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Transforming Tomorrow

The Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business

Sustainability is a key consideration for any contemporary business, from biodiversity to modern slavery, seabeds to factory floors. Transforming Tomorrow guides you through the complex, ever-changing and often exciting (yes, really!!) world of sustainability in business. Alongside members of the Pentland Centre, international research experts, and business leaders, we cover the theory and practice of mainstreaming sustainability into purposeful business strategy and performance. Whether you are

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00:44:58

A More Accessible World

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/04/06

You might find accessing the commercial world straightforward. Not everyone does. One in five people in the UK have a disability, so how do we make the marketplace more accessible for them?Dr Leighanne Higgins and Dr Killian O’Leary are here to talk about their Marketplace & I project, which works with organisations to improve their accessibility for consumers through specialist training. We find out how they use art and artworks produced by people with a disability and their families at

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00:37:04

My Life in Forced Labour

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/03/30

There is a big difference between doing things we might not like, being assigned a task at work not to your particular liking, and being forced into a job by your government. And there is just a radical a difference between reading about forced labour in a textbook and speaking with someone who had experienced it first-hand. Farmon Asadov is now a PhD researcher at Lancaster University, but before that he spent time as a forced labourer within Uzbekistan’s cotton industry. Farmon is here to

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00:47:56

Making A Career in Sustainability

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/03/23

Once you go sustainable, you never go back. Careers in sustainability may not always be obvious, but once you get involved in the sector, it has its claws in you.Richard Mason is Positive Business Director at Pentland Brands – who include Speedo, Canterbury, Berghaus, and many more brands under their umbrella – and is a two-times Lancaster University graduate. Richard talking us through how sustainability threaded through and was inspired by his studies at Lancaster and went on to influence

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00:39:08

The EU, Sustainability Regulations, and the Green Deal

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/03/16

We’re boarding the EU Omnibus to see how European corporate reporting regulating affect businesses – tens of thousands of them – within the EU and beyond.The EU has been a major innovator when it comes to sustainability regulation, but it has not come without controversy. Professor Andreas, from the Copenhagen Business School Centre for Sustainability, joins us to talk about the changes that we have seen in recent years, where they have worked – and where there have been issues. We talk

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00:44:22

Do No Significant Harm: Taxonomies and Sustainability...

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/03/09

What is a taxonomy? Why are they important? How do they touch upon sustainability? And why should anyone with an interest in financial markets pay them attention?Dr Charika Channuntapipat knows more about taxonomies than most people – certainly than Paul – and is perfectly placed to answer all these questions. Charika is a researcher and social scientist based in Bangkok, Thailand, where she works for the Thai Stock Exchange. She gives us insight into how taxonomies decide which economic

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Transforming Tomorrow

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/03/05

Introducing Transforming Tomorrow, where we make the complex understandable, the theory practical, as we guide you through the ever-changing and often exciting world of sustainability in business.

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00:41:01

Sustainability and Innovation

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/03/02

Are innovation and sustainability natural bedfellows? Can you have one without the other – and would you even want to?We’re talking to Barbara Salopek, an innovation strategist; the founder and CEO of Vinco Innovation in Bergen, Norway; a Lecturer at BI Norwegian Business School; and the author of Future-Fit Innovation. She knows her stuff when it comes to innovation and business! We look at how sustainability (across economic, environmental and social aspects) and innovation intertwine, how

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00:42:42

Sustainable Transitions and Leaders

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/02/23

You need individual accountability if you are going to be a good leader, but not everyone has it. Sanjay Rishi is a leadership coach with experience around the world, and the founder of @intersections. He is also an Entrepreneur in Residence in Lancaster University Management School, and he comes to us having seen how sustainability and leadership go together (or not). Sanjay talks us through his nomadic existence, a stint as a film student, and his life consulting on organisational change

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00:44:40

How We Care for the Elderly

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/02/16

How much will it cost to look after old people in the future? What can we do to help plan for this expense? And what will happen if we don’t prepare? More than 1.1 billion people on Earth are aged 60 and over – this is how old people are defined (whether you may like it or not), and at 65 you are seen as elderly. That number is only set to grow and grow. So, how do we manage social care and protection? Dr Qisha Quarina, from Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is working with

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00:46:54

Building Greener Buildings

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/02/09

What can be done to make your building greener? How can centuries old castles and churches be sensitively adapted to the modern age – becoming more sustainable while retaining their historic character?Alfie Stephenson-Boyles is an architect with Donald Insall Associates, who specialise in conservation and heritage architecture. He brings his experience across working on ancient buildings and new builds to the show, and of working with clients to show them the impact sustainable actions can

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00:35:55

Keeping Sustainability in the Family

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/02/02

It’s time to rethink how family businesses think about and act on sustainability issues. It’s not always about being willing to act – but being capable. Professor Alfredo De Massis, of Lancaster University Management School; the University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy; and IMD, in Switzerland, has worked on family businesses and entrepreneurship for decades – striving to produce knowledge that these firms can use to their advantage. He joins us to look at why family business decisions are not

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00:55:35

The Sustainable Game?

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/01/26

Step onto the terraces and discover how sustainable – or not – the global phenomenon that is football really is.Paul puts his decades of sports reporting experience to good use as we talk to Dr Idlan Zakaria, from the University of Birmingham. Idlan returns to her old Lancaster University stamping grounds and brings with her passions for both football and sustainability. She talks us through a love of football sparked by the 1982 World Cup and nurtured through years of supporting – to Paul’s

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00:49:36

Nature Corridors and Connectivity

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/01/19

Nature is naturally on the move. But how does wildlife move through and across urban environments that are not designed for it? And what can people and businesses do to support movement? This is where nature corridors come in. Duncan Pollard, Honorary Professorial Fellow with the Pentland Centre, joins us to expand on his previous discussion of business and biodiversity with a talk about helping species move. With a focus on agriculture, forestry, lineal infrastructure (such as power lines or

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00:39:38

Education and Sustainability in a Time of War

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/01/12

How do teachers, students and researchers carry on in a time of war. In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, and life changed overnight.Dniprotech University, in Dnipro, is in an area that has experienced power outages, bombing, drones and jets flying over. Yet, they have maintained a full education programme – utilising blended learning – and continue to build relationships with business and with international partners. We spoke to Kseniia Tiukhmenova, Olena Krasovska and Tetiana

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00:45:00

What’s the Economy got to do with Me?

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2026/01/05

What do you think of the economy? What would you do if you couldn’t afford insurance? What does a thriving community look like? And how can economic policy help that flourishing? These are all key questions when it comes to addressing societal equality and resilience.Susan Murray is Director of the David Hume Institute, an Edinburgh-based economics-focused thinktank – despite not classing herself as an economist. She joins us to talk about the importance of diversity in economic thinking,

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00:43:27

Power to the People: A Political Perspective on...

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2025/12/22

We talk to a lot of researchers and businesspeople about sustainability, now bring on the politician!On our 100th episode, we welcome Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad, the former Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability in the Malaysian government, to tell us about his career, and how he has seen governments around the world tackle sustainability challenges. Nik has gone from the self-professed school geek to being an elected legislator in his homeland, a minister in government,

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00:42:40

The Murky Waters of West African Fishing

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2025/12/15

Do you know your Omega 3 fatty acids from your Ultra Processed Foods? Your salmon from your sardinella? Dive in, as we look at the importance of seafood to the diets of millions of people – and how global industries and consumption patterns are taking it away from those who really need it. Professor Christina Hicks, from Lancaster Environment Centre, is a leading expert on fisheries – particularly in Africa – and the broader food system, and she gives us an introduction to the global trade in

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00:35:18

Tracking Climate Change and the Weather

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2025/12/08

For a podcast from a nation obsessed with the weather, we’ve been remarkable restrained in discussing it so far. No more! We’re going full-on into weather forecasting and measurement, to discover what Lancaster can tell us about the world.Dr James Heath, from Lancaster Environment Centre, is one of the team taking daily readings from the Hazelrigg Weather Station, which measure temperature and rainfall, and contributes to long-term Met Office records. He has always been obsessed with the

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00:37:42

The Persuadables: Better Sustainability Messaging

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2025/12/01

Words matter. How you use them when you want to get your sustainability messaging across is key – especially when fossil fuel companies spend billions on advertising. As we wonder whether sustainability is even the right word to reach right audience, Florencia Lujani, co-founder and Strategy Director of ACT Climate Labs, joins us to talk about language and communication in winning the battle. Florencia works with the likes of Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, bridging creativity and

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00:37:43

Building Sustainability into Project Management

Transforming Tomorrow ·

2025/11/24

How can net zero be built into major projects? Does being a trend setter in this area make it harder – but easier for those who follow? Anna Cockman, Head of Estate Development (Project Delivery) at Lancaster University, was once the hands of BBC2 (really), but is now overseeing a huge project to build the Net Zero Energy Centre. After discovering exactly what project management is, we discuss the challenges universities face when it comes to declaring a climate emergency, and achieving Net

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