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In this episode, we welcome the inspirational Adam Read, Chief Sustainability and External Affairs Officer for SUEZ UK, a leading global provider of environmental solutions.
Adam is a policy expert, pioneer and influencer for positive change in an industry that is connected to everything we do and our whole way of life. Themes include cross-value chain collaboration, circular economy, green skills, policy frameworks, politics, social value and systemic levers.

Together we will explore:

- Adam's view on where the waste management industry and our world need to get to and how we will get there
- what reducing our consumption means in practice
- how resource efficiency is a core part of the SUEZ’s business
- Adam's views on where we are with UK legislation
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Related resources:

• Number of planet Earths we need to provide resources and absorb our waste (link)
  
• Since August 3, we have been consuming resources more than what the Earth can regenerate this year (link)
  
• Interactive charts about the global waste challenge and waste management (link)

Who is Adam Read

Adam is a key player at Suez UK, handling external relations, communications, and sustainability. His journey with Suez spans 6 years, following an impressive 30-year career in academia, local governance, and environmental consulting. His PhD delved deep into the intricacies of UK waste policy.

In recent years, Adam has been instrumental in shaping the UK Government's new Resources & Waste Strategy, leading discussions around vital subjects like EPR, DRS, Plastic Tax, and more. His leadership as President of the CIWM been pivotal in refining these policies and fostering the level of collaboration required to lay the ground for implementing them.

Beyond this, Adam heads the ESA Resource Strategy & Policy group, a hub for innovative policy ideas. His past role as CIWM's president saw him advocating for green skills in an evolving industry. Adam's commitment to mentorship is clear, always eager to guide the next generation of resource managers.

He holds several industry roles, including being a CIWM Trustee and a member of CIWM's Policy & Innovation Forum. Recently, his impact was recognized when he was named the 7th most influential figure in the Resource Hot 100.

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In this episode, we welcome Catherine Howarth who has been pioneering systems change for over a decade with ShareAction.
ShareAction coordinates civil society activism to promote responsible investment across Europe.
We explore the critical role that finance, pension funds, asset managers and big banks have in transitioning to a low carbon future and that there is no space in our carbon budget for further investment in fossil fuels.
Catherine talks about their formula for successful campaigning, the need for us to be a movement for change and influence our pension funds and how that can happen and a vision for a sustainable financial system that serves society instead of being so self-serving.
You can support the work that ShareAction does by visiting https://shareaction.org/

Who is Catherine Howarth

Since 2008, Catherine has been the Chief Executive of ShareAction, an organization that coordinates civil society activism to promote responsible investment across Europe.
In addition to her role at ShareAction, Catherine is a board member of the Scott Trust and serves on the HM Treasury’s Asset Management Taskforce.
She also holds a First Class BA in Modern History from Oxford University and an MSc in Industrial Relations from the London School of Economics.
Catherine's expertise in corporate governance has not gone unnoticed, as she was named a 'Rising Star of Corporate Governance' by Yale University's Millstein Center in 2011, and recognised by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in 2014.
When Catherine finds the time for herself, she loves heading up to Scotland to spend some time in the mountains and by the sea.
Of course, her two boys keep her occupied at home, but she still manages to sneak in some runs around the East End of London when she can.

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In this episode, we welcome Vibhati Bhatia, the founder of South Asians for Sustainability and managing consultant for social sustainability at Energise.
She is also the co-partner of Race Report UK-- part of Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS)-- and advisory board for Catalyse Change, which focuses on helping 18 to 25 females or non-binary people getting into sustainability.

This is a heart opening adventure through inequality, injustice, and the inspiring story of how a pioneering pro activist is intentionally doing something about it.

Together we explore:

🌱 How a family experience of the Punjab floods deepened her empathy and emboldened her to act with greater intention and intensity

🌱 The community of South Asians for Sustainability which Vibhati founded

🌱 The transformation we need to see in diversity and inclusion, climate adaptation, and the loss and damage fund

And so much more...
Listen to the end to hear ideas on how we can co-create a more empathetic and connected approach to how we transform our organisations, our roles in them and the communities and projects that we support.

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In this episode, we welcome Simeon and Anne from Dream Quickly. What a dream team! I had so much fun with these two beautiful humans, exploring how they co-created a project to put nature on the board at Faith in Nature, and then created a toolkit so you can do the same. Together we will explore:
- How Anne’s love of nature was a seed that grew

How to give Nature a voice in decision making

The process they went through in including the voice of Nature on the board

Some of the challenges that they encountered and how they overcame them
- How your organisation can contribute to a global shift in placing Nature at the heart of everything

You can read the action takeaways from this episode, comment, co create future episodes, connect with fellow changemakers and join us on the journey. You can visit futureplanet.love to sign in or sign up. Let's get into it.Examples of this solution
Faith in Nature has pioneered this solution with the Nature on the Board process (link)
Anne and Simeon have produced some fantastic FAQs that illuminate the process (link)
FuturePlanet community member Brad Vanstone at Willicroft was key in making Mother Nature their CEO in January 2020 (link)Who is Anne Hopkins
Anne is the brilliant co-creator and the heart behind Nature on the Board. She pours her heart into her role as the Creative Director at Faith in Nature, letting nature guide her vision and work in branding and messaging.
With a decade in the creative industry, Anne leads Dream Quickly as its Creative Director to elevate brand creativity. Anne's freelance journey includes collaborating with renowned agencies like Wieden + Kennedy, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, and BBH London, among others.Who is Simeon Rose

Simeon co-created Nature on the Board and leads as Brand Director at Faith In Nature. Since joining Faith In Nature in 2017, he's been reimagining what green companies think and do in our times.
In 2021, Faith In Nature named Nature as a director. This gave our planet both a voice and a vote in their organisation. Their journey is all shared openly on the Faith in Nature website (link above), inspiring others to do the same.
He calls West Wales home, living alongside his creative partner, Anne Hopkins, and their dog, Sonic. Living close to nature, they're reminded every day of the beauty of the world around them. And why they do what they do.

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In this episode, we adventure with the pioneer of zero waste, Catherine Conway. Catherine's is an inspiring story of persistence, commitment, and resilience – values that all founders need.
Catherine's instincts lead her to be truly collaborative and, like all great impact pioneers, she prioritizes impact and doing the right thing.

We adventure through circular economy behavior change, collaboration, and policy. We tackle short-termism and explore the need for longer-term thinking. Together we explore:

• the journey of Catherine's early career
• her path through working with Planet Organic and pioneering zero-waste in-store
• working with Waitrose and then setting up The Refill Coalition, a mission to transform our retail ecosystem to be zero-waste

Listen to the end to hear Catherine's big dream and where she wants to impact next.You can read the action takeaways from this episode, comment, co-create future episodes, connect with fellow changemakers, and join us on the journey.
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Who is Catherine Conway
Catherine has always been at the heart of blending business with social responsibility. Her journey through both the private and Third Sectors has been dedicated to this harmony.

With nearly two decades in Corporate Social Responsibility, Catherine saw the plastic problem early on.
Visionary in her approach, Catherine launched Unpackaged in 2006 — the world's first modern zero-waste shop. This was long before the zero waste and circular economy movements gained traction.
Unpackaged hasn't just been a store; it's revolutionized sustainable, desirable retail. Catherine's drive to develop refill and reuse systems has helped countless businesses make a meaningful difference.
Her passion bridges the corporate and policy-making worlds, tirelessly working to establish reuse projects and shape policies for a thriving reuse economy.

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