Life Matters More
Your dose of thought-provoking insights into the world of sustainability with Philippa Hann.
Episodes
13 episodes
#13 Eileen Akbaraly: Why Fashion's Future Is a Living System, Not a Brand
In this episode, Philippa Hann talks to Eileen about what it takes to build a luxury fashion business where dignity, sustainability and profitability reinforce one another, why the concept of a brand is too limiting for what she is creating, an...
#12 Kate Allan & Emma Chaplin: Why TV's Waste Problem Is Really a Community Opportunity
In this episode, Philippa Hann talks to Kate and Emma about what it takes to spot something that feels wrong inside your own industry and actually do something about it, why a clearance solution turned out to be a community story, and what othe...
#11 Adam Flint & Louise Robson-Turner: What Schools Can Teach Businesses About Sustainability and Behaviour Change
In this special episode, our Head of Impact, Steve Watters, talks to Adam and Louise to explore what it actually takes to shift behaviour inside complex, time-poor institutions, what businesses can learn from schools, and why better design is u...
#10 Louisa Ziane on Food Waste, Net Zero, and Building a Business That Gives Its Profits Away
Louisa Ziane is the co-founder and COO of Toast Brewing, the UK's first B Corp brewery, known for making beer from surplus bread that would otherwise go to waste. She trained as a management accountant, started her career at the Financial Condu...
#9 Alice Chapple on Impact Investing, Measuring What Matters, and Why the System Is Broken
Alice Chapple is an economist, chartered accountant, and the founder of Impact Value. She has spent over three decades working in sustainable finance, long before ESG became a boardroom talking point. She developed the sustainable f...
#8 How One Firm Rewrote the Rules on Opportunity with Tom Lyas of Browne Jacobson.
In this episode, Philippa welcomes Tom Lyas, Head of Resourcing and Social Mobility at Browne Jacobson, where he has built one of the most impactful social mobility programmes in the UK legal sector and the architect behind FAIRE, an initiative...
#7 Responsible Business, Culture and the Road to Net Zero – A Conversation with Roxanne Folke
In this episode, Philippa welcomes Roxanne Folke, Head of Responsible Business at Burges Salmon, where she leads the firm's work across sustainability, inclusion, community engagement and pro bono.Roxanne brings over two decades of exper...
#6 Law, Leadership and the Road to Net Zero – A Conversation with Ross Fairley
In this episode, Philippa welcomes Ross Fairley, Senior Partner at Burges Salmon and one of the UK’s leading legal voices in clean energy and the transition to net zero.Ross shares his journey from environmental law into the fast-moving ...
#5 Stewardship for a Sustainable Future – A Conversation with Amelia Tan
In this episode, Philippa welcomes Amelia Tan, Head of Responsible Investment and Stewardship at Legal & General Asset Management, for a wide-ranging and thoughtful conversation on what responsible investing really looks like in practice.
#4 Redesigning the Legal Profession for the Next 100 Years - Dana Denis-Smith OBE
In this episode of Life Matters More, Philippa speaks with Dana Denis-Smith OBE, founder of Obelisk Support, about what it really takes to build a more flexible, human way of working in a profession that has long rewarded tradition and...
#3 Building a Law Firm for the Climate Era – A Conversation with Joshua Domb
In this episode, Philippa sits down with Joshua Domb, founder of Gen-R Law — a new firm built on the belief that every area of legal practice can and should be viewed through the lens of climate change and ESG. After a career in whi...
#2 Pioneering ESG Law and Shaping the Transition Economy – A Conversation with Vanessa Havard-Williams OBE
In this episode, Philippa speaks with Vanessa Havard-Williams OBE, one of the most influential figures in ESG and environmental law. Vanessa joined Linklaters in 1988, became partner in 1999 and, across a 37-year career, built and l...
#1 What Authentic ESG Really Looks Like – A Conversation with Simon Colvin
In this episode, Philippa is joined by Simon Colvin, Partner at Weightmans, a long-established environmental lawyer and the firm’s ESG lead. With roots in environmental biology and more than two decades specialising in this field, S...
