Drive Sustainability at Scale

Saif Hameed sits down with Adam Henkel, a 7th generation farmer and 3rd generation conservationist from Illinois. They break down:

• The true meaning of sustainability on the farm
• Bridging the farmer-corporate gap
• Easy wins vs real challenges in practice
• How corporations and sustainability professionals can help

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• Food for Thought: The Scale of the Problem
• Food Loss vs Food Waste: Understanding the Difference
• Where Things Go Wrong
• The Environmental Impact
• Current Solutions Across the Food Chain

In short… yes. But is that really a bad thing?

In this episode, we ask whether the hype around sustainability is deflating, and what that means for progress.

We dive into the latest headlines:

- Is the UK on the brink of scaling back its climate ambitions?

- Are we stuck in a loop of ever-rising energy demand?

- What's next for sustainability-linked executive pay?

PLUS: A climate tech reality check.

• A World Without Coffee and Cocoa
• A Complex Supply Chain
• Initiatives From the Ground Up
• Key Certifications For Better Coffee and Cocoa

This week’s headlines:

• Trump’s Tariff’s and the climate fall out
• Soaring commodity prices and what to do
• Just Stop Oil to disband - victory or retreat?

PLUS: Our how-to segment tackles a question many of you have asked: how to run a board meeting that secures sustainability buy in.

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• The environmental paradox of tariffs
• Clean sectors are under pressure
• Fossil fuels don't go untouched
• The overlooked plastic problem
• Risk management as the only viable strategy

• Business + Science = Impact: How applying process engineering to conservation created unprecedented restoration scale
• Project set up: Why success starts with understanding local needs, empowering communities, and tailoring interventions to context
• Measuring what matters: Beyond basic coral counts, why and how the team tracks ecosystem health, skills transfer, and ROI.
• Practical takeaways: Consumer insights, cross-team collaboration, and stakeholder alignment strategies

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• The Power of Water: The resource that sustains all life on Earth.
• A Matter of Food Security: The vulnerability of food production.
• Solutions From the Ground Up: Farm-level, corporate-level, and policy-level initiatives for sustainable water management.

• The true carbon impact of plastic vs. other packaging materials
• The hidden trade-offs between recyclability, emissions, and functionality
• Why recycling systems struggle and how EPR can help
• Innovations transforming packaging, from light-weighting to full recyclability
• How businesses can navigate legislation and consumer expectations

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