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…
Timestamps: 00:15 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast 01:00 - Joan Marc Simon & Zero Waste Europe Introduction 01:30 - Size & Scope of Waste Challenge 02:00 - Recylcing & Waste Management 02:30 - Economics of Waste 03:30 - Regulations & Markets 04:05 - Growing Awareness of Problem 04:45 - Challenges of Recycling 05:10 - Global Plastic Treaty 06:15 - Key Barriers: Who is res…
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we have the honor of speaking with the Mayor of Columbia, Missouri, Barbara Buffaloe. Through our conversation, we speak about how as Mayor sustainability is embedded into her work, the importance of engaging her constituents, the challenges/opportunities that are unique to a small(er) Midwestern town, and the resources/ inspirations she ga…
In this episode, I speak to Imran Ahmed, Founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), about his recent research showing how the patterns around climate denialism on social media have changed, and from there, the the work he is doing to catalyze stakeholders to solve the problem. CCDH Report: The New Climate Denial - https://counterhate.com/research/new-climate-denial/ ? L…
