‘It has been a little while since we hit the airwaves with a Podcast…! Today the latest episode of the Carbon Times is available from all the usual platforms. In this episode we speak to Dr James Crosby who leads in providing advice on how businesses can secure a more sustainable future. James has a wealth of experience and an amazing knowledge bank that we were able to tap in to during a very enjoyable conversation. It is always good to have someone to talk to who is in the position to help make a real difference and who’s passion for the subject is easy to observe when you speak to him. We h ..read more

In this the latest episode of the Carbon Times Podcast we speak to Molly Allington who is the CEO and Co-founder of Albotherm. Albotherm are developing glass coatings that reversibly transition from transparent to white to reduce solar gain in hot weather, allowing buildings and greenhouses to regulate their own temperature without electrical input. Our coatings are tunable to transition temperatures between 18 °C and 45 °C to create comfortable internal temperatures in a range of climates.    Temperature regulation is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas emi ..read more

In our latest episode we speak to Daniella from Biophilica about their reach in to the textiles market looking to provide a sustainable alternative to leather. Anyone who has looked in to leather alternatives will know it can be a real minefield, there are many alternatives out there which do not use animal products so can talk about providing more sustainable products. However many of these alternatives use plastics and other polymer products that may not be a suitable alternative for many consumers, we have all learned over the years the damage plastics do to the environment and how long the ..read more

In the 17th Episode of the Carbon Times Podcast, we speak to Tom King from CompAir – a company producing low-cost, portable air pollution monitors that can see, measure and reveal harmful pollution in our atmosphere, enabling everyone to work together to reduce it. Starting the journey in the construction industry, we discuss how the concept has been developed and its current and future applications. We discuss the rising challenges associated with both indoor and outdoor air quality and how it fits in with wider health and wellbeing agendas. As we seek to improve ..read more

Today we launch our 16th Episode where we have a great conversation with Daniel Hemsley, a co-founder of Beagle Button. Beagle button provides a web browser extension aimed at helping us all make more sustainable choices when we shop online. Shopping sustainably online can be a daunting experience, from finding the right products to making sure that the claims the product makes are real, we all probably have experience of trying to do the right thing but getting caught out through misinformation or false/misleading sustainability claims. What we need is to be able to be guided in the right dir ..read more

In this, our 15th Episode of Carbon Times, we have a great conversation with Isabel Aagaard, Co-Founder of Last Object - in her own words 'She is fighting for a less trashy world.' LastObject is a Danish manufacturing company, based in Copenhagen, that sells sustainable products online and in retail globally. Having been launched in 2016, it launches new products through crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. The company is best known for producing LastSwab, a reusable cotton swab. We have a really engaging conversation about the journey they have taken, why they have taken the d ..read more

In this, our 14th episode, we speak to Agnes Czako who is the Co-founder and CEO at AirEx Technologies about their journey through the launch of their product to where they are today. 'AirEx have created the worlds first smart air brick to reduce the home's energy bills, helping to end fuel poverty and climate change with a simple building retrofit'. We have a really interesting discussion about the journey to bring the product to market and all the key steps along the way. We also discuss how the AirEx product is now registered in the EPC software as a recognised solution for decarbonisation ..read more

In the latest Carbon Times episode we are delighted to be joined by Chris Forbes the Co. Founder of Cheeky Panda, we are also joined by Eleanor Turner from the team at Cheeky Panda. Cheeky Panda make sustainable beauty products, as they say 'We make household, baby and beauty products out of glorious bamboo that are kind to you, and our planet too'. We discuss how the idea came about and the journey Chris and his wife Julie undertook to get the product ready for the market. We discuss the benefits of their products, what it means to their consumers and how corporate organisations are embracing ..read more

In this episode we talk to Vicky Cotton about her newly appointed role with the Better Building Partnership. Vicky explains how the partnership is driving access to knowledge and how their tool kits are becoming an essential tool for any property manager. We explore some of the challenges facing the market at the moment and professionals like Vicky are driving the essential conversation through their corporate roles and involvement in extra activities such as the Better Building Partnership. We are fortunate in our industry to have so many people with a true passionate for driving change throu ..read more

On this Episode we are delighted to be joined by Ben Morton from Sifa Strategy, Ben has had a interesting career advising global businesses on their ESG strategies in corporate roles. Ben now spends his time advising a range of clients on the how to go about identifying what their ESG requirements are and how to manage the associated risks through policy and process development. Sifa strategy are also a partner of Carbon Profile who sponsor the Podcast so this episode discusses how the two organisation are working together. This helps to prove the point we have raised many times, there is no o ..read more