Sustainability Insider

In our latest podcast episode, Nicola Stopps, Founder of Simply Sustainable, sits down with Claire Snowdon, Director of Sustainability and ESG at BDO UK. Claire shares her first moves in building BDO’s sustainability function, starting with a clear strategy grounded in double materiality as a foundational step, even when it was not mandatory. The conversation explores BDO’s decision to complete a...

In this episode of Sustainability Insider, host Nicola Stopps, Chief Impact Officer and Founder of Simply Sustainable, is joined by Sytze Dijkstra, Netherlands Country Manager at Simply Sustainable and Laurens Dourleijn, Sustainability Manager at Samskip - a global logistics company at the forefront of the low-carbon transition. Laurens speaks about the real experience of cutting emissions within...

In this episode of Sustainability Insider, host Nicola Stopps, Chief Impact Officer and Founder of Simply Sustainable, welcomes Kate Hursthouse, Head of Responsible Business at Kennedys. Kate shares how the law firm Kennedys is driving responsible business practices across a complex international network during times of political uncertainty. She also reflects on what it takes to maintain momentum...

In this episode of Sustainability Insider, host Nicola Stopps, Chief Impact Officer and Founder of Simply Sustainable, is joined by Amelia Woodley, ESG Director at Speedy Hire. Together, they dive into how Speedy is embedding sustainability at the heart of its operations to drive meaningful change in the equipment hire industry. Amelia also outlines Speedy Hire’s ambitious journey to Net Zero and...

In this episode of Sustainability Insider, hosts Nicola Stopps, Chief Impact Officer and Founder of Simply Sustainable and Joaska Mischke, Head of ESG and Sustainability Strategy at Simply Sustainable speak with Adam Freeman, Decarbonisation and ESG Director at Manchester Airports Group (MAG), about how one of the UK’s largest airport operators is navigating the path to decarbonisation. Adam outli...

In this episode of Sustainability Insider, host Nicola Stopps, CEO of Simply Sustainable is joined by Joaska Mischke, Head of Sustainability and ESG Strategy at Simply Sustainable and Shannon Berry, Head of Sustainability at Principle Cleaning Services. Shannon dives into the power of ESG strategy, stressing that companies must drive real social impact. She shares how Principle Cleaning’s employee...

In this episode of Sustainability Insider, host Nicola Stopps, CEO of  Simply Sustainable ,  is joined by Sytze Dijkstra, Netherlands Country Manager at Simply Sustainable, and Emily Eckhous, Sustainability Manager at Fastned. Emily shares how inherently sustainability is core to Fastned’s operations, ensuring compliance with evolving EU regulations like CSRD. Emily highlights the leadership's...

In this episode of Sustainability Insider, host Nicola Stopps, CEO of  Simply Sustainable , is joined by Ed Packshaw, Head of ESG Risk, Reporting and Comms at Simply Sustainable, and Will Silverwood, Head of Sustainability at Whitbread. In this episode, Will explores Whitbread’s approach to sustainability, highlighting how the organisation integrates the three pillars of ESG. He covers their commi...

In this episode of Sustainability Insider, host Nicola Stopps, CEO of Simply Sustainable , is joined by Henry Unwin, Head of Climate and Carbon at Simply Sustainable, and Ollie Rosevear, Director of Sustainability at Fuller, Smith & Turner. Ollie discusses Fullers’ approach to supporting sustainability by changing the conversation and selling regenerative options to a traditionally less eco co...

In this episode of Sustainability Insider, host Nicola Stopps, CEO of Simply Sustainable , is joined by Joaska Mischke, Head of Sustainability and ESG Strategy at Simply Sustainable, and Tom Salisbury, Sustainability Director at GKN Automotive. Tom shares GKN Automotive's journey, focusing on the business’s key sustainability goals, including compliance with evolving regulations, addressing climat...