Reaching a point where our world is sustainable – where people and our planet are safe and secure is arguably the toughest journey we face. The saying goes – ‘If you want to go fast go alone, but if you want to go far, go together.’ My social impact pioneer guests know all about partnering to go far… meet Clive Allison and Nivedha RM.
Reaching a point where our world is sustainable – where people and our planet are safe and secure is arguably the toughest journey we face.
The saying goes – ‘If you want to go fast go alone, but if you want to go far, go together.’ My social impact pioneer guests know all about partnering to go far… meet Clive Allison and Nivedha RM.
Clive Allison is the Global Sustainability Director at Unilever. He is a social and environmental business leader; working with Unilever for 25 years with a particular emphasis on new business models that deliver sustainable social and environmental impact.
Nivedha RM has invented the World’s first completely automated, mixed, municipal waste, segregation unit and recycling technologies. As the CEO and Founder of Trashcon and based in Karnataka, India, she is an accomplished and recognised entrepreneur on a mission to make our waste systems safe, separating streams for recycling.
Through Unilever’s TRANSFORM programme - Clive and Nivedha are partnering. During our conversation they dive into how this partnership is working across multiple sectors.
“With less than 10 years to deliver the SDGs, no one organisation will do it.” Clive explains; “TRANSFORM isn’t a short term pilot, or a scheme or a fund but it’s a new type of public private partnership model, based on the need for long term profitable sustainable business that drives towards the SDGs (sustainable development goals).”
Listen in to understand how partnerships can work to benefit many, innovate and unlock new business opportunities. Hear Nivedha’s infectious enthusiasm for her breakthrough innovations. Whilst gathering practical tips from these two social impact pioneers along the way - from the benefits of involving your value chains, to creating commercially viable new business models.
Links:
Clive Allison on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/clive-allison-8bb1b62/
Nivedha R.M on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nivedharm/
Transform: www.transform.global
Trasncon: trashcon.in/