Better Heroes
EY and Hueman Group Media
What does it take to move the needle on the world's toughest problems? In Season 2 of Better Heroes, we scoured the globe for groundbreaking collaborations between passionate individuals and visionary organizations, who are all on a mission to solve humanity’s most urgent challenges.
Can AI make the world a better place? How can we change our consumption habits to better serve the environment and underprivileged communities? What can we do to make our financial system work for all?
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) give us a map of how to create a more equitable future. This series will bring you on a journey to explore what is possible — and believe that humanity can save itself, and our planet.
Better Heroes is a project of EY Ripples, a global program to mobilize people across the EY network to help solve the world's most urgent social and environmental challenges.
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Better Heroes
02/28/23 • 2 min
At this very moment, there are people out there working to save the world. This series was created to tell you about them.
Better Heroes is a show from the global EY organization, hosted by Matt Smith.
On the show you’ll hear about powerful, groundbreaking solutions to climate catastrophe, global unemployment, food insecurity, and social inequity. We’ve also invited founders and people in the EY community to talk about the role that businesses, governments and the social sector can play in championing impact entrepreneurs.
Better Heroes is a project of EY Ripples, a global program to mobilize people across the EY network to help solve the world's most urgent social and environmental challenges.
The views reflected in this podcast are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the global EY organization or its member firms.
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What if Art and Sugar Could Save the World?
Better Heroes
07/01/24 • 26 min
Have you ever heard of the Zulu word, Ubuntu? It means ‘I am because we are.” The term alludes to having a collective vision, goal and effort as a community rather than an individualistic outlook.
Both of today’s Better Heroes are living, breathing examples of how this collective effort can help us live more sustainably by changing our consumption habits. While they have different approaches their goal is the same: To improve sustainability and make a difference in the world.
Umazi Mvurya is the youngest leader of the Leadership Council of Kaya Duruma, a forest sanctuary in the Kenyan coast. She calls herself an artivist and uses her art to create sustainable solutions in indigenous African communities.
Tom Simmons is the founder and CEO of The Supplant Company. Supplant creates sustainable sugar substitutes from agricultural byproducts that would usually go to waste.
Learn more about Umazi here. Learn more about Tom here.
Note: We’re taking a midseason break so no episode next week. We’ll be back on July 15!
Learn more about EY Ripples and all of our guests at www.ey.com/eyripples.
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The Social Value of Tea
Better Heroes
05/20/24 • 26 min
Ordinary office supplies can have a value far beyond their cost and everyday use. Big organizations have whole teams tasked with procurement - the purchasing of items necessary for them to do business. If those teams take into account the social impact of the items they buy the process becomes social procurement.
The tea in your office kitchen is a great example. If it’s from NEMI Teas, it’s not just providing you with your afternoon pick me up it’s also helping a refugee find a job and integrate into society. Pranav Chopra is the founder of NEMI Teas and one of today’s Better Heroes.
Our other guests are Alexandra van der Ploeg, Head of Corporate and Social Responsibility at SAP, and Theresa Harrison, EY Global Environmental Social Governance Services Leader. Both EY and SAP have signed up to the Social Enterprise UK ‘Buy Social Corporate Challenge’ – which is a group of high-profile businesses aiming to collectively spend £1 billion with social enterprises through their procurement in the UK.
Learn more about Alexandra here. Learn more about Theresa here. Learn more about Pranav here.
Learn more about EY Ripples and all of our guests at www.ey.com/eyripples.
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10/09/23 • 35 min
Why is action on diversity, equity, and inclusion important? What is EY doing to further equity both globally and locally? What can we all do to create a more equitable and just world?
Today’s Better Heroes and contributors are Julie Teigland, EY EMEIA Area Managing Partner and Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO.
Learn more about UNESCO here and about Julie here. This is part of our series on Diversity Equity and Inclusion.
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How to Kickstart Corporate Volunteerism
Better Heroes
06/24/24 • 24 min
Volunteering seems like a normal everyday activity. Planting trees, cooking at a soup kitchen or picking up trash are all great examples. But what if we could amplify the impact of these activities?
In Singapore, at least 31 organizations including EY and CitiBank, have joined together to get more people to volunteer more often. It’s called Project V - as in volunteer. This episode’s better heroes got involved with Project V in the name of corporate volunteerism and they’ve learned that volunteering has benefits far beyond the work a person does in one day.
Tibor Pandi is the Citi Country Officer and Banking Head for Singapore.
Nam Soon Liew is EY Asean Regional Managing Partner.
Learn more about Tibor here. Learn more about Nam here.
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How AI Can Make the World a Better Place
Better Heroes
07/22/24 • 30 min
Despite the uncertainty of new technology and conversations about the negative impacts of AI, today’s Better Heroes believe whole-heartedly in its positive uses.
Rami Amin is the Director of Innovation and Digital Partnerships at Visa. He spearheads AI initiatives, and digital partnerships, with governments, to help financial ecosystems.
Sophie Sirtaine is the CEO of CGAP which stands for the Consultative Group, to Assist the Poor. CGAP is an international partnership housed by the World Bank Group.
They explain how AI can help advance us to a world where our financial institutions and products are inclusive to all. If our governments work together with the private sectors, then the digital transformation we see today can build a better and more inclusive tomorrow.
Learn more about Sophie here. Learn more about Rami here.
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07/29/24 • 24 min
Neurodiversity is an asset in the workplace but employers haven’t always been ready for it. Research shows that when neurodiverse people are properly supported, they come up with more novel ideas and better serve customers.
Supportive technology has changed the game in this regard. Things like AI, can help people focus on their strengths while filling in the gaps where they might have a weakness.
One of our guests today is Martin McKay. He is the co-founder and CEO of Texthelp. A company that provides digital tools to those who need a little more help understanding and communicating in the workplace. In recognition of his work, Martin was EY Ireland’s Entrepreneur of the year.
Our other guest is Gillian Hinde, EY Global Corporate Responsibility Leader. Gill and the EY Ripples team have a goal to impact 1 billion lives by 2030!
Learn more about Martin here. Learn more about Gillian here.
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09/23/24 • 24 min
Better Heroes is back with a new episode just in time for Climate Week in New York City!
Have you heard the acronym ESG? We’ve definitely mentioned it once or twice on the show. It stands for environmental, social, and governance. These are three areas where businesses have become far more conscious of their impact on the world and are evolving in their ability to quantify and disclose their impacts, risks and opportunities for each.
In this episode, Elise Saur, EY Responsible Business Leader, and Brian Finch, Vice President of Sustainability at Mastercard, join us to talk about the importance of measuring a company’s sustainability impact.
They’ll talk about what responsible business really means and why sustainability reporting matters.
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How Furry Packaging Can Protect the Environment
Better Heroes
05/29/23 • 35 min
What is polystyrene? Why is it so bad for the environment? Is there an alternative we could use for packaging and cold storage?
Today’s Better Hero is Joanne Howarth, Founder and CEO of Planet Protector Packaging. Joanne’s goal is to provide a furry alternative (wool) to non-biodegradable, toxic styrofoam packaging.
Learn more about Joanne and Planet Protector Packaging here.
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06/03/24 • 26 min
AI is the buzziest of the buzzwords right now. Almost everyday we hear about the risks and the benefits, we hear about how AI is the future, and we try our
best to understand how it’ll affect our industry and our jobs. But today’s Better Heroes aren’t just concerned with the current applications for AI and the current industry, they’re preparing future generations of AI programmers and users.
Beatriz Sanz Sáiz is EY Global Data and AI Leader. Bea and her team led the recent launch of EY.ai - a unifying platform. With EY.ai, you get a partner that understands your business and industry, brings together a holistic ecosystem,
and can seamlessly connect AI capabilities to help you drive AI-enabled business transformation.
Tara Chklovski is CEO and founder of Technovation. The nonprofit teaches young women and girls about technology by having them build mobile apps that solve problems in their own communities.
Learn more about EY Ripples and all of our guests at www.ey.com/eyripples.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Better Heroes have?
Better Heroes currently has 26 episodes available.
What topics does Better Heroes cover?
The podcast is about Stories, Equity, Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Podcasts, Technology, Education, Business and Diversity.
What is the most popular episode on Better Heroes?
The episode title 'How and Why Business Can Create a Better World' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Better Heroes?
The average episode length on Better Heroes is 28 minutes.
How often are episodes of Better Heroes released?
Episodes of Better Heroes are typically released every 7 days, 1 hour.
When was the first episode of Better Heroes?
The first episode of Better Heroes was released on Feb 28, 2023.
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