The Impact Zero Podcast

This week we chat with Katie Allen, the Sustainability & Social Impact Manager at Fiix Software. Katie has been at the company since they were a small start-up and has helped them grow while keeping sustainability top-of-mind! Together we chat about the importance of maintenance, repair, and how it can save businesses not just money but also energy, water, and other resources!

----- LINKS -----
Learn more about Fiix CSR: www.fiixsoftware.com/csr
Follow Fiix on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fiix-software
Follow Fiix on Twitter: twitter.com/fiixsoftware
Like Fiix on Facebook: www.facebook.com/fiixsoftware

Join the Impact Zero Network: impactzero.ca/prospective-members
Sponsor the Impact Project Accelerator: impactzero.ca/corporate-sponsorships
Donate to Impact Zero: impactzero.ca/donate
Partner with Impact Zero: Email Erin
Join a Circular Networking Night: impactzero.ca/guest-pass

Learn More about The Shared Bag: www.thesharedbag.com
Follow The Shared Bag on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thesharedbag

Support the Show.

Join Erin Andrews as she chats with Frances Edmonds, the Head of Sustainability at HP Canada.

We talk about why giving employees paid volunteer time off of their day job makes businesses more money, how HP attributes over $1 billion of their revenue to their sustainability initiatives, how to reduce the carbon footprint of a laptop, and much more!

----- LINKS -----
HP Refresh:  www.hp.com/ca/en/solutions/education/refresh.html
Learn more about Sustainability at HP: www.hp.com/ca/en/hp-information/sustainable-impact.html
Sustainable Purchasing Guide: www.hp.com/go/sustainablepurchasing
Learn more about Instant Ink: store.hp.com/CanadaStore/Merch/

Join the Impact Zero Network: impactzero.ca/prospective-members
Sponsor the Impact Project Accelerator: impactzero.ca/corporate-sponsorships
Donate to Impact Zero: impactzero.ca/donate
Partner with Impact Zero: Email Erin
Join a Circular Networking Night: impactzero.ca/guest-pass

Learn More about The Fiddlehead Project: www.fiddleheadproject.com
Follow The Fiddlehead Project on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thefiddleheadproject
Follow The Fiddlehead Project on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UChFDKrZZOQqR0sFoRUJTDkg

Support the Show.

Join Erin Andrews as she chats with Dr. Dianne Saxe, the founder of Saxe Facts and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario. She shares with us how she got into politics from her long career as an environmental lawyer, and what the Ford government did with Bill 57 to essentially erase Ontario's ability to reconcile between government environmental initiatives and the true impact those initiatives have on our natural spaces.

Impact Zero has no affiliations with the Green Party of Ontario except the obvious shared values that people & planet matter! :)

----- LINKS -----
Attend Massey is Missing: Black Voices in Climate Action (Feb 18th): www.eventbrite.ca/e/massey-is-missing-cop26-black-voices-in-climate-action-tickets-139318654847
Petition - Level Playing Field for Small Business: votefordianne.ca/petition/small-business
Learn more about Saxe Facts: saxefacts.com
Listen to Climate Heroes Podcast: saxefacts.com/climate-podcast
Follow Dr. Dianne Saxe on Twitter: twitter.com/envirolaw1
Follow Dr. Dianne Saxe on Instagram: www.instagram.com/dianne.saxe

Join the Impact Zero Network: impactzero.ca/prospective-members
Sponsor the Impact Project Accelerator: impactzero.ca/corporate-sponsorships
Donate to Impact Zero: impactzero.ca/donate
Partner with Impact Zero: Email Erin

Learn More about Pitch It Green: www.pitchitgreen.org
Follow Pitch It Green on Instagram: instagram.com/pitchitgreen
Follow Pitch It Green on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/pitch-it-green

Support the Show.

Join Erin Andrews as she chats with Kristen Hosick, the Owner of Front Porch Refillery. She shares with us what it's like to actually own not just a small circular business, but one that she runs on the side of being a nurse and mom of two small children!

Together we talk about why she started Front Porch Refillery, from learning that only 9% of all plastic produced in Canada has ever been recycled, to driving around York Region filling up containers herself! We go right into what the difficulties are owning a small business, from mindset to community - and ways that individuals can support the movement by using what they have before buying new.

----- LINKS -----

Learn more about Front Porch Refillery: https://frontporchrefillery.ca/
Follow Front Porch Refillery on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/front.porch.refillery/

Join the Impact Zero Network: https://impactzero.ca/prospective-members
Partner with Impact Zero: Email Erin

Work with Aevi Solutions: https://www.aevisolutions.com/
Read about Aevi Solutions: https://www.aevisolutions.com/simplifying-sustainability

Support the Show.

Join us as we chat with Leila Nattagh, the Owner of W2R Solutions. She tells us about her beginnings doing research into marine toxicity, her work at Goodwill, and how she started helping start-ups carbon footprint their products and services!

Together we talk about what it means to have a life cycle assessment done as a business, what the limitations are to them, and how W2R Solutions can help. Determining the environmental impact of a product or service goes way beyond just the carbon emissions, and we talk about how Leila is making that potentially complicated process way more accessible to smaller businesses who don't have massive research budgets right from the start!

----- LINKS -----

Learn more about W2R Solutions: https://www.w2rsolutions.com/
Connect with Leila on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/letstalktrash/

Join the Impact Zero Network: https://impactzero.ca/prospective-members
Partner with Impact Zero: Email Erin

Work with Edgewood Systems: https://www.benedge.co/about

Support the Show.

Join us as we chat with Krystal Persaud, the Founder of Grouphug Solar. She tells us about her journey starting designing toys, and how that helped her build her own business that launched on Kickstarter and was backed by Shark Tank's Mark Cuban in a matter of months!

Together we talk about Grouphug's role in bringing individuals into the world of green energy, what she has learned when it comes to a product-based business with an important story, how she launched her Kickstarter campaign then pitched in the Shark Tank, and finally how to actually measure the environmental impact of Grouphug as a whole.

----- LINKS -----

Learn more about Grouphug: www.grouphugsolar.com
Follow Grouphug on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grouphugsolar/

Join the Impact Zero Network: https://impactzero.ca/prospective-members
Partner with Impact Zero: Email Erin

Support Kirsten's Elva's All Naturals: https://elvasallnaturals.com/

Support the Show.

Join us as we chat with Jean Olemou,  a circular economy-centric impact investor funnelling millions of dollars into Canada's circular economy development, through his company GreenDev.

Together we uncover the secrets that go into investing in a circular project: Why is it valuable? How do you decide? What's working? What barriers still exist in this space?

----- LINKS -----

Learn more about Jean's work with GreenDev
Connect with Jean Olemou

Join Drawdown Toronto's Just Eat It! Challenge
Support Tannis & Mara by shopping at The Green Jar

Join the Impact Zero Network: https://impactzero.ca/prospective-members

Support the Show.

Join us as we chat with Melissa Murara,  a sustainability consultant at African Development Bank who is currently working on a EUR 4,000,000 circular economy trust fund to help countries, cities, and SMEs develop the infrastructure needed to build the circular economy.

Together we talk all about her work at the African Development Bank, why banks (commercial and development) play a massive role in climate action, how the circular economy can mean different things in different areas of the globe, and how that impacts our initiatives to build a sustainable future.

Learn about the African Development Bank
African Development Bank at the World Circular Economy Forum
Connect with Melissa

Join the Impact Zero Network: https://impactzero.ca/prospective-members

Support the Show.

Join us as we chat with Ru Yap,  a graphic design artist, marketer, volunteer with Project Tsehigh, and environmental activist with a wealth of experiential knowledge. In this episode we learn all about Ru's experience and knowledge about why we need to understand the whole scope and life cycle of a product or system before we go plugging in solutions.

Together we talk all about our collective waste problems, why recycling isn't the best option right now, and why we need a mix of public and private solutions to our climate crisis.

Learn about Project Tsehigh: https://www.projecttsehigh.com/
Connect with Ru: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betruebeyou/

Join the Impact Zero Network: https://impactzero.ca/prospective-members

Support the Show.

Join us as we chat with Rochelle Byrne,  the Founder & Executive Director of A Greener Future. In this episode we learn all about why Rochelle started a non-profit organization focused on cleaning up our shorelines.

Together we talk all about what it is like to start a non-profit, why oceans and lake plastics are so important to focus on cleaning up, and how corporations and individuals can be part of the solution!

Learn about A Greener Future: https://www.agreenerfuture.ca/
Volunteer with A Greener Future: https://www.agreenerfuture.ca/volunteer
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agreenerfuture/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreenerteam/

Support the Show.