Podcast Episodes

Giles Gibbons – Doing good with business and food

Episode 38

In this episode, I talk to Giles Gibbons, founder and chief executive of Good Business, as well as founder of the sustainable restaurant association.

Giles has been at the forefront of promoting sust…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

Brendan May – Challenging businesses to change for good

Episode 37

In this episode, I talk to Brendan May, chairman and founder of Robertsbridge, the sustainability strategy agency.

Brendan was formerly chief executive of the Marine Stewardship Council, and then man…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

In dialogue with Roger Hallam, Extinction Rebellion co-founder

Episode 36

This episode is a rather different type of discussion to the usual ones I have on this podcast. Many of you will know that I do commentary videos on YouTube, and on some of those I have been strongly…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

Anna Dixon – What works for an ageing population

Episode 35

In this episode, I talk to Anna Dixon, chief executive of the Centre for Ageing Better, the charity working to create a society where everyone enjoys a good later life.

Anna has spent her life workin…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

Peter Grant – Understanding effective philanthropy

Episode 34

In this episode, I talk to Dr Peter Grant, director of charities MSC programme at Cass business school and author of various books on the theory and history of philanthropy.

Peter is one of the UK’s …

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

Becky Willan – Challenging brands to embrace a positive purpose

Episode 33

In this episode, I talk to Becky Willan, managing director and co-founder of Given London, the brand agency with a focus on purpose and positive impact.

Becky was formerly an environmental manager wi…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

Tim Smit - Inspiring the self-belief of others

Episode 32

In this episode, I talk to Sir Tim Smit, co-founder of the Eden Project and executive chairman of Eden Project International. The Eden Project transformed a sterile pit into a fabulous enclosed garde…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

David Grayson - Working carers and how to support them

Episode 31

In this episode, I welcome back David Grayson, author, speaker and Emeritus Professor of Corporate Responsibility at the Cranfield School of Management. You’ll remember that when he appeared previous…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

Alison Ward - Tackling issues from cocoa to cotton

Episode 30

In this episode, I talk to Alison Ward. Alison is the chief executive of Cotton Connect, a social enterprise with a mission to transform the cotton industry for good, and former head of sustainabilit…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

How leading change makers seize opportunities

Episode 29

This episode is a little different to what we’ve done so far. We’re at episode number 29, and bearing in mind we launched the first three episodes all at once, that brings us just about to the half y…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago