Sustainability Champions

Startup Accelerators mentor and provide some funding to new companies, with the goal of helping startups reach success. Benefiting from experienced mentors, funding and access to contacts and a strong network, participants have a higher chance of seeing their company grow. As we’re witnessing a shift towards businesses focusing on solving some of our biggest environmental challenges, we’re thrilled to see investors and mentors focusing in that direction.

In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Hannah Davis, Program Manager at Techstars Sustainability Accelerator and Champion of Accelerating Sustainability. Techstars is a worldwide Accelerator Program that recently started a partnership with The Nature Conservancy. Their Sustainability Program works with companies that are building a world where people and nature can thrive together. That includes anything from regenerative agriculture to carbon sequestration to green energy. Techstars have stepped up their impact game with this program and it’s so inspiring to see the positive changes they’re funding and supporting.

Check out this episode if you’re interested in learning about the amazing companies and projects Techstars supports and the trends they’ve been seeing in the sustainability startup space.

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Techstars: https://www.techstars.com

Techstars Sustainability: https://www.techstars.com/accelerators/sustainability

Twitter: https://twitter.com/techstars

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

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/techstars/

The clothing industry has massive opportunities to become both resource-efficient and good for the environment.

Although fast-fashion results in tons of out-of-season clothes to be thrown away and producing clothing sustainably is currently costly, consumer demand and behavior is evolving.

Today’s guest says that change is coming to the industry as big industry players begin making the shift to eco-friendly products and practices. Innovations in recycling and circular production are the necessary catalysts to spur and create an environmentally-friendly fashion industry.

In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Isaac Nicholson, Co-Founder and CEO of Circular Systems and Champion of Recycled Textiles. Circular Systems turns a variety of waste into high-quality fibers and yarns, which textile producers and apparel manufacturers then use to make clothes. These circular technologies include their Agraloop fiber, which uses food-crop waste to make BioFibre and their Texloop Recycling, which recycles consumer and industrial textile waste into yarn.

Apart from their own breakthroughs in technology, Isaac Nicholson believes the industry is responding to the ever-growing consumer demand for more sustainable production. We can’t wait to see fashion made with Circular Systems Technology hitting retail-shelves soon!

If you enjoy the episode, please leave us a 5-star review in the Apple Podcast app and subscribe to catch the next episode!

Resources:

Website: https://www.circular-systems.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/circular-systems-spc/

The clothing industry has massive opportunities to become both resource-efficient and good for the environment.

Although fast-fashion results in tons of out-of-season clothes to be thrown away and producing clothing sustainably is currently costly, consumer demand and behavior is evolving.

Today’s guest says that change is coming to the industry as big industry players begin making the shift to eco-friendly products and practices. Innovations in recycling and circular production are the necessary catalysts to spur and create an environmentally-friendly fashion industry.

In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Isaac Nicholson, Co-Founder and CEO of Circular Systems and Champion of Recycled Textiles. Circular Systems turns a variety of waste into high-quality fibers and yarns, which textile producers and apparel manufacturers then use to make clothes. These circular technologies include their Agraloop fiber, which uses food-crop waste to make BioFibre and their Texloop Recycling, which recycles consumer and industrial textile waste into yarn.

Apart from their own breakthroughs in technology, Isaac Nicholson believes the industry is responding to the ever-growing consumer demand for more sustainable production. We can’t wait to see fashion made with Circular Systems Technology hitting retail-shelves soon!

If you enjoy the episode, please leave us a 5-star review in the Apple Podcast app and subscribe to catch the next episode!

Resources:

Website: https://www.circular-systems.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/circular-systems-spc/

This may be a bit taboo, but I’ll say it anyway: we love meat.

What we don’t love is the industrial farming methods used to produce meat. It’s bad for the planet, requires a huge amount of resources, and it’s cruel to animals. That’s why we love seeing bold solutions to our food challenges that deliver positive change, without compromise.

Today’s guest makes a great point: “Meat is here to stay.”

Taking into account the growing middle-class around the world and meat’s significance in different cultures, eating meat isn’t just here to stay, it’s a growing trend: more and more people are eating meat.

In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Krijn de Nood, Co-Founder and CEO of Meatable and Champion of Pioneering the New Natural. Meatable is developing cultivated meat, which is created using the cells of an unharmed cow or pig, putting them in a vat that looks similar to those found in beer breweries, and growing these cells into meat.

Taking just three weeks to produce, their meat uses significantly less water and land, releases just a fraction of the greenhouse gas, and doesn’t harm any animals. A great plan for a cleaner conscience and a greener planet! Meatable plans to go to market in 2025.

Check out this episode if you’re interested in learning about the future of food and how we can feed ourselves more sustainably.

If you enjoy the episode, please make sure to leave a 5-star review in the Apple Podcast app and subscribe to catch the next episode!

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This may be a bit taboo, but I’ll say it anyway: we love meat.

What we don’t love is the industrial farming methods used to produce meat. It’s bad for the planet, requires a huge amount of resources, and it’s cruel to animals. That’s why we love seeing bold solutions to our food challenges that deliver positive change, without compromise.

Today’s guest makes a great point: “Meat is here to stay.”

Taking into account the growing middle-class around the world and meat’s significance in different cultures, eating meat isn’t just here to stay, it’s a growing trend: more and more people are eating meat.

In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Krijn de Nood, Co-Founder and CEO of Meatable and Champion of Pioneering the New Natural. Meatable is developing cultivated meat, which is created using the cells of an unharmed cow or pig, putting them in a vat that looks similar to those found in beer breweries, and growing these cells into meat.

Taking just three weeks to produce, their meat uses significantly less water and land, releases just a fraction of the greenhouse gas, and doesn’t harm any animals. A great plan for a cleaner conscience and a greener planet! Meatable plans to go to market in 2025.

Check out this episode if you’re interested in learning about the future of food and how we can feed ourselves more sustainably.

If you enjoy the episode, please make sure to leave a 5-star review in the Apple Podcast app and subscribe to catch the next episode!

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Reversing climate change is a daunting task. Governments have too many interests to follow and the climate change discussion is politicised. To make big changes, we need a new and revolutionary idea that supports protecting the environment for us and future generations. A global government that has one goal: protecting the planet.

In this episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Angus Forbes, author and international environmentalist and Champion of Global Climate Solutions.

The current government structures we have do not fully support our fight against climate change and other environmental challenges. In true visionary fashion, Angus created the idea of the Global Planet Authority (GPA), a governing body that sits above national governments and has the power of taxation and regulation to protect and heal the planet in the ultra long-term.

In this conversation, Angus outlines his ideas and explains why he thinks a global government is not as radical as it may first seem. In his words: “We need no one’s permission to vote a Global Planet Authority into existence. This will be our first act of global self-determination.”

Listen to this episode to learn about a new way of thinking about how we, the people, can govern ourselves with the environment at the front and center.

I hope you enjoy the episode! Subscribe to the podcast and leave a review if you did!

Resources:

Website: https://www.globalplanetauthority.com

Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Global-Planet-Authority-about-biosphere/dp/1912555301

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

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXXegMQH7CKL9AEWHCkUaNA

Many buildings today are broken. Frustrated with the way even newly-built offices and skyscrapers waste energy and cause people discomfort, today’s guest set out to find a solution. Mismanaged properties tend to display weird behaviours - like the air conditioning or heating running unnecessarily, using energy and emitting carbon and costing money. In comes Demand Logic’s Building Management System, which can save property managers 10-30% of energy costs!

In this Episode of Sustainability Champions, I speak with Mike Darby, Co-Founder and CEO of Demand Logic and Champion of Sustainable Energy Management. Demand Logic provides facility managers of large-scale office buildings with a real-time data tracking system that offers insight into Heating, Ventilation & Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems, utility meters and internal environmental sensors for temperature, CO2, air-quality, humidity and occupancy, all of which allow for office building optimization that can save lots of carbon emissions and money.

Listen to the episode to find out exactly how modern buildings can end up wasting energy and Demand Logic’s solution to solve these challenges.

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