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The Mid•Point with Gabby LoganSian SutherlandThis week on The Midpoint, we’re joined by Sian Sutherland, the multi-award-winning entrepreneur behind A Plastic Planet, PlasticFree, and the Plastic Health Council. Sian is a driving force in rethinking our global relationship with plastic, working with industry, governments, and the UN to create solutions that protect both human and planetary health.Her work spans from launching the world’s first plastic-free solutions platform at the WEF to supporting mental health research at Imperial and helping regenerate land through Roots of Peace.It’s a big-picture, brilliantly hopeful conversation — let’s get into it.
2025-12-0338 min
The Earth Set PodcastThe Current of Change: The Best of Blue Earth Summit 2025Recorded live at the Blue Earth Summit 2025, this episode captures the energy, optimism, and innovation driving climate action today.Join hosts Amy Rennison and Fiona Howarth as they speak with founders, thinkers, and changemakers across the event — from the Internet of Energy to plastic-free design, community power, steward ownership, and climate tech for good.You’ll hear from:Dan Travers, Open Climate Fix, on AI and decentralized energySian Sutherland, A Plastic Planet, on designing waste out of the systemHoward Johns & Reg Platt, People Owned Power and Emergent Ener...
2025-11-1033 min
Unboxing Your PackagingNo more waste and toxicity: Unlocking value in sustainable materials and manufacturing.INTRODUCTIONIf you’ve ever asked yourself any of the following three questions, then this episode is for you!How can you eliminate toxicity and waste from your facilities and products?How can you uncover value and opportunities in the threats and challenges you face, from material extraction and processing to disposal?What do you still need to learn to truly embrace a shift toward a more circular economy?We’re diving into these questions with my guest, Paul Foulkes-Arellano, co-author of the book Materials & Sustainability: Building A Circular Future. If books open windows to the...
2024-10-011h 24
Good Garbage with Ved KrishnaThe Plastic Crisis is a Gift with Sian Sutherland Part 2 | #57How is it possible after everything Sian talked about in part 1 - that the plastic crisis could be a gift? You'll have to listen to A Plastic Planet & PlasticFree.com CEO Sian Sutherland in part 2 of her conversation with Ved to find out.
You'll also hear all of her companies beliefs and why they are so important - plus finally, what Sian thinks Good Garbage is.
And if you're interested in the stats and information Sian brings up in this interview - here is more information:
On plastic in soil
On...
2024-07-041h 23Good Garbage with Ved KrishnaThe Myth of Recycling with Sian Sutherland Part 1 | #56Hello, hello! The moment you hear Sian Sutherland, Plastic Planet & PlasticFree.com CEO start speaking - you know change is coming. Change of the acceptance of the world we live in - where plastic is everywhere, and so many have accepted pollution, or a solution of recycling.
Sian says it like it is - recycling is a myth. It cannot be our answer. If you want to feel motivated to make change - and to make it in the right direction, listen to this episode of Good Garbage.
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2024-06-201h 32
Unboxing Your PackagingBiodesign: How are brands navigating the regenerative materials market?INTRODUCTIONJoin us for an insightful interview with Beatriz from Tocco, a Paris- and Singapore-based company at the forefront of biodesign. Tocco is revolutionizing the industry with the world's first AI-enabled B2B marketplace for regenerative and low-carbon materials. Their mission? To make it 10x easier and faster for brands to identify, benchmark, and procure cleaner materials, combating the plastics crisis head-on.In this episode,discover how Tocco acts as a bridge between suppliers and brands, providing comparable data on materials from their sources to their end of life;learn about the s...
2024-06-181h 14
The Bottom LineHypeEvery brand wants attention, to be seen as a must-have, but how do some manage stratospheric levels of popularity? It might happen organically, perhaps even by accident, but it’s also true that many brands engineer it.Evan Davis and guest discuss the tricks of the trade, from social media influencers to artificial scarcity, and the potential pitfalls when a product is so popular that it's almost impossible to get hold of.Plus, what is it that compels people to queue several hours for a sandwich, or pay ten times the usual price for a bo...
2024-06-1333 min
Second CurversHow Not Knowing Can Be A Superpower? - with Sian SutherlandI absolutely love Sian Sutherland! In this episode I have the absolute pleasure of sitting down with serial Second Curver, the incredible Sian Sutherland, co-mastermind behind A Plastic Planet and PlasticFree. You are going to get some vital types for embracing what you don't know and how this can be your new superpower. Sian has been second curving since her early twenties, guided by her instinct, her passions and applying 'radical naivety' and the spirit of why not to all her ventures. She has jumped in fearlessly since her first venture lau...
2024-02-2958 min
Unboxing Your PackagingFrom single-use to reuse: Shaping the era of refillable packaging, starting with personal care productsINTRODUCTIONImagine if competitive brands collectively adopted multi-use and standardized packaging.Imagine products exclusively housed in reusable packaging displayed on every retailer's shelf.Now, envision a seamless system where customers can return these refillable containers, ensuring their circulation for many years to come!Well, this is already happening with pioneers like Jo-Anne Chidley, the co-founder of Beauty Kitchen, a sustainable, natural personal care brand, and Reposit, a packaging-as-a-service platform. She shares a wealth of advice drawn from her experience in this episode! Get ready to learn about:How c...
2023-12-151h 15
Unboxing Your PackagingThe single-use plastic legislation: Is ban starting a shifting conversation?INTRODUCTIONIf you have been in contact with single-use plastic items, and even use some of them along your value chain, this episode is for you!Today’s textbook case is none other than the single-use plastic legislation! Boring? Not at all if you sharpen your pencils well, now that the schools go back after summer. Let’s come back together with sensitive rules and critical thinking to be able to read between the lines!How will we do that in this episode? Be ready to learn,first, about the impor...
2023-09-2932 min
The Great Simplification with Nate HagensSian Sutherland: "Innovating the Business of Plastics"On this episode, Nate is joined by Sian Sutherland, a leader in the movement towards reducing the overconsumption of plastic and its waste. The modern era is dependent on fossil fuels for many reasons - one of the most covertly ubiquitous ones being plastic. Everyday we are surrounded by it - encasing our food, woven in the threads of our clothes, and even permeating into the water that we drink. How do we begin to break off this addiction to the convenience and utility of plastics? How does this connect to the larger implications of a society embedded in...
2023-09-201h 15The Great Simplification with Nate HagensSian Sutherland: "Innovating the Business of Plastics"On this episode, Nate is joined by Sian Sutherland, a leader in the movement towards reducing the overconsumption of plastic and its waste. The modern era is dependent on fossil fuels for many reasons - one of the most covertly ubiquitous ones being plastic. Everyday we are surrounded by it - encasing our food, woven in the threads of our clothes, and even permeating into the water that we drink. How do we begin to break off this addiction to the convenience and utility of plastics? How does this connect to the larger implications of a society embedded in...
2023-09-201h 15
An Idiot's Guide to Saving the WorldLIVE from Stockholm Climate Week - Bonus EpisodeIn a bonus live episode recorded at Stockholm Climate Week, Gail, Loyiso, and their guests examined how value-based innovation, supported by the 17 Global Goals, can unlock exponential solutions for both people and the planet. They explored how such innovation can help accelerate the necessary systemic changes to address the climate crisis. The episode featured a range of guests, including Sarah Hunter from the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, Bengt Rittri from the Bluewater Group, and Maya Rebermark from Future Earth who provided insights into system change and climate innovation from a climate policy perspective.
2023-07-1155 min
Eco ChamberZac attack, Thames troubles, and they think it's REUL overDoes Zac Goldsmith's criticism of Rishi Sunak's green credentials rings true? is it REUL over now that the Retained EU Law Bill has cleared the Commons? Listen to the latest episode of the Eco Chamber podcast to find out.Every week, the ENDS Report team runs down the biggest green news stories across the UK and takes a forensic look at one of the more deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today.In this 47th episode, we'll be discussing... * Whether Zac Goldsmith's criticism of Rishi Sunak's green credentials rings true
2023-07-0548 min
Unboxing Your Packaging[Wild Waste Audio Clip 3] PlasticsINTRODUCTIONPlastics are on everyone's lips! They won many quests in the packaging Wild West. If plastic reputation is well established, do you know what is true and what is rubbish? Luckily, in our series of «Wild W[a]st.e» audio clips, Mr & Mrs Recycling captured the plastic lobbyists' arguments for you: Are plastics reallysafe, strong but lightweight (less CO2 emitting),recyclable, and versatile?Don’t forget your reward is worth millions of dollars with unbiased technical vulgarization, tips, and some extra links in the show notes from the Plast...
2023-03-1612 min
Unboxing Your PackagingDesigning plastic free: Why and what does it take?INTRODUCTIONHave you ever wondered what the world could look like by turning off the plastic tap? No, it is not about demonizing plastic, it is about finding what can make his work without undesirable impacts!And, believe me, Sian Sutherland, the co-founder of A Plastic Planet, has more than one trick up her sleeve to turn that into a very practical and appealing reality. In this episode, you will find out why and how businesses and creative designers can shift gears from plastic crisis to alternative solutions;how campaigns can...
2023-02-021h 19
Change Makers: Leadership, Good Business, Ideas and InnovationSian Sutherland – How to go plastic free: igniting and inspiring the world to turn off the plastic tapSian Sutherland is the co-founder of A Plastic Planet, the campaign group supporting one single goal: to ignite and inspire the world to turn off the plastic tap. It's a straight talking message that looks to reject the information and greenwashing around plastic, increasing the use of materials that nature can handle, and eliminating those it cant.
Through a three-pronged framework to 'reduce, refill and replace', A Plastic Planet is a call to action to business, media and policy makers to pull the plug on production in an industry which, if it were a country, would be the w...
2022-11-1132 min
The Exit - Presented By FlippaFrom Skin Care to Planet Care with Sian SutherlandOn The Exit this week: Sian Sutherland shares her one-of-a-kind entrepreneurial journey, from running restaurants in London to creating a pregnancy skin care brand that was acquired by a billion dollar ecommerce retailer. How did she attract this huge buyer, and why did her team leave within 3 months of the acquisition? Listen to find out.
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sian-sutherland-33485b10/
Website - https://aplasticplanet.com/
Her Future Event - https://flippa.com/events/her-future/
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2022-10-1733 min
Private Parts276: Why plastic recycling doesn't work with Sian Sutherland - Part 2On this episode we welcome Sian Sutherland into the studio! Sian is the co-founder of A Plastic Planet, a global campaign organisation with a goal to inspire the world to turn off the plastic tap. In this eye opening episode we chat all about how useful plastic recycling really is, and what we must do to combat the recycling problem and stop destroying our planet.For more information about Sian, her incredible work and how we can reduce the use of plastic follow this link:https://aplasticplanet.com/single-goal/
2022-07-0827 minPrivate Parts276: Why plastic recycling doesn't work with Sian Sutherland - Part 1On this episode we welcome Sian Sutherland into the studio! Sian is the co-founder of A Plastic Planet, a global campaign organisation with a goal to inspire the world to turn off the plastic tap. In this eye opening episode we chat all about how useful plastic recycling really is, and what we must do to combat the recycling problem and stop destroying our planet.For more information about Sian, her incredible work and how we can reduce the use of plastic follow this link:https://aplasticplanet.com/single-goal/
2022-07-0830 minSecond CurversHow To Fail Forward and Be Proactive with Sian SutherlandOne of the subjects that comes up time, and again is failure. In this short, I discuss failure with the epic and spectacular Sian Sutherland. She is a serial entrepreneur, having launched a branding agency, set up a restaurant that in short order had a Michelin star and built an innovative global skincare business, which was subsequently sold to the hut group a few years ago. Sian leaned into her calling and co-funded A Plastic Planet, a global campaign organization with a single goal to ignite and inspire the world to turn off the plastic tap for good.
2022-05-2710 min
Communicating Purpose with John Higginson#1 Sian Sutherland - Co-Founder of A Plastic PlanetToday John is joined by Sian Sutherland, Co-Founder of A Plastic Planet.
Sian is passionate about igniting social change and has won various awards including Female Marketer of the Year. In 2017, Sian co-founded A Plastic Planet, using a pro-business, pro-solutions and pro-active approach to help the world turn off the plastic tap.
This is the first episode in a series focused on the power of communication.
Music by Playsound from Pixabay
2022-02-0824 min
Spotlight on the ArtsSeason 6 | Episode 10 | Spotlight on the Arts | The HSC Series | Music Student Sian Fuller | St Patrick's Catholic College SutherlandSian Fuller of St Patrick’s College Sutherland is a dedicated and talented Music student. She has been a valued cast member of Catholic Schools Performing Arts Sydney. She has a love of musical theatre and most recently was a semi finalist on the 2021 season of The Voice, Australia under the mentorship of Rita Ora.Thanks for listening.For more information about Arts HQ, please subscribelinktr.ee/artshq
2021-12-1010 min
SHE Changes ClimateSIAN SUTHERLAND - If women‘s voices were equally represented at COP26 what difference would it make?In this shortened version of the original recording, each day leading up to COP26 in Glasgow, we will hear the response from these women to the question: If women's voices were equally represented at COP26 what difference would it make?
Sian Sutherland, Co-Founder, A Plastic Planet
Our simple goal is to ignite and inspire the world to turn off the plastic tap.
https://aplasticplanet.com
www.SHEchangesclimate.org
2021-10-1200 min
SHE Changes ClimatePLASTICS - Sian SutherlandSian Sutherland, Co-Founder, A Plastic Planet
Our simple goal is to ignite and inspire the world to turn off the plastic tap.
https://aplasticplanet.com
www.SHEchangesclimate.org
2021-07-2905 min
The Rhona Morrell PodcastThe Rhona Morrell Podcast - Ep 32 Plastic Planet with With Sian SutherlandWhat a power house of a women, amazing to get this time with Sian and discuss, with passion and honesty all things plastic and the environment. “Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
Igniting social change, creating brands, campaigns and businesses with soul is Sian’s passion. Multi-award winner, including Female Marketer of the Year, CEW Achiever Award, Entrepreneur of the Year and British Inventor of the Year; Sian is a serial entrepreneur with a varied background in advertising, Michelin Star restaurants , film production and brand creation design agencies. In 2005 she created Mama Mio, with her 3 p...
2021-07-2135 minSecond CurversSian Sutherland: Life is too short to blend inI am so beyond happy to welcome the legend - Sian Sutherland, a serial entrepreneur across many disciplines and sectors from advertising to Michelin-star restaurant, film production, and skincare startup. On top of all, her attention is now focused on the titanic problem of plastic. So she and her incredible co-founder launched the Plastic Planet. Sian shared with us the raw story of her beginnings. She was the first entrepreneur in her family and sort of a black sheep. Unlike her siblings, who had an academic future planned, she made her rocky road through life...
2021-05-0554 min
What Planet Are We On? ...with Liz BonninEp 8. Reimagining ‘Business As Usual’This episode is about business, invention and changing the way we do things. Can we continue with ‘business as usual’ if we are going to build a sustainable future and reach our net zero targets? Norman Crowley, the founder of Crowley Carbon talks to Liz Bonnin and Matt McGrath about his approach to innovations and solutions and Sian Sutherland co-founder of A Plastic Planet discusses her campaign to eliminate plastic waste and how that translates to the climate change problem.
2020-11-2638 min
Foot Stompin Free Scottish Music PodcastMr Thoumire's Fine Tunes - Foot Stompin’ Free Scottish Music PodcastJoin Simon and Hands Up for Trad for the latest Foot Stompin' Podcast. Loads of great music including our single of the week from Rachel Newton - To The Awe. If you enjoy these podcasts please support our Patreon on www.patreon.com/handsupfortrad Tree Bursts In Snow by Admiral Fallow Track - Isn’t This World Enough?? https://www.admiralfallow.com some other land by Adam Sutherland Track - Somhairle Dubh / Allan Thornton frae Sydes Brae http://www.adamsutherland.co.uk For The Awe by Rachel Newton Tr...
2020-08-111h 02
Start Somewhere3. Sian Sutherland: Let’s focus on solutions rather than on the problemThis week’s podcast was recorded with Sian Sutherland Co-Founder of A Plastic Planet in Plastic Free July.Igniting social change, creating brands, campaigns and businesses with soul is Sian’s passion. We take a deep dive into Sian’s environmental pro-activism, how she focuses on solutions rather than on the problem by launching campaigns like the plastic free aisle, plastic free certification mark and banning the export of plastic waste to developing countries. Sian talks about her goal to empower people to make informed decisions by giving them the choice to buy plastic alternatives, because each and ever...
2020-07-3028 minFNI Wrap Chat#114 | Kate O'Toole | ActorThis week joining our BRAND NEW host Mia Mullarkey for a very special chat is the incomparable Kate O'Toole.
Talking all things Film, Acting, the O'Toole dynasty, John Huston and the amazing Galway Film Fleadh and her work therein, including this years challenging shift online, which reached five million people.
Kate is an Actor, introduced to a creative life at a very early age, parented by the renowned Actors Peter O'Toole and Sian Phillips.
Kate has appeared in numerous stage and Film productions in a 2006 West End production of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke at the Apollo Theatre, London, and...
2020-07-2849 min
Behind The StoryIt's All ConnectedJohn Higginson is joined by A Plastic Planet Co-Founder Sian Sutherland, TIPA CEO and Co-Founder Daphna Nissenbaum and Managing Director of the Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) David Newman.
Together the panel discussed the connection between mankind and nature, lessons the environmental movement can learn from the COVID-19 response and much more.
If you would like to contact the show, please reach out to @HigginsonTweets on Twitter. Enjoy the episode!
2020-04-0324 min
Behind The StoryIt's All ConnectedJohn Higginson is joined by A Plastic Planet Co-Founder Sian Sutherland, TIPA CEO and Co-Founder Daphna Nissenbaum and Managing Director of the Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) David Newman.
Together the panel discussed the connection between mankind and nature, lessons the environmental movement can learn from the COVID-19 response and much more.
If you would like to contact the show, please reach out to @HigginsonTweets on Twitter. Enjoy the episode!
2020-04-0324 min
Heckfield Place50 Shades of Green - how to turn off the plastic tapListen to our panel of sustainability experts: Skye Gyngell, our Culinary Director and London's Spring Restaurant Chef; Sian Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic Planet; and Xenia zu Hohenlohe, a Founding Partner/Director with the Considerate Group.
They will hone in on the issues, why they are problematic, and the practical way we can kick our food waste and other habits.
Co-founder of the Considerate Group, a solutions provider for sustainable services to hospitality businesses, Xenia’s motto is 'Making Sustainability Sexy- 50 Shades of Green’ for which she was recently featured in the FT special report section. http://considerategroup.com/ft-video-50shad...
2020-03-161h 08
The EditionPlanet Corona: is this the tipping point for globalisation?As the coronavirus sweeps across the globe, it's causing businesses, consumers, and governments to rethink their globalised lives. Is this a tipping point for hyper-globalisation? Plus, is the government slimming down its Budget plans? And last, is it harder to be eco-friendly if you are a woman?With Kate Andrews, Gideon Rachman, James Forsyth, Sarah Longlands, Laura Freeman and Sian Sutherland.Presented by Cindy Yu and Katy Balls.Produced by Cindy Yu and Gus Carter.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to...
2020-03-0537 min
FrontiersSian Sutherland on Frontiers - S2:E5In this episode of Frontiers, Sian Sutherland, Co-Founder of A Plastic Planet, describes her mission to reduce plastic dependency. We explore the journey of an entrepreneur who has finally found her calling and her alternative approach to activism that involves working with corporates to change them from the inside.
2020-02-1724 min
GettingTherePervasive Plastic | How can we turn off the plastic tap?How can we slow the production of single-use plastics with sustainable alternatives?
Hear what Sian Sutherland, Co-founder of A Plastic Planet, has to say.
Around 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced since the 1950s - that’s more than the weight of 800,000 Eiffel Towers. And how much of that has been recycled? Only 9%. Sian talks about A Plastic Planet, a company that is igniting and inspiring industry change from within, through initiatives, campaigns and events.
If you would like to learn more, visit aplasticplanet.com
If you enjoyed our episode pl...
2020-01-2824 min
Green Beauty Conversations by Formula BotanicaEP.46: Are Indie Beauty Brands Selling Out by Selling Up?Can Indie beauty brands ever partner successfully with large multinationals? Or are Indie brands who sell to large corporations, in fact selling out? In this episode of The Green Beauty Conversations Podcast, we tackle the tricky subject of Indie brand acquisitions and why all brand founders should have an exit strategy for their business. Recently, brands such as Dermalogica, Schmidt's Naturals, TooFaced, Tatcha and many others, have all been snapped up by major multinationals such as Unilever, L'Oreal, Estee Lauder and Procter & Gamble. Over the last five years, these huge beauty corporations have spent billions on acquiring...
2019-12-1757 min
Conduit ConversationsEP.04 - Sian SutherlandIn today's episode, Paul speaks to Sian Sutherland, Co-Founder of A Plastic Planet and Founding Member of The Conduit. Sian explains why consumers aren't to blame for the plastic crisis, shares why she hates the term 'recyclable' and reveals the innovative biomaterials being developed as single-use plastic alternatives.
2019-11-1838 min
Inside #bcpoliWoodford Show w/ Aaron Sutherland, Sian Lewis, Kris Sims, and Dr. Julie BettingerOn today's Woodford Show we begin discussing ICBC with Insurance Bureau of Canada Vice President Aaron Sutherland. Then NL News Director Shane Woodford is joined by by Phoenix Centre Executive Director Sian Lewis to discuss decriminalizing people possessing small amounts of drugs for personal use. Next we turn our attention to soaring gas prices with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation's Kris Sims. We finish the show discussing vaccines and the findings of a UBC study with Dr. Julie Bettinger.
2019-04-2540 min
Mothers of InventionTaking OverThis week Mary and Maeve turn up the volume on the women who are helping us consciously-uncouple from our toxic relationship with single-use plastic, a material created to be used for mere minutes but designed to last for thousands of years. This week’s mothers of invention are Judi Wakhungu and Alice Kaudia - Kenyan politicians who created global headlines when they unleashed a $38,000 USD fine on anyone found using, making or distributing plastic bags. Sian Sutherland - British co-founder of A Plastic Planet and creator of the world’s first fully-f...
2018-08-2000 min
Planet Pod's PodcastPlanet Pod talks PlasticWelcome to Planet Pod - the weekly podcast for everyone who cares about the planet!In this week's podcast we are talking about plastic and how we can reduce our dependence on it, particularly single use plastics.Our guests include Alex Robinson, MD of Hubbub Enterprise and Sian Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic Planet. Planet Pod is brought to you by Achill Management and the Planet Mark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-03-2948 min
Institute of Welsh AffairsJune 2017: IWA /Cardiff University Debate: Has the Welsh government given up on tackling poverty?"In February 2017, the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children announced that the Communities First Programme would be phased out by March 2018. In the announcement he conceded that whilst “…Communities First has been successful in its impact on many individuals in poverty, …it has not had an impact on overall poverty levels in Wales, which remain stubbornly high.” While some legacy funding has been agreed, the absence of any other plans to replace the Communities First Programme has led some to question if the Welsh Government has given up on tackling poverty altogether.
The latest in the IWA Debate s...
2017-06-141h 39