In the Green Room

Amy Brachio: 'The next wave of action needs to drive systemic change'

Management

Amy Brachio: 'The next wave of action needs to drive systemic change'

EY's global vice chair of sustainability discusses green skills and the need for an 'equitable' transition

clock 12 March 2024 • 6 min read
Debbie Thackray: 'I'd like to see a move away from the idea that businesses can be perfect'

Management

Debbie Thackray: 'I'd like to see a move away from the idea that businesses can be perfect'

B Lab UK's impact manager discusses finding inspiration from the sustainable collective's members and the importance of 'disrupting the system' to generate alternative solutions

clock 05 March 2024 • 5 min read
Kim Wilson: 'The best ideas will come from collaboration between unexpected parties'

Technology

Kim Wilson: 'The best ideas will come from collaboration between unexpected parties'

McLaren Racing's director of sustainability discusses taking a 'sideways route' into a green career and the role of a 'racing approach' to delivering sustainability projects at the pace the world needs

clock 27 February 2024 • 6 min read
Gabriele Teofili: 'The trailblazers are the industries where people wouldn't take no for an answer'

Transport

Gabriele Teofili: 'The trailblazers are the industries where people wouldn't take no for an answer'

ZeroAvia's UK managing director talks powering on in spite of naysayers, the role of 'clean sky thinking', and being asked 'what about the Hindenburg?'

clock 19 February 2024 • 7 min read
Jim Mann: 'In another life, I'd probably be tying myself to trees to stop them being cut down'

Offsets

Jim Mann: 'In another life, I'd probably be tying myself to trees to stop them being cut down'

CEO and founder of enhanced rock weathering tech firm UNDO discusses hiring staff in roles ranging from particle physicists to farmers, and the new ideas being driven by youth movements

clock 13 February 2024 • 7 min read
Sue Duke: 'We don't have time to wait for a new generation of professionals to join the workforce'

Management

Sue Duke: 'We don't have time to wait for a new generation of professionals to join the workforce'

Linkedin's vice president for global public policy and economic graph lists the reasons to be optimistic about the growth of 'green jobs', and the skills challenges ahead

clock 06 February 2024 • 6 min read
Sherry Madera: 'The environmental and financial worlds are increasingly becoming one'

Management

Sherry Madera: 'The environmental and financial worlds are increasingly becoming one'

Sherry Madera, chief executive officer of CDP, discusses the potential value of AI in identifying stress points in a company's supply chain and why we are at a 'turning point' for nature data disclosures

clock 30 January 2024 • 5 min read
Fiona Howarth: 'There is almost a role for anyone in this green revolution'

Transport

Fiona Howarth: 'There is almost a role for anyone in this green revolution'

Octopus Electric Vehicles' CEO explores why an 'army of new leaders' and greater funding are needed to help green innovators to scale

clock 23 January 2024 • 7 min read
Guy Grainger: 'Cities in the western world are unsustainable'

Buildings

Guy Grainger: 'Cities in the western world are unsustainable'

Guy Grainger, global head of sustainability services and ESG at real estate advisors JLL reflects on COP28 and why the business case for investing in making buildings more sustainable has never been stronger

clock 16 January 2024 • 6 min read
Julia Pallé: 'We want to show that entertainment and sustainability can coexist'

Management

Julia Pallé: 'We want to show that entertainment and sustainability can coexist'

Ahead of the 10th season of Formula E, the first all-electric race series' vice president of sustainability, Julia Pallé, discusses sport’s 'unmatched' power to inspire change

clock 11 January 2024 • 4 min read