Thrivable Places & Planet
Working with hope and purpose despite the polycrisis.
Coming soon on Realise Earth Radio…
Thrivable Places & Planet is for people working in sustainability and purpose-led organisations who want to rekindle their sense of purpose and take more meaningful action.
As crises deepen and divides grow, it’s easy to lose hope. But what if we stopped seeing sustainability as success or failure — and instead focused on creating the conditions for people and nature to thrive, whatever happens?
In each episode, we take a walk with a practitioner, leader, or researcher in Scotland to explore what thriving looks like in their work — and how we could spread and scale what’s working. Back in the studio, our team unpacks the insights to help you and your organisation:
- Build the resilience of people and organisations, whatever the future brings;
- Regenerate nature and natural systems, locally and globally;
- Heal society by bringing out the best of human nature.
Thrivable Places & Planet — Working with hope and purpose despite the polycrisis.
Previously on Realise Earth Radio…
Leadership for Sustainability – your source of ideas, insight, and practical advice. Hosts Osbert Lancaster, Morag Watson, and Richard Profit help you get colleagues to support sustainability—not just pay lip service to the idea but get actively involved in making change happen.
- Experience from 20+ years of leading on sustainability ourselves and advising others.
- Insights from psychology that shape our approach to sustainability leadership.
- Models and approaches we have developed and adapted, that you can apply in your work.
Make Change Happen – a how to guide
Five steps to help sustainability directors and managers turn colleagues and stakeholders into active allies – and make change happen.
Making sustainability something people care about
Exploring the tricky issue of how you make sustainability something people care about with Daniella Vega, Senior VP, Health and Sustainability.
Grappling with climate, biodiversity and the circular economy
ScottishPower’s Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, Sam Gardner, on bringing colleagues with you and maintaining public support.
How to succeed as a new sustainability manager
Libby Kerman shares how she made real progress in just two years as Lincolnshire Housing Partnership’s first sustainability manager.
How to be a courageous sustainability leader
Learn how to be a courageous sustainability leader as we discuss being courageous – in construction, healthcare, engineering and more.
Embedding sustainability in your organisation’s culture – the missing metric
Embedding sustainability in your organisation’s culture – psychology inspired Jaime Blakeley-Glover to create the MSWI to do just that.
Roundtable: Getting Beyond Net Zero
Our guests reflect on their experience of trying to move the agenda beyond net zero in their work.
Roundtable: Collaboration – What Works?
Our guests reflect on their experience of collaboration in their organisations, across industry and to bring businesses and NGOs together.
Sustainability leadership and collaboration – a how to guide
Sustainability leadership and collaboration – a how to guide. Discover the skills you need to start collaborating for a better tomorrow.
Roundtable: Discussing the sustainability leadership we need in 2024
In this Roundtable event, our guests reflect on their experience as sustainability leaders and give feedback on our draft sustainability leadership manifesto.
Sustainability Leadership in 2024 – a manifesto for success
We’re on the cusp with the climate and nature crises so what should Sustainability Leadership in 2024 look like? This is our manifesto for success.
Delivering a successful circular economy initiative – insights from SSE Renewables
How do you create a circular economy? Discover how Kate Wallace Lockhart is working with others to make this a reality for the wind sector.
More successful sustainability leadership with a theory of change
Without an effective theory of change you won’t achieve the things you want to deliver as a sustainability leader. Interview with Bob Gordon.
How to create and deliver your business’s first sustainability strategy
Dee Davison on instigating, developing and delivering Deluxe Media & Entertainment’s first global sustainability strategy.
How to facilitate a workshop – a case story for sustainability managers
Run a workshop that encourages colleagues and stakeholders to be actively involved in your sustainability initiative.
Creating a sustainability strategy in a new industry – insights from RoslinCT
Adam Liddle, Head of Sustainability, RoslinCT, on creating a sustainability strategy in an industry, life sciences, that is completely new to him.
Finding common ground to engage colleagues with sustainability
Relating sustainability to colleague’s interests and concerns, and to organisational values and culture, is crucial for engagement. Here’s how.
How to inspire collaboration for sustainability – 10 practical steps
10 suggestions for better sustainability projects, inspired by our interview with Alan Hendry, Sustainability Director, Mott MacDonald
How to inspire collaboration for sustainability – insights from Mott MacDonald
Alan Hendry, Sustainability Director, Mott MacDonald, a global technical services firm, on supporting colleagues make their services more sustainable.
Sustainability leadership insights from the world’s fourth largest bank (Part 2)
Insights and recommendations for sustainability leaders inspired by our interview with Tobi Petrocelli, Head of Sustainability & Transition Finance, MUFG.
Sustainability leadership insights from the world’s fourth largest bank (Part 1)
Tobi Petrocelli, Head of Sustainability & Transition Finance, MUFG, on funding the transition to a net zero economy and engaging colleagues with sustainability.
Develop key sustainability leadership skills for you and your team
How to develop the key sustainability leadership skills that you and your team need to create change, whether you are just starting out or building on success.
The key skills sustainability leaders need to create change
Discover the skills to create change, build relationships and bring people with you when you are leading on sustainability in your organisation.
What makes a great sustainability team?
What are the characteristics of a great sustainability team? Rich Profit shares his experience from inside the world’s second largest food and beverage company.
How to run a sustainability workshop to engage your board and other colleagues
A practical guide taking you through preparation and delivery of a workshop that will lay the foundations for the success of your sustainability initiative.
How to build support among directors and senior managers for sustainability
The support of directors and senior managers is essential to secure the support, resources and cooperation your sustainability initiative will need to succeed.
How to talk about sustainability with colleagues
To build support for sustainability among your colleagues, find collaborators and allies, don’t tell, listen. Read our guide to find out how.
Why you should use emotion to build support for sustainability
Emotion is the most powerful motivator to build support for sustainability and it’s the key to your initiative succeeding and making a real difference.
Two approaches to build support for sustainability
There are two approaches to building support for sustainability but only one of them will lead to long-term success – here’s why.
Why building support is crucial to the success of your sustainability initiative
Why building support in your organisation is essential if you want your sustainability initiative to deliver results and make a real difference.