As Director of Carbon Accountable, Catherine Atkin played a critical role drafting California's new climate regulation SB 253 and SB 261. Now, as Chief Sustainability Officer at Redwoods.ai, she's helping her company prepare to respond to burgeoning climate disclosure demands coming from California and beyond. Listen in to hear Mark and Chris talk with Catherine about what it has been like to be on both sides of this particular coin ..read more

In this episode, Chris, David, and Mark speak with Malu Paiva, Chief Sustainability Officer for Vale, one of Latin America’s most experienced sustainability professionals. They discuss Malu’s unique professional journey, the cultural transformation underway at Vale after significant tragedies, and the importance of two important major events that will be held in South America in 2024 and 2025, COP 16 and COP30 ..read more

In this episode, Chris speaks with Roberto Guidetti, CEO of Vitasoy, about the company’s detailed journey, sustainability and ESG in an Asian context and why plant-based solutions are so critical for the future of sustainability.  ..read more

Businesses committed to sustainability and those campaigning for more sustainable business need to listen better to people frightened by the pace and extent of change brought by the sustainability transformation. Why do they believe that transformation could harm them, their families, or their communities? Chris, David, and Mark use this episode to explore why this is important and some of the ways it might be done, and they reflect also on learnings from the recent GreenBiz conference in Phoenix, Arizona ..read more

In this episode, Mark, David and Chris speak with Santiago Gowland, CEO of Rainforest Alliance(RA). They discuss Santiago’s remarkable history from his time working inside leading companies such as Unilever and Nike to his present role leading the RA. The conversation then covers the systemic change needed to create a more sustainable world with an emphasis on the connections between producers, brands and consumers. Check out the Rainforest Alliance’s We’re All In campaign: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/were-all-in ..read more

In this episode, David chats to Rob Doepel, EY UK & Ireland's Managing Partner for Sustainability. David and Rob talk about helping senior leaders in client companies to grapple with new business challenges and become more sustainability-literate. They discuss how sustainability professionals need to be generous, change-agents and able to lead beyond authority. This episode is one of two, recorded in collaboration with Anthropy at the 2023 Anthropy summit. https://www.ey.com/en_uk/people/rob-doepel ..read more

In this episode, David Grayson talks to Paul Drechsler, who currently chairs the UK chapter of the International Chambers of Commerce. He is a former CEO and has chaired a number of corporate, charity and business representative organisations. They discuss Paul’s growing sense of awareness of the excitement of business, the power of business as a force for good and the transformative power of business from working in Brazil, India, Pakistan, USA as well as the UK. Paul has a particular passion for tackling inequalities and the potential of education to transform people’s life chances. Thi ..read more

Gain insight on what mattered most from 2023 and what will shape the sustainability field in 2024 by listening to this "2024 Year in Preview" panel discussion. Mark, David, and Chris are joined by Jane Nelson, Founding Director of the Corporate Responsibility Initiative at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Louise Kjellerup Roper, CEO of Volans, and Sonia Ruiz, CEO of NOIMA Sustainability Strategies. Hear the group tackle topics from climate, nature, advocacy, and equity, through elections and geopolitics, all through the lens of what and why will determine su ..read more

In this episode, Chris, David and Mark speak with João Paulo Ferreira, CEO of Natura, about the company’s unique and remarkable sustainability journey, the current state of sustainable business, and what is yet to be done in the coming years.  ..read more

In this episode, David and Chris speak with Bart Houlahan, co-founder of B Lab and one of the most important change agents in corporate sustainability over the past decade. Bart shares his journey of B Lab and the progress of the B Corp movement to date and what we can expect in the future.  ..read more