Sustainable(ish)
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Dec 29, 2019 • 36min
12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 2 – ZERO WASTE(ISH)
It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) […]
Dec 28, 2019 • 25min
12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 1 – CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....!It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the […]
Dec 4, 2019 • 45min
[052] CONSCIOUS GIFTING WITH BUY ME ONCE
This episode is going out in the 1st week of December - the Christmas songs are on the radio, the shops are rammed with All The Things, and the pressure is on buy presents for friends and family. And not just to buy presents, to buy the right presents - we all love to gift, […]
Nov 27, 2019 • 40min
[051] #IDONTBUYIT WITH GLOBAL ACTION PLAN
This episode is hitting the airways just a couple of days before Black Friday 2019. If you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard of Black Friday, it’s another delightful American import that has made it’s way over here, and is basically where retailers and manufacturers slash their prices in a bid to get […]
Nov 20, 2019 • 57min
[050] EVERYTHING ELECTRIC CARS WITH JAMES & KATE
Electric cars - my god it's confusing isn't it?Even just the terminology - EVs, ICE, PHEV... what does it all mean? How do I charge it? Doesn't it take hours to charge? How do I find charge points? What if I haven't got a drive?ALL the questions! Well never fear, in this episode I'm chatting to […]
Oct 23, 2019 • 59min
[049] TOP TIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE(ISH) PARENTING WITH KAREN MAURICE
** This episode is supported by Little Freddie, the UKs leading sustainable baby food brand. Parenting is bloody hard work isn't it?When you're up to your eyeballs in dirty nappies, sleep deprivation and anxiety around keeping your very own small person fed, entertained, educated, stimulated and everything else we're apparently supposed to be doing, adding in […]
Oct 9, 2019 • 35min
[048] THE BIG CLIMATE FIGHTBACK WITH THE WOODLAND TRUST
DID YOU KNOW?The UK is one of Europe's least wooded countries - the average woodland cover for EU countries is 37%. Here in the UK we're lagging massively behind at around 13%If we are to limit climate change to below 1.5C by 2050, an extra 2.4 BILLION acres of trees needs to be plantedReforesting the […]
Oct 2, 2019 • 1h 5min
[047] FIGHTING FOOD WASTE – WHY IT’S IMPORTANT AND HOW TO MAKE IT EASIER WITH OLIO
DID YOU KNOW?A land mass larger than China is used to grow food that is never eaten25% of humanity's water is used on food that is never eatenFood waste accounts for around 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions (2-4x greater than aviation)If food waste were a country it would be the third biggest emitter of […]
Sep 25, 2019 • 44min
[046] SUSTAINABLE SUPERMARKET SHOPPING MADE EASY WITH GIKI
In an ideal world, when it comes to the weekly food shop, we’d all have a local zero waste shop, and have the time to visit our local greengrocers, butchers and bakers. BUT for most of us, the reality is either a mad dash round the supermarket while the kids are whinging at us, or […]
Sep 18, 2019 • 1h 2min
[045] HOW TO SWITCH TO A RENEWABLE ENERGY TARIFF WITH CONFIDENCE
Of the six highest impact things we can do as individuals and households, switching to a renewable energy tariff comes in at number four, behind have one less child (I am unclear how this actually works..), going entirely car-free, or taking one less transatlantic flight. And ahead of going vegan or switching to an electric […]
