Sustainable(ish)

Jen Gale

The home of easy, everyday sustainability for the #imperfectlygreen

  1. 6 days ago

    Climate action for small businesses, made easy, With Jo Hand

    90% of businesses in the UK are classes as SMEs, or small and medium businesses, having 205 employees or less. So chances are, you might work for one, or even run one. Did you know that SME's account for around half of the total emissions for businesses? So making it easy, or easier for SMEs to get started with climate action, is a pretty big lever for reducing emissions. But time and money are usually limiting factors, and this is where Gikis new Giki actions platform comes in. You might remember today's guest, Jo Hand, as she's been on twice before, talking about different iterations of the work they're doing at Giki. In this episode we're diving into their new Giki actions workshops - free workshops for SMEs, that are just an hour long, that can help them get started on their sustainability journey. USEFUL LINKS Giki- Website - Giki actions - Giki business carbon footprint calculations - Giki guides – for individuals; for businesses - Giki comparisons calculators - Giki on Linked In - Giki on Instagram - Giki on Facebook Jo Hand on Linked InGiki badges is now Impact ScoreTransition Plan TaskforceEpisode 194 - People, Planet, Pint with Adam BastockThe Climate PledgeB CorpSME Climate HubGreen Project Tech  The Sustainable(ish) Clubhouse -come and join us for July! Do let me know if you manage to go on a workshop, or somoene from your organisation signs up – I’d love to hear! OR if you don’t work for an SME, could you share this episode with someone who does, or share on your socials? Drop me an email with your thoughts and any feedback: jen@sustainableish.co.uk And please do leave a rating and a review wherever you listen to your podcasts 🤩

    1hr 1min

  2. 19 Jun

    Sustainable Style (or how to find clothes you love that don't cost the earth) with Becky Barnes

    Fashion is one of the most polluting industries on the planet, and we no longer talk about 'fast fashion' but 'ultra-fast fashion' with the rise of retailers like Shein and Temu churning out over 100billion items of clothing every year. Consumption has doubled since the year 2000, but many of us will relate to the feeling of having nothing to wear, whilst we simultaneously feel overwhelmed at the volume of clothes in our wardrobes and drawers. Becky Barnes is a 'sustainable stylist' who embarked on 'styling' career with the ambition of helping women to feel good about themselves, but then stumbled across the heavy environmental impact of the fashion industry. She subsequently pivoted her business to focus on 'sustainable style' and now helps women to not only feel good about themselves, but to feel good about the clothes they're wearing. Join us for this chat about all things sustainable style covering: fast fashion and some of its impacts; secondhand style and top tips for charity shop shopping; Vinted and how to find things you like amongst the thousands of listings; and lots more! USEFUL LINKS: Becky Barnes - Website - Instagram - Facebook - Linked InThe Willow ReviewLess by Patrick GrantGemma Metheringham - @the_elephant_in_my_wardrobe) on InstagramHot or Cool Institute - Unfit, Unfair, UnfashionableSustainable(ish) Clubhouse - doors opening again soon! Do let me know your thoughts on this epsiode! What are your takeaways? Becky shared so many brilliant tips, I’d love to know which ones you’re going to try out. Drop me an email on jen@sustainableish.co.uk, or come and find me on Instagram where I'm @sustainableish. And please do share this episode, on your own socials, or with a friend who you think might like it. If everyone shared it once, we would double listeners in a week, which would be pretty awesome!

    57 min

  3. 12 Jun

    Hosting a People's Emergency Briefing

    This episode is a rare solo episode, so no guest this week, and a shorter episode of me, chatting to myself... Let me know if you like it! I'm reflecting on my experience of hosting a screening of the People's Emergency Briefing film in Warminster, where I live, and giving a bit of a 'how to' and some encouragement to anyone thinking about hosting their own screening. USEFUL LINKS: Podcast ep - 186 - The National Emergency Briefing with Nick OldridgeThe National Emergency Briefing websiteThe People's Emergency Briefing filmThe screening mapClimate feelings blob treeHope for the Future Do let me know your thoughts on this solo ep, and if you've seen a screening of The People's Emergency Briefing, or are thinking about hosting one. Drop me an email on jen@sustainableish.co.uk, or leave a comment on your podcast platform of choice!

    18 min

  4. 5 Jun

    7 acts to save the world with Hugh Montgomery

    I'm chatting with Hugh Montgomery, intensive care doctor, and one of the expert speakers from the National Emergency Briefing on Climate and Nature. We dig into climate science, climate and health, and the wonderful idea of 7 acts to save the world, told to seven people. USEFUL LINKS Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate ChangeUK Health Alliance on Climate ChangeReal ZeroNational Emergency Briefing-              Expert Briefings -              People’s Emergency Briefing film -              Screening map -              Warminster screening NYC Hospitals plant based mealsCost of Net Zero by 2050Climate anxiety resources:-              Turn the tide on climate anxiety -              Climate anxiety resources from Greenpeace -              Climate cafés Related podcast episodes:-              186 – The National Emergency Briefing -              188 – Money, money, money -              154 – Leading by example – does it work?

    1hr 6min

  5. 29 May

    Community building and climate action with Victoria Page

    Today’s guest is Victoria Page, founder of Love Haslemere Hate Waste, a local group in Surrey who run Repair Cafes, and host a community fridge and a Library of Things. Victoria has combined her professional comms expertise and her business experience, with a desire for local climate action, and created not just one, but three local projects that are not only reducing waste and emissions, and normalising reuse and repair, but are helping people to feel more connected to the place where they live and the people in their community. The community resilience part of projects like Repair Cafes and Community Fridges is something we probably don’t talk about, or even recognise enough, and it’s something that’s going to become increasingly important as climate impacts continue to worsen. Victoria shares her experiences, and exciting news of a toolkit she is developing to help people wanting to start up similar projects in their own communities. USEFUL LINKS: Victoria Page - Website - On Linked InLove Haslemere Hate Waste - Website - Instagram - FacebookENVableSky Ocean RescueBlue PlanetSurfers Against Sewage - Plastic Free CommunitiesClimate Outreach - Britain talks climate and nature 2025 report Ep 193 - The Power of SwappingEp 119 - Shrewsbury CupThe Sustainable(ish) Clubhouse The podcast is hosted by me Jen Gale - do come and find me on social media. I'm @Sustainableish on Instagram, and you can find me here on Facebook. Or the Sustainable(ish) website is right here. Thanks for listening!

    1hr 2min

  6. 23 May

    Front Gardens for Wildlife with Sarah Skeels

    Britain is a nation of nature lovers, yet we live in one of the most depleted countries in Europe. The State of Nature report that came out in 2023 stated that 1 in 6 species in the UK are at risk of extinction. These kinds of stats are staggering, and more than a little depressing. But this is something that we can all do something about, in our own gardens, or in communal green spaces. In this weeks episode, I'm chatting to Sarah Skeels, who I first came across via her wonderful instagram account @frontgardens.forwildlife. What Sarah is doing is incredible, and her I love her focus on front gardens, recognising that sparking conversations and spreading the word is a vital part of helping nature recovery. And it's also bought a huge amount of connection to her neighbours, and a whole load of joy! If you're inspired by Sarah, she shares how she got started, in her own garden, then a street What's App group, and then on from there. So we can all start small, with a simple sign in our front gardens! Useful links: Front Gardens for Wildlife on InstagramLambridge and Walcot Community Nature HavenNational Security Assessment - Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national securityState of Nature Report 2023Miles Richardson - Derby university - The Nature Connection handbookBiodiversity stripesNew RSPB guidance on feeding birdsTeam Wilder - Somerset Wildlife TrustThe Wildlife TrustsMerlin Bird ID appiNaturalist appBLUE campaignThe Sustainable(ish) Clubhouse -doors will be opening in June!

    58 min

  7. 24 Apr

    [200] 200th episode celebration, reflections, and ripples!

    Welcome to Episode 200!200 episodes feels a little bit mad! A LOT has happened: globally, in the sustainability space, and for Sustainable(ish).In this solo episode, I take a little trip down memory lane, share the Top 5 episodes by download numbers, and share your podcast ripples ie the things that you've gone and done, the changes you've made, after listening to an episode. I'm going to be having a break for a couple of weeks, but in the meantime I will republish some of the episodes that are mentioned in this one, as having inspired action! LISTEN... USEFUL LINKS:The Sustainable(ish) Living GuideAvailable at online bookstores - my fave is World of Books(or ask your library if they have a copy, or can get one in!)The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green ParentingSustainable(ish) Festival - links to all the sessions on You TubeCarbon Literacy info and waiting list - there's a box at the bottom of the page to sign up to the waiting list, and I'll be in touch when I've got some dates in the diaryThe Sustainable(ish) Clubhouse -doors will be opening in June!Sign up to the waiting list hereTop 5 podcast episodes by downloads:1) [164] Your Council and Climate Action with Annie Pickering from Climate Emergency UK2) [138] How much difference can individuals actually make with Tom from Take The Jump3) [124] The Day the World Stops Shopping with JB McKinnon (the book of the same name is here on World of Books)4) [134] How eating seasonally can help reduce your carbon footprint with Veg Power5) [137] Wildflower meadows and how to create (a mini!) one in your garden with Paul Jupp from Meadow in My GardenSustainable(ish) on Podlink - a great space to find all the episodes in one place, with links out to all the popular podcast platforms so you can listen.The Nothing New in '22 podcast (episode 126) that inspired Sam to set up her Swap ShopsThe original podcast episode with Tillie at Frome Eco Party Kit (epsiode 38) that inspired Isabel to set up the Party Kit Network

    38 min

  8. 17 Apr

    [199] No Mow May with Sarah Shuttleworth from Plantlife

    Did you know we have lots 97% of our species rich graslands in the UK since the 1930s? This has had a huge knock on impact to the rest of the food chain that are relaint on that habitat, things like our insect pollinators especially, but also our birds and mammals that were part of this ecosystem.The good news is that this is something most of us can do something about! If you have a garden, or have local green spaces, we can use them to recreate some of that lost speices rich grassland, and you don't need masses of space to be able to do it.AND this is one of those very rare things - a sustainability action that actually requires LESS effort than the status quo, because to make it happen, we're being asked to mow LESS!In today's episode I'm chatting to Sarah Shuttleworth, Specialist Botanical Advisor at Plantlife, all about their No Mow May campaign, and how we can all get involved, even if we don't have a garden, and/or the rest of the family aren't keen on having an entirely unmown lawn for the whole of the summer!Have a listen, and then head over to the Plantlife website to sign up to take the No Mow May pledge . There are links to all of the fab No Mow May resources on the Plantlife website, including things like downloadable signs you can print out to let the neighbours know what you're doing! Sarah Shuttleworth A bee orchid - Sarah's favourite plant! LISTEN... USEFUL LINKS:Plantlife- Website- Facebook- Instagram- You TubeNo Mow May- Take the No Mow May pledge- The No Mow Movement calendar- Free downloads: posters, lawn signs, colouring sheets, social media posts- The Good Verge Guide (for local authorities)- Managing grassland road verges (for local authorities)Sarah Shuttleworth- Linked InSeek - plant ID appNational Education Nature Park (for schools)[137] Wildlflower meadows and how to make (a mini) one in your garden! With Paul Jupp (podcast episode) Sustainable(ish) Clubhouse - doors opening again soon!Carbon Literacy- Carbon Literacy with me!

    54 min
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The home of easy, everyday sustainability for the #imperfectlygreen

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  • Creator
    Jen Gale
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    209
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    © 2026 Jen Gale
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