Planet Pod

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs - also known as the Global Goals ) are a great framework for anyone looking to make a positive contribution across all aspects of sustainability.  In this Planet Pod Short, Emily Auckland - Network Director & Co-chair at UKSSD (UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development) - explains what the SDGs are and how they can apply to any individual or organisatio...

Is our long term love affair with plastic finally over? Have we woken up as a country to the damage plastic does to our lives, our homes, our planet and our health ...... or are we still in this toxic love affair with the single use water bottle? In our Valentines episode we talk with Saskia Restorick from Hubbub and Laure Cucuron from TerraCycle about how much progress we have really made  to cha...

What do we mean by the Circular Economy and how can the digital world of the internet, big data and innovations in advanced manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing revolutionise our concept of waste and resources?  Listen to this Planet Pod Short to hear from Bioregional's Suzannah Gore who explains the Circular Economy and how circular thinking breaks the "take, make, waste" cycle, ensuring...

Amanda braves the snowy weather and visits BedZed - the pioneering low carbon housing and community development in Sutton - where she is joined in conversation by Sue Riddlestone, CEO Biogregional and Suzannah Gore, Project Manager, to talk about sustainable consumption and production, One Planet Living and the circular economy (as well as using soap instead of shampoo and the quiet revolution in...

Did you know that standing barefoot on grass increases feel-good endorphins?   Coming back to work after a break can often be a bit of a shock, so we might all welcome some coping hints and tips to deal with the stresses and strains of our personal and professional lives.  In this Planet Pod episode, our host Amanda Carpenter talks about healthy workspaces to guests Ben McGuire - Innovation and Bu...

Refreshed from our Christmas break, Planet Pod is brimming full of energy for 2019!  What better way to start than by talking to our guests Alex Gilbert, TfL's Senior Energy Strategy Manger, low carbon energy consultant Element Energy's Celine Cluzel and Naomi Nye, EV Sales Manager at Alfen, about the opportunities and challenges associated with sustainable transport and smart cities.  This is the...

Amanda talks to Edward van Reenen, Head of Health and Sustainability at Bywaters about how Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is working hard to deal with its waste streams in a more sustainable way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amanda talks to finance expert Michael Mainelli from Long Finance about Smart Ledgers (aka 'Block Chain' ledgers) and finds out why this new accounting technology is playing an increasingly important role in supporting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amanda talks to waste and recycling expert Ben Beagley, Client Relationship Manager at Bywaters' Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Bow, London who unravels some of the mysteries around recycling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Amanda and Jim in conversation with Caroline Arnold - Director of Bore Place, and Tom Forward - Education Coordinator at this inspirational sustainable working farm and community in the heart of the Kent Countryside.  You can almost taste the freshly pulled leeks, feel the squelch of the mud and smell the breath of the cows as our producer Jim gets well acquainted with the organic dairy herd!...

In this Planet Pod Special we talk to Libby Sandbrook, Business in the Community's Head of Circular Economy about the new Waste to Wealth campaign.  More details, including how to sign up, are available here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greenbacks are a thing of the past but Green Money is the new currency creating waves in the financial sector. Join Amanda and her guest host Michael Mainelli from Long Finance, and their guests Sir Roger Gifford, Chairman Govt Green Task Force, and Anne Maria Cronin of Quarter Penny Consulting, as we get to the bottom of Green Finance, including bonds, investment and the progress against the Task...

In this short Planet Pod Special we join Amanda as she sat down in the middle of Lambeth bridge and joined around 1000 supporters of Extinction Rebellion's recent Day of Action in London - a peaceful protest to highlight the urgency of the climate crisis facing the world and the need for action now.  Amanda spoke to a number of fellow protesters and got a sense of why they feel so passionately abo...

Q: What can you do with 9 tonnes of Pumpkins? A: Make curry, of course! This and other questions were on the menu when sat around the table to chat about sustainable food and how Bristol is going for Gold as a Sustainable Food City with our guests Jane Stevenson - chair of the Bristol Food Network, Sara Venn - head of Incredible Edible Bristol, Jennifer Best - co-Director of award winning Bristol...

We grabbed the opportunity to catch up with Extinction Rebellion's Dr Gail Bradbrook and Roger Hallam, together with Teddy - one of the campaign's younger members - as they made preparations for Extinction Rebellion's press conference in a busy (and quite noisy!) London pub.  We apologise for the sound quality but, we hope, the message will still be crystal clear! Extinction Rebellion is a campaig...

Planet Pod visits the 3,500 acres Knepp Estate in Sussex - one of the largest rewilding projects in lowland Europe - and encounters herds of longhorn cattle, Tamworth pigs, cranes and other fauna and flora as the driving forces of habitat regeneration. We walk and talk with safari guide Tom Forward and then sit down to chat with Isabella Tree who, along with husband Charlie Burrell, is the co-owne...

Join Planet Pod host Amanda Carpenter as she interviews Helen Pankhurst, Kate Fox and Jennifer Nadel among others at the recent Deeds and Words Festival of women’s voices. The weekend event held to celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage brought together poets, writers, politicians, campaigners and activists celebrating women making themselves heard across the decades politically, publicly and per...

Join Planet Pod host Amanda for a wide ranging discussion with guests Shehana Gomez, Emma Bean, Natasha Bradshaw, Colin Robertson and Rónán Kennedy in which we explore the tricky and sometimes controversial topic of earth’s jurisprudence – do mountains and rivers have rights? We discuss the Universal Declaration of Mother Earth and how it applies here in the UK and we ask: Is the law doing enough...

During a a break at a recent sustainability seminar hosted by Aston Martin Lagonda at their Gaydon factory (at which Planet Pod hosts Amanda, Jim and Steve ran breakout sessions) Planet Pod took a pit stop to talk with James Stephens, Director of Global Government and External Affairs, about Aston Martin's approach to sustainability.  James discusses the drivers for sustainability for this luxury...

During Planet Pod's summer break we visited Britain’s only free-ranging herd of reindeer in the Cairngorm mountains in Scotland.  As well as getting up close and personal to these magnificent creatures and experiencing some of their natural habitat, we talked to Emily and Alex Smith from Cairngorm Reindeer about the origin of the herd and the benefits and challenges of introducing a species such a...

Planet Pod talks bats, bison and beavers in Sussex - a rewilding discussion with Sussex Wildlife Trust recorded on location at Ebernoe Common. Join the team as they dodge the late summer rain and walk and talk about re-wilding. What it is - bottom up or top down, the case for wolves and beavers in the UK and tips on what you can do in your plot. Dr Tony Whitbread (SWT) and Simon Boyle (Argyll Envi...

Our host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) talks about green buildings with guests Helen Heathfield, environmentalist and lead with the Islington Sustainable Energy Partnership, and Julie Hirigoyen, Chief Executive of the UK Green Building Council. We talk about green homes, green buildings and the associated challenges in between. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) talks about sustainable food and food proiduction with our expert guests: Paul Newnham, head of the SDG 2 Advocacy Hub which coordinates global campaigning and advocacy of the Global Goal 2 - to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; Helen Munday, Chief Scientific Officer at the Food And Drink Fede...

Our host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) talks about pro bono support with guests Olga Hancock, who leads the pro bono practice at international law firm Simmons & Simmons, Pascale Bird, coordinator of Legal Response International's legal advisory service and Charlotte Davis from Christian Aid.  We talk about what pro bono is, who does it and why and what it means to those in receipt of it. H...

Does art imitate life or life imitate art? Join Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) and her guest co-presenter Julie Flower from The Specialist Generalist as they explore just how much art, design, architecture and the built environment influence how we feel about the world around us and, specifically, the planet and the climate. Special pod guests Michael Pinsky, artist, and Lynne Elvins, indepe...