About this episode

Emma Burlow shares insights from her 30-year career in sustainability in an interview format.

In this special episode, the usual host Emma is interviewed by her colleague and co-founder of Not Sustainable, Rebecca Watson. The tables are turned as Emma shares her journey, expertise, and reflections on her 30-year career in sustainability. The conversation covers her background, the evolution of her work, her approach to training and advisory, and her motivation for supporting individuals and organisations in delivering meaningful sustainability action. Highlights & Key Topics Emma’s Background & Career Path Started in sustainability in 1997, with a degree in Environmental Science and early experience in conservation and compliance ( 01:08 ) Pivoted to work in climate and set up Lighthouse Sustainability, focusing on training and advisory work ( 01:55 ) Approach to Training Majority of Lighthouse’s work is carbon literacy training, including workshops, short courses, and "train the trainer" programmes ( 04:00 ) Emphasis on building capacity in organisations by embedding skills internally ( 05:11 ) Ideal Clients & Advisory Work Works with a variety of organisations, from SMEs to large corporates (e.g., B&Q, BT, Openreach) ( 07:02 ) Focused on helping…

People in this episode

Host: Emma Burlow

Guest: Rebecca Watson

Topics covered

• sustainability
• career journey
• training and advisory
• carbon literacy
• strategic impact
• organisational support

Keywords

• sustainability
• training
• advisory
• carbon literacy
• organisational support
• career
• climate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Not Sustainable, Lighthouse Sustainability, B&Q, BT, Openreach

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