Sustainable Views
Episodes
Alison Taylor on reputation risk in the age of Trump
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How real is reputation risk in today’s political and business climate?In this episode of Sustainable Views, Alison Taylor of NYU Stern joins Sustain...
Craig Bennett on why nature is the foundation of the economy
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is the UK government getting nature policy wrong and what does it mean for the economy?In this episode of Sustainable Views, reporter Florence Jones s...
Fiduciary duty vs climate action: the battle over pension fund investments
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pension funds control trillions in global savings. But should they be doing more to support climate action? In this episode of Sustainable Views, the ...
Michael Clements on Business and Human Rights
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How should businesses navigate human rights in a more fragmented world?In this episode of Sustainable Views, editor Philippa Nuttall sits down with Mi...
How is corporate responsibility evolving?
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Philippa Nuttall is joined by US reporter and acting deputy editor, Elizabeth Meager and UK reporter Florence Jones to discuss the evolving role of co...
What to expect in sustainability in 2026
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
2025 was a tough year for sustainability. With Trump's attacks on green energy, to uncertainty over regulation and subsidies, the direction of travel ...
2025: Year in review
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to the Sustainable Views team discuss the chaos of 2025 and what to expect from the coming year.At the end of the year the full Sustainable Vie...
What happened at COP30?
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As COP30 has wrapped up, Sustainable Views Editor Philippa Nuttall and reporter Florence Jones come together to discuss what happened in Belem, Brazil...
What to expect from COP30
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Sustainable Views, editor Philippa Nuttall is joined by acting deputy editor Elizabeth Meager and reporter Florence Jones to previe...
Why companies are facing climate-based legal risks
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Sustainable Views, editor Philippa Nuttall is joined by acting deputy editor Elizabeth Meager and reporter Florence Jones to discus...
What happened at New York Climate Week?
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In September, Sustainable Views Acting Deputy Editor Elizabeth Meager attended New York Climate Week. In this episode she sits down with Sustainable V...
How has corporate sustainability changed in the past 12 months?
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In July, Sustainable Views carried out a survey of sustainability professionals to understand how the sector has been evolving after a tumultuous 12 m...
*Let’s Talk Sustainable Business* S7E2 - How Should Businesses Frame Sustainability Ambitions?
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainable Views Editor, Philippa Nuttall joined the Let's Talk Sustainable Business Podcast earlier this week, a podcast from The Conference Board.P...
*Let’s Talk Sustainable Business* S7E1 - Sustainability in The News
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainable Views Editor, Philippa Nuttall joined the Let's Talk Sustainable Business Podcast earlier this week, a podcast from The Conference Board.P...
Are we insured against future climate change damage?
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the aftermath of the devastating floods that hit central Texas in July, Sustainable Views editor Philippa Nuttall spoke to acting deputy editor Eli...
Why is the food system so hard to reform?
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A summer of high temperatures and more extreme storms has laid bare some of the issues within our global food system. But why is it so hard to enact r...
Is the UK following through on what it says about climate action?
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As London Climate Action Week begins, Sustainable Views’ Philippa Nuttall speaks with Elizabeth Meager and Florence Jones about whether the UK gover...
What has Donald Trump's first 100 days meant for sustainability?
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been 100 days since Donald Trump entered the White House for a second time — on an election ticket that promised the end of renewable energy su...
Sustainable Views: 2024: a crazy year in the world of sustainability
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sustainable Views editorial team summarises what happened this year and the trends we see for 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
Sustainable Views: Why businesses should be at COP
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Patricia Espinosa, former UNFCCC executive secretary and now chief executive of onepoint5 consultants, and Eliot Whittington, chief systems change off...
Sustainable Views: Phasing out fossil fuels in a volatile world
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At COP28 last year, world leaders agreed to “transition away” from fossil fuels. Rui Teixeira, executive board member and CFO of EDP, and Climate ...
Sustainable Views: Why businesses need to catch up on nature action
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While companies have got used to reporting on their emissions, understanding their impacts on nature and the risks of biodiversity loss to their produ...
Sustainable Views: Can female leadership accelerate climate action?
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There was barely a woman to be seen in the official photograph of the world's climate leaders at COP28. This is a problem when half of the world's pop...
Sustainable Views: Financing the revolution – funding and money flows for a net zero world
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The need for the global economy to transition to net zero is now a reasonably settled debate, but there remain many questions about how to finance it....
Sustainable Views: Tackling Scope 3 emissions – reality check on decarbonisation
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Indirect emissions account for, on average, around three-quarters of a company’s emissions. Walmart chief sustainability officer Kathleen McLaughlin...
Partner Content by ING: Changing habits – Romania's bottle battle
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Partner content by ING.The last podcast in this series examines how one company is working to change the face of bottle recycling in Romania. &nb...
Partner content by ING: Circular jeans – stitched for the future
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Partner content by ING.This podcast looks at how to make the textile industry, and specifically jeans, more eco-friendly. We break down the problem of...
Sustainable Views: How business climate action is evolving
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many companies are taking the lead on climate action, but much more needs to happen to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Sustainable Views sp...
Partner content by ING: Building the office of the future
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Partner content by ING.In this podcast, experts discuss how rather than razing old buildings to rubble, New York worked to link existing structures, m...
Partner content by ING: Powering the city that never sleeps
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Partner content by ING. New York aims to power 70 per cent of the city with renewables by 2030. Achieving this target will mean building a transitio...
Partner content by ING: Clean Coffee, a podcast on sustainability
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Partner content by ING. Coffee is one of the world's most traded commodities and a drink many of us enjoy on a daily basis. Yet, its environmental foo...
Sustainable Views: Can a green app change your behaviour?
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Silvia speaks to the founder of AWorld, the official app of the UN Act Now campaign that encourages individual action towards meeting...
Sustainable Views: What you need to know about ESG rules, investment and litigation
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the Sustainable Views team reviews some of the hottest topics of the year, and points you towards the trends to watch in 2024. From n...
Sustainable Views: Age, gender and Jordan Peterson's influence
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Evidence suggests that different ages and genders engage in varying degrees with climate change. Our latest episode's guests tackle how these factors ...
Sustainable Views: From football stardom to green investing
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Working in sustainability is almost by definition a “career change”, given the recent nature of this area. As far as career moves go, however, few...
Sustainable Views: Lessons from a whistleblower
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you work in sustainability, you'll already be familiar with Desiree Fixler.If you're new to this area, Desiree is the whistleblower who instigated ...
Best of: ESG, carbon offsets, climate tech
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode of our first season, Silvia takes you through our more popular shows – from our very first recording, where Alison Taylor of NYU...
Sustainable Views: Raising ‘quality’ green capital in Europe
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Sustainable Views, Silvia talks to Lubomila Jordanova, the founder and CEO of Plan A, a carbon reporting start-up with offices in B...
Sustainable Views: Running a ‘sustainable’ private members’ club
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Silvia talks to Paul van Zyl, the co-founder and chief creative officer of The Conduit, a private members’ club that organises even...
Sustainable Views: Meet the green tech activists
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the next few episodes, Silvia Pavoni, your host, will introduce you to some of the most inspiring entrepreneurs creating solutions and galvanising ...
Sustainable Views: Should you offset your carbon emissions?
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
They are meant to help us transition to a greener economy but carbon offsets, and the markets where they are traded, are fraught with controversy.The ...
Sustainable Views: Turning fashion into a sustainable business
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From the environmental impact of certain materials to the huge waste problems caused by discarded clothing, the fashion industry is problematic. Even ...
Sustainable Views: Looking after your financial health
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Though most of us would understand what the term ‘financial health’ means, there isn’t quite an official definition. That’s a problem if we wa...
Sustainable Views: Sadiq Khan on sustainable cities, finance – and COP
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
London mayor Sadiq Khan wants more power and financing for cities so they can deal with and find solutions to climate change. Cities, after all, are r...
Sustainable Views: The Africa COP
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of this year’s UN climate conference, discussions over the responsibility of the world’s richest countries towards developing economies have...
How to speak ‘ESG’
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Silvia and Alison Taylor of NYU Stern School of Business look into the language of sustainability and find it still has a pretty loose grammar and hig...
Trailer: Sustainable Views, the podcast
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Confused about sustainability? You’re not alone. Environmental, social and governance factors, or ESG, are increasingly a headache for business, fin...