Approx. 73 mn MT is the solid waste that India generates, most of this unfortunately lands up in the landfill to generate methane gas which is 21 times more hazardous than Carbon Dioxide! One of the ways we as citizens can contribute is by segregating our waste, now more than ever before - the risk of contamination through our waste increases many …

Having your degree in place, you now wish to go change the world with that idea you have been working on; however, neither do you have the bank balance to start a business nor the mentors or the team in place. What do you do? Either park the idea and get a job or approach one of the Start-up Studios. Satgana is a new Start-up Studio which is focuse…

Contamination of the ground water through various components of E-Waste in landfills has been predicted to have carcinogenic impact on human and animal life. While studies are on and we as a nation slowly inch towards increasing our Electronic usage, it becomes our paramount responsibility to ensure our E-Waste is disposed appropriately. This episo…

"We have not inherited Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children - Anonymous." WCS-India is making efforts to improve the wildlife habitat namely forests of the country and their Director Prakriti Srivastava who is an IFS from the Kerala Cadre passionately has been promoting and working towards the concept of Wildlife Corridors in th…

"VC Money is Jet-fuel and should not be used in a Maruti Swift or even a Lamborgini" in laymen terms, not to use this route for traditional businesses., as successful as they may be. Mark Kahn, a citizen of the US, Germany and Canada choose to call India home and made a career in the social impact space. This podcast is about his journey and the So…

Give her fish and you have fed her for a day; teach her to fish and you have fed her for a lifetime! That's precisely what Pipal Tree Foundation does, in Conversation with a media & camera shy Shailendra Ghaste [was a task to get the profile picture from him as well!], who requested not to name his other for profit ventures as he wishes to dedicate…

A call for climate action is needed with immediate effect; the urgency to act to ensure "Life Below Water" is well taken care of, to start with cannot be emphasized more. One of the reasons for starting the podcast is from my last snorkel and scuba trip to the Maldives. Hope every listener in their own way is able to contribute to make a difference…

Dr. Ruth Shapiro is the Founder and CEO of the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society [CAPS]. She and her team have been instrumental in coming up with a "Doing Good Index" report which is a league table of sorts of the 18 Asian Economies. Many a governments and large corporates across these 18 economies have reached out to them for advisory on …

Sustainability Weekly Season 2, bringing on many more subject experts to talk about social impact and sustainability issues. What's the "Good, Bad and Ugly" of the business and process of sustainability. People in the field of Philanthropy, Social Impact Investing, Companies making sustainable products, Organisations working towards wildlife, water…

Waste is no longer someone else's responsibility! We have examples of expats getting back to the country to "get their hands dirty" and make a difference. Nupur Tandon one such noble soul, Founder of ProWaste Concepts has a vision of a "Future Without Landfills", is marching one community/ campus at a time towards achieving the same. Website : www.…

Zero Hunger, Zero Poverty, Reduced In-equiality and Quality Education - 4/17 SDGs of UN is what CSA caters to. Dukaan figuratively because, CSA works towards providing skills for survival as well as provides the kids with a family. Quiet an emotional chat on how Catalyst for Social Action has managed to reach out to 3600 kids across 67 centres in 4…

Being a new business around the block, here is a startup which did not cut corners not only while making the product, but also while the customer has to dispose off the packaging of the product. Here's the story of a Profitable, Clean, Ethical and Environmentally Friendly Startup - Disguise Cosmetics. www.disguisecosmetics.com --- Send in a voice m…

Simple definition of upcycling, how from cottage industry upcycling has become almost a norm globally. This has also seen some fairly large businesses. The episode is in conversation with Hemal Damani, a waste management expert running THRECO and pushing corporates to upcycle. Hemal throws light from his industry experience and expertise. Refer to …

We have always wanted to make our contribution to the environment; but struggled to comply beyond a point. Here are 10 Habits I have inculcated in my life and I believe a cumulative push in this direction will go a long way to make a larger environmental impact. Moreover, these methods save you costs at various steps and give you the feel good fact…

Talking from my own mistakes at the Flexible Packaging family business. Will give listeners an insight into what 8 things to avoid/ change in their entrepreneurial journey. While there were several more, correcting/ changing course on the mentioned will go a long way to build a strong foundation of a venture. This is part of the UN Goal #8 of Susta…

Sustainability means many things to different people, in addition to SDGs, via this podcast I would like to engage with a varied set of audience on topics like Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Child Development, Family Business etc. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samarthsheth/message…