Building Sustainable Futures

Accenture

How can corporations green-able rather than green-wash? As sustainability climbs the global agenda, Accenture assembles experts, influencers, and innovators to help leaders and board members keep abreast of the hot topics. Listen for sensible advice – and sometimes surprising solutions – that can help businesses make a positive difference.

Episodes

  1. 06/30/2022

    The power of ingenuity

    Strap in for a whistle-stop tour of the science and technology ideas which will build our sustainable futures, with acclaimed mathematician and broadcaster, Professor Hannah Fry. Our wide-ranging interview, introduced by Accenture CEO for UK and Ireland, Simon Eaves, covers AI, exponential curves, Goddard's Law, and protein folding. For all this innovation, Hannah explains, it's human ingenuity which will ultimately help us prevail in the transition to a more sustainable world.

    40 min

  2. 06/01/2022

    Saving seas with supply chain traceability

    A third of the fish caught every day are illegal and unreported, sold by independent fishermen who must choose between going fishing, or going hungry. As a result, over 90% of world fish species are now under threat. Today's guest, Alistair Douglas, believes blockchain offers a solution to overfishing. He explains how his blockchain initiative, FishCoin, financially rewards fishermen for maintaining fish stocks, and brings end-to-end traceability to a market where illegality is rife.

    33 min

  3. 05/02/2022

    Circular Economy insights from the Queen of Waste

    Today, we focus on the circular economy, a potentially £3.4 trillion market where nothing new is made, and nothing goes to waste. Our guest, May Al-Karooni, is CEO of Globechain, one of the fastest-growing circular economy start-ups. She talks about her journey from £800 website to fully-fledged digital platform, and some of the surprising ways business waste can come back to life in new hands.

    39 min

  4. 03/30/2022

    "We all have to imagine this world we need to hurry towards"

    Do business leaders have to choose between profit or planet? Not according to Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. She believes companies have the imagination, innovation, and people power we need to quickly green our economies – and capture new opportunities for growth.

    35 min
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How can corporations green-able rather than green-wash? As sustainability climbs the global agenda, Accenture assembles experts, influencers, and innovators to help leaders and board members keep abreast of the hot topics. Listen for sensible advice – and sometimes surprising solutions – that can help businesses make a positive difference.

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