Sustainability Further

Pat Ryan is the CEO of Dismantle, a charity that helps at-risk youth, through mentorship and employment to enable them to become valued and valuable members of society. They run social enterprises BikeDR and Renew Property Maintenance to empower young people with employment and opportunities.

It’s estimated that 40% of household bins are made of organic matter and food waste, the solution? Composting. Sadly it isn’t that easy. But now there’s a start-up changing the game. Using the power of data, Ashley Baxter and the team at Monty, have created a device that helps you get your composting balance just right.

You can find out more about Monty here https://www.montycompost.co/

With over 3,700 B Corp-certified businesses worldwide and almost 350 in Australia and New Zealand, the B Corp certification is the gold certification is seen as one of the
highest standards within the sustainability industry. B Corp is a way for businesses to
balance profit and purpose, looking at everything from production to policy. In this episode, Lottie Dalziel chats with ANZ CEO, Andrew Davies about how they are shaping the future
for businesses.

Fashion is the second most destructive industry, after oil but rather than feel disheartened, Zoltan Csaki sees this as an opportunity. He is the co-founder of Citizen Wolf, a t-shirt brand that is using the power of technology to reshape the fashion industry. Zoltan has been named as one of Ragtrader’s most influential people in fashion and Vogue's future 60 agitators and today we find out about their journey to on-demand Australian manufacturing.

Vow is reinventing food, literally from the ground-up. Using cutting-edge technology where they create in their words “the world’s most tantalising and unique culinary experience” by making meat from the cells of animals meaning that no animals are farmed or harmed in the process. Co-founder and CCO Tim Noakesmith joins the podcast to discuss how they’re future-proofing the food industry.

Newsflash: coffee cups are not recyclable. Looks are deceiving each cup is lined with a plastic film which makes them difficult to recycle, that’s where Simply Cups comes in. They specialise in recycling single-use cups and turn them into reusable alternatives. To date, Simply Cups have diverted over 15 million single-use coffee cups from landfill,
so let’s find out what’s next.

Isobel Marshall believes that periods shouldn’t disadvantage anyone. This is why she and her business partner Eloise Hall founded TABOO, a social enterprise that aims to break the stigma around menstruation. Isobel Marshall has been recognised as 2021 Young Australian of the Year for her work fighting period poverty and in today’s episode we found out what's next for this go-getter.

Find out more about TABOO https://tabooau.co/

Blake Lindley is a circular economist, the Director of the Australasian Circular Textile Association. He is also an Associate Consultant at Edge Environment where he helps businesses transform the way they do businesses. In this episode, hosted by Lottie Dalziel, Blake discusses the circular economy, the spheres of influence, and Blake’s future plans for Australia’s uniform industry. 

Natalie Isaacs’ electricity bill inspired a global movement. Isaacs is the founder of 1 Million Women and author of “Every woman’s guide to saving the planet” who is responsible for inspiring 970,000 people to do better for our planet. In this episode, Lottie Dalziel chats to Natalie about the power of individuals and how we can all make a difference in these challenging times.

1 year on from the 2019/20 Bushfires and Australia’s National Parks are rising from the ashes. In this episode, Lottie Dalziel speaks with Ian Darbyshire, CEO of the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife who not only have announced their plan to plant one million trees over the next five years but are working with communities to grow native flora and nurture animal species around Australia.