Let's Talk Sustainable Business

Adam Hearne is the CEO and co-founder of CarbonChain, which helps companies and banks decarbonise their supply chains through its software, which provides precise accounting of the global carbon emissions caused by industrial sectors. In this episode, we discuss specific, global ESG-related policies - including the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the EU Omnibus Simplification Package...

Adam Hearne is the CEO and co-founder of CarbonChain, which helps companies and banks decarbonise their supply chains through its software, which provides precise accounting of the global carbon emissions caused by industrial sectors. In this episode, we discuss why CarbonChain decided to focus its business offering on supply chain emissions, how CarbonChain carefully gathers data for its carbon a...

Kozue Nishizaki is the Founder & Sustainability Strategist at Horizon Green, a sustainability consultancy supporting companies and municipalities in implementing sustainable business strategies. In this episode, we discuss how the tourism sector is especially vulnerable to climate change impacts, how increasing investor interest in sustainability could benefit the sector and the role legislators c...

Kozue Nishizaki is the Founder & Sustainability Strategist at Horizon Green, a sustainability consultancy supporting companies and municipalities in implementing sustainable business strategies. In this episode, we discuss some of the sustainability-focused tourism projects she's worked on - including the Circular Hotel Leaders Group in Amsterdam - how she brings sustainability to the table with b...

Anne-Sophie Garrigou is Director of Editorial and Campaigns at Climate KIC, a European agency tackling climate change through innovation. Anne-Sophie is a climate conference veteran and in this episode, we discuss the unique intensity of meetings like the UNFCCC COPs, why face-to-face meetings are so important for climate diplomacy and what she is anticipating from the upcoming UNFCCC COP30 in Bel...

 Anne-Sophie Garrigou is Director of Editorial and Campaigns at Climate KIC, a European agency tackling climate change through innovation. Anne-Sophie is a climate conference veteran and in this episode, we discuss her passion for climate negotiations and how she sees the complex power dynamics at play in these international forums, the role that UNFCCC COPs play in global climate diplomacy and wh...

Philippa Nuttall is the Editor of Sustainable Views - an ESG-focused service created by the Financial Times - which offers a daily newsletter, analysis and a policy tracker. In this episode, we discuss how sustainability-related topics have been deprioritised by certain policymakers and whether this should affect businesses' sustainability positioning, how policies on climate change & energy have...

Philippa Nuttall is the Editor of Sustainable Views - an ESG-focused service created by the Financial Times - which offers a daily newsletter, analysis and a policy tracker. In this episode, we talk about how the media landscape has evolved in the last 20 years - especially its digitalisation and focus on social media, how businesses have changed the way they talk about sustainability and the best...

As Season Six draws to a close, the Conference Board's ESG Center Leader Anuj Saush joins host Barbara Mendes-Jorge to discuss the lessons learned and insights gained from our guests in this series. This season focused on a range of topics - including cities, circular economy, plastics, food, nature and e-waste - and our guests provided a lot of helpful advice for listeners. We'd like to thank our...

Mel Blackmore is Founder & CEO of two companies: Blackmores (UK), an ISO Standards consultancy offering support with Integrated Management Systems implementation in Europe and Carbonology Ltd, which provides training and verification services in the carbon standards sector. Shealso hosts ' The ISO Show podcast ', which aims to dispel myths and share tips for businesses to succeed with ISO Standard...

Mel Blackmore is Founder & CEO of two companies: Blackmores (UK), an ISO Standards consultancy offering support with Integrated Management Systems implementation in Europe and Carbonology Ltd, which provides training and verification services in the carbon standards sector. She also hosts ' The ISO Show podcast ', which aims to dispel myths and share tips for businesses to succeed with ISO Standar...

Kenny McGee is Founder & CEO of Component Sense, a company which focuses on the redistribution of excess and obsolete electronic components and whose motto is to "empower sustainability in electronic manufacturing." In this episode, we discuss the EU's circular economy plan and its relation to e-waste, as well as other EU policy areas such as WEEE and RoHS, the advice Kenny would give to consumers...

Kenny McGee is Founder & CEO of Component Sense, a company which focuses on the redistribution of excess and obsolete electronic components and whose motto is to "empower sustainability in electronic manufacturing." In this episode, we discuss the current state of the e-waste market, Component Sense's 'Electronic Waste Manifesto' and what he thinks stakeholders need to do to scale up e-waste solut...

Sebastian Leape is the CEO of Natcap, a UK-based nature intelligence company. In the second part of our conversation, we discuss the evolution of the EU sustainability legislation landscape, how companies should report on issues such as pollution and biodiversity, and how Natcap helps businesses access nature-based data insights.

Sebastian Leape is the CEO of Natcap, a UK-based nature intelligence company which helps businesses measure, report and act on their nature-related impacts and dependencies. In this episode, we discuss why "nature intelligence should be integrated into business decisions", the role collaboration can play in helping companies develop a nature-based strategy, and why Sebastian decided to focus his c...

In this special crossover episode of Let's Talk Sustainable Business and Let's Talk Global Business, hosts Sara Murray and Barbara Mendez-Jorge delves into the complexities of ESG reporting with The Conference Board's Anuj Saush and Andrew Jones. The conversation highlights the challenges of managing complex ESG data, the role of ESG controllers, and the cultural differences in ESG adoption betwee...

Marie Brueser is Senior Corporate Venture Manager at EIT Food, an organisation co-founded by the European Commission which is focused on driving innovation in the food and agricultural sectors. In the second part of our conversation, she outlines the EU's 'Farm to Fork Strategy', discusses how companies and policymakers can use EIT Food's Consumer Observatory as a database full of consumer insight...

Marie Brueser is Senior Corporate Venture Manager at EIT Food, an organisation co-founded by the European Commission which is focused on driving innovation in the food and agricultural sectors. In this episode, we discuss EIT Food's focus areas, 'Healthier Lives Through Food', 'Net Zero Food System' and 'Reducing Risk for a Fair and Resilient Food System', Marie's work connecting start-ups with bi...

Marco has worked in the plastics space for over 20 years and is currently Chief Commercial & Public Affairs Officer at Avantium. This conversation was recorded during Marco's previous role, as Business Director Biopolymers EMEA Advocacy & Sustainability Director Europe & Asia at Braskem. In this episode, we talk about Braskem's clients and collaborators - including Allbirds, Tetra Pak and the Olym...

Marco has worked in the plastics space for over 20 years and is currently Chief Commercial & Public Affairs Officer at Avantium. This conversation was recorded during Marco's previous role, as Business Director Biopolymers EMEA Advocacy & Sustainability Director Europe & Asia at Braskem. In this episode, we discuss the origins of Braskem's 'I'm green' bio-based PE plastic, made from sugarcane sour...

Kara Fulcher, Director of Sustainability, North America at Michelin talks about the social side of sustainability, why Michelin has committed to the French Act4Nature initiative and how she feels about the ever-evolving ESG regulatory landscape worldwide. You can find out more about Michelin's Bahia Reserve project in this video .

Kara Fulcher, Director of Sustainability, North America at Michelin, outlines Michelin's approach to sustainability and how it has evolved over the years, discusses Michelin's internal carbon pricing scheme and how it has changed the way the company does business and talks about the importance of collaboration to accelerate climate action and the development of sustainable solutions. You can find...

Kruti Munot, Cities Project Manager at GIZ, talks about some of the circular economy projects she has worked on throughout her career - as well as in her volunteering work with the Global Shapers Community - and the importance of community and prioritising resource efficiency to accelerate climate action. She also encourages listeners from diverse backgrounds to join the online #OpenToClimate comm...

Brussels-based Kruti Munot is Project Manager on Cities at GIZ, the German government's agency for international cooperation and development. In this episode, she talks about her work "at the intersection of climate, finance and development," some of the sustainable urban development projects she is working on - including on water efficiency and waste management - as well as her views on climate f...

In the first episode of Season Six, Bárbara Mendes-Jorge interviews Paula Byrne (Program Director at the ESG Center) and Manali Paranjpe (Program Director at the ESG Center, Europe) on the key areas they are focusing on this year and how the ESG Center supports The Conference Board members on their sustainability journeys. We discuss how companies need to urgently familiarise themselves with the E...