Meliora: a podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute
Welcome to the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability and Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton!
This podcast explores the greatest and most wicked problem that is sustainability, whilst looking at how we are collectively addressing this critical global challenge.
Sustainability needs to be addressed by understanding how the economy, society, culture, politics and environment intersect, and this is the focus that informs each episode of the Meliora podcast.
In each episode, host Professor Simon Kemp and guest hosts are joined by a variety of guests, including academics, students, staff, researchers, alumni, community groups and business leaders.
The aim of the podcast is to shine a light on the vast range of topics surrounding sustainability and to allow listeners to learn about the critical challenges we face, as well as how they can be part of the solution. We also ensure our fantastic students have the opportunity to share their brilliant work with the world.
Podcast host: Professor Simon Kemp, Deputy Director of the Sustainability & Resilience Institute, University of Southampton
Podcast editors: Lily Killner, Sophie Green, Libby Kale, Jack Dinham, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
Podcast communications: Hannah Parish, Alexander Ayerst, Maya Stevens, University of Southampton
Please do get in touch to discuss this podcast and any of the issues we raise by emailing sri@soton.ac.uk
Follow us on instagram and X: @meliorapodcast
Meliora: a podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute
Careers in Sustainability: 'Put a Pocket in it!' How Cirevo, Jon Coello & Lucy Marum are tackling Fast Fashion through Systems Thinking & Responsible Tech via Dinosaurs, Asteroids, Dresses, Games, Data, Apps, Convenience & Innovation for Circular Economy
In this episode of the Meliora Podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton we have a lovely chat with two of our utterly awesome alumni, Jon Coello and Lucy Marum to discuss their fascinating career routes, the criticality of the circular economy, and how the work of just two (admittedly great) people can make a profound difference.
However, that description only touches the surface. We discuss how and why Lucy and Jon became interested in sustainability all the way back to their childhoods, their degrees in Environmental Science at Southampton, early career work, happy coincidences, and the important work they are leading today.
We discuss dinosaurs, asteroids, hedgehogs, spaceship earth, vintage computer games, systems thinkings, the value of data, modelling tools, convenience, circular economy, the problems with the linear economy, doughnut economics, fast fashion, local repairs, community work, and ultimately how visionary tech companies can make a global difference at the local level.
Read more about Jon & Lucy's work at Cirevo here: https://www.cirevo.com/
Episode guests: Jon Coello and Lucy Marum of Cirevo
Episode host: Prof Simon Kemp
Episode editor: Lily Killner
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