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Ocean Bottle was established in 2019 and is a B Corp certified reusable bottle brand. Since launching in 2019, Ocean Bottle has prevented over 11.9 MILLION kgs of ocean-bound plastic from reaching our oceans, that’s equivalent to 1 billion plastic bottles.With the sale of each Ocean Bottle, 11.4kg of plastic (the equivalent of 1,000 ocean-bound plastic bottles) is collected globally, in coastal areas where plastic pollution is at its worst. As Ocean Bottle began to grow, the team realised tha...

In Episode 8 of the #MettaTalks Season 3 Podcast 🎙 we were joined by Ian Ormerod, CEO of Switch2Zero. Switch2Zero aims to accelerate the global transition to net-zero carbon emissions for people and businesses everywhere.They believe that by working to make the path to net zero as quick, easy, and affordable as possible - and by forging a supportive community of like-minded individuals and businesses that can help - more and more of us will succeed. They might be a new company, but that’s the...

In Episode 7 of the #MettaTalks Season 3 Podcast 🎙 we were joined by Diversity VC’s CEO Ladi Greenstreet & their Head of Growth Julia Rabin.Diversity VC is working with entrepreneurs, investors and universities in order to create an industry that is free from bias - they are setting a global benchmark for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) best practices in the VC industry. With a global reach and local expertise, Diversity VC aims to close market-specific gaps in DEI knowledge t...

In Episode 6 of the #MettaTalks Season 3 Podcast 🎙 we were joined by Sofia Busck, Chief Revenue Officer at Worldfavor.As some of our listeners may recall from season two, Worldfavor is a global sustainability platform that helps companies access, manage and share sustainability information. Over 30,000 organisations and over 140 countries are using one or a mix of Worldfavor's solutions to easily share and access sustainability data from one single place. Recently raising $10M in Series ...

In Episode 5 of the #MettaTalks Season 3 Podcast 🎙 we were joined by Julia Höglund - Director, ESG and Sustainability Strategy, at SB+CO.SB+CO is a #sustainability, #ESG strategy and responsible business consultancy, that advises companies on strategy, sustainability, ESG, stakeholder engagement and more 🙏SB+CO have decades worth of expertise in sustainable business to help companies navigate this all-change era. Whether it’s developing full corporate sustainability strategies; or mapping sta...

In episode 4, we're joined by Zahra Shah, Founder and Executive Director of Iraqi Innovators.Iraqi Innovators is a social impact organisation with a mission to increase women’s involvement in the tech sector, up-skill job seekers, and change the international narrative about Iraq. They offer training in Digital Copywriting, Social Media Marketing, and Digital Literacy. They aim to amplify Iraqi voices and dismantle colonial approaches to development.Join us as we chat with Zahra about Ir...