Name: Dubai Expo special (Part 1) – Global Goals Week, climate gamification and giant energy trees by edie.net
Duration: 35 min 9 s
Description: In the first of a special two-part episode, edie's Luke Nicholls goes on an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of Expo 2020 in Dubai, discovering how the World Expo is redefining sustainable mega-events and creating a positive legacy for people and planet.

In the first of a special two-part episode, edie's Luke Nicholls goes on an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of Expo 2020 in Dubai, discovering how the World Expo is redefining sustainable mega-events and creating a positive legacy for people and planet.

Dubai Expo special (Part 1) – Global Goals Week, climate gamification and giant energy trees

In this new edie Extra episode for June 2025, clean energy financing experts from Santander UK’s specialised and project finance team sharing how they have navigated decades of unprecedented change in technology and policy.

Your host for this episode is edie's content editor Sarah George. 

Your expert guests are: 
- Santander UK’s director of specialised and project finance Katie Bagshaw
- Santander UK's head of specialised and project finance Benedict Smith

The #SustyTalk series is all about keeping edie’s listeners connected to sustainability and business leaders across the world, even if they only have 20 minutes to tune in.



#SustyTalk podcast: Is the UK’s energy transition an attractive growth opportunity?

Jennie Colville, who leads on sustainability at Britain’s largest commercial property development and investment company Landsec, joins the edie team to share her insights and career journey in the Green Room podcast.

She is credited with having supported more than 500 small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to improve their environmental performance as well as shaping the design and delivery of sustainability strategies for larger organisations, including RSA Insurance Group, law firm LinkLaters and Kent County Council.

Now, Colville is leading on Landsec's ambitions plans to enhance the resilience of its properties, deliver biodiversity improvements and reduce value chain emissions. She shares her approach to the challenge and provides advice to listeners.

In edie's Green Room with Landsec's head of sustainability Jennie Colville

Kew’s “Carbon Garden” officially opened in London in July 2025.

Funded by Biffa Award, it has been designed as an educational and inspirational space for visitors of all ages. The garden blends science, art and climate storytelling to bring the carbon cycle to life while showing how gardens can be powerful tools in the fight against climate change.

In this episode of the edie Extra Podcast, edie’s senior reporter Sidhi Mittal records live on-site at the UK’s largest botanical garden, meeting two of the project’s key figures. 

Our guests this episode are:
- The Carbon Garden's senior project manager at Kew, Lara Michael.
- The Carbon Garden's supervisor Joe Richomme.

edie Extra podcast special: Inside the 'Carbon Garden' at Kew

In this new and exclusive edie podcast, edie editor Matt Mace explores Clarion Housing Group’s new Climate Transition Plan with its sustainability director Miles Lewis.

Miles shares a behind-the-scenes look at how the Climate Transition Plan was developed, and how, in its first four months, it has become more than a disclosure tool.

The Transition Plan supports a long-term net-zero target for 2050, detailing interim goals and key action items to decarbonise the group’s 125,000+ managed homes.

Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just have a passion for all things green – this podcast is for you!

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#SustyTalk: What’s in Clarion Housing’s first Climate Transition Plan?

In this new and exclusive edie Extra podcast episode, edie's editor Matt Mace exploring energy retailer OVO’s new climate transition plan with its senior sustainability manager, Kim van Lieshout.

Bristol-based energy supplier OVO  published its first climate transition plan in June 2025, setting out how it intends to achieve its 2035 net-zero target and make low-carbon heating more accessible to its four million customers.

Called ‘Mind the Green Gap’, the plan calls on UK policymakers to make electricity and electrified solutions, especially heat pumps, more affordable for homes and businesses.

Kim shares her hopes for the UK's forthcoming Warm Homes Plan, and imparts wisdom on how other businesses can draw up credible decarbonisation plans aligned with core strategy.

Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just have a passion for all things green – this podcast is for you!

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#SustyTalk: How did OVO Energy develop its first climate transition plan?

Insured losses from natural catastrophes surpassed $135bn globally in 2024, according to Insure Our Future. 

Flooding, droughts and other extreme weather have impacted supply chains as diverse as fruits and vegetables from southern Europe, to semiconductors from China. 

How can businesses respond proactively and plan ahead to boost the resiliency of their operations and supply chains?

We ask George Richards, director of JRP solutions, to share his expertise.

Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just have a passion for all things green – this podcast is for you!

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#SustyTalk: How are climate shocks already disrupting supply chains?

The UK Government, under Boris Johnson, set an ambition for two million Brits to be working in green jobs by 2030. But the nation is not on track to get there yet.

With sectors including construction, renewable energy and electric vehicles foreseeing skills gaps on the horizon, is it time to broaden our definition of what ‘green’ jobs and skills really mean?

This is the question at hand in the new episode of edie Extra, hosted by edie’s content editor, Sarah George.

She is in conversation with:

- Santander UK’s head of social impact, Mark Homans
- Milton Keynes College’s sustainability lead, Lauren Gallyot
- Milton Keynes College’s director of employer engagement & partnerships, Anna Clarke

This episode has kindly been sponsored by Santander UK. 

Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just have a passion for all things green – this podcast is for you!

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#SustyTalk: How can Britain be upskilled for the green, digital future?

Tune in to the new episode of the edie Extra podcast, where Sage’s VP of carbon accounting, George Sandilands, shares his top tips for businesses grappling with emissions data challenges and headwinds to decarbonisation.

He is in conversation with edie's senior reporter, Sidhi Mittal.

Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just have a passion for all things green – this podcast is for you!

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#SustyTalk: What every business needs to know about carbon accounting in 2025

EU lawmakers recently voted to significantly reduce the scope of the bloc’s flagship sustainability reporting and corporate due diligence laws, dramatically reducing the number of businesses likely to be impacted.

The specifics of what each impacted business will need to publish, and to what timelines, has also been altered.

These moves, made under the Omnibus package, come as the UK is firming up its own sustainability reporting standards in line with the work of the International Sustainability Standards Board.

For any sustainability or compliance professional impacted by the changes, recent months have therefore brought their fair share of headaches.

How can businesses respond proactively? In this new episode of edie Extra, edie’s content editor Sarah George puts this question to Tim Lambert, Osapiens’ regional lead for the UK, Ireland and the Nordics.

Tim draws on findings from the recent ‘State of Sustainability Reporting in the UK’ research from Osapiens, which polled 150 senior decision-makers across a range of sectors.

Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just have a passion for all things green – this podcast is for you!

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#SustyTalk: How can businesses prepare for the UK & EU’s new sustainability reporting standards?

In the latest episode of the edie Extra podcast, edie’s content editor Sarah George is in conversation with Zurich Resilience Solutions’ UK lead for climate resilience and sustainability, Andrew Forsyth.

Andrew shares his learnings from helping hundreds of businesses to map and manage growing climate-related risks to their operations and global supply chains.

Almost half (44.5%) of businesses reported moderate or significant impacts on their supply chains from climate-related events between 2018 and 2023, according to the Business Continuity Institute (BCI).

But more than half of businesses (51%) do not have a dedicated budget to manage this risk. And most firms still have extremely poor visibility of their supply chains beyond Tier One.

Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just have a passion for all things green – this podcast is for you!

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#SustyTalk: How businesses can make their supply chains more climate-resilient

What are the climate stories that really matter? What breakthrough innovations and ambitious business initiatives could genuinely accelerate the transition to a net-zero, circular economy? And who’ll take home the coveted Big Fat Sustainability Uncovered Quiz of the Year trophy? Join the edie team for this long-running show which makes the big climate issues bite-sized.

Sustainability Uncovered uncovers some of most inspiring and insightful sustainability and climate action stories from across the globe. The show features live in-the-studio guests, leader interviews, need-to-know round-ups, listener quizzes and more – all wrapped up into monthly episodes.

Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just someone with a passion for all things sustainability and climate action – this podcast is for you!

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Dubai Expo special (Part 1) – Global Goals Week, climate gamification and giant energy trees

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