In the Green Room

Marisa Drew: 'A great deal of power lies in the consumer wallet'

Investment

Marisa Drew: 'A great deal of power lies in the consumer wallet'

Standard Chartered's chief sustainability officer reflects on her move into sustainability from investment banking, how 'big ideas' are coming from unexpected places, and the co-benefits of electric driving

clock 20 May 2025 • 9 min read
Juliette Devillard: 'A high-agency individual with a can-do attitude is always the better investment'

Management

Juliette Devillard: 'A high-agency individual with a can-do attitude is always the better investment'

Founder and CEO of Climate Connection discusses letting go of climate 'guilt' and the 'magic' of meaningful networking

clock 13 May 2025 • 7 min read
Alexandra French: 'Sustainability doesn't have to be flashy'

R&D

Alexandra French: 'Sustainability doesn't have to be flashy'

Xampla's CEO explains how even the most innovative green products will remain concepts without an effective business strategy to back them up

clock 29 April 2025 • 7 min read
Iris Garavito: 'Indigenous wisdom deserves more attention'

Marketing

Iris Garavito: 'Indigenous wisdom deserves more attention'

Exposure Earth's Iris Garavito reflects on leading a newly launched consultancy, embracing 'second-hand everything', and unpacking the 'climate paradox'

clock 22 April 2025 • 5 min read
Adrian Siegrist: 'We must remove carbon dioxide from our atmosphere'

Technology

Adrian Siegrist: 'We must remove carbon dioxide from our atmosphere'

Climeworks' CCO discusses the firm's path to gigaton-scale carbon removal and searching for talent with a strong grasp of sustainability and a 'zest' for thinking big

clock 15 April 2025 • 6 min read
Sophie Dembinski: 'We ought to do more listening to knowledge that already exists'

Biodiversity

Sophie Dembinski: 'We ought to do more listening to knowledge that already exists'

Ecosia's head of global public policy, and the UK and Americas, explains why action is 'the antidote' to despair, and how she once cycled from London to Berlin for a meeting

clock 08 April 2025 • 7 min read
Josh Mihill: 'Making a few mistakes and helping one another along the way is all part of the process'

Management

Josh Mihill: 'Making a few mistakes and helping one another along the way is all part of the process'

Josh Mihill, co-founder of Honest Mobile, discusses how some of most exciting green ideas come from young entrepreneurs disrupting outdated industries

clock 01 April 2025 • 7 min read
Kristin Hughes: 'What excites me most is seeing innovation in places you might not expect'

Management

Kristin Hughes: 'What excites me most is seeing innovation in places you might not expect'

Diageo's global head of sustainability discusses the 'inspiring shift' in green leadership and lessons from the on-going Plastics Treaty negotiations

clock 25 March 2025 • 7 min read
Josh Pitman: 'We oversimplify everything to greenhouse gas emissions when they're only part of a wider picture'

Management

Josh Pitman: 'We oversimplify everything to greenhouse gas emissions when they're only part of a wider picture'

Josh Pitman, managing director of sustainable packaging firm Priory Direct, discusses the potential of AI and chemical recycling, and how he is a 'big believer' in apprentices

clock 18 March 2025 • 7 min read
Harriet Lamb: 'Focus on building the positive alternative'

Recycling

Harriet Lamb: 'Focus on building the positive alternative'

WRAP CEO Harriet Lamb explains why bringing the circular economy into every home and boardroom deserves more serious attention, and how she's learned to love her freezer

clock 11 March 2025 • 6 min read