How to Lead a Sustainable Business with Alannah Weston

Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to leaders who are driving systems change to reinvent their sectors for a future that is regenerative and just.

 

This week is a special episode: rather than exploring an economic sector, Alannah looks at the possibility of rethinking race in conversation with Emma Dabiri.

 

Emma is an academic, broadcaster and author of two highly acclaimed books on the

subject: Don’t Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to

Coalition. She offers a clear-thinking analysis of the construction of race and how through coalition and solidarity we might dismantle this system and build one that benefits both people and planet.

 

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Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to business leaders who are

reinventing their sectors for a sustainable and just future.

This episode explores the shocking world of food waste. More than a third of the world’s food is thrown away and in the developed world, half of food waste takes place at home.

Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to business leaders who are reinventing their sectors for a sustainable and just future.

In this episode, she is joined by Christian Benimana, Senior Principal and Managing Director of MASS Design Group in Rwanda.

In this episode, Alannah is joined by Leslie Johnston, CEO of the Laudes Foundation, which catalyses systems change in the worlds of fashion, finance and the built environment, towards a new economy that values all people and nature.

Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to leaders who are driving transformational change towards sustainable industry. In this episode, Alannah is joined by the person behind the first B-Corp certified luxury fashion house, Riccardo Bellini, CEO of Chloé.

Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to leaders who are driving transformational change.

In this episode, Alannah is joined by her friend colleague and long-time collaborator, Anne Pitcher, Managing Director of Selfridges Group.

In this episode, Alannah is joined by Andy Cato, co-founder of Wildfarmed. Andy is a Grammy-nominated musician, one half of the incredible Groove Armada. Together, they discuss how following natural systems for soil health leads to abundance and how it can transform our ailing agricultural system.

In this COP26 Special, Alannah is joined by Henry Dimbleby. Henry spent time as a journalist, cook and management consultant, before co-founding the healthy fast-food restaurant chain, Leon. He created the Sustainable Restaurants Association and London Union, a network of some of London’s largest street food markets. His philanthropic work includes campaigning tirelessly for healthy meals for school children, and he set up the Hackney School of Food. Most recently Henry was appointed lead non-executive board member at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), where he has led the National Food Strategy, publishing a ground-breaking review of the UK food system in 2020. Together they reflect on the Glasgow summit and discuss the role of government in combating the climate crisis.

In this episode, Alannah is joined by Andrew Waugh, a founding partner of Waugh Thistleton Architects. He has designed award winning schemes from synagogues to social housing and is one of the world experts on timber construction.

In this episode Alannah is joined by Safia Qureshi, founder and CEO of CLUBZERO, an award-winning returnable packaging system for food and beverage brands globally.