Best Mid Century Wasted Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 20: Above and Beyond: BridgeClimb Sydney's Environmental Journey 30:21

2M ago30:21

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Send us a Text Message. “It's called a crisis for a reason, and the sooner we can do things, the better. I think the education that I got through this process was that we are already at a point that is very difficult. So now we all have to get on board. You know, now I look at the world slightly differently when I travel myself, I look at what othe…

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Wasted Weekly Ep 10 No-spend January, new Traeger, 2024 color of the year, parents harassing coaches 1:44:05

6M ago1:44:05

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We're back from hiatus with a brand new YouTube Channel, and we had lots to catch up about! We talk about decluttering, no-spend January, Blake's new Traeger grill, trends for vintage reselling including the 2024 color of the year, and we go off the rails big time about parents who harass coaches in children's sports. We're off to a banging start i…

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Episode 19: How to Confidently Buy High-integrity Carbon Offsets 59:47

7M ago59:47

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Send us a Text Message. “It doesn’t make sense to go carbon neutral and purchase carbon offsets that might be dodgy. The purpose of achieving carbon neutrality is that you want to prove to the marketplace that you care about the environment and that you are taking a stand against climate change. You don’t want to open yourself up to reputational da…

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 9 - Going on Hiatus, Vintage Live Sales, Cooking & Holiday Planning, Ancestry Research 1:40:44

8M ago1:40:44

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We are back after missing last week due to nothing other than my own neglect and being sucked into an Ancestry research black hole. If you're into genealogy and family tree research, you know how all-consuming it can be. Blake and I catch up on the week, talk about youth sports, and nearly have a domestic about cooking. We share some of our upcomin…

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 8 - SHOCKING NEWS Spilling the Temu Tea, Matthew Perry, eBay Sales, "Retro" Home Decor 1:35:30

8M ago1:35:30

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We're back from our little two week break, and this episode is going to be an emotional roller coaster. Blake and I catch up with you on what we've been up to while we've been gone, tell you about my eBay sales, Blake has an audio minute filled with so many double entendres that I couldn't control my inner 12-year-old boy. I talk about my real feel…

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 7 - Getting sued for flipping a profit, Blake saved the family, Record Store Day, ear infections and bubble runs, flea market prep 1:49:29

9M ago1:49:29

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The countdown to my first antique market is officially on! I've been so busy prepping to sell at the Long Beach Antique Market and life is absolute chaos right now. One week to go! The kids also had a busy week, unfortunately an ear infection was thrown into the mix. I read an article about a couple suing an antiques dealer for flipping a huge prof…

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 6 - Grandpa Chic, Candycore, Gingerbread Girl, Audio Equipment Prices Dropping, Air Show Sounds 1:32:49

9M ago1:32:49

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Let's explore the next in home decor trends... with holiday decorating! Etsy and Real Simple gave us this incredible article naming the next big trends to prepare for: Gingerbread Girl, Mantlescaping, Grandpa Chic, Elevated Entertaining, and Candycore! Blake's noticed the audio gear market softening, I had a $400 eBay sale, and we all get to enjoy …

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 5 - Did We Get Scammed?! Goodwill Prices, Fraud, Smishing Scam 1:39:14

10M ago1:39:14

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This week we have big thoughts on some stuff. You'll either want to debate us, or you'll agree. But watch out, I'm on a block and delete spree. I made some videos and tried to beat the algorithm. There's sickness in our house again. Blake had another week at work; maybe "it was fine" or maybe he has more to say. I sold a pan for $70 and bought some…

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 4 - Scaring Blake with a Goodwill Skull, Trying Chick-fil-A, New Merch, Battling Colds, Big Vinyl News 1:33:30

10M ago1:33:30

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This week we talk about battling back to school colds, prepping for the flea market, special new Mid-Century Wasted merch, and our kids' sports in our weekly recap. Also, breaking news I'm now addicted to Chick-fil-A. I read an article about a skull donated to Goodwill and scare the bejeezus out of Blake, who has some big news in the world of audio…

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 3 - Back to School, Sports, Mourning Jewelry, Fall Centerpieces, Frank Sinatra, Palm Springs 1:08:16

10M ago1:08:16

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It's been a busy week! But none of it was all that productive for me business-wise. The kids went back to school and started their fall sports. I had an unproductive week of work. Listen to Blake get uncomfortable talking about mourning jewelry. I make fun of shiplap, once again, and mock the "fall centerpiece" trend on TikTok. I bought something f…

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Wasted Weekly Episode 2 - VAMP, eBay Sales, Vintage Halloween Decor, Jimmy Buffett, Q&As 2:07:29

10M ago2:07:29

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Catch up with us! Blake and I talk about what we've been up to this week, starting to sell on VAMP (virtualantiquemarketplace.com), the eBay and other online sales we've made, what's trending in Halloween decor, memories of Jimmy Buffett, and finishing off answering all your burning questions to introduce us and my reselling business to the listene…

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Wasted Weekly Episode 1! 2:27:11

11M ago2:27:11

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Welcome to Jamie & Blake stumbling their way through a podcast! This podcast is the weekly recap for Jamie's wildly popular (sarcasm) vintage reseller YouTube channel, Mid-Century Wasted. We will talk about what goodies Jamie picked up to resell this week, what sold on eBay, news and trends in reselling, and just a general update on our lives and w…

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Episode 18: Creating Change: Western Sydney University’s Sustainable Leadership 1:24:06

1y ago1:24:06

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Send us a Text Message. “I think authenticity is really important. It's nice to look and learn from what other people are doing, but follow your own normative compass. Follow the path that looks right for you and your organisation, and just work your way through it, step by step. Be ready to have ethically defensible strategies when operating in ar…

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Episode 17: Striking at the root, with Simon Holmes à Court 53:39

1y ago53:39

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Send us a Text Message. “One of the most impactful things we can do if you're passionate about climate change is to support politics. It's striking at the root of what needs to be done to make sure that the people who are working on the policies are going to drive this transformation. If we don't have the right people working at the root in favour …

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Episode 16: Casting the net: Zero reasons to delay climate action - with Austral Fisheries 1:09:06

1+ y ago1:09:06

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Send us a Text Message. “We don't have to worry about the next quarterly cycle, like public companies do. We can take judgments that transcend that cycle, understanding that seasons and natural systems produce variable results. We've made a judgment to leave a whole bunch of fish uncaught, with a negative impact on profitability, and we've made tha…

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Episode 15: A world without waste, with Sims Limited 1:17:34

2y ago1:17:34

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Send us a Text Message. “One of the things that we've also done is put in an internal carbon price. We'll be using that in modelling all our CapEx decisions and strategy to understand the impacts of various decisions on our targets and the financial return. The CFOs of our businesses saw immediately how that process could help us achieve our goals …

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Episode 14: Reducing transport emissions with EVs and hydrogen 1:32:10

2y ago1:32:10

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Send us a Text Message. In this special podcast episode, we speak with three people with significant experience in the transport sector, coming from the car manufacturing perspective, the policy perspective, and the motorist's perspective - Scott Nargar, David Malicki and Nikesh Murali. In this episode, we talk about how transport emissions can be …

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Episode 13: Net Zero Fundamentals, Part 2 - Carbon farming, carbon offsetting and insetting 22:07

2y ago22:07

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Send us a Text Message. This is part 2 of a special podcast recording based on a webinar that Barbara Albert, our Co-CEO, ran under the Entrepreneur’s Program to explain the fundamentals of Net Zero to Australian small and medium-sized businesses. In the first part of the recording, Barbara introduced carbon accounting, carbon scopes, calculating y…

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Episode 12: Net Zero Fundamentals, Part 1 – Carbon accounting and net zero pathways 37:29

2y ago37:29

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Send us a Text Message. This podcast episode is sponsored by AusIndustry, a Commonwealth Government program, which helps eligible businesses strengthen, grow and innovate, and develop and commercialise new ideas and products – locally, nationally and globally. The program also helps businesses achieve net zero via support from consultancies such as…

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Episode 11: Setting sail for 'climate positive' with the Sydney Opera House 56:58

2y ago56:58

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Send us a Text Message. In this podcast episode, we speak with Emma Bombonato, Environmental Sustainability Manager of Sydney Opera House. The Opera House is the nation’s premier tourist destination and one of the world’s busiest performing arts centres. Being a carbon neutral organisation under Climate Active since 2018, the Sydney Opera House bui…

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Episode 10: Land sector carbon measures and insetting to achieve net zero, with FLINTpro 1:03:16

2y ago1:03:16

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Send us a Text Message. In this podcast episode, we speak with Rob Waterworth, CEO of FLINTpro and the Mullion Group. The Mullion Group is a global software and consulting company, highly sought after for its expertise in greenhouse gas inventory systems for the land sector. We talk about carbon emissions and removals in the land sector such as car…

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Episode 9: How to dramatically reduce our emissions by electrifying everything, with Saul Griffith 1:24:00

2+ y ago1:24:00

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Send us a Text Message. “Rewiring a community means electrifying the majority of the households, the vehicles, the water heaters, the space heaters, the kitchens, and powering it with a mix of rooftop solar, community renewables, and grid-based renewables, all backed up by batteries everywhere. This is a pathway to zero emissions, better public hea…

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Episode 8: Leading emissions reduction in the water sector, with Hydroflux 1:01:55

2+ y ago1:01:55

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Send us a Text Message. In this podcast episode, we speak with Adrian Minshull, co-founder, CEO and Managing Director of the Hydroflux Group, one of Australia’s fastest growing and leading specialist water and wastewater solutions providers and Julia Seddon, CEO and Director of Cress Consulting, a subsidiary of the Hydroflux group. We talk about th…

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Episode 7: Driving emissions reduction in the fashion industry, with Global Fashion Group 1:01:46

2+ y ago1:01:46

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Send us a Text Message. In this podcast episode, we speak with Jaana Quaintance-James, the Chief Sustainability Officer of Global Fashion Group. Global Fashion Group, or GFG for short, serves customers in 17 countries and connects one billion potential consumers with thousands of global, local and own brands via its e-commerce platforms. We talk ab…

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Episode 6: How behavioural science can nudge your business towards net-zero 1:11:56

2+ y ago1:11:56

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Send us a Text Message. In this podcast episode, we interview two outstanding behavioural scientists - Dr Juliette Tobias-Webb and Dr Philipe Bujold. We are going to investigate how behavioural science can help drive net profit with zero emissions. We look into how organisations can inspire and motivate their employees, suppliers and customers to m…

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Episode 5: Lion's net-zero big pitcher - doing the right thing for the long term, with Justin Merrell 1:17:37

3y ago1:17:37

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we speak with Lion, one of Australia’s largest brewers to hear more about their climate change targets and their journey towards net-zero emissions. We talk about Lion’s carbon footprint in Australia and globally, including their scopes 1, 2 and 3 for their operations and supply chain emissions and what meas…

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Episode 4: How to get to net-zero for the built environment NOW, with Bruce Precious 1:00:18

3y ago1:00:18

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Send us a Text Message. “I think it’s justified that the built environment moves much more quickly. Rather than casting out long-term scenarios, for many sectors of the economy, the question should be, why not net-zero today? If not, why not?”, argues Bruce Precious in today’s episode, which discusses the question of how the built environment can a…

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Episode 2: Best practice examples and insights for communicating your net zero journey with SEFIANI 37:51

3y ago37:51

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Send us a Text Message. Transitioning to net-zero is now prominent on the agenda in many boardrooms. As more companies embark on their sustainability journey, the challenge many face is whether to talk about it and how and when to meaningfully engage with stakeholders. In this episode, we are talking to Robyn Sefiani, CEO of Sefiani Communications …

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Episode 3: Paving the way to a sustainable digital future, with NEXTDC 44:28

3y ago44:28

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Send us a Text Message. As more and more services are being offered digitally and more and more devices become connected, the carbon footprint of data centres, which host digital infrastructure, is growing rapidly. In this episode, we are speaking with Craig Scroggie, the CEO and Managing Director of NEXTDC, a leading data centre provider in Austra…

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Episode 1: CORENA – How one dollar spent can fund emissions reduction projects multiple times 22:20

3y ago22:20

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Send us a Text Message. Revolving Energy Funds are a great mechanism to finance climate action strategies. They are a self-sustaining funding mechanism, which you start with seed capital that you invest in sustainability projects, such as energy efficiency, water conservation, or solar projects, for example. The fund’s unique feature is that you re…

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Trailer - Driving Net Profit with Zero Emissions show 1:14

3y ago1:14

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Send us a Text Message. Are you working for a business who wants to commit to, or has already committed to net zero emissions? Do you want to hear best practice stories of how other businesses are meeting this challenge? Hi, I’m Patrick Denvir, Co-CEO of 100% Renewables, a consultancy specialising in the development of climate action strategies. Jo…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Mid Century Wasted Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Wasted Weekly

Mid-Century Wasted

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Driving Net Profit with Zero Emissions

Barbara Albert

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Episode 20: Above and Beyond: BridgeClimb Sydney's Environmental Journey 30:21

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Wasted Weekly Ep 10 No-spend January, new Traeger, 2024 color of the year, parents harassing coaches 1:44:05

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Episode 19: How to Confidently Buy High-integrity Carbon Offsets 59:47

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 9 - Going on Hiatus, Vintage Live Sales, Cooking & Holiday Planning, Ancestry Research 1:40:44

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 8 - SHOCKING NEWS Spilling the Temu Tea, Matthew Perry, eBay Sales, "Retro" Home Decor 1:35:30

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 7 - Getting sued for flipping a profit, Blake saved the family, Record Store Day, ear infections and bubble runs, flea market prep 1:49:29

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 6 - Grandpa Chic, Candycore, Gingerbread Girl, Audio Equipment Prices Dropping, Air Show Sounds 1:32:49

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 5 - Did We Get Scammed?! Goodwill Prices, Fraud, Smishing Scam 1:39:14

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 4 - Scaring Blake with a Goodwill Skull, Trying Chick-fil-A, New Merch, Battling Colds, Big Vinyl News 1:33:30

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Wasted Weekly Ep. 3 - Back to School, Sports, Mourning Jewelry, Fall Centerpieces, Frank Sinatra, Palm Springs 1:08:16

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Wasted Weekly Episode 2 - VAMP, eBay Sales, Vintage Halloween Decor, Jimmy Buffett, Q&As 2:07:29

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Wasted Weekly Episode 1! 2:27:11

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Episode 18: Creating Change: Western Sydney University’s Sustainable Leadership 1:24:06

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Episode 17: Striking at the root, with Simon Holmes à Court 53:39

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Episode 16: Casting the net: Zero reasons to delay climate action - with Austral Fisheries 1:09:06

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Episode 15: A world without waste, with Sims Limited 1:17:34

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Episode 14: Reducing transport emissions with EVs and hydrogen 1:32:10

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Episode 13: Net Zero Fundamentals, Part 2 - Carbon farming, carbon offsetting and insetting 22:07

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Episode 12: Net Zero Fundamentals, Part 1 – Carbon accounting and net zero pathways 37:29

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Episode 11: Setting sail for 'climate positive' with the Sydney Opera House 56:58

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Episode 10: Land sector carbon measures and insetting to achieve net zero, with FLINTpro 1:03:16

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Episode 9: How to dramatically reduce our emissions by electrifying everything, with Saul Griffith 1:24:00

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Episode 8: Leading emissions reduction in the water sector, with Hydroflux 1:01:55

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Episode 7: Driving emissions reduction in the fashion industry, with Global Fashion Group 1:01:46

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Episode 6: How behavioural science can nudge your business towards net-zero 1:11:56

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Episode 5: Lion's net-zero big pitcher - doing the right thing for the long term, with Justin Merrell 1:17:37

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Episode 4: How to get to net-zero for the built environment NOW, with Bruce Precious 1:00:18

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Episode 2: Best practice examples and insights for communicating your net zero journey with SEFIANI 37:51

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Episode 3: Paving the way to a sustainable digital future, with NEXTDC 44:28

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Episode 1: CORENA – How one dollar spent can fund emissions reduction projects multiple times 22:20

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Trailer - Driving Net Profit with Zero Emissions show 1:14

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