In the Green Room

Kate Chapman: 'To change a whole industry needs more than a handful of trailblazing organisations'

Management

Kate Chapman: 'To change a whole industry needs more than a handful of trailblazing organisations'

Kate Chapman, head of sustainability at London Marathon Events, explains what makes festivals excellent 'laboratories' and discusses the impact of the London Olympics on climate action in sport

clock 23 July 2024 • 6 min read
Katy King: 'We want to harness the power of the arts to change attitudes and ultimately behaviour'

Marketing

Katy King: 'We want to harness the power of the arts to change attitudes and ultimately behaviour'

Nesta's deputy director of sustainable future discusses the notion of 'heated by a heat pump' stickers for businesses and how unleashing the power of creativity can help tackle the climate crisis

clock 16 July 2024 • 5 min read
Zebrina Hanly: 'Sustainability can be tough - the door seems open but it's hard to get through it'

Management

Zebrina Hanly: 'Sustainability can be tough - the door seems open but it's hard to get through it'

Royal Mail’s head of environment and climate change shares why a natural tendency to be disruptive, impatient and challenging can be a sustainability superpower

clock 09 July 2024 • 6 min read
Becky Lane: 'Focus on solving the deep customer problem, not the cool problem'

Efficiency

Becky Lane: 'Focus on solving the deep customer problem, not the cool problem'

Furbnow founder and CEO Becky Lane discusses her drive to simplify and professionalise the retrofitting experience and why sustainability is not just about technology

clock 02 July 2024 • 6 min read
Catherine Spitzer: 'Monetising nature isn't inherently negative'

Investment

Catherine Spitzer: 'Monetising nature isn't inherently negative'

Environment Bank chief executive explains how assigning value to natural resources can enable them to thrive

clock 25 June 2024 • 5 min read
Becky Willan: 'Sustainability can only be achieved effectively if it is humanised'

Management

Becky Willan: 'Sustainability can only be achieved effectively if it is humanised'

Co-founder and CEO of Given reflects on earning her sustainability stripes at The Body Shop and her focus on hiring people who know how to rewire business models

clock 18 June 2024 • 6 min read
Mark Jones: 'My knowledge really came from hands-on experience in the field'

Biodiversity

Mark Jones: 'My knowledge really came from hands-on experience in the field'

THG's CSO discusses how sustainability and technology are increasingly inseparable, the potential for wearable plant sensors, and what makes supply chain and operations the 'fun side' of the sector

clock 12 June 2024 • 5 min read
Oscar Benjamin: 'The most sustainable products are those that work really, really well'

Transport

Oscar Benjamin: 'The most sustainable products are those that work really, really well'

Brompton bikes' head of sustainability discusses his 'really conscious' choice not to own a car and why everyone should learn more about climate justice

clock 04 June 2024 • 5 min read
Caroline Negre: 'There is a big misconception that sustainability professionals need to be scientists'

Management

Caroline Negre: 'There is a big misconception that sustainability professionals need to be scientists'

YSL Beauty's international sustainability and scientific director explains why sustainability needs everyone involved and discusses the often unseen social side to climate action

clock 28 May 2024 • 5 min read
Insiya Jafferjee: 'What keeps me optimistic is that most people want to make impactful change'

Science

Insiya Jafferjee: 'What keeps me optimistic is that most people want to make impactful change'

Shellworks' founder and CEO discusses environmental start-ups' 'blessed position' and the importance of failure in building new sustainability-focused markets

clock 20 May 2024 • 5 min read