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Sinopse
Forward Talks is a podcast about moving towards sustainabilty, brought to you by the people behind Goumbook, the UAEs first social enterprise.Each episode will feature a sustainability changemaker leaders & professionals who through their work, entrepreneurship & commitment promote sustainabilty in the UAE and through the region.
Episódios
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Moving forward, with Courtney Brandt
02/07/2019 Duração: 22minLast week, we published episode 10 and so we wanted to take you guys a little behind the scenes with Forward Talks. So on this special episode, we’re by joined by CSR of One, another podcast from the production house behind Forward Talks, Amaeya Media. Host of the show Courtney Brandt joins us to chat about what got us into podcasting, what the experience is like so far, and what we hope to achieve with the show. Also, as we move into the summer, we’ll be publishing every other Tuesday until September. See you on July 9 with a new guest!
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Bonus: Luca Gagliardi
20/06/2019 Duração: 02minA bonus episode with Luca Gagliardi, General Manager at PierChic, about the chefs who inspire him. If you haven’t yet, you can check out Luca’s full episode where he talks about how PierChic addresses sustainability throughout their operations in your podcast player, or on the web.
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Sustainable fine dining, with Luca Gagliardi
18/06/2019 Duração: 24minThis week, we’re talking with Luca Gagliardi, General Manager at PierChic, one of Dubai’s most iconic restaurants, on how he started out as a sommerlier in Italy, and how PierChic’s incorporates sustainability into their operations.
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Building solar capacity, with Jeremy Crane
11/06/2019 Duração: 22minThis week, we talk to Jeremy Crane, founder of Yellow Door Energy, about solar energy in the region, their operating model and how they are growing towards their 300 megawatts solar capacity target by 2020.
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Oceans first, with Paul Holthus
04/06/2019 Duração: 26minOceans flow over nearly three-quarters of Earth, carry 97% of its water, and produce 70% of our oxygen. For every 10 breaths we take, seven of them come from the ocean. It is the true lifeblood of our planet. To help us understand what is being done to help protect our oceans, we’re joined this week by Paul Holthus, Founding President & CEO of the World Ocean Council. Thanks to our partners [OurSpace](ourspace.work) for their support.
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Bonus: Elena Kinane
30/05/2019 Duração: 03minA quick bonus episode with our guest, Elena Kinane. You can listen to the full episode with Elena here.
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Organic farming in the UAE, with Elena Kinane
28/05/2019 Duração: 23minThis week, we chat with Elena Kinane, founder of Greenheart Farms on the importance of ‘clean food’ and how to grow it. She also shares their expansion plans into other sustainable initiatives around their makeup and cleaning products.
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Saving the Planet & Making a Profit, with Karl Feilder
21/05/2019 Duração: 26minWe live in an era where social responsibility and profit are no longer disconnected. More and more companies are adopting sustainability as a way of doing good while making a profit. One such company is Neutral Fuels. This week, their founder & CEO Karl Feilder chats with us about their work to improve carbon footprint through recycling cooking oil into biodiesel. Karl also shares his thoughts on carbon prioritization-—what problems we must tackle first if we are to survive on our planet.
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Rethinking Food Waste as a Resource, with Ryan Ingram
14/05/2019 Duração: 21min1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted every single year. For every person who is malnourished, there are two who are overweight or obese. How do you go about dealing with the growing food needs of the world and balancing that out with the continuing amount of waste generated? This week we’re talking to Ryan Ingram, founder of Terraloop about their solutions to commercially handle food waste in the country as well as educate people on reducing food waste at source.
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Data for Good, with Ayla Bajwa
07/05/2019 Duração: 18minOn this episode, we talk to Ayla Bajwa, founder of Ampuz and Board Member at the United National Global Compact UAE. Ayla shares her drive to measure the impact of sustainability which led her to found Ampuz and the current challenges faced in operationalizing the UNGA Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Sustainability is a collective responsibility, with Alex Malhouf
30/04/2019 Duração: 20minThis week, we talk to Alex Malhouf, Corporate Communications Manager at Procter & Gamble and a fellow podcaster. Alex shares his thoughts on how P&G views sustainability as being a collective responsibility, and how they’re doing more to educate as well as designing products to make it easier for consumers to do the right thing for the environment.
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Sustainable landscaping, with Kamelia Zaal
23/04/2019 Duração: 21minThis week, we talk to Kamelia Zaal, the first Arab landscape designer to participate at the Chelsea flower show and best known for her landscape design at Al Barari. Kamelia shares numerous sustainability initiatives taken up at Al Barari—the greens, the water and the waste, how she hopes to redefine play areas in the region and her tips on improving sustainability in the UAE.
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The YouTube for sustainable innovations, with Stefanie Schachtschabel
16/04/2019 Duração: 20minWelcome to Forward Talks, a new podcast by Goumbook, bringing you weekly conversations with leaders & professionals who, through their work, entrepreneurship & commitment, promote positive impact and sustainability in the UAE and beyond. On our inaugural episode, we talk to Stefanie Schachtschabel, founder of Globally Connected Companies: Stefanie pivoted her media company in 2014 to focus on sustainability and has since launched a video platform to serve all sustainable innovations in our region.
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Introducing: Forward Talks
28/03/2019 Duração: 01minWe look forward to bringing you conversations with sustainability changemakers in April 2019.