Sustainability Solved

Richard Morris is the CEO of IPG Mediabrands, a global media company founded in 2007, which has over 13,000 employees in over 130 countries. In this podcast, Richard shares the financial and reputational benefits achieved by embedding sustainable practices into a business. He talks about the success he has achieved in IPG Mediabrands by implementing sustainable practices into his operations.

Richard also discusses the exciting changes that are underway within the marketing sector, particularly with regards to honest communications and product claims.  

John Grant is the author of many successful books including the Green Marketing Manifesto and is a marketing consultant. He has a wealth of experience in marketing and has worked with several high-profile organisations and governments on communication and environmental projects.

John unpacks the challenges and solutions when working with clients on sustainability-focused projects and offers great insights and advice to those within the industry. John strongly highlights that education has a key role to play in communication and marketing to achieve sustainable business goals.

Rasha Hasaneen is the Vice President of Innovation and Product Management Excellence for Trane Technologies. In this podcast, she talks about the exciting ambitions and successes of Trane Technologies – an industrial manufacturing company which champions sustainable solutions for their products which include air conditioning and refrigeration systems.

Rasha tells us of her journey with us and how she came to work for Trane Technologies. She celebrates their purpose-led culture, and that sustainability has been at the core of their organisation for over ten years.

Clare Campbell is the founder and Tartan designer of Prickly Thistle an independent, ethical tartan brand based in the Scottish Highlands. In this podcast, Clare talks about her journey from the financial sector into restoring the culture and infrastructure to manufacture traditional tartan. She shares fascinating insights into Scotland’s history with wool and the textile industry, and how she is reviving the use of locally sourced natural materials and dyes.

Clare talks about the disconnect between the 21st century consumer and products. As a result, she is leading by example with her business model that focuses on transparency, honesty, and strives to do what is right, not what is easy. She shares some interesting stories as well as all the things Prickly Thistle are doing to achieve a sustainable business model – from composting on site to using local supply chains.

In this podcast, we interviewed the CEO of Aeristech, Duncan Kerr and Luke Read; the Head of Research and Development. Aeristech is a multi-award-winning engineering company who deliver high tech projects relating to hydrogen fuel cells, and engineer hybrid turbocharger technology systems for motor vehicles.

Duncan and Luke discuss the future role that hydrogen will play in the transition away from fossil fuels, as well as their unique and energy efficient products that will help to reduce emissions even further. They discuss the challenges and opportunities within the sector, from finding skilled staff to creating products that are both sustainable and competitively priced.

Michael Solomon is the founder of Profit Through Ethics and Responsible 100; two organisations which support businesses of all sectors and sizes to implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into their organisation. Michael talks about the identification, grading system and the journey to achieve core CSR goals that are bespoke to the businesses he works with, whilst ensuring they continue to achieve profitability. He highlights how important it is to link profitability into CSR to ensure actions are not only implemented but maintained.

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Jos Harrison is the Global Head of Brand Experience and Design at Reckitt. He is a firm advocate of bringing brands closer to people to ensure positive impacts on people’s lives and environments. In this podcast, Jos talks about the brands he works with, sustainable leadership within the sector, and the impact the products can have when sustainability is implemented into the design. Jos believes in building brand’s responsibly and sensitively to meet the demands of the 21st century.

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John Brown is the CEO and founder of Don’t Cry Wolf, a branding and communications consultancy for brands who want to communicate honestly. He is an ardent advocate of transparent communications between brands and consumers and in this podcast John provides invaluable advice to a variety of industries, particularly to those in the PR and communications industries.

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James Close is the Head of Climate Change at NatWest - the principal partner and sponsor of COP 26. James talks about the purpose-led strategy implemented by NatWest to ensure their practices and services are sustainable. He also talks about the leadership role that the financial sector is taking to tackle climate change, the importance of international collaboration, and the success of taking a top-down approach to sustainability.

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Samantha Cooper, the Director for Business Declares, talks about the work this membership organisation does in supporting companies, however big or small, in declaring a climate and ecological emergency and taking purposeful action to reach carbon neutrality.

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