Cleanweb Conversations

Woon Tan

This is the podcast dedicated to the global cleanweb community. Cleanweb is the use of connected Information Technology to help address resource and sustainable challenges. In this podcast, we shine a light on the products and services with a cleanweb focus. Once a week, the spotlight will be on the leaders of the cleanweb movement. This will accelerate the take up of new and exciting solutions moving us towards a sustainable way of living. Whether you are a budding entrepreneur with a great idea, an engineer with a solution to a big problem or an investor eyeing your next venture.Through this weekly series Woon hopes to inspire the next generation of change makers to get involved in the conversation and start taking action.

Episodes

  1. 10 - BGV - Accelerator in Sustainability Tech Startups - Vicky-Marie Gibbons

    03/31/2015

    10 - BGV - Accelerator in Sustainability Tech Startups - Vicky-Marie Gibbons

    In this episode we speak to Vicky-Marie Gibbons who is a partner and general manager of Bethnal Green Ventures. Bethnal Green Ventures is an accelerator programme for startups who are using technology to solve social and environmental problems. BGV support startups who are focused on one of the 3 streams of social change i.e health and wellbeing, education and employment and sustainability.   Examples of BGV alumni include Open Utility and Fairphone. Open Utility is a UK based cleanweb company which is creating a peer-to-peer online marketplace to connect generators and buyers of renewable energy to buy and sell clean energy in a transparent way while building local communities. Amsterdam basedFairphone is creating an ethical smart phone that is maximising social impact at every stage of the value chain, from sourcing and production to distribution and recycling.   If you have a startup idea and would like to hear more about how Bethnal Green Ventures would be able to support you in your startup journey be sure to get in touch and check out their Summer 2015 accelerator programme now. Deadline for application is 20th April 2015. In this episode we speak to Vicky-Marie Gibbons who is a partner and general manager of Bethnal Green Ventures. Bethnal Green Ventures is an accelerator programme for startups who are using technology to solve social and environmental problems. BGV support startups who are focused on one of the 3 streams of social change i.e health and wellbeing, education and employment and sustainability.   Learn more about cleanweb: cleanweb.tv   Listen to the podcast at ITunes:  http://cleanweb.tv/itunes Stitcher:  http://cleanweb.tv/stitcher   Connect on our Twitter account: @Cleanweb_tv   Connect with Woon: @Woontan

    18 min
  2. 7 - DoNation - Do Good For Business - Hermione Taylor and Martin Warne

    10/19/2014

    7 - DoNation - Do Good For Business - Hermione Taylor and Martin Warne

    We chat with Hermione Taylor (Founding Director) and Martin Warne (CTO) from the DoNation. The DoNation is a behavior change platform that is making sustainable living the norm because they believe that small changes can add up to make a big difference.    The donate by doing platform is a sponsorship site that helps raise sustainable actions instead of cash. For example, when taking on a marathon challenge, you could invite friends and family to pledge simple actions from a list 40+ DoActions which could be anything from Veg out - make meat a treat to Feed the earth - composting your food waste all while saving the earth. A CO2 savings is then calculated as total impact of your efforts.   The Do Good for Business is a business platform that engages businesses, charities and universities that want to engage in energy savings and making an impact to the environment while engaging employees.   The DoNation is currently raising £150,000 for 12% equity on Crowdcube a leading UK crowdfunding platform. Head over to crowdcube.com to invest in a sustainable future.    Interested in engaging your organisation in sustability actions - Do Good For Business - www.dogoodforbusiness.com To raise sponsorship and make pledges - Donate by Doing - www.thedonation.org.uk/ To invest  - head to Crowdcube - www.crowdcube.com/investment/the-donation-16310   To learn more about cleanweb head over to cleanweb.tv and susbcribe to this podcast.

    42 min

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This is the podcast dedicated to the global cleanweb community. Cleanweb is the use of connected Information Technology to help address resource and sustainable challenges. In this podcast, we shine a light on the products and services with a cleanweb focus. Once a week, the spotlight will be on the leaders of the cleanweb movement. This will accelerate the take up of new and exciting solutions moving us towards a sustainable way of living. Whether you are a budding entrepreneur with a great idea, an engineer with a solution to a big problem or an investor eyeing your next venture.Through this weekly series Woon hopes to inspire the next generation of change makers to get involved in the conversation and start taking action.