SDG Talks

Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! Productivity, self-care and healthy habits (oh my!) - sometimes it feels impossible to balance it all... IN THIS EPISODE: - What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? - What does "swallowing the frog" mean? - How to determine your life's work You may have heard our guest before as a global speaker on Tedx...  Rianna Patterson is a personal development coach and social entrepreneur who founded a youth-led dementia charity called Dominica Dementia Foundation in memory of her grandfather who passed away with Dementia in 2016. She is currently working on a documentary film on Dementia to tackle ageism in the media. Back in June 2017, she was awarded her Majesty the Queen as a Queens Young Leader. She was also selected to speak on BBC One Show with Prince Harry during the Queens Young Leader award ceremony. Given the various initiatives and projects Rianna has developed over the last years, she is also a brand strategist, helping small companies to understand their social impact projects. She provides support and resources for productivity and healthy habits. Connect with Rianna: LinkedIn Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Why should we seek to collaborate with others in the early stages? Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! IN THIS EPISODE: A reflection on UNLEASH from the PLUS perspective How to measure impact What does scaling impact actually mean? Find out from Lee Crockford - a freelance social impact advisor and strategist working to solve complex global challenges through innovation, design, impact measurement, and behavior change. His work spans the domains of health, education, environment, technology, and justice across private, public, and non-profit sectors. Lee has been a G20 Youth Representative, Victorian LGBTIQ+ Leader, AMP Tomorrowmaker, Global Laureate Fellow, Impact Academy Fellow, and D&F Academy Fellow. His work has also been awarded by Good Design, UNLEASH, Impact 25, and Australian Scholarships, Pro Bono Australia, and Advance Queensland. Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Have you ever thought about how much human waste is in nature?💩 Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! IN THIS EPISODE: - What you need to do if you seek real change - How to combine ‘low tech’ and local context for maximum social impact - Why patience and persistence are key Hear from Henry Glogau and Nathan Baring - two winning team members from UNLEASH Greenland Lab! Their teammates Hörn Halldórudóttir Heiðarsdóttir, a Project Lead at Transition Labs, and Sofie Jordheim, a research assistant for The University of Bergen's Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation, couldn't join us for this chat, but have been just as pivotal in creating LooPoop. LooPoop is a reimagined approach for the management of human waste in remote Arctic communities. It closes the loop and provides the potential for economic opportunities in local communities. The current situation in many remote Arctic communities is unsustainable and not environmentally friendly, with human waste being left out in nature or dumped into the ocean in plastic bags. Starting in the bathroom, Loopoop converts urine into fertilizer and turns the feces into soil. The soil and fertilizer can then be used for local food production. Loopoop’s mission is a clean environment and a sustainable and dignified waste management system that offers the opportunity for added value to a previously discarded resource. Henry Glogau is a New Zealand Architect working at GXN Innovation in Copenhagen, Denmark. He specializes in Architecture in Extreme Environments, where his site-specific and 1:1 projects explore the interconnecting relationships between architecture, technology, people, and the environment. Nathan Baring is a policy wonk and Master’s student in Arctic and Northern Studies at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. He brings expertise in climate law, arctic policy and business development with a focus on diversifying Alaska’s oil-based economy and advocating for the unique interests of the Arctic region. Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Here's the inside scoop on UNLEASH that all you upcoming talent have been waiting for... Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! IN THIS EPISODE: - What is UNLEASH? - What can upcoming talents expect? - What should upcoming talents do and NOT do? - How to professionally leverage UNLEASH post-event Corina Shika Kwami, PhD is a qualified and experienced Director of Strategy of Purpose, a strategy consultancy, a creative agency and a social movement incubator. She achieves first-rate results by combining her in-depth knowledge of a wide range of subject matters (e.g. ESG, Infrastructure & Cities, and Public Health) with a ‘hands on’ approach to program delivery. Corina is also well versed in transforming and growing an enterprise by defining an ambitious corporate vision, setting out actions required, igniting the message, and creating a culture of positivity and determination to drive complex projects to success. Aside from the technical aspects of her roles, she is a successful musician/performer, and able to tap into her artistic talent to inspire and convey powerful messages that reach global audiences. This special aptitude has been demonstrated on numerous occasions, e.g. as Artist-Composer with SIX, e.g. expressing through artistic practice a pathway to challenge global issues; and creating and presenting her radical ‘Jazz for wayfinding’ lectures, to strengthen civil society by through the power music and dance to supercharge storytelling efforts. Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Do you want to create solutions, become a leader, and drive networks to help reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Then take a listen... Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! IN THIS EPISODE: - What is UNLEASH Global Innovation Lab? - What is the UNLEASH methodology? - What can we expect from UNLEASH 2022? Fun fact: host Kevin Sofen attended UNLEASH 2019 which inspired him to start this podcast plus connected him with an abundance of likeminded activists - such as today's guests Ana Jiménez Núñez and Serene Habbal! So who better to get the inside scoop about UNLEASH other than the team behind-the-scenes? Ana is UNLEASH's Communications Lead while Serene is the Talent Experience Lead, and both also work full-time as Communications Consultants for Dalberg Media, a media consultancy aiming to increase awareness and mobilize partners and resources to the global development agenda. Ana and Serene have dedicated their careers to uniting media with international development and finding powerful insights that bring sustainability projects to their full potential. The next UNLEASH Global Innovation Lab will take place in the state of Karnataka in India (at Infosys Mysore, the world’s largest corporate university!) from December 3 – 11, 2022. The lab will gather 1,000 young teams of participants between the ages of 18 - 35 to brainstorm ideas and co-create innovative initiatives through human-centered design thinking – a process that focuses on the real needs of the people that the solution focuses on. Experienced facilitators and experts will guide the participants through different stages of the innovation process. You can apply for UNLEASH India HERE until June 19. Follow UNLEASH: LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Should we challenge the status quo and add to the SDGs? Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! IN THIS EPISODE: - Why do youth matter for the future & our pursuit towards achieving the SDGs? - What programs exist that can help empower the youth? - Is there a need for an additional goal around Youth Equity? We got the inside scoop from expert Rachel Svetanoff, a young leader dedicated to championing innovation in social impact. Over the past 10 years, Rachel has helped work on all 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals where she has contributed to over 100 projects with 112 organizations across 35 countries. She is the Co-Founder of Global Futurist Initiative, which aims to elevate youth contributions to sustainable development and social progress. This effort is housed by and in partnership with InternetBar.Org Institute of which Rachel leads as Executive Director. Rachel is a Global Goodwill Ambassador, an International Monetary Fund Youth Fellow, Liechtenstein Institute for Strategic Development LEAP fellow, One Better World Collective Liaison, UNITE 2030 Youth Delegate alumna, Youth Marketplace YOMA Rules! Taskforce member, and Harvard Seminar for Leaders in China instructor. She is also a founding member of the North American Changemaker Xchange global community, selected as 1 of 19 youth innovators from the continent. For her service, Rachel is the recipient of the Top 10 Under 40 of Tippecanoe County Award, 2021 Purdue University Student Life Young Alumni Award, 2021 Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award of AmeriCorps, the 2021 J.B. Dondolo, Inc. WASH Changemaker Award, and an InnoCentive Challenge winner. Connect with Rachel: LinkedIn | Twitter Episode Resources: - Lessons from young people on how to organise a humanitarian response | World Economic Forum - Climate change, Ukraine and pitfalls of international goodwill | The Hill - A beginner's guide to the SDGs | Innovators Box Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Ever wondered what happens to poop after flushing? Well, here's why you should care... Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! IN THIS EPISODE: - What opportunities exist with poop? - What challenges do wastewater operators face? - How can we leverage digital twins & artificial intelligence to optimize wastewater operations? You may recognize our second time guest Camilo Huneeus Guzmán who is leading the way in operations most of us never even consider: wastewater engineering. With a Graduate Teaching Fellow from Yale and his experience working as the Water & Energy Subject Matter Specialist plus the World Security STC for The World Bank, Camilo created AInwater.  AInwater uses artificial intelligence (AI) and treatment plants' operational data to optimize the energy consumption of our wastewater treatment plans without the need to invest in equipment or modify processes. As the company's current Chief Executive Officer, Camilo aims to make water accessible to all and sustainable for our ecosystems via innovative technology. Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Is compromise good or bad when trying to accomplish a more equitable community for everyone? Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! IN THIS EPISODE: - Why is Houston a microcosm for the world? - How have zoning rules created inherent environmental injustices over time? - How to consider all stakeholders involved when making a decision We got to hear from the expert working at the nexus of civic engagement, community development and equity and climate advocacy: Catherine Flowers. Catherine lived in Louisiana for many years, but when Hurricane Katrina hit she moved her family to Houston where she was hired to develop the city's Department of Neighborhoods whose mission is to improve the quality of life in Houston through people-focused programs and strong community partnerships. She has held leadership roles with the City of Houston, Capital One Bank, and the Louisiana Lt. Governor's Office, has chaired the City of Houston's Climate Action Plan Equity Committee, and - as the CEO of Bread of Life - she even expanded their services to meet the diverse needs of the greater Houston market and helped to serve over 100,000 after Hurricane Harvey. Within her current consulting position, Catherine works with elected officials, municipalities, community organizations and national campaigns like the Moms Clean Air Force to deliver social impact. Last but not least, she is the founder of Altruistic Endeavors NGO - a disaster relief organization that responds to life disasters while also operating an apiary and urban farm, co-founded Energy Well Texas - a new kind of electric company, and is the finance chair for Texas' first Green Bank. Connect with Catherine: Instagram | Facebook Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Should we put a price on nature? Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! IN THIS EPISODE: - Do humans truly value nature? - What are carbon markets, and how can we use them? - What role should technology play in driving eco-consciousness? What role should humans play? Let's find out from climate tech startup founder and Nature-based Solutions expert Joona Mikkola. Obvious by his years of experience in developing, managing and monitoring agriculture, natural resources, and food security projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, Joona is passionate about ecological economics, and sees his mission as inciting humanity to better value nature. As a result, Joona started SoilWatch which gives satellite and artificially intelligent tools to project developers and land-users so they can easily monitor and model environmental changes. SoilWatch takes a (literal) grassroots approach to sustainable development and climate action by unlocking finance for sustainable land-use and Nature-based Solutions while providing a scalable solution for monitoring and valuing soil organic carbon and other natural assets and ecosystem services. Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

How can we use biomimicry - the practice of literally copying nature - to innovate in the future? Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! IN THIS EPISODE: - What exactly is biomimicry? - How has nature been a source of inspiration for innovations? - What are the powerful ecosystem services for humankind? We learned from the champion of bioinspired innovation and the Founder & Managing Director of Biomimicry LA: Colin Mangham. Colin creates and communicates the value of new and important ideas, initiatives, and brands, and solves complex problems for global brands and NGOs, locally-rooted nonprofits and hundreds of entrepreneurs. He enjoys guiding, inspiring and motivating individuals, teams, organizations and whole communities to connect with purpose and perform optimally. Colin has an extensive background in the natural and applied sciences, with a special focus around biomimicry.  Connect with Colin: LinkedIn | Twitter Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Ever notice all the pollution surrounding your local waterways and wonder what the water quality is? Well, let's talk about the Chicago River... Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! IN THIS EPISODE: - What is sustainability & how can we break it down into practicality? - How can being sustainable be used as a competitive advantage? - How does H2NOW monitor real time water quality? Sustainability marketer George Brigandi is deeply involved in the development and launching of innovative products that can benefit a business' stakeholders, environmental footprint, and the bottom line. Since refocusing his career on impact brands, George has worked on various water projects in the Chicago area, now with Current as their Partnership and Development Manager.  Current is a catalyst for better, cleaner water. Their mission is to grow the blue economy, accelerate innovation and solve pressing water challenges. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Current collaborates with corporations, universities, nonprofits and governments to develop solutions that would be too risky or even impossible to undertake alone. George led the marketing and communications efforts for Current's novel project H2NOW, an innovative public-private partnership that measures the water quality of the Chicago River and publishes it on a first-of-its-kind monitoring platform. In other words, H2NOW tests new sensing and analytic technologies to measure water quality parameters and communicate them with the public in real-time. The platforms goal is to increase public understanding about Chicago River water quality and empower Chicago residents and visitors to be more informed and engaged river users and stewards. Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

How can we make healthcare simple, accessible and impactful for all? Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! IN THIS EPISODE: - How simple engineering and technology solutions can address healthcare gaps - How UNLEASH unites the SDG community to advance progress - Some challenges and opportunities within the SDGs 2030 roadmap Let's learn how biotech startup Test At Home Pte. Ltd. is simplifying diagnostics with a ‘lollipop-like’ device from the co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer himself Dr. Vivek Manoharan, Ph.D. Dr. Manoharan has merged academia, hospital, research and entrepreneurship to enable SDG 3, evident through the success of his Singapore-India-based startup (which is already being valued at $1 million USD!). Test At Home Pte. Ltd. has been working on proprietary home-based healthcare testing technologies - in simpler terms, non-invasive, at-home testing - with the goal to bring it into the daily lives of people everywhere. With more than 10 years of entrepreneurial experience in leading hospital, biomedical and biomedical commercialization research, as well as a prestigious track record at institutions such as but not limited to National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Entrepreneur First, Dr. Manoharan is also an official SDGs ambassador, talent and judge at the UNLEASH and UNLEASH+ Innovation Lab. According to Dr. Manoharan, UNLEASH has been a crucial, supportive resource in his transition from idea to project implementation, helping him drive his next steps. Connect with Dr. Manoharan: LinkedIn Follow UNLEASH: LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Episode Resources: - UNLEASH - News - India Today - The Hindu Business Line - India Times Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! "To reach sustainability goals, we need an overhaul / rethink about infrastructure to make systems that are more accessible and inclusive so we can move about the world in a way that feels more natural to us..." IN THIS EPISODE: - How LOCI combines the human experience, our physical beings, & tech to enhance our lives - How web 3.0 technologies to increase safety & efficiencies - How to build behavior-changing training tools Full of passion with a desire to disrupt and advance society forward, CEO/CTO Samantha Mathews founded LOCI, an innovative safety training platform that measurably reduces risk in any environment. An early adopter of webXR and Web3 protocols, Samantha uses immersive learning, digital presence and web-based accessibility to build behavior-changing training tools and bring safety into the future. Connect with Samantha: LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram Follow LOCI: LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram Episode Resources: - LOCI's YouTube Channel - Learn By LOCI on Apple Podcasts - Learn By LOCI on Spotify Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

|Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! Don't you know that you don't have to be a Hollywood producer to make good content? IN THIS EPISODE: - How can art be used as a primary driver of the SDGs? - How to put development into context & set goals - How to empower others to use the arts for social change - Discover unconventional art in unconventional spaces through black & brown voices Tayler Ava Friar is an art historian and international communications consultant with a passion for storytelling. Her career began in tech communication, one of her roles being editor-in-chief of “Women in Technology” initiatives at Google. Since leaving the US in 2013, she has been living abroad across Europe, Asia, and now Africa. For the last five years, she has been a communications officer at the World Bank, first supporting their Innovation Labs in Washington DC and Tokyo, and later leading communications in the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience practice. Recognizing the emerging use of art in the development agenda, Ms. Friar served as communications lead for a 500+ person summit in Bridgetown, Barbados, where she did her first curatorial collaboration with the University of the West Indies. This opening exhibition was attended by the Hon. Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley. She has recently transitioned jobs during the pandemic and now serves as Communications Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme. Additionally, she is a newly appointed contributing writer at Business Insider and founder of ART|unknown. - a platform that explores the intersection of the art, black avant-garde and travel in the African Diaspora. Ms. Friar previously served as a lecturer and is in the final year of her PhD program in Art History at the University of Cape Town. Her thesis is entitled “Black sexual politics and the erotic: The intersection of gender politics and sexuality in contemporary visual art in Africa” which will be partially published this year with Aix-Marseille University in Provence, France. Finally, Ms. Friar can be seen as a feature in Vogue Magazine’s November 2020 issue, speaking to the importance of black voices in the 2020 US elections. Connect with Tayler: LinkedIn | Instagram  Episode Resources: - ArtNet.com: Climate Change Research - Bloomberg.org: Public Art Pieces Responds to Climate Change - GFDRR's YouTube: Art for Resilience in the Caribbean (World Bank)  Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Welcome back SDG Talkers!! Thanks for joining us for another episode of highlighting change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! We are teaching our younger generations to be the leaders of the future, but what role do the SDGs play in education - and could it be bigger? IN THIS EPISODE: - How to promote human rights and dignity via access to education - What tools and resources empowering learning in new formats? - A recap of Educ8's Conference on Clubhouse: SDGs for Global Citizenship SDG Talks got to hear from Lottie Dowling, the manager of the Educ8 Conference club on Clubhouse who runs weekly chats and global, free conferences on a variety of topics. Beyond holding the titles as HundrED Ambassador and Manager of International Programming in the first Twitter Spaces Conference (June 2021), Lottie is a primary trained educator who has travelled the globe teaching in several contexts. Over the last 20 years, she has worked in education as a school practitioner and professional learning leader on a global, national and regional levels. She has run networks of schools with educators working on pedagogical change and school improvement and delivered professional learning in a range of contexts including face to face and digitally, including through social media. She is passionate about building Global Citizenship in meaningful, authentic ways, through intercultural experiences and working with schools for whole school transformation. She strongly feels education shapes society and that is how we can truly engage the next generation to achieve their maximum potential. Connect with Lottie: LinkedIn | Clubhouse Connect with Educ8: Facebook | Instagram Episode Resources: - Meg E-learning: the blog - Future Schools Alliance - Global Competence - PISA - AMP Project - Skills for Your Child's Future - Edumaxi: Providing Students with Global Perspectives - Asia Education Foundation Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Welcome back to another episode of SDG Talks where we highlight change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! Do you know what is being done to help off-grid communities gain access to electricity? IN THIS EPISODE: - What is the importance of mobile phone penetration in driving electrification? - How can microfinancing bring appliances into homes? - How would off-grid electricity provisions help rural communities globally? And who better to hear about Greenlight Planet's efforts than the Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Business Global Development herself Radhika Thakkar? Radhika joined the Greenlight Planet team while still a startup and expanded the company's presence from India to Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America within one year of operations to include hundreds of channel partners in more than 50 countries around the world today. She also launched Greenlight's office in Nairobi, Kenya and led significant growth of the company across sub-Saharan Africa and is additionally the President of the Board of Directors of GOGLA: "the voice of the off-grid solar energy industry." Connect with Radhika: LinkedIn Episode Resources: - Greenlight Planet's YouTube Channel Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Welcome back to another episode of SDG Talks where we highlight change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! What do you know about climate models? IN THIS EPISODE: Climate scientists need to find ways to make their knowledge meaningful at the local scale. We are used to adjusting the real world to fit our theories, but we need to start adjusting our theories to fit the real world, which is a paradigm shift. Climate modelling and the distinction between certain influences (Thermodynamic ie transfer of heat energy) and uncertain ones (Dynamic - Jet stream, Indian Monsoon etc). Why near-future social tipping points may be as bad as climate tipping points. The missing link between climate science and adaptation planning. Theodore (Ted) Shepherd FRS is Grantham Professor of Climate Science at the University of Reading. He is a specialist in large-scale atmospheric dynamics and circulation and its role in climate change, including extreme events. During the first part of his career at the University of Toronto, he initiated and led, for 20 years, a large university-Environment Canada collaboration on the development and use of the Canadian Middle Atmosphere Model (CMAM). Ted has held leadership roles in international scientific assessments of climate (IPCC) and stratospheric ozone (WMO/UNEP), and in the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). He co-authored the US National Academy of Sciences report on Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change Attribution (2016), and chaired the Science Review Group of the Met Office Hadley Centre (2017-2021). Since moving to the UK in 2012, Ted has highlighted the large uncertainty in aspects of climate change related to atmospheric circulation, which is in striking contrast to thermodynamic aspects of climate change. Ted’s recent research has focused on how to effectively characterize these circulation-related uncertainties, including their impacts. As part of this research he has been pioneering a ‘storyline’ approach to representing uncertainty in physical aspects of climate change, including extreme events, and beginning to engage in inter-disciplinary collaborations. The storyline approach, which has influenced the current IPCC WGI report (AR6), asks what would be the consequence of particular choices or actions under different imagined futures. It thereby represents a paradigm shift compared with the traditional probabilistic ‘predict-then-act’ approach to climate risk. Ted is currently trying to implement this approach through his co-leadership of the WCRP’s new Lighthouse Activity called ‘My Climate Risk’. Resources: “The future cannot be forecast, but it can be explored” (E.F. Schumacher, in Small is Beautiful, 1973) Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Welcome back to another episode of SDG Talks where we highlight change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! Do you think it's possible to learn from history's wrongs so we can move everybody forward? IN THIS EPISODE: - Which past inequalities were further exposed by the pandemic? - How to use SDSN's reports to create sustainable action - Why SDG partnerships are so crucial Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN USA) is a network of universities and research institutions across the United States committed to building pathways towards achieving the SDGs and Paris Climate Agreement by mobilizing research, outreach and collective action. We were lucky enough to talk with SDSN's very own Senior Research Manager Alianna Lynch and Co-Chair Dr. Helen Bond to share their findings from the Racial Inequality Index report with all of you! Prior to SDSN, Alainna Lynch worked with Overseas Development Institute (ODI) on the Leave No One Behind Agenda. She has a degree in Sociology from the University of Chicago and a Master’s in Evidence-Based Social Intervention from Oxford University. Her research interests include understanding how poverty and inequality become entrenched in social systems, and how to prevent harm when designing policy and programs.  Dr. Helen Bond is an Associate Professor at Howard University in Washington D.C. and former director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Assessment. She is a Fulbright-Nehru Scholar to India and is a contributing author of the UNESCO publication, Teaching Respect for All: Implementation Guide, which outlines a curricular framework to promote respect which countries can adapt to their respective contexts and needs. She was also the contributing author to the UNESCO publication entitled, Teacher’s Guide on the Prevention of Violent Extremism, the first contribution to the implementation of the UN Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism, announced in January 2016. She authored a series of Teacher Guides for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Education for Justice (E4J) initiative that seeks to promote a culture of lawfulness through education. Connect with Alainna: LinkedIn Connect with Helen: LinkedIn Resources: - Never More Urgent - Full Report - In the Red - Full Report Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

Welcome back to another episode of SDG Talks where we highlight change makers and their inspirational work towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! Don't you hate fast fashion's "one-size-fits-all" and all this greenwashing?! Well inclusion and sustainability aren't just about making money, but about changing the way consumers vote with their wallets... In this episode: - Explore the multifaceted components of inclusivity and sustainability - Why being sustainable takes time and effort - How entrepreneurs can innovate within the realm of SDG #12  Fashion industry revolutionary Romain Liot joined our episode to share his journey co-founding and becoming COO of the disruptive e-commerce startup Adore Me. With revenues growing exponentially from $1M in 2012 to over $100M, Romain has led Adore Me to become one of the fastest-growing companies in New York (ranked #17 on Crain’s Fast 50 in 2017) and one of the fastest-growing retailers in the U.S. (ranked three times on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America). Connect with Romain: LinkedIn  Let’s get SDG Talking!! Got a good story or want to collaborate? Send us an email at sdgtalkspodcast@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can! And don’t forget to check out our Virtual Roundtables on our website! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn

In this episode: - How are models, brands and consumers are all are partners? - How can you collaborate with sustainable fashion brands? - Why models are seen as models first, humans second? - What is the challenge and importance of mental health within modeling? Kiko Hirakawa, one of the few ethical models in the fashion industry, shares her experience and growth throughout her years in modeling, which she started when she was 12 years old. She has had a difficult journey overcoming many challenges regarding mental and physical health issues, such as an eating disorder, self-love and self-doubt. Kiko utilized her experiences to make powerful decisions by choosing to model only for sustainable brands and additionally founded Ethical Models, the first ethical agency based in Europe, connecting sustainable brands with models who share the same ethical beliefs.