In this month’s engaging episode of Sustainably Speaking, we start the conversation with Dr. Zoe Detko; carbon consultant and emissions reductions specialist. Zoe shares her experience on how we manage our scope emissions, how this can affect business – sustainably and cost wise – as well as, providing advice on how we can get better as reducing the greenhouses gas emissions for the benefit of our green future.

We explore:

• How scope emissions affect businesses and how we can reduce this.
• The importance of factoring in scope free emissions when addressing climate change as a business.
• Talking around the key challenges that businesses face in accurately measuring emissions and how this can be improved.
• How businesses can make a difference to supply chain with a carbon reduction plan
• What are the right steps for your business to reduce your carbon emissions and overall reduce your carbon footprint.
• How to calculate your scope emissions, and not only cut your costs in supply chain, but also reduce your emissions

If you are wanting to advance in your future in scope emission reduction, to make a greener future for you, your business and your loved ones; give this episode a listen to hear Dr. Zoe Detko’s advise on how we can excel in the world of scope emission management and reduce them overall to allow ourselves a brighter, and greener future.

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In this inspiring episode of Sustainably Speaking, we sit down with the visionary behind The Wellbeing Farm, Celia Gaze. From burnout to barnyard, Celia shares the remarkable story of how a simple idea blossomed into a multi-award-winning venue rooted in sustainability, community, and joy.

We explore:

• 🌱 The origins of The Wellbeing Farm and its mission to bring wellbeing to the forefront of rural enterprise
• 🏅 The journey to achieving B Corp certification and what it truly means for a business
• 📅 The launch of a brand new national awareness day—and why it matters
• 🌾 The principles of regenerative farming and how they’re being put into practice
• 🕊️ The importance of legacy, purpose, and creating a business that gives back

Whether you're a changemaker, entrepreneur, or simply curious about sustainable living, this episode is packed with insight, heart, and a few surprises from Celia and the Wellbeing Farm.

To find out more about Sustainable Energy First, or any of the topics we cover, you can follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter or visit our website sefirst.com or alternatively you can visit the Energy Advice Hub at energyadvicehub.org, our free information resource that breaks down complex policy and empowers UK organisations to raise their climate ambitions.

Hello listeners! 🍃🗣️🎙️

Along side our main Sustainably Speaking podcast we are introducing a brand-new addition to the series: "Spotlight" 💡

In this series, we’ll be shining the light on Sustainable Energy First clients, partners, and green tech collaborators to highlight real-world sustainability success stories, case studies, and industry insights.

Whether we're speaking to a business that is making great strides in their sustainability efforts or one of our tech partners that does amazing work with us to help us inspire and empower others to raise their climate ambitions.

In our first Spotlight Series episode, we are introducing Puja Balachander the CEO and co-founder of UpGreen.

UpGreen are a retrofit finance and implementation platform accelerating the net zero journey for property owners and investors. UpGreen supports landlords in meeting UK MEES regulations by turning retrofit projects into investable propositions—combining AI-enabled business case analysis, project management, and post-retrofit performance data.

We also welcome our friend and colleague, Head of ESG, Phil Richards from Sustainable Energy First. He breaks down what ESG means to businesses and discusses the energy efficiency compliance issues with MEES and goes into detail on why we're looking to achieve improvements in terms of energy performance ratings.

To find out more about Sustainable Energy First, or any of the topics we cover, you can follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter or visit our website sefirst.com or alternatively you can visit the Energy Advice Hub at energyadvicehub.org, our free information resource that breaks down complex policy and empowers UK organisations to raise their climate ambitions.