Sustainability Champions

Transitioning to a more sustainable future takes time and effort. Despite piling consumer pressure and groundbreaking technological innovations, not all businesses are taking the steps towards protecting the planet.

When the old ways of doing business are easier than the sustainable choices, companies could do with some support in transitioning, and today’s guest knows exactly how to offer a helping hand.

In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Carl Pratt, Founder and CEO of Future Planet and Champion of Creating Communities. Future Planet is a platform that helps empower people to connect with likeminded changemakers in order to build a world that works in harmony with nature.

Members of Future Planet are part of a dedicated community, they can attend themed events, and contribute to amazing campaigns. Rubbing shoulders with sustainable entrepreneurs, business leaders and activists, helps to accelerate the transition to better, healthier and climate-friendly businesses. With love and support, Future Planet is helping build a better future all around the world.

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Website: https://futureplanet.love

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futureplanetlove

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OurFuturePlanet

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FuturePlanetLove

Linkedin: https://www.facebook.com/FuturePlanetLove

This company has turned 1 million plastic bottles that would otherwise have gone to landfill or ended up in the ocean into luxury travel bags! What a great way to divert waste and reduce energy consumption.

Cheap technology and fast-fashion products often break after just a few uses, wasting all the materials and energy used in production. Incorporating sustainability into our everyday lives often means buying products that are built to last. It also means making products from recycled waste like plastic. And today’s guest does both: recycling plastic bottles into high-quality products that can last generations.

In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Victor Sanz, Creative Director at TUMI and Champion of Sustainable Bags.

TUMI is a high-end American manufacturer of totes, backpacks, luggage and travel accessories that are built to last. Longevity has always been one of TUMI’s core principles and following their recent announcement, they’re launching lines of high-end bags made from recycled materials, specifically plastic bottles.

As a leading brand in the luggage space, they are living their slogan, “innovative by nature, sustainable by choice”, while maintaining the standard for which they are known.

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Website: https://uk.tumi.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tumitravel/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TumiTravel

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tumitravel

What if cows were treated so ethically that vegans drink their milk?

The dairy, meat and fish industries have come under a lot of scrutiny over the years. As a result, many conscious consumers around the world are switching to a vegan diet to avoid animal products altogether. But what if there were an animal-friendly and humane approach to treating cows that would make their milk suitable for anyone concerned about ethics?

In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I interview Nimai Pandit, co-owner of Gopal Farm, and Champion of Ethical Milk. Located in the Hudson Valley in New York, Gopal Farm specializes in growing both specialty, heirloom Indian vegetables, spices and Ayurvedic herbs, as well as ethical milk products from their small herd of dairy cows.

In Sanskrit, Gopal means "Friend of the Cow" to highlight the special care Nimai and his team treat their cows. Even though vegans don’t eat or drink any animal products, Nimai believes their cows’ milk is suitable for anyone with ethical concerns about the dairy industry.

As an example of one of the many things Gopal Farms does differently, Nimai puts aside some money from each sale into a “retirement fund” for his cows so they can continue to live on his farm even if they don’t produce any milk!

In this episode we discuss the philosophy of keeping cows, the state of the dairy industry, and whether ethical farming is economically viable in the 21st century.

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Shockingly, microplastics are an ingredient used in a wide variety of industries - ranging from agriculture to cleaning to pharma. They’re called “intentionally added microplastics” and they make products more effective.

At the same time, pesticides are a hot topic in farming: while they protect crops from weeds, fungi and insects, long-term exposure to these chemicals can damage the environment. Considering pesticides sometimes use microplastics in their formula, this is a product that is ripe for a Sustainability Champion to disrupt and create an environmentally-friendly alternative!

That’s exactly what today’s guest offers: a biodegradable pesticide that avoids microplastics in order to make agriculture and other industries more sustainable.

In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Sean Smith, CEO of Eden Research and Champion of Sustainable Biochemistry.

Eden Research is a publicly-listed company that develops and supplies breakthrough bio-based chemicals and natural microencapsulation technologies for the crop protection, animal health and consumer products industries. Using natural, plastic-free and sustainable ingredients in their agricultural products, they’re supporting green agriculture by protecting high-value crops, improving crop yields and their marketability.

If you’re interested in learning about new technologies that harness the power of nature instead of fighting against it, check out this conversation.

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Yes, plastic made of potatoes is a thing. And that’s what we’re talking about in this episode of the Sustainability Champions podcast!

All sectors within the design industry are under growing pressure to find ways to become more sustainable with the products they produce. As consumers demand companies to shift to more sustainable practices, companies are looking for better options, especially around the way plastics are used and recycled. Today’s guest presents another solution that fits perfectly into the circular economy and involves some interesting source materials.

In this episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Rob Nicoll, Co-Founder and CMO at Chip[s] Board and Champion of Potato Plastics.

Chip[s] Board creates bio-plastics out of waste from the potato industry. They make durable plastic that is biodegradable and recyclable post-use. Currently, their plastic is used to produce glasses and other fashion items. The name of their game really is sustainability because they’re aiming to become Cradle to Cradle Certified, which means their production is truly 100% circular economy.

Listen to the episode if you’d like to learn about how Chip[s] Board turns literally tons of potato peels into plastic that other companies use to create sustainable products.

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