What's your consumption? Let's talk sustainability with Raj Kandiah

05/30/22 • 50 min

Raj Kandiah shares some startling sustainability statistics, what over consumption means for our planet and its poorest people and why we should heed the lessons of our grandparents.

Raj has had an illustrious corporate career and has travelled the world. He has always remained a curious student of life which has led him back to university to undertake a Masters of Sustainability.

Despite being vexed by the consumption crisis, Raj remains hopeful that human ingenuity can turn the tide of some of our more pressing social and environmental issues .... and that the actions and choices you and I take, will make a difference.

“At the moment, we’re consuming 1.7 planets per annum ... and in the context that we only have one planet, that is an incredible statistic to think about.” – Raj Kandiah

You’ll hear:

What vexes and excites Raj about sustainability
Three pillars of sustainability (5:20)
Think global, act local (8:40)
Walkability score (12:30)
Recycling (14:10)
Coffee culture consumption (18:00)
Curious citizenry (21:10)
Social issues of electric vehicles (22:10)
Consumption (25:15)
Governance (28:10)
Personal impact (32:10)
Climate change (36:15)
Human ingenuity (40:00)
Raj’s Grandfather (43:20)

Duration: 50 mins

Links:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2022 Report
Walkability Score
Blood Cobalt in the Congo
Cynefin framework

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05/30/22 • 50 min

My Warm Table ... with Sonia - What's your consumption? Let's talk sustainability with Raj Kandiah

Transcript

Raj Kandiah00:00:05.459

We're consuming 1.7 planets per annum in terms of the capacity of the planet. Australia is the second highest consumer per capita of clothing globally only behind the United States of America. We consume something in the order of 32 kilogrammes of textiles and clothing per annum per person.

Sonia Nolan00:00:29.410

We're going to hear some startling statistics today with Raj Kandiah. That was him talking about our

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