For the second part of our positive.leaders’ episode on inclusion, we continue our conversation with Amelie Jezabel Mariage, Co-founder of Aprendices Visuales, and Nicolas Froissard, general director and spokesperson for the SOS group.  The first part of this episode focused on how both are furthering the cause of inclusion and bringing about change in their respective fields, along with how people respond to today's inclusion challenges.  While there is still much work to be done, both...

Inclusion is regularly presented as key to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet, it often feels like advancing inclusion in all layers of society is easier said than done.  In this episode of Positive.leaders we explore how two positive leaders are breaking down barriers at their level and how we could accelerate change on a bigger scale.  Amelie Jezabel Mariage is the co-founder of Aprendices Visuales, a Spanish tech for good that harnesses the power of visual learning to...

We’ve all heard it before: fashion, and in particular fast fashion, is one of the most polluting industries. So how can we put unsustainable practices out of fashion?   In this episode of #Positive Leaders, we look at how Aigle, a French clothing and footwear label, and Rifo, an Italian circular fashion startup, are driving change in the garment and footwear industries. Sandrine Conseiller, CEO of Aigle, believes that customers are now conscious of their impact and vote through their...

Presented as key to transition to net zero and fairer economies, green and social finance has witnessed a fast expansion in recent years. What transformational role can financial companies really play in creating a more sustainable society?  In this episode of #Positive.Leaders we are joined by Philippe Zaouati, CEO of Mirova, an asset management company specializing in sustainable investment, created within Natixis in 2014, and Helena Mueller, COO of Green Assets Wallet, an independent...

In this episode of #positiveleaders, we look at how a beer brand, Toast Ale, and a global food and beverage company, Danone, two purpose-driven companies, address the challenge. Toast Ale's chief toaster, Robert Wilson, believes “to change the world, you have to throw better parties than the corporation destroying it”. He tells us how he intends to do it with his beer made of surplus fresh bread that would otherwise be wasted, while Danone’s VP of research and innovation User eXperience,...

Meet with two social entrepreneurs on a mission to make quality healthcare radically accessible. For this episode of #positiveleaders, we explore the health innovations by Jos de Blok and Krystian Fikert.  With Humanity over Bureaucracy as his motto, Jos de Blok is a nurse by profession and the CEO of Buurtzorg. We learn  how he built community-based (home) care services through highly qualified licensed nurses while making their daily work more meaningful and sustainable.  A psychologist...

#1 with Lisa Gautier - CEO & Co-Founder of Hack your closet  and Emery Jacquillat - CEO of La Camif and President of the French mission-driven companies community. Consumers are increasingly concerned about the impacts of e-commerce. For this first episode of #positiveleaders Lisa Gautier and Emery Jacquillat, discuss how to reconcile profit and impact. Indeed, we explore how Lisa tackles waste in the fashion industry, changing consumers' habits along the way, and how Emery transformed...

Welcome to Positive.leaders, a podcast exploring the vision and journey of change makers across Europe; business leaders, entrepreneurs who have decided to make more sense of their professional life by combining business and impact. Each episode, we’ll meet with two change makers highlighting concrete solutions in their industry, and revealing how they lead change at their level. We’ll talk about : food, energy, health, mobility, building, inclusion, textile, beauty and so on...  This...