Behind The Story

Behind The Story is the podcast that goes beyond the headline. Through lively conversations with company leaders, politicians and other specialists in their field, each episode offers enlightening responses to recent stories that have fascinated us. If you are interested in hearing industry experts explain solutions to some of society’s most pressing problems in a fun and exciting way, Behind The Story is a must listen.

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Episodes

Craig Bennett - CEO of Wildlife Trusts

Bianca Pitt is joined by Craig Bennett - CEO of The Wildlife Trusts - a federation of 46 independent wildlife conservation charities covering the whole of the UK. Prior to joining Wildlife Trusts, Craig was CEO of Friends of the Earth, where he fronted several high profile campaigns on bees, fracking and against the expansion of Heathrow Airport. Earlier in his career, Craig was Deputy Director at The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and Director of The Prince of ...

Oct 01, 2021•34 min

Sam Reeve - CEO of Resource Futures

Liz Gyekye is joined by Sam Reeve - CEO of Resource Futures - an innovative company helping clients enable the positive management of material resources. Sam leads the company to maximise positive impact by working collaboratively with its customers through evidence gathering that is robust; insight that provides answers and facilitates change; and engagement that achieves lasting positive behaviour change. This is the first podcast in a series of episodes by Higginson Strategy’s Real Circularit...

Jul 01, 2021•36 min

Laurence Kemball Cook - CEO of Pavegen

John Higginson is joined by Laurence Kemball Cook - CEO of Pavegen - an innovative flooring manufacturer which converts footsteps walking on the pavement into energy. Laurence encourages a revolutionary approach to the renewable energy industry. Pavegen have clients worldwide and have partnered with key brands such as; Schneider Electric, Centrica, Adidas, Uniqlo, London 2012 Olympics, WWF and Europe's largest shopping centre, Westfield. This is the ninth podcast in a series of episodes by Higgi...

Jun 09, 2021•19 min

Juliet Davenport - Founder of Good Energy

John Higginson is joined by Juliet Davenport OBE - Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Good Energy, one of the UK's first entirely renewable electricity supplier and generator companies. Juliet is a figurehead for climate change action. She sits on the board of the Renewable Energy Association and Innovate UK and is Vice President of the Energy Institute. In July 2020 Juliet was appointed as a new board member of The Crown Estate. This is the eighth podcast in a series of episodes by Higginso...

May 04, 2021•21 min

Arthur Kay - Founder of Skyroom

John Higginson is joined by Arthur Kay - the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Skyroom, an urban development initiative installing sustainable and affordable homes on building rooftops to help tackle the housing crisis in cities. Arthur is also Founder of bio-bean, a clean tech company that manufactures advanced biofuels and biochemicals out of waste coffee grounds; and Founder and Chairman of Fast Forward 2030, a think tank focused on using business to solve the world’s biggest problems. T...

Feb 24, 2021•30 min

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