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Rajeev Mahajan is the head of Climate Resilient Infrastructure, Private Sector Facility at the Green Climate Fund. In this insightful episode, we dove deep into the role of #BlendedFinance in tackling climate challenges, especially in the Global South.

Santosh is the founder of H2 Carbon Zero & Umagine. H2C0 (H2 Carbon Zero) is a Fuel Cell Systems OEM, boasting of next-generation hydrogen fuel cells with best-in-class durability & lifetimes. Umagine focusses its attention on developing a low-carbon hydrogen economy. More details are here - www.umagine.co.in

Akshay is one of the founders of Green Worms. Green Worms is a circular transition company tackling waste crisis and poverty. It is on a mission to create dignified jobs through a circular economy to eradicate both plastic pollution and poverty in India. More details are here - https://greenworms.org/

Vikram is the Co-Founder of The Sacred Groves, a Community Interest Company, incorporated in England & Wales. The Sacred Groves is a nature conservation platform that enables environmentally conscious individuals and entities to play their part in protecting our environment, rainforest, wildlife, mountains, and planet's natural habitats to help our ecosystem grow and thrive. More details and ways to support them are here - https://www.sacredgroves.earth/

Arjun Rao is the Founder and CEO of WYLD Planet. WYLD Planet is the first "music-for-biodiversity-conservation" digital platform of its kind, focused on funding critically needed biodiversity conservation around the world. In partnership with the biggest global superstar performers, they curate, create & distribute fully immersive, unique music content via video streaming to paying audiences around the world. Funds raised are channelled towards chosen biodiversity conservation partnerships. You can find more and support them here - https://www.wyldplanet.com/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wyld-planet#/

Introducing the Season 2 of the Dowell podcast with a special focus on the Global South

In this episode of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Saikat about about how he sees risk from a sustainability perspective, how regulations have evolved and most importantly how individuals perceptions and behaviours have evolved over the last decade. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on Instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri

In this episode of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Ankit Kalanki about Ankit K's background, the exciting work that he has done with the Global Cooling Prize project and the new cohort of start-ups at Third Derivative. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on Instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri.

In this episode of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Sunil about his fascinating journey, how he started as a mining engineer and shifted focus to ocean and environmental governance, first as an academic and now with Ocean Governance, where he spends time educating individuals and corporates in Ocean and Environmental Governance. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on Instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri

In this episode of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Konark about his journey, how he decided to start Rural Handmade, what sustainability means to him and how Rural Handmade is helping small businesses to find and source sustainable, handmade products. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on Instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri

In this episode of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Dr. Mayuri about how researchers are thinking about weather patterns and climate change in the next century and their effects on our cities and the built environment. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on Instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri

In this episode, Ankit talks with Dr. Bettina about how organisations and leaders should think about sustainability driven innovation and how can we best adapt our mental models to help achieve greater success in our quest for sustainability. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on Instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri You can access more details about the six shifts that Bettina mentioned here - https://innovationleadershipforum.org/our-wisdom/. Bettina has also written multiple books, a couple of them are - Etcheberry, Meltem & Bettina von Stamm (eds) Secrets of working across 5 continents, Emerald Publishing, forthcoming (2020); and Ausdörfer, Peter; Bessant, John; Möslein, Kathrin; von Stamm, Bettina & Frank Piller (eds) Discontinuous Innovation, learning to manage the unexpected; Imperial College Press (2013)

In this episode of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Mayank about his journey, how he has seen the world view change on sustainability and how the key drivers of government initiative, consumer preferences and technology interventions will help drive the next cycle of innovation in sustainability. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on Instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri

In this first episode of second series of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Ashish about his journey from corporate life to his current life in Bir, Himachal Pradesh and setting up Sahaj Foundation. They also dive deeper into the different initiatives the foundation is working on - retreats, re-thinking development and supporting social leaders in India. You can find more details about Sahaj Foundation's initiatives at http://www.sahajfoundation.in/. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri

In this episode of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Renu about Shakti - The Empathy Project (STEP) which is an incubation program for women social entrepreneurs in early stages of their projects. Before founding STEP, Renu led Ashoka's Changemaker Schools Program for South Asia. Prior to that she founded a non-profit organization in Nepal which worked through direct interventions towards integrated slum and street children into the main- stream society through education. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri

In this episode of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Eleonore about the Mastercard's Lighthouse MASSIV program. Eleonore is a Program Manager at this partnership-focused program helping Nordic & Baltic impact tech companies achieve their Sustainable Development Goals by finding partnerships and scaling globally. Lighthouse MASSIV has the vision to help one billion people live more prosperous and secure lives by 2025. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri

In this episode of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Dhayvat about the Castor Oil and its many applications. Historically, castor oil has been adopted globally because of its varied applications. Can it provide a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel based products. Dhayvat talks about the amazing work his family business has been doing for the last 5 decades and exciting future of castor oil applications.  You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri

In this third episode of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Aayush Sharma on the opportunities in global off shore wind. They also talk about how a Danish utility changed its business to focus on renewables and is now a leader globally. Based out of London, Aayush is part of Structured Solutions team at Ørsted that supports divestments, M&A and partnerships. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri

In this second episode of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Viplove Raj Sharma on how the education landscape is changing in India, especially with the new education policy in place. Viplove Raj Sharma is a General Manager of Operations and Analytics at Great Learning, India's leading provider for online professional & higher education. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri

In this first episode of DoWell podcast, Ankit talks with Abhishek Jain about the renewable energy landscape in India - the recent events, current situation and the future potential. Abhishek Jain is the head of investment cell at O2 Power, a renewable energy platform in India. You can follow the podcast on twitter at @podcast_dowell, on instagram at podcast.dowell or you can also email us at podcast.dowell@gmail.com. You can also follow the host Ankit at @ankitpsri

How can we as individual and a society help create a more sustainable planet for ourselves and our next generation. Join Ankit Srivastava as he talks to his guests from different walks of life on the actions that we can take to do well for ourselves, each other and our environment.