Can Marketing Save the Planet?
It’s a big question we ask every one of our guests.
Our podcast is committed to keeping the conversation going around sustainability and the important strategic role that marketing and commuinication plays.
Our guests include senior Marketers, senior leaders, CMOs, academics, authors, sustainability consultants, social impact founders, experts and more.
We help Marketers save the Planet. Our purpose is to drive education and share best practice, to inspire and empower Marketers (and beyond), to start asking questions and importantly… to start taking action.
Tune in to over 80+ and growing all the time episodes… You’ll find the podcast on Spotify , Global Player , Apple, and on all the usual platforms. (Pretty much wherever you get yours!). Tune in.
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Episode 80: The Role of Behavioural Science in Nudging towards Behaviour Change, with Behavioural Scientist, and Author, Patrick Fagan
We’re only consciously aware of 0.0004% of everything around us at once…read that again!
Fake news, real news, social media, pickup artists. With all the messages we see and decisions we make every day, have you ever thought about how we are constantly being nudged towards one thing or another? In this episode we explore behavioural science with Patrick Fagan and whilst all communications are design to influence and manipulate in some way, how can we (marketers / communicators) use our powers for good?
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Episode 79: Honing in on the ‘S’ of E S G – a critical component of the sustainability journey with Beth Knight, Social Impact and Sustainability Director
Honing in on the ‘S’ of E S G – a critical component of the sustainability journey
ESG – environmental, social, governance, a subject that has been an increasing topic of debate and discussion, but what about the S?
In this episode we speak to Beth Knight, a leading figure in social impact and sustainability, with over 15 years’ experience in purpose-led business transformation – Beth shares incredible insights as we take a deeper diver into the ‘S’ for social - an area that, whilst often the least talked about, is critical for key stakeholders (employees, customers, communities) who are looking to gauge whether they want to engage.
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Episode 78: Unpacking the Action - Intention Gap with Sandy Skees, Purpose and Impact Global Lead, Porter Novelli
“Be the voice of the consumer who wants to do more.”
ESG – environmental, social and growth, (yep you read that right), growth rather than governance. We absolutely loved that take from Sandy Skees, Purpose and Impact Global Lead at Porter Novelli. We’ve wanted to talk to Sandy for some time since we came across their research on the ‘Intention – Action Gap - the ‘Rise of the Conscious Consumer’, when writing ‘Can Marketing Save the Planet - 101 Ways to use Sustainable Marketing as a Force for Good’.
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Episode 77: Serious about social impact - How small changes open to the door to bigger impacts - Chris Baker, CEO Serious Tissues
“If you can change how people spend their money, you can change the world.”
Social Impact, sustainable business, creative ideas and changing behaviours, these are just some of the areas that we explored with Chris Baker, strategist turned entrepreneur and CEO of Serious Tissues. With behavioural science sitting behind so many successful business models, Chris talks to us about his experience across a number of social impact businesses and initiatives that he is involved with - and how simple switches can have such a positive impact.
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Episode 76: – Insects - The future of sustainable food for our pets? with Alessandro Di Trapani, CoFounder and CEO, Grub Club
Did you know that 20% of the world's fish and meat is consumed by our pets?
We didn’t… and so yet again, the learning curve continues. We love having conversations with amazing brands who are pioneering, disrupting the norms and thinking outside the box with a focus on delivering social and environmental impact.
Food security, the impact of food production and what we eat is an area of significant focus when it comes to wellbeing for all and transitioning to a sustainable future - something we cannot afford to ignore when considering food consumption for humans, but what about our beloved pets? Tune in for more.
Episode 75: – UpCircle Beauty - Building Capital from Waste and Embedding Circularity into Brand - CoFounder, Anna Brightman
Proving unequivocally that waste can build capital, UpCircle is a truly inspiring organisation built on circular economy principles.
The circular economy presents a huge opportunity for both business and the environment so we were really excited when Anna Brightman from UpCircle, a skincare and beauty brand built from waste and, focused entirely on the circular economy principles joined us on the podcast.
UpCircle fully owns the concept of circularity and builds it into every strand of their business. They have learnt how to turn waste not only into a succesful business, but a global successful business, which is continuously testing the limits of what can be done. Tune in for more.
Episode 74: – Investing in Biodiversity is a Competitive Opportunity with Gavin Sheppard and Rob Cheesewright, Pinwheel
Following on from our Biodiversity focus over the past few podcasts, we were delighted to welcome back Gavin and Rob over at Pinwheel to talk about the solutions and actions that are available today that businesses can make part of their sustainability agendas, and the compelling business case this type of investment can build across, acquisition, retention, collaboration, competitive opportunity, sales and profit.
As Gavin says, these projects give, “access beyond value chain mitigation projects which repair and restore our climate and ecosystems.” Tune in for more…
Episode 73: – Biodiversity - How Marketing Can Inspire People to be Part of the Solution, with Dr Samuel Sinclair, Co-Founder of Biodiversify
“We are totally dependent on biodiversity to survive – this is not a ‘greeny’ concern, this is an everyone concern.”
Given nature and biodiversity is SO important to the future of humanity, we wanted to dive deeper into this important area. Following our recent episodes with the brilliant Alexandra Pimor, who works with organisations to give nature a voice and a seat at the boardroom table, we jumped at the chance to chat with Dr Sam Sinclair, a conservationist and expert on biodiversity.
Sam starts with explaining what biodiversity is, and just how totally dependent we are on biodiversity to survive. Don’t miss this…
Episode 72: – Exploring the world of ‘Meaningful Work’ - Challenges and Opportunities, with Claire Osborne, Sustainability Career Coach
“There’s an exciting revolution underway in the whole working economy and working culture and deeper and more meaningful understanding of what it means to do impactful work.”
In this episode we talk with Claire Osborne who has a fascinating job as a sustainability career coach. Claire works with people who are increasingly looking at where and how they work, questioning the role they can play as climate change, climate action and sustainability continue to rise up the world’s agenda. Tune in…