Sustainable Matters
Episodes
19 | Helen Meech
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Meech heads up The Climate Coalition, a membership organisation that lobbies for action on nature and climate. The group was established in...
18 | Ajay Tegala
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ajay Tegala is a conservationist, podcast and TV presenter and full-time National Trust ranger, whose love for the natural world started ver...
17 | Claire Poole
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Poole is the founder of Sport Positive, which she set up in 2018 to help the global sport industry place sustainability rig...
16 | Alexandra Rickham
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Rickham is a double paralympic bronze medalist and five-time world champion in sailing.When she was 13, she was paralysed in a diving a...
15 | Gary Punter
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Punter is something of a guru when it comes to factories, and has become the go to expert for advising companies on working towards an agile and ...
14 | Professor Tim Minshall
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Tim Minshall heads up the Institute for Manufacturing and Management at the University of Cambridge. The department’s aim is simple: to “...
13 | Solitaire Townsend
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Solitaire Townsend is the 'Chief Solutionist' at Futerra, the organisation she founded. Futerra helps companies work towards a sustain...
12 | Maria Zeb Benjamin
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Zeb Benjamin lives and works in Cumbria, where she strives to bring farming, nature and ethical business together.Her partner is a sixth generat...
11 | Lord Turner
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lord Turner chairs the Energy Transitions Commission, a global coalition of companies, NGOs and experts working to achieve a net zero economy by 2040....
10 | Andrea Cheong
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Cheong is a fashion educator who thinks her work dovetails with sustainability activists.She hosts the podcast Fashion Our Future, has written ...
9 | Professor Jim Skea
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Sir Jim Skea has spent over forty years working in climate science research and was once referred to as “the most important scientist...
8 | Tony Juniper
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Tony Juniper CBE has devoted his entire life to campaigning for nature and has been described by journalists as “the most effective of Brita...
7 | Craig Bennett
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Craig is Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts. He has been described as “one of the country’s top environmental campaigners”, by The Guardian ...
6 | Martin Lines
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Lines is a third generation farmer from Cambridgeshire, who takes his role as custodian of the land very seriously.He is also CEO of The Nature...
5 | Henry Dimbleby
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Henry is the author of the National Food Strategy, co-author of The School Food Plan, founder of the Chefs in Schools and the restaurant chain Leon. H...
4 | Polly Billington
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Polly Billington, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for East Thanet at the next election. She worked as a reporter for the BBC for many years, b...
3 | Rachel Kyte
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Kyte was named by Time magazine as one of the 15 women leading climate action. She is an extremely accomplished and experienced leader, with an...
2 | Abadesi Osunsade
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Abadesi Osunsade is the founder of Hustle Crew which exists to make workplaces fairer. She says her childhood spent overseas as the da...
1 | Anne-Marie Imafidon
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is a maths whizz - famously passing her maths A level at 11 years old. Ten years ago, she founded the Stemettes, a&nbs...
Sustainable Matters | Trailer
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainable Matters is a show for anyone interested in sustainability, hosted by former BBC environment correspondent Sarah Mukherjee. Sarah is now CE...