About Sustainability…
Episodes
The Science of Change (Part 1): Behavioural Insights for Sustainability
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to About Sustainability…, a podcast brought to you by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).In this episode, hosts Dwayne...
Environmental negotiations: Discussions that shape our future
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dwayne Appleby and Andre Mader had an illuminating discussion about multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and their negotiatio...
SDG10 and Beyond: Ensuring a Just Transition for All
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us on "About Sustainability," a podcast by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). In this episode, we explore what t...
Depopulation, shrinking cities and urban-rural migration
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Alice Yamabe and Andre Mader speak with two IGES colleagues, Fernando Ortiz Moya and Yasuo Takahashi, about the phenomenon of depopula...
Let's talk about the material footprint and its significance for sustainability
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of About Sustainability, we talked to Heinz Schandl, who joined us from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisati...
A few perspectives on UNEP's 6th Environment Assembly and its "OECPR"
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Alice and Andre talked to Simon about the United Nations Environment Assembly, also known as UNEA, which is the decision-making body o...
Looking back on the career of emeritus IGES Executive Director, Hideyuki Mori
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of About Sustainability…, Andre, Alice and Simon celebrate the contribution of an IGES legend, Mr Hideyuki Mori. Mori-san has been...
About Climate Action (SDG 13): Framing Climate Change as a Security Issue and Outcomes of UNFCCC-COP28
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of About Sustainability…, Alice and Erin were joined by Naoyuki OKANO and Nagisa SHIIBA, IGES experts working on Climate Adaptation....
Tackling plastic pollution: Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) updates
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of About Sustainability…, Erin, Alice, and Simon were joined by Matthew Hengesbaugh and Chochoe Devaporihartakula, IGES experts work...
A life dedicated to the environment
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a while since our last installment but today’s episode is a special interview with a long-serving member of IGES who has had a fascinati...
SDG7: Affordable and Clean Energy
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on this episode is Akihisa Kuriyama, a policy researcher in IGES’ Climate & Energy Unit. He joins us to talk about SDG7 on energy. We ...
Updates from the ongoing political and scientific processes to reduce plastic pollution
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we met with Amila from IGES who shared the latest updates on international plastics governance. Among others, he described details...
SDG6: Water, water everywhere, but how is it managed?
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of About Sustainability…Erin and Bob talked to Binaya Raj Shivakoti, an IGES expert in the Adaptation and Water team, about SDG6, wh...
SDG5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of About Sustainability..., Andre and Erin spoke with their colleague, Maiko Morishita, about SDG5, on achieving gender equality and e...
Regional or Local Circulating and Ecological Spheres (CES) - Sustainability Afoot #2
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of About Sustainability…In episode 2 of the Sustainability Afoot series, Bob took a walk with Dr. Bijon Kumer Mitra to find out what...
Renewing Commitments to Nature: Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of About Sustainability…Erin and Simon caught up with Andre just before his trip to Montreal, Canada for the second part of the 15th...
Circular Economy (Sustainability Afoot #1)
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of About Sustainability…Bob kicked off a new experimental format, tentatively called “Sustainability Afoot”. The concept is si...
SDG4 (part 2): Education and sustainable development - are we teaching the right things?
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second part of our episode on SDG4 and education for sustainable development. In this part we focused on whether the right skills are taug...
SDG4 (part 1): Why is education so important for sustainable development?
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talked with our good friend Robert Didham. He is Centre Director and Associate Professor at the Centre for Collaborative Learning f...
SDG3: Good Health and Well-Being
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of About Sustainability..., Erin, Andre, and Bob invited Eric Zusman back to talk about SDG3 on Health. Eric works on co-benefits betw...
SDG2: Zero Hunger
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our series on SDGs, Simon, Andre and Erin invited Prabhakar SVRK, who knows a lot about climate adaptation, food and agricult...
SDG1: No Poverty
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What’s in an SDG?In an effort to more deeply understand the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), over the next few months, the About Sustainability...
Can the World Achieve the SDGs? Part 2 of 2
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 2 of the broad discussion that André, Bob, Erin, and Simon went into, which began with the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and why ...
Can the World Achieve the SDGs? Part 1 of 2
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This time, Andre, Bob, Erin, and Simon went into a broader discussion around the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and why it seems so challenging ...
Asia Pacific Regional CSO Engagement Mechanism (APRCEM)
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andre and Erin had a chance to talk to a fascinating person named Wardarina about civic engagement, especially focusing on the Asia-Pacific Regional C...
The IPCC 6th Assessment Report: experiences and key messages from some Working Group III authors
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bob and André talked to Sudarmanto Budi Nugroho (“Toto”) and Eric Zusman, two IGES experts who were involved in Working Group III (Climate Mitiga...
Bonus Episode: Are Trees Really the Answer?
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of About Sustainability…, André, Bob, Erin, and Simon briefly discussed people’s relationship with nature, from local commu...
UNEA-5.2: Some Key Outcomes on Nature and Plastics
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of About Sustainability…, Simon and Erin followed up with Andre and IGES colleague Amila Abeynayaka, an expert on plastics managemen...
Convention on Biological Diversity
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This time Erin, Bob, and Simon talked to Andre about the Convention on Biological Diversity, or CBD, and the upcoming 15th meeting of the Conference o...
APFSD & HLPF: Reviewing SDG progress
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This time, Andre, Erin, and Simon spoke with Nobue Amanuma, a Deputy Director at the IGES Integrated Sustainability Centre. Nobue and Simon have been ...
What is UNEA-5.2?
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Simon shares his knowledge on UNEA-5.2, the second half of UNEP’s biennial United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), and the United Nations Enviro...