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Merle Liivand is an aquapreneur, plastic pollution reduction advocate, Guinness World Record holder and mermaid. The Estonian-born swimmer holds several Guinness World Records her latest was achieved on April 15, 2023, in a little over 14 hours. Merle swam 50 kilometers using a monofin, a record setting swim for the longest distance swum using a monofin. It's a feat because she swam the distance without using her arms by undulating her lower body up and down mermaid-style.

Merle doesn’t settle for a single accomplishment. In addition to swimming for Estonia, she is a two time medalist in world ice swimming. Merle discusses how she got into ice swimming. Merle laughs because she lives in Miami, not the ideal place to prepare for swimming in icy water. Merle says she got invited to a competition because she is a kind of celebrity in Estonia. Because her schedule was keeping her in Miami that’s where she had to train for the event. She was six months training “under the sun” before jumping on a plane to Estonia, the country hosting the event that year. She competed in the 200 breast stroke event.

She was introduced to the monofin by an Estonian coach. The longest she’d done was 8 X 25 meters (8 laps of a pool). It allows a swimmer to practice the underwater dolphin kick like Michael Phelps does it. Because she wanted to take swimming beyond the pool Merle designed a mermaid school so girls would feel comfortable in a swim suit. As a result, she ended up in a segment of Good Morning America. For a while it became her business. A way to advocate for people to step into sports.  

Meanwhile “her dear friend Usain Bolt” heard that she’d been swimming 10k with the monofin. Merle told Bolt that she’d only swum a few laps with the fin. He apparently suggested she turn it into her newest sport. Merle says that Usain has agreed to swim with her to raise awareness for climate and for his foundation in Jamaica. Merle admits she is a little bit scared of him.  

Swimming with a monofin is different than what she’s done in the past because when she’s swum 10k she has the ability to use her arms and her legs. With monofin it is a constant use of her core muscles and her arms up. There is little relief. 

Merle didn’t stop at one Guiness Record, she has continually broken her previous record. Her most current record was 50k which took more than 14 hours. She has been breaking her record every 11 months. Each time it’s been 10k more. She enjoyed the last swim as she enjoyed the community she had around her including two dolphins who swam with her. During the swim, she also picked up trash. With her arms held out in front of her, the trash seems to attack her. Merle feels its sad that the water has gotten filled with trash. She pulled out 35 pounds of trash during her physically demanding swim.   

Merle believes that the younger generations are doing a good job of raising awareness but also believes we are all spending too much time pointing fingers at others instead of doing 1 percent better themselves.  She is counting weeks to 2030 when we are supposed to have more trash in the ocean than fishes. We are only about 319 weeks away from 2030. To make a difference, anytime you are offered single use plastic ask for better. In the restaurants. In the stores. Be an ocean hero. Every single person can be an ocean hero. Everyone can do 1 percent better.

In the first episode of our new series on ESG Matters@Ashurst, David Katz, Founder and Chairman at Plastic Bank, an internationally recognised solution to ocean plastic joins Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot.

One garbage truck full of plastic enters the ocean every minute and if plastic waste continues, by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.

David is one of the key people in finding solutions to stop plastic from reaching the ocean. David discusses how and why he founded Plastic Bank, the relationship between plastic pollution and poverty and shares one actionable takeaway.

This is the first episode in our game changers and transition makers series. In each episode, Ashurst partner Anna-Marie Slot speaks with individuals from around the globe who are reimagining business and taking action now on climate transition.

This series follows on from our 30 for Net Zero 30 series, where we spoke with thirty leaders from around the globe on actions to take now to deliver on 2030 goals.

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1:00  Herzlich Willkommen Janina & Gerold

1:35  Was umfasst Nachhaltigkeit?

5:00  Das steckt in unserer DNA…

6:20  Welche Ziele gibt es im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit?

9:40  Nachhaltigkeit - wichtig für Klein und Groß

13:20  Neue Produkte aus Ocean Plastic

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23:10  Ausschreibungen & Auszeichnungen

27:00  Gleichberechtigung bei SE

29:50  Unsere Standorte werden nachhaltig

35:10  Was ist der Euref Campus?

39:40  Es ist 5 nach 12

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42:30  Ein Job im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit

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Bezugsquellen:

Nachhaltigkeit bei SE:

https://www.se.com/de/de/about-us/sustainability/

Green Premium:

https://www.se.com/de/de/work/support/green-premium/

Check a Product ( auch Green Premium):

https://checkaproduct.se.com/CheckProduct.aspx?cskey=f221eae7ac7d44c1b42882cd7b4b2d3d

C2C:

https://merten.de/loesungen/nachhaltigkeit/cradle-to-cradle.html

Ocean Plastic:

https://merten.de/oceanplastic

EUREF 

https://euref.de/

Düsseldorf: https://www.se.com/de/de/work/campaign/case-study/local/euref-duesseldorf.jsp

Berlin: https://www.se.com/de/de/about-us/events/local/innovation-hub/berlin.jsp

Karriere bei Schneider Electric:

https://www.se.com/de/de/about-us/careers/overview.jsp

CO2-Fußabdruck-Rechner:

https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home/en

Angela Sun is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated host/journalist and documentary filmmaker. She is known for the groundbreaking, award-winning film "Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch". We speak about what inspired her and how she was at the forefront of this movement and where we are now with so much being done to help curb our single-use plastic consumption.
Angela is also a new mom. We talk about navigating through motherhood and the learning curve of all the choices of plastic baby products that are out there, along with the greenwashing involved.
Angela and I met at the SXSWeco conference and have been friends ever since. We've spoken on numerous panels  together about plastic pollution and I hosted her red-carpet LA screening for her film. Join us as we talk plastic; the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Angela Sun's passion for storytelling and love for the oceans led to the creation of her first independent feature documentary, “PLASTIC PARADISE: THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH”. Angela directed & executive produced the film which has received critical praise and won 13 awards worldwide and been in over 40 film festivals, with supporters such as former VP Al Gore, Bette Midler, Jackson Browne, and Forest Whitaker sharing about it on social media. The film helped start a #plasticparadise social media movement of thousands worldwide taking the pledge to say no to single-use plastics. The film has wide distribution and can currently be seen on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Itunes, Vudu, Pivot TV (US), LA7 (Italy), SBS2 (Australia), Taiwan & Sweden. For more info: https://plasticparadisemovie.com

Angela was most recently an anchor and producer for Spectrum News 1 in Los Angeles where she was nominated for two Emmys in 2020. She writes about ocean issues, sustainability, wellness and travel on chasingasun.com

Angela is currently a producer and correspondent for NBC California Live.

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Sven Erni is a well-traveled innovator with strong ties to the design & building industry. In 2019 he co-founded, together with Jeffrey Ibanez, the company called Impact Acoustic. They turn single-used materials into high-quality finished products for acoustic comfort in hotels, office spaces, restaurants, and other infrastructures all over the world.

As self-proclaimed 'innovation rebels' in this war against single-use plastic, Impact acoustic is driven by addressing today´s environmental and social challenges through their functional yet beautiful products.  

What we talk about

• how Impact Acoustic sources and recycles the plastic bottles for their products and works towards eventually making its own business obsolete,
• actions and leaders needed to create lasting change in banning single-use plastic,
• using 'permanent beta' as a mindset to stay innovative as a fast-growing company,
• collaborations with local researchers and people in production sites such as the Philippines.

About Sven Erni

As a graduate of the École Hôtelière de Lausanne in hospitality management, Sven understands how to create a special customer experience. He understands the importance of how to leverage designers’ ideas while meeting project budgets and day-to-day operational usability of products.

Resources mentioned

• Youtube Video by Impact Acoustic: #wemakeanimpact | End Global Plastic Pollution | Why we stop supplying Coca-Cola, Nestlé and co.
• The Good Plastic Company, The Netherlands
• Parley
• Switzerland's CO2 Act

Connect with Impact Acoustic

• Website of Impact Acoustic
• LinkedIn Account of Impact Acoustic

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More than 3 billion people on our planet do not have access to waste collection systems. 
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Solving this immense global problem is our shared responsibility. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has therefore set itself the goal of putting an end to the plastic crisis through international cooperation, focusing on infrastructure, innovation, education and cleanup.

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The 2010 earthquake in Haiti had a lasting effect on Ian Rosenberger. During his volunteer trip to the devastated Caribbean nation, he kept a journal of his experiences there. One of his journal entries stated simply, “if Haiti could turn trash into money equals good.” This idea planted the seed for what would become Thread International. Five years and many iterations later, Ian and his small team learned how to make fabric out of recycled plastic and they landed their first global collaboration partner, Timberland. In 2019, Thread International’s material licensing brand became First Mile, aptly named for its focus on the sourcing of materials in the “first mile” of the supply chain.

Although Thread International made a significant worldwide impact during its first few years in business, Ian wanted to do even more. In 2018, he launched Day Owl, a consumer backpack and accessories company that uses First Mile sourced recycled plastic materials in its products. Thread International is a Certified B Corporation, which means that it has pledged to meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental accountability and performance, while balancing profit and purpose. In this episode, Ian shares what it was like to grow up in a family of entrepreneurs, how we can use business to solve some of the world’s biggest problems, and what he learned about life from his participation on the reality TV show, Survivor.

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