Transforming Tomorrow
Episodes
Environmental Law
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The law won’t let Jan and Paul get away that easily! Another member of Lancaster University Law School, PhD researcher Camilo Cornejo Martinez, com...
Corporate Responsibility
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The law has caught up with Jan and Paul! Dr Rafael Savva, from Lancaster University’s Law School, promises he won’t sue us, but will recording th...
The Blue Economy
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to talk politics! And discover the Blue Economy – and how it varies around the world. Dr Celine Germond-Duret steps into the studio to ...
Sustainability in Scotland
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lucy Wishart returns to tell Jan and Paul about the varied governance and structures within Scottish policy-making bodies when it comes to waste. ...
Waste and the Circular Economy
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is waste? It goes far beyond what we all might think. Dr Lucy Wishart joins Jan and Paul from the University of St Andrews Business School to di...
Sustainability Fairy Tales
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can fairy tales be used help people more easily understand sustainability challenges and pitfalls? Where do mermaids, vampires and witches fit in?...
Entrepreneurs and Sustainability
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do entrepreneurs approach sustainability? Brian Gregory and Salma Atcha, from the Lancaster University Entrepreneurs in Residence network, join P...
Universities and Sustainability
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are universities doing to address sustainability challenges? Dr Georgiana Allison, Head of Sustainability at Lancaster University, joins Jan and...
The Wonders of Sand!
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jan and Paul are joined once more by Dr Jean-Baptiste Jouffray to discuss the fascinating world of sand. Without it, there would be no windows, no bui...
An Ocean of Issues
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You may have been taught the names of the world’s oceans as a child, but is there really only one? Dr Jean-Baptiste Jouffray, of the Stanford Cente...
Modern Slavery Reporting and Regulation
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It has been too long since we had an accountant on the show, so it’s time to rectify that! Jan and Paul welcome Dr Mahmoud Gad to talk with them abo...
COP28 and Business
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the aftermath of COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, Jan drags Paul back from his Christmas break for a special episode. They discuss the agreements...
Sustainable Family Businesses
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are almost five million family businesses in the UK alone. They are all around us, and have been for thousands of years. But what do we mean whe...
Local Sustainability Policy
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Global climate change has local impacts. So, how important is it that local government and the general public have an input into sustainability polici...
How do Sustainability and Accounting go together?
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jan and Paul welcome Richard Spencer, Director of Sustainability at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), to discuss ho...
Sustainability Benchmarking
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jan and guest Dr Dasha Smirnow try to convince a sceptical Paul that sustainability benchmarks – rankings based on companies’ performances relatin...
ICT and Sustainability
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Adrian Friday joins Jan and Paul to talk about the many ways technology can influence sustainability efforts – both good and bad. We disc...
Digital Inequalities
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jan and Paul are joined in the studio by Professor Katy Mason to discuss digital infrastructure and inequalities – and why naughty trees and inconsi...
Modern Slavery and Sustainability
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jan and Paul welcome Distinguished Professor Linda Hendry to talk about an area that affects tens of millions of people worldwide - modern slavery. L...
Business and Biodiversity
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jan and Paul are joined in the studio by Duncan Pollard, whose career has taken him from Nestle to the WWF - not the wrestling version, to Paul's disa...
The Sustainable Development Goals
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You will be hearing the term SDGs a lot in this podcast, but just what are the Sustainable Development Goals? Professor Jan Bebbington and Paul Turne...
Introducing the Pentland Centre
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business? What do we mean when we say sustainability? Professor Jan Bebbington and Paul Turner expl...