bring the needed changes in your life, to achieve conscious and sustainable success with your pursuits.   

About the guest   

Abdulmajid Abubakar is a Climate Change Activist, Environmentalist and a Natural Resource Manager from Nigeria. He is a Founder and Project Coordinator of Eyes on the Environment Initiative, a youth-led organization advocating for a sustainable future.  Abdulmajid raises awareness of the impact of Deforestation, Desertification, and Drought on the most vulnerable, and degraded landscapes in dryland regions of Nigeria. He engages school pupils, youths and traditional leaders to partake in Climate Action.  He has the desire to boost rural livelihood, provide a better life for women and children, and provide access to clean water for its dwellers, sustainable agriculture, good governance, and environmental sustainability.  

Link to the fund-raising campaign of Abdulmajid to attend COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh November 2022:  https://www.naijafund.com/campaign/fund-my-trip-to-cop27/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdulmajid-abubakar-134593108 https://www.instagram.com/ee_initiative 

About the host  

Dilyara Salakhova, PhD, is a research economist working on sustainable finance, financial stability and interconnections for more than ten years. Passionate about topics related to nature, climate change, sustainable lifestyle, as well as consciousness, Dilyara dedicates this podcast to raising awareness of climate change, and enhancing listener’s capacity to change and excel in their life.   For more information and any enquiries, please visit: https://salakhova.com/

Welcome to the Sustain Change Grow podcast. This podcast is for you - whether you feel worried about climate change and wondering how you can contribute to protect nature and the planet, or maybe you want to exercise more, reduce sugar consumption, or watch less series on Netflix. Powerful insights from guests  in a range of different fields, from entrepreneurship, activism to psychology, will help you bring the needed changes in your life, to achieve conscious and sustainable success with your pursuits.   

About the guest   

Anastasia Kuatkhina, is the founder of Maison Magenta, a fashion brand that represents and promotes slow fashion and offers seven sustainable fashion services from upcycling to bespoke in Kent and London. Anastasia completed an internship at Christian Dior Haute Couture design studio in Paris working closely with Raf Simmons. She then started her own business after development chronic fatigue syndrome to stay in work. Anastasia is devoted to sustainability, promoting sustainable fashion and raising awareness for the disability CFS/M.E.  

https://www.instagram.com/maisonmagenta/ 

https://www.maisonmagenta.co.uk/ 

About the host  

Dilyara Salakhova, PhD, is a research economist working on sustainable finance, financial stability and interconnections for more than ten years. Passionate about topics related to nature, climate change, sustainable lifestyle, as well as consciousness, Dilyara dedicates this podcast to raising awareness of climate change, and enhancing listener’s capacity to change and excel in their life.   

For more information and any enquiries, please visit: https://salakhova.com/

Welcome to the Sustain Change Grow podcast. This podcast is for you - whether you feel worried about climate change and wondering how you can contribute to protect nature and the planet, or maybe you want to exercise more, reduce sugar consumption, or watch less series on Netflix. Powerful insights from guests  in a range of different fields, from entrepreneurship, activism to psychology, will help you bring the needed changes in your life, to achieve conscious and sustainable success with your pursuits.   

About the guest   

Amir Khabibullin is currently an R&D Manager of industrial product development at Anomera, a company leading innovation in green chemistry, materials science, and sustainable manufacturing. Amir holds a PhD in polymer chemistry and is constantly looking for new ideas to design and create novel polymer and hybrid materials with unique properties and applications.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/amir-khabibullin-ph-d-7883502a/ 

About the host  

Dilyara Salakhova, PhD, is a research economist working on sustainable finance, financial stability and interconnections for more than ten years. Passionate about topics related to nature, climate change, sustainable lifestyle, as well as consciousness, Dilyara dedicates this podcast to raising awareness of climate change, and enhancing listener’s capacity to change and excel in their life.   For more information and any enquiries, please visit: https://salakhova.com/

Welcome to the Sustain Change Grow podcast. This podcast is for you - whether you feel worried about climate change and wondering how you can contribute to protect nature and the planet, or maybe you want to exercise more, reduce sugar consumption, or watch less series on Netflix. Powerful insights from guests  in a range of different fields, from entrepreneurship, activism to psychology, will help you bring the needed changes in your life, to achieve conscious and sustainable success with your pursuits.   

About the guest   

Sandra Sydow had 20+ years of a successful career as a leader in the communication industry. In 2019, pushed by an increasing lack of purpose and by a worrying future for her children, Sandra decided to leave her career to recognise the need for a more sustainable world and to become an active agent of the biggest transformation yet to happen. Now Sandra concentrates her efforts in helping people and businesses understand our planet's challenges being climate change, the role of the UN SDG (Sustainable Development Goals), the impact of digital on the environment and converting this understanding into action. A true believer of the power of words, storytelling and gamification, she uses those skills in all her workshops & conferences to allow motivation and positivism, crucial to embark everyone in this global challenge.  

About the host  

Dilyara Salakhova, PhD, is a research economist working on sustainable finance, financial stability and interconnections for more than ten years. Passionate about topics related to nature, climate change, sustainable lifestyle, as well as consciousness, Dilyara dedicates this podcast to raising awareness of climate change, and enhancing listener’s capacity to change and excel in their life.   For more information and any enquiries, please visit: https://salakhova.com/

Welcome to the Sustain Change Grow podcast. 

This podcast is for you - whether you feel worried about climate change and wondering how you can contribute to protect nature and the planet, or maybe you want to exercise more, reduce sugar consumption, or watch less series on Netflix. Powerful insights from guests  in a range of different fields, from entrepreneurship, activism to psychology, will help you bring the needed changes in your life, to achieve conscious and sustainable success with your pursuits.   

About the guest  

In this episode we speak about sustainable finance and Jacob Thomae's new venture, platform on sustainable investments MyFairMoney. Jakob is one of the leading global experts on sustainable finance and long-term risks, and entrepreneur with a track record of incubating commercial and non-commercial sustainability solutions. He co-founded the 2° Investing Initiative entities in New York and Berlin and serves as Executive Director of 2° Investing Initiative Deutschland. His book "Der Kill Score: Auf der Spur unseres ökologischen und sozialen Fußabdruck" will be published on October 19th by Klett-Cotta.    

Find more information on: https://2degrees-investing.org/ 

https://www.myfairmoney.eu/

About the host  

Dilyara Salakhova, PhD, is a research economist working on sustainable finance, financial stability and interconnections for more than ten years. Passionate about topics related to nature, climate change, sustainable lifestyle, as well as consciousness, Dilyara dedicates this podcast to raising awareness of climate change, and enhancing listener’s capacity to change and excel in their life.   For more information and any enquiries, please visit: https://salakhova.com/

Welcome to the Sustain Change Grow podcast. This podcast is for you - whether you feel worried about climate change and wondering how you can contribute to protect nature and the planet, or maybe you want to exercise more, reduce sugar consumption, or watch less series on Netflix. Powerful insights from guests  in a range of different fields, from entrepreneurship, activism to psychology, will help you bring the needed changes in your life, to achieve conscious and sustainable success with your pursuits.   

About the guest  

Marijke Bongers has spent her life working with textiles. She is an artist, a designer, a craftswoman, and an entrepreneur. She previously owned different businesses in fashion and textile, and recently became a fashion activist. She works on  biodegradable outfits and installations in a concept or project way, using textiles and thread, and plant dyes in an earth-friendly way. She stopped buying new materials and uses only what is already available around, like not sold collections, own clothes, recycled linen of a hotel nearby and dye from the Willow tree or birch. Marijke organises and hosts an online textile recycle community project called New Opulence and participates in different exhibitions.  

https://marijkebongers.nl/ 

https://www.instagram.com/marijkebongers/ 

About the host  

Dilyara Salakhova, PhD, is a research economist working on sustainable finance, financial stability and interconnections for more than ten years. Passionate about topics related to nature, climate change, sustainable lifestyle, as well as consciousness, Dilyara dedicates this podcast to raising awareness of climate change, and enhancing listener’s capacity to change and excel in their life.   

For more information and any enquiries, please visit: https://salakhova.com/

Welcome to the Sustain Change Grow podcast. This podcast is for you - whether you feel worried about climate change and wondering how you can contribute to protect nature and the planet, or maybe you want to exercise more, reduce sugar consumption, or watch less series on Netflix. Powerful insights from guests  in a range of different fields, from entrepreneurship, activism to psychology, will help you bring the needed changes in your life, to achieve conscious and sustainable success with your pursuits.   

About the guest   

Galina Hale is a Professor of Economics at UC Santa Cruz. She served as a Research Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and an assistant professor in the economics department of Yale University. Galina is a director of the CEBRA's IFM program and a co-director of the UCSC Center for Analytical Finance (CAFIN). Galina has been recently working on ways economists can inform policymakers on how to make the food system more sustainable. She serves on editorial boards of a number of Economics journals and on multiple boards and committees in animal welfare and animal agriculture space. 

https://sites.google.com/view/galinahale/home 

Link to the infographic mentioned in the video on the list of ingredients contained in a piece of meat: https://fsi.org/graphics

About the host  

Dilyara Salakhova, PhD, is a research economist working on sustainable finance, financial stability and interconnections for more than ten years. Passionate about topics related to nature, climate change, sustainable lifestyle, as well as consciousness, Dilyara dedicates this podcast to raising awareness of climate change, and enhancing listener’s capacity to change and excel in their life.   

For more information and any enquiries, please visit: https://salakhova.com/

Welcome to the Sustain Change Grow podcast. This podcast is for you - whether you feel worried about climate change and wondering how you can contribute to protect nature and the planet, or maybe you want to exercise more, reduce sugar consumption, or watch less series on Netflix. Powerful insights from guests in a range of different fields, from entrepreneurship, activism to psychology, will help you bring the needed changes in your life, to achieve conscious and sustainable success with your pursuits.   

About the guest   

Caroline Nijland is the owner of Helios Infinitas, a company that provides advisory services, business development, project development and lobby in the field of renewable energies and rural electrification / energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa. Caroline has more than 25 years of experience in solar energy technologies and rural electrification, and she has contributed to the connection of 1 million people to solar electricity in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Caroline was raised in various countries, including Crete, Cameroon and France, and in the solar energy environment. She is driven by the idea of providing electricity to people in the Sub-Saharan Africa to improve the quality of their life. Caroline advances energy access by mobilising private investments in decentralized renewable energy, by gaining market access and by building a pipeline of bankable investment projects that can provide electricity to rural and peri-urban areas using solar energy (Mini-grids, SHS, productive-use systems).  

http://www.heliosinfinitas.com/              

[email protected]  

About the host  

Dilyara Salakhova, PhD, is a research economist working on sustainable finance, financial stability and interconnections for more than ten years. Passionate about topics related to nature, climate change, sustainable lifestyle, as well as consciousness, Dilyara dedicates this podcast to raising awareness of climate change, and enhancing listener’s capacity to change and excel in their life.   

For more information and any enquiries, please visit: https://salakhova.com/