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The role of insects in the future of food, with Patrick Crowley Jun 01, 2020

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This week, we’re sharing a conversation from a few months ago when we attended (and had a live podcast station) the Global Forum on Innovations for Marginal Envionrments held by ICBA in Dubai; the opening address by Her Excellency Mariam Bint Mohammed Almheiri, the Minister of State for Food Security in the UAE. Our guest is Patrick Crowley who founded Chapul 8 years ago when he came across a water-efficient source of protein ... crickets. Since then the company has been producing energy bars & powders based on insect protein and envision a world in which insects can provide an efficient and alternate source of food worldwide.

Beauty without Cruelty, with Leena Al Abbas May 26, 2020

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As we all continue to deal with the impacts of the restrictions in place to control the spread of the Novel Coronavirus, we’d like to encourage you to support your local businesses at this time in any way possible—whether it is ordering from them, donating to them, sharing their information to help spread the word, as some businesses are offering buying their services upfront at a discount for when they eventually open. One such business is Organic Glow, the UAE’s first organic and all-vegan salon that opened nearly 10 years ago. Listen in for how she got started as well as her advice on various harsh chemicals we are exposed to in our day-to-day lives.

If you’d like to connect with us, you can find us on Instagram and listen to all of our episodes on our website.

Sustainability in business: how local SMEs can get involved, with David Alvarez & Keith Bradley May 17, 2020

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This week, we're joined by David Ramos Álvarez, Senior Manager of Sustainability at HSBC and Keith Bradley, Founder & Managing Partner at Globally. The two companies have partnered together as part of the Living Business Programme which aims to help startups adopt more sustainable practices in their operations. Tune in to find out more about the partnership, how you can get involved as well as other initiatives at play in the region to promote sustainability programs.

You can connect with us via Instagram and find all of our episodes in your favourite podcast player or on the web.

Pioneering sustainable solutions to tackle food security, with Abdulaziz AlMulla May 10, 2020

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This week, we're joined by Abdulaziz AlMulla, the founder & CEO of Madar Farms about the realities of water consumption and its effect on food security, how they’re handling this imbalance as well as helping educate the masses about the problem. The realities of just 1% of our land being farmland while more than 80% of our water consumption going towards agriculture is a terrifying imbalance. Madar Farms started out in 2017 to focus on using controlled-environment agriculture methods such as hydronics to conserve water while ensuring a healthy production of vegetables. We'd love to hear what you thought of our episode so let us know on Instagram and find all our previous episodes in your podcast players and on the web.

Stay safe and see you next week.

Fashion with a conscience, with Araceli Gallego Apr 30, 2020

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This week, on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh in 2013, which killed 1,138 people and injured many more, we encourage millions of people to come together to campaign for systemic change in the fashion industry. We are living in a climate emergency and the fashion & textiles sector is one of the most polluting and wasteful industries. So why are we featuring a podcast about this industry today? It's because GoShopia sells fashion with a conscience by shying away from fast fashion trends towards more sustainable brands. Tune to listen to their co-founder Araceli Gallego to know about sustainable fashion and why we should all be thinking more consciously about what we buy and wear.

Moving towards net-zero carbon buildings, with Saeed Al Abbar Apr 25, 2020

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We're joined this week via web conference by Saeed Al Jabbar, founder & MD of AESG, a specialist consultancy firm focused on energy, sustainable development and urban improvement. We talk to Saeed about AESG's approach to better urban development, the impact of the current world situation on the construction industry & his take on a more circular approach to construction.

We'd love to hear what you think of the episode. You can connect with us on Instagram and find all our episodes in your podcast players and on the web.

Conscious consumerism, with Maria Sillanpaa Apr 12, 2020

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We hope you and your loved ones are safe, and that you're listening to this episode from the comfort of your home.

This week, we're sharing our conversation with Maria Sillanpaa, founder of Sustainability Advisory. This was a conversation we did much before the restrictions were put in to control the spread of the Novel Coronavirus. Maria joins us to talk about the first-of-its-kind Conscious Consumer UAE State of Play 2019, where they surveyed 1,300 citizens and residents in the country to understand how sustainability conscious the average consumer is in the UAE. You'll find a link to the report (and its free summary) below.

You can also reach out to us with your thoughts on our website, on LinkedIn and on Instagram.

Humans vs Nature, with Tanzeed Alam Apr 02, 2020

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This week, we're joined by Tanzeed Alam, MD of Earth Matters — they are a consultancy focusing on strategy & advisory services to help find practical solutions around climate crises and human development. Tanzeed shares his thought on climate change and how they're enabling the businesses they work with. We also talk about the current pandemic and what businesses can learn from its impacts worldwide. Over the next few weeks we hope to share more conversations about the various issues the pandemic has highlighted—from business practices that affect us to how we may look to rebuilt once its effect is contained. Connect with us on Instagram and find all our episodes in your podcast players and on the web.

The Water Project, with Adam Torrey Mar 22, 2020

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With March 22 being World Water Day, we're joined on this episode by Adam Torrey from The Water Project, a non-profit focused on reliable water projects around clean water and sanitization in sub-Saharan Africa. Adam shares how The Water Project meets its goals as well as helps put various aspects around our water consumption into persepctive for us. Later this week, we'll be sharing our conversation with Tanzeed Alam from Earth Matters, where we talk about how the current Coronavirus pandemic should us cause to rethink the way we do business and some of its impacts. You can connect with on [Instagram](https://instagram.com/goumbook) and find all of our previous episodes on our [website](http://goumbook.com/podcasts) if you'd like to catch up on them.

Leading a purpose driven life, with Maggie Doyne Mar 08, 2020

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On this episode, we’re joined by Maggie Doyne, founder of Blink Now Foundation, which provides quality education & a safe environment for children in Nepal. With thanks to Dana Al Matrook, founder of the Kind Human Collective.

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