The UK coffee industry is huge and still growing - and as the amount of coffee being consumed on the go increases, so does the potential for these coffee cups to end up in landfill.  Our guest today is Matt Spencer, Commercial Director of Caffé Nero who joined us to discuss how they’re getting ahead of the upcoming ‘Simpler Recycling Reforms’ which will change the way businesses recycle their food waste and coffee cups from next year, as well as the operational challenges of making a multinational retailer like Caffé Nero sustainable. Hosted by Bruce Bratley Featuring Matt Spencer ..read more

The UK coffee industry is huge and still growing - and as the amount of coffee being consumed on the go increases, so does the potential for these coffee cups to end up in landfill.  Our guest today is Matt Spencer, Commercial Director of Caffé Nero who joined us to discuss how they’re getting ahead of the upcoming ‘Simpler Recycling Reforms’ which will change the way businesses recycle their food waste and coffee cups from next year, as well as the operational challenges of making a multinational retailer like Caffé Nero sustainable. Hosted by Bruce Bratley Featuring Matt Spencer ..read more

Every year we throw away around 9.5 million tonnes of food waste every year, most of which will end up in landfills where it decomposes and releases harmful gas such as methane.  In this episode of Climate Heroes, we sat down with Jamie Crummie, Co-founder of the Too Good To Go app responsible for saving over 300 million meals from going to waste. Listen to Jamie & Bruce discuss the importance of Stop Food Waste Day, what we can all do to fight the food waste epidemic, as well as how businesses can get prepared for the upcoming ‘Simpler Recycling Reforms’ which will legally require bu ..read more

Ready to take a deeper dive into B Corp? This B Corp month, we’re kicking things off with a berry special episode of Climate Heroes - featuring smoothie giants Innocent Drinks️, who are pioneers in the UK B Corp movement and one of the first businesses to gain the certification back in 2018. In the episode Bruce and Nick chat with Emilie Stephenson, Head of Force for Good at Innocent, to discuss their ESG journey, recent controversies surrounding the B Corp movement, as well as their top tips for achieving B Corp certification. Hosted by Bruce Bratley & Nick Perry Featuring Emilie Stephens ..read more

Ready to take a deeper dive into B Corp? This B Corp month, we’re kicking things off with a berry special episode of Climate Heroes - featuring smoothie giants Innocent Drinks️, who are pioneers in the UK B Corp movement and one of the first businesses to gain the certification back in 2018. In the episode Bruce and Nick chat with Emilie Stephenson, Head of Force for Good at Innocent, to discuss their ESG journey, recent controversies surrounding the B Corp movement, as well as their top tips for achieving B Corp certification. Hosted by Bruce Bratley & Nick Perry Featuring Emilie Stephens ..read more

We’re joined by FabricNano CEO & Co-Founder Grant Aarons to learn about how they’re transforming the industrial chemical process using cell-free biomanufacturing. This new biomanufacturing method has many benefits, it requires less resources and energy to maintain and produce less waste than the traditional cell-based approach. Hosted by Bruce Bratley Featuring Grant Aarons ..read more

In this episode of the Climate Heroes podcast episode, we're excited to be joined by Anthony Levy, also known as The Sustainable IT Guy and founder of Circularity First. Anthony is one of the people leading the charge in tackling electronic waste (e-waste) - a growing issue that demands our immediate attention. Today only 17.4% of E-Waste is collected and properly recycled. As our reliance on technology continues to grow, these figures are expected to rise, making the efficient and sustainable handling of e-waste a global concern. Hosted by Bruce Bratley Featuring Anthony Levy ..read more

Recycleye is an exciting technology company bringing AI and robotics to the waste management industry. Their cutting-edge technology is helping material recycling facilities across the USA and Europe optimise their operations with their AI-powered sorting robots. Their ground-breaking sorting robots are as accurate as the human eye and can identify not just materials but individual objects such as food-grade packaging and different types of aluminium, which has previously been difficult to detect. Hosted by Bruce Bratley Featuring Benedetta Delfino & Zoe Cook ..read more

Renewable energy’s fluctuating power levels can make it difficult for the National Grid to maintain a stable energy supply, as its 90-year-old design was not designed for solar, wind and hydro energy. For the National Grid to use renewables efficiently, it needs to be made smarter, more adaptable, and more flexible. IONATE has created a new transformer technology that’s designed to bring the grid up to speed with the renewable energy era Hosted by Bruce Bratley Featuring Luca Mezossy-Dona ..read more

Renewable energy’s fluctuating power levels can make it difficult for the National Grid to maintain a stable energy supply, as its 90-year-old design was not designed for solar, wind and hydro energy. For the National Grid to use renewables efficiently, it needs to be made smarter, more adaptable, and more flexible. IONATE has created a new transformer technology that’s designed to bring the grid up to speed with the renewable energy era Hosted by Bruce Bratley Featuring Luca Mezossy-Dona ..read more