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Caroline Viarouge is CEO of EIT Manufacturing, a European public-private partnership focused on accelerating sustainable innovation in Europe. In this episode, we discuss how sustainable manufacturing can simultaneously drive climate action and boost competitiveness through green jobs, the representation of women in STEM and women in manufacturing, as well as the importance of reskilling and education in accelerating sustainable innovation.

Caroline Viarouge is CEO of EIT Manufacturing, a European public-private partnership focused on accelerating sustainable innovation in Europe. In this episode, we discuss how EIT Manufacturing works to better connect innovation networks and support innovative start-ups, Europe's position in the global manufacturing landscape as well as EIT Manufacturing's ambitious 2030 goals.

Adam Hearne is the CEO and co-founder of CarbonChain, which helps companies and banks decarbonise their supply chains through its software, which provides precise accounting of the global carbon emissions caused by industrial sectors. In this episode, we discuss specific, global ESG-related policies - including the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the EU Omnibus Simplification Package - how CarbonChain tracks regulatory developments and whether Adam thinks companies still be motivated to manage their value chain emissions if carbon regulation becomes less stringent worldwide.

Adam Hearne is the CEO and co-founder of CarbonChain, which helps companies and banks decarbonise their supply chains through its software, which provides precise accounting of the global carbon emissions caused by industrial sectors. In this episode, we discuss why CarbonChain decided to focus its business offering on supply chain emissions, how CarbonChain carefully gathers data for its carbon accounting platform and how Adam sees the trend of recent ESG regulatory developments.

Kozue Nishizaki is the Founder & Sustainability Strategist at Horizon Green, a sustainability consultancy supporting companies and municipalities in implementing sustainable business strategies. In this episode, we discuss how the tourism sector is especially vulnerable to climate change impacts, how increasing investor interest in sustainability could benefit the sector and the role legislators can play in helping mainstream sustainability in tourism.

Kozue Nishizaki is the Founder & Sustainability Strategist at Horizon Green, a sustainability consultancy supporting companies and municipalities in implementing sustainable business strategies. In this episode, we discuss some of the sustainability-focused tourism projects she's worked on - including the Circular Hotel Leaders Group in Amsterdam - how she brings sustainability to the table with board members and why she feels the corporate sector is more advanced on sustainability legislation compared to the tourism sector.

Anne-Sophie Garrigou is Director of Editorial and Campaigns at Climate KIC, a European agency tackling climate change through innovation. Anne-Sophie is a climate conference veteran and in this episode, we discuss the unique intensity of meetings like the UNFCCC COPs, why face-to-face meetings are so important for climate diplomacy and what she is anticipating from the upcoming UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

Anne-Sophie Garrigou is Director of Editorial and Campaigns at Climate KIC, a European agency tackling climate change through innovation. Anne-Sophie is a climate conference veteran and in this episode, we discuss her passion for climate negotiations and how she sees the complex power dynamics at play in these international forums, the role that UNFCCC COPs play in global climate diplomacy and what how businesses should participate in events like the UNFCCC COPs.

Philippa Nuttall is the Editor of Sustainable Views - an ESG-focused service created by the Financial Times - which offers a daily newsletter, analysis and a policy tracker. In this episode, we discuss how sustainability-related topics have been deprioritised by certain policymakers and whether this should affect businesses' sustainability positioning, how policies on climate change & energy have evolved over the years, as well as the role of social media in consuming and disseminating news.

Philippa Nuttall is the Editor of Sustainable Views - an ESG-focused service created by the Financial Times - which offers a daily newsletter, analysis and a policy tracker. In this episode, we talk about how the media landscape has evolved in the last 20 years - especially its digitalisation and focus on social media, how businesses have changed the way they talk about sustainability and the best way for companies to reach journalists when they are seeking media coverage.