Why Sustainability isn’t the Sustainability Director’s Problem with Joss Tantram, Terrafiniti

Why Sustainability isn’t the Sustainability Director’s Problem with Joss Tantram, Terrafiniti

May 24, 2026 · 45 min · Episode 83

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Emma Burlow and Joss Tantram discuss the evolution and challenges of corporate sustainability.

In this episode of Straight Talking Sustainability, Emma welcomes longtime friend and experienced sustainability strategist Joss Tantram, Partner at Terrafiniti. Together, they dive into the evolution of corporate sustainability, the practical realities facing professionals in the field, and the challenges of driving real change within organizations. Joss Tantram, Partner, Terrafiniti Joss is a lifelong environmentalist and sustainability practitioner and is founding partner of Terrafiniti, a pioneering sustainability consultancy. Joss has held senior roles in both WWF-UK and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and worked to develop the theory and practice of corporate sustainability in organisations across the world. At WWF-UK in 2001, he was one of the first to propose the idea of sustainability as a strategic value creation concept and conceived and authored publications considered as source books on the business case for sustainability and sustainability and corporate strategy. From 2019 to 2022, Joss was a Director in WBCSD’s Redefining Value team, where he was lead author of WBCSD's "Future Proof Business" guide, co-author of WBCSD's "An…

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