Sustainability Solved

E109 - Brendon Rowen from Cradle to Circular Design Consultancy

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brendon Rowen brings his extensive experience in well being, marketing, and environmental consultancy to bare on designing and implementing Cradle to ...

E108 - Steve Malkin from Planet Mark

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Malkin is the founder of Planet Mark, a sustainability certification which recognises continuous improvements, encourages action, and builds an ...

E107 - Julio Maria Muhorro from Sharing Knowledge International

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Julio Maria Muhorro is the founder of Sharing Knowledge International, an e-learning platform that offers coaching packaging in order to enable powerf...

E106 - Chris De Armitt from Phantom Plastics LLC

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chris DeArmitt is a scientist considered one of the top plastic material experts in the world. He has worked as a problem-solver for many big corporat...

E105 - Vicky Smith from Earth Changers

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Vicky Smith is the founder of Earth Changers. They are not a tour operator or travel agency but a marketing platform that collects and offers some of ...

E104 - Guillaume Le Grand from TOWT

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Guillaume Le Grand is the CEO and Co-founder of TOWT, TransOceanic Wind Transport. TOWT is a French sailing freight transport company that uses wind p...

E103 - Roxy Rocks-Engelman from Cafédirect

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Roxy Rocks-Engelman is the Sustainability Communications Manager at Cafédirect, a coffee company that supplies high-quality coffee and whose mission ...

E102 - James Thornton from Intrepid Travel

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

James Thornton is the CEO of Intrepid Travel, one of the world's largest travel companies. Being a responsible business has been at the heart of this ...

E101 - Dr Sri Ram & Smruti Sriram from Bag of Ethics

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Sri Ram and Smruti Sriram are the founder and CEO, respectively, of Bag of Ethics, a manufacturing company based in London with its manufacturing h...

E100 - Daniele Russolillo and Carmen Romero from Planet Smart City

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk on this podcast with the Chief Operations Officer and the Chief Impact Officer at Planet Smart City, Daniele Russolillo, and Carmen Romero. Pl...

E099 - Mike Barry from Marks and Spencer

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Barry is a Sustainability Freelance Expert with nearly 20 years of experience as Head of Sustainability in Marks & Spencer. Sustainability insigh...

E098 - Phil Clark From Embedded IT

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Phil Clarks is the owner of Embedded IT, a group of experienced consultants who have lived through IT Services complexity and understand the impacts...

E097 - Nick Rawkins from Reconome

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Rawkins works at Reconome, a company that helps businesses and households manage the lifecycle of their IT equipment in a sustainable way, as wel...

E096 - Carolina Miranda from Cultivating Capital

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Carolina Miranda is the founder and CEO of Cultivating Capital, a certified B Corp since 2012. Their purpose is to help make the world a better plac...

E095 - Adam Hall from Internet Fusion

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Hall is the head of sustainability at Internet Fusion, a group of online retailers that operate in majority outdoor sports, such as mountain spo...

E094 - Karli Hiscock from Bates Wells

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Karli Hiscock works at Bates Wells, a full-service law firm established in 1970. They call themselves a city firm with a difference: they have a lot ...

E093 - Martin Rich from Future-Fit Business

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Rich is the cofounder of Future-Fit Business, a UK based charity, whose vision is the creation of a future-fit society. What do they mean by t...

E092 - Tim Wookey from Amamus

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Wookey is the Cofounder and Managing Director of Amamus. As his business name tells 'we love' in Latin, Tim and his team are passionate about beau...

E091 - Kathryn Luckock from Share Impact

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kathryn Luckock is a coach for social entrepreneurs. She set up Share Impact nearly three years ago with a vision to help social entrepreneurs measu...

E090 - Paul Hargreaves from Cotswold Fayre

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cotswold Fayre is a wholesaler of artists on food and drinks who buys lots of nice food and drink products from producers all over, mainly the UK but ...

E089 - Catherine Manning from Social Value UK

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Catherine Manning is the Operation Manager from Social Value UK and Social Value International. Social Value UK is a national membership network w...

E088 - Jon Fletcher from Brakkn

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Fletcher is the co-founder and managing director of Brakkn, a ‘profit with a purpose’ company who aims to make homes and businesses more affor...

E087 - Russ Avery, Dr Birgit Memminger-Rieve and Ingemar Hunold from Elodie

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Russ Avery, Dr Birgit Memminger-Rieve and Ingemar Hunold are the founders of Elodie, a sustainability and creative communications consultancy that put...

E086 - Sukhi and Ravinder Sindhu from Drinks Cubed

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ravinder and Sukhi are cofounders of Drinks Cubed, an inspiring company that produces reusable carton-bottled water. They’ve made it their aim to he...

E085 - Carl Pratt from Future Planet

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Carl Pratt is the Founder of Future Planet, a community with a passion for purpose, personal fulfilment and the planet. Their purpose is to accelerate...

E084 - Dhiraj Sharma from 8mango

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dhiraj Sharma is the founder of 8mango where they create artefacts using a handful of domestic junk such as e-waste. Today, they have transformed more...

E083 - Tom & Simon Rice from HSG

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

HSG UK (Hygienex) offers water conservation and washroom services. Lead by Simon Rice and Tom Rice, they are a father and son duo that created Ureco a...

E082 - Jae Cotterell from Passivhaus Homes

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jae Cotterell is an author and architect, with experience in designing certified Passivhaus buildings. Passivhaus Homes helps build net zero carbon ho...

E081 - Steve Pipe from B1G1, Business For Good

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Pipe is a retired accountant, business author, speaker and strategist who is giving everything away to help create a better world. Steve is usin...

E080 - Camilla Haugsten from Ouroboros

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Camilla is the Founder of Ouroboros, an online global consultant supporting CEOs and Executives to develop their companies in a sustainable direction ...

E079 - Amanda Weeks from Ambrosia, creator of Veles

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Amanda Weeks creator of Veles, the world’s first closed-loop and resource-negative multi-purpose cleaner. Amanda is the CEO and cofounder of Am...

E078 - Dr Bruno Cignacco - The Art of Compassionate Business

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Bruno Roque Cignacco (PhD) is an international business consultant,  international speaker and business coach. For over 20 years, he has advised ...

E077 - Deanna Cook from Liya Collective

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Deanna Cook is the founder of Liya Collective a minimalist fashion brand for the modern women, sustainably made around the world. If you would like to...

E076 - Mark M Brown - The Outward Bound Lessons

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Michaux Brown is an executive coach and author of “The Outward Bound Lessons - To Live A Life Of Leadership” If you would like to be a guest ...

E075 - Thalia Carr from Thalia Carr Coaching

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Thalia Carr is a coach, trainer and facilitator helping sustainability professionals gain more confidence. Thalia work with individuals and teams from...

E074 - Ben Carter from Minibems

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Carter is the New Business Development Manager at MiniBems. Minibems is a demand management system for complex heating systems that enables improv...

E073 - Taylor Gathercole from Kindwood

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Taylor Gathercole is the Founder of Kindwood, a new business with the simple mission to provide people and planet kind warmth. They are transforming t...

E071 - Virginia Cinquemani from Green Gorilla

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Virginia Cinquemani is the Founder and Director at The Green Gorilla, where they empower sustainability professionals to make an impact through coachi...

E071 - Ben Knowles from Pedal Me

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Knowles is the founder of Pedal Me. Pedal powered passenger and cargo service in London. For more information go to Green Element Podcast This ep...

E070 - Sam Coggin from The Coggin Group

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Coggin is the MD and Head of Operations at The Coggin Group. They are office furniture suppliers, providing upcylced and remanufactured office fur...

E069 - Andy Middleton from TYF Group - Part 2

30 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Middleton is the Founder and Chief Exploration Officer of TYF group. For more information go to Green Element Podcast This episode is hosted by ...

E068 - Andy Middleton from TYF Group - Part 1

27 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Middleton is the Founder and Chief Exploration Officer of TYF group. For more information go to Green Element Podcast This episode is hosted by ...

E067 - Lauren Wiseman from WWF

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren Wiseman is the environmental manager at WWF - The World Wildlife Fund for Nature. For more information go to Green Element Podcast This episod...

E066 - Kate Strong from Strong Culture

20 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Strong is the world champion triathlete, entrepreneur, coach and sustainability business consultant on a mission to inspire and empower people to...

E065 - April Sotomayor from Investors In The Environment

16 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

April Sotomayor is the senior sustainability manager at iiE Investors in the Environment (iiE) is a national environmental accreditation scheme. IIE s...

E064 - Santiago Navarro from Garçon Wines

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Garçon Wines are the London-based inventors of eco, flat wine bottles; sustainable packaging for a 21st century world.  For more information go to ...

E063 - Will Gardner from Purpose Driven Business

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Will helps leaders and their organisations thrive through the power of Purpose. He’s a consultant, coach and speaker. Will started his career at Mar...

E062 - Tara Button from Buy Me Once

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tara Button is the founder of BuyMeOnce, which is on a mission to change the way the world shop forever. The BuyMeOnce team find the longest lasting a...

E061 - Karen Higgins from Grant Thornton

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Grant Thornton is one of the world’s leading organisations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. More than 50,000 Grant Thornton people ...

E060 - James Perry from Cook

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

James is co-founder and co-Chairman of COOK, a certified B Corporation. He is a Founding Partner of Snowball LLP, a multi-asset impact investment mana...

E059 - Konark Ogra from Rural Handmade

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rural Handmade connects Rural Craftsperson or Makers to the Global consumer market with Data and Design. A transparent supply chain powered by Technol...

E058 - Matt Keniston from BioBean

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bio-Bean is the world's largest recycler of coffee grounds. They recycle spent coffee grounds into a broad spectrum of efficient, sustainable products...

E057 - Javed Khattak from Zisk Properties

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Javed Khattak is the CEO of Zisk Properties a property crowdfunding platform to make property investments more accessible to everyone. For more infor...

E056 - Sian Conway from Ethical Hour

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sian Conway is an ethical marketer working on behalf of Mother earth. Ethical Hour works with impact entrepreneurs on marketing strategies to grow the...

E055 - Nik Robinson from Good Citizen

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Good Citizen turns single-use bottles into eyewear. They make 100% recycled sunglasses where each sunglasses is made from one recycled plastic bottle....

E054 - Russ Avery - The Sustainability Marketing Guy

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Russ Avery is the sustainability marketing guy. Russ is a serial eco entrepreneur, having founded several startups including Happy Orangutan, Renewabi...

E053 - Kiran Gill from Bloom and Grace

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kiran Gill is the cofounder of Bloom and Grace. Their missions is to eradicate poverty through working with artisan communities and educating local c...

E052 - Adele Frew from The Other Wife

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adele Frew is the cofounder of The Other Wife. They are a chemical free premium cleaning services. They use natural cleaning products free from chemic...

E051 - Charlie Luxton from Charlie Luxton Design

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat with Charlie Luxton, TV presenter and sustainable architectural designer at Charlie Luxton Designs. Charlie Luxton Designs create ar...

E050 - Louisa Ziane from Toast Ale

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Toast Ale is beer made from surplus bread. Up to 44% of bread is never eaten. Toast Ale work with bakeries and sandwich makers to prevent waste. ...

Environmental Management System

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode final episode of season 1 of the Green Element Podcast, I share with you what is an environmental management system. Get the FREE Envi...

The B Corp Movement

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we meet a few of the fellow B Corps.  Certified B Corps are a new kind of businesses purpose and profit. Highlights Why become a B ...

E049 - Dr Michael Groves from Topolytics

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Michael Groves founded Topolytics to help drive new models of waste and resources management and digitally enable the circular economy. Topolytics ...

E048 - Matthew Sawyer from SEE Sustainability and Nigel Parkin from Institution cafe

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Sawyer is the MD of SEE Sustainability, a sustainability consultancy helping SMEs improve their triple bottom line. Nigel Parkin is the owner ...

E047 - Ifeyinwa Kanu from IntelliDigest

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ifeyinwa Kanu, founder of IntelliDigest.  Food waste and plastic waste are two global challenges attracting a worldwide concern. IntelliDigest is dev...

E046 - Woon Tan from Podcast Publishing

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Woon Tan is the founder of Podcast Publishing, where they focus on helping impact businesses share their message through podcasts. Podcast publishing ...

E045 - Alan Donnachie from Regents University London

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Donnachie is the Head of Estates and Facilities at the Regents's University London. Highlights: challenges of greening a university that is part...

E044 - Jo Coombes from AdGreen

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

AdGreen exists to support the advertising industry’s transition to environmentally sustainable production methods; working in collaboration with tra...

E043 - Michiel Vos from Coco Pallet

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Michiel Vos is the founder & CTO of Coco Pallet. He is a serial entrepreneur specialized in the Circular Economy and Bio Based products.  CocoPallets...

E042 - Alison Wood from Lilypads

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alison Woods talks about her journey from charity work to the founding of Lilypads. Lilypads is a reusable sanitary pad made from natural material. Li...

E041 - Naeem Arif from NA Consulting & United Carpets

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Naeem Arif is the author of “Customer First” and MD of NA Consulting and United Carpets. In this conversation, Naeem shares his experience of advi...

E040 Brendan Thomson from Renegade & Longton

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brendan Thompson is the co-founder of Renegade & Longton, the pioneers of elderflower and sparkling wines. We talk about sustainable packaging and...

E039 - Jon Leland from Kickstarter

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Jon Leland from Kickstarter. Jon Leland is the Senior Director of Strategy and Insights at Kickstarter, the world's...

E038 - Natalie Jameson from The Heroworx Institute School of Social Business Architecture & Digital Innovation

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Natalie Jameson – C.E.O | MUM | Design Thinker | Tech4Good / Social Business Innovator | Speaker | Author| Educat...

E037 - Paul McGillivray from Remote

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Paul is Co-Founder and CTO of Remote and Code Assembly, working to empower purpose-driven teams to amplify their impact. He’s also a TEDx speaker, w...

E036 - Nick Addison from Pro Earth Ltd

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Nick Addison from Pro Earth Ltd. Pro Earth are specialists in environment protection and conservation through contr...

E035 - Kiko Matthews from Kiko Matthews Ltd

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing as a Podcast Extra; Kiko Matthews from Kiko Matthews ltd - A World record holder - fastest woman to solo row the At...

E034 - Tessa Tricks from Hubbub

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Tessa Tricks from Hubbub. Hubbub is a charity that creates environmental campaigns with a difference. There positiv...

E033 - Stephanie Johnson and Kristina Komlosiova from Pollen + Grace

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Stephanie Johnson and Kristina Komlosiova from Pollen + Grace. They create innovative, healthy ready meals and snac...

E029 - Tim Dew from Mount Parnassus

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Tim Dew from Games Without Frontiers. Tim started Games Without Frontiers to rapidly accelerate the way that people...

E032 - Anne-Charlotte Mornington from Olio

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Anne Charlotte Mornington from OLIO. Anne Charlotte Mornington pursued a BA Hons in Fine Art and an MSc in Manageme...

E031 - Anne van Eijsden from Paper on the Rock

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Anne Pleun van Eijsden from Paper on the Rocks. She started Paper on the Rocks in late 2015. After studying Interna...

E030 - Joseph Kennedy from Content Pathway

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be intervieing Joseph Kennedy from Content Pathway, The UK's #1 Environmental Copywriter & Interviewer. The environment can't speak...

E028 - Robin Pointon from Go Travel Solutions

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Robin Pointon, Go Travel Solutions is a specialist consultancy for sustainable transport, serving employers, public...

E027 - Marco Karman from Be More You

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Marco Karman who is the owner of Be More You. Be More You is a company that helps people be more mindful, compassio...

E026 - Peter Elbourne from Shore Seaweed

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Peter Elbourne, Managing Director of Supply & Operations at SHORE The Scottish Company. They aim to be the UK’s l...

E025 - Joel Solomon from Renewal Funds

31 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Joel Solomon from Renewal Funds. Want to understand what a serial impact investor sounds like, what should you look...

E024 - Nick Molden from Emissions Analytics

23 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Nick Molden from Emissions Analytics, a business that is trying to educate us on what the actual emissions are for ...

E023 - Adam Garfunkel from Junxion Strategy

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to have and be interviewing Adam Garfunkel from Junxion Strategy, a strategy and communications consultancy dedicated to helping leade...

E022 - Tamma Carel from Imvelo Ltd

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled to be interviewing Tamma Carel from Imvelo limited, an environmental consultancy and training business that helps companies best under...

E021 - Peter Gilheany from Forster Communications

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are delighted to be joined by Peter Gilheany, the Director of Forster Communications, a social change PR agency. It’s a company that is dev...

E020 - Hermione Taylor from Do Nation

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is a great episode about a phenomenal and inspiring lady that set up ‘networking’ and ‘communications’ solution that helps us increase aw...

E019 - Martin Baxter from IEMA

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Baxter Chief Policy Advisor IEMA – (Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment) Martin works in the UK and internationally to support...

E018 - Tom Greenwood from WholeGrain Digital

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are delighted to be joined by Tom Greenwood who is the managing director of Wholegrain Digital. He and his wife begun the company back in 200...

E017 - Dave Faulconbridge from WF Glazing Protection

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Faulconbridge, one of the founders of WF Glazing Protection Ltd, is here with us today discussing window films. The company helps and gives you t...

E016 - Richard Fuller from County Battery

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we are glad to be joined by Richard Fuller, the managing Director at County Battery Services Ltd. It’s a company that was founded by his fath...

E015 - Myles Hopper from Mindful Chef

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today I had a chat with Myles Hopper, one of the founders of Mindful Chef. Mindful Chef is a health-focused food box company that was founded in 2015....

E014 - Danny Witter from Work for Good

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are delighted to be joined by Danny Witter a co-founder of Work for Good. Work for Good is a social enterprise that purposes in getting busin...

E013 - Adam Robertson from Kalopsia Collective

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kalopsia Collective is a textile batch manufacturing company which began with an aim to challenge the way textile was seen. Totally aware of the socia...

E012 - Ben Battell from Bahasa of the sea

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Battell visited two beaches with completely different ocean life. One was completely clean while the other was holding on to its life from the amo...