In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassadors Podcast, I speak with my former student Talha Khan about his decision to leave McKinsey to become the Executive Director of Pakistan Environment Trust (PET). It is a conversation that starts with Talha speaking about Pakistan's challenges and the opportunity he saw to return "home" and lead the Trust. From there, we spoke in depth about the posi…
In this episode, we speak with Salisa Traipipitsiriwat about her work as Senior Campaigner to rid the ocean of plastic waste, and the early lessons she has learned in campaigning, managing teams, and the importance of being aligned with the organization's mission. Lessons that will serve her well throughout her career, and one's we hope will help you as well! Timestamps: 00:14 - Welcome to…
In this episode, Serena Mak, Executive Director of Sustainability Finance at DBS Bank, sheds light on the ESG talent gap she is seeing and the opportunities that gap presents to professionals. Through our conversation, we speak about her own path from compliance to ESG, the crucial skills and mindsets see sees as needed, and what professionals can do as they seek to take advantage of this time…
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Curtis Baker about finding his mission as the Asia Pacific Lead for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity at DOW. Timestamps: 00:14 - Welcome to the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast 00:50 - Curtis Baker Introduction 01:20 - Introduction to the work of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Director 02:25 - Diversity & Inclusion in Asi…
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Jeannie-Renne Malone, about her career path to becoming the Vice President for Global Sustainability at VF Corp, the power of corporations to deliver solutions, and the organizational mindset and structure that best support those efforts. Timestamps: 00:15 - Welcome to the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast 00:55 - Personal Intr…
In this episode, we speak with the inspiring Isabel Andam, a passionate climate activist from Ghana, about her journey towards becoming a prominent youth activist in the fight against climate change. It is an incredible conversation that starts with her journey to becoming an activist, the role she sees for youth activists, and the early skills, tools, and lessons she is gaining through this wo…
In this Episode of the Sustainability Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Elin Bergman, COO of Cradlenet, about the work she is doing to drive awareness of the circular economy and help leaders overcome nine key barriers to this transition. It is a position she came into after building a successful "corporate" career, and realizing that she wanted to use her tools to "save the world". In the y…
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I speak with Kellie McElhaney about her work at the Berkeley Haas Business School's Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership to develop equity-fluent leaders. Through this conversation we speak about the work of her center, how she approaches teaching the "value" of diversity and inclusion, and breakdown the recent Bud Light and Target sca…
In this episode, we speak with sustainable investment sherpa Robert Rubinstein about his work to help asset owners reallocate their portfolios toward sustainable investments. Timestamps: 00:20 - introduction to the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast 00:40 - Robert Rubenstein Introduction 03:25 - Understanding, and Solving, Pain Points 05:25 - Mindsets and Toolsets for Delivering Higher Returns…
In this edition of the Sustainability Ambassador podcast, I had the privilege of interviewing James Ehrlich on his visionary perspective for communities that prioritize resilience and regeneration through innovative design, sustainable materials, and mindful living. Our conversation provided valuable insights on tackling today's challenges while also acknowledging the need for a divergent appr…
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I speak with Francesco Femia about his work at The Council on Strategic Risks to build a community that seeks to understand, assess, and act on the threat that climate change poses to national security. Timestamps: 00:14 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 00:32 - Francesco Femia Introduction 01:18 - Climate Change & Security:…
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I have an incredible conversation with Richard Damania, the Chief Economist at the World Bank, about his work and the role of economics (and economists) to systemically understand, and solve, a wide array of environmental, social, and economic challenges. Timestamps: 00:12 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 00:40 - Richard Dam…
In this episode, I speak with Lauri Myllyvirta about the work he and his team at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) are doing to understand the trends, causes, and health impacts of air pollution. All with the goal to help empower those whose own goals are to understand, and solve, the problems they are facing within their own communities. Through our conversation, Lauri…
In this episode, we speak with Dr Koko Warner about climate migration, and the work she and her colleagues are doing in the UN Migration Global Data Institute to predict, assess, and plan for this growing challenge. Timestamps: 00:18 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 01:15 - Koko Warner Introduction 01:45 - Climate Migration: Scale and Scope 02:15 - Drivers of Climate Migratio…
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Alex Edmans about the opportunity for leaders to deliver long-term business value through sustainability. Timestamps: 00:15 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 000:35 - Alex Edmunds Introduction 01:35 - Sustainability & Driving Long Term Value 02:55 - Engaging on Sustainability 04:25 - Milton Friedman & Busi…
