Sustainable Ambassador Podcast
Episodes
Sustainability with Indigenous Knowledge and Leadership
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Prabindra Shakya about Rethinking Sustainable Development with Indigenous Leaders...
Indigenous Rights Must Be Core to Climate Solutions
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Eriel Deranger of Indigenous Climate Action about why protecting Indigenous righ...
Climate Change, Heat and Brain Health
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Burcin Ikiz, Neuro Climate Working Group Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How Climate Change and Pollution Impact the Heart
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I sit down with Professor Mark Miller of the University of Edinburgh to explore how climate cha...
Power of Benchmarks to Accelerate Corporate Action
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Gerbrand Haverkamp, Executive Director and co-founder of the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), about what benchmarking...
Making Climate Progress in the Midwest
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Heather Navarro about her work at the Midwest Climate Collaboration to support a spectrum of stakeholders making climat...
What If Sustainability Isn't Enough?
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we dive into the concept of degrowth with John Mulrow, founder of the Degrowth Institute and ad...
The Conservative Case for Climate Action
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, Rich Brubaker speaks with Bob Inglis, former U.S. Congressman and founder of republicEn.org, ab...
Recalibrating Sustainability: Returning to First Principles
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nicole Martens, Head of Impact Advisory at a South Africa–based think tank and consultancy, reflects on the current state of sustai...
How the Sustainability Movement Lost Its Way
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I sit down with Ralph Thurm, founder of a|head Ahead and co-founder of r3.0, to explore a press...
Reflecting on a 30 Year Career in Sustainability
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rich speaks with Dr. Tauni Lanier, a pioneer in sustainable finance, about her 30-year journey bridging environmental issues with the...
The Future of Sustainability Careers: Conviction Meets Pragmatism
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I speak with Harco Leertouwer, a leading recruiter of sustainability executives, abdout the The...
Great Government Partnerships Are a Force Multiplier for Impact
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we explore how great government partnerships become a true force multiplier for impact with Rat...
Finding Your Purpose Through a Sustainable Development Career
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Preity Gurung, a passionate young processional who found her purpose through a ca...
Telling Community-Centered Stories of Climate Change
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Diana Njeru, Project Director at BBC Media Action, about her work equipping loca...
Rebuilding the Business Case for Sustainability
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I speak with Philipp Meister, Global Fashion and Sporting Goods Chemical Lead at Quantis, about...
Creating a New Model for Environmental Philanthropy
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we’re joined by Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet, who speaks about their recent work t...
Sustainable Finance Puts Communities First
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Bernadette Victorio, Program Lead for Fair Finance Asia, to explore how raising t...
Measuring the Impact of USAID's Closure
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Blair Glencorse, founder and co-CEO of the Accountability Lab, about their resear...
USAID's Mission, Impact, and Closure
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Veronica Lee, who shares insights of USAID's mission, impact, and closure.A 15 year veteran of the organization, Victo...
From Pledges to Progress: The Work of a Climate Envoy
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I sit down with Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, Climate Envoy for the Netherlands to speak about the...
Water Resilience and Climate Smart Cities
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speaks with Pritha Hariram, iPAC Director for Water Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation at...
Nepal's Path to Economic and Climate Security
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Madhu Marasini, Secretary at Nepal’s National Planning Commission, about his work to support Nepal's path to economic...
Career in Environmental Journalism
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Martina Igini, Editor-in-Chief of Earth.org, about her journey into a career in climate journalism, the unique voluntee...
Realigning Global Migration Policies & Programs Toward Safer Pathways
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speaks with Sanushka Mudlair, Director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Global Migration Lab, a...
Next-Generation Materials & Sustainable Fashion
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Christine Goulay, a sustainable innovation expert, about her recent report on next-generation materials and sustainable...
The Rise of Fractional Chief Sustainability Officers
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Ellen Weinreb, founder of the Weinreb Group about the rise of fractional chief sustainability officers (CSOs) that are ...
From Corporate Law to Ocean Advocacy
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I am joined by Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb, an accomplished environmental lawyer whose career spans ...
Coral Reef Conservation and Adaption
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Stacy Williams, Executive Director of ISER Caribe, about her journey as a marine ...
Delivering Global Impact Through a UN Career
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Dr. Martin Frick, Director of the World Food Program in Berlin about his 25+ year...
Could Universal Basic Income Save the Amazon?
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Isabel Felandro, Head of Programmes at Cool Earth, about their recent pilot progr...
Telling the Human Stories of Climate Change
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Laurie Goering, the Extreme Heat Editor for Climate Resilience for All. about the...
How Photography Can Inspire a Global Environmental Movement
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with photographer Chris Jordan about how photography has the ability to inspire a glob...
The Future of Sustainability at Business Schools
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, host Rich Rigger speaks with Andrew Jack, the Global Education Editor at the Financial Times ab...
Preparing for a Future of Climate Migration
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, host Rich interviews award-winning science writer and Anthropocene researcher Gaia Vince about ...
The Business Case for Sustainable Leadership
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I speak with Jeana Wirtenberg from Rutgers Business School about the evolving role of business ...
Circularity is the Key to a Sustainable Future
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with with Ivonne Bojoh, CEO of Circle Economy, about the circular economy and her jou...
Managing Climate Change in Cities
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador podcast, we speak with Tiffany Crawford & Krista Milne about their work as Chief Heat Officers for t...
Learning the Lessons of the Plant-Based Pullback
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Sustainable Ambassador Podcast episode, we chat with Paul Shapiro on the transformative power of plant-based products in replacing animal prot...
Leaving McKinsey to Save the World
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassadors Podcast, I speak with my former student Talha Khan about his decision to leave McKinsey to become the E...
Climate Change Just Isn't Tangible Enough
11 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Professor Björn-Ola Linnér challenges of creating tangibility around environmen...
A Young Environmental Campaigner's Commitment to Net-Free Seas
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Salisa Traipipitsiriwat about her work as Senior Campaigner to rid the ocean of plastic waste, and the early lessons sh...
Communicate Climate Change Better
04 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador podcast, we speak with Nick Oldridge, about his work at the Climate Science Breakthrough to partner come...
Inspiring & Empowering Africa's Young Climate Activists
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with the inspiring Isabel Andam, a passionate climate activist from Ghana, about her journey towards becoming a prominent yo...
Adapting to Climate Change
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Joshua Amponsem and Nathaniel Matthews about their work to drive conversations, partnerships, and programs that drive c...
Building a Youth-Led Climate Movement
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador podcast, we speak with climate justice advocate Mitzi Jonelle Tan about the work she is doing to build a...
Delivering Impact as the Vice President of Global Sustainability
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Jeannie-Renne Malone, about her career path to becoming the Vice President for Gl...
Unlocking the Potential of Philanthropy
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Through this week's episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Tom Hall, the Head of Social Impact at UBS, about his insights and ex...
Find Your Mission Through a Career in Diversity & Inclusion
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Curtis Baker about finding his mission as the Asia Pacific Lead for Inclusion, Di...
Making a Mid-Career Transition to Circularity and Sustainable Leadership
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode of the Sustainability Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Elin Bergman, COO of Cradlenet, about the work she is doing to drive awareness...
Study Unveils Overwhelming Support for Climate Action
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Peter Andre about his recent research showing 69% of the global population expres...
How Equity Fluent Leaders Ignite and Accelerate Change
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I speak with Kellie McElhaney about her work at the Berkeley Haas Business School's Center for ...
Driving Traditional Investors into Sustainability and Impact
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with sustainable investment sherpa Robert Rubinstein about his work to help asset owners reallocate their portfolios toward ...
Investing In Early-Stage Mission-Driven Entrepreneurs
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Romain Diaz about his work to invest in early-stage mission-driven entrepreneurs, and how Satgana brings together an eco...
Turn the ESG Skills Gap into A Career Opportunity
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Serena Mak, Executive Director of Sustainability Finance at DBS Bank, sheds light on the ESG talent gap she is seeing and the opportu...
Clearing the Air: Air Quality Data & Solutions for Pollution
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Lauri Myllyvirta about the work he and his team at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) are doing to u...
America's 1st Sustainable Mayor
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Buffaloe, Mayor of Columbia, Missouri Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Climate Migration: Developing Data foresight to Deliver Solutions
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Dr Koko Warner about climate migration, and the work she and her colleagues are doing in the UN Migration Global Data I...
How to End Waste - Policies, Processes, and People`
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Timestamps:00:15 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast01:00 - Joan Marc Simon & Zero Waste Europe Introduction01:30 - Size & Scope o...
How Sustainability Delivers Long-Term Value to Business
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Alex Edmans about the opportunity for leaders to deliver long-term business valu...
Sustainable Finance Career Insights: Driving Billions towards Impact
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Stephanie Choi about her career as a financier who sees the opportunity to measur...
Sustainability & Global Citizenship Education Programs
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Timestamps:00:25 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast01:00 - D'Arcy Lunn Introduction 01:30 - Sustainability at Education in Motion (EIM)02...
Social Drivers & Climate Change Tipping Points
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Anita Engles & Jochem Marotzke speak about the recently Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2023, that systematically analyzed and as...
Telling the Story of Sustainability
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador podcast, Tim Sweeney shares his valuable insights and experiences in creating the recent nine-part YouTu...
Making a Mid-Career Pivot into ESG & Sustainability
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador podcast, we speak with Savills' Asia-Pacific Director of Sustainability and ESG Sam Crispin about his mi...
Careers in Impact & Impact Investment
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with Veronica Yow, ESG & Impact Manager at The Meloy Fund, about her "less than li...
The Power of Defiant Optimism to Deliver Global Change
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Sustainability Ambassador podcast, we speak with Durreen Shahnaz, founder of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), IIX Foundation, and ...
Closing the Loop on Textile Waste
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Sustainability Ambassadors, Ronna Chao, Novetex Textiles's Chairperson, discusses her mission to end textile waste and the developm...
Redirecting Capital Towards Sustainable Business Models
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lisa Genasci of ADM Climate Fund shares insights on redirecting capital towards sustainable businesses.Through our conversation, we s...
Shifting Business Towards a Sustainable Future. 1% at a Time
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet, about her work to leverage the power of small actions to catalyze a shift in su...
Small Actions Make a Big Difference in Sustainability
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with CB Bhattacharya about his work to help businesses, and business leaders, to incubate, launch, entrench sustainability i...
Sustainability & Storytelling: Telling the Story of Waste
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, we speak with author Adam Minter about his experience telling the story of waste and sustainabi...
Going All In to Stop Climate Change & Save the World
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, Rich speak with the AMAZING Hunter Lovins about her 40+ years working TIRELESSLY to bend the cu...
The Growth Opportunities for Sustainable Leaders & Leadership
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About Harco:“Harco J. Leertouwer leads the team responsible for the business in Continental Europe and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Harco bri...
Protecting Human Rights & Delivering Social Impact
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Anne-Ross Wasser about the work she is doing as a Senior Policy Advisor for the Dutch Foreign of Ministry Affairs to mon...
Leaving Corporate to Save the Sharks
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About Andrea:For the past 30 years, Ms. Richey has lived in Hong Kong and worked for a wide variety of corporate and NGO entities. Since 2015, she h...
Transitioning Humanity to a Plant-Based Diet
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bruce Friedrich speaks about the work he and his team have done to create a global movement to shift humanity towards a sustainable ...
Helping Irresponsible Investors Profit with Sustainability & Impact | Robert Rubinstein, TBLI
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with sustainable investment sherpa Robert Rubinstein about his work to help asset owners reallocate their portfolios toward ...
Putting Costa Rica on a Sustainable Path
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Sustainability Ambassadors, José María Figueres, Former President of Costa Rica, speaks with Rich about putting Costa Rica on th...
Driving Sustainability & Social Impact Through the Supply Chain
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Sammie Ho Dumas, Director of Social Impact & Sustainability at Williams-Sonoma, about her 20 year career focused on...
Sustainability & ESG Careers: Trends & Opportunities
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Sustainability Ambassadors, we speak with Ellen Weinreb about the trends and opportunities she is seeing for (young) professionals ...
Starting a Career in Sustainability
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Diana Chen and Dmitry Andreev about how they got their start in sustainability, the work they are doing as generalists (...
The Future of Sustainability is Regeneration!
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the Sustainability Ambassador podcast, I had the privilege of interviewing James Ehrlich on his visionary perspective for communiti...
Climate Change & National Security
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Timestamps:00:14 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast00:32 - Francesco Femia Introduction01:18 - Climate Change & Security: 02:15 - Core...
The Career Path for Chief Sustainability Officers
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Sustainability Ambassadors, we speak with Erin Meezan, about her experience and insights about being Chief Sustainability Officer a...
Reducing Emissions & Preventing Climate Overshoot
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Timestamps:00:15 - Welcome to Sustainability Ambassador Podcast00:38 - Joshua Horton Introduction01:00 - Introduction to Overshoot02:00 - Clawing Back...
Growing & Greening Economies
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I have an incredible conversation with Richard Damania, the Chief Economist at the World Bank, ...