Sense and Sustainability - A sustainable procurement podcast

Send us Fan Mail Hear from a range of expert speakers as they share their experience in meeting the challenges of ESG reporting across complex supply chains. Delivered in partnership with Planet Yes and FIRA Sustainability .  

Send us Fan Mail  In Part 1 of 2 Podcasts, Charles Naud from Action Sustainability explains how to get started with ESG reporting 

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of 2 Podcasts, Charles Naud from Action Sustainability talks about the challenges of ESG reporting and offers some practical advice on how to deal with them.

Send us Fan Mail Young American entrepreneur describes how AI solutions can help procurement professionals do things they never could do before. This does not mean it does the job for you!

Send us Fan Mail Lex de Bruijn from the Netherlands explains how VSME, the EU standard for sustainability reporting for small businesses can support compliance with CSRD

Send us Fan Mail Lex de Bruijn represented the Netherlands on the original ISO 20400 committee. He reflects on the impact in the EU and across the world

Send us Fan Mail Alastair Coulstock discusses the challenges of delivering sustainable supply chains in Australia

Send us Fan Mail Alastair Coulstock discusses standards for sustainable buildings and infrastructure in Australia

Send us Fan Mail Shaun McCarthy Co-founded the UK Supply Chain Sustainability School in 2012 and chaired its advisory board until 2024. Here is his acceptance speech for an award for his individual achievement.

Send us Fan Mail  Following our previous conversation with David Baggs, we discuss the challenges and opportunities of developing a global scheme, particularly in the developing world.

Send us Fan Mail Swapnil Dubey shares his significant experience in sustainable procurement within India’s private sector

Send us Fan Mail An expert panel discuss the achievements and challenges of sustainable procurement in India. Many thanks to our Guests: Sanjay Kumar, CEO, NEXGEN Procurement Solutions Dr Shailly Kedia, Director, The Energy and Resources Institute Kaustubh Phadke - Head (GCCA India) Video version here: https://youtu.be/2z883CdQoiY

Send us Fan Mail The Directors of Litmus Sustainability explore sustainable procurement topics with Shaun McCarthy OBE, including their concerns around “quick fixes” to establish a Scope 3 carbon footprint.

Send us Fan Mail Meet Graeme and Laurence, co-founders of Litmus Sustainability in the UK. They provide insights into ways in which businesses are challenged to meet customers sustainability requirements and how customers behaviour can help or hinder these objectives. They also discuss the role of AI and how it helps or hinders Net Zero ambitions.

Send us Fan Mail We were delighted to revisit Star Scott from the University of Atlanta to discuss the challenges faced in social certification for laboratory equipment and her experience under the new federal administration in the USA. You may wish to catch up with our previous conversations with Star in Episode 36 and Episode 37

Send us Fan Mail  Sustainable procurement expert, Melita D’Silva reflects on her experience from implementing ISO 20400 and how the standard is being applied around the world. Her advice is to implement where you can rather than following the standard from end to end.

Send us Fan Mail An experienced procurement professional and international sustainable procurement expert, Melita D’Silva talks about her experience. In Part 1 of 2 episodes, she provides practical examples of sustainable procurement implementation and insights into the way sustainability and procurement teams work together (or not).

Send us Fan Mail There are few people in the world who have authored a book on sustainable procurement. Sanjay Kumar talks about his reaction to his book’s popularity and his experience in moving from a public sector role in India to setting up an independent consultancy business.

Send us Fan Mail Paul McNelis talks about his long career working with standards in supply chains and sets out his thinking about the role of standards in the future of sustainable procurement.  

Send us Fan Mail Shaun McCarthy and David Smith talk about the Podcast series “Sense and Sustainability” and describe the process for getting involved to tell your story. We would love to hear your experiences and stories! Want to contact us, please contact David Smith (Podcast Programme Manager) at davids@iso20400.org to discuss an appearance.

Send us Fan Mail We would love to hear your experiences and stories! Want to contact us, please contact David Smith (Podcast Programme Manager) at davids@iso20400.org to discuss an appearance.

Send us Fan Mail Truly circular economy initiatives are tough to achieve. Challenges around technology, logistics and markets must be addressed but more importantly, a truly integrated business model involving several partners is often needed. Don Weatherbee from Canada explains how a fully integrated model has been developed to extract precious metals from catalytic converters in vehicle exhausts...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of 2 episodes, John Morrison shares his world view on the opportunities and barriers to Just Transition to a low carbon economy 

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of 2 episodes, John Morrison talks about his early career and his influential role with the Institute for Human Rights and Business

Send us Fan Mail Simon and Shaun first met in 2004 when Simon was at Business in the Community. Since then Simon has had a stellar international career with Body Shop and IKEA. He talks about his experience and his first hand perspective as a delegate at COP 29 and other global events.