In this episode of Planet Pod, we are talking about city streets and green spaces: how do they co-exist in our increasingly urban life? Host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) talks with Meredith Whitten, researcher at the LSE; Harry Knibb, sustainability and wellbeing expert working with global consultancy WSP and Steve Kellett, Sustainability Manager for Argent, developer of Kings Cross Granary Square.
In this episode Planet Pod host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) talks to Emily Penn, Ocean advocate artist and skipper of all women crew on board eXXpedition talks about her life, her inspiration and the massive challenge facing us all as we try to tackle the plastic tsunami that is flooding our oceans. Recorded live at the LSA Summer Event hosted by Taylor Wessing, this podcast gives an insight into what inspired Emily to take on a life of advocacy on behalf of the planet ocean as she would call it. Emily is about to lead another eXXpedition to the North Pacific – follow her voyage here. She has promised to talk to us when she gets back.
In this episode of Planet Pod hosts Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) and Steve Malkin (The Planet Mark) are talking to our guests Louise Scott and Carolina Karlström about the UN Sustainable Development Goals, (aka the Global Goals) and how organisations can help achieve these.
This episode of Planet Pod is all about Green Finance in all its guises – green investment, social investment, sustainable income and the green economy. Our host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) is joined by Jessica Fries, Executive Chairman of the Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S), long finance expert Michael Mainelli, Executive Chairman of the Z/Yen Group and Paul Druckman, a passionate leader in capital market reform and Non Executive Director of the Financial Reporting Council. As well as our usual “Good, Bad & Ugly” slot we explore a range of issues related to the challenges and opportunities surrounding green finance.
In this episode, Planet Pod host Amanda Carpenter (Achill Management) chats about changing habits and behaviours with guests Leilani Weier, a senior manager at global law firm Linklaters where she runs the firm’s environmental sustainability programme; management and organisational development consultant, facilitator and coach Julie Flower, MD of Specialists Generalist; and Graham Simmonds, MD of Green Rewards and named as one of the 1000 most infuential Londoners and an Eco Hero. (The video which Leilani refers to in the podcast is from cleanseas.org can be viewed on the World Environment Day website or via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?
In this episode of Planet Pod our host Amanda talks Green Consumerism with guests Michelle Johnson, Digital Editor at Tempus Magazine and a journalist with a passion for storytelling and the environment, and Daianna Karaian, founder of Thoughtful Works, a social enterprise harnessing creative talent to make things that make a real difference. As well as our usual “good, bad and ugly” slot, we talk about sustainable travel, consumer attitudes, disruptive products and services and teh challenges facing B2C businesses.
We talk about the challenges facing our two most precious ancient resources – oceans and woodlands with special guests Martin Turner from Woodland Trust and Paul Gisby from Oyster Diving.
We talk to Caroline May – senior Partner at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright and colleague Jackie O’Keefe – HSE consultant at the firm, Anne Johnson – Chair of UKELA and Frances Scott – founder of 50:50 Parliament to talk about sustainability, the environment and gender politics in the workplace and beyond. Are women greener than men and do they care more?
What really happens to our rubbish ? What can we do about food waste ? What is a ‘Murf’’ (or, properly, a MRF)? Join us for a conversation about waste, about recycling and about loving food of all shapes and sizes with Steve Kearns from Cawston Press, with David Rumble from Bywaters and Mickey Reedy from This is Rubbish CIC.
We talk to self confessed Plastic Addict and co-founder of A Plastic Planet Sian Sutherland about how she launched the plastic free supermarket campaign. Along with fellow guest Alex Robinson from Hubbub we discuss how we can all improve our plastic behaviour, how to get young people involved and what some of the big issues are for business and individuals.