SustainNOW Podcast - Learn from entrepreneurs & scientists about climate solutions
This podcast interviews successful entrepreneurs and scientists about newest climate solutions in all sectors (food, agriculture, raw materials, fashion, etc.) to increase awareness to business owners, investors, and private persons. Also to stay positive, engaged and hopeful that this man made problem can be solved by us. Through SUSTAINNOW, listeners learn, get inspired, and get connected with the wider community, and together help build a better future. The podcast was founded in 2021 by Friederike von Waldenfels. She is a tech entrepreneur and climate enthusiast. Episodes are available wherever listeners find and listen to podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc).Our Vision: „To dig deeper in finding Climate solutions. “Our Mission: „Interviewing founders or experts in the sustainability field to find solutions (not only problems).
Episodes
37 episodes
37: Anna Alex's Quest for Purpose-Driven Business Models - Dive into the Anna's story and her new venture Nala.Earth
Today, we're thrilled to have Anna Alex, a serial entrepreneur and visionary, as our guest.Anna has co-founded and scaled several successful companies, including Outfittery, Planetly, and now Nala Earth. Her journey is a testament to her...
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Episode 37
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36: Cracking Methane Emissions: A Seaweed Solution for Cattle
Today's episode promises to be a fascinating deep dive into the science of sustainability and the future of livestock. Joining us today is Steve Meller, co-founder of CH4 Global, a company focused on reducing methane emissions from ...
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Episode 36
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35: Refurbed - how a refurbishing marketplace is resilient against current market economics. Interview with Refurbed Co-founder Kilian Kaminski.
🎙️ Today in SustainNow our guest is Kilian Kaminski: co-founder of Refurbed, one of the fastest growing marketplaces for refurbished products in the DACH region.In this episode, Kilian shares the inspiring story of Refurbed, from its inc...
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Episode 35
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34: Revolutionizing Smartphones: Fairphone's Path to Sustainability and Ethical Tech with Founder Bas van Abel
I'm excited to have Bas van Abel, the founder of Fairphone, with us today In this episode. Bas takes us on the journey of Fairphone from its humble beginnings as an awareness campaign to running the biggest crowdfunding at that time, to its evo...
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Episode 34
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33: Charging Forward: Inside 8Inks's Lithium-Ion Battery manufacturing innovation
In this episode, we're taking a deep dive into the realm of energy storage with a particular focus on advanced battery designs.Joining us is Paul, the visionary mind behind 8inks, a company committed to revolutionizing the lithium-ion ba...
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Episode 33
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32: Design Meets Sustainability in Mutebox's Modular Office Revolution
Today, we're focusing on MuteBox, a company dedicated to redefining workspace design by offering modular phone booths and meeting rooms with a sustainability focus.Joining us are Christian Toft Bach, who is leading MuteBox's marketing ef...
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Episode 32
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31: Synonym's mission to create a new green asset class - using bioeconomy to replace 50% of petrochemical products
In today's episode we will explore the world of scaling bioeconomy to replace 50% of petrochemical products in the future. That is the bold vision of Synonym, a company dedicated to accelerating the transition to better, more sustainable materi...
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Episode 31
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30: Making farming sexy again: How Climate Farmers Aims to Support Regenerative Farmers with Co-Founder Philipp Birker
Today, I have the pleasure of sitting down with Philippe Birker, co-founder of Climate Farmers. This company is on a mission to revolutionize agriculture by building the necessary infrastructure to scale up regenerative practices. How? By devel...
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Episode 30
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29: From Ancient Organism to Renewable Energy Superhero: Electrochaea Synthesis of Synthetic Methane
In today's episode, I am speaking to Doris Hafenbradls, CTO and Managing Director of Electrochaea. Doris has enjoyed a successful career as scientist and corporate executive in the biotech and pharma industry in the US and Europe. She joined El...
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Episode 29
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28: Policy Special Focus - Regenerative Agriculture Policy with NRDC Deputy Director Lara Bryant
Today I am talking with Lara Bryant, Deputy Director of NRDC (The Nature Resource Defence Council) in USA. Lara has a background in chemistry and studied plant and Soil Science and has a master’s degree in public administration in environmental...
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Episode 28
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27: Harnessing the Ocean's Might: In-Depth with SeaO2 Founders on their Mission to Capture a Gigaton of CO2 by 2035
In today's episode, I am speaking with Rose Sharifian and Ruben Brands. Rose is CTO and co-founder of CDR startup SeaO2. She is a chemical engineer and petroleum engineer by training, who is researched, for the last 5 years, the electrochemical...
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Episode 27
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26: BiCRS - How can biomass contribute to negative emissions in the future? A conversation with Stefanie Bischoff, Managing Director of Airfix
In today's episode, I am speaking with Stephanie Bischof, Managing Director Airfix. Stephanie worked for more than 10 years in finance for large international companies like coca-cola and svwarowski. A movie about soil health led her to m...
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Episode 26
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25: Sustainable laptop? How Framework is Challenging Traditional Tech Industry Norms. Interview with Founder Nirav Patel
In today's episode, I am speaking with Nirav Patel, founder and CEO of Framework. He is a former engineer at Oculus VR, Apple and Facebook. Framework is founded on the philosophy that the greatest positive environmental impact can c...
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Episode 25
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24: From Tobacco to Steaks: Dana Yarden's Biotech Journey to Turn Tobacco into Natural Bioreactors
In today's episode, I'm speaking with Dana Yarden, co-founder of BioBetter. Their vision is to solve one of the biggest bottlenecks in advancing cultivated meat to mass production. They have invented a new way of creating growth fa...
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Episode 24
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23: The Green Retail Revolution: SCORE! Keynote Address
On May 24, 2023, Friederike von Waldenfels, CEO of Forestrock and Founder of SustainNOW, spoke at the SCORE! – Swiss Conference for Retail and E-Commerce at StageOne in Zurich-Oerlikon. In her keynote, she talks about "Green Retail - From Preju...
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Episode 23
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22: The Last Mile of E-Commerce - with Milo Stössel, the Co-Founder of Quickpac
In todays episode, I am speaking with Milo Stössel, co-founder and CEO of the Swiss transportation startup quickpac. Their vision is to fulfill the transition of ecommerce to be more sustainable and seamless. Quickpac is the only one in Switzer...
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Episode 22
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40:03
21: Making Showers Smarter - A Fireside Product Chat with Ted Li, Co-Founder of Oasense
In todays episode, I am speaking with Ted-Li, co-founder of Oaesense. Oasense developed a self-powered smart showerhead that helps people conserve up to 60% of water and energy by switching off automatically when you step away. Ted...
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Episode 21
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20: From founder to climate investor - Talk with serial entrepreneur and investor Tim Schumacher
In today's episode, I am speaking with Tim Schumacher. Tim is a German Investor and Entrepreneur with a long-term focus on Impact and Climate. He co-founded and led the publicly traded Sedo.com as CEO for ten years. Since 2012, he ...
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Episode 20
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40:24
19: Has Europe a water problem? Interview with Hydraloop Co-Founder and CMO, Sabine Stuiver
In today's episode, I am speaking with Sabine Stuiver, co-founder and CMO of Hydraloop. Their mission is to empower people and organizations to save water and energy whilst retaining the comfort of living. Their product is a circular wate...
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Episode 19
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18: Druups - Catching water out of air. Interview with Jonas Wamstad, CMO and co-founder of Drupps
In todays episode, I am speaking with Jonas Warmstad, founder and CMO of Drupps. Their vision is to recycle industrial evaporated wastewater into drinking water while recycling a lot of heat at the same time. Jonas says about himsel...
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Episode 18
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17: Genome edited food - the answer for healthier diet and climate change? Interview with Lynsey Wenger, CFO of Pairwise
In todays episode, I am speaking with Lynsey, CFO of the US startup Pairwise. Their mission is to build a healthier world through better fruits and vegetables by using CRISPR as technology. Prior to joining Pairwise in 2020, Lynsey ...
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Episode 17
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16: Zerofy - simplifies a zero-carbon life for households. Interview with Till Quack, founder and CEO.
Today, we're joined by Till Quack, the visionary founder of Zerofy, a company with a mission to simplify a zero-carbon life for households. Till is a Swiss entrepreneur and product builder who uses his expertise in computer vision ...
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Episode 16
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15 - The Renaissance of fungi and ancient fermentation process in the food tech industry. Interview with founder and CEO of Bosque Foods, Isabella Iglesias-Musachio
In todays episode, I am speaking with Isabella, Founder and CEO of Bosque Foods. Their mission is to create the best tasting and minimally processed, whole-cut meat and fish alternatives grown naturally from fungal mycelium. Isabel...
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Episode 15
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14: Using rocks to capture carbon at big scale! Interview with Lithos Co-Founder and CEO, Mary Yap
In todays episode, I am speaking with May Yap, co-founder and CEO of Lithos Carbon. The team's mission is to accelerate mineral weathering at the gigaton scale. They are using volcanic stone basalt to speed up the Earth’s naturally carbon captu...
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Episode 14
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13: Building the Stripe for energy or how your Tesla can earn money. Interview with Thomas Folker, co-founder of Leap
In this episode I am speaking with Thomas Folker, creator of the US software Leap. Leap provides an easy market access for distributed energy providers (short DER). This can be your electric vehicle at the charging station at home or a smart th...
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Episode 13
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