Episodes

  • #40: Professor Tim Jackson on The Humanity of Progress

    #40: Professor Tim Jackson on The Humanity of Progress
    Jul 29 2018
    My guest today is Tim Jackson. Tim is Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey where he’s Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP). He’s spent over thirty years involved in multi-disciplinary research and policy development on sustainability, in particular his work as Economics Commissioner on the UK Sustainable Development Commission. […]
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    57 mins
  • #39: David Croft on Building Trust Through Action

    #39: David Croft on Building Trust Through Action
    Jul 16 2018
    My guest today is David Croft. David is Global Sustainability Director for Diageo, a leading global drinks company with brands like Smirnoff, Guinness and Johnnie Walker, where he’s responsible for their work on environmental and social sustainability around the world, working with farmers, communities and manufacturers within an international supply network. David has spent his […]
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    42 mins
  • #38: Valentina Velandia on Being An Accidental Entrepreneur

    #38: Valentina Velandia on Being An Accidental Entrepreneur
    Jul 9 2018
    My guest today is Valentina Velandia. Valentina is co-founder of Capacity, a Swiss-based organisation founded in 2015 with the objective of achieving radical inclusion in Zurich and beyond. Born in Colombia, Valentina is a specialist in gender policy and has studied and worked in the US, Singapore and Europe. Capacity serves as a tool for […]
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    43 mins
  • #37: Oscar Rodriguez on The Flywheel of ‘To Do’ Lists

    #37: Oscar Rodriguez on The Flywheel of ‘To Do’ Lists
    Jul 6 2018
    My guest today is Oscar Rodriguez. Oscar is founder and director of Architecture & Food, a design consultancy specialising in Building Integrated Agriculture which he founded in 2012 and which has been at the forefront of the urban agriculture movement. Oscar is a Registered architect educated at Cambridge, Cardiff and UCL, and has broad practical […]
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    39 mins
  • #36: Dr Shaun Davis on The Role of Followership

    #36: Dr Shaun Davis on The Role of Followership
    Jul 4 2018
    My guest today is Dr Shaun Davis. Shaun is Global Director of Safety, Health, Wellbeing and Sustainability at the Royal Mail Group, one of the world’s oldest postal services dating back over 500 years and employing over 160,000 people to deliver 58 million items per day across the UK. Shaun joined Royal Mail Group in […]
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    34 mins
  • #35: Rachel McLelland on Finding Focus and Purpose

    #35: Rachel McLelland on Finding Focus and Purpose
    Jul 3 2018
    My guest today is Rachel McLelland. Rachel is founder of The Beautiful Life, a creative company producing content across a variety of channels including film, radio, podcasts, blogs and print to promote a sustainable future for all. She also provides creative consultancy to ethical businesses. Rachel spent fifteen years in the entertainment industry working across […]
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    32 mins
  • #34: Daniel Buchbinder on Contextualising Your Approach

    #34: Daniel Buchbinder on Contextualising Your Approach
    Jul 2 2018
    My guest today is Daniel Buchbinder. Daniel is CEO and founder of Alterna Impact, a social ‘business cultivator’ based in Guatemala that launches and supports grass-roots ventures to address social issues. With a background as a serial entrepreneur, Daniel along with his team of 30 staff, work with over 1,000 social ventures across Central America. […]
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    38 mins
  • #33: Kresse Wesling MBE on Being A ‘Do’ Leader

    #33: Kresse Wesling MBE on Being A ‘Do’ Leader
    Jun 29 2018
    My guest today is Kresse Wesling. Kresse is a Canadian-born serial environmental entrepreneur who builds businesses that make money whilst having a positive impact on the environment. Kresse founded her first business, an environmental packaging alternatives company, in Hong Kong in 2002. By 2004 she launched this business in the UK and has since helped […]
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    32 mins