The Net Zero Business Podcast

This week on the pod, I discuss a simple precondition of sustainable behaviour in the public and/or employees – you have to make it easy for people to do what you want them to do. That might sound obvious, but in practice being green is often made rather difficult. I give three examples from my life and career that make the point, plus ways to discourage us green behaviour – and how to identify those barriers.The Net Zero Business Podcast is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to Life

This week on the pod, I'm joined by Marga Hoek, entrepreneur, investor, and author of The Trillion Dollar Shift and Tech for Good. The former book sets out the trillion dollar investment opportunity presented by the Sustainable Development Goals while the latter looks at the Sustainability opportunities set out by innovations such as AI, blockchain and robotics. We discuss these two topics along with Marga's collaboration with Imagine5 on storytelling to inspire change for good, creating a triumvirate of planks to build the bridge to Sustainability. "We are playing a new game with old rules" is just one quote from Marga which I will be musing on for a very long time.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to life.

In this fascinating chat with Rachel Ward, Sustainability Manager at the Royal Veterinary College, London, I think we cover more issues than any other episode - not surprising given the wide variety of activity at the College: teaching buildings, 400 student rooms, a veterinary hospital and a farm with 200 head of cattle. Here's a taste of what we cover:Facilitating reuse between generations of students and charitiesLow carbon anaesthesiaSmart bins to boost recycling ratesSustainable agriculture: biodiversity, soil carbon and climate adaptationUsing quirky stories to capture people's imaginationsBecoming hedgehog friendlyDecarbonising listed buildings and using novel building technologiesMy only regret about this episode is bringing it to a close – Rachel kept providing more and more insights, so I should have kept things going...The Net Zero Business Podcast is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd – Bringing Sustainability to Life

This week I'm joined by Jennifer Geary, award winning author of a set of books on how to be a C-level executive, including co-authoring How to be a Chief Sustainability Officer. Here's what we cover:Leadership in difficult political timesConnecting Sustainability to the company purposeShould the CSO be a standalone role or integrated into other C-rolesOwnership of Sustainability, including Green Jujitsu (my smart engagement technique)AI and reducing the data burden in reportingIf you want a deep dive into 'How to be a CSO', check out my episode with Jennifer's co-author Anna Krotova.The Net Zero Business Podcast is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd – Bringing Sustainability to Life.

In this episode of the podcast, I talk about the need to start casting off mental baggage that is holding back the transition to a low carbon economy. I give some policy examples, but I also take a few pot shots at those in the Sustainability sector who resist innovation in our methods. We need to keep doing things better!The Net Zero Business Podcast is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life

With electrification emerging as the prime route to the decarbonisation of transport, space heating and many industrial processes, the gazillion dollar question is, can the electricity grid deliver sufficient zero carbon electricity to make this happen? To get some answers, this week on the Net Zero Business Podcast, I caught up with Paul Glendinning, Energy Systems Director of Northern Powergrid (NPG) – we discuss the following:The remarkable decarbonisation of the UK electricity grid to datePaul's prediction that NPG will hit Net Zero by 2028"What if the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow?"How market reform is unlocking clean energy projectsSmart grids, AI and vehicle to grid (V2G) technologyThe Net Zero Business Podcast is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to life