In the Green Room

Friendship's Runa Khan: 'Every failure taught us to think holistically'

Risk

Friendship's Runa Khan: 'Every failure taught us to think holistically'

Friendship founder and executive director reflects on winning the 2025 Earthshot Prize, and why sustainability begins with controlling one's wants

clock 14 July 2026 • 8 min read
Rita El Zaghloul: 'The real threat to development isn't conservation, it's ecological collapse'

Biodiversity

Rita El Zaghloul: 'The real threat to development isn't conservation, it's ecological collapse'

Director of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People explains why biodiversity conservation is still not receiving the level of attention or urgency it deserves compared to climate change

clock 07 July 2026 • 8 min read
High Seas Alliance's Rebecca Hubbard: 'In this sector, very little is won overnight'

Climate change

High Seas Alliance's Rebecca Hubbard: 'In this sector, very little is won overnight'

Rebecca Hubbard explains why not seeing results from work for years at a time doesn't mean you aren't achieving anything

clock 30 June 2026 • 5 min read
Mondelez's Joanna Dias: 'A great sustainability idea can come from any team or function'

Skills

Mondelez's Joanna Dias: 'A great sustainability idea can come from any team or function'

The UK sustainability lead at the maker of Cadbury's chocolate reflects on efforts to reduce unnecessary packaging and adopt more sustainable materials

clock 23 June 2026 • 7 min read
IVC Evidensia's Sarah Heath: 'Everyday clinical decisions can have a huge impact on sustainability'

Management

IVC Evidensia's Sarah Heath: 'Everyday clinical decisions can have a huge impact on sustainability'

Sarah Heath reflects on a career shift from the City to veterinary care and reveals how the sector is tackling some of its hidden environmental impacts

clock 16 June 2026 • 7 min read
How Paloma Hermoso swapped running a theatre company for retrofit, carbon, and circular design

Buildings

How Paloma Hermoso swapped running a theatre company for retrofit, carbon, and circular design

Ward Williams’ head of sustainability discusses the importance of making environmental action relevant and easy to understand for different audiences

clock 09 June 2026 • 6 min read
Bags of Ethics' Smruti Sriram: 'The natural world has all the answers'

Supply chain

Bags of Ethics' Smruti Sriram: 'The natural world has all the answers'

Smruti Sriram, CEO of Bags of Ethics, discusses the booming circular fashion market and how sustainability is at risk of slipping down corporate agendas

clock 02 June 2026 • 7 min read
SOJO's Josephine Philips: 'Meaningful change often happens through incremental improvements'

Waste

SOJO's Josephine Philips: 'Meaningful change often happens through incremental improvements'

CEO and founder of fashion-tech platform explains why repairing clothing is becoming an increasingly rare 'green skill' and why the biggest climate hack is simply buying less

clock 27 May 2026 • 5 min read
Hollis' Deepika Singhal: 'The scalability of innovation isn't getting enough attention'

Buildings

Hollis' Deepika Singhal: 'The scalability of innovation isn't getting enough attention'

Hollis' head of ESG and sustainability reflects on the recent expediting of climate adaptation and mitigation plans, and the myth that sustainability has to come at a cost

clock 19 May 2026 • 5 min read
ScottishPower's Kate McGeoch: 'We need more technologies to normalise sustainability at scale'

Energy

ScottishPower's Kate McGeoch: 'We need more technologies to normalise sustainability at scale'

ScottishPower's senior environmental manager, Kate McGeoch, reflects on how a non-linear career path has prepared her for the 'breadth and uncertainty' of working in sustainability

clock 13 May 2026 • 8 min read