In the Green Room

Nancy Hobhouse: 'Sustainability teams aren't effective in silos'

Management

Nancy Hobhouse: 'Sustainability teams aren't effective in silos'

Evri's head of ESG discusses the impact AI can have on accelerating sustainability initiatives and the value of translating 'green' jargon into everyday language

clock 26 September 2023 • 5 min read
Veronique Rochet: 'Simplify your communication so that everyone can understand your intentions'

Management

Veronique Rochet: 'Simplify your communication so that everyone can understand your intentions'

Veronique Rochet, senior head of sustainability at Puma, discusses measures the sportswear giant has taken to incorporate both supply chain and Gen Z climate concerns into its day-to-day operations

clock 19 September 2023 • 6 min read
Danielle Mulder: 'We're too focused on carbon'

Management

Danielle Mulder: 'We're too focused on carbon'

The BBC’s first director of sustainability, and 2023 UKGBA Sustainability Leader of the Year, discusses the corporation's three green pillars, the role of businesses in nature restoration, and facing up to 'terrifying' scientific warnings

clock 12 September 2023 • 4 min read
David Wheeler: Sport has an unmatched opportunity to reach parts of society that nothing else can

Management

David Wheeler: Sport has an unmatched opportunity to reach parts of society that nothing else can

The Professional Footballers Association's first sustainability champion discusses the potential for sport to be a game changer in the climate crisis and why 'following the money' is crucial to decarbonisation

clock 05 September 2023 • 3 min read
Erusa Adizie: 'Many people think the epitome of a career in sustainability means renewable energy'

Buildings

Erusa Adizie: 'Many people think the epitome of a career in sustainability means renewable energy'

Tarmac's net zero manager highlights importance of both being 'alive' to new markets and technologies, and decarbonising 'harder to treat' industries, in order to turn the dial on net zero

clock 22 August 2023 • 5 min read
Ashley Allen: 'A lot of emerging ideas and theories transcend traditional business thinking'

Management

Ashley Allen: 'A lot of emerging ideas and theories transcend traditional business thinking'

Oatly's chief sustainability officer Ashley Allen discusses her sustainability 'superpowers' and explains why food companies are finally 'waking up' to the reality of climate change vulnerability

clock 08 August 2023 • 5 min read
Nigel Sullivan: 'We're seeing an increase in exciting eco-start-ups'

Management

Nigel Sullivan: 'We're seeing an increase in exciting eco-start-ups'

Bupa's chief sustainability and people officer discusses working with 'exciting eco-start-ups' to enhance green corporate credentials and the importance of staying the course on sustainability

clock 02 August 2023 • 6 min read
Diane Emerson: 'That sense of activism never leaves you'

Skills

Diane Emerson: 'That sense of activism never leaves you'

Arup's UK, India, Middle East, and Africa region climate and sustainability director discusses why it pays to keep sustainability simple, her dreams of boarding Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior, and the importance of focusing on single solutions with multiple...

clock 25 July 2023 • 6 min read
Annika Ramsköld: 'We need varied skills and backgrounds to create varied leadership'

Management

Annika Ramsköld: 'We need varied skills and backgrounds to create varied leadership'

Vattenfall’s vice president of corporate sustainability, Annika Ramsköld, discusses what it means to be a 'change agent' and why balancing people, planet, and profit can yield long-term success

clock 18 July 2023 • 5 min read
Sophie Trueman: 'We don't specifically require green skills'

Waste

Sophie Trueman: 'We don't specifically require green skills'

Too Good To Go's country director for the UK and Ireland discusses the rise of the 'triple bottom line’ and the need to bust myths around food waste, best before labels, and the cost of living sustainably

clock 11 July 2023 • 5 min read