Season 1 of the ProGRESS podcast features 12 episodes with a broad range of guests from diverse sectors...

ProGRESS / S1 E12 / 10 May 2024

Green tips, ethical stories and some of the best bits from Season 1

In this season finale host Sandra picks some of her favourite clips since the show was launched at the beginning of 2024. Read more...

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ProGRESS / S1 E11 / 2 May 2024

Sarah Ashworth, researcher developer at University of Manchester

Sarah Ashworth, who is based at the University of Manchester, is passionate about all things to do with careers for researchers. Sarah helps postgraduate students, PhD researchers and staff – as well as others – realise their career plans. Read more...

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ProGRESS / S1 E10 / 25 April 2024

Duncan Goose, founder of Global Ethics and One Water

Duncan Goose's ethical career really took hold when, as an advertising and marketing executive, he decided to go on a six-month sabbatical and motorbiking trip, selling up his home and possessions to do so. Six months turned into two years, and a hurricane and several life-changing experiences later, he returned to the UK a changed man. Read more...

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ProGRESS / S1 E9 / 18 April 2024

Sanjukta Jitendhar, architect, Mikhail Riches

Sanjukta Jitendhar is an architect working at Mikhail Riches. Sanju (as she's known) started to develop an interest in sustainable and equitable living for all as she was growing up in Bangalore/Bengaluru, southern India. Read more...

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ProGRESS / S1 E8 / 11 April 2024

Jake Fiennes, director of Holkham National Nature Reserve and general manager, conservation, Holkham Estate

Jake Fiennes left school aged 16 to move to London and work at a nightclub and from there, his career path to becoming a hugely respected and listened-to conservationist has involved a few twists and turns. Read more...

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ProGRESS / S1 E7 / 3 April 2024

Rachel Warren, professor of global change and environmental biology

Global climate change scientist Professor Rachel Warren is internationally respected for her research but few people outside her circle realise the scale and reach of her work. In this episode Rachel explains how an early interest in bird conservation marked the start of her awareness of the environment. Read more...

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ProGRESS / S1 E6 / 27 March 2024

Mark Sumner, sustainable fashion lecturer at Leeds University

Dr Mark Sumner is well placed to share his knowledge and expertise on the subject of fashion with listeners of the ProGRESS podcast. If anyone has a passion for fashion and wants to enter it as a profession, but wants balance to ensure they are putting sustainable and ethical practices at the heart of their chosen career, listen in. Read more...

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ProGRESS / S1 E5 / 12 March 2024

Sarah Kessell, CEO of The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales

Sarah reveals the early story behind finding her best life working in conservation. When she was younger and talking to a careers teacher about her future she could only articulate her dream job as 'saving the green bits of the planet'. Flummoxed by her reply he proved not to be that helpful and she ended up studying art and literature not knowing where that would take her. Read more...

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ProGRESS / S1 E4 / 6 March 2024

Nick Molden, founder and CEO of Emissions Analytics

Independent thinking Nick Molden, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Emissions Analytics, admits he has had 'a random walk' of a career path. Outspoken in his views and robust in his opinions, he says his studies equipped him well for his future career, despite, on the face of it, being totally unrelated to the job he does now. Read more...

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ProGRESS / S1 E3 / 23 February 2024

Leora Shlasko, Laura Yeates and the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance

This episode is ProGRESS's first double-header and features guests Laura Yeates and Leora Shlasko of the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance (SRA). In it, Laura explains her brainchild, The SRA which she founded after an 'enough is enough' moment watching boxes of branded merchandise being unloaded ahead of a recruitment fair. Read more...

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ProGRESS / S1 E2 / 7 February 2024

Jamie Osborn, Green Party councillor and parliamentary candidate

Jamie Osborn is a climate activist, a communications manager for a green energy and decarbonisation charity, and a Green Party councillor. At the time of recording (January 2024) Jamie was preparing to stand for The Green Party in the forthcoming general election. Read more...

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ProGRESS / S1 E1 / 1 February 2024

Rae Wilkinson, award-winning sustainable garden and landscape designer

Award-winning garden designer Rae Wilkinson puts sustainability at the core of her approach to garden design and the beautiful results speak volumes. In this episode she discusses how sustainability plays a part in her everyday life as well as her career. Read more...

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