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Shaken Not Burned
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How modern mining must start with trust, with Mokwateh
Welcome to the latest episode in our mining arc! In the previous two episodes, we covered the geopolitics of critical minerals and whether deep sea...
Do we need deep sea mining? With Seas At Risk
Welcome to the second instalment of our mining arc. After covering the geopolitics of critical minerals (check out the episode here), this week we ask...
The geopolitics of critical minerals with Minefield Consulting
Once a somewhat niche industry, critical minerals are now dominating headlines, influencing geopolitical trends and driving international trade. These materials are core components of technologies crucial...
Why the world feels unpredictable – and what's really going on
The world is starting to feel unpredictable in ways that are difficult to pin down.Not just because of individual events, but because of how many...
Season 6: sustainability and resilience, one sector at a time
Two years on, we have reached season 6!We have explored a wide range of topics, from the just transition to the planetary boundaries, through the...
What happens when agriculture stops guessing? With Agzen
The food system underpins our entire society. Its stability is crucial: when it starts to wobble, prices rise, availability becomes uncertain, and stress travels quickly...
Climate decisions hidden in plain sight with Verdical Group
Buildings shape much of our daily lives, but their environmental impact often goes unnoticed. Yet the built environment accounts for nearly 40% of global energy-related...
Why we don't need billionaires with Patriotic Millionaires UK
There are talks of endless economic crises, yet the rich are getting richer. Even though many countries promise a welfare system, healthy job markets, and...
Rethinking climate leadership with Sweep
Climate action is facing political backlash, from watered-down EU regulation to the overturning of the EPA’s endangerment finding in the United States. Yet beneath the...
Why trust is the real currency of nature finance with Native Squared
In this episode of Shaken Not Burned, Felicia Jackson speaks with Rob Cobbold, founder of Native Squared, about what credible nature finance looks like when...
Climate finance isn’t broken, our assumptions are with Climate Bonds Initiative
What happens when the world is on fire – and someone tells you the solution is a financial instrument?In this episode of Shaken Not Burned,...
Developing corporate strategy in an unstable world with CDP
At last week's 2026 World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, the language of cooperation and resilience may have been everywhere, but the world seems to...
Food, climate, and the risks we don’t see coming with Helios AI
In this episode of Shaken Not Burned, Felicia talks with Francisco Martin-Rayo, chief executive of Helios AI about the uncomfortable truth behind today’s food prices:...
Unlocking the power of Quiet Capital with Sallyann Della Casa of GLEAC
In a world obsessed with financial capital, what if the assets that matter most for resilience don’t show up on a balance sheet at all?In...
Sustainability: are we f***ed?
2025 hasn’t been the easiest year. Amid ongoing genocides, Trump becoming US president again, and the EU backtracking on some of its most innovative policies,...
Rethinking water use starts in the shower with Showerkap
Water scarcity is already one of the world’s biggest risks — so why do we treat long showers as inconsequential?In this episode of Shaken Not...
The power of visuals in sustainability with Getty Images
We are a podcast, but we have to admit: images can speak more than words. A powerful visual can tell a story, evoke sensations, and...
Preventing PFAS pollution with Ship & Shore Environmental
PFAS, or forever chemicals, are one of the most urgent but misunderstood issues in environmental health. This group of nearly 15,000 man-made substances are used to...
Can blockchain solve the carbon markets' transparency woes? With KlimaDAO
Carbon markets are intended to be the backbone of climate finance – but they’re often criticised for being opaque, inefficient, and riddled with credibility issues. This...
What lies beneath: the ocean’s hidden climate risk with Professor Callum Roberts
Europe talks a big game on marine protection but, beneath the surface, the picture is far more fragile. This week on Shaken Not Burned, Felicia speaks...
Making the invisible visible: how impact measurement drives decarbonisation with ClimatePoint
Let’s dive into a part of climate action that too often sits behind the scenes: the hard work of making impact measurable and decision-ready. Sustainability...
The shape of trust: inside the new ISO net zero standard
What does it really mean to be net zero? In a world overflowing with climate claims, standards are becoming the new currency of trust, as...
COP30, connection and the courage to keep showing up with Impatience Earth
The Conference of the Parties, or COP30 this year in Brazil, can seem remote – bureaucratic, elite, hard to connect with. But it’s also one...
Storytelling and cultural nuance in climate action with Narratives
Working in sustainability means getting the story right. We may have crunched the numbers and estimated the risks of biodiversity loss in a certain area, or...
Facts, feelings, and the fight for climate reality with the Conscious Advertising Network
Every day we read new headlines about climate extremes, yet behind the noise lies a quieter, more corrosive threat: misinformation.In this week's episode of Shaken...
The sustainability correction: hard truths for finance with Vlerick Business School
This week, we are talking about the turbulence surrounding ESG and sustainable finance. The question we’re exploring: is the backlash against ESG a crisis, or...
Challenging the consumer products status quo with Asan
Think about the products you use every day at home. The hand soap. The cleaning spray. The sponge for the dishes. The face cream. The...
Responsible business with UN Global Compact Network UK
Is ESG really “dead,” or are we asking the wrong question?Perhaps, we should examine what it takes to run a truly responsible business in today’s...
Season 5 trailer: building sustainability literacy
At the heart of Shaken Not Burned is sustainability literacy. But not in the sense of teaching acronyms or repeating headlines. What we mean is...
From Formula One to food aisles: Nick Wirth’s ROI-driven sustainability revolution
What does it take to scale real-world climate solutions fast?In this episode, we explore what happens when you treat climate action like an engineering challenge,...
Guardrails for growth: business inside a finite system with Dr. Katherine Richardson
Let’s step out of the ESG echo chamber and into a much bigger conversation: what are the real limits of our planet and how close...
Growing clean agriculture with Agronomics
From climate volatility to food insecurity and antibiotic resistance, the global food system is at a breaking point. Industrial agriculture contributes up to 25% of...
The rise of biodiversity markets with Bloom Labs
The world needs to plug a biodiversity finance gap worth $700 billion per year to effectively protect and restore nature, according to the United Nations....
Doughnut economics with the London Doughnut Economy Coalition
There’s no denying that continuing to treat the natural world as we do will lead to ecological breakdown. We don’t seem to take into account...
Buildings and the energy transition with Lord Adair Turner
From heating and cooling to construction materials and power demand, buildings are responsible for up to a third of global emissions—but rarely get the political...
Carbon Literacy: from awareness to action with Phil Korbel
In this week’s episode Felicia Jackson talks to Phil Korbel, co-founder and director of advocacy at The Carbon Literacy Project, about what it truly means...
Why regenerative agriculture matters now with Soil Capital
With extreme weather disrupting harvests, food prices spiking, and soil health declining globally, regenerative agriculture is emerging as a compelling solution – not just for...
What is climate litigation? With Planet Law Lab
There are many ways to take climate action: one of these involves going to court. An increasing number of groups worldwide are driving change through...
Is corporate decarbonisation dead? With Eight Versa
Not long ago, climate ambition was peaking: companies were racing to make net zero pledges and get approvals by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)....
Managing climate risk in times of economic crisis with University of California, Berkeley
It's a turbulent time for the global economy, which is leading some companies to row back on their sustainability commitments and focus their efforts on...
Weathering the costs: climate risk and the new business reality with FIS
Extreme weather is here. Supply chains are vulnerable. Insurance costs are rising. And whether or not governments pull funding for climate science or roll back...
Regenerative economy: a return to nature with Doughnut Economics Action Lab
Our economic system is based on extracting as much value as possible from natural resources, without taking into consideration the principles and processes that power...
Concrete change: why decarbonising cement is key with Eco Material Technologies
Cement might not be sexy, but it is responsible for 8% of global emissions – and it's in everything from critical infrastructure to homes. It's...
Beyond capitalism: the case for degrowth with Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Welcome to another week of Shaken Not Burned!If you live in today's world, you may be inclined to think that capitalism is the only viable...
Satellites, soil & forest carbon with Arbonics
Over the last couple of years forest carbon credits have become an increasingly contentious solution to the climate challenge because of questions around additionality, permanence...
Moving from shareholder to stakeholder capitalism with The Blended Capital Group
In our current economic system, a company director's primary responsibility is widely considered to be to maximise profits for its shareholders. Their interests take precedence...
Why the future of food needs a radical shift with Cibus Capital
Agriculture is responsible for around a quarter of global emissions, yet the environmental impact isn’t reflected in the cost of food. The food industry faces...
Where are we with the energy transition? With TransitionZero
The energy transition is firmly part of the mainstream discourse: politicians and companies often talk about it but, at times, it can feel like an...
Season 4 Ep 7: Frugal innovations: solutions for the Global South with a2i
Climate resilience is essential to protect communities in vulnerable regions against extreme weather events. But the volume of funding for adaptation in the Global South,...
Season 4 Ep 6: The just transition with Startup Discovery School
In order to transition the global economy to a more sustainable basis, we have to reshape economic systems to balance growth with environmental protection and...
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