Voices of Sustainability

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Voices of Sustainability by the Zayed Sustainability Prize brings you closer to the people and ideas driving real change. Hosted by Anita Erskine and Omar Butti, the podcast features candid conversations grounded in human stories, lived experience, and the solutions translating ambition into impact.

  1. Dr. Jason Arora

    May 26 ·  Video

    Dr. Jason Arora

    In Episode 60 of Voices of Sustainability, host Anita Erskine speaks with Dr. Jason Arora, physician, public health expert and health technology leader, about how artificial intelligence is reshaping global health systems. From misinformation and health literacy to ethics, trust and equitable access, the conversation explores how AI can support stronger, more resilient healthcare systems when grounded in human centred design and real world needs. Watch now to hear why innovation in health must ultimately serve people and communities first.

    31 min
  2. With 2026 Winners: BASE Foundation and Build up Nepal

    Apr 29 ·  Video

    With 2026 Winners: BASE Foundation and Build up Nepal

    In Episode 59 of Voices of Sustainability, host Anita Erskine is joined by two of the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize winners — Daniel Magallon from BASE Foundation and Björn Söderberg from Build up Nepal — to discuss what it takes to scale solutions that last. From energy access that transforms daily life to affordable housing designed to withstand disasters, this episode explores how impact is built, and sustained, on the ground. The conversation highlights a critical reality: scaling solutions is not just about innovation, but about affordability, local ownership, trust and the broader systems that enable change. Through real-world examples, both organisations share how they work with communities, entrepreneurs and local systems to turn proven ideas into lasting impact. Watch now to hear how these solutions are being built — and scaled — in practice.

    29 min
  3. Gary White

    Apr 16 ·  Video

    Gary White

    In Episode 58 of Voices of Sustainability, host Anita Erskine speaks with Gary White, Co-founder and CEO of Water.org. Drawing on over three decades of experience in water sustainability, Gary shares insights from his work expanding access to safe water for communities around the world. He explores why, despite existing solutions, billions of people still lack access, and outlines the critical role of investment, innovation and collaboration in closing this gap. From community-level impact to global systems change, this conversation offers a grounded perspective on what it takes to scale solutions — and why the time to act is now.

    34 min
  4. 2026 Winners

    Feb 27 ·  Video

    2026 Winners

    In Episode 57 of Voices of Sustainability, moderator Omar Butti is joined by three 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize winners —Didi Gan of N&E Innovations (Food), Ronaldo Cohin of JADE (Health) and Marília Lara of Stattus4 (Water). Together, they explore the entrepreneurial journeys behind their innovations, the influence of family and community in shaping purpose-driven work, and the realities of scaling sustainable solutions across global markets. From personal beginnings to measurable impact, this conversation offers an honest look at how innovation moves from idea to implementation — and the people driving that progress forward.

    34 min
  5. Adrian Grenier

    Jan 31 ·  Video

    Adrian Grenier

    In Episode 56 of Voices of Sustainability, actor, filmmaker and environmental advocate Adrian Grenier explores how creativity, culture and lifestyle can become powerful forces for environmental action. In conversation with Anita Erskine and Omar Butti, Grenier reflects on his personal transition from entertainment to environmental stewardship — from regenerative farming and land management to storytelling as a tool for cultural change. He shares why meaningful solutions begin with humility and observation, how living in rhythm with nature can reshape everyday life, and why regeneration must grow organically from communities and place. Discover how creativity, stewardship and intergenerational thinking can help shift sustainability from anxiety to renewal — and from abstract ambition to lived experience.

    37 min
  6. Meet the Hosts

    Episode 56 ·  Video

    Meet the Hosts

    For more than 50 episodes, Voices of Sustainability has featured global leaders and thinkers — exploring the ideas, opportunities and solutions shaping our world. Meet your new hosts, Anita Erskine and Omar Butti, as Voices of Sustainability enters its next chapter.  Together, they will industry experts into more candid, grounded and human conversations — creating space for deeper dialogue. Presented by the Zayed Sustainability Prize. New episodes coming soon.

    1 min

  7. 12/26/2025 ·  Video

    Why Inclusive Development Starts with Women with Ajaita Shah

    In Episode 55 of Voices of Sustainability, Ajaita Shah, Founder and CEO of Frontier Markets explores how inclusive entrepreneurship and digital innovation are transforming opportunity in rural communities across emerging economies. With women as a driving force behind rural business networks — reshaping access to clean energy, essential goods and digital services — this episode highlights how community insight, local leadership and data-driven platforms designed around real lives can unlock sustainable growth at scale. Discover how purpose-driven business models and women changemakers at the last mile are building resilient markets and delivering measurable impact.

    22 min

  8. 11/27/2025 ·  Video

    Building Resilient Economies for the Future with Dr Arunabha Ghosh

    In Episode 54 of Voices of Sustainability, Dr Arunabha Ghosh, Founder and CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) and Selection Committee Member at the Prize, explores how economies can grow while building the resilience needed to withstand escalating climate shocks.  From rethinking food, energy and water systems to embracing nature-based solutions and celebrating experimentation, this episode makes the case for development models that are adaptive, grounded in community knowledge and designed for uncertainty.  Discover how innovation, traditional wisdom and strategic policy can work together to build economies that last.

    27 min
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Voices of Sustainability by the Zayed Sustainability Prize brings you closer to the people and ideas driving real change. Hosted by Anita Erskine and Omar Butti, the podcast features candid conversations grounded in human stories, lived experience, and the solutions translating ambition into impact.

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    © 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize

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