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Welcome to big time sustainability. This show is brought to you by the Centre for Big Synergy. It is a United Nations Global goals initiative. On the show, global leaders share their experiences of addressing the major challenges faced by us. These include climate change, loss of biodiversity, hunger, poverty, inequality and many more. The series aims to inspire millions across the world, to follow these global leaders and create a more sustainable world for us. Please subscribe and share with others to be part of the positive change all around us. To participate in the podcast or recommend a changemaker please email podcast(at)thebigsynergy.org.

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March 26, 2026Episode 1232 min

EP 12: Dr Jade McSorley finds out about Prof. Martin Charter's incredible contribution to The Centre for Sustainable Design at the University for the Creative Arts, UK.

In this episode of Big-time sustainability Dr Jade McSorley, founder of LOANHOOD, a circular fashion and sustainable lifestyle service, finds out about the incredible sustainability journey of Prof. Martin Charter. Martin's career spans over 30 years in numerous organisations and verticals including The Centre Sustainable Design ® www.cfsd.org.uk at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) www.ucreative.ac.uk since 1996 where he has led a range of international, national and regional research, consultancy and training programmes focused on product sustainability and sustainable innovation. Martin was the founding editor of the Journal of Sustainable Product Design, The Green Management Letter and Greener Management International (GMI) and is presently a member of the Editorial Boards of International Journals of Sustainable Engineering and Sustainable Design. Find out more about Martin's work and vision from his books, ‘Designing for the Circular Economy’ and ‘Accelerating Sustainability in Fashion, Clothing and Textiles’.

February 11, 2026Episode 1136 min

EP 11: James Marsh finds out about Sarah Bentley's food justice cookbook 'We Cook Plants' and her wider social justice impact.

In this episode of Big-time sustainability, find out about Sarah Bentley - an award-winning founder, author, campaigner, broadcaster and community builder, passionate about food and social justice. Her work inspires people to grow, cook and eat more plants to support both human and planetary health. She founded the pioneering plant-based community cookery school Made In Hackney, authored the food justice cookbook We Cook Plants, and is now Director of Food & Culture at Plant-Based Health Professionals UK, where she supports healthcare settings to adopt plant-rich food cultures.

January 24, 2025Episode 1031 min

EP10: Dr Ragini G Roy discusses Carla Haddad Mardini's incredible sustainability journey at UNICEF

In this episode of Big-time sustainability, Centre for Big Synergy's Dr Ragini G Roy finds out more about the accomplishments and leadership of global sustainability champion, Carla Haddad Mardini of UNICEF. Carla is the Director of UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships. Here she leads the organization’s global strategy to leverage the private sector to generate sustainable income for UNICEF and drive partnerships for children worldwide.

October 3, 2024Episode 933 min

EP9: Dr Sourav Roy discusses Roberta Boscolo's leadership at the World Meteorological Organisation

In this episode Dr Sourav Roy finds out more about the accomplishments and leadership of global sustainability champion, Dr Roberta Boscolo, Climate and Energy Lead at the World Meteorological Organisation. Roberta leads the Climate and Energy operations at the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Her main work is to enhance the capacity of countries to contrast climate change and enact sustainable development through scaling up science-based climate adaptations.

August 4, 2024Episode 830 min

EP8: Dr Ragini G Roy discusses Magali Anderson's incredible journey to be a sustainability champion

Dr Ragini G Roy discusses Magali Anderson's incredible journey to becoming a sustainability champion in this edition of Big-time Sustainability. Magali is a Sustainability and Innovation Leader, formerly CSO Holcim. During her Holcim tenure, Magali was a member of the advisory boards of industry organisations: Business for Nature, the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, the World Green Building Council and the 50L Home Coalition on water efficiency, amongst other leadership positions.

June 9, 2024Episode 731 min

EP7: Dr Sourav Roy discusses Beccy Speight's extraordinary sustainability leadership at RSPB

Beccy Speight is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the RSPB, the largest nature conservation organisation in the UK, with 1.2 million members, more than 2,000 employees and around 12,000 volunteers. She started her career in local government in Scotland, and then moved into management consultancy, working in mergers and acquisitions. Beccy became CEO at the Woodland Trust in 2014, led expansion of the organisation, and then commenced her present role at the RSPB in 2019.

April 11, 2024Episode 628 min

EP 6: Dr Ragini G Roy discussed Garrett Quinn's sustainability journey at Smurfit Kappa Group

Garrett Quinn was appointed Group Chief Sustainability Officer and to the Group Executive Committee in July 2021. He was appointed as Director to the Smurfit Kappa Foundation in May 2022. Garrett is also the company representative to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), The Conference Board (US), and the Consumer Goods Forum.

February 21, 2024Episode 530 min

EP5: Dr. Sourav Roy discusses Jeffrey Whitford's extraordinary sustainability journey in Merck KGaA

As Vice President of Sustainability & Social Business Innovation for the Life Science business of Merck, Jeffrey Whitford is a strategic partner to accelerate, embed and amplify sustainability principles and impact across its business operations to drive new business models, margin expansion, revenue generation and cost savings. Jeffrey is Sustainability Hero of the Year (2023) by both the Stevie® Awards and Business Intelligence Group.

January 13, 2024Episode 430 min

EP4: Dr Ragini G Roy and sustainability champion Catherine Conway, Director of GoUnpackaged, discusses the future of zero waste.

A true innovator, Catherine Conway, set-up the first version of Unpackaged in 2006 as the world’s first modern zero waste shop. Catherine’s passion for developing systems to enable refilling, and reuse, within various sectors has enabled many other businesses to create real and lasting change.

October 24, 2023Episode 327 min

EP3: Dr Sourav Roy discusses with Courtney Holm, VP Sustainable Futures, Capgemini Invest, what drives her to be a global sustainability champion.

In this episode, Dr. Sourav Roy, the founder & CEO of Center for Big Synergy, a Civil Society Organisation of the United Nations discusses Courtney Holm's long and accomplished journey to be a global sustainability champion. Courtney Holm is Capgemini Invent Vice President of Sustainable Futures. Courtney’s role is to shape the way Capgemini creates long term, sustainable value for clients, enabling them with fresh perspectives and digital solutions.

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