The Naturally Innovative Podcast - EP #11 | Marc Buckley, Ecological Economist, International Speaker, and Visionary, on futures that work for everyone and empowering 1 billion global citizens to live within planetary boundaries

EP #11 | Marc Buckley, Ecological Economist, International Speaker, and Visionary, on futures that work for everyone and empowering 1 billion global citizens to live within planetary boundaries

10/03/22 • 99 min

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Episode Summary
This episode with Marc Buckley is full of wisdom and great examples of why and how we can change and create futures that work for everyone. Marc draws from his extensive experience as an international speaker, author, tutor, business mentor, climate activist, and SDG expert, and UN advisor to explain what we can do as individuals (or "crew members of spaceship earth"), as a society, and as entrepreneurs to create the transformation needed and what we can learn from the natural innovation of symbiosis to create healthier, more sustainable lifestyles within planetary boundaries.

What we talk about

Marc shares with me what his work involves and how he had to unlearn old economic models and pave the way for new ecological economic ways of doing business
We speak about the often dystopian future scenarios and the importance of creating visions of a more desirable next chapter for humanity and the needed transformation to get there
Marc highlights the correlation between climate change and food reform and the potential of new technologies

About Marc Buckley
Marc has been involved in Climate Activism for a long time and would love to show you how to run faster than climate change by being an impactful and exponential human being. One of the first to be trained by Al Gore as a Climate Speaker he has made getting through the Climate Crisis towards Resilient Desirable Futures his life's work.
He is an Advocate for the SDG’s, UN Advisor and Resilient Futurist, Social Innovation, Climate Change, Agriculture, Food, and Beverage Expert Network member of the World Economic Forum, Global Food Reformist, and Sustainable Futurist.
His aim is to reform the agriculture, food and beverage industry with impactful projects and moonshot companies. As a Social Serial Entrepreneur, he has been involved in many companies as well as several international family businesses.

Resources mentioned

Connect with Marc Buckley

Website
Linktr.ee (full of interesting resources!)
LinkedIn
Instagram
Twitter

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What we talk about

Marc shares with me what his work involves and how he had to unlearn old economic models and pave the way for new ecological economic ways of doing business
We speak about the often dystopian future scenarios and the importance of creating visions of a more desirable next chapter for humanity and the needed transformation to get there
Marc highlights the correlation between climate change and food reform and the potential of new technologies

Resources mentioned

Connect with Marc Buckley

Website
Linktr.ee (full of interesting resources!)
LinkedIn
Instagram
Twitter

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undefined - EP #10 | Sven Erni, Co-Founder and CEO at Impact Acoustic, on turning down 7-figure sales orders in the war against single-use plastics, recycling myths, and being an innovation rebel.

EP #10 | Sven Erni, Co-Founder and CEO at Impact Acoustic, on turning down 7-figure sales orders in the war against single-use plastics, recycling myths, and being an innovation rebel.

Episode Summary
Sven Erni is a well-traveled innovator with strong ties to the design & building industry. In 2019 he co-founded, together with Jeffrey Ibanez, the company called Impact Acoustic. They turn single-used materials into high-quality finished products for acoustic comfort in hotels, office spaces, restaurants, and other infrastructures all over the world.
As self-proclaimed 'innovation rebels' in this war against single-use plastic, Impact acoustic is driven by addressing today ́s environmental and social challenges through their functional yet beautiful products.

What we talk about

how Impact Acoustic sources and recycles the plastic bottles for their products and works towards eventually making its own business obsolete,
actions and leaders needed to create lasting change in banning single-use plastic,
using 'permanent beta' as a mindset to stay innovative as a fast-growing company,
collaborations with local researchers and people in production sites such as the Philippines.

About Sven Erni
As a graduate of the École Hôtelière de Lausanne in hospitality management, Sven understands how to create a special customer experience. He understands the importance of how to leverage designers’ ideas while meeting project budgets and day-to-day operational usability of products.

Resources mentioned

Youtube Video by Impact Acoustic: #wemakeanimpact | End Global Plastic Pollution | Why we stop supplying Coca-Cola, Nestlé and co.
The Good Plastic Company, The Netherlands
Parley
Switzerland's CO2 Act

Connect with Impact Acoustic

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EP #12 | Dr. Pamela Ravasio on advising a Company's C-Suite to re-invent business as a force for good

Episode Summary
Dr. Pamela Ravasio is an advisor to executive management & board of directors, a keynote speaker, author, independent non-executive director, and a board member of INSEAD’s International Directors Network.
In this 12th episode of the Naturally Innovative Podcast I talk to Pamela about the opportunities and barriers for transforming businesses as a force for good. Needless to say that her extensive experience working with a company's C-Suite in helping them develop and implement sustainability programmes made for an extremely engaging conversation about what a transition towards better, future-fit business models might look like.

What we talk about

how Pamela's career started and what led her to where she is today
how she defines responsible leadership and what accountability really means
possible visions and obstacles to re-invent business models and challenge existing concepts around economic growth and our current understanding of 'success'
how to help executive managers navigate complexity looking at the example of supply chains
the problems of Natural Capital and other ways to 'value' for businesses

About Dr. Pamela Ravasio
Dr. Pamela Ravasio is one of the global outdoor industry's leading voices, thinkers and - as founder and managing director of Shirahime Advisory - implementers of sustainability programmes, and expert sparring partner for senior leaders and boards of directors of medium to large sized companies in the luxury goods consumer sector.
Pamela is a practising INED, holds a certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD, as well as a PhD and MSc in Computer Science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH).
She is a Swiss-Italian dual citizen, speaks 6 languages and feels most at home when travelling the world with a backpack or when in the Alps.

Resources mentioned