Welcome to the People Planet Profit Podcast.
I'm Hayley Jarick, CEO of the Supply Chain Sustainability School and today I'm joined by Monica Richter as part of our Small Business Month podcast series.
Monica is Senior Manager Low Carbon Futures at WWF. You may know her from for WWF project work as Project Director of the Business Renewables Centre-Australia, Project Director of MECLA the Materials & Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance or Advisor to the Climate Solutions Partnership.
Monica is a strategic collaborator and problem solver working across business, government and the NGO sector to pursue zero carbon and circular economy solutions. She is an Economist and Social Ecologist with over 20 years post-graduate experience as a project manager with extensive experience in corporate engagement, business development, environmental and climate policy and advocacy, fundraising, leading teams of people including campaigners, project managers, fundraisers, and marketers. Monica grew up in Brisbane and has travelled the world. She is collaborative, innovative and solutions focussed. Monica’s passion is infectious and inspires everyone around her to become more engaged and think critically.
In this episode Monica talks about five sustainable things small businesses should know about making a positive environmental impact, living and prospering in harmony with nature, conserving biodiversity in Australia and embodied carbon.