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Sustainability Matters Now

by Dr Tom Ritchie

Sustainability Matters Now explores how universities, organisations, and communities tackle environmental, social, and institutional sustainability challenges. Hosted by the the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Action Group at the University of Warwick, we feature researchers, students, staff, and external partners working on all three pillars of sustainability across the sector.Join us for monthly episodes on environmental innovation, student leadership, research breakthroughs, and institutional transformation.Contact: [email protected]

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  1. 7. Sustainability and Careers: The Case for Green Career Guidance

    Why does career guidance so often stay silent on the biggest issue shaping the future of work? And what happens when Korin Grant, Assistant Professor in Career Studies and Coaching at the University of Warwick's Centre for Lifelong Learning, joins Tom Ritchie to discuss green career guidance: the...

  2. 6. Sustainability and Politics: You Can't Separate Them

    Why is climate politics so often treated as a problem to be managed rather than a force to be understood? And what do we lose when we do that? Professor Caroline Kuzemko, Professor in Political Economy of Climate Change at the University of Warwick, joins Tom Ritchie to discuss her new book…

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  3. 5. Sustainability and Strategy: Leading Institutional Change

    What does it actually take to embed sustainability across a university of 30,000 people, and where do you even start? Professor Stéphanie Panichelli-Batalla, Academic Director for Sustainability at the University of Warwick, discusses the launch of Warwick's new Environmental Sustainability...

  4. 4. Sustainability and Gamification: Building Habits Through Rewards

    Can gamification and rewards actually change sustainable behaviour, or do they just drive short-term compliance? And how do you engage a campus community as diverse as university staff and students in environmental action? Josh Cleall, CEO of Team Jump, and Yurong Tian, Sustainability Coordinator...

  5. 3. Sustainability and Partnership: Biodiversity Restoration in Practice

    How does a university campus become home to an endangered species, and what does biodiversity restoration look like in practice? Dr Molly Williams (School of Life Sciences) and Gemma Wilkins (Head of Sustainable Campus Operations) discuss Warwick's white-clawed crayfish reintroduction project,...

  6. 2. Sustainability and Student Leadership: Activism in Education

    What does student-led sustainability activism look like in 2026, and how are young people reconnecting climate action with social and economic justice? Helena Ratcliffe (Students' Union Ethics and Environment Officer 2025/26), Luke Davies, Taran Talbott, and Finlay Arcos-Archard from Warwick...

  7. 1. Sustainability and Individual Action: How One Person Transforms Campus Culture

    In this first episode of Sustainability Matters Now, we are joined by Gary Stocker, Test Engineer and Green Champion at the Energy Innovation Centre in Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), to discuss how one person's dedication can transform campus culture around sustainability. For over five…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Sustainability Matters Now explores how universities, organisations, and communities tackle environmental, social, and institutional sustainability challenges. Hosted by the the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Action Group at the University of Warwick, we feature researchers, students, staff, and external partners working on all three pillars of sustainability across the sector.Join us for monthly episodes on environmental innovation, student leadership, research breakthroughs, and institutional transformation.Contact: [email protected]

HOSTED BY

Dr Tom Ritchie

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education

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