Episode 65: Sustainable Business
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Looking Outside is for curious people looking for a fresh take on familiar topics, in business and beyond.
This is a cross-over podcast episode between Looking Outside and Ree-thinking Sustainability, co-hosted by Ben McCabe and Jo Lepore.
This episode was filmed LIVE at the 2024 Dubai Future Forum, the largest gathering of futurists from around the world, which features some of the most prominent activists and climate innovators pushing for environmentally-sustainable futures. Together with Marc Buckley, a leading voice in climate change, ecological economist and ambassador for sustainable commitment, and Dina Baenninger, business strategist and conceptual artist, we explore the human potential for change. Marc and Dina share how re-thinking existing business models can enable exponential growth and a world of abundance, a vision perhaps not often associated with sustainable action. While not everyone agrees on everything in the panel discussion, one thing that’s shared is an optimism in our human ability to create a better life for planet and people, through collection of diverse perspectives and collaboration towards a harmonization of priorities.
Marc Buckley is a highly influential figure in the field of climate activism, sustainable development and global change with a long history of involvement in climate and environmental issues.
One of the first to be trained by Al Gore as a Climate Speaker he has made getting through the Climate Crisis and transition towards Regenerative Desirable Futures his life‘s work. Marc takes a systems view of life and addresses all facets of complex systems in order to solve human suffering and our global grand challenges. His systemic approach to solving complex global challenges has marked him as a pivotal figure in advocating for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Marc is actively involved in numerous international initiatives and organizations. As the author of the UN SDG Manifesto and a collaborator on the Resilient Development Goals (2030-2050) with the UNFCCC and Resilience Frontiers as UN Advisor and Regenerative Futurist, he has been at the forefront of shaping our global sustainability agenda.
Dina Baenninger is a business strategist with 25+ years experience working with premium brands, key players in different industries, and the luxury hospitality sector. Dina specializes in crafting paradigm-shifting brand+business strategies to make businesses future-fit and sustainably successful.
Ben McCabe has a long-established reputation working with some of the best-known consumer tech businesses, with a broad functional understanding and a sector bias towards fashion, sports, lifestyle, mobility, food and non-food brands across the United States, APAC and EMEA regions.
Ben is a mixed race British Pakistani, eldest grandchild of Pakistani immigrants to the United Kingdom. He is the Founder and sole owner of McCabe + Partners.
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Marc Buckley marcbuckley.earth
Dina Baenninger www.charismanova.com
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