How Environmental And Social Issues Intersect
How Environmental And Social Issues Intersect is now live on the Hope. Act. Thrive podcast with our special guest, Natalie Kyriacou OAM.
Why you’ll want to listen to this episode.
“Young people have such powerful voices in society, but they're also consistently underestimated. I mean, young people are your customers, your future workforce, the shapers of future policy, the heirs to the planet, and now the architects of the climate movement,” says Natalie Kyriacou OAM, CEO of My Green World and PwC’s Business Development Lead for ESG (Environment, Social & Governance).
In this conversation, we’ll talk about youth-focused environmental conservation, the intersection of environmental and social issues, and elevating diverse voices in climate conversations.
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Why we were thrilled to chat with Natalie.
Natalie Kyriacou is a social entrepreneur, environmentalist, writer and speaker who is inspired by curiosity and impact. She is the CEO of My Green World and PwC’s Business Development Lead for ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) and a Board Committee member at CARE Australia.
Her passion lies in exploring the intersection of environmental and social issues in Australia and abroad. Natalie was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her services to wildlife and environmental conservation and education in 2018. She is a Forbes 30 Under 30 (2018) honouree in recognition of her Social Entrepreneurship and a UNEP Young Champion of the Earth Prize Finalist.
Words from Natalie you won’t want to miss.
“The time that most shaped the path that I'm on today would be the time the orangutang stole my underwear in Borneo.”
“Young people have such powerful voices in society, but they're also consistently underestimated. I mean, young people are your customers, your future workforce, the shapers of future policy, the heirs to the planet, and now the architects of the climate movement.”
“I think that there's huge untapped opportunity for us to encourage more purposeful engagement with nature. So when we're outdoors, going outside to try to identify species, playing in the woods, establishing your own veggie garden, visiting the ocean, and learning about different marine life, nature is so incredibly cool. It doesn't take much for kids to appreciate it.”
“Intersectional environmentalism is something I'm really passionate about. And basically it's a more inclusive view of environmentalism, and it highlights the deep intersection of people and planet. But what it also does is it highlights the way in which marginalized people are most impacted by climate change and how not only are they impacted the most by climate change, but excluded from environmental decision making.”
“My hope is that when we're having conversations around climate change, not only are we considering the impacts that climate change will be having on marginalized populations, whether that's rural women, women in general, whether it's Indigenous Peoples, where we're not only considering the systemic effects that climate change is having on these populations, but they're also included at the decision-making table.”
“I have never witnessed so much activity, so much conversation, and felt so much importance and weight on environmental conversations that it's quite staggering. And it does give me a huge amount of hope.”
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