Sustainability Uncovered

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered – the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. This episode explores how businesses can turn sustainability ambition into meaningful action, from setting credible net-zero strategies to developing innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. To dive into the topic, we’re join...

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered - the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. This episode is all about bio-based materials and what they could mean for the future of the built environment. As businesses look for ways to cut embodied carbon and reduce reliance on fossil-based resources, materials made from renewable biological sources are attra...

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered - the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. This episode is all about climate risk. With the PRA's landmark SS5/25 regulation now in force, UK financial institutions are being held to a new standard on how they measure and manage climate-related risks. What does the framework mean for firms? And what could the...

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered - the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. Summer is in full swing (as is the UK's fifth heatwave in 2026 and third drought in five years). Amidst all the summer excitement, it can be easy to forget the impact some of our favourite activities have on the planet, from holidaying abroad to attending live events...

The new episode of the edie Extra podcast is streaming now! Tune in as edie visits the London headquarters of Formula E. In the episode, Formula E's chief executive officer, Jeff Dodds, breaks down electric racing, the energy transition and what mainstream sport can learn from a championship built on sustainability from day one. Your host for this episode is edie's senior reporter, Sidhi Mittal.

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered - the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. This is another special episode of the podcast, hosted in partnership with ACT Group and recorded live at the annual edie Leaders Summer Lunch. In the wake of another energy crisis, resilience has fast become a key focus for governments and businesses alike. To unders...

edie’s acting content editor Matilda Cox returns to the Green Room, where the edie team sits down with the biggest names in corporate sustainability to gain valuable insight an lessons, find out what gets them out of bed each morning and what trends they see on the horizon. Our special guest for this episode is Ann Tracy, chief sustainability officer at Colgate-Palmolive. With over 30 years of glo...

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered - the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. This episode is a special edition from London Climate Action Week (LCAW) 2026. At the biggest LCAW yet, the edie team dives into three of the key pillars that are helping to drive climate action: clean energy, cities and people. To break down these pillars a bit more,...

The new episode of the edie Extra podcast is streaming now! Tune in as edie visits The Composer's Cabin at London St Pancras station. In the episode, London St Pancras Highspeed's sustainability and environmental manager, Sam Sage, explains how an award-winning Chelsea Flower Show installation is helping spark conversations about climate adaptation, nature-based solutions and the future of resilie...

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered - the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. This episode is all about cutting emissions in the built environment. What does low-carbon building look like on the ground? How can we slash emissions across existing commercial sites? And could coffee waste help reimagine the future of sustainable construction? We p...

The new episode of the edie Extra podcast is streaming now! Tune in as Ruth MacGilp, senior campaigner at global movement Action Speaks Louder, shares how the non-profit is putting pressure on one of the world's biggest activewear brands, lululemon, to decarbonise. Last year, lululemon made over $11bn in profits, with its greenhouse gas emissions also growing 14% in the same period. To get the att...

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered - the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. This episode is all about is all about the ways in which businesses are evolving and reframing their environmental strategies amid the supply chain shocks and inflationary pressures of 2026. This era has been described as one of “making sustainability pay”. But as man...

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered - the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. This episode is all about the practicalities of rolling out renewable energy across the world. How has the energy transition outlook changed since nations set a big 2030 renewable energy deployment goal at COP28 in 2023? How many businesses have installed rooftop sola...

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered - the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. This episode is all about science-based climate targets for businesses. Who is setting them? How are the standards underpinning them set to change in 2026? And how do they translate to real changes to business's processes, products and supply chains? We put these ques...

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered for this first episode of 2026! In this edition, the team look at the trends that shaped corporate sustainability strategies during the headwinds of 2025 - and how this will impact the actions many businesses take in the year ahead. They then serve up two new and exclusive interviews with senior ESG professionals in two very different sectors, namely food a...

As 2025 draws to a close, the Sustainability Uncovered podcast provides a look back at the year's biggest sustainable business trends - and a look ahead to what's in store for the green economy in 2026. In this episode, we look back at the challenges and opportunities faced by cleantech startups and scaleups in 2025. We also look at the hottest innovation themes right now. We also look at how one...

As 2025 draws to a close, the Sustainability Uncovered podcast provides a look back at the year's biggest sustainable business trends - and a look ahead to what's in store for the green economy in 2026. In this episode, we ask UK Finance's sustainability policy team whether 2025 was really an annus horribilis for sustainable finance. They draw on insights from 300+ member businesses within the UK'...

The latest episode of edie’s Sustainability Uncovered podcast is streaming now. Join the award-winning edie team for new and exclusive discussions about the solutions which businesses are using to decarbonise their operations and supply chains. Hosted shortly after the end of the UN's COP30 climate summit in Brazil, this episode focuses on the ways in which businesses are driving the energy transi...

The latest episode of edie’s Sustainability Uncovered podcast is streaming now. Join the award-winning edie team for new and exclusive discussions about financing nature restoration and avoiding greenwashing with on-pack eco-claims. This episode also gives listeners a preview of everything we'll be offering around COP30, the UN's climate summit in Brazil in November. Your hosts for this episode ar...

In Episode 35 of the Sustainability Uncovered podcast, we delve into why banks are leaving net-zero coalitions and recap on World Green Building Week 2025. Your edie co-hosts are Sarah George (content editor) and Sidhi Mittal (senior reporter). Our expert guests this episode are: - Triodos Bank’s chief economist, Hans Stegeman - The Building Research Establishment’s (BRE) head of responsible busin...

Episode 34 of Sustainability Uncovered is a two-part special to mark World Water Week 2025, which runs from 24 August to 28 August inclusive. Big businesses are reporting $77bn of water-related risks though 2050 via CDP, and with 10% of this risk being classed as immediate. Floods, droughts, water pollution and over-use are huge challenges for many industries and geographies. In this episode, we s...

Episode 34 of Sustainability Uncovered is a two-part special to mark World Water Week 2025, which runs from 24 August to 28 August inclusive. Big businesses are reporting $77bn of water-related risks though 2050 via CDP, and with 10% of this risk being classed as immediate. Floods, droughts, water pollution and over-use are huge challenges for many industries and geographies. In this episode, we s...

Is the UK's Infrastructure Strategy good news, or bad news, for climate, nature and jobs? Are we really in an ESG winter? And what's the best path to B Corp certification? Find out in the new episode of edie's Sustainability Uncovered podcast, which is provides a UK policy recap as the Government strives to deliver 150 major infrastructure projects this Parliament. We also speak with sustainabilit...

Was the UN Ocean Conference in France a success? Why are oysters a great coastal climate solution? And what, exactly, is bottom trawling? Find out in the new episode of edie's Sustainability Uncovered podcast, which is all about the ways in which we can conserve and restore our oceans - whether we're business leaders, academics or athletes. Your co-hosts are edie's content editor Sarah George and...

Why are so many big brands watering down their packaging sustainability commitments, including pledges on recycled plastic? How can we build trust in the circular economy? And in an increasingly crowded market, what does it take to run a successful fashion resale and recycling business? Find out in the new episode of edie's Sustainability Uncovered podcast, which is all about the journey to a more...