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The NatureBacked Podcast

Are you looking to understand the business of a better future? Welcome to NatureBacked. For three years and through more than 125 episodes, we've been on a mission to uncover how investors and entrepreneurs worldwide tackle climate change, from the complexities of emissions to the devastating reality of floods. We explore the personal choices and inspiring journeys driving this critical work. Join us to hear from the experts, innovators, and changemakers who are not just talking about change but actively creating it. As a top-three U.S. investment podcast and in the top 2.5% of all podcasts globally, NatureBacked offers the insights you need to navigate the evolving landscape of a sustainable world.NatureBacked was founded by Tarmo Virki, a passionate environmentalist who believes that nature has the solutions to many of the challenges we face today. In each episode, Tarmo or co-host Fiona Alston interviews a guest who shares their knowledge, experience, and vision on a specific topic related to nature and sustainability. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to email us at [email protected] with your feedback, questions, or suggestions. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!Stay curious and stay green 💚

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
31 minutes
Episodes
134
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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Helping Cities Solve Climate Challenge

Helping Cities Solve Climate Challenge

Kausal, which provides local governments with a software platform for tracking and implementing sustainability measures targets German-speaking markets and North America with fresh seed funding of 88…
00:25:10  |   Tue 31 Oct 2023
How Nature Can Guide us to Build Sustainable and Innovative Businesses

How Nature Can Guide us to Build Sustainable and Innovative Businesses

In a wide-ranging discussion with Simona Simulyte on the sidelines of the Impact Day festival in Tallinn we talked about: How she took over her father's car component business at the age of 12 and l…
00:48:58  |   Wed 25 Oct 2023
Upcycling Plastic Waste With The Ocean Package's Joshua Linn

Upcycling Plastic Waste With The Ocean Package's Joshua Linn

German startup The Ocean Package seeks to benefit from Europe's tightening regulations that support the re-use of e-commerce packaging materials, such as plastics that the company uses to make its sh…
00:23:22  |   Tue 17 Oct 2023
From Entrepreneurs to Impactful Startups: Greta Monstavice talks about her work with Katalista Ventures

From Entrepreneurs to Impactful Startups: Greta Monstavice talks about her work with Katalista Ventures

In the wide-ranging discussion with Greta Monstavice we covered how Katalista Ventures supports entrepreneurs to create positive change. Startups accelerated through the programme are in 15 countrie…
00:22:06  |   Wed 11 Oct 2023
Carbon Removal: It's Not Just Planting Trees, With Antti Vihavainen From Puro.Earth

Carbon Removal: It's Not Just Planting Trees, With Antti Vihavainen From Puro.Earth

In the episode Puro.Earth founder Antti Vihavainen takes the listeners to a deep dive into carbon removal space. Vihavainen tells us about the different types of carbon removal projects that Puro.Ear…
00:28:55  |   Tue 03 Oct 2023
Biodiversity Brigade: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned with Zoe Peden from Ananda

Biodiversity Brigade: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned with Zoe Peden from Ananda

Biodiversity is the diversity of life on Earth, and it is vital for our planet and our well-being. But how do we know if we are having a positive or negative impact on biodiversity, and how can we im…
00:35:48  |   Tue 26 Sep 2023
Protecting Ancient Woods with Sengire Fondas

Protecting Ancient Woods with Sengire Fondas

In the episode, we deep-dived into saving the old forests with Rimante Paulaskaite-Digaitiene from the Sengire Fondas (The Ancient Woods Foundation), which aims to acquire the first 100 hectares of o…
00:37:13  |   Wed 20 Sep 2023
Changing the World with Tom Bosschaert from Except

Changing the World with Tom Bosschaert from Except

Tom Bosschaert, founder of Except Integrated Sustainability, unveiled in the episode how the consultancy is transforming itself towards creating entities that will kickstart thorough, long-term socie…
00:43:43  |   Wed 13 Sep 2023
Cleaning Wastewater with Nano Bubbles

Cleaning Wastewater with Nano Bubbles

Len Bland from Nano Gas Environmental introduced the technology to clean wastewater with nanobubbles. The topics we covered: How did it come up with the idea of cleaning wastewater? Role of patents…
00:15:58  |   Tue 05 Sep 2023
Pulling the Carbon Out of the Sky with CUR8's Marta Krupinska

Pulling the Carbon Out of the Sky with CUR8's Marta Krupinska

CUR8 co-founder Marta Krupinska, a passionate advocate for carbon removal, believes that carbon removal is essential to addressing climate change, while it can also be a profitable business. CUR8 is …
00:32:54  |   Mon 28 Aug 2023
Deepdive to Life, Growth and Sleep, with Digital Nomad Danny Flood

Deepdive to Life, Growth and Sleep, with Digital Nomad Danny Flood

In this episode, Tarmo Virki talks with Danny Flood, the founder of School of Growth Hacking, a platform that teaches entrepreneurs how to grow their businesses faster and smarter. Danny is also the …
00:37:08  |   Mon 21 Aug 2023
Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Battery Sector in Focus, Says PTT's Nick Piromsawat

Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Battery Sector in Focus, Says PTT's Nick Piromsawat

In this episode, we talk to Nick Piromsawat, a senior investment associate at ExpresSo, the venture capital and venture building team at PTT, the Thai national oil company. Nick shares how ExpresSo i…
00:36:21  |   Mon 14 Aug 2023
Gamifying Nature Protection With Arch from Wildchain

Gamifying Nature Protection With Arch from Wildchain

Wildchain aims to address the lack of financial support for real endangered animals by combining the concept of adoptable NFTs featuring endangered animals and threatened species. The team behind thi…
00:34:34  |   Tue 01 Aug 2023
NatureBacked meets Startup Tank

NatureBacked meets Startup Tank

Our host Tarmo visited Startup Tank Climate Investor Pitch Show as a panellist. You can hear six interesting startups pitching. - InnoCSR: eco-friendly brick manufacturing  - Sophie’s Bionutrients: F…
02:19:53  |   Thu 27 Jul 2023
Establishing ClimateTech in South East Asia with Djoann Fal

Establishing ClimateTech in South East Asia with Djoann Fal

Djoann Fal, the founder of Atlas Capital, believes that Southeast Asia is a region with enormous potential for innovation and implementation in ClimateTech. In this episode, our host Tarmo Virki spea…
00:42:45  |   Tue 18 Jul 2023
Disrupting ESG: The Need for Transparency and Openness with Frank Meehan from OpenESG

Disrupting ESG: The Need for Transparency and Openness with Frank Meehan from OpenESG

Introduction: Host Tarmo Virki welcomes listeners to "NatureBacked," a show discussing the green economy. Guest speaker Frank Meehan from openESG, joins the conversation. Frank Meehan is a seasoned…
00:33:27  |   Sat 03 Jun 2023
Tapping Booming Demand for Microgrids with Rod Matthews

Tapping Booming Demand for Microgrids with Rod Matthews

Green is a crucial part of the offering, but not the only benefit microgrid clients are seeking, said Rod Matthews from San Diego, California-based microgrid producer Brevian Energy. "We're looking a…
00:19:49  |   Mon 22 May 2023
Turning Investment Portfolios Green With Peter Krull

Turning Investment Portfolios Green With Peter Krull

For sustainable investing one has to make clear changes, looking beyond lowering the share of fossil fuel companies in the portfolio, said Peter Krull, Partner at Earth Equity Advisors. “We don't hav…
00:28:05  |   Wed 19 Apr 2023
Carbon Negative Bitcoin Mining?! With Sazmining

Carbon Negative Bitcoin Mining?! With Sazmining

Sazmining is building a platform for green, even carbon-negative, bitcoin mining, said founder William Szamosszegi. Looking at the big picture, the environmental effects of Bitcoin are considerable, …
00:21:00  |   Mon 10 Apr 2023
Going Local with Adam Beaumont

Going Local with Adam Beaumont

When Eden Project North, an environmental visitor attraction in northern England, opens in a few years, a lot of the work will be done by local enterprises, said Adam Beaumont, trustee and non-execut…
00:41:16  |   Mon 27 Mar 2023
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