In the Green Room

Sue Duke: 'We don't have time to wait for a new generation of professionals to join the workforce'

Management

Sue Duke: 'We don't have time to wait for a new generation of professionals to join the workforce'

Linkedin's vice president for global public policy and economic graph lists the reasons to be optimistic about the growth of 'green jobs', and the skills challenges ahead

clock 06 February 2024 • 6 min read
Sherry Madera: 'The environmental and financial worlds are increasingly becoming one'

Management

Sherry Madera: 'The environmental and financial worlds are increasingly becoming one'

Sherry Madera, chief executive officer of CDP, discusses the potential value of AI in identifying stress points in a company's supply chain and why we are at a 'turning point' for nature data disclosures

clock 30 January 2024 • 5 min read
Fiona Howarth: 'There is almost a role for anyone in this green revolution'

Transport

Fiona Howarth: 'There is almost a role for anyone in this green revolution'

Octopus Electric Vehicles' CEO explores why an 'army of new leaders' and greater funding are needed to help green innovators to scale

clock 23 January 2024 • 7 min read
Guy Grainger: 'Cities in the western world are unsustainable'

Buildings

Guy Grainger: 'Cities in the western world are unsustainable'

Guy Grainger, global head of sustainability services and ESG at real estate advisors JLL reflects on COP28 and why the business case for investing in making buildings more sustainable has never been stronger

clock 16 January 2024 • 6 min read
Julia Pallé: 'We want to show that entertainment and sustainability can coexist'

Management

Julia Pallé: 'We want to show that entertainment and sustainability can coexist'

Ahead of the 10th season of Formula E, the first all-electric race series' vice president of sustainability, Julia Pallé, discusses sport’s 'unmatched' power to inspire change

clock 11 January 2024 • 4 min read
John Marshall: 'We always need to be delivering additional value through our sustainability efforts'

Energy

John Marshall: 'We always need to be delivering additional value through our sustainability efforts'

Zoa CEO, John Marshall, explains why he does not specifically look for 'green' skills when hiring and his excitement for the latest AI technologies

clock 09 January 2024 • 6 min read
Rebecca Marmot: 'We need to identify solutions that don't involve consumers having to make difficult compromises'

R&D

Rebecca Marmot: 'We need to identify solutions that don't involve consumers having to make difficult compromises'

Unilever’s chief sustainability officer discusses the importance of entrepreneurs’ energy, ingenuity and dedication in scaling green ideas

clock 02 January 2024 • 6 min read
Mattie Yeta: 'We've only scratched the surface of what is possible through technology'

Management

Mattie Yeta: 'We've only scratched the surface of what is possible through technology'

CGI's chief sustainability officer explains why she's excited about the potential of combining AI and satellite earth observation data, and the importance of deploying 'rebel' approaches to corporate transformation

clock 19 December 2023 • 6 min read
Dr Emma Keller: 'We have to adopt a test, learn and share approach'

Management

Dr Emma Keller: 'We have to adopt a test, learn and share approach'

Dr Emma Keller, head of sustainability at Nestlé UK & Ireland, explains why taking personal action on sustainability needn't require sacrifice or compromise, and explores the multi-faceted nature of being a green business leader

clock 14 December 2023 • 6 min read
'More than any other COP, Dubai has reflected how important the private sector is to implementing climate treaties'

Policy

'More than any other COP, Dubai has reflected how important the private sector is to implementing climate treaties'

As COP28 nears its end, green business leaders reflect on the opportunities that climate summits past, present, and future can offer the emerging net zero economy

clock 12 December 2023 • 7 min read