Designing a better world with Vicky Lofthouse, EN:ABLE Sustainability
My first ever Sustainability role was as a Research Assistant on the Design for Environment project at Newcastle University's Engineering Design Centre. I left the...
Managing England’s Green and Pleasant Land with Duncan Peake, Raby Estates
Nov 28, 2025
This week on the pod, I'm joined by Duncan Peake, CEO of Raby Estates, to talk about Sustainability and land management. We cover a huge...
What I’ve Learnt in Year 2 of the Net Zero Business Podcast
Nov 21, 2025
Blimey O'Reilly! It's two years since I launched the Net Zero Business Podcast! Anniversaries are always a good time to reflect on the past. In...
Why Net Zero must be people-led, with Prof Marcelle McManus
Nov 14, 2025
Professor Marcelle McManus of Bath University spends most of her waking hours developing new clean technology, but with a twist – she understands that human...
Truckin’ on (bio)Gas with Philip Fjeld, CEO of ReFuels
Nov 7, 2025
What do my morning paper, the laptop I'm typing this on and my lunch have in common? They've all been on at least one truck,...
Who says you can’t put a heat pump in a 16th Century farmhouse? with Alex Hilton
Oct 31, 2025
I like people who do what 'everybody' says cannot be done. In this episode of the pod, Alex Hilton describes how he completely electrified his...
Why your leadership must OWN Sustainability
Oct 24, 2025
Earlier this year, I wrote 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability to mark the 200th edition of The Low Carbon Agenda (yes, that’s 200…). The ebook...
How we planted 100 million trees, launched a clothing brand and built a nature-based solutions platform with Derrick Emsley
Oct 17, 2025
Some people just don't see limits. Derrick Emsley established his first forest restoration business as teenager, then decided that a clothing brand (TenTree - ten...
Sustainable Business in Zimbabwe with Maureen Vere
Oct 10, 2025
This week the pod gets out of its European/US comfort zone and heads to Africa for the first time. Eco-entrepreneur Maureen Vere joins me from...
Can Sustainability Make Us Happy? with Richard Lupo
Oct 3, 2025
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...