Inner Green Deal - the human dimension of sustainability.

We talk to Li An Phoa, founder of the charity Drinkable Rivers about her work towards a world with waterways so clean that we can sip from their banks. Her mission started in 2005 when she canoed the full length of the Rupert river in Canada, drinking fresh water from it as she went. When she returned there just three years later, she was met with a different picture. The water had been polluted as a result of dams and mining. Fish were dying and local people were falling ill. Seeing the ecosystem thrown out of balance, Li An realised that being able to drink from a river was an indicator of healthy living. She now raises awareness and mobilise people to take action through river walks, citizen science and community building, like Mayors for Drinkable Rivers, a group that emerged from her 2018 walk along the River Meuse. That 1000-kilometer source-to-sea walk took her through France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Most recently, she embarked on 500 kilometre walk along the river Thames, starting at its source in the Cotswolds and ending four weeks later at the mouth of the North Sea. She has also co-authored a book ‘Drinkable Rivers: How the River Became My Teacher’Inner Green Deal host Tamsin Walker sat down with Li An to talk about how we can learn to use rivers as a marker for a healthy society, how we can reconnect with the water that keeps us alive and with each other to keep it clean. Please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.  Drinkable Rivers: https://drinkablerivers.org/ About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Living within us all, imagination has no small role to play in rethinking the world of today and tomorrow. But how do we harness its phenomenal power? That is the question at the heart of this month's episode of the Inner Green Deal podcast.  Phoebe Tickell, founder of Moral Imaginations and former scientist, talks about the importance of imagination to bring us closer in relationship with the world - as opposed to escaping from it. A fresh and stimulating perspective.If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.    Links https://www.phoebetickell.com/ https://www.moralimaginations.com/imaginactivism  About the Inner Green Deal  The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion.   In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.    Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What is the future without Resilience? In this month's podcast we ask Daria Nashat (she/her) how resilience can be cultivated to benefit not only individuals but also communities, societies and the planet.  Daria, a Resilience and Leadership trainer, talks about how to strengthen our resilience, what the role of stories and community is in cultivating resilience and what she means with the power of "looking beyond the walls".  If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.    Daria Nashat: https://darianashat.com/  About the Inner Green Deal    The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion.   In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In a world where exploitation of natural resources is commonplace, the idea of granting rights to entities such as rivers is as abstract as essential.   In this month's episode, we explore the rights of nature with Mihnea Tănăsescu, a political ecologist who has spent many years immersed in the issue.   He is a research professor at the University of Mons in Belgium. His current work focuses on the concept of political representation and the politics of ecological restoration and his most recent books are Understanding the Rights of Nature and Ecocene Politics. The latter was included in the 2023 Choice Review's Outstanding Academic Title list.  Inner Green Deal host Tamsin Walker spoke to Mihnea about the arguments for and against granting rights to nature, where they have already been seen as a success and whether they can foster a new relationship between humans and the natural world around us.  If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.    Mihnea Tănăsescu: linkedin.com/in/mihnea-tanasescu-3b538876 Understanding the Rights of Nature: https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-5431-8/understanding-the-rights-of-nature/. His book Ecocene Politics: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0274  About the Inner Green Deal    The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion.   In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In this end-of-year edition we talk food with Mick McEvoy. Originally from Ireland, he lives and works at Plum Village, a Zen Buddhist community in France established by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh more than forty years ago.   There, he mindfully manages the Happy Farm, which grows seasonal organic food for its community and the thousands of guests who travel there annually to take part in retreats. Mick also facilitates numerous retreats each year, integrating the practice of mindfulness with agro-ecology, nature connection, deep ecology and rewilding.   Inner Green Deal host Tamsin Walker spoke to Mick about growing our own food, the benefits in rekindling that skill, the concept of 'interbeing' and the cinematic experience that is "soil in action".   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.    Plum Village: https://plumvillage.org/about/plum-village  Happy Farm: https://plumvillage.org/community/happy-farm  Wendell Berry Poem: https://onbeing.org/poetry/the-man-born-to-farming/  Mick McEvoy: https://www.parallax.org/authors/mick-mcevoy/    About the Inner Green Deal    The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion.   In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

If stories shape our reality, how can we all become better storytellers? We ask Astrid Nierhoff, a passionate and seasoned storytelling expert.  Her academic research around the interplay between imagination and reality led her to co-found StoryAtelier, a non-profit that uses the power of stories as the basis for deepening understanding on individual and community levels.  Inner Green Deal host Tamsin Walker spoke to Astrid to talk about the power of story and narrative, the potential impact of asking ‘what if…’,  and why it is that we need to become better listeners.     StoryAtelier: https://www.storyatelier.org (in German) Imaginatives: https://imaginatives.org/ (in German)  If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.   About the Inner Green Deal  The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We welcome Carlos Alvarez Pereira, Vice President of the Club of Rome, who talks about change, complexity and the human dimension of transformation.     Carlos started out studying aerospace engineering and teaching applied mathematics before founding a research institute specializing in modelling complex systems and big data applications. And it is this interest in and affection for systems thinking that ultimately led him to his current role with the Club of Rome, where he says the mission, simply put, is to ask better questions. Inner Green Deal host Tamsin Walker sat down with Carlos and asked him why reconnecting with ourselves, others and the natural world is important in looking for ways to navigate convergent crises, how we can move beyond deeper polarisation and what lies at the heart of collective transformation. Please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.      About the Club of Rome:  The Club of Rome describes itself as a platform of diverse thought leaders who identify holistic solutions to complex global issues and promote policy initiatives and action to enable humanity to emerge from multiple planetary emergencies. https://www.clubofrome.org/     About the Inner Green Deal : The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We are excited to share the inspiring story of Jan Artem Henriksson, Executive Director of the Inner Development Goals. He talks about his Ukrainian roots, the role of inner development in his life and the immense resonance of the Inner Development Goals.    Jan is a man who wears many different hats. Besides co-founding two companies, he is a Stockholm School of Economics Executive Education faculty member and a Senior Fellow with the Flourishing Network, part of Harvard University's Human Flourishing Program.     These days he is perhaps best known as the Executive Director of the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) Initiative. Launched in 2020, the IDGs provide organisations and even countries with an open source inner development framework to support collective efforts to reach the UN's sustainable development goals, the SDGs.      In this episode of the podcast, our new host Tamsin Walker spoke to Jan about the path to his current role, what defines personal inner development and how that can make a difference to and in the world around us. About the Inner Development Goals The Inner Development Goals (IDGs) is a non-profit and open-source initiative to promote inner development to accelerate the SDGs. At the core of its work lies a simple communication tool summarising 23 important inner skills and qualities, which was derived through consultation with over 4000 scientists, practitioners and other experts. The IDGs organisation has a strong following, with over 300 hubs around the world and many partners. This includes sustainability professionals, large systemic organisations (e.g. UNDP), and even countries (e.g. Costa Rica). At the Inner Green Deal we collaborate closely and together we developed and delivered the first Global Leadership for Sustainable Development programme based on the IDG framework. More information about the Inner Development Goals can be found here: https://www.innerdevelopmentgoals.org/. Are you interested to join the IDG's summit taking place on October 11-12 of 2023? We are pleased to share 50 free online tickets! To get your ticket, register here: https://questionpro.com/t/AYFXgZzqcT About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker.  For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In this episode, we are welcoming Jamie Bristow. He is the former director of the Mindfulness Initiative, a policy institute which was born out of a mindfulness teaching programme in the British Parliament.  Though he is still involved with the initiative, his main focus is now on sustainability work across various organisations. We spoke to him about his journey, the role of mindfulness in politics and how the climate crisis is, at heart, a crisis of relationship. About the Report "Reconnection: meeting the climate crisis inside out" The report explores the role of mindfulness and compassion in addressing the climate crisis. Written by Jamie Bristow, Rosie Bell and Professor Christine Wamsler of Lund University. To read the report download a free copy here: https://www.themindfulnessinitiative.org/reconnection About the Mindfulness Initiative The Mindfulness Initiative bridges contemplative practice and public policy, championing the inner dimension of social change. More information about the Initiative can be found here: https://www.themindfulnessinitiative.org/ About the Inner Development Goals The Inner Development Goals seeks to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through inner development. More information about the Inner Development Goals can be found here: https://www.innerdevelopmentgoals.org/ About the Inner Green Deal  The Inner Green Deal is a leadership development organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world.   Its mission is to accelerate the green transformation through inner development, reconnection to nature and collaboration.   The Inner Green Deal works with large systemic organisations such as the EU and the UN as well as with community leaders and facilitators.   The organisation is incorporated in Germany as a non-profit (gGmbH). To sustain the wide range of programs and community activities, we welcome donations as well as funding for specific activities. If you are in a position to support us, please write to info@innergreendeal.com.   About the Podcast  This podcast episode was recorded by Tom Weimann in the fall of 2022. It was edited by Tamsin Walker and narrated by Jeroen Janss. It contains original music by Marc Matthaei and Tom Weimann. For more information, please send an email to info@innergreendeal.com.  To explore all episodes go to: https://podcast.ausha.co/inner-green-deal/Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In this episode our guest is Thomas Legrand. He is the lead advisor for the Conscious Food Systems Alliance (CoFSA) convened by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).  The initiative focuses on the role of inner development to support the ecological and social transition of the food and agriculture sector.     We spoke to Thomas about the importance of community building, his recent book - the Politics of Being and the need for courage at this point in history.  About UNDP's Conscious Food System Alliance The Alliance brings together a range of global and local partners to support the ecological and social transition of the food and agriculture sector. The Inner Green Deal is a partner and co-created a first leadership development program for the initiative. More information about CoFSA can be found here: https://consciousfoodsystems.org/ About his book the "Politics of Being" What would a wisdom-based approach to politics look like? Building on a wealth of scientific research and teachings of wisdom traditions, he explores how politics can support human flourishing and the collective shift of consciousness that our current challenges demand. More information can be found here: https://politicsofbeing.com/politics-of-being/ About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green Deal is a leadership development organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world.     Its mission is to accelerate the green transformation through inner development, reconnection to nature and collaboration.     The Inner Green Deal works with large systemic organisations such as the EU and the UN as well as with community leaders and facilitators.    The organisation is incorporated in Germany as a non-profit (gGmbH). To sustain the wide range of programs and community activities, we welcome donations as well as funding for specific activities. If you are in a position to support us, please write to info@innergreendeal.com.   About the Podcast This podcast episode was recorded by Tom Weimann in the fall of 2022. It was edited by Tamsin Walker and narrated by Jeroen Janss. It contains original music by Marc Matthaei and Tom Weimann. For more information, please send an email to info@innergreendeal.com.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, Climate Envoy of the Netherlands, talks about the current state of the climate negotiations and the importance of listening, bridging divides and collaboration. He reflects on the impact of the war in Ukraine and the human dimension of the climate crisis. Prince Jaime's experience as a diplomat ranges from conflict management and posts in Iraq and Afganistan, to being the ambassador at the Vatican and working for the UN addressing the refugee crisis. The podcast was recorded by Inner Green Deal co-founder Jeroen Janss in the run-up to COP27, but the the insights on the human dimension in climate negotiations are timeless. If you enjoyed this episode, you may also be interested to listen to our episode from season two titled "how can we all be climate diplomats" with previous Dutch Climate Envoy Marcel Beukeboom. Please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.  The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. It addresses the human dimension of sustainability and supports leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. The non-profit offers a range of short and longer programmes cultivating collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, it empower facilitators to create communities of change by offering train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools. The Inner Green Deal podcast is produced by Tom Weimann. Original music by Marc Matthaei and Tom Weimann. For more information, send an email to info@innergreendeal.com.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Inner Green Deal founders Liane Stephan and Jeroen Janss explore the inner, human dimension of sustainable leadership by telling their own personal story of why they created the Inner Green Deal and what they learned during these first three years. They share about their relationship with nature, their search to integrate climate action in their contemplative work and how they see leaders transform in their programmes. With this episode, we are starting Season 3 which will bring you inspiring stories about the human dimension of sustainability.  This season also marks the beginning of our regular community events. Are you a listener or subscriber of this podcast and would like to connect with like minded and explore your personal Inner Green Deal? Then visit our interactive monthly community events. You can find the dates on the Inner Green Deal page on LinkedIn.  The  Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change.   Our podcast is produced by Tom Weimann from Hamburg. Music by Marc Matthaei and Tom Weimann. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We are pleased to invite you to the launch of a new monthly community series around the theme of connection. In this brief 5-minute introduction, listen to Inner Green Deal founders Liane and Jeroen reflect on the human dimension of climate change and the importance of connection. The first online community event will take place on Thursday October 27th from 4 to 5 pm CET. Please register via THIS LINK  for the event.    The one-hour event will offer time to exchange and connect and include a guided practice and a conversation with Jamie Bristow, the co-director of The Mindfulness Initiative and co-author of the landmark report "Reconnection - Meeting the Climate Crisis Inside Out"   You can share with your community on LinkedIn VIA THIS LINK. The Inner Green Deal addresses the human dimension of sustainability and supports leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation.  We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating collaboration, systems thinking and a widening sense of care. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change.   The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world.  For more information, go to the Inner Green Deal website or write to info@innergreendeal.com.  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

For this final episode of the season, we welcome Satish Kumar, one of the great peace activists of our time and founder of Schumacher college, a renowed international center for ecological studies. Together with Satish we explore the role of trust and courage in leading personal and societal transformation. About Satish KumarSatish is highly regarded for his peace walk in the 1970s advocating for nuclear disarmament by walking 8000 miles to the nuclear capitals of Moscow, Paris, London and Washington D.C. Having founded Schumacher college in 1981, Satish is also Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine which he has been editing for more then 40 years. Satish advocates that reverence for nature should be at the heart of every political and social debate. You can find more information on Satish at his page with Resurgence Magazine here.  About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green Deal podcast, a podcast for exploring compassionate and sustainable leadership is an effort of Awaris and the Inner Green Deal initiative. If you would like to support or start a dialogue with us, please reach out to us here.  Resources: You can find all of Satish´s writings within the catalogue of Resurgence Magazin here.  In the podcast we talk about the Anthology published for the anniversary of Schumacher college: Transformative Learning - Reflections of 30 years of Head, Heart and Hands at Schumacher College.  Satish´s latest book is called: Elegant Simplicity - The Art of living well  All information on Schumacher college and the courses offered.  The collection of Earth-Talks  at the college. Independence The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit initiative of training and leadership development company Awaris. The Inner Green Deal is in the process of establishing itself as an independent non-profit initiative. Neither the Inner Green Deal nor this podcast episode has been funded by any of the guests or their organisations.  Credits Intro song "the Inner Green Deal" by WayUpNorth. Made with compassion and active hope. From Brussels, Cologne and Hamburg, your team of the Inner Green Deal podcast.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We welcome Matt Scott, expert in green finance and explore how the financial world is coming to terms with Climate Change. Matt talks passionately about risk management but also stewardship, mindset change and the role of compassion. About Matt ScottMatt is Senior Director of the Climate and Resilience Hub at Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory firm. Before that he led the Bank of England´s Climate Hub. Matt holds an MBA from Stanford and teaches entrepreneurship and innovation at Oxford´s Saïd business school. Matt on: LinkedIn    About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green Deal podcast, a podcast for exploring compassionate and sustainable leadership is an effort of Awaris and the Inner Green Deal initiative. If you would like to support or start a dialogue with us, please reach out to us here. Reflective questions: For this episode we invite you to contemplate together with us on the following: - Awarenes: what are the risks and opportunities for myself and my organisation while we are transitioning to a sustainable economy? - Alignment of intention: what is my intention? What are our intentions and how do we align these? - Agency: how can I empower myself and everybody around me to take the action we need? Resources: more on Climate Stewardship  more on the Climate Transition Index more on Climate Transition Pathways The Executive Compensation Guidebook for Climate Transition People as the ‘stewards’ of climate strategy Central Banks Network for Greening the Financial System The Task force for climate related disclosure Speech by Mark Carney ( former govenor of the bank of England) - Breaking the tragedy of the horizon More On the book "The Ministry for the Future" by Kim Stanley Robinson Independence The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit initiative of training and leadership development company Awaris. The Inner Green Deal is in the process of establishing itself as an independent non-profit initiative. Neither the Inner Green Deal nor this podcast episode has been funded by any of the guests or their organisations. Credits Intro song "the Inner Green Deal" by WayUpNorth. Made with compassion and active hope. From Brussels, Cologne and Hamburg, your team of the Inner Green Deal podcast.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We welcome Heather Grabbe, expert in societal change and reflect on what is needed to rise above populist sentiment, overcome polarisation and inspire people to embrace positive change. About Heather Grabbe Heather is the director of the influential Open Society European Policy Institute and advocate for democratic pluralism and open societies. From 2004 to 2009 she was senior advisor to then European Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn. She conducted research at the European University Institute (Florence), Chatham House (London), Oxford and Birmingham universities, and taught at the London School of Economics. Heather on: linkedin / twitter  About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green Deal podcast, a podcast for exploring compassionate and sustainable leadership is an effort of Awaris and the Inner Green Deal initiative. If you would like to support or start a dialogue with us, please reach out to us here.  For this episode we invite you to contemplate together with us on these reflective questions: How can I start to prepare for the change ahead so my brain will not go on red alert? How can I be part of the solution instead of feeling as part of the problem? What role do mindfulness and compassion play in my life and how can they help me to not get cynical but actually stay in touch and be touched by what I see around myself? Resources: Open Society European Policy Institute  Heather´s remarkable Ted Talk (including the brain on red  alert) Finnish Fund for the Future - Sitra ( as mentioned in regard of the sust ainability questionaire) Read how to manage the politics of a fair climate transition in Europe @ Carnegie Europe  Heather´s piece on How to built lasting support for the EU´s green deal @ politico  Independence The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit initiative of training and leadership development company Awaris. The Inner Green Deal is in the process of establishing itself as a separate and independent non-profit initiative. Neither the Inner Green Deal nor this podcast episode has been funded by any participant. Credits Intro song "the Inner Green Deal" by WayUpNorth. Made with compassion and active hope. From Brussels, Cologne and Hamburg, your team of the Inner Green Deal podcast.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We welcome Matthias Berninger, Senior Vice President Public Affairs and Sustainability at Bayer and explore with him the role companies can play in transforming the global food system. And, to what extent the activities of Bayer and the Monsanto business it bought in 2018, enable or contradict its efforts to improve biodiversity and sustainability.  About Matthias Berninger Matthias has over 30 years of experience in sustainability and knows politics and industry inside out. He was elected four times as a Member of the German Federal Parliament for the Green Party and following his time in politics, he joined the Mars company and then in 2019 joined Bayer, a life science company in the area of healthcare and agriculture.   About Matthias: linkedin / twitter  About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green Deal podcast, a podcast for exploring compassionate and sustainable leadership is an effort of Awaris and the Inner Green Deal initiative. If you would like to support or start a dialogue with us, please reach out to us here.  UN initiative to change the Global Food System The Inner Green Deal is collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme on their Conscious Food Systems Alliance  to explore how mindset, consciousness and inner qualities can help to transform the food system from within. If you are also interested to partner with the UN on this vital initiative, do contact us.   Reflective questions for this episode: For this episode we invite you to contemplate together with us on theses questions: How can I become more aware of the carbon food-print of the food that I eat? To what extent do my professional activities impact biodiversity? What simple things could I change to improve my carbon footprint and impact on biodiversity? Resources: About Bayer's sustainability efforts  COP26 outcome from Matthias  Bayer's ranking on the Food & Agriculture Benchmark by the World Benchmarking Alliance  Independence The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit initiative of training and leadership development company Awaris. The Inner Green Deal is in the process of establishing itself as a separate and independent non-profit initiative. Neither the Inner Green Deal nor this podcast episode has been funded by Bayer. Credits Intro song "the Inner Green Deal" by WayUpNorth. Made with compassion and active hope. From Brussels, Cologne and Hamburg, your team of the Inner Green Deal podcast.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We welcome Volker Quaschning, professor for renewable energy at HTW Berlin, founding member of Scientists for Future and plaintiff in the historical climate case against the German government. He shows us the interconnections between science, activism and politics and explores with us how we can transition to clean energy within one decade. About Prof. Volker Quaschning You can find out more about Prof.  Quaschning on his personal website.  There you will also find links to his youtube channel and his own podcast (in German). About the Inner Green Deal: The Inner Green Deal podcast, a podcast for exploring compassionate and sustainable leadership is an effort of Awaris and the Inner Green Deal initiative. If you would like to support or start a dialogue with us, please reach out to us here.  Reflective questions for this episode: If you have been touched by what Prof. Quaschning had to say and you would like to put your inspiration into practice, we invite you to reflect on these questions over the course of this week: What is my resposibilty, something that I can do so I am able to look into the mirror years from now, knowing that I really took care and acted upon it? Resources: Guadrian article on the historic court ruling in Germany  Official release from the German supreme constitutional court  Scientists 4 future statement on the floods in Germany  Scientists 4 future founding statement (pdf)  Credits Intro song "the Inner Green Deal" by WayUpNorth. Made with compassion and active hope. From Brussels, Cologne and Hamburg, your team of the Inner Green Deal podcast.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Jeroen hosts a live panel as part of the official COP26 EU programme. Three inspiring leaders explore the question: What leadershop qualities are needed now?    This is part 1 of this special episode around Climate Conference COP26, please also join us for a deep dive with panelist Eva Karlsson, CEO of Houdini, in part 2 of this episode.  About our panelists Christine Wamsler is Professor at Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies in Sweden. You can find more on her work here: Contemplative Sustainable Futures program at Lund University  Recent article on inner qualities and inner-outer transformation for sustainability via sciencedirect.com Recent article on inner dimensions of climate change based on lessons from the COP  via sciencedirect.com Clara de la Torre is the Deputy Director-General for the DG for Climate Action in the European Commission.  About the policy of the European Commission and the work of DG CLIMA please use this link to the website of the European Commission  Eva Karlsson is the CEO of Houdini, a Swedish outdoor brand. She has led Houdini since 2001 and is a recognised and award winning leader in sustainability and the circular economy.  CEO Houdini wins sustainable leadership award  Houdini Manifesto  About the Inner Green Deal: The Inner Green Deal podcast, a podcast for exploring compassionate and sustainable leadership is an effort of Awaris and the Inner Green Deal initiative. If you would like to support or start a di alogue with us, please reach out to us here.  Reflective questions for this episode: We would like to share the intriguing question that Mark Aink raised during the COP26 event in the session chat but which did not make it into the life stream due to time constraints: "If transformation means we will have to change our culture, and we change the paradigm of separation to inter-being, what is the no.1 value that is the most important to you ?" Resources: Eva Karlsson mentions the planetary boundaries framework. You can find more on it at the site of the Stockholm Resilience Centre.  You can find the video version of the panel via this link.  Credits Intro song "the Inner Green Deal" by WayUpNorth. Collage in the beginning made from source material from the UN youtube climate channel and material kindly published by the EU commission. Speakers in the collage include: UK PM Boris Johnson, Sir David  Attenborough, Vanessa Nakate, President Barak Obama, First VP of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, President of COP26 Alok Sharma and Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres. Made with compassion and active hope. From Brussels, Cologne and Hamburg, your team of the Inner Green Deal podcast. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We welcome Eva Karlsson, CEO of Houdini, a Swedish outdoor brand. Eva has led Houdini since 2001 and is a recognised and award winning leader in sustainability and the circular economy.   She shares how sustainability is "lived" in the company and talks about the value of being bold and uncompromising while never giving up on being curious and open to learn new things. This is part 2 of the COP26 episode where we explore the leadership qualities that are needed now.  If you enjoyed this, please also listen to part 1 with a live panel discussion from COP26 together with Eva, Prof Christine Wamsler from Lund University and Clara de la Torre, Deputy Director-General for the DG for Climate Action in the European Commission. About Eva Karlsson You can find out more about Eva in this article about winning the NMC sustainable leadership  award. Eva also wrote a remarkable article on corporate sustainability at Houdini on ISPO. About the Inner Green Deal: The Inner Green Deal podcast, a podcast for exploring compassionate and sustainable leadership is an effort of Awaris and the Inner Green Deal initiative. If you would like to support or start a dialogue with us, please reach out to us here.  Reflective questions for this episode: We would like to share the intriguing question that Mark Aink raised during the COP26 event in the session chat but which did not make it into the life stream due to time constraints: "If transformation means we will have to change our culture, and we change the paradigm of separation to inter-being, what is the no.1 value that is the most important to you ?" More practical questions can be found at Houdini´s designer checklist:  Does this product deserve existence? Will it last long enough? Is it versatile enough? Will it age with beauty? Nothing added that isn’t needed, right? Will it be easy to repair? Is it durable enough for our rental program? Do we have an ”end-of-life” solution? Resources: Houdini: Here you find more on Houdini´s Open Source campaign, which we talk about in the beginning.  The values of Houdini are written down in their manifesto.  Friluftsliv - Skandinavian way of deep connection to nature: Article on National Geographic on Friluftsliv  The frameworks, Eva talks about are: Planetary boundaries framework at the Stockholm Resilience Centre Donot Economics at Donot Econo mics Action Lab (also mentioned in Episod 2 by Dutch Climate Envoy, Marcel Beukeboom) Deep Ecology on intrinsic value of nature, founded by Nils Faarlund, Sigmund Kva løy Setreng, and Arne Næss. Credits Intro song "the Inner Green Deal" by WayUpNorth. Made with compassion and active hope. From Brussels, Cologne and Hamburg, your team of the Inner Green Deal podcast.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.