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Impact Around the World by EDHEC Alumni Podcast

Impact Around the World by EDHEC Alumni showcases how EDHEC alumni are living, working, adapting and thriving around the world. In each half-hour episode, a former EDHEC student reveals how they’ve shared, cared and dared in the face of challenge, delving into their career highlights, insights into how they’ve adapted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the memories of their student days. The interviews are brought to you by EDHEC Alumni in association with the pioneering EDHEC Delegations team.

  1. 20/10/2021

    13. LVHM Women@Dior Mentee Ananya Rajpoot on providing menstrual health products for underprivileged communities and why the fashion industry is now championing sustainable textiles and zero waste apparel

    In our final episode for season two, Impact Around the World by EDHEC Alumni welcomes one of EDHEC's newest alumna, Ananya Rajpoot, to talk about sustainability in fashion, promoting diversity, and how reusing fabrics can help create essential low-cost menstrual health products for women in underprivileged communities. Ananya is a marketing & brand management enthusiast who’s worked across a portfolio of some of the most glamorous brands out there, including Guerlain, Burberry, Gucci, Lac...

    30 min

  2. 13/10/2021

    12. Hospitality entrepreneur Nilo Quiroz on resilience and perseverance in the face of setbacks, industry crisis and personal tragedy

    Joining us on this week's Impact Around the World by EDHEC Alumni is a US-based alumnus, and self-proclaimed 'Mexican enthusiast' Nilo Quiroz. A former professional swimmer, representing Mexico internationally, Nilo went on to have a successful career as an electrical engineer with the world's then-largest oilfield services company Schlumberger, before fate had a different idea for him.When the global oil crisis hit and finding himself out of a job like so many others, Nilo took a leap of fai...

    31 min

  3. 06/10/2021

    11. Fortune Global 500 energy executive Damien Dhellemmes on building green-powered city ecosystems, reducing the energy impact of cryptocurrency, and creating purpose-driven employment opportunities

    Singapore-based alumnus Damien Dhellemmes joins us for this week's Impact Around the World by EDHEC Alumni. Damien talks all about building green-powered city ecosystems, reducing the energy impact of cryptocurrency, EDHEC's focus on sustainable finance, managing Gen Z and how creating purpose-driven employment opportunities attracts the best, and brightest graduates. After spending over 20 years in various leadership roles in supply chain management across the Asia-Pacific region, Damien now...

    25 min

  4. 29/09/2021

    10. Environmental innovator Linian Li on the commodification of water, the impact of climate change on developing regions, and breaking into a career in sustainability without a degree in engineering

    An environmental and natural resources executive with more than ten years of management experience, this week's Impact Around the World by EDHEC Alumni focuses on the 2021 IPSW Awards 'Innovator of the Year', Linian Li, and how uses her passion for tackling climate change to make the treatment and recycling of water more efficient. Linian opens up about the commodification of freshwater, the impact of climate change on developing regions, and how she broke into a career in sustainability with...

    22 min

  5. 22/09/2021

    9. Unilever Senior Sustainability Manager Olivier Floc'h on career pivots, infusing sustainability with profitability, and how consumers are wising up to Greenwashing

    On this week’s Impact Around the World by EDHEC Alumni, UK-based alumnus Olivier Floc'h opens up about his career in sustainable transformation at the heart of the world's fourth-largest consumer goods company. Olivier delves into career pivots, what drives Unilever's commitment to social impact, infusing sustainability with profitability, and how consumers are wising up to the controversial topic of Greenwashing.A 2007 MiM graduate, Olivier is a consumer marketing professional with over 10 y...

    28 min

  6. 15/09/2021

    8. Sustainable waste leader Shubham Lakra on the 'Green Fence' ban, bringing more transparency to dealing with post-industrial scraps, and the support of EDHEC's entrepreneurial community

    Joining Impact Around the World by EDHEC Alumni this week is another one of EDHEC’s star entrepreneurial alums, Shubham Lakra, Co-Founder of "the Alibaba of recyclables" BREDLAK. In the episode he talks about growing up in India, providing innovative solutions for hard to recycle materials and the role of EDHEC's Talent Identification & Career Development Programme in inspiring sustainable entrepreneurship. Shubham graduated in 2017 with a Masters in Entrepreneurship and Innovation ...

    28 min

  7. 08/09/2021

    7. EDHEC Associate Dean of International Relations Richard Perrin on building sustainable partnerships that respond to tomorrow's students, redefining study abroad, and the impact of COVID-19 on global mobility innovation

    Kicking off season two of Impact Around by EDHEC Alumni is Richard Perrin, EDHEC's Associate Dean International Relations, and all-around lovely human. Richard discusses the importance of combating populism through intercultural exchange, redefining what studying abroad can, and should look like, and the role of COVID-19 in driving global mobility innovation. For the past 11 years, Richard has been responsible for building on EDHEC’s culture of excellence around the world and developing top-t...

    31 min

  8. 18/08/2021

    Impact Around the World by EDHEC Alumni is returning!

    Hello, Bonjour, Nǐ hǎo, and Salut! Impact Around the World by EDHEC Alumni is back on Thursday 9 September for another thrilling run of seven episodes, showcasing how EDHEC alumni are living, working, adapting, and thriving all around the world. This season of the podcast will highlight how our alumni community is driving sustainability for future generations. From smart cities to green energy, sustainable fashion to safer drinking water, the EDHEC community is driving the way forward one sto...

    3 min
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Impact Around the World by EDHEC Alumni showcases how EDHEC alumni are living, working, adapting and thriving around the world. In each half-hour episode, a former EDHEC student reveals how they’ve shared, cared and dared in the face of challenge, delving into their career highlights, insights into how they’ve adapted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the memories of their student days. The interviews are brought to you by EDHEC Alumni in association with the pioneering EDHEC Delegations team.

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