The Scope 3 Podcast

In this episode we dive deep into two essential engines of climate progress: procurement and data. Tom and Ollie are joined by two standout female voices who are helping organizations move beyond climate commitments and into concrete, measurable action. First up, Ollie sits down with Nancy Gillis , a veteran sustainability leader with experience at the World Economic Forum, the US government, and...

This time, Ollie and Tom bring you two more powerful conversations that reveal very different – but equally essential – sides of the Scope 3 challenge. First up, Ollie sits down with Mark Rowland , founder of ROCeteer and former innovation lead for the US Air Force. From working with tech billionaires in Las Vegas to overhauling federal procurement to spark startup collaboration, Mark’s experience...

Ollie and Tom are back, and this time they are joined by a very special guest. The former CDP man, Dexter Galvin , is in the studio to unpack the evolution of Scope 3 thinking – from the early days of corporate disclosure to today’s need for actionable, verifiable data. Dexter shares insight on how the landscape has changed, why supplier engagement is still the missing link, and how regulation, te...

This time, Tom continues to shoehorn any reference to his beloved Liverpool F.C. into the chat while Ollie plays with a straight bat, reporting the latest happenings in the world of Scope 3, including developments from PACT and less snappily titled Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative . Then, we’re into our stories. First up, Ollie speaks with Arne Kloke , Head of Service & Sustainabi...

Fresh from the Easter break, Ollie and Tom are back with more tales from the frontline of Scope 3 action. First, Ollie chats with Radharaman Jha , VP of Supply Chain at Flaconi , one of Europe’s fastest-growing online beauty retailers (and about to be your daughters’ new favourite brand). With a background in fashion, retail, and e-commerce, Rad offers a candid and consumer-first perspective on su...

How do we move from vague ambition to meaningful action when it comes to reducing environmental impact in supply chains? In this episode, Ollie and Tom bring you two very different perspectives on that challenge – one from the world of industrial chemicals, and the other from the world of paint and decorating. Both stories show what it really takes to make progress, whether you're modelling th...

In this episode, we hear from two very different organisations with one shared mission: helping companies reduce emissions deep within their supply chains. First up, Ollie sits down with Elizabeth Carlson , Chief Sustainability Officer at Tricon , a global chemical trader operating in the middle of a notoriously complex value chain. Liz shares how her business is using collaboration, education, an...

In this episode of The Scope 3 Podcast, we’re tackling a huge emissions blind spot – and no, it’s not transport, packaging, or manufacturing. It’s buildings. First up, Ollie sits down with fellow Spurs enthusiast Andy Wright , Responsible Business Director at Samworth Brothers . Andy’s spent two decades pushing businesses to take action, often being labelled a ‘tree hugger’ in the process. But he’...

PACT and LOCT, Ollie and Tom are back – one fresh from holiday (with a deeply questionable approach to t-shirt sharing) and the other as obsessed as ever with getting businesses to stop faffing around and actually make progress on reducing emissions. In this episode, we get into two big, bold initiatives tackling the real, messy, frustrating barriers to progress – one focused on sorting out the ch...

He may still be basking in the glory of his stupendous Scope 3 Peer Group meeting in London, but Ollie still had time to sit down with Mark Allen , Senior Sustainability Director at PepsiCo Europe, for this week’s show. It is a company moving beyond traditional supplier engagement and embracing ‘co-action’ – a collaborative approach that’s helping suppliers reduce emissions across agriculture, man...

In another jam-packed episode, Ollie and Tom bring you more inspiring stories from leaders tackling Scope 3 emissions head-on. Giulia Usai, Senior Director Procurement Sustainability at GSK is on top form, sharing the story behind the groundbreaking Energize program, which helps suppliers transition to renewable electricity. Giulia also gives her insights on collaboration, no-regret actions, and h...

In the wake of the world burning, big companies rowing back on their ESG goals – and just a few days from Trump’s inauguration – Ollie and Tom do their best to kick off the year positively. Ollie sits down with the formidable Florian Vollmer , VP, Head of Procurement Sustainability and Risk Management at Bayer . He shares how the business, a specialist in life sciences, healthcare and agriculture,...

Giddy with excitement for the Christmas break, Ollie and Tom bring you the final episode of 2024.  This time, the pair are joined by two transformative leaders to unpack how businesses can leverage both technology and legal frameworks to drive sustainability at scale. Ollie is in conversation with Ben Metz , Executive Director of the Chancery Lane Project , who explains how contracts can become po...

This episode was recorded in between Ollie and Tom excitedly opening the doors of their advent calendars (it seems they have both been seriously spoiled by their wives this time around). Ollie is joined by Richard Jamison , Head of Procurement and Property at Grant Thornton . Richard shares his journey from “falling into procurement” to becoming a champion for sustainability within his firm. He’s...

It’s another powerful episode of the Scope 3 Podcast, with plenty of insight and examples to shed light on the complexities of managing Scope 3 emissions. Ollie is joined by his golf buddy, David Croft , Global Sustainability Lead at Reckitt . He takes us deep inside the company’s ambitious sustainability strategy, sharing how the firm is leveraging data and innovation to transform its supply chai...

In what is another insightful episode of the Scope 3 Podcast, we’re joined by two pioneers of supply chain emissions reduction. Liz Minné is Head of Global Sustainability Strategy at Interface . And David de Picciotto is CEO of Pledge . Together, they bring fresh perspectives on tackling the toughest Scope 3 challenges, from emissions management in complex supply chains to scaling impactful carbon...

Nationwide Building Society is the world's largest building society, serving over 16 million members. It’s a company taking its Scope 3 seriously. It has a goal to reduce its upstream Scope 3 emissions across categories 1, 2 and 4 by 42% by 2030. And these upstream emissions are around 80 times the emissions of Scope 1. Leading the charge is the company’s Responsible Business Manager, Zara William...

Both guests on this episode make Ollie and Tom feel incredibly old. Megan Youngs is Scope 3 Carbon Reporting Manager at the UK-headquartered bank, NatWest . She admits loving Scope 3 – a subject she taught herself during lockdown. Tune in to her chat with Ollie in which she explains the specific Scope 3 challenges for service-based businesses, the importance of internal teams working together, on...

As ever, Ollie is on the road, this time in New York for Climate Week (and he’s got plenty to share with you on that front). As ever, Ollie is getting things wrong. Not only is he insisting on referring to this week’s guest as Sher-ee and not Sherrie, but he’s making up words. At one point during this episode he describes something as “valuesome”. Anyway, it’s another cracking episode, with a weal...

We’re back from our Summer break – Ollie sounding very fresh, Tom less so after he spent the whole of last week walking the North Downs on a charity trek. But there’s excitement in the air. The world of Scope 3 has been incredibly busy in the past few weeks, and Ollie brings you up to speed on what’s happening. And the boys are delighted to welcome two great guests to the show. Bertrand Conquéret...

Ollie is fresh from taking the Scope 3 Peer Group to Chicago, and is full of insights and reflections (and a slight croakiness), reporting from his hotel room in the Windy City. Elsewhere, the brilliant Nicole Anderson Brodin , Sustainable Procurement Manager at Essity, sits in the hotseat to reflect on both her successes and challenges that still remain on her supply chain decarbonisation journey...

Ollie has been travelling again, this time to Vermont in the US from whence he returned carrying bags of anecdotes from his time spent with a large group of chief sustainability officers from some of the world's biggest companies. “What are we going to do when we all miss our Scope 3 targets?” they ask themselves. It makes for a fascinating listen. Sitting in the 'Scope 3 Practitioner Hot...

We make no apologies for featuring another pharma business on the show this time; the sort of collaboration that is going on in that industry is to be truly admired. Ollie chats with Bridget Ferrari , Director of Supplier Sustainability, Takeda who has plenty of recommendations for the solutions provider market. Elsewhere, she explains her relationship with procurement, the importance of curiosity...

In this episode, Ollie and Tom discuss the news coming out of Microsoft about its increased Scope 3 emissions – and their new strategy to address it. They also discuss the projects and initiatives of the Scope 3 Peer Group , including the development of a methodology for procurement to incorporate carbon pricing into commercial evaluation.  Ollie sits down with Chris Low , Head of Packaging Procur...

This time, Ollie and Tom are joined by sustainability comms legend Solitaire Townsend to chat through the fallout of the recent SBTi drama in potentially allowing offsets to cover Scope 3 emissions. “Promise instability and promise a wild ride to your board,” the co-founder of Futerra says. Rob Williams , Director of Sustainable Procurement in the Global Procurement team at AstraZeneca joins Ollie...