Hosted by Dr. Sara Rego, We Need to Act is a podcast about people, nature and the systems that connect them.
From climate change and biodiversity to health, culture, economy and justice, the show brings together Indigenous leaders, activists, researchers, policymakers, authors and practitioners from around the world.
Conversations in English and Spanish.
The True Cost of Fashion and Why We Need to Buy Less with Claudia Pievani
Fashion is broken. Can beauty fix it?
In this episode of We Need to Act, Sara Rego speaks with Claudia Pievani, founder of Miomojo — an upper premium, cruelty-free Italian accessories brand and certified B Corp.
Fashion is one of the most polluting industries on the planet. It exploits animals, underpays workers, floods developing nations with waste, and keeps selling us things we don’t need at prices that hide the real cost. And yet the industry resists change — because desirability always comes first. Claudia Pievani decided to prove that ethics and aesthetics don’t have to be opposites.
Miomojo makes bags and accessories from next-generation materials — including orange-derived leather — handcrafted by artisans in Le Marche, Italy. No animal skin. No greenwashing. No compromise on beauty.
In this conversation, we explore:
Why Claudia refuses the “sustainable brand” label — and what she calls Miomojo instead
The hidden cruelty behind glamorous fashion products
Next-generation materials and the R&D process behind each one
Why cheap accessibility to fashion is a trap, not a virtue
The committed minority theory of change
What B Corp certification means in an industry where greenwashing is the norm
Why the future belongs to businesses that create prosperity for everyone
Claudia’s challenge is simple: “Just be kind — and check if what you buy was too.”
Find more about Claudia’s work here: https://www.miomojo.com/ (https://www.miomojo.com/)
🎙️ We Need to Act is a not-for-profit podcast about the stories, experiences and ideas that can help us find our way back to nature, to ourselves and to one another.
7 Oct 2026
The Ocean Won't Die But We Might: Indigenous Knowledge, Ocean Health & Youth Leadership with Bodhi Patil (066)
The ocean is dying. Do we have the answers?
In this episode of We Need to Act, Sara Rego speaks with Bodhi Patil, ocean guardian, founder of Inner Light and co-founder of Ocean Uprise.
The ocean produces roughly half the oxygen we breathe and absorbs nearly a third of the CO2 we emit. And yet it remains one of the least understood and least protected systems on the planet. The people who have always known how to protect it — Indigenous communities and local guardians — are still the least invested in.
Bodhi Patil has been fighting for the ocean since he was twelve years old. In this conversation, he explains what it will actually take to heal it.
In this conversation, we explore:
The connection between ocean health and human health
Why Indigenous and local communities hold the answers we've been overlooking
Inner resilience as a foundation for ocean and climate resilience
The role of young people in ocean stewardship and governance
Power, power transfer and who gets left out of climate solutions
The work of Inner Light and its mission to support young and Indigenous ocean guardians
What it means to be an ocean guardian in 2024
Bodhi's message is clear: "The ocean isn't gonna die. It's all of us that will first perish before the ocean ever dies."
And his challenge to all of us: "The biggest opportunity we have to restore our planet is with the people and places that we've left out the most historically."
Find more about Bodhi's work here: https://www.bodhipatil.com/
🎙️ We Need to Act is a not-for-profit podcast about the stories, experiences and ideas that can help us find our way back to nature, to ourselves and to one another.
22 Sept 2026
Tuvalu, Sea-Level Rise & the Future of International Cooperation | Dr. Tapugao Falefou (065)
Tuvalu is living the climate crisis now.
In this episode of We Need to Act, Sara Rego speaks with Dr. Tapugao Falefou, Tuvalu’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador to the United States and the Republic of Cuba.
For Tuvalu, climate change is not a distant threat. Rising sea levels, coastal erosion, saltwater intrusion and the loss of land are already affecting communities and creating profound uncertainty about the future.
Dr. Falefou explains what it means for a small island developing state to face the consequences of a crisis it has contributed very little to — and why climate change is also a question of justice, responsibility and global solidarity.
In this conversation, we explore:
• The reality of sea-level rise and climate change in Tuvalu
• Climate adaptation, coastal protection and resilience
• Climate finance and the Loss and Damage Fund
• The role of the United Nations and multilateral cooperation
• Climate justice and historical responsibility
• The protection of Tuvalu’s culture, identity and statehood
• Digital initiatives to preserve Tuvalu’s cultural heritage
• Why climate change should be treated as a global security issue
• The need to move from commitments and statements to meaningful action
Dr. Falefou's message is clear: “Climate change is not a future problem for Tuvalu. It is happening right now.”
And his final call is one for all of us: “The world must choose solidarity over indifference.”
🎙️ We Need to Act is a not-for-profit podcast about the stories, experiences and ideas that can help us find our way back to nature, to ourselves and to one another.
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