Latest Impact zero Podcast Episodes
Intersectional Activism w/ Christina Quach [Impact Zero Team]
Sustainability Disruptors - March 19, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutesThis 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, th...
Ep 23. Intersectional Activism w/ Christina Quach [Impact Zero Team]
Sustainability Disruptors - March 19, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutesThis 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, th...
Reusing Reusables w/ Charles Binks-Collier [Circulr]
Sustainability Disruptors - March 12, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutesThis 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 com...
Ep 22. Reusing Reusables w/ Charles Binks-Collier [Circulr]
Sustainability Disruptors - March 12, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutesThis 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 com...
Next Steps to Reduce Food Waste w/ Angelina, Leslie, Dr. Antonia, Lindura, and Tony [Drawdown Toronto Panel]
Sustainability Disruptors - March 05, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutesThis week we chat with a whole panel of guests during the last week of Drawdown Toronto's Just Eat It! Foo Waste Challenge. This last week's interview was so inspiring and informative that we had to re-share it here to the podcast. If you'd like to follow up with the last 6 interviews we produce...
Ep 21. Next Steps to Reduce Food Waste w/ Angelina, Leslie, Dr. Antonia, Lindura, and Tony [Drawdown Toronto Panel]
Sustainability Disruptors - March 05, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutesThis week we chat with a whole panel of guests during the last week of Drawdown Toronto's Just Eat It! Foo Waste Challenge. This last week's interview was so inspiring and informative that we had to re-share it here to the podcast. If you'd like to follow up with the last 6 interviews we produce...
It's #5, Let's Make a Plant Pot w/ Ally Mitchell [Ocean Plastic Pots]
Sustainability Disruptors - February 26, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutesThis week we chat with Ally Mitchell, the Founder and Owner of Ocean Plastic Pots. Ocean Plastic Pots is inspired by Ally Mitchell’s passion and determination to help turn the tide on the large volume of plastic found in our seas, causing grave harm to the future of our planet. Together we chat ...
Ep 20. It's #5, Let's Make a Plant Pot w/ Ally Mitchell [Ocean Plastic Pots]
Sustainability Disruptors - February 26, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutesThis week we chat with Ally Mitchell, the Founder and Owner of Ocean Plastic Pots. Ocean Plastic Pots is inspired by Ally Mitchell’s passion and determination to help turn the tide on the large volume of plastic found in our seas, causing grave harm to the future of our planet. Together we chat ...
Repair & Maintenance w/ Katie Allen [Fiix Software]
Sustainability Disruptors - February 19, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutesThis week we chat with Katie Allen, the Sustainability & Social Impact Manager at Fiix Software. Katie has been at the company since they were a small start-up and has helped them grow while keeping sustainability top-of-mind! Together we chat about the importance of maintenance, repair, and how...
Ep 19. Repair & Maintenance w/ Katie Allen [Fiix Software]
Sustainability Disruptors - February 19, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutesThis week we chat with Katie Allen, the Sustainability & Social Impact Manager at Fiix Software. Katie has been at the company since they were a small start-up and has helped them grow while keeping sustainability top-of-mind! Together we chat about the importance of maintenance, repair, and how...
Ep 18. Circular Technology w/ Frances Edmonds [HP Canada]
Sustainability Disruptors - February 12, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutesJoin Erin Andrews as she chats with Frances Edmonds, the Head of Sustainability at HP Canada. We talk about why giving employees paid volunteer time off of their day job makes businesses more money, how HP attributes over $1 billion of their revenue to their sustainability initiatives, how to ...
Circular Technology w/ Frances Edmonds [HP Canada]
Sustainability Disruptors - February 12, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutesJoin Erin Andrews as she chats with Frances Edmonds, the Head of Sustainability at HP Canada. We talk about why giving employees paid volunteer time off of their day job makes businesses more money, how HP attributes over $1 billion of their revenue to their sustainability initiatives, how to ...
Premier Ford Did What?? w/ Dr. Dianne Saxe [Saxe Facts & Deputy Leader of GPO]
Sustainability Disruptors - February 05, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutesJoin Erin Andrews as she chats with Dr. Dianne Saxe, the founder of Saxe Facts and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario. She shares with us how she got into politics from her long career as an environmental lawyer, and what the Ford government did with Bill 57 to essentially erase Ontario...
Ep 17. Premier Ford Did What?? w/ Dr. Dianne Saxe [Saxe Facts & Deputy Leader of GPO]
Sustainability Disruptors - February 05, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutesJoin Erin Andrews as she chats with Dr. Dianne Saxe, the founder of Saxe Facts and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario. She shares with us how she got into politics from her long career as an environmental lawyer, and what the Ford government did with Bill 57 to essentially erase Ontario...
Running a Small Business IRL w/ Kristen Hosick [Front Porch Refillery]
Sustainability Disruptors - January 29, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutesJoin Erin Andrews as she chats with Kristen Hosick, the Owner of Front Porch Refillery. She shares with us what it's like to actually own not just a small circular business, but one that she runs on the side of being a nurse and mom of two small children! Together we talk about why she started ...
Ep 16. Running a Small Business IRL w/ Kristen Hosick [Front Porch Refillery]
Sustainability Disruptors - January 29, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutesJoin Erin Andrews as she chats with Kristen Hosick, the Owner of Front Porch Refillery. She shares with us what it's like to actually own not just a small circular business, but one that she runs on the side of being a nurse and mom of two small children! Together we talk about why she started ...
Ep 15. Quantifying Environmental Impact w/ Leila Nattagh [W2R Solutions]
Sustainability Disruptors - January 22, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutesJoin us as we chat with Leila Nattagh, the Owner of W2R Solutions. She tells us about her beginnings doing research into marine toxicity, her work at Goodwill, and how she started helping start-ups carbon footprint their products and services! Together we talk about what it means to have a life...
Quantifying Environmental Impact w/ Leila Nattagh [W2R Solutions]
Sustainability Disruptors - January 22, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutesJoin us as we chat with Leila Nattagh, the Owner of W2R Solutions. She tells us about her beginnings doing research into marine toxicity, her work at Goodwill, and how she started helping start-ups carbon footprint their products and services! Together we talk about what it means to have a life...
Ep 14. Solar, Sharks and Carbon w/ Krystal Persaud [Grouphug Solar]
Sustainability Disruptors - January 15, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutesJoin us as we chat with Krystal Persaud, the Founder of Grouphug Solar. She tells us about her journey starting designing toys, and how that helped her build her own business that launched on Kickstarter and was backed by Shark Tank's Mark Cuban in a matter of months! Together we talk about Gro...
Solar, Sharks and Carbon w/ Krystal Persaud [Grouphug Solar]
Sustainability Disruptors - January 15, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutesJoin us as we chat with Krystal Persaud, the Founder of Grouphug Solar. She tells us about her journey starting designing toys, and how that helped her build her own business that launched on Kickstarter and was backed by Shark Tank's Mark Cuban in a matter of months! Together we talk about Gro...
Ep 13. Investing in the Circular Economy w/ Jean Olemou [GreenDev]
Sustainability Disruptors - January 08, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutesJoin us as we chat with Jean Olemou, a circular economy-centric impact investor funnelling millions of dollars into Canada's circular economy development, through his company GreenDev. Together we uncover the secrets that go into investing in a circular project: Why is it valuable? How do you ...
Investing in the Circular Economy w/ Jean Olemou [GreenDev]
Sustainability Disruptors - January 08, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutesJoin us as we chat with Jean Olemou, a circular economy-centric impact investor funnelling millions of dollars into Canada's circular economy development, through his company GreenDev. Together we uncover the secrets that go into investing in a circular project: Why is it valuable? How do you ...
Ep 13. Investing in the Circular Economy
Sustainability Disruptors - January 08, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutesJoin us as we chat with Jean Olemou, a circular economy-centric impact investor funnelling millions of dollars into Canada's circular economy development, through his company GreenDev. Together we uncover the secrets that go into investing in a circular project: Why is it valuable? How do you ...
Ep 12. Circular Economy Around the World w/ Melissa Murara [African Development Bank]
Sustainability Disruptors - December 18, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutesJoin us as we chat with Melissa Murara, a sustainability consultant at African Development Bank who is currently working on a EUR 4,000,000 circular economy trust fund to help countries, cities, and SMEs develop the infrastructure needed to build the circular economy. Together we talk all abou...
Ep 12. Circular Economy Around the World
Sustainability Disruptors - December 18, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutesJoin us as we chat with Melissa Murara, a sustainability consultant at African Development Bank who is currently working on a EUR 4,000,000 circular economy trust fund to help countries, cities, and SMEs develop the infrastructure needed to build the circular economy. Together we talk all abou...
Circular Economy Around the World w/ Melissa Murara [African Development Bank]
Sustainability Disruptors - December 18, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutesJoin us as we chat with Melissa Murara, a sustainability consultant at African Development Bank who is currently working on a EUR 4,000,000 circular economy trust fund to help countries, cities, and SMEs develop the infrastructure needed to build the circular economy. Together we talk all abou...
Ep 11. Context First! w/ Ru Yap [Project Tsehigh]
Sustainability Disruptors - December 11, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutesJoin us as we chat with Ru Yap, a graphic design artist, marketer, volunteer with Project Tsehigh, and environmental activist with a wealth of experiential knowledge. In this episode we learn all about Ru's experience and knowledge about why we need to understand the whole scope and life cycle ...
Context First! w/ Ru Yap [Project Tsehigh]
Sustainability Disruptors - December 11, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutesJoin us as we chat with Ru Yap, a graphic design artist, marketer, volunteer with Project Tsehigh, and environmental activist with a wealth of experiential knowledge. In this episode we learn all about Ru's experience and knowledge about why we need to understand the whole scope and life cycle ...
Ep 11. Context First!
Sustainability Disruptors - December 11, 2020 05:00 - 36 minutesJoin us as we chat with Ru Yap, a graphic design artist, marketer, volunteer with Project Tsehigh, and environmental activist with a wealth of experiential knowledge. In this episode we learn all about Ru's experience and knowledge about why we need to understand the whole scope and life cycle ...
Ep 10. Litter Clean-Ups & Non-Profit Life w/ Rochelle Byrne [A Greener Future]
Sustainability Disruptors - December 04, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutesJoin us as we chat with Rochelle Byrne, the Founder & Executive Director of A Greener Future. In this episode we learn all about why Rochelle started a non-profit organization focused on cleaning up our shorelines. Together we talk all about what it is like to start a non-profit, why oceans an...
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