Episode guide

Sustainable Business Podcast:

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Episode 1 - The growing relevance of sustainability

The growing relevance of sustainability to all will help you to familiarise yourself with the case for business sustainability, particularly within the global context of climate change. The episode also highlights how the 'personal' nature of climate change is a motivator of corporate action on sustainability.

Episode 2 - Asset management... the bottom line on sustainability

Asset management... the bottom line on sustainability explains the case for sustainability in financial terms, and therefore shows you why environmental awareness is a legitimate business concern. The episode will also helps you to break down some of the jargon surrounding business sustainability, including explaining the relationship between sustainability and asset management.

Episode 3 - Sustainability... risks and opportunities for business growth

Sustainability... risks and opportunities for business growth extends the case for sustainability by engaging you in a discussion about the reputation or public relations risks for companies that do not genuinely engage with the issue of climate change. The interview also examines the opportunity for companies to make significant improvements to their bottom lines through addressing sustainability concerns.

Episode 4 - The need for corporate leadership on sustainability

The need for corporate leadership on sustainability outlines the opportunities for large corporations to take a leadership role on sustainability. The episode also engages you in a discussion about how assuming an environmental leadership role requires businesses to adopt a new view of their responsibilities and purpose in society.

Episode 5 - Making sustainability relevant to the business

Making sustainability relevant to the business provides you with some ways to counter internal or external stakeholders perceiving there to be a lack of "short term" benefits to be gained from addressing environmental issues.

Episode 6 - Generating internal support for sustainability

Generating internal support for sustainability in the large corporation explains that there is no right way for you to gain support for sustainability within a company. The episode outlines how support can evolve "top down" or "bottom up" depending on the individual circumstances of the company.

Episode 7 - Sustainability and small to medium enterprises

Sustainability and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) offers the SME owner/manager suggestions for balancing cashflow concerns with a responsibility to contributing to environmental sustainability. Rather than trying to find the answer by yourself, Bob Willard charges you with empowering staff to develop sustainability solutions and then tackling suggested actions in "bite sized chunks".

Episode 8 - Sustainability and your supply chain

Sustainability and your supply chain provides you with a compelling argument for the need to include good environmental performance as a criterion for suppliers.

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Bob Willard Podcast Series is brought to you by the Sustainability Advantage Program, an initiative of the Office of Environment and Heritage.