The Brands2Life Podcast

In episode five of our Purpose podcast series, David Hendy, Head of Corporate Communications at Mace, and Emily Binning, UK Head of Brand and Marketing at WSP, share their insights on Purpose in the built environment.  

With our MD of Corporate and Business, Harriet Rich, David and Emily discuss why diversity of thinking, approach and outlook is so essential within organisations shaping our future cities.

How do you put purpose into practice? Berit Hoffmann, Marketing Director Tetra Pak North Europe talks to Harriet about how she brings the global food processing and packaging company’s brand promise and purpose to life for customers and consumers and why working for a company with a clear purpose is so important to her.

Ellie Harrison, Sustainability Partner at allplants, discusses how purpose guides supply chain and wider stakeholder relationships at one of the UK's most exciting start-ups. Harriet Rich, MD of Brands2Life's Corporate & Business team, talks to Ellie about allplants' successful B Corp application and the value in communicating purpose.

Can Purpose and Profitability co-exist? Claire and Alex explore attitudes in the investment community towards sustainable investing, and in particular the increasing popularity of environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds. Interest in ESG is soaring as pressure mounts on organisations to have more of a positive impact on society and the world: can organisations really make a profit and do good? This episode looks at the asset management industry’s role in the growth of these funds, and how ESG is now used as an indicator of corporate purpose.

Claire Rudall, Managing Director of Brands2Life’s Corporate & Business Communications team, talks to Dara Kirton from PwC about Purpose and people. They explore issues relating to diversity and inclusion, cultural transformation, employee empowerment, and the role of a clearly-communicated Purpose in attracting and retaining talent.

Dara is an award winning Consultant who has been at PwC for eight years. She is currently a Senior Manager leading the digital transformation approach for PwC Consulting BXT (Business, Experience, Technology). Dara is an advocate and champion for diversity and has been a role model for race, gender and social mobility action. She founded the Diversity Mentoring Scheme, chaired the Multicultural Business Network and launched the Colourbrave campaign to encourage confident conversations around race in the workplace. She is also a founding member of UKBlackTech.