Episode 41: Decarbonising British manufacturing and understanding the SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard

About this episode

This episode discusses science-based climate targets for businesses and their implications for manufacturing processes and supply chains.

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered - the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. This episode is all about science-based climate targets for businesses. Who is setting them? How are the standards underpinning them set to change in 2026? And how do they translate to real changes to business's processes, products and supply chains? We put these questions to two expert guest speakers: - The Science-Based Targets initiative's CEO David Kennedy - Farrow & Ball's head of R&D Gareth Hayfield Your co-hosts this episode are edie's content editor Sarah George, editor Matt Mace, and senior reporter Sidhi Mittal. Sustainability Uncovered uncovers some of the most inspiring and insightful sustainability and climate action stories from across the globe. The show features leader interviews, need-to-know round-ups, listener quizzes and more – all wrapped up into monthly episodes. Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just have a passion for all things green – this podcast is for you! Say hello: podcast@fav-house.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah George, Matt Mace, Sidhi Mittal

Guests: David Kennedy, Gareth Hayfield

Topics covered

• decarbonisation
• British manufacturing
• science-based targets
• climate action
• business processes
• supply chains

Keywords

• decarbonisation
• manufacturing
• science-based targets
• climate change
• business sustainability
• supply chain management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Science-Based Targets initiative, Farrow & Ball, edie.net

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