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State of Sustainability

Saif Hameed (CEO of Altruistiq) chats with sustainability leaders and industry pioneers.

Currently on season break—returning September 2025.

Management Education Business How To
Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
36 minutes
Episodes
66
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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SoS #47: Sustainability Layoffs & Restructures: What’s Really Going On?

SoS #47: Sustainability Layoffs & Restructures: What’s Really Going On?

We've been hearing whispers about this trend for months, and now it's time to address it head-on: sustainability teams across major corporations are being restructured, downsized, or absorbed into ot…

00:25:11  |   Thu 08 May 2025
SoS #46: A Farmer's Truth About Sustainable Agriculture

SoS #46: A Farmer's Truth About Sustainable Agriculture

What does “sustainable agriculture” look like from a farmer’s perspective?

Saif Hameed sits down with Adam Henkel, a 7th-generation farmer and 3rd-generation conservationist from Illinois. They break …

00:24:55  |   Thu 01 May 2025
SoS #45: Has the Sustainability Bubble Burst?

SoS #45: Has the Sustainability Bubble Burst?

In short… yes. But is that really a bad thing?

In this week’s episode, we ask whether the hype around sustainability is deflating, and what that means for progress.

We dive into the latest headlines:

  • Is…
00:36:12  |   Thu 24 Apr 2025
SoS #44: Trump’s Tariffs: Derailing Climate Progress?

SoS #44: Trump’s Tariffs: Derailing Climate Progress?

This week’s headlines:

  • Trump’s Tariff’s and the climate fall out
  • Soaring commodity prices and what to do
  • Just Stop Oil to disband - victory or retreat?

PLUS: Our how-to segment tackles a question many of…

00:32:13  |   Thu 17 Apr 2025
SoS #43: Building the World’s Largest Corporate Coral Reef Restoration Program

SoS #43: Building the World’s Largest Corporate Coral Reef Restoration Program

What does it take to build a successful coral reef restoration program? In this episode, Saif Hameed dives into SHEBA®’s groundbreaking coral restoration program with Mars’ Chief Marine Scientist Pro…

00:33:23  |   Thu 10 Apr 2025
SoS #42: Plastic: The Most Sustainable Packaging?

SoS #42: Plastic: The Most Sustainable Packaging?

Plastic: The Most Sustainable Packaging?

In the high-stakes world of sustainable packaging, incremental change isn't enough. Join Saif Hameed and Melissa Brice, Senior Sustainability Manager at Amcor,…

00:26:41  |   Thu 03 Apr 2025
SoS #41: How to Master EUDR

SoS #41: How to Master EUDR

In today’s episode we tackle two critical market signals:

  • The SEC's dramatic climate disclosure rollback and what it means for corporate transparency
  • The Net Zero Banking Alliance's retreat from 1.5°C …
00:39:44  |   Thu 20 Mar 2025
SoS #40: Supplier Engagement: Lessons from the Front Lines

SoS #40: Supplier Engagement: Lessons from the Front Lines

Tired of "supply chain engagement" programs that generate more surveys than carbon reductions?

In our latest episode, Saif Hameed and Beth Jones (Supply Chain Decarbonisation Lead, Altruistiq) cut thr…

00:26:37  |   Thu 13 Mar 2025
SoS#39: Are Generic Emission Factors Over?

SoS#39: Are Generic Emission Factors Over?

Emission Factors (EFs), as we know them, are over. Bold statement? Maybe. True? Absolutely (in our opinion).

In this episode, we break down why traditional emission factors are rapidly being replaced…

00:33:57  |   Thu 27 Feb 2025
SoS#38: Bridging Finance and Sustainability: HEINEKEN’S Blueprint

SoS#38: Bridging Finance and Sustainability: HEINEKEN’S Blueprint

In this episode, Saif Hameed and Kathryn McLeod, Head of ESG Reporting at The HEINEKEN Company, discuss practical approaches for transforming sustainability commitments into funded realities. They ex…

00:31:07  |   Thu 20 Feb 2025
SoS#37: The Strongest Arguments for Sustainability

SoS#37: The Strongest Arguments for Sustainability

In today’s episode, we dive into the shifting world of sustainability and its clash with capitalism. We’ll cover:

  • Sustainability & Capitalism: Can they coexist in today’s unapologetic capitalist syste…
00:28:32  |   Thu 13 Feb 2025
SoS#36: Should You Set Science-Based Targets?

SoS#36: Should You Set Science-Based Targets?

In today’s episode, we discuss the future of Science Based Targets (SBTs) - whether they’re still relevant, what’s going wrong and what alternatives are out there. Tune in as we explore:

  • What’s really…
00:23:02  |   Thu 06 Feb 2025
SoS #35: Decarbonising Manufacturing

SoS #35: Decarbonising Manufacturing

In this episode, Saif Hameed is joined by Colin Browne, CEO of Cascale and former COO of Under Armour, for a no-nonsense conversation on the apparel industry's sustainability shift. Colin shares key …

00:28:45  |   Thu 30 Jan 2025
SoS #34: 2025 Sustainability Data Management Big Bets

SoS #34: 2025 Sustainability Data Management Big Bets

As 2025 approaches, the landscape of climate data management is evolving rapidly. In this episode, we unpack two big bets and two red herrings that sustainability professionals need to know about:

Big…

00:33:01  |   Thu 23 Jan 2025
SoS #33: Data, Farmers, and Product Innovation: Maia Reed on Scope 3

SoS #33: Data, Farmers, and Product Innovation: Maia Reed on Scope 3

In this episode, we sit down with Maia Reed, Global Climate Data Lead at Mars Petcare, to explore how one of the world's largest companies is tackling carbon reduction within agriculture supply chain…

00:34:28  |   Thu 16 Jan 2025
SoS #32: 2024 Corporate Sustainability Unwrapped

SoS #32: 2024 Corporate Sustainability Unwrapped

Saif Hameed explores the biggest announcements, trends, successes and failures of 2024. He breaks down:

  • The explosive growth of Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs) and their impact on supply chains
  • Why PC…
00:33:18  |   Thu 09 Jan 2025
SoS #31: 5 Steps to Credibly Recognise Scope 3 Reductions

SoS #31: 5 Steps to Credibly Recognise Scope 3 Reductions

In this episode, Saif Hameed explores how businesses can credibly deploy and account for Scope 3 emission reductions. He breaks this down into five key steps:

  1. Setting up data
  2. Identifying interventions
  3. I…
00:31:47  |   Thu 19 Dec 2024
SoS #30: Scalable Farm Level Initiatives with Danone

SoS #30: Scalable Farm Level Initiatives with Danone

Join Saif Hameed and John Lee, Director of Nature and Mission Sustainability at Danone, as they discuss the best approach to prioritising and scaling farm-level reductions for carbon and crucially, n…

00:30:34  |   Thu 12 Dec 2024
SoS #29: H&M’s Big Bet on Sustainable Supply Chains (And Why It’s Working)

SoS #29: H&M’s Big Bet on Sustainable Supply Chains (And Why It’s Working)

Paul Goff, Traceability and Sustainability Product Manager at H&M shares how the fashion giant is using technology to unlock transparency, decarbonise its supply chain, and set a new standard for sus…

00:28:23  |   Thu 05 Dec 2024
SoS #28: What Does Trump Mean For Corporate Sustainability?

SoS #28: What Does Trump Mean For Corporate Sustainability?

Where does the result of the US election leave corporate sustainability? In this episode, we cover:

  • Big bets: How the Trump administration will impact corporate sustainability efforts
  • Policy Shifts: Ke…
00:28:56  |   Fri 22 Nov 2024
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