The Net Zero Business Podcast

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Climate change is the ultimate business challenge for the 21st century, and the transition to a low carbon economy is littered with huge risks and opportunities. On the Net Zero Business Podcast, Sustainability expert and author Gareth Kane of Terra Infirma Ltd will lead you through unique insights for businesses wanting to embrace Net Zero, featuring a fabulous series of guests from a wide range of sectors and disciplines. The thread that runs through the episodes is pragmatism – how do we make change happen in the real world? Join us and find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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September 11, 202644 min

Accounting for Sustainability with Iain Murray, CIPFA

This week I talk to Iain Murray of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) about the role of the accountancy profession in Sustainability in general and reporting in particular. The theme running through our discussion is how to make data meaningful - ie how can it drive change. CIPFA has recently published Sustainability Reporting in the public Sector: A Leap Forward which can be downloaded here . For the reader offer on our Achieving Net Zero: A Practical Guide for Business course click here and use the code NETZERO_SEPT2026 if required. This episode is brought to you in association with the Terra Infirma Ltd Net Zero Accelerator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 4, 202633 min

How Green is Your Green Electricity Tariff Really? with Killian Daly, Energy Tag

On one level, Scope 2 emissions are really simple to calculate – you look up your electricity bill and multiply the number of units you've consumed by an annual carbon intensity factor. But that's not the full picture – the intensity of the grid fluctuates massively over time, meaning an average figure may be misleading, may mean you are using dirty energy when you think it is clean, and it won't incentivise you to shift your power use to when the grid is at it's cleanest. My guest this week, Killian Daly of Energy Tag, is at the forefront of the campaign to shift to real time emissions data to provide hourly matching of consumption and production. Killian explains how the Greenhouse Gas Protocol is changing to reflect the reality of variable grid emissions and how to get started making your claims more robust. If you want to take advantage of our listeners' training offer, click here: Achieving Net Zero for Business and use the code NETZERO_SEPT26 And for more on our Net Zero Accelerator, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 28, 202617 min

Words of Wisdom: The Sustainability Innovators

It's the holiday season again, so as usual we're pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months' episodes. This week we're looking at innovation and the innovators. Feast your ears on this: Nick Brown on the use of biomimicry at Paramo clothing Derrick Emsley on how his teenage entrepreneurism led to three different green businesses Prof Frederick Dalsace on the big error people make about Sustainable Products Lauren Juliff on how backwards-looking Sustainability frameworks do little to encourage innovation Jeremy Leggett on setting up and developing Solar Century Follow the links for the full interviews. This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma - check out our Net Zero Accelerator here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 21, 202615 min

Words of Wisdom: Putting People at the Heart of Sustainability

It's the holiday season again, so as usual we're pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months' episodes. This week we're looking at the no 1 issue in Sustainability - people. Here's what we cover: Prof Marcelle McManus on people-led Sustainability Ketan Joshi on why we get irrational resistance to Sustainability Emily Coon on why so-called 'soft skills' are paramount to making change happen Richard Lupo asks does Sustainability make us happy? Follow the links for the full interviews. This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma - check out our Net Zero Accelerator here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 14, 202612 min

Words of Wisdom: Decarbonising Transport

It's the holiday season again, so as usual we're pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months' episodes. This week we're looking at the key topic of low carbon transport, with insights from: Jordan Marsden, aka the EV Guy, on how we must look at EVs not just as transport, but part of the energy ecosystem Philip Fjeld of ReFuels on the use of biogas in road haulage Ollie Taylor of Marine Futures on the challenges of decarbonising shipping Laura Elms of Forest Bikes on succeeding in the shared micro mobility business Follow the links for the full interviews. This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma - check out our Net Zero Accelerator here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August 7, 202614 min

Words of Wisdom: The Economics of Net Zero

It's the holiday season again, so as usual we're pausing the queue of new interviews and reflecting back on emerging themes from the last 12 months' episodes. This week we're looking at economics, including: Andrew Sissons of NESTA: is Net Zero to blame for UK electricity prices? David Kipling of On-site Energy: the economics of Behind the Meter energy Martin Fahey of Mitsubishi Energy: why heat pump prices aren't falling as demand increases Matthew Lumsden of Connected Energy: the changing economics of EV battery ownership Chris Smith: why oil majors can't make the leap to renewables Use the links for the full interviews. This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma - check out our Net Zero Accelerator here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 31, 202640 min

Only Here for the Sustainable Beer with Emily Coon, St Austell Brewery

This episode covers two of my favourite topics, Sustainability and beer! Emily Coon of St Austell Brewery was recently designated one of edie's '30 under 30' Sustainability leaders and this chat will show why that was highly deserved. One of the most important points we cover is why change/influence skills are often called 'soft skills' when they are essential to making Sustainability happen – Emily jokes we should call them 'badass skills' instead. A truly joyous episode, particularly as Emily's journey started from a dark place. Emily's TEDx talk on the importance of so-called 'soft skills' can be seen here – I highly recommend it. If you want to take advantage of our training offer, click here: Achieving Net Zero for Business and use the code NETZERO9 And for more on our Net Zero Accelerator, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 24, 202633 min

Is British Industry Going Off-grid? with David Kipling, On-site Energy

If I said "going off grid", you'd probably think of crusty New Age Traveller types building their own home out of straw bales in some distant corner of the country. But behind all the jargon like Behind the Meter (BTM) energy and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) is a growing movement by some big energy intensive industries to break free of the constraints of the electricity grid (capacity, connection delays, transmission and policy costs) and move towards energy independence. David Kipling, CEO of On Site Energy, joins me to unpick the jargon, set out the business case and look at short term and long term trends. If you want to take advantage of our training offer, click here: Achieving Net Zero for Business and use the code NETZERO9 And for more on our Net Zero Accelerator, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 17, 202614 min

Burn'em, Baby, Burnham, North Sea Realities and What's Up With the Oil Markets?

The Sustainability Show is our four-weekly review show. This one could be out of date very quickly when we find out who gets what job when Andy Burnham becomes UK Prime Minister next week. I run the rule over the likelihood of further North Sea exploitation and what it would mean for the industry, ponder why the oil markets don't seem bothered by the collapse in the US/Iran peace agreement and the need to teach change management to Sustainability people. This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to life (use the link to send feedback via the Contact Us page). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 10, 202641 min

"You're Gonna Need a Greener Boat" with Ollie Taylor, Marine Futures

A whopping 90% of global trade is transported by sea - about 1.5tonnes per person on earth every year. This represents 3% of global emissions yet lies outside the Paris Agreement. This week on the pod, I'm joined by Ollie Taylor, Founder of Marine Futures, to talk all things maritime Sustainability, covering the decarbonisation of the global shipping trade, elite yacht racing and Ollie's specific interests in large leisure craft. If you want to take advantage of our training offer, click here: Achieving Net Zero for Business and use the code NETZERO8 And for more on our Net Zero Accelerator, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.