Sustainability Uncovered

Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just someone with a passion for all things sustainability and climate action – edie's Sustainability Uncovered podcast, hosted in association with Lloyds Bank, is for you. It’s edie’s 25th birthday and Luke, Matt and Sarah celebrate in style, reflecting on an avalanche of recent green policy announcements before exploring three key climate action developments: Scope 3 emissions, supplier engagement and ocean restoration. Thanks to our interviewees for this episode, from Persefoni, CIPS and the RCA.

Our long-standing #SustyTalk interview series continues! In this episode, edie's Senior Reporter Sarah George is in discussion with James Payne, Forum for the Future's global strategic lead on the purpose of business. If you're interested in learning about how you, as an individual, and your organisation, can go about delivering positive changes in systems far bigger than yourself, this is the episode for you. James is on hand to discuss how to identify and pull effective levers for change - and how not to get overwhelmed by some of the world's biggest and most pressing challenge like the climate crisis and nature loss.

Our long-standing #SustyTalk interview series continues! In this episode, edie's Senior Reporter Sarah George is in discussion with JPMorgan's Managing Director & Global Head of Center for Carbon Transition and Corporate Finance Advisory, Rama Variankaval. Rama is on hand to explain how businesses like his are developing sector-specific emissions targets for financed emissions, and to weigh in on the engagement vs divestment debate.

edie's #SustyTalk series of exclusive interviews continues with Ofwat’s senior director John Russell, who outlines which green innovations the UK water sector will need to reduce its environmental impact and adapt to climate change. John provides top tips on enabling collaboration for green innovation and taking projects past pilots. He speaks with edie as part of the £4m Water Discovery Challenge. For full information, visit https://waterinnovation.challenges.org/

Our long-standing #SustyTalk interview series continues with a special edition marking International Women's Day 2023 (8 March). For this episode, our senior reporter Sarah George is in conversation with Kraft Heinz's chief growth & sustainability officer Cristina Kenz. Cristina provides her top tips for becoming an effective sustainability leader and embedding environmental considerations in your organisation's plans for the future. She also talks about her passion projects including regenerating soil at tomato farms and encouraging plant-based diets.

Renowned Kenyan climate activist Elizabeth Wathuti delivered a moving keynote speech at edie's biggest face-to-face event, edie 23, on 2 March. Hear her speech in full here, with her calls upon leaders to "open their hearts" in solving the world's biggest and most complex challenges.

With the team gearing up for a huge month of content and live events in March, Luke and Sarah speak with the experts about three critical aspects of sustainability leadership: becoming a “climate solutionist”, embedding ESG principles across the business, and prioritising mental health and wellbeing. Sustainability Uncovered, hosted in partnership with Lloyds Bank, uncovers some of most inspiring and insightful sustainability and climate action stories from across the globe. The show features live in-the-studio guests, leader interviews, need-to-know round-ups, listener quizzes and more – all wrapped up into monthly episodes. Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just someone with a passion for all things sustainability and climate action – this podcast is for you! Say hello: podcast@fav-house.com

Fresh from reporting on the climate talks at Davos and the UK’s Net-Zero Review, Luke, Matt and Sarah return to a chilly podcast studio to discuss three of the most important sustainability topics of 2023: Net-zero communications, fast fashion alternatives, and plant-based diets. Sustainability Uncovered, hosted in partnership with Lloyds Bank, uncovers some of most inspiring and insightful sustainability and climate action stories from across the globe. The show features live in-the-studio guests, leader interviews, need-to-know round-ups, listener quizzes and more – all wrapped up into monthly episodes. Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just someone with a passion for all things sustainability and climate action – this podcast is for you! Say hello: podcast@fav-house.com

Our long-standing #SustyTalk interview series is back for 2023! To coincide with our focus week on sustainability reporting, communications & engagement, our senior reporter Sarah George is in discussion with Hubbub's chief executive Alex Robinson. Alex is on hand to share learnings on what works well - and what falls flat - when getting the general public to adopt more eco-friendly behaviours, ranging from eating less meat and wasting less food, to not littering cigarette butts.

Our long-standing #SustyTalk interview series is evolving from video to audio-only! In this episode, edie's Senior Reporter Sarah George is in discussion with Premier Foods' ESG director Nick Brown. Nick was hired by the food manufacturer a little over a year ago and tasked with overseeing a major revamp of its strategy, embedding bold new targets on food waste, emissions, community impact and more. He's on hand to provide learnings from this journey, including how to meaningfully align with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and how to form impactful partnerships.