{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6321cacc6f582400138145ae/63f7ce0bd326430011ffd586?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sustainable Views: Running a ‘sustainable’ private members’ club","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6321cacc6f582400138145ae/1666346745314-5e59cd47680386731bed722117e0bf87.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, Silvia talks to Paul van Zyl, the co-founder and chief creative officer of The Conduit, a private members’ club that organises events and social gatherings centered around sustainability themes: climate change, human rights, the circular economy.</p><p><br></p><p>The Conduit has a big pulling power. It has hosted talks with Nobel laureates Malala Yousafzai and Maria Ressa, Russia expert and former US presidential adviser Fiona Hill, climate activist Clover Hogan – and many other well-known names.</p><p><br></p><p>It promises members an array of opportunities to make connections and, for those interested in putting their money where their values are, access to impact investments too.</p><p><br></p><p>But the prerequisite of any private members’ club is an often costly physical location, and a hard-to-scale food and drink offering. This is where things get tricky.</p><p><br></p><p>Can a private members’ club actually be sustainable?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"FT Specialist"}