Sustainable Change Makers

Hosted by Nynke Visser

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Dec 2024

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Sustainability is very diverse. What does sustainability mean to you? My name is Nynke Visser. A long time ago, I started my own sustainability journey. In this podcast, I will share my experiences and lessons learned. Together we explore new ways to embedding sustainability into our lives and our organizations. A podcast full of inspiration and information. For more information and inspiration visit: www.innivity.nl or connect via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nynke-visser-innivity/

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December 18, 2024Episode 3237 min

#32 From Fast Fashion to Harmonious Fashion: The Dutch Textile Street with Wouter Winters (i-did)

At this moment is fast fashion a huge polluting industry that is hurting our planet and people across the globe. What must we do to change this? How can we enable fashion to contribute to our planet, our society and ourselves? In today’s podcast Wouter Winters (i-did) will take us on a deep dive into the textile industry. We discuss the possibilities of turning fast fashion into harmonious fashion. What ingredients do we have in Holland to be such a sustainability pioneer? What initiatives are already out there and what does it take to scale up? How can we combine our forces to make real impact? So we no longer act as small islands in the sea but instead we are connected in the deep. What does Wouter mean with the Dutch Textile Street? Are you curious? Listen to the podcast to find out more! For more information go to: - I-did website - Partner in sustainability website

November 26, 2024Episode 3139 min

#31 Accelerate Innovative Start-ups with Mitja Caboni (Acceleration Manager Port XL)

Mitja Caboni ⁠is an Acceleration Manager at Port XL where he helps innovators in the maritime space to accelerate their projects and turn them into real companies. Mitja explains: "Everyone can have an impact - if you want to. Whether you want to build your own solution in your garage, whether you want to be involved in funding, whether you want to talk to your (local) politicians to tell them we would like to see this kind of change. We can all be part of the solution. At Port XL we give a push into the right direction." ⁠PortXL is an ecosystem of start-ups, scale-ups, corporate partners and mentors – all change makers, creative thinkers and problem solvers who work collaboratively to disrupt the status quo. Listen to this week's podcast to find out more about innovative start-ups, the scouting process and acceleration programs. Bonus movie: Have you ever thought of worms as part of a toolkit to solve civil engineering problems? Watch this video: ⁠https://vimeo.com/1005722433?share=copy#t=0⁠

September 25, 2024Episode 3035 min

#30 Sea Shepherds protecting marine life and coastal communities with Jeroen Botter (Director)

Jeroen Botter was working for years in the fashion industry and was commercially very successful. Until one day, he decided this was not the way to go forward and drastically change directions. He started working for an NGO called Sea Shepherd, where he began coordinating and initiating many spectacular campaigns. Sea Shepherds, who are they and why do they matter in building a meaningful and sustainable society? In today’s podcast, our fellow change maker will explain it all. Click here for more information on Jeroen Botter and Sea Shepherd.

September 17, 2024Episode 2932 min

#29 The Green Action Guide with Nadine Maarhuis (Journalist)

Nadine Maarhuis is a journalist and writer who has interviewed many sustainable change makers. Lucky for us, Nadine has now bundled all the knowledge, insights and experience she acquired into a Green Action Guide. In today’s podcast Nadine will: Explain what an ecological society exactly is Share key insights and practical examples from sustainable change makers and herself Explain how everyone can make a difference. Just start with the topic of your preference and take it from there. Share exciting challenges which enable you to have fun, meet inspiring people and learn along the way And as a bonus, Nadine also teaches us how we - change makers and leaders - can improve the communication of our initiative, project and/or idea in such a way that the world around us becomes excited to join us on the ride. For more information on Nadine Maarhuis, her book or initiatives click ⁠here⁠.

August 22, 2024Episode 2840 min

#28 Cities of the Future: Nature Inclusive and Biodiverse cities with Fred Booy (DS Landscape Architects)

What do you think the city of the future will look like? Are the buildings similar to Bosco Verticale in Milan? A beautiful building where people and nature both can flourish? In today’s episode Fred Booy (DS) will talk about the cities of the future. About nature inclusive and biodiverse cities, by which the inner city is deeply connected with the nature outside of the cities. For more information about Fred Booy, DS Landscape Architects and the projects they work on click here For the NL version of the First Guide to Nature Inclusive Design click here For Amsterdam Vertical click here

July 12, 2024Episode 2738 min

#27 Powerful partnerships to bring back prosperity with Hans and Sunamita (QXote)

Listen to the story of Hans Lodders and Sunamita Borges Da Costa (QXote) how they bring back prosperity to Santa Cruz in Portugal. Their secret? Build partnerships by which they collaborate with local and international organizations, municipalities and, above all, students and knowledge institutions. This episode is especially interesting for leaders and change makers from business organizations, municipalities and knowledge institutions who are: a) interested in setting up multidisciplinary challenges themselves, b) who want to experience being part of such a challenge themselves or c) who want to sponsor impactful initiatives. For more information on Hans, Sunamita, their company or challenges click here: QXote the company website Qxote Instagram SDG Challenge Portugal website SDG Challenge movie 2023 Small Change, Big impact documentary

July 11, 2024Episode 10 min

Welcome to the Sustainable Change Makers Podcast!

When we are watching the news or reading the newspapers we can really become depressed. Because we are facing an existential crisis such as climate change and biodiversity loss. But we can do something to slow down these effects and turn the tides. In this podcast we will learn from fellow Change Makers. People who are pioneering and brave to make things happens. What sustainable topics would you like to learn about? Submit your request to Nynke Visser. Looking for more inspiration? For more inspiring episodes and articles visit the Innivitity Academy. To learn more about Sustainable Change Maker Nynke Visser and her work go to Linkedin, visit Innivity.nl or send her a ⁠⁠message⁠⁠.

April 25, 2024Episode 2639 min

#26 The Voice of Nature with Vincent Deinum (Shaman)

What do Patagonia, YouBeDo and Squarewise have in common? Nature is part of the DNA of their organizations. Not only in their mission, vision and the way the act. Their entire organization is structured in innovative ways where nature (and employees) have a significant seat at the table. Why is this important? What can our organizations learn from them? How does this work? And what are the first steps to take? Vincent Deinum is working with organisations who are doing exactly this. In today’s podcast, he will share his insights and teach us what we can do ourselves to bring nature into our organizations. For more information on: The voice of the earth program you can contact Vincent via e-mail or LinkedIn. Restorative principles and practices: www.regeneratie.org Shaman practices and work: www.uturn.world⁠

April 24, 2024Episode 2521 min

#25 The Power of Stories, Nynke's voice note

Stories are much more effective than ideas to drive change, they are easier to remember and also more fun to listen to or to read. To fundamentally bring changes into this world, stories are a great instrument. Today, I will use storytelling to deep dive into several impactful business events that happened to me in the recent years and I connect them with some real powerful stories and books. One book in particular that really makes people shift their mindsets.

January 16, 2024Episode 2441 min

#24 Powerful biomimicry and stunning innovations with Christiaan Uittenbosch and Bas Adib (Fired Up)

Is it hard for you to make your organization ready for the future? Is progress going slow, is it difficult to bring everyone on board and do wonder if you are ever reaching real sustainable impact? You’re not the only one. Many people are struggling. But what if I tell you that there is a huge database available out there with over 3.8 bio years of knowledge owned by 30 million different types of experts; who know how to deal with complex problems? And what if I tell you that each organization, including yours, could tap into this massive R&D lab to speed things up? That you no longer have to (re)invent the wheel? Would you believe me? Years ago, Bas Adib and Christiaan Uittenbosch from Fired Up both had a ‘holy moly’ moment where they were confronted with the direct effects of climate change. Christiaan in Australia and Bas in Cape Town, South-Africa. They also experienced firsthand how to deal with these complex issues; and learned about the resilience that we as human have, by nature. They researched this phenomena. Now they help professionals and organizations to flourish and shape a sustainable future. Do you want to know what their secret is? It is biomimicry.