Straight Talking Sustainability
By Emma Burlow
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Welcome to Straight Talking Sustainability! I'm your host, Emma Burlow.
If you're feeling lost in all the sustainability talk or struggling to see real results in your business, this podcast is for you.
We’ll clear up the confusion and focus on practical, straightforward actions that actually work.
Join me as I talk with experts, share real-world stories, and tackle the common roadblocks that stop businesses from making progress.
This is all about making sustainability easier and sharing what truly makes a difference.
Let’s keep it simple, effective, and make sustainability stick!
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How to scale sustainability and the Prisoner’s Dilemma
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May 03, 2026 |
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Speak Up Woman! Uncomfortable conversations with Annie Beavis
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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Building an Army - The Secret to Scaling Sustainability
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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You Cant Make Money From a Dead Planet with Mark Shayler
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Know When To Hold 'em
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Why Poor Design Still Blocks Progress with Dr Vicky Lofthouse
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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New Normal: Remove Sustainability Friction With Defaults
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Being Called Inspiring Is Not A Compliment with Joanna Yarrow - Speak Up Woman Series
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Going viral - Lessons for sustainability from Memes & the Romans
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Finding Treasure: The elephant-size reuse opportunity with Cathy Benwell, A Good Thing
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Why Won't It Stop Raining? The Case for Global Wetting AND Global Warming
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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How Do You Know its Time to Change Your Job? With Claire Osborne
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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What Are The 5 Pillars of Net Zero? A Simple Maturity Framework To Show Where You Are and What Comes Next
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Is Climate Anxiety Actually Healthy? With Climate Psychologist Steffi Bednarek
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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How Does System Change Actually Work? The 3 Rules That Accelerate Net Zero
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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The Secrets of Authentic Sustainability Marketing with Crista Buznea, Ecologi
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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The Science of Friction-Free Sustainability Wins
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Don't Waste Good Food: Food Insecurity and Climate Crisis in the Caribbean with Sian Cuffey-Young
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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From Drained to Driven: A Year‑End Straight Talking Reset
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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Inside B&Q's Net Zero Transformation: From Plant Pots to Supplier Collaboration, How to Make Sustainability Stick
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Top 5 Carbon-Cutting Switches: Simple Actions That Slash Your Carbon Footprint (Plus £332 in Savings and Bonuses)
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Building a Career in Sustainability: Why Mastery Beats Passion with Nick Valenzia, Leafr
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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The 80-25 Rule: Why You Only Need to Activate 25% of Your Workforce to Transform Sustainability Culture
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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The Untapped Power of Volunteering: How Community Action Cured My Climate Anxiety with Ben Luger, Ecosurety
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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One Year of Straight Talking Sustainability: Anniversary Special Featuring the Most Powerful Insights from Nicola Jones, Briony Pete, Andy Middleton, Jen Gale, and Phil Korbel
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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How Mid-Sized Companies Can Navigate Carbon Reporting Without Breaking the Bank with Kirsteen Harrison, Not Sustainable
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Mind the Gap: How to Close the Target Action Gap and Turn Your Workforce Into Net Zero Champions
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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How Corporate Sustainability Leaders Can Stop Spinning and Drive Real Change with Julia Vol
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Dismantling the China Excuse: Eight Powerful Responses to "But What About China?" in Climate Conversations
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Solving the Corporate Sustainability Talent Gap with Silja Chouquet, Match for Impact
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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52 Sustainability Hacks Finale: From E-Waste to Ethical Pensions, the Ultimate Autumn Action Guide
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Steel's 90% Carbon Reduction Transformation with Nicola Jones, Tata Steel UK
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Will EPR solve the £136 Million Plastic Packaging Problem? With Catherine Conway, Go Unpackaged
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Red Flag Words and Sustainability Conversations: The Trojan Mouse Strategy
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Well I Wouldn't Say I'm An Expert... Breaking Through The Authority Barrier with Coach Tamsin Acheson
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Norway's Sustainability Secret: How Oil Money Built One of the World's Greenest Countries
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Making Sustainability Irresistible: Communication, Mindset, and Leadership with Virginia Cinquemani
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Climate Change Is Everywhere: Why Sustainability Is Closer Than You Think
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Speak Up Woman! Problem Solving For Women in ESG Leadership with Sharon Oranekwu
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Is Climate Change a Big Joke? Comedy, Climate, and Corporates with Comedian Stuart Goldsmith
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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From Stuck to Starting: How to Move Forward with Your Sustainability Goals
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Moving Past Green Guilt - Rethinking Engagement, with Green Jujitsu Creator Gareth Kane
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Commitment over Passion: The Power to Keep Going With Your Sustainability Goals
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Scaling Carbon Literacy with Phil Korbel, Co-Founder of the Carbon Literacy Project
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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52 Simple Sustainability Hacks for 2025 - Summer
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Getting Past 'Yes... in Principle'. Sustainability Leadership with Briony Pete
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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I'm Not Recruiting For A Cult
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Inside Track on new B Corp Standards with Ellie & Jessica of Twelve
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Big News!!
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Speak Up Woman 2 with Caroline Harvey
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May 25, 2025 |
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Playing The Long Game
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May 18, 2025 |
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Finding your Sustainability Superpower with Jarvis Smith
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May 11, 2025 |
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Tackling Sustainability Overwhelm
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May 04, 2025 |
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Walking the AI Tightrope with Rebecca Allen
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Somebody Else's Problem Field
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Awards that Money Cant Buy with Karen Sutton, Founder Global Good Awards
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Is Sustainability Really a Sacrifice?
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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The Missed Opportunity of Food Waste with Tessa Clarke, CEO Olio
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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How to Survive a Conversation with a Climate Denier
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Find Your How with Katie Carey
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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52 Simple Sustainability Hacks - Spring
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Will You Tolerate This? With Jane Davidson
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Speak up Woman!
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Behind the Label with Sam Taylor
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Top 5 Things People Say to Avoid Taking Climate Action (and how to solve them)
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Green Dopamine with Richard Dickson
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Perfect Storm 2: Critical Mass & Dominoes
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Perfect Storm 1: 6 Elements & 5 Whys
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Bending the Climate Curve with Jenny Morgan
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Straight Talking Books - Black Gold by Jeremy Paxman
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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52 Simple Sustainability Hacks for 2025 - Winter
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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Birds, Bees (Biodiversity) and Business with Abby Chicken
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Simple, Sticky, Shared
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Hidden in Plain Sight - Why is circularity so hard?
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Unleashing Ambition: Conversations with Sustainability Catalyst Andy Middleton
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Should we Cancel COP?
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Confessions of A Carbon Literacy Trainer
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Communities of Influence - With Jen Gale
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Sustainability - Why Bother?
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Your Influence Is Your Superpower
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Trailer
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Nov 14, 2024 |