What if Art and Sugar Could Save the World?
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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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.
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.
Subscribe to our podcast.
Rate and leave us a review.
Produced by Hueman Group Media.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Learn more about EY Ripples and all of our guests at www.ey.com/eyripples.
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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Produced by Hueman Group Media.
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