The Net Zero Business Podcast

In 2019, the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust became the first health organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. In this interview James Dixon, Associate Director - Sustainability at the Trust, tells Gareth Kane the very personal story behind this landmark move. James reveals how he was suffering climate-related depression and was contemplating civil disobedience - and a potential jail...

This is the first Q&A session of the podcast and the question comes from Alice Doyle who faced overt climate change denial in her last job. Here's what I cover in my response: How prevalent is climate change denial? Why you should never argue climate science with a climate change denier How to use Green Jujitsu to reframe your arguments so the other person understands them Getting allies on bo...

In this episode, I speak to Alex Herridge of Skanska who works to deliver Anglia Water's net zero ambitions via the @One Alliance. We cover a huge range of issues including: How Anglian Water is directly feeling climate change impacts The power of design or as Alex puts it "the magic happens in design" Making carbon data available and understandable The benefits of being a Chartered Environmentali...

In this episode, I talk to my friend and colleague Anna-Lisa Mills, Managing Director of the SmartCarbon carbon footprinting platform . When I need a footprint done, Anna-Lisa is the first person I call, so she is the obvious choice to dig into this essential part of the Net Zero agenda. In this wide ranging chat, we cover: How writing an essay on climate change at school changed Anna-Lisa's life...

In this episode, I speak to Richard Deaville of Balfour Beatty on Sustainability in Construction. Here's a flavour of what we cover: Sustainability drivers - the push from investors and pull from clients and the need to attract the best talent Blending Net Zero targets and Science-based Targets The importance of the right mindset Using Green Jujitsu to start Sustainability conversations in a cost-...

As it's January, I decided it was time for a Janus-like look back at the year just past and forward to the year ahead for business and sustainability. I'm joined by the ever insightful and shrewd James Murray, Editor of Business Green as we compare notes. Between us we discuss: The outcome of COP28 Our Sustainability heroes and villains of 2023 The contrasting fortunes of UK EV battery gigafactori...

In this episode, I speak to Karen Creffield of Frome Medical Practice who is recognised as a front runner on embedding Sustainability into Primary Care. We discuss the following: How a scrumpled up piece of paper changed everything The synergy between personal health and planetary health The climate impacts of inhalers Deprescribing medicines and the rise of social prescribing The growing influenc...

Something slightly different this week – I recently stumbled on this old interview I did with Anthony Day for his now sadly defunct Sustainable Futures podcast. The only thing that had dated was the UK's renewable power generation (then 18% renewables, in 2022 40%), but the rest is just as applicable today as it was then. Here's what we cover: How I got started in sustainability properly - my Road...

This week's interview features Alex Roberts, Head of Sustainability of the Vistry Group (owner of Bovis Homes). Alex talks about how snowboarding triggered his interest in climate change, implementing Sustainability in the construction industry, combining Net Zero with Science-based Targets, upskilling the supply chain through collaboration and forthcoming legislation such as the Future Homes Stan...

In this episode, I speak to Elisa Gasperini, Head of Sustainability at Ahlsell Norway. Ahlsell is a huge Nordic retailer and supplier of clothing, equipment and material to the building trades across Scandanavia. Elisa's passion for her job will blow you away. We discuss: Net Zero and Science-based Targets The integration of Sustainability into business strategy How to 'move the dial' Pressure fro...

Fantastic interview with Jonathan Oxley, a Senior Manager in the CBI's Net Zero Team. We cover the start of Jonathan's journey in the Beyond Petroleum days of BP and discuss a very wide range of business issues relating to Net Zero including CBAM, the Hydrogen Economy, Bioenergy, ESG investing and recent UK Government policy changes.. For more on Net Zero, check out our on demand course, Everythin...

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