Sustainable(ish)
Jen Gale
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Sep 28, 2018 • 48min
[015] – MONEY AS A FORCE FOR GOOD WITH TRIODOS BANK
In this episode I'm chatting to Amy Robinson who is the business development manager at Triodos bank.For those of you who haven’t heard of them, Triodos are the UK’s most ethical bank and have a tagline that is “money as a force for good" which I totally love!The banking industry as a whole isn’t one […]
Sep 14, 2018 • 9min
[014] – PUTTING THE (ISH) INTO SUSTAINABLE
I don't know about you but when I think about a 'green family' or a family living 'sustainably', I would expect to see lots of muted colours, wooden toys, maybe one of those bikes with a trailer, and the odd dreadlock or two. I know, I like to buy into stereotypes...But do you know what? […]
Sep 9, 2018 • 41min
[013] – BE GOOD AND DO GOOD WITH YOUR MONEY
This is another 're-purposed' interview from last year that I recorded with Lisa Stanley, co-founder of Good with Money - a website about "helping you become good with money while doing good with money too". I don't know about you, but it took me far longer than it should have done to realise that the […]
Aug 31, 2018 • 47min
[012] ZERO WASTE WEEK WITH RACHELLE STRAUSS
This is an interview I recorded with Rachelle, the founder of Zero Waste Week in 2017, just before the 10th annual Zero Waste Week. In it Rachelle shares how she got started on her own zero waste journey, as well as 'fessing up to the fact that her own bin is possibly not be as […]
Jul 24, 2018 • 11min
[011] – How and why to recycle LESS (it’s more exciting than it sounds…)
In this solo episode I'm talking all things recycling. Or rather NOT recycling. We're digging into the 'waste hierarchy' (yes, I am aware this is the most dull sounding precise of a podcast ever - I promise it's not that bad! You might even giggle a bit...) to find out all the things we can do […]
Jul 17, 2018 • 32min
[010] #2MINUTESOLUTIONS TO PLASTIC POLLUTION WITH MARTIN DOREY FROM #2MINUTEBEACHCLEAN
As this episode goes live, we're right in the middle of Plastic Free July, a global movement to encourage people to reduce their consumption of single use plastics. Since Blue Planet II it feels like the world is finally waking up to the impact of plastic pollution on our planet, which is fabulous, but it […]
Jul 10, 2018 • 10min
[009] – 4 EASY WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR PLASTIC FOOTPRINT TODAY!
Plastic is big news right now as we are waking up to the environmental impact of plastic pollution and our addiction to single use plastics. In this episode we're looking at ‘The Big 4’ plastic polluters: water bottles; coffee cups; plastic bags; and straws, and the impact YOU can make by choosing to refuse single use […]
Jun 19, 2018 • 56min
[008] – RENEWABLE ENERGY WITH GOOD ENERGY
Renewable energy seems to really have the bit between it's teeth now, which is fabulous news. It has gone from contributing 9% of our electricity mix in 2009, to 25% in 2018 and in 2017 more renewable energy was added to the 'global grid' than energy from fossil fuels.In this episode I'm chatting to Tom […]
Jun 19, 2018 • 44min
[007] – SHOPPING PLASTIC FREE WITHOUT A LOCAL ZERO WASTE SHOP
In this episode of the Sustainable Life podcast I’m chatting to Kim Tew, the founder of Plastic Free Pantry which is the UK’s first plastic free online food shop. […]
May 22, 2018 • 0sec
[006] – PLASTIC FREE LIVING WITH THE ZERO WASTE CHEF
In this episode I'm SO excited to be chatting to Anne Marie Bonneau, aka the Zero Waste Chef.Anne Marie shares the story of how she got started on her Zero Waste journey, and her top tips for cutting out single use plastic. Useful linksAnne Marie's blog - Zero Waste Chef Anne Marie on Instagram Anne Marie on Facebook Anne […]
