GREENVOLUTION

In a recent news article we anticipated something about the Tech 4 Gambia project, which has been carried out between mid January and mid March 2024, with the aim of installimg a solar panel park in Tanji, Gambia  (Africa). This episode of Greenvolution focuses on the story of  Thijmen Smulders and Mark Roelen. who joined  Go For Africa - an organisation funded by multiple ROC/MBO schools in The Netherlands -  during their internships and shared their knowledge and expertise to use the local resources in a more sustainable way. Thank you for listening! Do you want to know more about the company behind this podcast, Shinchoku, go to:- LinkedIn- WebsiteOr sign up for our newsletter: HERE

Welcome to another episode of Greenvolution, the Shinchoku podcast by Arianna Pernigoni. So far we have talked about various aspects of sustainability: how to travel respecting the environment more, how to produce more sustainable fashion, the problem of recycling in metal industries and the importance of reducing waste of primary rescources such as water. This time, thanks to my guest, the music songwriter Aaron English, we explore the world of social equality and better education. About ten years ago, he founded the International Youth Project, a charity aiming at ensuring children of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya with the musical equipment and education to become musicians, producers, songwriters. In short, to provide them with a brighter future. This is surely a wonderful story to tell, and that’s what Aaron English did in this interview. Thank you for listening! Do you want to know more about the company behind this podcast, Shinchoku, go to:- LinkedIn- WebsiteOr sign up for our newsletter: HERE

Developing robotics technology to improve agricolture may sound like a paradox, for it shakes the very foundations of one of the  oldest and most traditional industrial sector. However, thanks to our current guest at Greenvolution, we’ve found out it is possible to unite technology and deeply-grounded, on-the-fields (literally) expertise to realize what Pixelfarming calls “regenerative agricolture”. Its aim is simple and challenging at the same time: by using mathematics to increase food production and stop using chemical pesticides, Pixelfarming wants to grow food with nature instead of against nature. So, by combining mathemathical calculations and computer based technologies, the Pixelfarming crew can predict the most optimal conditions for crops and aim for the best harvest. Their story starts in 2017 as a small scale solution to improve, through extensive studies, the life cycle of plants. Over the years they have implemented their newly built machine, Robot one, in order to grow crops without using artificial chemicals. You can find them on https://pixelfarmingrobotics.com/ or at https://www.linkedin.com/company/pixelfarmingrobotics/ In this episode of Greenvolution we had the pleasure to talk to Cindy Van Dommelen, the brand manager for Pixelfarming.Thank you for listening! Do you want to know more about the company behind this podcast, Shinchoku, go to:- LinkedIn- WebsiteOr sign up for our newsletter: HERE

Almost every family in the world is sitting on a little pile of gold. But also of copper, silver, palladium, etc. If you wonder how that is possible, have a look at the broken electrical appliances you have at home. But this treasure is alas one not to keep, as it is dangerous for our planet as much as plastic. My guest on this episode of Greenvolution, Rudof von Stokar, CEO of Reco e-waste, gives some crucial insights about the importance of urban mining, the consequences of not disposing of metals and electrical waste in the appropriate way, and explains that the chemical-free and lossless process in his manufacturing company is a real circular way of thinking and operating. Thank you for listening! Do you want to know more about the company behind this podcast, Shinchoku, go to:- LinkedIn- WebsiteOr sign up for our newsletter: HERE

Greenvolution ha avuto il piacere di dedicare un episodio a Daniela Ducato, una pioniera della sostenibilità in Italia. Grazie al suo progetto Edizero, avviato nel 2016, la signora Ducato ha dato nuova vita alle eccedenze delle materie prime, riutilizzando i materiali di cui è ricchissimo il territorio della Sardegna, creando “seconde” materie prime da cui poi far nascere molti altri prodotti. Nel corso degli anni, Daniela Ducato è stata una presenza costante nel campo dell’eco sostenibilità, grazie a iniziative rivoluzionarie di edilizia ecologica e a varie campagne di sensibilizzazione rivolte a istituzioni e scuole. Per questo, ha ottenuto numerosi riconoscimenti in ambito internazionale, e in Italia è stata insignita del titolo di Cavaliere della Repubblica per meriti ambientali. A Greenvolution parla del suo impegno più recente nel campo della salvaguardia del patrimonio culturale e dello sviluppo sostenibile dell’arte italiana, di un’etica che recupera valori ed energie persi nel tempo, e della necessità di azioni collettive per salvare il pianeta. Thank you for listening! Do you want to know more about the company behind this podcast, Shinchoku, go to:- LinkedIn- WebsiteOr sign up for our newsletter: HERE

L’ospite di quest’episodio di Greenvolution è Paolo Lonati, che lavora per una delle maggiori compagnie aeree come Head of Sales Operations per l’Europa. È un esperto di luxury business travel, impegnato nella sostenibilità fin da giovane.Nel podcast si toccano vari temi, come le differenze fra la categoria di viaggiatori business e quella leisure, i vari modi in cui le compagnie aeree mondiali si stanno impegnando a rendere i viaggi più sostenibili, ecc. Uno dei punti chiave è ovviamente l’impatto di co2 che l’industria aeronautica produce e rilascia durante le percorrenze. Ma la parte più interessante è quella che vi proponiamo nella seconda parte dell’episodio, dove si tocca l’argomento, molto tecnico, di alimentare gli aerei con carburanti alternativi, e i metodi per produrli e stoccarli. Thank you for listening! Do you want to know more about the company behind this podcast, Shinchoku, go to:- LinkedIn- WebsiteOr sign up for our newsletter: HERE

Is it possible to curb the horrible outcomes of trending fast fashion, which is the second cause of world pollution, by breaking the traditional business model built on the assumption of infinite growth? Is it possible to reduce the waste of linear production and linear thinking (in terms of natural resources, exploitation of workers, and use of non-renewable energies) and create high quality products that are good for the environment and the people making them? Mart Veeken, our guest for this new episode of Greenvolution, started LablFashion with the aim of redesigning the idea of fashion, making it sustainable in several respects. Together with a small team of professionals, he opened up a community in Kenya where clothes are produced literally from cotton to the t-shirt (or skirt, sweater, etc.) This eco-friendly fashion firm is proof that we can change the way we see clothes: no longer as disposable garments, but as objects with a story, created with passion and love for the planet and humankind. Thank you for listening! Do you want to know more about the company behind this podcast, Shinchoku, go to:- LinkedIn- WebsiteOr sign up for our newsletter: HERE

In this episode of Greenvolution our guest is Luke van Enkhuizen. Luke is a digitalisation consultant with a background in sheet metal works. His provides his servies in the sheet metal market, where he helps companies integrate their machines with MES, ERP and other relevant IT systems. In the talk we had with he explains in more detail what that means, and of course we also touch upon the subject of sustainability. According to Luke, sustainability is about preventing waste of materials, energy and resources. This needs to be dealt with at the source, in planning and engineering instead of on the shop floor, he explains.Thank you for listening! Do you want to know more about the company behind this podcast, Shinchoku, go to:- LinkedIn- WebsiteOr sign up for our newsletter: HERE

“Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink” sang Iron Maiden in the mid-'80s, in what would have been for younger generations the best way to remember “The rhyme of the ancient mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. And they were both right.In this fourth episode of the Greenvolution podcast, we’re going to talk about four projects involved in saving water and our planet. In our view, one proved to be a small example of greenwashing, the other is not so necessary, and the other two are more effective and, we hope, successful.So, let’s have a look at what these companies are doing to sort out the problem of water waste and to make this precious liquid more accessible to everyone, in particular to developing countries, where seasonal draught is a serious life-threatening matter.Thank you for listening! Do you want to know more about the company behind this podcast, Shinchoku, go to:- LinkedIn- WebsiteOr sign up for our newsletter: HERE

Intro intervista con Alessandro IacoponiBenvenuti alla terza puntata del nostro podcast Greenvolution. Questa volta parliamo nella mia lingua, anche se la sostenibilità e l’amore per il pianeta usano un linguaggio universale, che travalica i confini nazionali.Ho il piacere di presentarvi Alessandro Iacoponi, membro della EU Tech (European Technology Chamber), una community di aziende tecnologiche che ha come scopo principale quello di sviluppare tecnologie chiave per armonizzare sostenibilità ambientale ed efficienza lavorativa.Partendo dai 17 Obiettividi sviluppo sostenibile stilati dall’unione europea, il dottor Iacoponi tocca in quest’intervista svariati argomenti, primo fra tutti, come l’Italia si stia impegnando a rispettare questi obiettivi.Adottare strategie sostenibili non è complicato come sembra e può certamente portare benefici in termini di investimenti ma soprattutto come miglioramento della qualità del lavoro. L’italia è fra l’altro ai primi posti in Europa per la ricerca nella sostenibilità e come sforzo nell’aderire alla Smart Industry, grazie anche agli incentivi governativi offerti alle aziende.Thank you for listening! Do you want to know more about the company behind this podcast, Shinchoku, go to:- LinkedIn- WebsiteOr sign up for our newsletter: HERE

 In this second episode of the Greenvolution podcast, we continue with the interview to Frans Verouden, mastermind of Green Leisure Group, touching upon the topic of small and effective steps we all can make to take better care of the environment. Then, we will give a more general view on what European countries are doing to meet the 2030 pledges and the 17 environmental goals set by the EU. As Mr Verouden points out, small, continuous steps can really make the difference in changing our world.Thank you for listening! Do you want to know more about the company behind this podcast, Shinchoku, go to:- LinkedIn- WebsiteOr sign up for our newsletter: HERE

We are happy to introduce you to our brand new series of sustainability podcasts: GREENVOLUTION, The combination of  “green” and “evolution” can be read as GREEN REVOLUTION or GREEN EVOLUTION, the wide-scale change which begins with small steps, allowing the dominant worldview to evolve. Sticking to this principle, the protagonists of the podcasts presented here offer their everyday stories, big and small, about the efforts they made both as individuals and as companies, explaining how we can contribute to improve our future as citizens of the Earth.Thank you for listening! Do you want to know more about the company behind this podcast, Shinchoku, go to:- LinkedIn- WebsiteOr sign up for our newsletter: HERE