2022 Podcasts
Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Nairobi-based photographer and founder of Exposing Hope, Alissa Everett.
Alissa’s career journey from the Peace Corps in Sengel to investment banking in California, coupled with her desire to authentically connect to communities, led her to pack her bags and cameras in 2003 and head to Iraq to begin an extraordinary career in photojournalism.
Join women17 in conversation with Dr Bettina Palazzo, Ethics Expert, as we discuss how “ethics is a collaborative conversation between diverse people trying to figure out how to act, live and make good decisions.” We dive into how Bettina found her way into business ethics and the imperative for start-ups as well as large companies need to keep ethics at the centre of their business strategy well before ethical issues arise.
Let this sink in….a baby needs 4,500 diapers before it learns how to use a toilet.
Have a listen to my conversation with Ayumi to learn how DYCLE has created diaper inserts that become nutrients for plants creating fertile soil. DYCLE is truly an example of a circular economy.
Did you know that on average, a woman owns six bras, but only wears two and worn bras only last 6-9 months!?The average American throws away 81 pounds of clothing a year and 95% of these textiles can be recycled, but only 15% gets donated or recycled. That is just astonishing!
I invite you to have a listen to my conversation with Elaine to learn about how you can recycle your own bras- even if you are living outside of the US.
Imagine carrying 10 litres (2.64 gallons) of water for several kilometres. Now, put that water pot on your head and walk the same distance- multiple times per day. This is the drudgery that many women and girls endure in the Global South- harming not only their health, but also excluding them from getting a formal education.
This is where social entrepreneur Cynthia Koenig, Founder of Wello, an award winning social venture that co-creates disruptive innovations designed to provide better, more reliable access to safe water stepped in.
How many companies can celebrate eliminating over 3 billion single-use items (and still counting!)? Me thinks not many, but LastObject can and boy, am I a big fan!
Today I am thrilled to share my conversation with Isabel Aagaard, Founder of LastObject, whose mission is to eliminate single use items by creating reusable sustainable alternatives.
Happy New Year and welcome to our first podcast of 2022!
Today I am speaking with Dorothée Schiesser, Social Entrepreneur, Founder and President of SapoCycle, Europe’s first non-profit organisation that collects discarded soaps in hotels and turns them into life-saving products.