S3 Ep7: Emma Dabiri, author, academic and broadcaster, on Reinventing Stories Around Race
Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to leaders who are driving systems change to reinvent their sectors for a future that is regenerative and just.
This week is a special episode: rather than exploring an economic sector, Alannah looks at the possibility of rethinking race in conversation with Emma Dabiri.
Emma is an academic, broadcaster and author of two highly acclaimed books on the
subject: Don’t Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to
Coalition. She offers a clear-thinking analysis of the construction of race and how through coalition and solidarity we might dismantle this system and build one that benefits both people and planet.
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S3 Ep6: Tessa Clarke, Co-Founder and CEO of OLIO on Reinventing Food Waste
Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to business leaders who are
reinventing their sectors for a sustainable and just future.
This episode explores the shocking world of food waste. More than a third of the world’s food is thrown away and in the developed world, half of food waste takes place at home.
Tessa Clarke, CEO of OLIO, an app that redistributes food that would otherwise be wasted, discusses how her business galvanised 50,000 volunteers to tackle waste, and the ways in which society needs to
re-think its relationship with food if we are to win the race to net zero.
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S3 Ep5: Christian Benimana, MASS Design Group, on Reinventing Architecture
Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to business leaders who are reinventing their sectors for a sustainable and just future.
In this episode, she is joined by Christian Benimana, Senior Principal and Managing Director of MASS Design Group in Rwanda. Its mission is to research, build, and advocate for architecture that promotes justice and human dignity. MASS believes that architecture has a critical role to play in supporting communities to confront history, shape new narratives, collectively heal and project new possibilities for the future.
Christian introduces a new concept of beauty, one that moves beyond the aesthetic and only really blossoms when it brings social and environmental value to communities.
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S3 Ep4: Leslie Johnston, CEO Laudes Foundation, on Reinventing Philanthropy
Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to leaders who are driving transformational change towards sustainable industry.
In this episode, Alannah is joined by Leslie Johnston, CEO of the Laudes Foundation, which catalyses systems change in the worlds of fashion, finance and the built environment, towards a new economy that values all people and nature.
Leslie discusses the twin motivators of fear and inspiration when trying to change mindsets, and explains why the second is the more effective tool. She talks about the complexity of changing systems but outlines that it is possible to make a climate-positive transition without leaving behind the people whose livelihoods rely on systems which are currently damaging our planet.
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S3 Ep3: Riccardo Bellini, CEO of Chloé, on Reinventing Fashion
Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, speaks to leaders who are driving transformational change towards sustainable industry. In this episode, Alannah is joined by the person behind the first B-Corp certified luxury fashion house, Riccardo Bellini, CEO of Chloé.
Riccardo lifts the lid on how to turn positive intention into concrete reality, with insight into how Chloé overhauled its supply chain to move away from PVC and champion low-impact regenerative raw materials, and to work with partners that have a transformation social impact on the group at the heart of Chloé’s purpose - women.
How to Lead a Sustainable Business is brought to you by Selfridges Group and Intelligence Squared. If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts.
About How to Lead a Sustainable Business with Alannah Weston
Join Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, for the third series of How to Lead a Sustainable Business (https://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/features/project-earth/podcast/?cm_re=homepage-_-cat-tile-1-feature-_-podcast) . In this series, Alannah continues her mission to discover how businesses can innovate and transform to put sustainability at their core. The latest IPCC report demonstrates what we all know - there is no time left for incremental progress. This series is all about systems change. What are the big, bold ways we can reimagine our industries?
Each week, Alannah speaks to the business pioneers mapping out a greener, fairer future for us all. Upcoming guests include Andy Cato, co-founder of Wildfarmed, Ricardo Bellini, CEO of Chloé, Leslie Johnston, CEO of Laudes Foundation, Anne Pitcher, CEO of Selfridges, and Emma Dabiri, author, academic, and broadcaster.
How to Lead a Sustainable Business is brought to you by Selfridges Group and Intelligence Squared. If you enjoy this series please take a moment to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.
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