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In our daily life, everything is a matter of trust. In this episode, let's go to the Middle East to meet Youssef, the General Manager of a photovoltaic power plant. Have you ever wondered how people living far from conventional power lines manage to light their homes? Do you realize that the amount of sunlight that hits the earth in just one and a half hours would be enough to handle the world's energy consumption for an entire year? With Bureau Veritas, let's discover the power of solar energy.

Many players in the fashion industry are making ambitious commitments in terms of sustainable development. Let’s follow Mira, a CSR manager who has just joined a large international ready-to-wear group, with the goal to set up a sustainable development strategy: climate resilience, ethical business practices and responsible sourcing are some of the major challenges.. Let’s discover how Bureau Veritas supports Mira to bring transparency and credibility to her company’s commitments as making them trustworthy.

Have you ever heard of global shipping decarbonization? And are you familiar with wind propulsion? In this episode, let's meet Tobias, an international ship owner in the Netherlands. To reduce the environmental footprint of his cargo ships, Tobias wants to use wind power. To meet this challenge, he has enlisted the help of Bureau Veritas.

On this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Dr. John Howe, a Senior Lecturer in Marine Geology at the Scottish Association of Marine Scientists (SAMS). His expertise is in fjord geomorphology and glaciomarine sedimentation. He is the operator of the UK Gavia AUV, Freya, and he has participated in more than 30 cruises to regions including the Arctic, Svalbard, Indian Ocean, Papua New Guinea and the Chilean Patagonia. 

John discusses several of his recent trips with the Gavia and the advantages that Autonomous Underwater Vehicles provide for researchers.

For more information about the work being done with Freya and the programs being offered at SAMs, follow along on Twitter or visit the official SAMs website.