Stephen Dunn, COO of Ecosse EV explains:

• The inspiration behind creating a 100% electric car (TESLA!) chauffeur service
• The benefits of using TELSA cars
• Why it's essential to combine high quality service with electric cars
• How this can help companies enhance their CSR strategies
• Why education is essential in the adoption of Electric Cars

Bio:

Stephen is COO of Edinburgh based ground transportation company Ecosse EV. He has 20 years involvement at senior management levels in the chauffeur industry, customer service and hospitality trade.

Glasgow born, but living in East Lothian, he combines working from home and days at the office - which is situated within the Rural Centre at Ingliston.

Stephen has a passion for the service industry and when the opportunity presented itself to offer this unique (to Scotland) service, in an industry he loves, he had to take it!

Eric Jong from Grocycle shares:

• How the idea for the first UK urban mushroom farm came about
• Why Grocycle use online courses to teach others how to grow mushrooms
• The multiple revenue streams available to businesses that want to make an impact
• Why running your own business is not for the faint-hearted
• The difference between small scale production and commercial scale production in terms of cost

After finishing his MSc in Business Studies in Maastricht, The Netherlands, Eric went to work for two of the world's largest energy companies. After 6 years of office life both Eric and his wife Zoe decided that this lifestyle didn't suit them anymore and took the decision to up sticks and travel for a while.

On the trip they visited the permaculture research institute in Australia and helped out on several organic farms. Now fascinated by small scale food production they then ended up doing a full growing season on an organic farm in the Brecon Beacons.

Having become seriously interested in food production Eric and Zoe went and studied sustainable horticulture at Schumacher College in 2011. It was here that Eric crossed paths with Adam. They decided to team up and the project GroCycle was born.

Louise Charles shares:

• The inspiration behind Climeworks' disruptive and impactful technology
• Why we need to go carbon negative – not just neutral
• How Climeworks captures and filters CO2 from the air
• The three positive uses for CO2 once it's extracted from the air
• The Challenges of CO2 mineralisation

Louise Charles is responsible for communications at Climeworks, helping spread Climeworks' vision of capturing 1% of global emissions by 2025 far and wide.

Climeworks captures CO2 from air with the world's first commercial carbon removal technology.

Louise previously worked with the UN and other fledgling spin-off companies across Europe. When she's not communicating online/offline Louise can be found in the mountains ski touring, climbing or hiking.

Cameron shares:

• How asking yourself empowering questions can help you make a greater impact • What the three levels of impact we can make are • Why we need to work on our beliefs and values to create successful behaviour change • How a multi-sensory approach to communication creates more impact • Why you need to become your own best friend to make a greater impact

Born and raised in outback Australia, Cameron has turned his dream and passion for helping others into a socially conscious company that empowers people across the globe to make a greater impact.

In 2016, he sold or donated 99% of the things he used to own and embarked on a global quest to show first hand, that how we run our companies, live our lives and utilise our unique talents & strengths, determines our future as a species and the well-being of our planet.

Through the talks he gives, people he coaches, and music & short films he creates that have an audience in 195 countries, Cameron discusses important topics including human potential, creative thinking, sustainability and relationship development.

Kate Fismer talks about:

• How the autonomic nervous system impacts our resilience and physiology.
• Why it is important to be aware of which part of the autonomic nervous system we are currently in and which part we need to be in.
• How we know which part of the autonomic nervous system we are in.
• Which types of experiences can create green moments in the autonomic nervous system.
• Why it is important to discover what our own green moments are and how to do so.

Dr. Pauline Hili talks about:

• How the skin is impacted by the environment arounds us.
• How the skin is an important organ and can indicate the state of our health.
• Why it is important to use ingredients the skin recognises within skin care products.
• What challenges eco-entrepreneurs face and why we should embed sustainability practices into an organisation from the start.
• How, even as a small company, we can influence the way things are done and effect change.

Daren Howarth talks about:

• How carbon balancing looks at a holistic approach to being a responsible business.
• How carbon balancing projects can help those communities being impacted by climate change become more resilient and sustainable.
• What makes Plan Vivo an innovative, accessible and flexible carbon standard.
• Why producing micro-documentaries benefits the project and the funding organisation.
• Why it is important to bring balance back into business and be bold in how we think and act.

Tobias Peggs talks about:

• How growing food locally can change the disconnection of the current food system.
• Why changing population demographics are increasing the need for urban farms.
• What the sustainable impact of the technology used in indoor urban farms is.
• How the Square Roots' business model is impacting the local community and young entrepreneurial farmers.
• How local farms can help reduce our carbon footprint, produce more nutritious food and bring trust back into the food system.

Wayne Clancy talks about:

• How gathering data on the way people think can help create less conflict
• Why you need to understand where you get your thinking from
• The benefits of inviting people to be part of the design process for business & community innovation
• How collaborative thinking can happen in only five minutes a day
• Why data is the starting point for powerful conversations about possibilities

Wayne Clancy is the Founder of Future Strategies Inc. FSI has over 30 years of experience, helping organizations, communities, not for profits, governments and individuals measure, track and monitor the quality of their key relationships with the ultimate outcome of helping people collaborate to co-create a future full of possibilities.

Wayne is a creator and inventor who brings together technology, data and individuals to collaborate on initiatives designed to make the world a better place. Wayne is also involved with many philanthropic initiatives aimed at helping 'people work better together.

Resources: www.mindsuitemetrics.com

Sean Dagan Wood talks to Tabi Jayne about why we need constructive journalism that will trigger the human spirit instead of creating fear.

Sean explains the benefits of constructive journalism and how it can be used beneficially by media companies. Sean also shares his inspiration for turning Positive News into a global co-operative and the challenges faced in growing it.

Bio:

Seán Dagan Wood is editor-in-chief of Positive News, the magazine for good journalism about good things. He is also co-founder of the Constructive Journalism Project, which trains journalists to carry out rigorous reporting about progress and possibility. Seán's vision is for "a media that, rather than triggering fear, instead triggers the human spirit."

He has a passion for social enterprise and led a crowdfunding campaign that saw Positive News convert into a global co-operative owned by its readers.

If you enjoyed this episode then check out episode 31 where Ravinol Chambers discusses how storytelling can make sustainability more personal and real.

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