The Sustainiacs by OPT USA, Inc. - Meet the Innovators and Disruptors of Sustainability

The Sustainiacs by OPT USA, Inc. - Meet the Innovators and Disruptors of Sustainability

Brought to you by OPT USA, Inc. Learn what is new in Sustainability. From Industry Leaders to start-ups and entrepreneurs, we are talking with the current and future leaders of Sustainability, Recycling, and Circularity in supply chains. Leaders of enterprise and hopeful entrepreneurs discuss the solutions and technologies needed to take back our oceans, waterways, and environment. From NPO beach clean-ups to Big Chemical Industry supply chains, there are surprising efforts and technological advancements everywhere.

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October 25, 2025 63 mins

 Founder of We Save the World, Bridget is unleashing the fundraising superpowers of kids to help save their futures and the biodiversity of the planet. 

 We Save the World...

We empower young people to become Eco-Heroes! On our easy-to-use Eco-Hero Launchpad™,  anyone can create fundraising missions for environmental causes—whether it's saving animals or protecting habitats.

Share your story, inspire others, and raise funds to re...

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Ngoran Blaise is a university student in Cameroon who leads a group of young students tyring to change a society of extraction and waste. A life of indifference to the ever more polluted environment around them. 

With little to no waste management and zero recycling infrastructure or motivation in industry and government, this group drives on; believing in being the good stewards we are all called to be.

We need $350K to get them sev...

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September 28, 2025 42 mins

Robert Ahearn VP at Allen Field discusses the Engineering, Psychology, and Future of Sustainable Packaging. 

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September 8, 2025 50 mins

Kimberly Haley-Coleman Founder / CEO Globe Aware

Talks about helping people do & feel good!

"Volunteer vacations turn travel into a force for good, combining adventure with meaningful service. Also known as voluntourism or service vacations, these experiences let you support communities, protect the environment, and immerse yourself in new cultures. Whether teaching abroad or aiding conservation efforts, volunteer travel tra...

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August 31, 2025 49 mins

Some use negative reinforcement and blaming techniques to try and drive sustainability and environmental awareness....Then there are those that make a difference. 

Meet Noah Sorin - Founder of Idori and a 2025 most influential CEO winner. 

Whether you live in the forest or a city, sustainability is something that affects all of us. Our energy consumption habits and attitudes toward waste determine the quality of the air that we breat...

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Diana (Lloyd-Jones) Thomas - Strategic Communications | Circular Solutions | Plastics Innovation | Food System Improvement

Sustainability Manager at BioLogiQ Inc. discusses the benefits of plant based starched and the sustainability of plastics production. 

How do we solve the food waste issues in land fills and create planet friendly, cost effective plastics.

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Shane Price - Founder and CEO at Green Circle Salons discusses the dynamics of sustainable beauty. 

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THE SUSTAINIACS - World's #1 Sustainability Podcast
 
Guest: Keith Bearden, CEO of Alter Eco


What if your chocolate could change the world?

This isn't just another story about cacao versus cocoa. This is about sustainability colliding with your health — and the shocking journey from West African farms to your A1C levels.

"We're not just changing chocolate. We're changing live...

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You might think sustainability in the Hospitality Industry is all about booking guests. 

You'd be WRONG!

Kathy Sue McGuire - President / CEO @ Sustianable Hospitality Solutions

The World Number One Podcast

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Derek Pitts Founder and CEO of Farm.One discusses the wildly popular business model that is proving the value and viability of micro urban vertical farming. 

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Amy Gobel - Senior Scientist and Co-Founder of Aliance for Responsible Capitalism discuss the environmental and societal impacs of Corporate Policy Influences. 

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May 25, 2025 57 mins

Sustainability Is a Logical Economic / Business Strategy NOT an Ideology

Margerat O'Gorman CEO Tandem Global Author Strategic Corporate Conservation

Discusions on the dangers of the ideological highjacking of common sense.  

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Conor Carlin  President  at Clefs Advisory

Understanding the complexities of plastics and the difficulties in undoing the entanglement that prevents efficient  homogenous sustainability. 

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May 3, 2025 65 mins

David Goodman CEO / President of Edenark discusses the sustainability in the full scope and impacts of the concept as it relates to People, Planet, Promotion, and Profit. 

Doing the Right Thing can lead to a Good Thing!

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April 28, 2025 42 mins

And water is what it's environment is. Filtering is a dynamic issue and understanding the contents is essential to your health; physical and mental. 

Cydian Kauffman - CEO Pure Water Northwest

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April 21, 2025 63 mins

Tim Almond Chairman CEO Hearland Industries

Supercharging Biology
To Make Better Products

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Patrick Bishop and his team at ReRoute Americas are helping industry leaders turn sustainability into a real competitive advantage.

From the Orlando Magic, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Minnesota Twins—to  DoubleTree, Marriott, Four Seasons, and Waldorf Astoria. 

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Founder, CEO, Award-winning investigative journalist, film maker. 

Jeffrey Barbee Co-founder and CEO of Scarabtech talks about perfecting the 100 year old technology...Pyrolysis. 

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Sam Baker CEO and Co-Founder at WriggleBrew talks about the impacts of fertilisers, works, the skunk ape, and red tide. 

One of the up and comers and future stewards of earth. 

https://www.wrigglebrew.com/

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Nikki Bahr Founder / CEO Sustainable Strategies; works with global companies to ensure social, environmental, and economic viability. 

Helping Global Industry create long-lasting positive impacts on the societies and evironments in which they operate. 

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Sustainiacs is the number one leading podcast for sustainability news and education about industry, public, and NGO efforts in developing sustainability technology, projec...

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