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Fast fashion, with Sian Rowlands Sep 18, 2019

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This week, we're joined by Sian Rowlands, Owner & Chief Storyteller at Retold, about how her own wardrobe dilemma formed the basis of her business and how broken the fashion industry really is today. Retold is a boutique store in Dubai dealing exclusively in pre-owned fashion.

State of Sustainability 2018, with Monaem Ben Lellahom (Part 2 of 2) Sep 11, 2019

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Part 2 of our talk with Monaem Ben Lellahom, Founding Partner & Group CEO of Sustainable Square. This episode discusses the 2018 State of CSR & Sustainability in the MENA Region report published by Sustainable Square earlier this year. In case you haven't heard it yet, do check out Part 1 where we talk about how Sustainable Square got started and Monaem's outlook for the future of sustainability in our region.

Sustainability vs CSR, with Monaem Ben Lellahom (Part 1 of 2) Sep 11, 2019

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Part 1 of our talk with Founder Partner & Group CEO of Sustainable Square, Monaem Ben Lellahom about how they got started, and how he views the regional landscape of sustainability compared to CSR. On Part 2, also available now, we discuss the 2018 State of Sustainability & CSR Report published by Sustainable Square earlier this year.

Building a sustainable future, with Sabrin Rahman Aug 13, 2019

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On this episode, we’re joined by Sabrin Rahman, Head of Sustainability at HSBC talking about her own journey & how the bank is looking to shape sustainability for the region.

The other side of landfills, with Anita Nouri Jul 23, 2019

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This week, we’re joined by Anita Nouri, co-founder of Green Energy Solutions, discussing waste management and landfills, gas-to-energy benefits, transitioning to renewable energy and other sources of sustainable energy in the Middle East.

Marine innovations, with Dana Liparts Jul 09, 2019

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On this episode, we’re joined by Dana Liparts, co-founder of EcoCoast, a marine protection company about the work they’re doing to protect our coastlines & tackling plastic waste in the ocean at a large scale.

Moving forward, with Courtney Brandt Jul 02, 2019

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Last week, we published episode 10 and so we wanted to take you guys a little behind the scenes with Forward Talks. So on this special episode, we’re by joined by CSR of One, another podcast from the production house behind Forward Talks, Amaeya Media. Host of the show Courtney Brandt joins us to chat about what got us into podcasting, what the experience is like so far, and what we hope to achieve with the show. Also, as we move into the summer, we’ll be publishing every other Tuesday until September. See you on July 9 with a new guest!

Bonus: Luca Gagliardi Jun 20, 2019

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A bonus episode with Luca Gagliardi, General Manager at PierChic, about the chefs who inspire him. If you haven’t yet, you can check out Luca’s full episode where he talks about how PierChic addresses sustainability throughout their operations in your podcast player, or on the web.

Sustainable fine dining, with Luca Gagliardi Jun 18, 2019

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This week, we’re talking with Luca Gagliardi, General Manager at PierChic, one of Dubai’s most iconic restaurants, on how he started out as a sommerlier in Italy, and how PierChic’s incorporates sustainability into their operations.

Building solar capacity, with Jeremy Crane Jun 11, 2019

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This week, we talk to Jeremy Crane, founder of Yellow Door Energy, about solar energy in the region, their operating model and how they are growing towards their 300 megawatts solar capacity target by 2020.

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