Is sustainability just something that salespeople shy away from? Or is it more something that can be an asset in sales? Yes to the final question, according to my guest today. Sustainability presented and packaged correctly is a major potential sales superpower – if they can communicate it correctly to the customer. My guest today is Amanda Downs, …

What is a good partnership and are they easy or hard to obtain? Do partners with a sustainability approach have advantages over “traditional” partners? And what is the D-A-N-C-E framework? Lots of questions and just as many amazing answers when I partner up (pun intended) with the knowledgeable Dave Plunkett on the topic. He is the founder of the c…

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the connection between innovation and sustainability. My guest on the show today is Aileen Boyle who is the CEO of Fortro. For more than 20 years, she has helped companies innovate and create impactful businesses. A key take away is that sustainability and circular economy are effectful platforms for innova…

How can we change the world for the better if we’re burned out and stressed? How do organizations make sure that they take the wellbeing of their employees serious? And what does being a “force for good” company do to create an organization where people thrive and perform? All these questions and a lot more will be answered on today’s episode where…

Why is operational excellence so important and what does it take to achieve it, especially in a sustainable company? All this and more will be answered when I have a great conversation with an expert on the matter, namely Marianne Page, author of several books on the topic. To Marianne, operational excellence can be as simple as “doing what you say…

Is it a superpower to be a company with a “force for good” mindset when it comes to attracting investors in today’s world? Yes, says my guest on the show – as long as you’re not using it as a substitute for good, sound commercial business modeling. But if it is in addition to a sound business model, then it's a superpower and quite a massive one to…

A great company brand is clearly highly valuable. As sustainable companies they got a huge advantage in this game. There are numerous examples of how sustainability can be part of leveraging and growing such a company brand. But how important is branding for a business to have success in the world of today? This is the topic I am discussing with my…

Most business leaders have a focus on recruitment and very often it is a bit of an issue – sometimes even the limiting factor for growth and success. We kick off Season three of Green Business With Impact with a great guest and super experienced expert named Alan Furley. He is the co-founder and CEO of ISL talent, which is a British recruitment com…

What does it take to build and scale a circular business? What kind of mindset is needed? What are some of the dilemmas and discrepancies you will be facing? These are some of the questions I talk about with Director and Co-founder Wickie Meier Engstrøm from Kvadrat Really in this final episode of the second season of the podcast Green Business Wit…

Today’s episode will underline the good old learning: That investing in quality pays. But here you get a different understanding of what is understood as quality. There is much more to the company Stykka than just another story about a company with a circular mindset within the kitchen manufacturing industry. I guarantee you, that when you hear abo…

Today, I’ll invite you into a story from Malmo in Sweden, where a small sign producing company, Accus, has transformed and boosted their business via the circular business thinking. It’s an interesting story not only about more sustainable materials but also a story about the power of finding and living by one's purpose and mission. The result is a…

“It looks brand new!??” This is the response that today’s guest most often gets when a potential new client gets a sample of their used laptops to play around with and test. Seeing is believing and this has turned out to be very true in the world of remanufactured computers where one thought is to remanufacture a laptop so it looks brand new, anoth…

Today’s guest will open your eyes and ears to the business opportunities that go with a circular mindset. John Atcheson is Co-Founder/CEO at Circular Way, the first fully circular fashion retailer and he shares his experience and visions for a future building upon circularity instead of the usual mantra of selling more stuff. It’s not easy though, …

Michael Bayer Thomsen, Zirq Solutions When Zirq Solutions worked based on a linear mindset, their customers asked: “How much does it cost to produce this?” Now the company has changed to a circular mindset, and the questions have changed accordingly to: “How do we develop the best solution? How do we take care of the product during its lifespan? Ho…

When three friends one day were riding on noisy snowmobiles in the snowclad mountains of North Sweden, they realized two things; They had to turn off their machines in order to get the silent experience they wanted while visiting the beautiful Swedish nature. And they had to wear special clothes because of the bad smell from the exhaust from the sn…

Picture this: A beautiful beach in the Caribbean. You head down for a dip – but the beach and a large part of the ocean is covered with invasive seaweed, that causes several problems: Marine life and corals are suffocating. Tourism is declining. Wouldn’t it be great if someone could turn this problem into something useful? Well, meet Mari Granström…

What do products that help people with chronic bowel disorders have to do with the bigger picture on Sustainability? Well, after listening to today’s episode, you will know and have heard a lot of visionary thinking as I interview Lena Ehmsen Lachenmeier on this last episode of the season. Lena is the CEO of medical device company Qufora and she sa…

The future of the fashion industry and its innovation potential is the pivot of today’s podcast. We all have some form of relationship with the fashion industry, whether we choose to wear high fashion or go for fast fashion. Regardless, we all wear clothes. But as you probably know, manufacturing of clothing is considered one of the more problemati…

”A product can only keep its value if it also keeps its beauty, keeps its function, and that it is repairable. That you can sell it at auctions or vintage markets or pass it on to the next generation”. These are the words of David Obel Rosenkvist, who is Chief Commercial- and Chief Creative Officer at the Danish lighting company Louis Poulsen. Davi…

The building industry has a lot of challenges when it comes to becoming more sustainable. The material and energy consumption going into building a building is massive. Traditions and rules in the industry counteracts change. And even though there is a growing commitment to certifications, we here today that they often don’t result in significant c…

Some companies tend to think they have limited impact on sustainability if they are small or medium sized company. But today, my interview with Claus Ishøy, CEO and owner of Plastic manufacturer Carmo, shows that if you have a high level of ambition and show your commitment to work on sustainability, you may just be the exact partner, other compani…

CO2 is a big problem for the planet. But not for Cold Jet. For them, it is a vital resource. For 30 years the company has used its dry ice technology to clean with CO2 instead of using water and chemicals. So not only are they providing more environmentally friendly cleaning methods, but they are also actually reusing CO2 in the process. Arvid Niel…

Taking sustainable initiatives and implementing them is important for companies today. A positive side effect of these initiatives can be lowering the costs on your products. But what is crucial and can give you both goodwill and save you money going forward, is that you start communicating your sustainable initiatives to your customers. This is wh…

Sustainability plays a large role in the leading Scandinavian crafts business Panduro, and my guest today is co-owner and B2B director Thomas Panduro. He believes that sustainability is going to be the “license to operate” in the future marketplace. One of the tools for working with sustainability is circular economy, and on the show, Thomas tells …

Green Business With Impact is a new podcast that dives into the business side of a transition to sustainability using circular economy. Through interviews with various business leaders, from small and medium-sized businesses, we will discuss how to do it profitably, where to focus, what others have done etc. Your host is Jasper Steinhausen and he d…