Have you ever heard of the Zulu word, Ubuntu? It means ‘I am because we are.” The term alludes to having a collective vision, goal and effort as a community rather than an individualistic outlook.

Both of today’s Better Heroes are living, breathing examples of how this collective effort can help us live more sustainably by changing our consumption habits. While they have different approaches their goal is the same: To improve sustainability and make a difference in the world.

Umazi Mvurya is the youngest leader of the Leadership Council of Kaya Duruma, a forest sanctuary in the Kenyan coast. She calls herself an artivist and uses her art to create sustainable solutions in indigenous African communities.

Tom Simmons is the founder and CEO of The Supplant Company. Supplant creates sustainable sugar substitutes from agricultural byproducts that would usually go to waste.

Learn more about Umazi here. Learn more about Tom here.

Note: We’re taking a midseason break so no episode next week. We’ll be back on July 15!

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Volunteering seems like a normal everyday activity. Planting trees, cooking at a soup kitchen or picking up trash are all great examples. But what if we could amplify the impact of these activities?

In Singapore, at least 31 organizations including EY and CitiBank, have joined together to get more people to volunteer more often. It’s called Project V - as in volunteer. This episode’s better heroes got involved with Project V in the name of corporate volunteerism and they’ve learned that volunteering has benefits far beyond the work a person does in one day.

Tibor Pandi is the Citi Country Officer and Banking Head for Singapore.

Nam Soon Liew is EY Asean Regional Managing Partner.

Learn more about Tibor here. Learn more about Nam here.

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How do you find and build meaningful partnerships when you’re working across borders, and in unfamiliar communities?

Today’s Better Heroes have the answer.

Peter Awin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cowtribe, a digital platform distributing animal vaccines across Ghana’s villages. Malte Pielhau is a Director at EY Germany and Christian Bausch is Associate Director at Boehringer Ingelheim Social Engagement.

On the show, we talked about how financial investments for social causes and transformative initiatives like Cowtribe are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to fruitful partnerships. A real collaboration requires understanding and respect between all parties.

Learn more about Peter here. Learn more about Christian here. Learn more about Malte here.

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How many world-changing ideas are out there that just need a little bit of funding to get off the ground? Thanks to this episode's better heroes, one idea is getting off the ground that could change the way we feed the world!

Cilia Indahl is the CEO of EQT Foundation. Her group makes impact investments and paves the way for other investors to support groundbreaking startups. Chee Hoe is the CEO and co-founder of Qarbotech. He’s one of the entrepreneurs in which EQT has invested. Qarbotech makes a photosynthesis enhancer.

Learn more about Chee Hoe here. Learn more about Cilia here.

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AI is the buzziest of the buzzwords right now. Almost everyday we hear about the risks and the benefits, we hear about how AI is the future, and we try our

best to understand how it’ll affect our industry and our jobs. But today’s Better Heroes aren’t just concerned with the current applications for AI and the current industry, they’re preparing future generations of AI programmers and users. 

Beatriz Sanz Sáiz is EY Global Data and AI Leader. Bea and her team led the recent launch of EY.ai - a unifying platform. With EY.ai, you get a partner that understands your business and industry, brings together a holistic ecosystem,

and can seamlessly connect AI capabilities to help you drive AI-enabled business transformation.

Tara Chklovski is CEO and founder of Technovation. The nonprofit teaches young women and girls about technology by having them build mobile apps that solve problems in their own communities.

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How do we activate and motivate millions of people across the globe to adopt daily healthy habits? And is there a way for these healthy habits to have a net positive impact on our communities as a whole?

Today’s Better Hero is Eduardo della Maggiora.

Eduardo is the co-founder and CEO of Betterfly, a wellbeing platform that converts healthy activities from users into charitable donations. Betterfly provides customizable insurance coverages for a company’s employees and benefits that help promote a healthier lifestyle. Betterfly sort of gamifies wellness.

Learn more about Eduardo here.

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Ordinary office supplies can have a value far beyond their cost and everyday use. Big organizations have whole teams tasked with procurement - the purchasing of items necessary for them to do business. If those teams take into account the social impact of the items they buy the process becomes social procurement.

The tea in your office kitchen is a great example. If it’s from NEMI Teas, it’s not just providing you with your afternoon pick me up it’s also helping a refugee find a job and integrate into society. Pranav Chopra is the founder of NEMI Teas and one of today’s Better Heroes.

Our other guests are Alexandra van der Ploeg, Head of Corporate and Social Responsibility at SAP, and Theresa Harrison, EY Global Environmental Social Governance Services Leader. Both EY and SAP have signed up to the Social Enterprise UK ‘Buy Social Corporate Challenge’ – which is a group of high-profile businesses aiming to collectively spend £1 billion with social enterprises through their procurement in the UK.

Learn more about Alexandra here. Learn more about Theresa here. Learn more about Pranav here.

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Minority businesses aren’t just underestimated, they’re woefully underfunded. At the current pace, in the US, it will take 333 years for a minority-owned business to achieve revenue parity to their non-minority counterparts! But we can significantly reduce that timeline with support and collaboration. Ethel Torres is the CEO at National Drug Source, a pharmaceutical distribution platform that’s providing safer and more secure healthcare around the world. Nit Reeder is EY Americas Markets Communications and Enablement Leader and EY Entrepreneurs Access Network Program Director. They’re kicking off season 2 of Better Heroes by sharing more about why access and community matter.

Learn more about National Drug Source here and about Nit here (via EY.com US).

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