The Sustainable Matchmaker

5 questions with Rituraj Phukan, Founder at the Indigenous People's Climate Justice Forum

🎤The Sustainable Matchmaker Podcast is available on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcast (Links below)    In our "5 questions with..." series, discover the people stepping up to take action during this climate crisis. Their professional background, climate story, successes and challenges, doubts and hopes and special anecdotes.    An intimate conversation with the people behind The Circular Society Network, a community of leaders and experts in the most influential industries, all ready to collaborate in a more circular, cross-sector and inclusive way, all over the world.    In this episode, we meet Rituraj Phukan, Founder at the Indigenous People's Climate Justice Forum.  Rituraj Phukan is an environmental writer, adventurer & naturalist based out of Assam, a biodiversity-rich, climate change impacted province in the northeast of India. He is the Founder of the Indigenous People's Climate Justice Forum and also serves as the Vice-President of the US-based Grassroots Coalition for Environmental and Economic Justice. He is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and sits on the board of civil society groups in the Americas, Europe and Australia.   Rituraj has personally experienced the impacts of climate change in the polar frontiers of the Arctic and Antarctic, in the Himalayas and across India. Having worked extensively at the grassroots, he says “Water is the local issue of global climate change, for people, and for biodiversity.” Rituraj was personally trained as a Climate Reality Leader by Nobel Laureate Al Gore and was featured in the former US Vice-President’s 2017 book ‘An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power’. He authored the chapter “Biodiversity in a warming world” in the Amazon No.1 Bestseller ‘Climate Abandoned,’ a book launched in the USA on Earth Day 2019. He was an accredited Observer at the UN Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in November 2021," and has recently been selected as a European Climate Pact Ambassador.  Feel free to give any feedback, much appreciated and share and subscribe if you enjoyed it!   ➡️ Listen on Anchor, Spotify and Apple   🌟Follow us @theeaproject 🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏿Join The Circular Society Network: https://the-eaproject.com/🌳 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazFRZ0RMRFV3dHVHbjFkdVRGQTREQldvS296d3xBQ3Jtc0tuOFVJdnU0UFU0bWVXQUlkSkQzNUR4RGYtVHY5ZkxJcHcxTE9EbnM5aHpmOG9KdV9TcmdTQzdUQXNNREJvUnZBVjRKYWI3UGVIdnBCUktWTnlfeVJKVEVRWjFoNjZLcXdRSHRlRU05QU82NjAwbVNNQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-eaproject.com%2F%F0%9F%8C%B3&v=VrPSwg8Q_9U] #podcast #sustainability #circulareconomy #society #networking #agriculture #construction #tech #startup #transportation #industry #Sustainable #climatechange #mobility #fashion #biodiversity

5 questions with Angela Rawstorne, Business Advisor for Togetherband's Clean Power Campaign

🎤The Sustainable Matchmaker Podcast is available on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcast  In our "5 questions with..." series, discover the people stepping up to take action during this climate crisis. Their professional background, climate story, successes and challenges, doubts and hopes and special anecdotes. An intimate conversation with the people behind The Circular Society Network, a community of leaders and experts in the most influential industries, all ready to collaborate in a more circular, cross-sector and inclusive way, all over the world.  In this episode, we meet Angela Rawstorne, business and sustainability advisor for Togetherband's campaign.  An intro from Angela: "I am a dynamic and innovative professional with a unique blend of expertise in media publishing and creating brand purpose. My experience across digital, social, and print channels includes developing, communicating and monetising brand purpose.  I have developed strategic partnerships with key regard to sustainability, gender equality and diversity and created editorial and commercial franchises with a central focus on driving revenue growth.  An engaging and purposeful leader, I have developed and executed strategic UK and global sustainability and fashion initiatives that have delivered ROI for all stakeholders.  These initiatives have encompassed content creation and storytelling, consumer data acquisition, experiential events and social activation. I have access to key industry contacts via senior-level relationships established over time and have a track record in building and leading effective teams.   I am passionate about environmental and social issues and I believe in the power of business as a force for good, to impact positively on people and the planet across the entire value chain. I am committed to working with brands and organisations that share this ethos."   Feel free to give any feedback, much appreciated and share and subscribe if you enjoyed it!   🌟Follow our channel  @The EA Project    🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏿Join The Circular Society Network: https://the-eaproject.com/ 🌳 #podcast #sustainability #circulareconomy #society #networking #agriculture #construction #tech #startup #transportation #industry #Sustainable #climatechange #mobility #fashion

Blog Episode #1_The impact of hybrid events in a circular and inclusive society

Hybrid events are now here to stay, and technologies now offer endless options and possibilities to grow your audience, improve users experience, extend the impact of events long term, and increase ROI for sponsors and clients. But this requires a deep reflection and analyze about the real meaning behind ‘hybrid’ events and what purpose such ‘power’ should serve. Social and environmental responsibility also applies to events. This episode is converted from a blog post: http://the-eaproject.com/2021/02/12/the-impact-of-hybrid-events-in-a-circular-and-inclusive-society/

Episode 1_Introducing The EA Project, The Circular Society Network and The Sustainable Matchmaker

What is The EA Project all about? Discover why it was created, how it intends to help unify people as a Circular Society using entertainment and community influence and learn more about The Sustainable Matchmaker show in this introduction episode. Whether you work in Construction, Agriculture, Energy, Technology, Investment, or any other sector, and even if you don't work at all, everybody is welcome, concerned and involved by this project. We all have something in common. We are all interconnected in one ecosystem. We are people. And its a people thing. Feel free to share with your friends, family or colleagues to help us grow and have a real positive impact on our Society. Use #thesustainablematchmaker and identify us using @theeaproject on your socials and visit our website to go further: the-eaproject.com Welcome, thank you for listening and I hope you'll enjoy the journey!  Chantal