29 episodes
Leadership for Sustainability Osbert Lancaster @ Realise Earth
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" I absolutely love it. Out of all of the different sustainability podcasts I listen to I’d recommend it to anyone working in sustainability." Libby Kerman, Sustainability Manager, Lincolnshire Housing Partnership.
You’re a sustainability director, manager or pioneer who cares deeply about people and nature. At Realise Earth we are too, which is why we’ve been working on sustainability for over 20 years.
On the Leadership for Sustainability podcast we focus on the “people side” of sustainability, helping you to: Get the best out of your sustainability team; Engage, influence and inspire senior management, colleagues and stakeholders; and Look after yourself and find ways forward when things get tough..
All so that you, your colleagues and your organisation can make greater progress on sustainability – progress that genuinely tackles the climate and nature crises.
Listen every two weeks or so for rich insights and practical advice from our experienced team and our special guests – along with highlights from our special events.
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Grappling with climate, biodiversity and the circular economy
“It’s no longer sufficient to think about sustainability through the climate lens. The challenge and the exciting thing now is really grappling with the interconnectedness of the biodiversity crisis and the opportunity and necessity of the circular economy.”
In this episode I interview Sam Gardner, Head of Climate Change & Sustainability with Scottish Power, and formerly Head of Policy at WWF Scotland. In both these roles Sam has been closely involved in the climate and sustainability agenda in Scotland. In the conversation Sam talks about:
The transformation of Scottish Power from oil and gas to entirely renewable energy sources.The importance of continuous engagement with staff and stakeholders, ensuring everyone in the organisation connects their work to climate goals.The need for a fair transition to net zero, and to deliver on biodiversity and the circular economy.
Listen for great insights into the challenges of accelerating the pace of change while bringing colleagues with you, maintaining public support and ensuring a just a transition.
Sam also talks about how he has kept motivated over many years of working on sustainability, offering useful ideas we can all apply ourselves and with our colleagues.
You'll find the links mentioned in this episode in the companion blog post here: https://realise.earth/grappling-with-climate-biodiversity-circular-economy-and-a-just-transition/
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How to succeed as a new sustainability manager
How do you get started as a brand new sustainability manager? Libby Kerman stepped into the newly created role of sustainability manager with Lincolnshire Housing Partnership just a year after university. Now, two years on, she reflects on what she’s achieved and learned.
Libby talks about:
the achievements she’s most proud ofwho and what helped her succeedtackling her next big task: sustainability reporting
Listen for ideas and inspiration to help you make greater progress on sustainability:
why you sometimes learn most from people who resist changehow relationships with colleagues across the business have been crucialhow external networks of peers are so importantwhy you shouldn’t worry that you don’t have all the answerspodcasts that Libby has found useful on her journey
You'll find all the links mentioned in this episode in the companion blog post here:
https://realise.earth/how-to-succeed-as-a-new-sustainability-manager/
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How to be a courageous sustainability leader
Courage is identified by the Inner Development Goals as one the key skills needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
It takes courage to go against the flow. It takes courage to say things others don't want to hear. It takes courage to innovate and do things differently.
That’s why, if you’re leading on sustainability, you need courage to make genuine progress.
We recently brought together a number of sustainability leaders to discuss courage in their work – in construction, healthcare, engineering, public service, education and more.
Listen now for powerful insights and practical advice that you can apply to be a more courageous and effective sustainability leader.
Looking for support?If you’re wrestling with any challenges as a sustainability leader we might be able to help. Find out how at https://realise.earth/services
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Embedding sustainability in your organisation’s culture - the missing metric
At Realise Earth we’ve always been focused on helping sustainability leaders build support for, and catalyse action on, sustainability across their organisation. A challenge is how to do this at scale.
That’s why we’ve now partnered with the Most Sustainable Workplace Index which can help you do just that.
I recently sat down with Jaime Blakeley-Glover, creator of the Index, to hear his story. Listen to learn:
Why Jaime believed the Index needed to existThe challenges Jaime faced and how he overcame themThe importance of seriously shifting the culture in organisations
Whether or not the Index is relevant to you and your work, in itself this a fascinating story of sustainability leadership.
You'll find contact details and other links mentioned in this episode in the companion blog post here:
https://realise.earth/embedding-sustainability-in-your-organisations-culture-the-missing-metric/
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👉 Unlock Employee Action on Sustainability with the Most Sustainable Workplace Index
Join us for a webinar with Jaime Blakeley-Glover, creator of the Most Sustainable Workplace Index, and learn how the Index helps you tap into and unlock most employees’ latent motivation to transform your sustainability initiatives – Wed 22 May.
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Roundtable: Getting Beyond Net Zero
Climate is only one of the planetary boundaries we need to work on. And we also need to tackle a whole range of social issues.
That's why item four and our sustainability leadership manifesto is: "develop and deliver initiatives that offer multiple benefits for people and nature".
In this Roundtable event, our guests, sustainability leaders across a variety of sectors, reflect on their experience of trying to move the agenda beyond net zero in their work.
Listen for insights from the sharp end about how to help colleagues to see the bigger picture and start engaging with the rest of the sustainable development goals.
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Roundtable: Collaboration for Sustainability - What Works?
In this Roundtable event, our guests are:
Sandrine Ricard, Deputy Director Sustainability & Responsibility with Pernod Ricard in the UKMichael Solomon, Founder of Responsible 100Sarah-Jane Littleford, Head of Responsible Business: Global Delivery with Fujitsu
These sustainability leaders reflect on their experience of collaboration:
in their organisationsacross their industryand when bringing businesses and NGOs together.
Listen now for valuable insights to help you collaborate better in your sustainability work.
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