102 episodes

First Mile's Climate Heroes showcases the businesses & start-ups, scientists, academics, activists, and dreamers who are building solutions to the climate crisis.

Now in its fourth series, the podcast has welcomed guests from a wide range of backgrounds including Honest Burgers, CanO Water, Brompton Bikes, Keep Britain Tidy, Olio, Vegware & University College London (UCL).

We aim to highlight positive and innovative approaches and are optimistic and passionate about reversing climate change.

If you’re a climate hero, we’d love to hear from you: marketing@thefirstmile.co.uk

Find out more at https://thefirstmile.co.uk/first-miles-climate-heroes-podcast

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    • 4.6 • 43 Ratings

First Mile's Climate Heroes showcases the businesses & start-ups, scientists, academics, activists, and dreamers who are building solutions to the climate crisis.

Now in its fourth series, the podcast has welcomed guests from a wide range of backgrounds including Honest Burgers, CanO Water, Brompton Bikes, Keep Britain Tidy, Olio, Vegware & University College London (UCL).

We aim to highlight positive and innovative approaches and are optimistic and passionate about reversing climate change.

If you’re a climate hero, we’d love to hear from you: marketing@thefirstmile.co.uk

Find out more at https://thefirstmile.co.uk/first-miles-climate-heroes-podcast

    How businesses can fight Food Waste with Too Good To Go's Jamie Crummie

    How businesses can fight Food Waste with Too Good To Go's Jamie Crummie

    Every year we throw away around 9.5 million tonnes of food waste every year, most of which will end up in landfills where it decomposes and releases harmful gas such as methane. 
    In this episode of Climate Heroes, we sat down with Jamie Crummie, Co-founder of the Too Good To Go app responsible for saving over 300 million meals from going to waste.
    Listen to Jamie & Bruce discuss the importance of Stop Food Waste Day, what we can all do to fight the food waste epidemic, as well as how businesses can get prepared for the upcoming ‘Simpler Recycling Reforms’ which will legally require businesses to recycle their surplus food from next year.
    Hosted by Bruce Bratley
    Featuring Jamie Crummie & Sara Shearly

    • 38 min
    “Innocent Drinks' Recipe for B Corp Success” with Emilie Stephenson

    “Innocent Drinks' Recipe for B Corp Success” with Emilie Stephenson

    Ready to take a deeper dive into B Corp?
    This B Corp month, we’re kicking things off with a berry special episode of Climate Heroes - featuring smoothie giants Innocent Drinks️, who are pioneers in the UK B Corp movement and one of the first businesses to gain the certification back in 2018.
    In the episode Bruce and Nick chat with Emilie Stephenson, Head of Force for Good at Innocent, to discuss their ESG journey, recent controversies surrounding the B Corp movement, as well as their top tips for achieving B Corp certification.
    Hosted by Bruce Bratley & Nick Perry
    Featuring Emilie Stephenson

    • 41 min
    “Seeing Red”: Decoding the Climate Stripes with Professor Ed Hawkins

    “Seeing Red”: Decoding the Climate Stripes with Professor Ed Hawkins

    Professor Ed Hawkins is a climate scientist and creator of the renowned Climate Stripes which highlights the earth’s increase in temperature over the last 170 years. In the last 50 years, there has been a 1°C increase in global temperatures across the globe. Ed’s Climate Stripes is a striking visual showing this change over the last 173 years, it has since been displayed worldwide, at music festivals, sports events and even on the side of buses.
    In the episode, Professor Hawkins delves deeper into the science behind the climate stripes and how they were created. He also explains the importance of using visual representations to communicate complex data and engage audiences on important issues such as climate change.
    Hosted by Bruce Bratley
    Featuring Ed Hawkins

    • 30 min
    “What is cell-free biomanufacturing?” FabricNano CEO & founder Grant Aarons explains

    “What is cell-free biomanufacturing?” FabricNano CEO & founder Grant Aarons explains

    We’re joined by FabricNano CEO & Co-Founder Grant Aarons to learn about how they’re transforming the industrial chemical process using cell-free biomanufacturing.
    This new biomanufacturing method has many benefits, it requires less resources and energy to maintain and produce less waste than the traditional cell-based approach.
    Hosted by Bruce Bratley
    Featuring Grant Aarons

    • 30 min
    “The growing problem with E-Waste” with Anthony Levy, The Sustainable IT Guy

    “The growing problem with E-Waste” with Anthony Levy, The Sustainable IT Guy

    In this episode of the Climate Heroes podcast episode, we're excited to be joined by Anthony Levy, also known as The Sustainable IT Guy and founder of Circularity First. Anthony is one of the people leading the charge in tackling electronic waste (e-waste) - a growing issue that demands our immediate attention.
    Today only 17.4% of E-Waste is collected and properly recycled. As our reliance on technology continues to grow, these figures are expected to rise, making the efficient and sustainable handling of e-waste a global concern.
    Hosted by Bruce Bratley
    Featuring Anthony Levy

    • 29 min
    “Are AI robots the future of recycling?” with Recycleye’s Benedetta Delfino & Zoe Cook

    “Are AI robots the future of recycling?” with Recycleye’s Benedetta Delfino & Zoe Cook

    Recycleye is an exciting technology company bringing AI and robotics to the waste management industry. Their cutting-edge technology is helping material recycling facilities across the USA and Europe optimise their operations with their AI-powered sorting robots.
    Their ground-breaking sorting robots are as accurate as the human eye and can identify not just materials but individual objects such as food-grade packaging and different types of aluminium, which has previously been difficult to detect.
    Hosted by Bruce Bratley
    Featuring Benedetta Delfino & Zoe Cook

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
43 Ratings

43 Ratings

IangHood ,

Excellent and engaging

Very engaging and important conversations about what we are doing to our planet, and what we can do about it that most laypersons can understand.

R.Golsts ,

Best podcast on recycling and climate!

Very valuable and insightful information!

5miley23! ,

Soo Intuitive!

Amazing podcast - learnt so much so far! Glad i came across this :)

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