Voices of Regen
by Regeneration Projects
Stay connected to the Regen business movement with inspiring stories from Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and around the planet. Hosted by Matt Sykes and Claire Wild, Voices of Regen is the official podcast of Regeneration Projects which is a consultancy based in Naarm Melbourne that empowers purpose-driven leaders through online learning, partnership building and strategic services. More info: https://regenprojects.earth/
Episodes
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National Governance for Impact
What does it look like when we put wellbeing at the centre of National economies? Recorded with the backdrop of the COP15 UN Biodiversity Convention, Matt sits down with two pioneers shaping the way Nations approach economic development. Michael Weatherhead, Development Lead at the Wellbeing...
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Regional Impact Superpowers
Danish design culture meets multi-sector collaboration in Uruguay - How do Regions position themselves for new competitive and collaborative advantages Post-2020? In a conversation that connects Global South and Global North, Claire and Matt explore how Cities and Regions can share their impact...
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Special Episode: Young Tourism Network Workplaces Report 2022
Research calls for decision-makers to embrace young peoples’ perspectives in shaping Victoria’s tourism future Building upon over three years of successful advocacy, the Young Tourism Network (YTN) has released its 2022 Workplaces Report. Designed to inform strategic decision-makers in Victorian...
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Natural Capital Accounting
What business dependencies and impacts really are worth accounting and budgeting for post-2020? Can accountants even measure things like Natural Capital? It turns out that it’s not only possible, but the tools needed have been around for decades. Their recent use in both public and private…
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Impact Reporting & Storytelling
As the business community becomes increasingly aware of its relationship with people and the planet, we're seeing a big trend towards communication. Impact-led businesses want to tell their stakeholders what they are doing, and why it matters. This episode welcomes Grace O’Hara (Small Fires) and...
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Impact Investment
Recent years have seen a significant shift in the investment sector. Society is paying far more attention to where investors - like superannuation funds and banks - are putting their money, and we're seeing words like 'sustainable', 'ethical' 'responsible' and 'impact' being tacked onto…
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Organisational Governance for Impact
Picture systems thinking inside an Italian B Corp pharmaceutical company. Imagine te ao Māori (the Māori worldview) shaping businesses in Aotearoa New Zealand. Claire and Matt are joined by special guests Massimo Mercati (CEO at Aboca Italy) and Qiulae Wong (Aotearoa New Zealand Manager at B Lab...
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Impact Procurement
One of the simplest building blocks of Australia and Aotearoa’s economies are exchanges of goods and services between organisations. You see it in your everyday life when you stand in the dairy aisle of your local grocer and you contemplate which cheese you’re going to buy. As the end…
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Series Prelude: Market Conditions for Impact
Let’s face it, conversations about "economic systems change" can be heavy and inaccessible. Talking about the soil conditions of your home veggie patch however are much easier. Carrying excess kitchen resources into the compost and seeing those worms and bacteria go to town is so satisfying! The...
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Earthshot Series: Align Farms' regenerative study
Regenerative agriculture presents a major opportunity to achieve the "Fix our Climate" Earthshot. In the final episode of our Earthshot series, we welcome Clare Buchanan from Align Farms in Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand. Clare shares her experience with regenerative dairy farming, and how...
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Earthshot Series: Fire Circle
What if we saw ourselves, our organisations and our work as part of Nature, not separate from it? What if Earth was our common business partner? Our mainstream approach to creating change stems from a worldview where we see ourselves as separate to Nature, separate to each other and separate to…
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Earthshot Series: Ranger Roundtable
Demand from governments and businesses are rapidly creating a global carbon market but the 'in the field' managers of this Natural Capital are getting left out of climate action plans and accounts. In this episode we spotlight the Earthshot of 'Clean Our Air' by exploring the diverse and evolving...
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Earthshot Series: International Impact Trade Regions
Imagine that instead of international business markets competing against each other, they’d exchange goods and services based on reciprocal triple-bottom-line benefits. We could redistribute value and expertise in a way that helps cities and communities to reach the UN Sustainable Development…
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Earthshot Series: Towards a Swimmable Birrarung by 2030
Imagine swimming in the Birrarung Yarra River, right in the middle of Melbourne. Sounds crazy right?! Our first episode in the Earthshot Series is focused on the Earthshot ‘Revive our Oceans’. We take the opportunity to spotlight Regeneration Projects’ research collaboration with Loretta Bellato,...
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Introducing the Earthshot series
Launched by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in October 2020, The Earthshot Prize is the most prestigious global environment prize in history. Each year, it is awarded to individuals and teams working on extraordinary eco-solutions that can repair and regenerate the planet. The Earthshot...
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Finding Reciprocity in Life & Work
Regenerative business requires teams to unite around a common purpose, but getting clear on how to bring this purpose to work every day can prove challenging. In this episode, Matt and Claire are joined by Kusal Perera, Chief Collaborator of Strategy, Innovation & Brand at CoPlantation. With...
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Behind the Scenes - DIY Regen Professional Development
Do It Yourself Professional Development – online, on demand AND focused on regeneration In this podcast episode Claire interviews Matt on how Regen Projects' new Virtual Classroom came to be. They talk about the students and startups looking to kickstart their regen learning, as well as…
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The Art Of Climate Action - Insights from East Gippsland's creative community
A space for unapologetically bold conversations the business of regeneration Neighbourhoods and regions around the world are in a state of recovery. Often, it’s artists and entrepreneurs who organise themselves first and help communities start a healing process, making sense of loss and change so...
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B Corp Tips for Startups - Lessons from Regen Projects' certification journey
Business as a force for good - What does B Corp certification mean for regenerative businesses? Regeneration Projects has recently been certified as a B Corp, so we put Matt in the interviewee seat to tell us all about it. Matt shares what B Corp certification means to Regen Projects, what the...
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Te reo Māori at work
What role can te reo Māori - the Māori language - play in regenerating Aotearoa New Zealand's cultural identity? In this episode of Voices of Regen, Claire and Matt are joined by Piripi Rangihaeata, a kaiako (teacher) and leader who is helping to revitalise te reo Māori. Keen to progress your...
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2022 Forecast
Voices of Regen - January 2022 edition How is regenerative business going to look in 2022? And what will it mean for purpose-driven professionals? Matt and Claire kick off the year with their forecasts, based on firsthand experience working with progressive businesses and organisations in…
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Regenerative Engineering feat. Ruby Heard, Dane Hart & Chris Buntine
What role do engineers play in the regeneration of our society? In our latest episode, Matt and Claire are joined by Chris Buntine from Northrop, Ruby Heard from Alinga Energy Consulting, and Dane Hart from Engineers Without Borders. These three innovative engineers bring fresh thinking about how...
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Regenerative Agriculture feat. Carolyn Suggate, Ewan Campbell & Ray Milidoni
What can business leaders learn from regenerative farmers? In response to the Planetary Emergency, organisations around the world are reconsidering their relationship with ecological systems. Pioneering leaders are actively challenging and unlearning economic scripts that are no longer serving...
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Regenerative Design feat. Jessica Palalagi, Claire Bowles & Matt Fellingham
Let's shake up industry conventions with some big questions: How can regeneration transform design and architecture practice? Why is respect for First Nations communities essential for place-based approaches to business? What is the potential that regen design can unlock for stakeholders? Special...
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Regenerative Tourism feat. Stacey Linton, Glen Crowther & Loretta Bellato
What’s behind the buzz of Regenerative Tourism? Does it really benefit the places on visitors’ bucket lists? Featuring: Stacey Linton and Glen Crowther from Tourism Bay of Plenty (Te Moananui ā Toi, Aotearoa NZ) and Loretta Bellato from the Centre for Urban Transitions at Swinburne University...
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Circular Economy feat. Samantha Jones & Sean Trewick - Trans-Tasman Regen Podcast #3
What is the circular economy and how it is transforming the way business is done in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia? In their third podcast, Claire and Matt catch up with two young pioneers of the Regen movement - Samantha Jones from Little Yellow bird apparel in Wellington and Sean Trewick…
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Melbourne's Economic Stocktake feat. Kaj Lofgren - Trans-Tasman Regen Podcast #2
"Time to do a stocktake on our economic system!" Listen to Kaj Lofgren (Head of Strategy at Small Giants Academy) as he and Matt question the fundamental assumptions of our western economic system. Kaj acknowledges the anxiety and joys of change, as well as the lessons of history that have the...
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Trans-Tasman Regen Podcast #1 - Reflections on the Regen Movement
Project partners Claire Wild (The Ākina Foundation, NZ) and Matt Sykes (Regeneration Projects, Aus) sit down over a virtual cuppa to reflect on the last six months - what trends are they seeing in the business community? How are these trends shaping their own work? What needs to change for the...
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Stay connected to the Regen business movement with inspiring stories from Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and around the planet. Hosted by Matt Sykes and Claire Wild, Voices of Regen is the official podcast of Regeneration Projects which is a consultancy based in Naarm Melbourne that empowers purpose-driven leaders through online learning, partnership building and strategic services. More info: https://regenprojects.earth/
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