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EY Sustainability MattersHow and why should CEOs put sustainability at the core of businessThis special episode of the EY Sustainability Matters podcast is introduced by Nadia Woodhouse from the EY New Economy Unit (NEU), which focuses on the long-term, systemic shifts toward a new, regenerative economy. Nadia presents a thought-provoking dialogue with two influential leaders in sustainability: Helena Helmersson, former CEO of the fashion giant H&M Group, and Jonathon Porritt, a writer, environmentalist, advocate for sustainable development and a member of the advisory council for the NEU. The discussion centers around the pressing need for businesses to adopt regenerative practices in the face of escalating sustainability challenges and the...2025-06-3040 min
The Stanley Betts Podcast''Do What You Love Now'' - David EdwardsWhen David was 29, he followed Joseph Campbell's advice to ''follow your bliss'' and quit his corporate job and started writing. Now he is co-editor of the media watch website Media Lens. He is the author of ‘A Short Book About Ego... and the Remedy of Meditation’, which will be published by Mantra Books later this month. His first novel, ‘The Man With No Face’, a dystopian, Chomskyan, mystical science fiction thriller, will be published by Roundfire Books in 2026. David has published five other books on political, philosophical and spiritual themes. In 2007, Media Lens was awarded The Gandhi Foundation’s Internatio...2025-06-091h 17
Conversations with Stephen KamugasaClimate Leadership In A Multipolar New World OrderIn the podcast episode featuring Sir Jonathon Porritt, the discussion revolves around the pressing need for climate leadership in a rapidly changing global landscape characterised by a multipolar world order. Porritt emphasises the urgency of addressing climate change, highlighting that the time for action is not in the distant future but rather in the immediate decade ahead. This urgency is underscored by the recognition that governments and institutions often engage in what Porritt terms "institutional denial", where they acknowledge the science of climate change but fail to act on its implications. Institutional Denial and Its Im...2025-06-0941 min
The Fact HunterEpisode 348: Nephilim, Black Nobility & Grey PopeIn this episode, we examine the connection between the Orisini family and the Vatican. We also discuss the Nephilim and their ties to world dominance. Rumble: truthernet.com Website: thefacthunter.com Email: thefacthunter@mail.com Snail Mail: George Hobbs PO Box 109 Goldsboro, MD 21636Show Notes:Self baptism https://x.com/protestia/status/1919704191682892077?s=46&t=ytitK_qmWZMvJd0lLKbt-g Star Wars church https://x.com/protestia/status/1919335500780843189?s=46&t=ytitK_qmWZMvJd0lLKbt-g Orsini family rules the...2025-05-071h 28
The Science Show - Separate stories podcastOne billion people at risk as temperatures riseAs scientists warn that future climate impacts could lead to 1 billion people being forcibly displaced, Jonathon Porritt invites people to think about the inseparable linkage between climate and migration.2024-07-2726 min
The MarketingKind podcastSir Jonathon Porritt on finding hope in the climate emergency"We're just being outplayed when it comes to narratives about all of this. The devil has often had the best tunes..."
This episode with Sir Jonathon Porritt, CBE, co-founder of Forum for the Future and author of eleven books including Hope in Hell, is both starkly honest and galvanizing.
We cover everything from carbon pricing, climate migration and the failures of CSR to direct action, the battle of narratives and what the economy of the future could look like.
We learn that Jonathon is currently focused on campaigning for the Green Party and...2024-04-241h 12
GoodGeistA Hope in Hell, with Jonathon PorrittSend us a textThis week we talk to the writer, broadcaster and campaigner Jonathon Porritt. For over 30 years, Jonathon has provided strategic advice to governments, NGOs and companies on sustainability.He founded Forum for the Future, was co-chair of the Green Party and Director of Friends of the earth. He was Chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission until 2009. His latest book, Hope in Hell is a powerful ‘call to action’ on the Climate Emergency.In this episode we talk to Jonathan about his book, Hope in Hell, and issues including ‘climate doomism...2024-02-2826 min
Food Matters Live PodcastTransforming the global food production systemThere are multiple challenges facing the global food system, so how can we go about changing it to overcome them?
It is projected that the system will need to feed nearly 10 billion people by 2050, a big enough challenge in itself.
But when you combine that with protecting the planet and building more resilience, it becomes and even more daunting task.
In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, recorded live at our Sustainable Food Forum in September 2023, we do our best to find some answers.
How must the global food system...2024-02-1240 min
What Can We Do In These Powerful Times?Jonathon PorrittJonathon Porritt is a sustainability campaigner and writer (website, Twitter, Wikipedia). After years in the Green Party (while working full-time as a teacher), in 1984 he became director of Friends of the Earth in Britain and then co-founded Forum for the Future in 1996. (One of the other co-founders was Paul Ekins, who I interviewed for Powerful Times here. I worked with Jonathon when I was at Forum, 2003-2016.) Jonathon was also Chair of the UK Sustainable Develop Commission for nine years (2000-2009) and Chancellor of Keele University (2012-2022).He has been at the forefront of sustainability...2023-11-0328 min
A Climate Change with Matt Matern121: Sir Jonathon Porritt on Climate Change and Economic TransformationSir Jonathon Porritt joins Matt Matern to discuss his journey into environmentalism and his book, "Hope in Hell." He stresses the urgency of climate action, the need to view it as an economic issue, and better communication strategies.
Sir Jonathon highlights the rapid pace of climate change, the media's role in misinformation, and the balance between military and environmental spending. He calls for solidarity among climate advocates and urges listeners to stay engaged and informed.A Climate Change With Matt Matern is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.soCheck out our most downloaded episodes:2023-08-0247 min
DiEM25Frontline 06: Should killing nature be a crime? | An interview with JoJo MehtaThere are growing calls for the crime of "ecocide", meaning mass damage and destruction of ecosystems, to be recognised in international criminal law. This would ensure that individuals, company directors, CEOs, can be prosecuted for the ecological damage caused by the organisations they head up, like oil spills, deforestation, or soil pollution, wherever these organisations may be. Could this be the missing piece in the broader battle against climate change? Is it workable? And what are the steps to get there? We interview Jojo Mehta, executive director and co-founder of Stop Ecocide International, to find out. 2023-06-0957 min
The Futuring PodcastReflecting on almost 30 years of Forum for the Future and the wider sustainability movement - with Jonathon Porritt, Sara Parkin and Paul EkinsIn this special edition of the Futuring Podcast, Jonathon Porritt [Former Director, Forum for the Future] is joined by his fellow co-founders of Forum, Sara Parkin [Principal Associate, Sustainability Literacy Project] and Dr. Paul Ekins [Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy, University College London]. The podcast comes as Jonathon steps down from Forum, joining Sara and Paul to reflect on its 30 years of operation and how the sustainability landscape has evolved in that time.Tune in to hear how the idea for a new organisation came to be at the heels of the Earth Summit in 1992 and...2023-05-1159 min
All In - The Sustainable Business PodcastShifting MindsetsChris, David, and Mark are joined by the co-founder of Forum for the Future, Jonathon Porritt, and its CEO, Dr. Sally Uren. Since being founded in 1996, Forum for the Future has worked in partnership with business, governments, and civil society to accelerate the shift towards a just and regenerative future in which both people and the planet thrive. Sally and Jonathan discuss the challenges of embedding transformational change within organizations, the urgent need to pursue outcomes that are ecologically safe and socially just, the mental models this demands we embrace, and what keeps them optimistic.
2023-05-0941 min
Futurized - thought leadership on the futureHope in Hell for the EarthIn this episode of the Futurized podcast, host Trond Arne Undheim interviews Jonathon Porritt, author, Co-founder, Forum of the Future. They discuss how the sciences say everything is getting worse everywhere, yet there is still time, perhaps a decade, where key actions can get done if we all come together.
Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics and the environment.
I’m your host, Trond Arne Undheim (@trondau), futurist, scholar, author, investor, and serial entrepreneur. I am a Research scholar in Global Systemic Risk...2023-04-2543 min
The FS Club PodcastBioenergy With Carbon Capture & Storage: A Double Scammy?Find out more about this event on our website: https://bit.ly/3mqxHz9
Governments today are much less persuaded that subsidising the burning of biomass to generate low-carbon electricity represents good value for taxpayers – let alone a good deal for our Net Zero targets. Elsewhere, in the world of controversial technologies, Carbon Capture and Storage is still struggling to prove it will ever live up to the promises made on its behalf over the last 25 years. So what happens when you bring the two together, as Drax is now planning to do with its huge ne...2023-04-1145 min
Future Planet Podcast02. Campaigning, intergenerational, intersectional climate activism - Jonathon Porritt CBE, Co-founder of Forum for the FutureSend us a textIn this episode, we welcome Sir Jonathon Porritt - a renowned environmentalist, sustainability campaigner, writer, member of the British Green Party, and founder-director of Forum for the Future.We talk about intergenerational justice and intersectionality. We explored citizen leadership and civil disobedience and the blocker that is the indifference of so many people.We adventured politics and political funding, the juxtaposition of oil investment and climate action, nuclear power, EV, energy and energy efficiency and Jonathan's book, Hope in Hell (A Decade To Confront the Climate Emergency).2023-04-0653 min
Making Money a Force for GoodHow to Use Your Money to Support the ClimateYour KiwiSaver fund could be the largest polluter in your personal carbon footprint. Your KiwiSaver invests mainly in companies, and they have very different impacts on the climate. Our latest research shows that your KiwiSaver could be the largest polluter in your personal carbon footprint, at 2.3 tonnes per year.Join us to learn how to use your money to help the climate (while still making good returns!). We will be covering the different ways you can use your money to reduce emissions and fund climate solutions.We'll be talking with...2023-03-2254 minConversations with Stephen KamugasaClimate Change: The New ApocalypseDetailed Synopsis:The Interconnection of Social Justice and Climate Justice.In the podcast episode featuring Sir Jonathan Porritt, a prominent environmentalist, the discussion highlights the critical relationship between social justice and climate justice. Porritt emphasises that these two concepts are intrinsically linked, stating, "Social justice and climate justice are two sides of the same coin, always have been and always will be." This assertion underscores the idea that addressing environmental issues cannot be separated from addressing social inequalities. Understanding the Link Po...2023-02-1346 min
The Permaculture PodcastLean Logic - The Life and Work of David FlemingShaun Chamberlin, the editor of Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It and Surviving the Future, joins me to discuss the life, work, and importance of the late David Fleming (1940 - 2010).
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Lean Logic (Chelsea Green)
Surviving the Future (Chelsea Green)
David Fleming (Wiki)
Shaun Chamberlin
The Transition Timeline
Rob Hopkins and The Transition Town Movement (Interview)
Transition Network
Transition US
Richard Heinberg
Michael Meacher (Former UK Environment Minister)
Ron Oxburgh
LeanLogic.net (First publication of David’s manuscript)
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Responsible Investing for a Sustainable EconomyAn environmentalist's hope in hell Guest: Jonathon Porritt, Founder, Forum for the Future Jonathon Porritt, a noted environmentalist and writer, has been at the forefront of the British green movement for five decades. And though he acknowledges the environmental precipice the Earth is currently perched on, he also admits to a sense of hopefulness he hasn't felt in a long time. In this episode of “Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy,” Porritt talks about navigating that path between despair and hope and the work that his organization, Forum for the Future, is doing promoting the transition to a low-carbon economy. 2022-11-0425 min
The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast#167 Hope in Hell: Confronting the climate crisis with Sir Jonathon Porritt🎬 Watch the podcast on YouTube here📱 Download The Doctor’s Kitchen app for freeEminent writer, broadcaster and commentator on sustainable development Sir Jonathon Porrit is on the podcast today and I think it’s pretty apt that he’s being interviewed by one of new researchers here at the Doctor’s Kitchen, Sakina Okoko, who is part of the generation that will have to adopt mindful climate change behaviours.Sir Jonathon was formerly Director of Friends of the Earth, co-chair of the Green Party of which he is still a member; a Trus...2022-10-0540 min
Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate ChangeBritain's Green Grandee - Ep101: Jonathon PorrittJonathon Porritt has been on the front line of environmental campaigning for more than 45 years. He has worked tirelessly to promote the solutions to today’s converging environmental crises – including as Director of Friends of the Earth (1980s), co-chair of the Green Party (1980-83), of which he is still a member, Trustee of WWF-UK (1991-2005), Chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission (2000-2009), and Chancellor of Keele University (2012-2022). Jonathon is Co-Founder of Forum for the Future – the UK’s leading sustainable development charity – and President of Population Matters and The Conservation Volunteers. His work as author, broadcaster...2022-09-281h 01
Sense and Sustainability - A sustainable procurement podcastEpisode 9 - Jonathon Porritt - Supply chain school 10 year anniversarySend us a text 2022-07-1911 minWhat Can We Do In These Powerful Times?16. Paul EkinsProf Paul Ekins is Professor of Resources and Environment Policy at the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources within the Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources, Faculty of the Built Environment (UCL page, Google Scholar, Wikipedia page). His work focuses on the conditions and policies for achieving an environmentally sustainable economy, and he is an authority on a number of areas of energy-environment-economy interaction and environmental policy.Paul was a co-founder of Forum for the Future in 1996 (along with Jonathon Porritt and Sara Parkin). That is how we got to know each other, though he left...2022-07-1831 min