Earth Your While

Send us Fan Mail Ultra‑processed food, exhausted soils and a warming planet are all symptoms of a food system that forgot how nature works. On Earth Your While, Jack and Ellie talk to Tim Mead, organic farmer and owner of Yeo Valley, about the remarkable journey from a small mixed family farm to a household‑name organic brand. Tim shares how a tragic farming accident pushed him into leading the bu...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest Earth Your While, Jack and Ellie talk to Harriet Evans, co‑founder of Penrhos Spirits, the Herefordshire gin brand that became the first in the UK to move entirely into 100% recycled aluminium bottles.   Harriet shares how two farming families went from £30,000 of wasted strawberries to a circular spirits business now on shelves in Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and internati...

Send us Fan Mail What if a big part of climate action in healthcare starts with putting things in the right bin? On Earth Your While, Jack and Ellie talk to Rufus Henderson, Sustainability Director at NuGreen, a B Corp‑certified consultancy born out of NHS waste research.  In this episode, Rufus explains how NuGreen is helping hospitals, GP practices, schools and SMEs cut carbon and costs through...

Send us Fan Mail What if the key to cutting your carbon footprint is hidden in your bookkeeping… and your accountant is the one holding it? On Earth Your While, Jack and Ellie talk to Kathryn Frimond, bookkeeper, carbon literacy trainer and founder of The Sustainable Bookkeeper. Kathryn shares how she moved from saying yes to any client to working mainly with purpose‑led businesses, and why that v...

Send us Fan Mail The real power to tackle the climate crisis isn’t in shiny new tech. It is in how we design, use and discard everyday material. On Earth Your While, Jack and Ellie talk to Sam Reeve, CEO of Resource Futures, an independent, employee‑owned sustainability consultancy that’s been reshaping how the UK thinks about waste for nearly 20 years. From grassroots recycling projects in Bristo...

Send us Fan Mail What if becoming a parent is one of the quickest ways into poverty even with a “good” job or thriving business? On Earth Your While, Jack and Ellie talk to Grace Carter, entrepreneur, founder of The Metamorphose Group and campaigner behind End Parenting Poverty. After her second daughter’s birth in 2023, Grace was running a 15‑person agency while facing debt, a mental health crisi...

Send us Fan Mail What if the most powerful climate work happening right now is buried in spreadsheets, smart meters and standards committees? In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Andrew Griffiths, co-founder of the Carbon Accounting Alliance and Director of Policy & Partnerships at Planet Mark. Andrew lifts the lid on a fast-growing global community of carbon accountants who quietly under...

Send us Fan Mail What if loneliness isn’t a personal failing, but a human signal we’ve all been taught to ignore? In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Hannah Beatrice from Marmalade Trust, the award‑winning UK charity behind Loneliness Awareness Week. They explore what loneliness really is (and isn’t), why it’s not just “an old people at Christmas” issue, and how workplaces and communities ca...

Send us Fan Mail What if real climate power isn't with politicians or protest groups, but with the millions of quietly worried people who don't know where to start? In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Karen Jaques from the Climate Majority Project, an initiative on a mission to mobilise the silent majority into meaningful, local, collective climate action.  Karen shares how years w...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to build a genuinely sustainable drinks brand in a world still driven by price, convenience and big FMCG players? And can purpose, transparency and good sourcing really survive contact with supermarket shelves? In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Will Englander, founder of The Root Co, a ginger-focused drinks brand on a mission to do right by people and pla...

Send us Fan Mail What does good leadership actually look like in 2026 and why are so many people feeling burned out and disconnected at work?  In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Zoe Starbuck, Director of Business Coaching and Leadership Development at Starbuck & Associates, a B Corp certified leadership and coaching consultancy. Zoe draws on 30+ years in corporate leadership and her wor...

Send us Fan Mail What does “doing good” actually look like for a marketing agency and can you prove it goes beyond the pitch deck? In today’s episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Katherine Sherry, Head of Experience at Hallam. Hallam is a B2B marketing agency that exists to do good work with good people that gets real results. From turning down misaligned clients like Airbus, to building a wellbeing‑...

Send us Fan Mail Periods aren’t just about fertility. They shape how millions of us feel, think and work each month. In this episode, Jack and Ellie talk to Jade Wakes, founder of Melody, the menstrual journaling app helping people understand their cycle, support their hormones naturally and push for fairer, more humane workplaces.  Jade shares her journey from debilitating periods and postpartum...

Send us Fan Mail Digital isn't as "clean" as it looks. Every website load, every ad impression and every AI query has a hidden carbon cost. In this episode, Jack and Ellie sit down with Sam Jacobs, co-founder and CEO of GrowRoom, a sustainable digital marketing agency helping responsible brands grow online while shrinking their digital footprint. From turning down lucrative but misa...

Send us Fan Mail HIRO Diapers isn’t just reinventing nappies, it’s taking on the global plastic crisis one baby at a time. In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with serial “taboo breaker” Miki Agrawal, founder of HIRO Diapers, to explore how plastic‑eating fungi, unbleached materials and a regenerative mindset could transform one of the world’s dirtiest industries.   From the eureka moment inspire...

Send us Fan Mail The beauty industry loves the word “clean”. But what does it actually take to live up to it?  In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Kelsey Irvine, CEO of Birch Babe, a female and family led company based in Ontario, Canada, known for their award-winning skincare, body care and clean beauty products. Birch babe has built a reputation for creating products that are certified all...

Send us Fan Mail This year, Reuseabox celebrates 10 incredible years of making a difference, from saving millions of boxes from being recycled too soon to helping businesses embrace the circular economy. But behind every milestone, every delivery, and every sustainability win is a team of passionate people who have been driving it all forward.  In this special anniversary episode, we turn the spot...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re joined by Joss Ford, founder of Enviral, a B Corp certified marketing agency on a mission to tell stories that truly matter. Joss has grown Enviral into one of the UK’s leading purpose-driven agencies, helping brands not only look sustainable but be sustainable. We’ll explore his journey, what it really means to market with impact, and why creative, consiste...

Send us Fan Mail In this milestone 50th episode, Jack and Ellie sit down with Thomas Laird, owner of Salt of the Earth. For more than 30 years, the family-run business has been shaking up the deodorant industry with natural, refillable products.  Thomas shares why sustainability and profit can go hand in hand, how refillable packaging can cut plastic use by up to 85%, and the unique challenges of...

Send us Fan Mail How can something as simple as washing your hands create ripples of impact in society? In this episode, we sit down with Camilla Marcus-Dew, Co-Founder of Amplify Goods, a 100% women-owned and led UK social enterprise. Amplify Goods makes everyday soaps and suds with extraordinary impact. They are crafted from low-impact, naturally derived ingredients and hand-packed by people who...

Send us Fan Mail What if we told you that ugly fruit might just be one of the most overlooked climate solutions? Today, we’re joined by Emilie Vanpoperinghe, Co-Founder and CEO of Oddbox, the subscription service rescuing ‘wonky’, perfectly good fruit and veg that supermarkets reject and delivering them straight to your door. In this episode, Emilie shares the real cost of food waste, the grit it...

Send us Fan Mail What if your unwanted food or household items could change someone else’s day?  In this episode, we chat with Tessa Clarke, co-founder of Olio, the app turning waste into community. With over 8.5 million users in 64 countries, Olio has helped share over 120 million meals and 14 million items so far.  We chat with Tessa about scaling a values-led tech company, the psychology behind...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we're chatting to Matt Price, sustainable innovator and founder of Medicus Caps. Medicus is driving real change in the healthcare sector through its reusable scrub cap, a low-impact alternative to disposable surgical caps. We dive into the challenges of reducing plastic across the NHS and in the healthcare sector, lessons learned from COVID’s disposable cultu...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, we speak with Annie Olivier from B Lab UK. With a background in environmental justice, social impact, and SME development, Annie brings a wealth of experience to her role as Head of Growth. Since joining B Lab in 2022, she’s been focused on driving inclusion and creating systems-level change at scale. We discuss why B Corp is more than a certification and h...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, Jack and Ellie are talking to Alex Grace from Banana Moon Clothing, a B Corp certified personalised clothing company that is on a mission to make the clothing industry more sustainable.  Founded in 1993 by Alex’s parents and a family friend, Banana Moon has since transformed into a purpose-led business, adopting water-based inks, recycled threads, and cutti...