Episodes
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The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) recently launched the first global framework for setting science-based targets (SBT) for nature. In this episode, we cover: -What the new nature targets include-How the SBTN fits in with other frameworks (TNFD, SBTI)-What this means for your business
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In this live discussion, Saif covers:
-Which industries are capturing climate capital effectively and why
-The inaccuracy in spend and activity based calculations
-The roadmap to building, refining and sustaining your sustainability initiative
Any questions? Drop Saif a line: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saifhameed/
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The EU and UK have made steps in recent years to combat greenwashing. This has seen proposed legislation from the European Commission in the Green Claims Directive, and similar codes from the UK’s CMA. In this podcast, we cover:
- Why greenwashing is an issue
-What regulators are doing to stop greenwashing
-What you need to know about the EU Green Claims Directive & UK Green Claims Code
-What this all means for making green claims
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In this live recording, Saif Hameed and Henry Dimbleby unpack the regulatory direction of sustainability in the UK food & beverage space. Here’s what to expect in this session:-The main sustainability priorities for the UK Govt going forward-How a focus on emissions will play out vs nutrition-How F&B companies should think about biodiversity as an impact metric-How F&B companies should approach evolving standards, frameworks and regulationsIf you have any questions for Saif, join the State of Sustainability live conversation on Saif's Linkedin and submit your questions here.
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A breakdown of the key policy updates that you and your company need to know about from the last fortnight.This week we cover:
1. EU plans legislation to regulate ESG ratings for transparency
2.EPA proposes new carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants to tackle the climate crisis and protect public health
3. The UK Energy Bill returns to Parliament with progressive amendments
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In this live recording, Saif Hameed addresses sustainability-related questions, providing practical and actionable advice on the below topics:
- Sustainability data vs financial data
- Sustainability measurement tool - building vs buying
- What to consider when building a sustainability team
If you have any questions for Saif, join the State of Sustainability live conversation on Saif's Linkedin and submit your questions here.
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EU Approves Raft of Legislation for ‘Fit for 55’ - This week, the EU Parliament passed several key policies as part of the ‘Fit for 55’ initiative to cut emissions by 55% by 2030.The key policy changes were:
Increasing ambition of the ETS to drive 62% emissions reductions by 2030
Introducing a carbon border tax to prevent leakages
Creating a Social Climate Fund to protect households
In other news:
G7 countries agree on phase-out of fossil fuels
UK considering an overhaul to funding process for renewable projects
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Episode Special: A compilation of our favourite conversations about building the internal business case for sustainability. Tune in to hear:
Saif Hameed, CEO & Founder of Altruistiq on the 3-step path to increasing a sustainability budget.
Real-world lessons from:
Sibbe Krol, Head of Sustainability at Bloom & Wild
Hugh Lewis, Head of Sustainability at Gousto
Safia Qureshi, CEO and Founder of CLUBZERØ
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Businesses are struggling to prioritise and deliver against sustainability targets.
Only one in ten corporates feel they have an ‘actionable’ sustainability strategy (source).
Jamie Dujardin sits down with Jean-Philippe Laborde, Managing Director at Tilda, to understand how organisations can best move the needle on sustainability to contribute to long-term competitive advantage and major change.
What we cover:
How to prioritise sustainability initiatives within your strategy, taking into account sustainability and business impact
Practical tips for engaging suppliers as ‘partners’ in your sustainability journey
Advice for scaling up & financing sustainability pilots to drive long-term competitive advantage
Don’t forget to check out these links:
Tilda’s 2022 Impact Report - How to build an internal business case for sustainability
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Unpacking the key levers that business leaders can pull to boost corporate sustainability performance. We speak to Gabrielle Ginér, Head of Environment at BT Group, to understand how the telecoms giant is overcoming decarbonisation hurdles to power the UK’s road to net zero.
We will cover:
How to engage suppliers in your decarbonisation journey
Best practice for collaboration
How to leverage the business opportunity
How to think about Scope 4 from a business perspective
Key technological innovations to boost sustainability performance
Overcoming sustainability data challenges
Sustainability leadership - tips to driving internal buy in
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In economic uncertainty, sustainability professionals should focus on communicating the business benefits of reducing food waste, more so than ideological reasoning.
With Food Waste Action Week underway, we are excited to share our latest roundtable recording where Sue Riley, Senior Sector Specialist at WRAP explains how to build a compelling business case for food waste to unlock the narrative across all different stakeholders.
Eager to take action? Find out more via the links below.
WRAPs Food Waste Toolkit
Food Waste Action Week
Love Food Hate Waste Campaign
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To understand how Bloom & Wild is lightening their material footprint whilst meeting growing consumer demand, we speak with Sibbe Krol, Head of Sustainability at Bloom & Wild.
We will cover:
Building your sustainability strategy: what drives a corporate net zero pathway
Overcoming sustainability data challenges: Top tips for gathering supplier data and improving the rigour of your materiality assessment
Credible communication: Key steps to bringing consumers along with you on your sustainability journey
Prioritisation: Navigating commercial and sustainability trade-offs
Bloom & Wild has used technology to turn the flower industry on its head to become one of the most loved and trusted flower delivery brands in the market.
Get in touch if you want to continue the conversation via our website.
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Cutting waste is rising up the business and sustainability agenda given the significant commercial (cost savings, improved reputation) and environmental opportunities (GHG emission reductions, water quality improvement). Hugh's keynote talk outlines what tackling food waste looks like in practice and how companies can strategically prioritise high-impact reduction initiatives.
What will be covered:
How to approach food waste reduction
Food waste reduction challenges to be aware of
The key levers for navigating these challenges
Hugh Lewis is Head of Sustainability at Gousto, a unicorn recipe box delivery company built on the founding principle of cutting food waste,
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2023 is set to be a huge year for land-related emissions reporting, with SBTi requiring Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) targets from April onwards, and the GHG Protocol releasing their official Land Sector and Removals guidance in the second half of the year. This podcast outlines what your company needs to know and do to stay ahead of the regulatory curve. In this episode, you will learn:
Who needs to consider land-related emissions
What land-related emissions are
Why your company should account for these emissions
Incoming regulations to be aware of
How to start thinking about measuring land-based emissions
Read our blog post here.
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Ellen Fay, the co-founder of the Sustainable Soil Alliance observed that “soil is crucial to the health of everything else. We can't deliver on any of our environmental targets if we don't deliver for soil”.
In our conversation with Tim Mead, Non-exec and former CEO of Yeo Valley Organic and Becky Wilson, Technical Director at Farm Carbon Toolkit, we will dig into the truth of this statement and address the key levers that businesses and farmers can take to scale soil health initiatives.
We will uncover:
The challenges and opportunities of soil carbon measurement
The commercial opportunities for actors across the value chain (farmers through to retailers)
What a future farming system looks like
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In our latest episode of This is Altruistiq we are joined by two veterans in the food sector to dig into sustainable sourcing and building a future food system.
As a resource-intensive industry, heavily reliant on fossil fuels, water and nutrient extractive with a track record of being cash poor and risk-averse, the agricultural and food sector needs a disruption. In our conversation with Andy Farnworth, Managing Director at Sysco and Philipp Saumweber, Managing Director of Sunridge Partners and founder of Sun Drop Farms, we will uncover system trends towards a healthier product and planet, address the issues with conventional farming and unpack the opportunities for sourcing, production and distribution innovations.
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LUSH Cosmetics are pioneers at integrating regeneration into supply chains, partnering 13 years ago with communities and organisations around the world that were applying a more holistic approach to agriculture. Ruth shares key learnings and insights that businesses should consider when building a regenerative supply chain.
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Nature restoration plays a critical role in mitigating climate change. However, it is not rising up the political and business agenda as quickly as decarbonisation. Ben’s keynote talk underscores the importance and potential that nature restoration can have when addressed in parallel with decarbonisation.
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Climate change requires industries to align capital and business intentions with solutions to tackle it. The finance industry is quickly acknowledging and acting upon the urgency of the climate crisis. Who better to discuss the opportunities and challenges in scaling sustainability performance than Alison Rose, CEO of NatWest and David Giampaolo, CEO of Pi Capital. We will unpack the incentives, consider the risks and forecast the road ahead.
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In our conversation with Ben Goldsmith, a long-time and passionate environmental campaigner and green investor, and Ben Hart, a carbon reduction and natural capital specialist, we will address the business imperative of restoring global biodiversity, uncover the commercial opportunities and highlight the key levers to navigating nature restoration with high impact and integrity.
Listen in!
Book recommendations:
Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet by George Monbiot
Useful links:
Highlands Rewilding (Bunloit Estate): https://www.highlandsrewilding.co.uk/
Knepp Wildland: https://knepp.co.uk/home
Wessex Water, Entrade: https://www.entrade.co.uk/
Nestlé and Unilever Financial Times article: https://www.ft.com/content/d0224863-6071-436d-a628-d7f3a71cb36f
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