In the Green Room

eBay's Renée Morin: 'I wouldn't be successful as a CSO if I didn't understand how business works'

Marketing

eBay's Renée Morin: 'I wouldn't be successful as a CSO if I didn't understand how business works'

eBay's chief sustainability officer reflects on the launch of the company's first climate transition plan

clock 24 February 2026 • 6 min read
Energy UK's Rachel Cary: 'I'm constantly buoyed by young people's enthusiasm to tackle sustainability'

Energy

Energy UK's Rachel Cary: 'I'm constantly buoyed by young people's enthusiasm to tackle sustainability'

Trade body's head of industrial strategy reflects on how EV and heat pump optimisation has taken off in the last year, and the pressing need to adapt urban concrete jungles to the changing climate

clock 17 February 2026 • 7 min read
KPMG's Simon Weaver: 'We need to remove egos, challenge the status quo, and hold each other accountable'

Management

KPMG's Simon Weaver: 'We need to remove egos, challenge the status quo, and hold each other accountable'

KPMG's global head of ESG strategy, transformation and implementation discusses the importance of 'better connecting' science and finance

clock 10 February 2026 • 4 min read
Highland Spring's Emily Bond: 'The next phase of sustainability must look beyond carbon alone'

Management

Highland Spring's Emily Bond: 'The next phase of sustainability must look beyond carbon alone'

Highland Spring Group's head of sustainability discusses efforts to build a UK-wide deposit return scheme and why the businesses leading on sustainability aren't the ones claiming to have 'solved' the challenge

clock 03 February 2026 • 7 min read
Pandora's Mads Twomey-Madsen: 'Sustainability only succeeds when it is treated as a core business capability'

Management

Pandora's Mads Twomey-Madsen: 'Sustainability only succeeds when it is treated as a core business capability'

Jewellery maker's senior vice president of sustainability reflects on efforts to build a bigger company with a smaller footprint

clock 27 January 2026 • 7 min read
Ana Alvarez Grullon: 'Sustainability attracts passionate people, but passion alone is not enough'

Investment

Ana Alvarez Grullon: 'Sustainability attracts passionate people, but passion alone is not enough'

Keensight Capital's Ana Alvarez Grullon reflects on how legal training can provide a foundation for working in sustainability and the importance of 'structural thinkers'

clock 20 January 2026 • 8 min read
RSPB's Katie Wakefield: 'We need more diversification in the environmental sector'

Biodiversity

RSPB's Katie Wakefield: 'We need more diversification in the environmental sector'

Bird and wildlife charity's head of business engagement explores the role of 'powerful stories' in conservation, but how nature doesn’t have the same public narrative as climate - yet

clock 13 January 2026 • 9 min read
Justin Forsyth: 'Culture could be the secret weapon of change, but will need to step up a gear'

Climate change

Justin Forsyth: 'Culture could be the secret weapon of change, but will need to step up a gear'

Earth FC's Justin Forsyth reflects on applying his skills from the humanitarian sector to organise football matches that can engage millions of fans with environmental action

clock 06 January 2026 • 7 min read
Tor Burrows: 'It's as much about people and culture as it is about carbon'

Buildings

Tor Burrows: 'It's as much about people and culture as it is about carbon'

Grosvenor's chief sustainability officer explains the role business strategy and influencing leadership play in her role, and how progress often means 'navigating ambiguity'

clock 30 December 2025 • 4 min read
Richard Quartermaine: 'I don't think the next wave of green ideas and leaders will just come from sustainability teams'

Buildings

Richard Quartermaine: 'I don't think the next wave of green ideas and leaders will just come from sustainability teams'

Urban&Civic's head of sustainability reflects on lessons from newt tunnels, and his role in balancing 'big-picture strategy' with 'granular detail'

clock 23 December 2025 • 8 min read