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The Net Zero Business Podcast

Helping your organisation embrace Net Zero with Gareth Kane


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  • Accounting for Sustainability with Iain Murray, CIPFA

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    This week I talk to Iain Murray of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) about the role of the accountancy profession in Sustainability in general and reporting in particular. The theme running through our discussion is how to make data meaningful - ie how can it drive change. CIPFA has recently published Sustainability Reporting in the public Sector: A Leap Forward which can be downloaded here.For the reader offer on our Achieving Net Zero: A Practical Guide for Business course click here and use the code NETZERO_SEPT2026 if required.This episode is brought to you in association with the Terra Infirma Ltd Net Zero Accelerator.

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  • How Green is Your Green Electricity Tariff Really? with Killian Daly, Energy Tag

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    On one level, Scope 2 emissions are really simple to calculate – you look up your electricity bill and multiply the number of units you've consumed by an annual carbon intensity factor. But that's not the full picture – the intensity of the grid fluctuates massively over time, meaning an average figure may be misleading, may mean you are using dirty energy when you think it is clean, and it won't incentivise you to shift your power use to when the grid is at it's cleanest.My guest this week, Killian Daly of Energy Tag, is at the forefront of the campaign to shift to real time emissions data to provide hourly matching of consumption and production. Killian explains how the Greenhouse Gas Protocol is changing to reflect the reality of variable grid emissions and how to get started making your claims more robust.If you want to take advantage of our listeners' training offer, click here: Achieving Net Zero for Business and use the code NETZERO_SEPT26And for more on our Net Zero Accelerator, click here.
  • Words of Wisdom: The Sustainability Innovators

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    It's the holiday season again, so as usual we're pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months' episodes. This week we're looking at innovation and the innovators. Feast your ears on this:Nick Brown on the use of biomimicry at Paramo clothingDerrick Emsley on how his teenage entrepreneurism led to three different green businessesProf Frederick Dalsace on the big error people make about Sustainable ProductsLauren Juliff on how backwards-looking Sustainability frameworks do little to encourage innovationJeremy Leggett on setting up and developing Solar CenturyFollow the links for the full interviews.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma - check out our Net Zero Accelerator here.
  • Words of Wisdom: Putting People at the Heart of Sustainability

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    It's the holiday season again, so as usual we're pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months' episodes. This week we're looking at the no 1 issue in Sustainability - people. Here's what we cover: Prof Marcelle McManus on people-led SustainabilityKetan Joshi on why we get irrational resistance to SustainabilityEmily Coon on why so-called 'soft skills' are paramount to making change happenRichard Lupo asks does Sustainability make us happy?Follow the links for the full interviews.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma - check out our Net Zero Accelerator here.
  • Words of Wisdom: Decarbonising Transport

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    It's the holiday season again, so as usual we're pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months' episodes. This week we're looking at the key topic of low carbon transport, with insights from:Jordan Marsden, aka the EV Guy, on how we must look at EVs not just as transport, but part of the energy ecosystemPhilip Fjeld of ReFuels on the use of biogas in road haulageOllie Taylor of Marine Futures on the challenges of decarbonising shippingLaura Elms of Forest Bikes on succeeding in the shared micro mobility businessFollow the links for the full interviews.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma - check out our Net Zero Accelerator here.
  • Words of Wisdom: The Economics of Net Zero

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    It's the holiday season again, so as usual we're pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months' episodes. This week we're looking at economics, including:Andrew Sissons of NESTA: is Net Zero to blame for UK electricity prices?David Kipling of On-site Energy: the economics of Behind the Meter energyMartin Fahey of Mitsubishi Energy: why heat pump prices aren't falling as demand increasesMatthew Lumsden of Connected Energy: the changing economics of EV battery ownershipChris Smith: why oil majors can't make the leap to renewablesUse the links for the full interviews.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma - check out our Net Zero Accelerator here.
  • Only Here for the Sustainable Beer with Emily Coon, St Austell Brewery

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    This episode covers two of my favourite topics, Sustainability and beer! Emily Coon of St Austell Brewery was recently designated one of edie's '30 under 30' Sustainability leaders and this chat will show why that was highly deserved. One of the most important points we cover is why change/influence skills are often called 'soft skills' when they are essential to making Sustainability happen – Emily jokes we should call them 'badass skills' instead. A truly joyous episode, particularly as Emily's journey started from a dark place.Emily's TEDx talk on the importance of so-called 'soft skills' can be seen here – I highly recommend it.If you want to take advantage of our training offer, click here: Achieving Net Zero for Business and use the code NETZERO9And for more on our Net Zero Accelerator, click here.