The Net Zero Business Podcast

Capgemini have recently published A World in Balance: The Resilience Reset – their sixth annual survey of the state of coporate Sustainability, covering the views of 2000+ executives from 700 billion-dollar businesses. Vincent Charpiot, Head of the Sustainability Accelerator at Capgemini, joins me on the pod to talk through its main conclusions.The listener offer on our Net Zero for Business course can be realised here.This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to Life.

Really enjoyed this fascinating discussion with pracacademic and prolific author Prof Wayne Visser based on his forthcoming 45th book, Technologies of Hope. We dive into the s-curves, x-curves and human factors underpinning any transition - and discuss why Wayne includes his poetry in his books.To get the listener offer on our Net Zero for Business Course, click here (use NETZERO_OCT26 if asked).And for more on the Net Zero Accelerator click here.

Newish UK Prime Minister still hasn't made an announcement on North Sea oil & gas as he faces challenges from Donald Trump and Zack Polanksi on either flank – but could more trouble be brewing in the South Atlantic? And why is Jaguar Land Rover really struggling? In this episode of the podcast, I dig into the issues on these big news stories, summarise my takeaways from the last three pod interviews and set out a mission for us all.For more on the Net Zero Accelerator, click here.

Note: this episode contains some very strong language!Sara Bell joins me on the pod to explain how she took on the energy industry and Governments to open up the market to more renewable energy, how she set up RIISE, a low carbon fashion marketplace, and why she is producing a vampire movie to promote Sustainability. If that isn't enough, she puts me on the psychiatrist's couch and explains how to silence those inner voices undermining my mission. Phew!To grab the listener offer on our Net Zero for Business course, click here and use the code NETZEROPOD1 if required.And to turbocharge your Net Zero Programme, check out our Net Zero Accelerator.

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.

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.

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.

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.