Sustainability Disruptors

Welcome to season 3! Yes, we took a hiatus, but we promise there was a good reason for it! You see, the only way for us to kick things up a notch was to shake things up. For us, that meant taking some time to gather our thoughts and build up our team. And you know what, we’re so happy we did because now we feel supercharged and ready to launch to a whole new level. Get ready for adjustments to be made on the fly. We’re talking episode structure, music choices, and more. Things might sound different, but we can assure you that we’re still the same rag-tag show that you’ve come to know and love. With that, please enjoy our first episode of the new season featuring Chùk Odenigbo!**This season of the Inner Circle is sponsored by Reverse Logistics Group or RLG.If you are interested in learning more contact them at canada@rev-log.com or visit them at www.rev-log.com, that’s www.rev-log.com.**Chúk is a black Franco-Albertan from Calgary. He is passionate about the interactions between health, culture and the environment. This passion inspired him to pursue his PhD in Medical Geography after completing his master's degree in Environmental Health. He is one of the Founding Directors for Future Ancestors Services Inc., and the Co-founder of The Poison and The Apple. Chúk has worked in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, fashion retail, and academia. He is interested in the multidisciplinary nature of our existence and in exploring new solutions that respond to recurring problems.Chúk was ranked amongst the top 30 Sustainability Leaders under 30 by Corporate Knights, the top 30 Change-Making Albertans under 30 by the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation, and the top 10 young Franco-Albertan leaders by Radio-Canada. Chúk was MEC's ambassador for the outdoors and is an alumni of the first Ocean Bridge cohort, a group of young Canadians leading ocean health and literacy projects across Canada.Links:Future Ancestors: Chúk OdenigbouOttawa Academic Profile - Chúk OdenigboThe Forces of Nature - by Chúk Odenigbo (free book)Voices of Change: Twelve Visions for How to Change the Climate Crisis (book)Social Media:Instagram et Twitter: @ancestorsfuture @RoyalChukzLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chukcv/ & https://www.linkedin.com/company/19073093/Support the show

This week we’re chatting with Sam Kashani about what he’s learned as Too Good To Go’s Country Manager for Canadian operations, how he’s scaled operations in Canada over the last few months, and what their plans are for creating a less wasteful and more accessible food system.--- Links ---Join our next Explore Series or Networking Event: https://impactzero.ca/events-calendarNewsletter signup: https://impactzero.ca/newsletter-signupDownload Too Good To Go: https://toogoodtogo.com/en-usFollow Too Good To Go on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toogoodtogo.can/Buy on Iterant: https://www.iterant.coEmail me: erin@impactzero.caSupport the show

Join Erin Andrews as she chats with the latest cohort of the Impact Project Accelerator! They share more about who they are, what they've been up to over these last 4 months, and what's in store for 2022 and beyond.Guests include:Matt, founder of Iterant: https://iterant.co/Suanny, founder of The Shared Bag: https://thesharedbag.com/Helena, co-founder of Clotho (shoutout to Elizabeth): https://useclotho.com/Shoutout to Fallon, founder of GoodSort: https://www.goodsort.org/home-- Links --Become a Monthly Donor: https://impactzero.ca/donateJoin the Accelerator waiting list for Q2 2022: https://impactzero.ca/impact-project-accelerator-closedJoin the Impact Zero Network: https://impactzero.ca/get-involved-individualSupport the show

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Join Erin Andrews, Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero as she chats with Shelly Xu and Ahmed Fardin about the barriers and solutions to sustainable textile manufacturing, their design process, and working with climate refugees. Shelly Xu Designs: https://www.shellyxu.design/Zero-Waste Jacket: https://shellyxudesign.wpengine.com/product/sxd-x-climate-refugees-jacket/Join the Summer Gala: https://impactzero.ca/upcoming-eventsA Greener Future: https://www.agreenerfuture.ca/Support the show

Join Erin Andrews, Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero, as she discusses air pollution and the UK’s environmentally disastrous trade deals. Support the show

Join Erin Andrews, Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero as she chats with Nikki Self– founder and CEO of Saponetti, Toronto’s first soap refill delivery service. Listen in for a chat about innovating and helping to grow the circular economy in Toronto.Saponetti Website: https://www.saponetti.ca/Saponetti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saponetti.ca/Saponetti Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saponetti.caSupport the show

Join Erin Andrews, Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero, for another episode of the Group Chat series as she, Lauren Castelino, and Julie Wang discuss the blue box recycling program in Ontario, as well as the horrific discovery at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in BC.Support the show

Join Erin Andrews, Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero as she chats with Samer Kamal, founder of Bee’ah– the largest waste management company in the Middle East– and the Chief Development Officer at Minus Global International– whose goal is to establish an ecosystem that will result in the most efficient, cost-effective & environmentally friendly waste management, to date. In this episode, Samer discusses how he founded and grew Bee’ah from a team of 3 to 1600 people with annual revenues of $ 110 million, whilst examining the importance of shared infrastructure to a sustainable economy. Support the show

Join Erin Andrews, Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero, for the first-ever episode of the Group Chat series– a series dedicated to digging into and discussing current events. In this episode, Erin talks Unilever, a company looking to introduce recyclable toothpaste tubes to the US; the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women human-rights crisis, and the Nunavut RCMP investigation into the homicide of The Grizzlies actor Emerald MacDonald; and the implications of the young climate activists’ win over the German government, in an unprecedented court case.Support the show

Welcome back for season 2 of the Inner Circle podcsat! Join Erin Andrews, Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero as she chats with David Katz, the founder, and CEO of The Plastic Bank, an internationally recognized solution to ocean plastic that empowers the poor to transcend poverty by cleaning the environment! In this episode, David discusses his journey, creating Plastic Bank, whilst sharing the importance of a compassionate heart, vulnerability, and the openness to receiving all the gifts the universe has to offer.USEFUL LINKSJoin the Impact Zero Network: https://impactzero.ca/get-involved-individualImpact Zero Summer Gala Tickets: https://impactzero.ca/upcoming-eventsDonate to Impact Zero: https://impactzero.ca/donateTiny Planet Digital Sustainable Growth Contest: https://tinyplanet.digital/sustainable-growth-contest-by-tiny-planet-digital/The Shared Bag: https://www.instagram.com/thesharedbag/Support the show

Join Erin Andrews, Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero as she chats with Sarah, Adam, and Marcus - the co-founders of Aevi Solutions! They want to help small businesses not just reduce their environmental impacts, but also reduce their operating costs at the same time! Learn more about what it's like to start a small consulting firm with your best friends to help Toronto's SMEs make some significant change together!----- LINKS -----Aevi Solutions: https://www.aevisolutions.com/Follow Aevi Solutions on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aevisolutions/Join the Impact Zero Professional Network: impactzero.ca/prospective-membersJoin the Impact Zero Supporter Network: https://impactzero.ca/get-involved-individualAdvisory Services: impactzero.ca/advisory-servicesEngaging Sessions: impactzero.ca/engaging-sessionsDonate to Impact Zero: impactzero.ca/donateEmail Erin: erin@impactzero.caRegister for Circular Networking Night: impactzero.ca/guest-passSupport the show

Join Erin Andrews, Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero as she chats with Jordan Smith! He's the founder of Renterii, a sharing platform for Toronto to meet their neighbours, make some money, and save the planet!----- LINKS -----Download Renterii: https://renterii.com/Follow Renterii on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renteriiapp/ Follow Renterii on Facebook: https://www.linkedin.com/company/renterii/Join the Impact Zero Professional Network: impactzero.ca/prospective-membersJoin the Impact Zero Supporter Network: https://impactzero.ca/get-involved-individual Advisory Services: impactzero.ca/advisory-servicesEngaging Sessions: impactzero.ca/engaging-sessionsDonate to Impact Zero: impactzero.ca/donateEmail Erin: erin@impactzero.caRegister for Circular Networking Night: impactzero.ca/guest-passSupport the show

Join Erin Andrews, Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero as she chats with Eric Corey Freed! He's a co-author of Circular Economy for Dummies, and tells us all about what it's like to write the book on such a complex topic, how to keep climate anxiety away, and what the magical world of biomimicry could look like!----- LINKS -----Get Circular Economy for Dummies: https://www.adifferentbooklist.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=circular+economy+for+dummies&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keywordFollow Eric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericcoreyfreedLearn more about the Book: https://circulareconomyfordummies.com/ Join the Impact Zero Network: impactzero.ca/prospective-membersAdvisory Services: impactzero.ca/advisory-servicesEngaging Sessions: impactzero.ca/engaging-sessionsDonate to Impact Zero: impactzero.ca/donateEmail Erin: erin@impactzero.caRegister for Circular Networking Night: impactzero.ca/guest-passSupport the show

Join Erin Andrews, Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero as she chats with Marc Goldgrub from Green Economy Law Professional Corporation! He's the knowledge we needed about two weeks ago when Erin tried to make her way through the carbon tax explanation. If you liked that episode - you must listen to this in FULL!We talk about what a carbon tax is, if it's really a "tax", how it's different from a cap & trade system, what it means for green investment, what it means for individuals, and much more!----- LINKS -----Learn more about GELPC: www.greeneconomylaw.comGELPC Supreme Court Decision Article: https://www.greeneconomylaw.com/blog/explaining-canadas-constitutional-carbon-pricing-decisionSign up for the GELPC Newsletter: www.greeneconomylaw.com/newsletter-signupFollow GELPC on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/green-economy-law-professional-corporation/ Email Marc: mg@greeneconomylaw.comJoin the Impact Zero Network: impactzero.ca/prospective-membersAdvisory Services: impactzero.ca/advisory-services Engaging Sessions: impactzero.ca/engaging-sessionsDonate to Impact Zero: impactzero.ca/donateEmail Erin: erin@impactzero.caRegister for Circular Networking Night: impactzero.ca/guest-passSupport the show

Join Erin Andrews, Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero as she chats with Linsay Moran, one of three co-founders of Unwrapit!We talk about what's wrong in the events/expo/swag gifting industry, how to make gifting sustainable, what a swag-less world could look like, what the barriers are right now, and how to start a business with not one, not two, but THREE co-founders?!----- LINKS -----Learn more about Unwrapit: www.unwrapit.comFollow Unwrapit on Twitter: twitter.com/unwrapitdotcom Follow Unwrapit on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/unwrapit Join the Impact Zero Network: impactzero.ca/prospective-membersSponsor the Impact Project Accelerator: impactzero.ca/corporate-sponsorshipsDonate to Impact Zero: impactzero.ca/donatePartner with Impact Zero: erin@impactzero.caJoin Circular Networking Night: impactzero.ca/guest-passSupport the show

This week is a solo episode with Erin Andrews, the Founder & Executive Director of Impact Zero! We needed to take a second to slow down and talk about the big Supreme Court decision about the federal carbon tax, as well as get grounded again in what Impact Zero is working on which will help make sure this carbon tax doesn't have a negative impact on people who don't have green options and don't have a lot of disposable income. ----- LINKS -----Join the Impact Zero Network: impactzero.ca/prospective-membersSponsor the Impact Project Accelerator: impactzero.ca/corporate-sponsorshipsDonate to Impact Zero: impactzero.ca/donatePartner with Impact Zero: erin@impactzero.caJoin Circular Networking Night: impactzero.ca/guest-passArticles DiscussedCBC: www.cbc.ca/news/politics/supreme-court-federal-carbon-tax-constitutional-case-1.5962687 Financial Post: financialpost.com/opinion/why-the-federal-carbon-tax-wont-work-to-reduce-emissionsSupport the show

This week we chat with Christina Quach, she is passionate about bringing an intersectional approach to environmental issues by bridging the gap between social and environmental issues. She comes from a Political Studies and a Social Work background. She has worked and volunteered in advocacy, the child welfare system, engaging in food justice initiatives, bringing environmental issues to social issues courses, and more. Through her social justice work and lens, Christina has seen the relationship between how the environmental impacts human well-being and vice versa. Christina's goal is to inform and address environmental issues from a human rights perspective. ----- LINKS -----Follow Christina on Instagram: www.instagram.com/earthto.tinoJoin the Impact Zero Network: impactzero.ca/prospective-membersSponsor the Impact Project Accelerator: impactzero.ca/corporate-sponsorshipsDonate to Impact Zero: impactzero.ca/donatePartner with Impact Zero: Email ErinJoin Circular Networking Night: impactzero.ca/guest-passSupport the show

This week we chat with Charles Binks-Collier, the Founder and CEO of Circulr, a local company looking to reuse reusable packaging. Charles is one of our two Impact Projects participating in our Impact Project Accelerator, and here we chat about why he started Circulr, what their goal is as a company, and why they're doing what they do.----- LINKS -----Learn more about Circulr: Follow Circulr on Instagram: www.instagram.com/circulr.incLike Circulr on Facebook: www.facebook.com/circulrshopJoin the Impact Zero Network: impactzero.ca/prospective-membersSponsor the Impact Project Accelerator: impactzero.ca/corporate-sponsorshipsDonate to Impact Zero: impactzero.ca/donatePartner with Impact Zero: Email ErinJoin Circular Networking Night: impactzero.ca/guest-passVote to get CASE: www.getcase.ca/tellmemore Follow CASE on Instagram: www.instagram.com/casereuseSupport the show