Business of Sustainability
Episodes
28: How Ape2o is Making Single-Use Water Bottles Obsolete
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bottled water is a £2 billion market in the UK, but at what cost? In this episode, FuturePlus CEO, Alex Smith sits down with Anthony Newman, CEO of ...
27: Social Sustainability: From Compliance to Value Creation
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, FuturePlus CEO and host, Alex Smith sits down with Rachel Sadka, Director of Social Sustainability at EY, to explore how businesses c...
26: Business of Sustainability - E26: Bridging Global Standards & Caribbean Innovation
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode recorded on location in Trinidad & Tobago, FuturePlus CEO, Alex Smith sits down with Maria-Elena Navarro and Anya Ayoung-C...
25: Business of Sustainability - E25: Bid-Ready: How Sustainability Evidence Wins Contracts
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainability criteria now account for up to 20% of tender scores, often the difference between winning and losing contracts. In this episode, Futur...
24: Business of Sustainability - E24: Sustainability, from Cost Centre to Competitive Edge in Care
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our host Alex Smith speaks with Paul Hayes, CEO of Cornerstone Health Group, a specialist care provider serving people with complex needs. Paul Hayes...
23: Business of Sustainability - E23: Purpose Meets Profit, Lessons in Sustainable Entrepreneurship
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our host Alex Smith speaks with Saira Khan, founder of SAIRA Skin, a Certified Organic skincare brand focused on ethical beauty practices. What You'l...
22: Business of Sustainability - E22: Law Meets Impact, Rethinking Sustainability in Professional Services
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Business of Sustainability, we speak to Phil Hails‑Smith Managing Partner at Joelson, a forward-thinking law firm helping bus...
21: Business of Sustainability - E21: Redefining Sustainability in Hospitality with Cliveden House and Strand Palace
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Business of Sustainability, hosts Alex Smith and Mike Penrose sit down with Alexandra Berry, Executive Assistant and Head of Su...
20: Business of Sustainability - E20: How SURI is Reinventing the Toothbrush Industry
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Business of Sustainability by FuturePlus, Alex Smith and Mike Penrose are joined by Mark Rushmore, co-founder and COO of SURI, ...
19: Business of Sustainability - E19: Sustainable Investing with Julia Groves
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Business of Sustainability from FuturePlus, co-hosts Alex Smith and Mike Penrose sit down with Julia Groves, Investment Partner...
18: Business of Sustainability - E18: World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Business of Sustainability from FuturePlus, hosts Alex Smith and Mike Penrose sit down with Glenn Mandziuk, CEO of the World Su...
17: Business of Sustainability - E17: Adventure for Good with Clipper Ventures
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alex Smith and Mike Penrose welcome Laura Ayres, Managing Director of Clipper Ventures, the company behind the Clipper Race, the worl...
16: Business of Sustainability - E16: Tech-Driven Sustainability with Tech Zero
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
FuturePlus co-founders and show co-hosts, Alex Smith and Mike Penrose are joined by Sophia Kesteven, General Manager at TechZero, the climate action g...
15: Business of Sustainability - E15: Grind - Brewing Innovation with David Abrahamovitch
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
FuturePlus Co-founders and Business of Sustainability co-hosts Alex Smith and Mike Penrose are joined by Grind's Founder and CEO, David Abrahamovitch,...
14: Business of Sustainability - E14: Mastercard - How to Tackle the Transition to More Sustainable Consumption and Production
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
FuturePlus co-founders, Alex Smith and Mike Penrose are joined by Malin Berge, SVP, Sustainability Innovation at Mastercard to explore how to tackle ...
13: Business of Sustainability - E13: Sustainability for SMEs: Unlocking Value and Growth
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the ‘Business of Sustainability’, FuturePlus co-founders Mike Penrose and Alex Smith, are joined by Matt Bullivant, Director of...
12: Business of Sustainability - E12: Placing Sustainability at a Business' Core with Zeno
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Business of Sustainability, FuturePlus co-founders Alex Smith and Mike Penrose are joined by Managing Director of Zeno, London, Jo ...
11: Business of Sustainability - E11: Dr.PAWPAW - Building a Sustainable Business
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Business of Sustainability podcast, Alex Smith and Mike Penrose are joined by Jim Higginson, Chief Operating Officer at D...
10: Business of Sustainability - E10: Sustainable Ventures - The Home of Climate Tech
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Alex Smith and Mike Penrose are joined by Andrew Wordsworth, Managing Partner at Sustainable Ventures to explore Sustainable Ve...
9: Business of Sustainability - E09: Climate Comedy with Stuart Goldsmith
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Smith and Mike Penrose are joined by award-winning comic, podcaster, and climate speaker: Stuart Goldsmith to talk 'Climate Comedy'. Stuart disc...
8: Business of Sustainability - E08: Embedding Sustainability during the Ukraine Conflict with The Ridne Consortium
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On a very special episode FuturePlus Co-Founders, Alex Smith and Mike Penrose, introduce and discuss one of the most inspiring stories to come from th...
7: Business of Sustainability - E07: Inspiring Inclusion with the England and Wales Cricket Board
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a very special episode of the Business of Sustainability podcast, we celebrate International Women’s Day, by highlighting the excellent work bein...
6: Business of Sustainability - E06: How Do Supply Chains Best Manage Sustainability And Procurement?
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
FuturePlus co-founders, Alex Smith and Mike Penrose are joined by Jessica Bonner, Director at Capita Scaling Partner and Jonjo Hobbs, Managing Directo...
5: Business of Sustainability - E05: Oxwash, space exploration to sustainable laundry
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
FuturePlus co-founders, Alex Smith and Mike Penrose are joined by Dr. Kyle Grant, founder of Oxwash, the world's first truly sustainable commercial la...
4: Business of Sustainability - E04: Adding Diversity, Equality & Inclusion to Business' Talent Acquisition Strategies
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Business of Sustainability, Alex Smith and Mike Penrose are joined by CandidateX Co-Founders Man Wong and Sunil Dial to d...
3: Business of Sustainability - E03: Becoming a Sustainable Startup with BLOCKHEAD
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Alex Smith and Mike Penrose from FuturePlus are joined by Danny Lowe, founder of startup BLOCKHEAD and Jess Pritchard, BLOCKHEA...
2: Business of Sustainability - E02: Sustainability & Hospitality with L+R Hotels
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, we’ll be exploring the current sustainability challenges facing the hospitality industry, how the industry might look in the ...
1: Business of Sustainability - E01: 'People Sustainability' with CHX Performance
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alex Smith and Mike Penrose are joined by Damien Stork, founder of CHX Performance and his colleague Jonathan Hook, Director of Learn...