Podcasts by Chasing Sustainable Business

UBC Speaks (Season 2) Episode 4: Learn more about Eco-conscious Clothing Design, Packaging, and UBC Sauder Initiatives from 2023-11-27T22:47:19

“As consumers, we have a lot of power over our decisions. It is often worth the extra effort to make a more sustainable choice, and it soon becomes a habit afterwards.”

Join me i...

UBC Speaks (Season 2) Episode 3: Whales and Waves, a Dive into Ocean Conservation from 2023-11-13T15:00

"Our consumer habits impact a world far larger world than what exists outside the human realm." 🌎

In this episode, we're joined by Sarv Brar, a...

UBC Speaks (Season 2) Episode 2: Cashback with a Cause with Green Apple Gives from 2023-10-31T17:37:10

"Social entrepreneurship is a journey full of ups and downs. It is your why that keeps you going. The energy is in the purpose, not the plan."

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UBC Speaks (Season 2) Episode 1: Fuel Your Feat with Sustainable Innovation from 2023-10-19T20:12:15

"If you have an idea, and you feel like it might be right, it's good to just go for it"

In this episode, we sit down with first-year Sauder student, Orrin Anderson, who'...

Season 4 (Episode 1): Sharing the Journey of Tolonbek Borisov's Sustainable Start-Up from 2023-10-02T02:08:28

“Kindness doesn’t cost a thing, yet it is the richest gift we can give.”

Join me in my conversation with Tolonbek Borisov, an aspiring social entrepreneur and the Founder of a st...

Season 3 (Episode 11): The Future of Wellness and Nourishment Industry with Jade Herrmann from 2023-04-16T06:15:56

“Sustainability really just starts with us, and these small little steps. It doesn't need to be any grandiose thing.”

Tune in to our last episode of the season. In this ...

UBC Speaks (Season 1) Episode 5: Ocean-Climate and Youth Leaders Movement from 2023-03-26T10:23:37

"One half breath we take comes from the forest of sea and one half breath we take comes from the forest of land"

Join us in our conversation with Bodhi Patil. Bodhi is a youth ...

Season 3 (Episode 10): Mineral Mining Industry and Consulting with Michael McPhie from 2023-03-20T18:52:23

"We need to find a way to get the minerals out of the ground in a way that doesn't harm the environment, and we have the ability to do that."

Understand more about the mini...

UBC Speaks (Season 1) Epsiode 4: Learn more about Ecological Communication from 2023-03-06T07:38:10

"Sustainability shouldn't be just a sector of business, it should be embedded in all businesses."

Join us in our conversation with Professor Fernanda, a lecturer and researcher in the UBC...

Season 3 (Episode 9): Moving Toward Zero-Waste Packaging with Anastasia Kiku from 2023-02-27T21:58:42

“Sustainability applies to every industry in the future, it is not a single industry. Sustainability is more like a lens.”

Learn how Anastasia build a company that focuses on reducing foo...

Season 3 (Episode 8): Understand the Carbon Footprint with Daphne Preuss from 2023-02-06T07:19:30

"Get involved and don't tolerate people spoiling the planet for you, your children, and your grand-children, because you are going to inherit this"

Want to learn how the agric...

UBC Speaks (Season 1) Episode 3: Engineering, Sustainability, and everything in between from 2023-02-01T05:01:33

"The small actions we make and every conversation we engage in, will change our mindset about Sustainability"

Tune in to our conversation with Laia Shpeller, Chair of the conf...

Season 3 (Episode 7): Developing a Sustainable mindset with Alastair Moore from 2023-01-23T07:58:50

"Sustainability is not the strict purview of a sustainable director, but it is really an attitude, it is a viewpoint"

Curious to learn more regarding the future of sustainable planning an...

UBC Speaks (Season 1) Epsiode 2: UBC Formula E and EV Transition from 2022-12-12T15:28:29

"Electric Vehicles (EVs) has a big upfront cost with it, but in long term, it has a very big benefit to going towards EV"

Join us in our conversation with Reece from the UBC F...

Season 3 (Episode 6): Save The Planet by Buying Surplus Food with Sarah Soteroff from 2022-12-05T16:55:52

“The small things we can do that have a massive impact are wasting less food and thinking differently about the food that we have”

Learn how to tackle food waste issues in our...

UBC Speaks (Season 1) Epsiode 1: Learn more about Enviromental Engineering from 2022-12-02T05:56:02

"The way that the world is changing now, every single field is going to have to deal with sustainability, you can't ignore it at this point"

Learn more about the Environmental Engineering...

Season 3 (Episode 5): Lead by Example Through Sustainable Initiatives with Yasmin Schepens from 2022-11-21T15:59:59

"I came up with this idea like, I don't have to solve everything, I can just do whatever I can to make a difference"

Want to learn how to start your own sustainability campaig...

Season 3 (Episode 4): Sustainable Business Practices in Hospitality Industry with Ian Lin from 2022-11-07T02:44:14

"Because a lot of the benefits that come out of these ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) implementation are cost savings"

Curious to understand how hotels and other h...

Season 3 (Episode 3): Solving Food Waste Issues with Craig McIntosh from 2022-10-24T01:26:17

“Stick to those things that you love because that's the thing that is going to keep you up if you don't”

Learn more about how Craig from ‘Trendi’ finding a solution to the food waste prob...

Season 3 (Episode 2): Sustainability and Entrepreneurship with Marc Wandler from 2022-10-09T16:06:11

"Take jobs that are going to excite you, that are going to bring you learning opportunity, that going to allow you to utilize some of your tools"

Want to learn how to transform your class...

Season 3 (Episode 1): Sustainable Community Housing Practice with Marla Zucht from 2022-09-27T05:04:30

'I always look to students for innovation, I think you have the benefit of not having the blinders on ... so get engaged in community development'

Join us in our conversation ...

Season 2 (Episode 11): Technology and Sustainability with Edoardo De Martin from 2022-04-02T02:19:56

Tune into a conversation with Edoardo De Martin, the President and Chief Technology Officer of Cubic Farms. Cubic Farms is a company on a mission to create indoor farming technologies to feed a ...

Season 2 (Episode 10): Sustainability Tips from 2022-03-13T04:07:23

Listen to our team talk about our sustainability tips. We got together to share a couple of ways we like to incorporate sustainability into our daily lives ranging from gift giving to eating mor...

Season 2 (Episode 9): Equo with Marina Tran-Vu from 2022-02-28T07:58:01

Listen to Marina Tran-Vu, the founder and CEO of Equo. Equo works to create sustainable solutions to everyday single use items. In this episode Marina discusses her passions and visions.

Season 2 (Episode 8): Soapstand and Drinkfill with Andy Chou from 2022-02-14T01:29:13

We had the opportunity to chat with Andy Chou, the co-founder and CEO of Drinkfill and Soapstand. These companies are creating zero-waste soap and drink refill stations. Andy is an entrepreneur ...

Season 2 (Episode 7): Meet Some of Vancouver's Sustainable Businesses from 2022-01-28T22:53:14

Join in on the CUS podcast team's discussion on sustainable businesses. We will be introducing the businesses Chopvalue, Listen

Season 2 (Episode 6): Equity, Diversity and Inclusion with Ky Sargeant from 2022-01-15T19:46:59

To kick of the new year, we chatted with Ky Sargeant, a fourth year Sauder student who works with TransFocus Consulting as a Gender Inclusion Analyst and Program Facilitator while serving as the...

Season 2 (Episode 5): Return it with Allen Langdon from 2021-12-04T14:00

Thank you for listening to this episode of Chasing sustainability. You just listened to Allen Langdon, the CEO of Return it, a non-profit organization that manages the recycling of beverage cont...

Season 2 (Episode 4): Dreaming of a Sustainable Future with Elizabeth Chung and Audrey Steinke from 2021-11-13T03:36:53

Listen to two current Sauder students and former CUS Sustainability members, Audrey Steinke and Elizabeth Chung, to hear more about their personal visions for the future of sustainability and th...

Season 2 (Episode 3): Fashion Forward with Abby Manrell from 2021-10-30T22:03:38

As a 4th-year Marketing student and president of campus thrift store Get Thrifty, Abby Manrell is dedicated to promoting sustainability through both her personal and professional endeavours. Tun...

Season 2 (Episode 2): Shifting the Consumer mindset with Kate White from 2021-10-16T07:00

Kate White is an accomplished marketing researcher and Professor of Marketing and Behavioural Science at the Sauder School of Business at UBC. She is interested in the intersection of social psy...

Season 2 (Episode 1): Meet our CUS Sustainability Co-Presidents! from 2021-09-18T19:36:08

We're kicking off our very first episode of Season 2 of Chasing Sustainable Business with our very own CUS Sustainability co-presidents: Liv Hine and Katie Clayford-Beckie! You'll get to hear mo...

Episode 8: Sustainable Speakers Series with Dharini Thiruchittampalam from 2021-02-23T04:46:17

We’re back with another episode of Chasing Sustainable Business! This episode features our third speaker for our upcoming Sustainable Speaker Series 2 event, Dharini Thiruchittampalam. Dharini i...

Episode 7: Sustainable Speakers Series with Bruno Lam from 2021-02-17T01:23:03

Welcome back to Chasing Sustainable Business! This is our second episode in our Sustainable Speaker Series 2 event lead-up, happening on February 25 at 6:30 pm. As a proactive and passionate ind...

Episode 6: Sustainable Speakers Series with Steve Petterson from 2021-01-22T17:58:44

We’re back with another episode of Chasing Sustainable Business! In this exciting episode, we chatted with Steve Petterson, a UBC Sauder Alumni. Steve’s nuanced experience in impact investing th...

Episode 5: Tamar Milne from 2021-01-03T00:18:02

We’re back with another episode of Chasing Sustainable Business! For today’s episode, we invited UBC alumni and professor, Tamar Milne, to share her experiences and advice. Tamar has worked in a...

Episode 4: Sustainable Speaker Series with David Lee from 2020-11-02T05:14:31

Welcome back to CUS Sustainability's podcast, Chasing Sustainable Business! This week's episode is the final part of our Sustainable Speaker Series event lead up, which is happening this week, N...

Episode 3: Sustainable Speakers Series with Kim van der Woerd from 2020-10-25T22:10:01

Welcome back to CUS Sustainability's podcast, Chasing Sustainable Business!

This week's episode is a continuation of our Sustainable Speaker Series event lead up. Over the coming weeks, w...

Episode 2: Sustainable Speaker Series with Elyse Crowston from 2020-10-14T17:53:13

Welcome back to CUS Sustainability’s podcast, Chasing Sustainable Business! This week’s episode is the first in our Sustainable Speaker Series event lead up. Over the coming weeks, we will be in...

Episode 1: Brewing with United Strangers from 2020-10-03T08:00

We are excited to have our first podcast showcase a local corner store in the North Vancouver Blueridge community called United Strangers. United Strangers is a newly opened com...