Centre science featured in new Spotify podcast hosted by Alexander Skarsgård

The world is in urgent need of transformations towards sustainability. In the podcast How We Fix This, Alexander Skarsgård meets a range of pioneering startups, whose innovations offer hope and solutions to some of the world's most pressing social and environmental challenges.

Throughout the series, experts from among others Centre provide insights on innovative approaches. Each episode delves into a new global challenge, and in one of eight startups.

“It’s so important that we don’t get stuck in doom and gloom. Working with this podcast has been a reminder for me that there are promising initiatives out there that address pressing negative social and environmental impacts,” says Centre researcher Anne Charlotte Bunge.

In the podcast, she is talking about food innovations in the production and consumption of cocoa which is linked to high environmental and socio-economic burdens. Other Centre researchers that are featured are Max Troell and Peter Søgaard Jørgensen.

“This podcast series not only focuses on solutions but also helps us reflect on how innovation, start-ups, and their ecosystems can drive systemic change and transformations toward more just and sustainable futures,” says Centre researcher Per Olsson, who has been part of designing the project.

The podcast series is a collaboration between Spotify and Norrsken, an impact hub on sustainability, and is informed by Centre science. It aims to inspire recent graduates, aspiring entrepreneurs and business people who are passionate about technology, innovation and environmental sustainability.

“From Nigerian solar panel rentals and German chocolate made without cocoa to burping cows in Sweden, this project highlights the people out there who are building innovative and awe-inspiring solutions to the world’s greatest challenges,” said Alexander Skarsgård. “I am very excited to introduce these heroes to a global audience.”