Swiss Impact with Banerjis

Hosts: Sveta and Ben Banerjee
Topic: New World Economic Order with FreeWater
Guest: Josh Cliffords 

The Free Water initiative aims to combat the global water crisis by donating 10 cents per water sold and encouraging 10% of Americans to drink one free water daily. Their goal is to donate over a billion dollars to charity annually and expand to free supermarkets with hundreds of essential products at no cost.

The initiative seeks to address the misuse and misappropriation of values in the modern economic world by implementing an alternative economic model that touches people's day-to-day lives. It utilizes an advertising model, partnering with advertisers for targeted distribution and donating a portion of the revenue to charitable causes.

Environmental sustainability is a key focus, disrupting industries by using aluminum bottles and striving to eliminate see-through plastic bottles and junk mail advertising. The project aims to create a greener and more profitable model by minimizing supply chains and unnecessary warehouses.

While facing challenges in balancing advertising requirements with ethical considerations, the initiative aims to promote responsible advertising without promoting harmful content.

The project's vision is to end global famine and make a positive impact on society. It invites individuals to subscribe, provide feedback, and join the global impact community to support their mission.

Hosts: Sveta and Ben Banerjee.
Topic: ESG Portfolio Management: Sustainability, Liquidity and Protection
Guest: Christoph M. Klein

The episode delves into the increasing importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investments amidst global environmental and social crises.

Guest Christoph Klein, a seasoned ESG portfolio manager, traces his journey in the sector from the inception of exclusion criteria to the arrival of ESG ratings and the focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Klein's company, ESG Portfolio Management, employs a stringent multi-step selection process for companies, starting with broad inclusion criteria, then imposing rigorous sustainability-based exclusions.

Hosts: Sveta and Ben Banerjee.
Topic: DeNetZero: Decentralized Science, Web3, and Climate Solutions.
Guest: Forester Yang, DeNetZero

In this episode, Sveta and Ben welcome Forrester Young, co-founder of the DeNetZero project. DeNetZero aims to connect science, climate, and artificial intelligence to accelerate the transition to a net-zero planet and build a climate-resilient future. Young explains that the project is focused on leveraging web3 and blockchain to release the potential of scientific research to fight the climate crisis more effectively.

Young shares his story, describing his journey from a computer science degree to working in computing and investment sectors before realizing the importance of carbon reduction and how technology can be used to address it cost-effectively. He believes that scientific research can be an essential part of this effort and that web3 and blockchain technology can make it more transparent and trustworthy.

Hosts: Sveta and Ben Banerjee.
Topic: Guardians of Balance: The Keystone Species Alliance.
Guest: Pooja Sharma, Director of Legal Advocacy and Policy at Keystone Species Alliance.

Pooja Sharma has been zealously advocating for marginalized voices since graduating law school in 2018. Her legal practice includes civil rights litigation, psychedelic advocacy, and building corporate governance structures for social enterprises. In each of these positions, she was emboldened to advocate for a more just society.

Pooja has shifted her focus to biodiversity protection and to advocate for nonhuman species' rights in their natural environment, all in support for a collective shift towards a more ecocentric worldview.

Hosts: Sveta and Ben Banerjee.
Topic: Investing in the Hope and in Dignity of Trafficking Survivors.
Guest: Ma. Cecilia Oebanda, Founder of "Voice of the Free".

Cecilia is an internationally acclaimed slavery fighter. Through Voice of the Free, she rescues, heals, and reintegrates survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Working together with partners they protected more than 30,000 at risk. Cecilia was instrumental in the enactment of pioneering laws in the Philippines to promote decent work for domestic workers, a law to eliminate the worst forms of child labor and anti-trafficking law amendments.

Hosts: Sveta and Ben Banerjee
Topic: The next generation AEM Electrolyser: The road to cheap hydrogen
Guests: Jan van Opstal & Jani Roland Holst

Jan and Jani, co-founders of ElecHydro, discuss the company's focus on producing clean energy through the use of Indian exchange membrane technology and their goal of paving the way to cheap hydrogen. The AEM technology used by ElecHydro is a low-cost and reliable system that combines the positive characteristics of alkaline and proton exchange membrane electrolysis. The company's electrolysis system can follow intermittent sources of energy, like solar or wind, and use little or no precious metals, making it cost-effective and sustainable. ElecHydro's business model is to produce electrolysis and sell it to customers who can transport it by ship, pipe, or lorry. The company has a demo project in the Netherlands that showcases its solution.

Hosts: Sveta and Ben Banerjee
Topic: How to Fight Illiteracy and Climate Change
Guest: Samuel C. Okorie 

Samuel C. Okorie is a sociologist, researcher, and community development professional with expertise in loss and damage assessment, climate change negotiation, project management and coordination, M&E, fundraising, and NGO consulting. He is the founder of the Youth For Today Initiative and leads the POP Nigeria Initiative (on Climate Education).

Hosts: Sveta and Ben Banerjee
Topic: Impact Investing: How we are changing the future
Guest: Dr. Ash Pachauri, POP Movement's Senior Mentor

This time Dr. Pachauri interviewed Sveta and Ben to understand how we are changing the future through Impact Investing Solutions.

Impact Investing Solutions focuses on education, TV show, impact community and certification with the aim of making a positive impact on the planet by aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It is a holistic solution for impact investing, has a large and diverse community and has raised funds ranging from $1 million to $430 million per project. Sveta and Ben talk about the importance of creating a sustainable future and the impact of the work on the community. They also discuss their inspiration for creating a movement towards impact investing and called the global audience to take action by making small changes that can make a big difference and by joining the movement towards impact investing and sustainable development.

Hosts: Sveta and Ben Banerjee
Topic: Nature-Inspired Learning: A Journey through the Harmony Project
Guest: Richard Dunne. Founder and Director of The Harmony Project

The Harmony Project is an education charity working with schools and educators in the UK and around the world to help them develop a new way of learning inspired by Nature’s principles of Harmony. The Harmony approach brings together subject specific skills and knowledge around projects or enquiries of learning that take the learning beyond the classroom and apply it to the real world. Each enquiry references a principle of Harmony in Nature – Interdependence, the Cycle, Diversity, Adaptation, Health and Oneness.

Hosts: Sveta and Ben Banerjee
Topic: Defending the Defenseless: The Legacy of H.E. Maneka Gandhi
Guest: The longest-serving member of the Indian Parliament and chairperson of People for Animals, H.E. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

H.E. Gandhi has been a trailblazer in India's animal welfare movement. She established the country's first animal shelter in 1980 and has been instrumental in creating a network of shelters across the nation. Through her efforts, anti-rabies programs have been launched and the inhumane practice of killing dogs to control their population has been banned. Gandhi's work has resulted in several cities becoming rabies-free and she has made it a priority to educate the public on animal welfare laws through her travels. She is also sought after by municipalities for her expertise in animal management. In addition to her shelter work, Gandhi has been a strong advocate for environmental awareness, animal rights legislation, vegetarianism, and the end of various forms of animal cruelty. Her contributions have inspired millions and brought about a shift in how animals are treated in India.