Emily is the Founding Director of Efeca and has worked for more than 25 years in the field of natural resource economics.
She specialises in the sustainable use and trade of timber and agricultural commodities, economic analysis and valuations including payments for ecosystem services, supporting policy dialogue through interpretation and implementation of policy and regulatory requirements such as FLEGT, VPAs and procurement policies, and managing large complex global programmes.
She has considerable experience in chairing, facilitating and speaking at global conferences, engaging stakeholders in both public and private sectors.
Emily Fripp has hosted 24 Episodes.
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International Women’s Day
8 March 2024 | 45 mins 16 secs
efeca, international womens day, sustainability, sustainable development, women in sustainability
Join us for our International Women’s Day podcast! Efeca team members Rose McCulloch and Christina Wood interview the two female leads of our company - Emily Fripp, our Director and Founder, and Lucy Cullinane, our Director of Operations, about how it all began for Efeca 15 years ago, how we foster inclusion in our company culture, and where our work is headed. Emily and Lucy share some stories from their exciting careers and talk about women in the sustainability field who have inspired their work.
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Emer Fardy
7 February 2024 | 29 mins
compostable packaging, efeca, emer fardy, sustainability, sustainable development, women in sustainability
Emer Fardy is the Head of Sustainability and Human Rights at Hilton Food Group, a London stock exchange listed food packaging company, specialising in the processing of protein products across meat, seafood, vegan and vegetarian categories.
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Daphna Nissenbaum
3 January 2024 | 32 mins 21 secs
compostable packaging, daphna nissenbaum, efeca, sustainability, sustainable development, tipa, women in sustainability
Daphna Nissenbaum is the founder and CEO of TIPA, a global compostable packaging company providing innovative solutions for the fashion and food industries, and a globally recognized pioneer and female entrepreneur in the sustainable solutions space. Daphna spoke at the World Economic Forum in 2020, and has received multiple awards for her work, including being named as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum in 2019. In this episode you will learn about sustainable packaging innovations, and Daphna’s journey to found one of the leading companies working against plastic waste.
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Dr. Ines Smyth
30 March 2023 | 34 mins 15 secs
efeca, food security, gender equality, ines smyth, sustainability, sustainable development
In this episode, Emily speaks with Dr. Ines Smyth who has an MSc and PhD in Social Anthropology. With 10 years of experience working as a University Lecturer and Researcher, she has an extensive publication list, and has also been the Senior Gender Advisor in Oxfam Great Britain, and the Senior Gender Expert at the Asian Development Bank. She is now a Gender and Women Rights consultant with over 30 years of professional experience in the fields of gender equality, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and gender mainstreaming, around the world, especially in East Asia.
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Margot Logman
24 February 2023 | 23 mins 53 secs
efeca, food security, gender equality, margot logman, sustainability, sustainable development
Margot Logman is a specialist in nutrition and food supply chains and an expert facilitator, supporting strategic collaboration between companies and governments that influence how we source food more sustainably. Margot has worked with some of the world’s leading food companies such as Unilever, Nestle and Friesland Campina where she has provided strategic support on a range of topics including CSR, nutrition strategy and communications.
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Juliane Caillouette Noble
6 January 2023 | 38 mins 4 secs
efeca, food security, jamie oliver, juliane caillouette noble, malnourishment, sra, sustainable restaurant association
In this episode, we speak with Juliane Caillouette Noble who is an educator and problem solver with a keen interest in how we learn, how we eat and how to make a difference in the systems that influence both. Emily and Juliane discuss the development of Juliane’s career, as well as both the challenges and opportunities currently facing women working in sustainable hospitality and food sourcing.
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Bibi La Luz Gonzalez
8 December 2022 | 29 mins 21 secs
food security, gender equality, human rights, malnourishment, sustainable development
In this episode we speak with Bibi Gonzalez, who works to create change in food security, climate regeneration and human rights. Emily and Bibi discuss Bibi’s experience building her career and her insights on women working in the food security space.
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Carolina Brandão
8 November 2022 | 32 mins 1 sec
deforestation commodities, gender equality, international policy dialogue, north-south, power, sustainable development
In this episode we speak with Carolina Brandao, who works for the World Economic Forum, leading the public sector engagement work for the Tropical Forest Alliance. She and Emily discuss the work of women in the policy space, the evolution over the years of women’s work in multi-stakeholder partnerships in leading dialogue and engagement, and ultimately delivering impact in the field of sustainability.
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Penny Davies
8 October 2022 | 28 mins 37 secs
climate change, forest resources, international policy dialogue, north-south, rural livelihoods, rural women, women’s perspectives
In this episode, Emily talks with Penny Davies, a recognised change agent who has over 35 years of experience working in the field of forestry, climate change and sustainable development in diverse geographic locations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and North America.
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Dr. Junzuo Zhang
8 October 2022 | 25 mins 19 secs
gender equality, international policy, rural communities, sustainable development
Join Emily as she talks with Dr. Junzuo Zhang, who leads the China-UK Collaboration on International Forest Investment and Trade (InFIT) Programme, based in Beijing.
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Frances Seymour
8 September 2022 | 21 mins 17 secs
deforestation, efeca, female leadership, frances seymour, gender, international forestry, research, sustainability, women
To kick start our conversations with Women in Sustainability, Emily sits down with Frances Seymour, one of the world’s foremost authorities on sustainable development. They discuss what it’s like to be a woman working in the field, how the role of women in sustainability is changing and offer some advice for future female leaders.
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Trailer
8 September 2022 | 2 mins 25 secs
female leadership, gender, research, sustainability, sustainable development, trailer
Join our host Emily Fripp, Founding Director of Efeca for this new podcast series and platform for women’s voices in sustainability.