Corporate climate action, made practical.
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Sustainability Uncovered follows the business end of climate action, where targets meet policy, capital, buildings, and operational limits. Its monthly episodes mix newsroom context with practitioner interviews from companies, standards bodies, finance groups, and sustainability projects.
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About Sustainability Uncovered
Sustainability Uncovered covers climate and environmental action through the lens of business implementation. It is less interested in slogans than in the machinery behind them. Recent episodes look at how companies install solar without treating it as a quick fix, how manufacturers approach green hydrogen, and how finance institutions respond to net-zero backlash. The show often starts with a big question, then works down into constraints, trade-offs, and standards. That structure gives technical subjects a clear editorial route. Science-based targets are discussed not only as commitments, but as tools for managing transition risk and shaping investment. Solar is discussed as one part of a wider energy strategy, with roof condition, demand reduction, insurance, and return on investment all mattering. Heavy industry is treated as a sector where ambition depends on demand, policy frameworks, and patient innovation. The programme also tracks sectors that do not always dominate climate coverage. Veterinary care, beauty labelling, oat milk, green buildings, woodland creation, food policy, and employee ESG engagement all appear in the recent run. These choices make the show feel rooted in the everyday spread of corporate sustainability work. It recognises that environmental strategy now touches business functions, finance, communications, product design, and regulation. The editorial voice is warm but workmanlike. Studio asides and newsroom updates keep the pace human, while the interviews stay focused on what businesses can actually change. Guests bring examples from companies, banks, standards bodies, climate networks, national parks, and industrial partnerships. The show is particularly useful when it separates credible transition planning from vague climate positioning. It also gives listeners a rolling sense of the policy calendar, including reporting developments, COP30, and sustainability events. The result is a monthly briefing with texture. It is practical, UK business-oriented, and alert to the gap between climate promises and operational delivery. For professionals trying to keep pace with sustainable business, it offers context without flattening the complexity.
Made for: The show suits sustainability professionals, business-function leads, and climate-curious listeners who want grounded coverage of corporate environmental action. It is especially relevant for people tracking standards, policy, finance, decarbonisation projects, and green claims.
What sets it apart: Sustainability Uncovered stands out by connecting headline climate themes to the operational details companies face: roofs, standards, finance flows, staff engagement, and policy pressure. Its newsroom framing keeps the scope broad while the interviews stay close to implementation.
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What are the climate stories that really matter? How are businesses avoiding greenwashing and backing the solutions that could genuinely accelerate the transition to a net-zero, circular economy? Join the edie team for this long-running show which makes the big climate issues bite-sized.Sustainability Uncovered brings you exclusive commentary from experts in sustainable business, cleantech and climate from across the globe. The show features live in-the-studio guests, leader interviews, need-to-know round-ups, listener quizzes and more – all wrapped up into monthly episodes.Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, student, youth activist, or just someone…
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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Sustainability Uncovered turns corporate climate commitments into practical questions about investment, operations, risk and measurable performance.
Sustainability Uncovered follows climate commitments into the operational decisions that determine whether they work. Sarah George and the other hosts pair interviews with editorial updates, moving between corporate strategy, policy and implementation while keeping the questions…
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Episodes
- 1
#SustyTalk: Anthesis’ CEO Stuart McLachlan on transitions and transformational change
·19m - 2
#SustyTalk: The Estée Lauder Companies' R&D VP on green chemistry
·14m - 3
Sustainability Uncovered: In the Green Room with P&G's Virginie Helias
·26m - 4
#SustyTalk: Gresham House's Peter Bachmann on unlocking sustainable infrastructure investment
·20m - 5
Episode 09: Climate finance, cleantech investments and the Just Transition
·52m - 6
Episode 42: Tripling renewables in a new era for solar power
·59m - 7
Episode 41: Decarbonising British manufacturing and understanding the SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard
·48m - 8
Episode 40: Greening vet care and making oat milk sexy again
·47m - 9
Episode 39: Cleantech funding, climate networking and employee ESG engagement
·34m - 10
Episode 38: Did banks really give up on net-zero in 2025?
·34m - 11
Episode 37: Decarbonising heavy industry and going beyond the hype on green hydrogen
·38m - 12
Episode 36: Woodland creation, combatting greenwashing and a quick COP30 preview
·59m - 13
Episode 35: Designing greener buildings and navigating banking’s net-zero backlash
·49m - 14
Episode 34 (pt 2): How drinks businesses are responding to water risks and nature loss
·42m - 15
Episode 34 (pt 1): Inside luxury giant Kering’s new water strategy
·32m - 16
Episode 33: Greener cleaning, B Corp strategy and Britain’s infrastructure bonanza
·1h 2m - 17
Episode 32: Bottom trawling bans, oyster restoration and the High Seas Treaty
·57m - 18
Episode 31: Fashion resale, circular economy standards and U-turns on plastic packaging targets
·52m - 19
Episode 30: Employee engagement, Fairtrade partnerships and going beyond corporate philanthropy
·1h 11m - 20
Episode 29: Brilliant bamboo, B Corp certification and bed recycling
·1h - 21
Episode 28: Urban wetlands, biodiversity net-gain and nature-friendly farming
·1h 5m - 22
Sustainability Uncovered episode 27: Fairtrade tea, sustainable holidays and cutting through the noise
·51m - 23
Episode 26: A COP29 debrief and the future of purpose-led business
·1h 1m - 24
Episode 25: Carbon budgets, ocean ecosystems and CEO collaborations for net-zero
·1h 1m - 25
Episode 24: Biodiversity finance, nature-positive solar farms and regreening Africa with AI
·1h 2m - 26
Episode 23: Innovative green buildings, SDG solutions and clean energy for all
·58m - 27
Episode 22: SME finance, sustainable sports and hydrogen racing cars
·57m - 28
Episode 21: Election debrief, climate risk insurance and philanthropic finance
·1h 5m - 29
Episode 20: Cleantech ventures, low-carbon cement and credible net-zero transition plans
·47m - 30
Episode 19: Regenerative fashion, circular computers and plastic-free packaging
·51m - 31
Sustainability Uncovered episode 18: Vertical farming, financed emissions and Scope 3 dilemmas
·1h 10m - 32
#SustyTalk: Rotterdam Vice Mayor Chantal Zeegers on delivering a just energy transition
·15m - 33
#SustyTalk: Lavazza’s Veronica Rossi on creating more sustainable coffee supply chains
·16m - 34
Episode 17: Sustainable supply chains, ethical rum and the B Corp Bar
·40m - 35
#SustyTalk: 11th Hour Racing's Damian Foxall on sustainability in sports
·12m - 36
#SustyTalk: Carlsberg Marston’s Laurence Cox on adopting a regenerative mindset
·17m - 37
#SustyTalk: TransitionZero's CEO on unlocking the clean energy transition
·14m - 38
#SustyTalk: AEG's Sam Booth on carbon-removed concerts
·16m - 39
Episode 16: Green business matchmaking, ethical flowers and net-zero heat
·57m - 40
Episode 15: Green skills, sustainable skincare and regenerative wool
·57m - 41
#SustyTalk: Volution Group CEO Ronnie George on sustainability communications
·17m - 42
#SustyTalks: Glovo’s Sebastien Pellion on making speedy deliveries more sustainable
·23m - 43
Episode 14: Christmas special - climate cafés, green finance futures and the year in review
·54m - 44
#SustyTalk: UKSIF's Oscar Warwick-Thompson previews the Autumn Statement
·23m - 45
Episode 13: Offshore wind pledges, green finance progress and a COP28 preview
·59m - 46
#SustyTalk: JLR’s François Dossa on collaboration for the EV revolution
·21m - 47
Episode 12: Biodiversity, nature-based solutions and community fundraising
·1h 2m - 48
#SustyTalk: CISL's Eliot Whittington previews COP28
·16m - 49
#SustyTalk: Thai Union's Blake Stok on strategising for sustainable seafood
·16m - 50
#SustyTalk: Razer's Kenneth Ng on embedding the UN SDGs into strategy
·19m - 51
Global Goals special (part 2): Local clean air action and global energy transitions
·39m - 52
Global Goals special (part 1): Climate-positive sport and inclusivity for net-zero
·54m - 53
#SustyTalk: North Sails' chief sustainability officer on ocean advocacy
·21m - 54
#SustyTalk: Energy Saving Trust's Stew Horne on fixing British energy policy
·19m - 55
Episode 10: Green summers, sustainable shopping and a science-based targets update
·1h 9m - 56
#SustyTalk: Virgin Media O2 on intersectional sustainability
·23m - 57
#SustyTalk: Weleda’s Bernhard Irrgang on innovation for a sustainable beauty sector
·18m - 58
#SustyTalk: Compass Group's Ashleigh Taylor on Stop Food Waste Day
·14m - 59
#SustyTalk: Ecolab's chief sustainability officer on water stewardship
·17m - 60
Episode 08: Greenwashing crackdowns, innovation investments and net-zero cruises
·1h 9m - 61
#SustyTalk: Bupa on scaling cleantech innovations for good
·21m - 62
Special audio feature: Behind the scenes at innocent's new carbon-neutral factory
·23m - 63
#SustyTalk: WRAP's Bettina Gilbert on collaborating on the circular economy
·12m - 64
#SustyTalk: Vodafone UK's Nicki Lyons on the circular economy
·17m - 65
#SustyTalk: McCain's Jess McGhie on regenerative agriculture
·17m - 66
#SustyTalk: Clearbell's Rob West on the retrofit revolution
·18m - 67
Special audio feature: Geothermal and carbon capture insights from Iceland
·33m - 68
#SustyTalk: Avon and Seismic on becoming a B Corp
·23m - 69
Episode 07: Circular business models, climate finance evolutions and edie's 25th birthday!
·1h 17m - 70
Special audio feature live from The Big One climate action in London
·34m - 71
#SustyTalk with Diana Verde Nieto, co-founder of Positive Luxury
·18m - 72
#SustyTalk with former UK Energy and Climate Secretary Chris Huhne
·19m - 73
Episode 06: Green Day debacles, Scope 3 solutions and ocean innovations
·1h 3m - 74
#SustyTalk: Forum for the Future's James Payne on achieving systems change
·20m - 75
#SustyTalk: JPMorgan Chase's Rama Variankaval on financing the net-zero transition
·23m - 76
#SustyTalk: Ofwat's John Russell on green innovation for the water sector
·17m - 77
#SustyTalk: Marking International Women's Day 2023 with Cristina Kenz at Kraft Heinz
·17m - 78
Listen in full: Elizabeth Wathuti's keynote speech at edie 23
·12m - 79
Episode 05: Climate solutionists, translating ESG and workplace wellbeing
·1h 5m - 80
Episode 04: Net-zero jargon, regenerative fashion and plant-based futures
·1h 5m - 81
#SustyTalk: Hubbub CEO Alex Robinson's tips on encouraging eco-friendly behaviours
·21m - 82
#SustyTalk: Premier Foods' Nick Brown on embedding ESG in strategy
·19m - 83
Episode 03: Biodiversity breakthroughs, regreening Africa and Patagonia’s giveaway
·1h 2m - 84
#SustyTalk: Ashden's Stephen Hall on spotlighting solutions for biodiversity COP15
·22m - 85
#SustyTalk: Bupa’s Glyn Richards on how the healthcare sector can lead on climate action
·17m - 86
#SustyTalk: Ball Corporation's Ramon Arratia on circular economy action
·15m - 87
#SustyTalk: CISL's Nina Seega provides her reflections on COP27
·20m - 88
Sustainability Uncovered Podcast: COP27 reflections, hydrogen breweries and youth climate cafés
·1h 1m - 89
#SustyTalk: SVZ's Inge van Disseldorp on sustainable fruit and vegetable supply chains
·13m - 90
#SustyTalk: Shopify's Stacy Kauk on scaling carbon removals
·20m - 91
#SustyTalk: Childs Farm's Joanna Jensen on scaling a sustainable business
·13m - 92
Sustainability Uncovered Podcast episode 1: Countdown to COP27
·1h 14m - 93
#SustyTalk: Ape2O's Anthony Newman on making refill and reuse a success
·23m - 94
#SustyTalk: Tetra Pak's Gilles Tisserand on aligning your strategy with the SDGs
·21m - 95
#SustyTalk: Unilever's Megan Willis on sustainable cocoa sourcing
·15m - 96
#SustyTalk: Suntory's Keith Allen on preparing for Deposit Return Schemes
·14m - 97
Episode 120: A Sustainable Development Goals special
·1h - 98
Exclusive: Paul Polman on what it will take to deliver the SDGs
·26m - 99
#SustyTalk: Intrepid CEO James Thornton on the evolution of sustainable travel
·13m - 100
#SustyTalk: PZ Cussons' Joanna Gluzman on embedding sustainability in 2022
·16m - 101
Episode 42: Tripling renewables in a new era for solar power
Hidden gemThis episode of Sustainability Uncovered explores the growth of on-site solar for businesses and the global progress toward tripling renewable energy by 2030.
Mar 20, 2026·59m·2 clips - 102
Episode 41: Decarbonising British manufacturing and understanding the SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard
Hidden gemSustainability Uncovered examines corporate climate targets through interviews with SBTI CEO David Kennedy and Farrow & Ball R&D head Gareth Hayfield.
Feb 26, 2026·48m·3 clips - 103
Episode 40: Greening vet care and making oat milk sexy again
This episode explores sustainability in vet care and Oatly's updated strategy for 2026.
Jan 30, 2026·47m - 104
Episode 39: Cleantech funding, climate networking and employee ESG engagement
This episode of Sustainability Uncovered discusses cleantech funding trends, climate networking, and integrating ESG into employee engagement, featuring interviews with Juliette de Villard and Nigel Sullivan.
Dec 19, 2025·34m - 105
Episode 38: Did banks really give up on net-zero in 2025?
The episode examines whether the financial services industry abandoned climate action in 2025, featuring insights from the UK Finance Sustainability Policy team on continued net-zero commitments and growing green finance flows.
Dec 17, 2025·34m - 106
Episode 37: Decarbonising heavy industry and going beyond the hype on green hydrogen
Hidden gemSarah George speaks with Oriol Margot, Kimberley-Clark’s sustainability leader and UK fuel-switching programme manager, about two green hydrogen off-take contracts and a 2030 goal for 100% renewable energy.
Nov 27, 2025·38m·2 clips - 107
Episode 36: Woodland creation, combatting greenwashing and a quick COP30 preview
Hidden gemThis episode covers woodland creation in UK national parks, combatting greenwashing in the beauty industry, and a preview of COP30.
Oct 31, 2025·59m·2 clips - 108
Episode 35: Designing greener buildings and navigating banking’s net-zero backlash
Hidden gemTriodos left the Net Zero Banking Alliance because its 1.5°C requirement was being dropped.
Sep 26, 2025·49m·2 clips - 109
Episode 34 (pt 2): How drinks businesses are responding to water risks and nature loss
Hidden gemNigel Payne says older Carlsberg Britvic sites are “getting on towards their third century of existence.”
Aug 29, 2025·42m·2 clips - 110
Episode 34 (pt 1): Inside luxury giant Kering’s new water strategy
Aug 27, 2025·32m - 111
Episode 33: Greener cleaning, B Corp strategy and Britain’s infrastructure bonanza
Jul 30, 2025·1h 2m - 112
Episode 32: Bottom trawling bans, oyster restoration and the High Seas Treaty
Jun 23, 2025·57m - 113
Episode 31: Fashion resale, circular economy standards and U-turns on plastic packaging targets
May 30, 2025·52m - 114
Episode 30: Employee engagement, Fairtrade partnerships and going beyond corporate philanthropy
Apr 25, 2025·1h 11m - 115
Episode 29: Brilliant bamboo, B Corp certification and bed recycling
Mar 21, 2025·1h - 116
Episode 28: Urban wetlands, biodiversity net-gain and nature-friendly farming
Feb 28, 2025·1h 5m - 117
Sustainability Uncovered episode 27: Fairtrade tea, sustainable holidays and cutting through the noise
Jan 31, 2025·51m - 118
Episode 26: A COP29 debrief and the future of purpose-led business
Dec 18, 2024·1h 1m - 119
Episode 25: Carbon budgets, ocean ecosystems and CEO collaborations for net-zero
Nov 15, 2024·1h 1m - 120
Episode 24: Biodiversity finance, nature-positive solar farms and regreening Africa with AI
This episode explores biodiversity finance, nature-positive solar farms, and AI-assisted regreening in Africa, featuring insights from Lloyds Bank and the Foresight Solar Fund.
Oct 24, 2024·1h 2m - 121
Episode 23: Innovative green buildings, SDG solutions and clean energy for all
Sep 30, 2024·58m - 122
Episode 22: SME finance, sustainable sports and hydrogen racing cars
Aug 22, 2024·57m - 123
Episode 21: Election debrief, climate risk insurance and philanthropic finance
Jul 29, 2024·1h 5m - 124
Episode 20: Cleantech ventures, low-carbon cement and credible net-zero transition plans
Jun 26, 2024·47m - 125
Episode 19: Regenerative fashion, circular computers and plastic-free packaging
May 24, 2024·51m - 126
Sustainability Uncovered episode 18: Vertical farming, financed emissions and Scope 3 dilemmas
May 10, 2024·1h 10m - 127
#SustyTalk: Rotterdam Vice Mayor Chantal Zeegers on delivering a just energy transition
Apr 15, 2024·15m - 128
#SustyTalk: Lavazza’s Veronica Rossi on creating more sustainable coffee supply chains
Apr 5, 2024·16m - 129
Episode 17: Sustainable supply chains, ethical rum and the B Corp Bar
Mar 28, 2024·40m - 130
#SustyTalk: 11th Hour Racing's Damian Foxall on sustainability in sports
Mar 27, 2024·12m - 131
#SustyTalk: Carlsberg Marston’s Laurence Cox on adopting a regenerative mindset
Mar 8, 2024·17m - 132
#SustyTalk: Anthesis’ CEO Stuart McLachlan on transitions and transformational change
Mar 6, 2024·19m - 133
#SustyTalk: AEG's Sam Booth on carbon-removed concerts
Mar 1, 2024·16m - 134
Episode 16: Green business matchmaking, ethical flowers and net-zero heat
Feb 23, 2024·57m - 135
Episode 15: Green skills, sustainable skincare and regenerative wool
Jan 25, 2024·57m - 136
#SustyTalk: Volution Group CEO Ronnie George on sustainability communications
Jan 22, 2024·17m - 137
#SustyTalks: Glovo’s Sebastien Pellion on making speedy deliveries more sustainable
Jan 10, 2024·23m - 138
Episode 14: Christmas special - climate cafés, green finance futures and the year in review
A festive special episode discussing climate cafés, green finance futures, and a year in review of sustainability and climate action.
Dec 20, 2023·54m - 139
#SustyTalk: UKSIF's Oscar Warwick-Thompson previews the Autumn Statement
Oscar Warwick-Thompson from UKSIF discusses the upcoming UK Autumn Statement and its implications for sustainable finance and climate policy.
Nov 17, 2023·23m - 140
Episode 13: Offshore wind pledges, green finance progress and a COP28 preview
This episode covers offshore wind expansion, green finance progress, and a preview of COP28, featuring interviews with key stakeholders.
Nov 16, 2023·59m - 141
#SustyTalk: JLR’s François Dossa on collaboration for the EV revolution
Nov 1, 2023·21m - 142
Episode 12: Biodiversity, nature-based solutions and community fundraising
Oct 22, 2023·1h 2m - 143
#SustyTalk: CISL's Eliot Whittington previews COP28
Oct 16, 2023·16m - 144
#SustyTalk: Thai Union's Blake Stok on strategising for sustainable seafood
Oct 6, 2023·16m - 145
#SustyTalk: Razer's Kenneth Ng on embedding the UN SDGs into strategy
Sep 19, 2023·19m - 146
Global Goals special (part 2): Local clean air action and global energy transitions
Sep 15, 2023·39m - 147
Global Goals special (part 1): Climate-positive sport and inclusivity for net-zero
Sep 6, 2023·54m - 148
#SustyTalk: North Sails' chief sustainability officer on ocean advocacy
Aug 30, 2023·21m - 149
#SustyTalk: Energy Saving Trust's Stew Horne on fixing British energy policy
Aug 18, 2023·19m - 150
Episode 10: Green summers, sustainable shopping and a science-based targets update
Aug 15, 2023·1h 9m





