The Net Zero Business Podcast

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.

This is the fifth 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 5: Don't try to convert people; find buttons to pressMost attempts at Sustainability engagement fall into the 'preaching to the choir' category; most attempts fail to make a real difference. About 15 years ago I started developing an alternative approach, Green Jujitsu, which is about finding the sweetspot between the existing culture in the organisation and Sustainability, and starting there. In this episode I give examples in three different sectors. Green Jujitsu works!Click here to download 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Offsetting is often described as a distraction from decarbonisation, or, worse, a scam or greenwash. At best, organisations often say "we will concentrate on carbon reductions first and only offset what we can't get rid of." But what if we've got it all wrong? Can 100% offsetting drive your Net Zero programme by acting as an internal carbon tax? Matteo Deidda of Tide, the all-in-one finance platform with a customer base of 1.5 million small and medium size businesses (SMEs) explains all. Here's what we discuss:Tide's three Net Zero pledgesThe benefits of investing in 100% carbon removals up frontPros and cons of different forms of carbon removalWhy Tide has chosen biochar as a carbon removal mechanismDecarbonising the fintech sectorSupporting SME customers in their decarbonisation effortsThe importance of data in the age of AII mention the episode featuring Heather Buchanan of Bankers for Net Zero (apologies for dropping a clanger!)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 the internet was a country, it would be one of the top 5 polluters. What's that got to do with you? Well, if you have a website, then part of that is part of your carbon footprint. In this wide ranging conversation with Digital Sustainability expert James Chudley, we cover:Building your Sustainability career on non-Sustainability skillsTrends in the digital and their impact on global emissionsThe power of design for good and illWhy 'page weight' mattersUser experience: 'good for the user' usually means 'good for the planet' James' website, full of resources to help you, 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.

When Jeremy Leggett decided to abandon the fossil fuel industry in favour of fighting climate change, he didn't take half measures. Cutting his teeth in Greenpeace, he founded the Solar Century business, the associated charity SolarAid, sat on a huge range of advisory panels and most recently founded Highlands Rewilding to bring nature based solutions into the mix. No wonder he was awarded the prestigious 2025 Blue Planet award.Here's what we discuss:Setting up a solar company when solar was expensiveBringing light to the desperately poor via SolarAidNavigating the post-truth worldPeak oil in an age of frackingThe need for carbon removals and the scope for nature based solutionsMonetising natural solutions amid the offsetting controversyThis episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Through August the podcast will feature themed compilation episodes featuring hot takes from our wonderful guests over the last year. This week the theme is leading change for Sustainability featuring the combined wisdom of a stunning cast of characters:Profs Knut Hanaess and Julia Binder of IMD on 'head, heart and hands' and future-back thinkingSolitaire Townsend of Futerra on the march of the SolutionistsAbby Chicken of Openreach on 'make friends first, change second'Richard Smith of PS Planet on the impact of Blue Planet II and other TV programmesLucy Siegle on fixing the failures of international leadershipClick on the links for the full interviews.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Through August the podcast will feature themed compilation episodes featuring hot takes from our wonderful guests over the last year. This week the theme is clean energy – production, distribution and consumption – featuring the combined wisdom of a stunning cast of characters:Richard Black of Ember on the Future of EnergyMichael Liebreich on why the hydrogen economy has never taken off (disagreeing with Richard!)Adam Bell of Stonehaven on the prospects for a nuclear energy renaissance in the UKPaul Glendinning of Northern Powergrid on whether the grid is ready for Net ZeroEmma Fletcher of Octopus on 'zero bills homes'Prof Jan Rosenow on the electrication of industrial processesClick on the links for the full interviews.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Through August the podcast will feature themed compilation episodes featuring hot takes from our wonderful guests over the last year. This week the theme is small/medium sized businesses (SMEs), featuring the combined wisdom of:Jo Holmes and David Knight on the challenges faced by small businesses and the upsides and downsides of Sustainability frameworks for smaller companiesJasper Steinhausen on why he aimed his recent Sustainabilitybook at small businesses and the sweetspot of opportunities for those companiesDon Golden on engaging typically Donald Trump supporting US small business owners through their mutual faithEmma Burlow on her experiences as a fractional CSO of a small business disrupting a market with a circular business modelClick on the links for the full interviews.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Through August the podcast will feature themed compilation episodes featuring hot takes from our wonderful guests over the last year. This week the theme is ESG Investing, featuring:Georgia Hall on the definition of ESG and separating the signal from the noiseMarga Hoek on the Trillion Dollar opportunity presented by the Sustainable Development GoalsJohn Friedman on why ESG investing increases in times of uncertaintyClaudine Blaney of Aviva on how they bring Net Zero to their investment portfolioClick on the links for the full interviews.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 fourth 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 4: Culture and strategy are two sides of the same coin.What many Sustainability professionals fail to understand is that actually delivering Sustainability is about change (not ISO standards etc), and change is about psychology. In this episode I explain how I fuse strategy development and engagement together from the very start of the process, to produce a strategy that key decision makers actually want to deliver.Click here to download 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If we broadly know how to decarbonise surface transport and domestic heating, what about the 'hard to abate' sectors such as steel making and chemicals? Today I'm joined by the (freshly be-chaired) Professor Jan Rosenow of Oxford University to talk through the decarbonisation of these sectors and, in particular, their scope for electrification. Here's what we discuss:The scope for electrification of low, medium and high temperature processesNovel technologies including high temperature heat pumps and electro-thermal storageEnergy efficiency and the rebound effect (aka Jevons Paradox)How electrification can be 4-5x more efficient than gas but how the 'spark gap' is hindering progressJan's top 4 policy asks to decarbonise heavy industryThe excellent Some Like It Hot report that Jan co-wrote (and I used as a cheat sheet during our discussion) is available 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.

Late last year, UK digital network provider Openreach placed the largest order for EVs in history, making a huge leap forward not only in meeting its Net Zero ambitions, but normalising clean transport for others too. This week on the pod, Openreach's Head of Sustainability Abby Chicken joins me to talk through EVs and a whole range of other issues, including:• How Sustainability is largely a matter of change management• The energy footprint of data vs dematerialising the economy• Switching to EVs across a large and distributed workforce• Overcoming myths and misinformation• Removing and recycling redundant systems• Building infrastructure in a nature positive way• Meaningful employee engagement, by focussing on task-level asks• "Make friends first, make change later"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 your senses have ever been assaulted by a psychedelic pink cat rapping about recycling your electronics, then Scott Butler, Executive Director at Material Focus, must take some of the blame. This week on the Net Zero Business Podcast, we talk about the world of electronic waste, including:The importance of recycling waste electrical and electronic equipments (WEEE)The challenges of fast tech, disposable vapes and electronic tatThe two key aspects of public engagement: facilities and motivationThe story behind HypnocatHow negative experiences outweigh positive experienceCritical minerals and the circular economy.The circular electronic fund Scott mentions 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 third 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 Rule 3: There's no point in doing the wrong thing well. What I mean by this is certain products and services will have no place in a low carbon economy (eg internal combustion engines, gas boilers etc), no matter what you do on cutting your organisational carbon footprint. If this applies to you, you will need to pivot to a low carbon business model or face bankruptcy.Click here to download 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the pod, I catch up with Sustainability Consultant, Fractional CSO and fellow podcaster, Emma Burlow of Lighthouse Sustainability Ltd. Here's what we cover in our discussion:The circular economy as a value generatorDisrupting markets with circular business modelsThe psychology of the word 'waste'What is Carbon Literacy and why does it matterGenerational attitudes to climate changePushing back on misinformationFrom awareness to actionThe power of listeningThe Net Zero Business Podcast 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 nuclear whizz Adam Bell of Stonehaven to discuss last week's UK Spending Review which invested a lot of money and political capital to rejuvenate the UK's fast dwindling fleet of nuclear power stations. We discuss the following:• Why did the building of nuclear reactors (almost) grief to a halt in 1989?• The risks of China and Russia dominating the nuclear industry• Why the construction Hinkley C is running over budget and behind schedule• Small modular reactor technology and use cases• The role of nuclear in meeting the Government's clean power objectives• Renewables today or nuclear next decade? Opportunity cost tensions• The changing role of GB Energy• Is the nuclear announcement intended to provide the Government with political cover for Net Zero?• Public opinion of nuclear energy• Fuel availability and waste disposalPhew! The density of information and insight packed into this episode could power a small grid by itself.The Net Zero Business Podcast 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'm joined by Richard Smith of PS Planet, who I first met at the launch of 'Albert', the carbon calculator/assessment system he initially developed for the BBC and then for all broadcasters via BAFTA. In a freewheeling conversation, we discuss:Helping the broadcasting sector decarbonise through the 'Albert' carbon platformSustainability in TV programming, from Eastenders to Blue Planet IIZero carbon versus net zero, and the area under the curveMatching your language to the audience (green jujitsu!)Sustainability challenges in Universities and visitor attractionsThe importance of joy, imagination and creativity in SustainabilityYou can find Richard on LinkedIn 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 second 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 Rule 2: Stretch yourself, but not too far – the need for ambitious yet pragmatic targets with an emphasis on the timing of targets.Click here to download 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, I talk to David Knight of Investors in the Environment (iiE) and Jo Holmes of Genee who co-ordinates iiE in the North East and North West of England. Here's what we cover:• How Investors in the Environment works• Sustainability challenges and opportunities faced by small businesses• Taking the jargon out of the Sustainability conversation• Scope 3 carbon emissions: data burdens, the limitations of 'spend data' and the need for standardisation• How small business should aproach 'Social Value' in UK public procurementThe Net Zero Business Podcast is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd – bringing Sustainability to life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.