The Green Room: Questions That Matter Most In Business

From reusable coffee cups to metal straws, we’re all familiar with the ‘war’ against single-use plastics. Eco-friendly options have become more mainstream, but how much difference can one small change really make? What else could we as individuals be doing to reduce our waste? And what’s the role of business in all of this? George and Ethan catch up with Thomas Pell, founder of the UK’s largest zero waste supermarket, The Clean Kilo, and Nick Robinson, an environment manager at Deloitte. In this episode you’ll discover: How our hosts got on with their plastic free week challenge  How George is saving the dolphins one six pack at a time  How Thomas became scientist turned supermarket founder  Why we’re saying goodbye to single use cups at Deloitte   Hosts: George Parrett and Ethan Worth Guests: Thomas Pell, The Clean Kilo and Nick Robinson, Deloitte environment manager Technical support: Deloitte’s Creative Studio Original music: Ali Barrett  

Careers matter. Not just in terms of livelihoods, but how we define our identities.  What matters to you at work? From a good boss and great benefits, to being recognised and making an impact. This week we ask: what makes a great career?  George and Ethan are back in the host seat. They catch up with Deloitte’s Global Chairman David Cruickshank between his travels, and apprentice Lowri Jones who travelled to see us from Cardiff, for an inspirational career chat.  Headphones in to find out:   David’s favourite breakfast cereal How Lowri felt taking the leap and leaving university If millennials really are that into purpose as it seems Whether David secretly is a millennial   Hosts: George Parrett and Ethan Worth Guests: David Cruickshank, Deloitte’s Global Chairman and Lowri Jones, Analyst Technical support: Deloitte’s Creative Studio Original music: Ali Barrett  

Tired of the same old advice from the same old places? How about some innovation lessons from narcos, pirates and hackers? We’re not encouraging you take up illegal activities, don’t worry. But being proficient at new technologies is key to the success of underground economies. For these innovators on the edges of society, innovation isn’t a choice, but a matter of survival. This week we ask: what can we learn from the underground economy? In this episode you’ll discover:   Why this is about more than a hooded hacker in their bedroom How emojis are being used as code for suspicious purchases Whether something fishy is going on within Snapchat What Alex has looked up on a company laptop without being fired   Hosts: George Parrett and Lizzie Elston Guests: James Maude, cyber-crime expert and Alex Cole, senior consultant at Market Gravity Technical support: Deloitte’s creative studio Original music: Ali Barrett  

Would you trust a robot to lead an interview? Operate on you? Make your lunch? It’s happening already. The way we work is changing. Technology is advancing at an unprecedented speed and many of us already work with robots every day. But what happens when the bots become more useful than us? Automation could take 30% of our jobs in the next 30 years. Some will disappear faster than others. This week we ask: what will be last job on earth? In this episode you’ll find out: Why Anne-Marie would have loved being a florist Whether we should still be teaching kids how to code What organisations need to know about recruiting robots Whether there’s a future in cat surfing instructing Hosts: George Parrett and Ethan Worth Guests: Anne-Marie Malley, UK human capital lead, and Matthew Howard, UK director of artificial intelligence Technical support: Deloitte’s creative studio Original music: Ali Barrett