The Net Zero Business Podcast

This week I talk to Iain Murray of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) about the role of the accountancy profession in Sustainability in general and reporting in particular. The theme running through our discussion is how to make data meaningful - ie how can it drive change. CIPFA has recently published Sustainability Reporting in the public Sector: A Leap Forward which can be downloaded here.For the reader offer on our Achieving Net Zero: A Practical Guide for Business course click here and use the code NETZERO_SEPT2026 if required.This episode is brought to you in association with the Terra Infirma Ltd Net Zero Accelerator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On one level, Scope 2 emissions are really simple to calculate – you look up your electricity bill and multiply the number of units you've consumed by an annual carbon intensity factor. But that's not the full picture – the intensity of the grid fluctuates massively over time, meaning an average figure may be misleading, may mean you are using dirty energy when you think it is clean, and it won't incentivise you to shift your power use to when the grid is at it's cleanest.My guest this week, Killian Daly of Energy Tag, is at the forefront of the campaign to shift to real time emissions data to provide hourly matching of consumption and production. Killian explains how the Greenhouse Gas Protocol is changing to reflect the reality of variable grid emissions and how to get started making your claims more robust.If you want to take advantage of our listeners' training offer, click here: Achieving Net Zero for Business and use the code NETZERO_SEPT26And for more on our Net Zero Accelerator, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the holiday season again, so as usual we're pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months' episodes. This week we're looking at innovation and the innovators. Feast your ears on this:Nick Brown on the use of biomimicry at Paramo clothingDerrick Emsley on how his teenage entrepreneurism led to three different green businessesProf Frederick Dalsace on the big error people make about Sustainable ProductsLauren Juliff on how backwards-looking Sustainability frameworks do little to encourage innovationJeremy Leggett on setting up and developing Solar CenturyFollow the links for the full interviews.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma - check out our Net Zero Accelerator here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the holiday season again, so as usual we're pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months' episodes. This week we're looking at the no 1 issue in Sustainability - people. Here's what we cover: Prof Marcelle McManus on people-led SustainabilityKetan Joshi on why we get irrational resistance to SustainabilityEmily Coon on why so-called 'soft skills' are paramount to making change happenRichard Lupo asks does Sustainability make us happy?Follow the links for the full interviews.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma - check out our Net Zero Accelerator here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the holiday season again, so as usual we're pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months' episodes. This week we're looking at the key topic of low carbon transport, with insights from:Jordan Marsden, aka the EV Guy, on how we must look at EVs not just as transport, but part of the energy ecosystemPhilip Fjeld of ReFuels on the use of biogas in road haulageOllie Taylor of Marine Futures on the challenges of decarbonising shippingLaura Elms of Forest Bikes on succeeding in the shared micro mobility businessFollow the links for the full interviews.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma - check out our Net Zero Accelerator here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the holiday season again, so as usual we're pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months' episodes. This week we're looking at economics, including:Andrew Sissons of NESTA: is Net Zero to blame for UK electricity prices?David Kipling of On-site Energy: the economics of Behind the Meter energyMartin Fahey of Mitsubishi Energy: why heat pump prices aren't falling as demand increasesMatthew Lumsden of Connected Energy: the changing economics of EV battery ownershipChris Smith: why oil majors can't make the leap to renewablesUse the links for the full interviews.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma - check out our Net Zero Accelerator here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode covers two of my favourite topics, Sustainability and beer! Emily Coon of St Austell Brewery was recently designated one of edie's '30 under 30' Sustainability leaders and this chat will show why that was highly deserved. One of the most important points we cover is why change/influence skills are often called 'soft skills' when they are essential to making Sustainability happen – Emily jokes we should call them 'badass skills' instead. A truly joyous episode, particularly as Emily's journey started from a dark place.Emily's TEDx talk on the importance of so-called 'soft skills' can be seen here – I highly recommend it.If you want to take advantage of our training offer, click here: Achieving Net Zero for Business and use the code NETZERO9And for more on our Net Zero Accelerator, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If I said "going off grid", you'd probably think of crusty New Age Traveller types building their own home out of straw bales in some distant corner of the country. But behind all the jargon like Behind the Meter (BTM) energy and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) is a growing movement by some big energy intensive industries to break free of the constraints of the electricity grid (capacity, connection delays, transmission and policy costs) and move towards energy independence. David Kipling, CEO of On Site Energy, joins me to unpick the jargon, set out the business case and look at short term and long term trends.If you want to take advantage of our training offer, click here: Achieving Net Zero for Business and use the code NETZERO9And for more on our Net Zero Accelerator, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sustainability Show is our four-weekly review show. This one could be out of date very quickly when we find out who gets what job when Andy Burnham becomes UK Prime Minister next week. I run the rule over the likelihood of further North Sea exploitation and what it would mean for the industry, ponder why the oil markets don't seem bothered by the collapse in the US/Iran peace agreement and the need to teach change management to Sustainability people.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to life (use the link to send feedback via the Contact Us page). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A whopping 90% of global trade is transported by sea - about 1.5tonnes per person on earth every year. This represents 3% of global emissions yet lies outside the Paris Agreement. This week on the pod, I'm joined by Ollie Taylor, Founder of Marine Futures, to talk all things maritime Sustainability, covering the decarbonisation of the global shipping trade, elite yacht racing and Ollie's specific interests in large leisure craft.If you want to take advantage of our training offer, click here: Achieving Net Zero for Business and use the code NETZERO8And for more on our Net Zero Accelerator, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a daily basis we hear opinions on why the UK's electricity prices are so high – is it due to our reliance on gas or our Net Zero policies? This week, Andrew Sissons, Director of Sustainable Future at NESTA, joins me to discuss NESTA's decarbonisation of domestic heating projects, and how to make that transition more affordable which takes us on to power prices. We unpick why UK electricity costs so much, whether renewables are starting to bring costs down and what more policy makers can do. If you want to take advantage of our training offer, click here: Achieving Net Zero for Business and use the code NETZERO7And for more on our Net Zero Accelerator, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the pod I'm joined by Hattie Park, Sustainability Manager at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, or, as most people think of it, Wimbledon. We talk about the challenges of half a million people descending on the grounds, expecting to be fed and watered, reducing the impacts of buildings and how Hattie and her team engage with the players to get the message out to a wider audience.If you want to take advantage of our training offer, click here: Achieving Net Zero for Business and use the code NETZERO6And for more on our Net Zero Accelerator, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sustainability Show is our four weekly review show. There's been plenty of news in the last four weeks with the possibility of the Strait of Hormuz reopening to fossil fuels, a number of energy records met and the UK Government starting the process of adopting the seventh carbon budget. Ex UK PM Tony Blair also popped up with his views on Net Zero amongst plenty of other issues. I also review the three interviews we've had on the pod, pulling out the key learning point from each before discussion my thoughts on the National Emergency Briefing documentary and, in particular, whether we should use the phrase 'climate emergency'.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to life (use the link to send feedback via the Contact Us page). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris has 35 years' experience in the energy sector, cutting his teeth in a coal fired power station before moving on to hydro, wind, nuclear solar and BESS projects both in the UK and globally. We talk about transferable skills, the threat of blackouts, how economics are unfolding and Chris's current mission: pushing back against energy misinformation. Fascinating stuff!To get the listener offer on our Achieving Net Zero for Business course click here (use code NETZERO5 if asked)To turbocharge your programme using our Net Zero Accelerator click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, I'm joined by Lauren Juliff of the Clean Growth Fund. The fund seeks out early stage entrepreneurs with the potential to abate more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum and give them the money and guidance to bring their concepts to market. One of the themes of our discussion is that switching investment from high carbon industries to lower carbon sectors isn't enough – cash is required to disrupt the system through innovation. We also discuss the drawbacks in reporting, but the challenges in forecasting future potential of technology.The listener offer on our Net Zero for Business training course can be found here (Code: NETZERO4 if required).This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd – our Net Zero Accelerator can turbocharge your Sustainability programme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Brannen is a former Member of the European Parliament turned passionate advocate of the use of timber in construction and author of the book Timber! – How Wood Can Help Save the World. In this enlightening conversation, Paul explains the full climate benefits of using fast growing spruce as a construction material, how modern forestry practice can help support biodiversity and the policy changes we need to expand the use of timber in building. The special offer on our online Net Zero for Business course can be found here – code: NETZERO3 – all proceeds go towards keeping the podcast running.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this second episode of The Sustainability Show, I look at the last four weeks' Sustainability news: the continuing Strait of Hormuz crisis, the remarkable fuss over RCP8.5 and the fallout from the UK's local elections which turned into anything but. I also reflect on the last three interviews here on the pod and pull out my key learning points, before a little life lesson.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm joined by Ketan Joshi, climate communications wizard, to discuss how to talk about climate change and its solutions in a world of disinformation. We talk about Ketan's formative experiences of so-called 'wind turbine syndrome' through battling algorithms, reply guys and AI slop to making some recommendations for Sustainability Professionals to help them cut through the noise. We could have talked for hours!To get the special deal on our fab Achieving Net Zero course click here and use the code NETZERO2 if required.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm joined by Claire Poole, founder and CEO of Sport Positive, which seeks to help embed Sustainability into sport, from grassroots to the Olympics. We cover a huge amount of ground, most notably the What's Stopping Us: Applying psychology to accelerate climate action in sport Report co-sponsored by Sport Positive which has some fascinating insights which can be applied to any sector. Claire is a wonderful advocate for practical action and her enthusiasm is infectious.The special offer on our Achieving Net Zero: A Practical Guide for Business course can be found here (code NetZero1) - great training for just £11.99 which helps keep the show on the road. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When an EV battery is no longer fit to power a vehicle, that is not the end of its useful life. Connected Energy takes those batteries and effectively doubles their lifespan by using them in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for grid management services before they are ultimately recycled. Founder and CEO Matthew Lumsden explains how the business models for both sections of that process work, giving fascinating insights into a fast moving world at the cutting edge of clean energy.To get the incredibly good value Net Zero for Business training course mentioned in the pod, click here and use the code NETZERO - it all helps keep the show on the road! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Regular listeners may have noticed the normal rhythm of our episodes is three guest interviews followed by a solo effort by yours truly. I'm pleased to launch a new version of that fourth episode – a monthly round up of news, interviews and other reflections which I hope you will find useful if not inspiring. This month we cover the ongoing situation in the Gulf, the IEA energy review, changes to the UK electricity pricing system, US bullying and Dale Vince's less than useful intervention on heat pumps. This is very much a work in progress and all feedback is gratefully received.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I'm joined by Frédéric Dalsace, Professor of Marketing at the prestigious IMD business school and co-author of a new book, Clean Winners. The book looks at where high profile corporate sustainability ventures have failed, notably Unilever, and sets out 'Sustainability 2.0' to address those shortcomings. As you'll hear, we don't agree on everything – the role of premium Sustainability products/services is a notable example – but we do agree on the fundamental point that Sustainability must deliver business benefits to survive. We both have plenty of opinions!The offer of a place on my Achieving Net Zero: A Practical Guide for Business course for just £11.99 can be found here. That's incredible value and you'll be helping keep the podcast on the road. The link will expire on 17 May 2026, so don't dawdle.The episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, I chat to Nick Brown, founder of waterproofing brand Nikwax, the outdoor clothing brand Paramo and his latest venture Green Levers. We talk about fighting pushback from vested interests, embedding biomimicry principles in product design and how Paramo gave Colombian prostitutes not only an escape from the streets but a path to being company owners. Fascinating stuff!This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of the pod, I talk to Laura Elms, Sustainability Manager at Forest Bikes. We delve into how public bike share works, the sharing economy, why some schemes survive and some disappeared, how Forest tackle their scope 1-3 emissions, and their project to plant Giant Sequoias in Wales. And, yes, I ask why not native trees – and there's a good answer!This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 10th of my 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability is build a climate resilient value chain – as always there are a few ways of doing this to maximise the effectiveness of your efforts and exploit co-benefits and I run through some of the best approaches I have found working with clients.The pdf version of 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability can be downloaded from the Terra Infirma website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With electrification winning the race to Net Zero, this week we delve into the world of heat pumps with Martin Fahey, Head Of Sustainability at Mitsubishi Electric UK. We talk about how heat pumps work (think heat, not temperature!), how the market is developing and why costs aren't falling the way that those of, say, solar are. We go on to air conditioning, including refrigerants, before talk about Mitsubishi's own Net Zero targets and the challenges of meeting them.Martin mentions the Uxbridge Fallacy episode which can be heard here.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the pod, I ask Andrew Griffiths of PlanetMark about the big trends in Sustainability for the year ahead. We talk about upheaval in the reporting standards sector, whether Net Zero should be retired as a brand and the ins and outs of engagement. Plenty to chew on!This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If we didn't have transformers on our electricity grid to step up and step down voltages then we would get nothing out of it; everything would be lost in transmission. Those dull grey boxes are essential to modern life and critical to Net Zero as they enable renewable energy generation, electric vehicle charging and battery storage systems. On the other hand ageing transformers are 'silent energy guzzlers'; across Europe they lose 3 times the electricity consumption of Denmark. In this fascinating episode of the pod, Ayah Alfawaris, Marketing and Sustainability Director of Wilson Power Systems explains all.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the ninth of 10 special episodes to mark the publication of my guide '10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability' where I sum up the lessons I have learnt delivering Sustainability over the last 25+ years. In this episode, I cover Rule 9: Learn to Love Offsetting.Click here to download 10 Rules for Corporate SustainabilityThe Matteo Deidda episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2017, Stuart Green suffered the kind of loss we all dread. His wife Mia, a human rights and environmental lawyer, was brutally murdered by a hit squad in front of their three children near their home in the Philippines. As a scientist, Stuart decided to research how best to recover from trauma and, after reading 500 pieces of literature, realised that the answer was to abandon the past and embrace the future.His book, the Regenerate Leap, provides a template for organisations to not just survive but thrive in a turbulent world. He rejects the idea of 'resilience' as that is backwards looking, preferring to think about having the mental agility to adapt to the new reality. In this inspirational episode of the pod, Stuart and I discuss how to apply regenerative thinking to organisations facing the transition to the low carbon economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who better to talk about the Sustainability Profession than Sarah Mukherjee MBE, CEO of the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals or ISEP? Sarah and I talk about:What counts as a 'green job'?Why IEMA was rebranded as ISEPWhat membership of a professional institute gives youThe shocking state of diversity in the professionMaking Sustainability relevant to the average person.Full disclosure: I'm a Fellow of ISEP.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another fantastic interview for you this week with the EV Guy himself, Jordan Marsden. In a wide ranging discussion, we cover:• The state of the global car industry• Mythbusting and taking on the trolls• How range anxiety is a thing of the past• Does an EV save you money?• Is charging infrastructure tracking EV sales?• How organisations can support employees and customers• New business models including collaborative charging, free charging tariffs and V2GThis episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the eighth of 10 special episodes to mark the publication of my guide '10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability' where I sum up the lessons I have learnt delivering Sustainability over the last 25+ years. In this episode, I cover Rule 8: The Circular Economy is About Raw Materials, not Waste ManagementClick here to download 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm joined by Damian Tow, Director of the Brighton Energy Co-op, to discuss how community based energy systems can thrive in a commercial environment. We discuss:• The definition of community energy• How the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) model works• Community energy's USP/added social value• Scale: how small/large can community schemes go• Skills required• Government policy (or lack thereof)This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Chief Sustainability & External Affairs Officer at Suez UK Dr Adam Read MBE joins me for a freewheeling and fun conversation broadly around waste/resources management and Net Zero. We talk about:The evolution of waste policyPublic understanding, engagement and behaviourThe practicalities of a circular economyHow infrastructure can evolve from linear to circular applicationsSelling green jobs to future generationsThe power of yesThis episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm joined by Freddie House of the Sustainability data management platform Sweep to talk data. We discuss:The connection between Sustainability and employee engagementReducing the data/reporting burdenAI: risks and opportunitiesCurrent volatility in ESGThe importance of auditabilitySweep's Climate Contribution Framework and the power of league tablesA white paper on the Climate Contribution Framework can be found here.This episode is brought to your by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year! In today's episode of the pod, I make five predictions for Net Zero in 2026 and, spoiler alert, they are much more optimistic than you might expect!This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd, Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Twixmas I share my pet political theory: that the over-interpretation of the 2023 Uxbridge by-election has led to some terrible and self-defeating decision-making by the UK's Conservative Party and the shattering of the UK's long-held political consensus on climate action. Enjoy - if it's not too painful... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the seventh of 10 special episodes to mark the publication of my guide '10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability' where I sum up the lessons I have learnt delivering Sustainability over the last 25+ years. In this episode, I talk about a personal passion of mine as it covers the subject of my first proper Sustainability job, Rule 7: Design the Future You Want to See.Click here to download 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's that time of year to have a look back at the previous 12 months and reflect on what has happened in the world of Sustainability. I'm joined by James Murray, Editor in Chief of Business Green and Lucy Siegle (The One Show, books, magazine articles, podcasts and more), and we try not to just scream into the void in despair, but pick over the pieces of 2025 to find a way forward for the Sustainability movement in the face of a wave of populism. We also pick our heroes and villains of 2025 and look forward to what might unfold in 2026.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of my favourite quotes comes from Mike Monteiro: "the world is not broken, it is working exactly how we designed it to." To discuss how to redesign the world along Sustainable lines, I'm joined by Vicky Lofthouse of EN:ABLE Sustainability to chew over the power of design, how to drive innovation, the role of product-service systems, industrial symbiosis and so much more. Vicky tells me "context is key", we need to work with the existing situation, not against it.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, I'm joined by Duncan Peake, CEO of Raby Estates, to talk about Sustainability and land management. We cover a huge range of topics, including Green tourism, regenerative farming, peat upland management, forestry, retrofitting heritage buildings – all the things that are involved in running a large estate. One cross-cutting theme is that the various stakeholders involved – employees, tenant farmers, local authorities – are driving this agenda forward proactively rather than needing much persuading, which is highly encouraging!This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd, Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the 104th episode of the Net Zero Business Podcast, making it our second birthday! To be honest, I wasn't expecting for it to go on so long, I originally started doing the interviews to get content for an as yet unwritten book and thought, hey, it's 2023, why not put them out as a podcast? The pod took over!This time last year, I listed 5 lessons I'd learnt from the first year of the pod. This time, I review those 5 and add 5 more from year 2.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Marcelle McManus has a huge range of clean technology research projects under her leadership at Bath University, but believes strongly that they must be cognisant of the very people that we expect to adopt them. In this episode, she explains the type of work her People-Led Net Zero centre is undertaking, before we talk through some of the technologies she's involved with including hydrogen, CCS, carbon removals and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). However, the conversation keeps coming back to that core, vital message – people matter.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd – Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While much of transport is going electric, Philip Fjeld, CEO of ReFuels, believes that biogas has a major role in decarbonising heavy goods vehicles. In this episode we discuss the business model for the sourcing and supply of bioCNG, the economics of bioCNG vs diesel vs electric drive chains, market penetration of CNGs and a fascinating dive into the complexities of developing new infrastructure in response to or anticipation of rising demand. All of us consume stuff that has been on an HGV on a daily basis both at work and at home, so this episode should be of interest to anyone involved in climate issues.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By day, Alex Hilton is Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Beyondly, a compliance scheme and consultancy which supports businesses with environmental legislation such as the extended packaging regulations. But in the evening he heads home to his 16th Century farmhouse which he has retrofitted with a heat pump, solar panels and a battery. Yes, 16th Century, you read that right!Alex and I chat through his impressive career, which includes trying to deliver sustainability in a war zone, before digging into the whys and wherefores of retrofitting a supposedly impossible-to-treat house. Inspiring stuff!The Zero Bills Homes episode with Emma Fletcher of Octopus can be found here.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the sixth of 10 special episodes to mark the publication of my guide '10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability' where I sum up the lessons I have learnt delivering Sustainability over the last 25+ years. In this episode, I talk through what is probably the most important of the ten rules, Rule 6: Leadership must own your Sustainability StrategyThe biggest threat to your Sustainability programme is a disconnect between intention and action at the highest levels in the organisation. In this episode I explain how I ensure that my clients' leadership takes true ownership of Sustainability.Click here to download 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Derrick Emsley started his career in nature restoration in Canada as a teenager, before launching the TenTree clothing brand (ten trees planted for every product bought) and then building the Veritree verification platform for nature-based solutions. All of this has led to the planting of a whopping 100 million trees. In this episode, Derrick and I chew over the whys and wherefores of nature-based solutions, how his ventures have developed and the lessons he has learned. This is a guy who thinks big, very big – an inspiration for us all.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm always very conscious that the pod tends to feature European or US guests, so this week I'm delighted to reach across the equator to Zimbabwe to talk to sustainable entrepreneur Maureen Vere. Maureen's company Verager grows cowpeas alongside maize as a living mulch to protect the latter from climate impacts, and then processes those cowpeas into a range of vegan food products, all the while promoting women in agriculture.As well as digging into that clever green business model, Maureen and I discuss the Sustainability environment in Zimbabwe including the surging uptake of solar + battery domestic energy systems.Finally, Maureen lists her key advice for people working in Sustainable business – very wise words indeed!This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd – Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Impending doom, eco-anxiety, sackcloth and ashes – Sustainability is often portrayed in very negative terms, but are Sustainable organisations happier organisations? Who better to ask than Richard Lupo, a Sustainability Consultant and the author of the book "Happiness by Numbers"? Here's what we discuss:Happiness by numbers – measuring well beingSustainability and Maslow's hierarchy of needsThe effect of happiness hormonesSustainability, levels of employee engagement and co performanceMaking Sustainability funHappiness and the built environmentThis episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd, Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.