The Seventeen

Martijn Lindeman is co-founder of Follow - a social travel and experiences network with a focus on positivity, friendship and fun. Follow’s goal is to utilize and leverage their platform for the benefit of people and planet with smart business models. Host Kate Hutchinson and Martijn discuss how the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are vital to how Follow runs as a company - they are u...

For the last 17 months on 'The 17' podcast, host Kate Hutchinson (Founder - Yorkshire Sustainability Festival) has been talking to sustainability experts about the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs. To celebrate our 17th episode, we're putting together a two-part 'Best Of' - featuring all our expert guests. The result is a powerful overview of the challenges facing the planet and the...

For the last 16 months on 'The 17' podcast, host Kate Hutchinson (Founder - Yorkshire Sustainability Festival) has been talking to sustainability experts about the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs. To celebrate our 17th episode, we're putting together a two-part 'Best Of' - featuring all our expert guests. The result is a powerful overview of the challenges facing the planet and the...

Kate Hutchinson is usually the host of this podcast but with the recent success of the Yorkshire Sustainability Festival, it's the perfect time for her to sit in the guest's chair.  Producer Andy takes over interviewing duties and we hear about the key themes from the festival including what high profile keynote speakers Mary Portas and Kevin McCloud had to say. Kate also talks about her own pivot...

Many governments, policies and projects refer to the future need for "green skills"... but do we really understand what they are, do we have the structures and education system to provide them and are policies and industries ready to take a leading role in harnessing them? A green industrial revolution has begun. Doing it properly could deliver the sustainable future the planet needs, but a lot wi...

This month, we're revisiting past episodes of The 17 podcast to give you the essentials on two crucial SDGs - Climate Action and Zero Hunger. In Episode 7, Kate Hutchinson spoke to climate activist Clover Hogan and Areeba Hamid from Greenpeace to discuss SDG 13 - Climate Action. What's the current climate crisis situation? Are governments and big business doing enough to improve things? What can w...

If women don't have the same rights, opportunities and pathways as men, then as a planet we are not harnessing the full potential of the people who live on earth. 50% of the world's population is female, but at the moment, that is where equality ends. SDG 5 is… GENDER EQUALITY - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Expert guest Helen Oldham is someone who has blazed a trail of...

Education has a vital role to play in meeting every one of the UN's 17 SDGs. To solve an issue, first you must understand it and education gives all humans the foundation on which to build knowledge, and, via curiosity, learn and progress. But what about education itself? Are people - young and old - around the world getting the opportunities to learn that they deserve? Are they even getting their...

In this 'Pioneers' episode, two experts at the cutting edge of green tech innovation share their insights and expertise. Dr Alan James has a vision for sustainable national transport systems for the UK and beyond that are powered by renewable energy. As well as updated grid systems capable of storing captured energy from renewables, he introduces us to exciting concepts such as hyperloops which co...

The usual format of The 17 podcast is to focus each episode on one of the UN's 17 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) but the next two episodes are different. They will feature Sustainability Pioneers - the experts, thought-leaders and innovators who have shaped sustainability up to the present day, and will address the challenges of the future. In this Pioneers episode we talk to: Mike Berner-Le...

The UN's Sustainable Development Goal 15 is 'Life On Land' - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. Dr Wayne Visser has a clear vision on how to go about meeting this goal. He is the author of more than 40 books on sustainability and is recognised a...

This episode, recorded at Yorkshire Sustainability Week, features two powerful young voices. Dev Sharma is a Youth MP in the UK Youth Parliament, chair of BiteBack 2030 and is an influential food activist. Taking over hosting duties from Kate Hutchinson is Lella Halloum,  a Digital Changemaker and Power of Youth Champion. Together they discuss SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) with a particular focus on food po...

SDG 13 is 'Climate Action' - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. In this episode Kate Hutchinson is joined by Clover Hogan and Areeba Hamid - two women of great influence within the environmental sector - to address the subject of climate action head-on. Clover is a 24-year-old climate activist and the founding Executive Director of Force of Nature - a youth non-profit mob...

In this month's episode we cover the essentials of SDG's 9 and 12 by looking back at highlights from episodes 3 and 4 of The 17. In Episode 3, the expert guest was  Eve Roodhouse , Chief Officer for Economy and Culture for Leeds City Council. In Episode 4, Kate was joined by leading voices Andrew Ostcliffe (Head of E-commerce & Retail Innovation for Oxfam) and Josie Warden (who explores regenerati...

This month, The 17 takes the chance to revisit its first two episodes and share highlights from both to deliver 'The Essentials' on two crucial SDGs linked to Water and Economy. In Episode 1,  Niki Roach spoke about SDG 6 - clean water and sanitation for all. In Episode 2, Tim Frenneaux gave his insights into SDG 8 - decent work and economic growth. The 17 is a podcast themed around the UN's 17 Su...

UN Sustainable Development Goal Number 12 - Responsible Production and Consumption   Episode 4 of 'The 17' podcast focuses on UN Sustainable Development Goal 12. It explores how our way of living - especially in the Western world - puts a massive and unsustainable strain on the planet's natural resources. It also discusses what changes in production and consumption (at all levels from individual t...

  UN Sustainable Development Goal Number 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation  Episode 3 of 'The 17' podcast focuses on UN Sustainable Development Goal 9. It  reveals just how interconnected our economic systems are and how complex a task making them sustainable will be. The 3 “I’s” (...

UN Sustainable Development Goal Number 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Episode 2 of 'The 17' focuses on Goal 8 and a subject that dominates the thinking of governments globally - the economy. The nature of this goal means it affects all the other Sustainable Development Goals. According to the UN Department of...

UN Sustainable Development Goal Number 6 - Clean Water & Sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Episode 1 of 'The 17' gives a great overview of the scale of challenge around the world when it comes to water and sanitation, and what we can all do to help. Did you know that over 85% of the world's wetlands have been lost? Or that over 700 million...

Kate Hutchinson  leads Yorkshire Sustainability Week . For more details on the upcoming event in July 2023, visit: https://www.yorkshiresustainabilityweek.com/ The 17 is a podcast themed around the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. A new episode is published on the 17th of each month, and explores a different one of the 17 goals in detail or discusses a topic linked to sustainability. The UN...