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A podcast from the Blue Earth Summit, a movement and community driving positive action for our natural world. 
In October 2021, we brought together over 800 changemakers, business leaders, content creators and activists for our inaugural Blue Earth Summit event in Bristol. It involved 2 days of talks, workshops, inspiring conversations and outdoor activities around 3 big ideas: 

Living and working sustainably 

Protecting our outdoor playgrounds

And Inspiring a healthy outlook


This podcast shares those ideas with you. In the first series we'll bring you all the best talks and panel discussions from Blue Earth Summit Year 1 at The Old Marble Factory
To see filmed versions of all these talks and sign up for Blue Earth Summit 2022 visit blueearthsummit.com 

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A podcast from the Blue Earth Summit, a movement and community driving positive action for our natural world. 
In October 2021, we brought together over 800 changemakers, business leaders, content creators and activists for our inaugural Blue Earth Summit event in Bristol. It involved 2 days of talks, workshops, inspiring conversations and outdoor activities around 3 big ideas: 

Living and working sustainably 

Protecting our outdoor playgrounds

And Inspiring a healthy outlook


This podcast shares those ideas with you. In the first series we'll bring you all the best talks and panel discussions from Blue Earth Summit Year 1 at The Old Marble Factory
To see filmed versions of all these talks and sign up for Blue Earth Summit 2022 visit blueearthsummit.com 

    The best of the Blue Earth Summit Podcast

    The best of the Blue Earth Summit Podcast

    As we approach the 2022 summit, host Laura Nesbitt shares her favourite moments from the podcast. 
    Feel free to skip through to your favourite guest using the timestamps below:

    01.00 - Hugo Tagholm, Surfers Against Sewage 
    11.10 - Kate Larsen, expert in sustainability in supply chains 
    18.48 - Lizzie Daly, Welsh wildlife biologist and broadcaster 
    21.17 - Mike Weeks, Laconic Infrastructure Partners
    30.32 - Mike Barry, commentator on Sustainable Business
    35.58 - Gail Bradbrook, Extinction Rebellion co-founder 
    45.27 - Phil Young, founder of The Mighty Mighty.
    52.06 - Pip Hare, British yachtswoman
    57.25 - Richard Walker, Managing Director of Iceland
    01.02.41 - Tim Smit, Co-founder of the Eden Project 

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    What is the Blue Earth Summit?
    Blue Earth Summit is a movement. A dynamic mix of communities, redefining how we work and driven by a love for the outdoors. A new way to connect and regenerate our connection to our blue earth.
    With our eclectic Bristol venue partners the Marble Factory and The Wave, October 2022 will see an extended programme over three days. Two days of inspirational content in central Bristol followed by a final day of activity-led networking at one of Europe’s premier sporting venues.
    Buy tickets here.

    • 1 hr 12 min
    How to invest in meaningful projects

    How to invest in meaningful projects

    “If you were trying to find the perfect company to invest in, you’d never make a single decision. There are always trade offs.”
    Tom McGillycuddy and Matt Latham are Co-Founders of CIRCA5000, an impact investing app based in the UK. The pair created the app to make it easier for people to put their money into sustainable businesses, without it costing the earth and say they’re banking on a future that humanity features in.
    The pair tell host Laura Nesbitt why everyone should care where they’re investing their money, they share their top tips on how beginner investors can get started and explain why CIRCA5000 gaining B Corp status was a huge milestone for their company. 

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    What is the Blue Earth Summit?
    Blue Earth Summit is a movement. A dynamic mix of communities, redefining how we work and driven by a love for the outdoors. A new way to connect and regenerate our connection to our blue earth.
    With our eclectic Bristol venue partners the Marble Factory and The Wave, October 2022 will see an extended programme over three days. Two days of inspirational content in central Bristol followed by a final day of activity-led networking at one of Europe’s premier sporting venues.
    Buy tickets here.

    • 26 min
    Why all businesses should consider investing in nature

    Why all businesses should consider investing in nature

    “Biodiversity is finally getting a seat at the table.”
    Lorenzo Curci and Oliver Bolton are the co-founders of Earthly, a platform which helps businesses invest in nature. Alongside their team of entrepreneurs, engineers and scientists, they’ve come up with a world first biodiversity score which helps businesses better understand their impact on the world and gives them the confidence to invest in the right kind of projects.
    The pair tell host Laura Nesbitt why investing in nature provides so much more than just environmental benefits and discuss why it’s taken so long for governments to recognise that biodiversity needs a place in climate decisions. Plus we hear a sneak peek into what Earthy will be revealing at this year’s Blue Earth Summit. 

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    What is the Blue Earth Summit?
    Blue Earth Summit is a movement. A dynamic mix of communities, redefining how we work and driven by a love for the outdoors. A new way to connect and regenerate our connection to our blue earth.
    With our eclectic Bristol venue partners the Marble Factory and The Wave, October 2022 will see an extended programme over three days. Two days of inspirational content in central Bristol followed by a final day of activity-led networking at one of Europe’s premier sporting venues.
    Buy tickets here.

    • 29 min
    Tom Kay on breaking down barriers to accessing the ocean

    Tom Kay on breaking down barriers to accessing the ocean

    “For me, being an able bodied, white, male I don’t have any barriers to accessing the ocean but it’s become clear that not everyone has that opportunity.” 
    Tom Kay is the founder of Finisterre, a Cornwall-based outdoor clothing brand which designs functional and sustainable products for those that share a love of the sea. Tom has long been committed to protecting the environment and the people that use it so we’re pleased to welcome him as a brand partner at this year’s Blue Earth Summit. 
    Tom tells host Laura Nesbitt why he’s so passionate about making the ocean accessible to everyone including through their involvement in the seasuit project which worked to create a full-coverage Seasuit and Hijab made from recycled sea waste. He also discusses how his company has evolved in the past twenty years to match consumption habits and how he hopes his business will inspire more people to get involved in protecting our oceans. 

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    What is the Blue Earth Summit?
    Blue Earth Summit is a movement. A dynamic mix of communities, redefining how we work and driven by a love for the outdoors. A new way to connect and regenerate our connection to our blue earth.
    With our eclectic Bristol venue partners the Marble Factory and The Wave, October 2022 will see an extended programme over three days. Two days of inspirational content in central Bristol followed by a final day of activity-led networking at one of Europe’s premier sporting venues.
    Buy tickets here.

    • 26 min
    “We can’t continue extracting from the planet.” Gail Bradbrook, Extinction Rebellion

    “We can’t continue extracting from the planet.” Gail Bradbrook, Extinction Rebellion

    “This crisis is not something that’s going to happen to somebody else, somewhere else, at some other time.”  
    Gail Bradbrook is a British activist and co-founder of the environmental social movement Extinction Rebellion. Gail believes that civil disobedience on a large scale can bring about the change that is needed. She explains why she believes we all have a role to play in building a better system and repairing some of the damage humans have caused to our planet. 
    In a powerful moment between Gail and host Laura Nesbitt, the pair also discuss the worrying theme of “forever chemicals”, which Gail says stay in our bodies and are passed onto babies through the placenta or breast milk. 

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    Find out more at www.blueearthsummit.com
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    Follow Laura on Instagram

    What is the Blue Earth Summit?
    Blue Earth Summit is a movement. A dynamic mix of communities, redefining how we work and driven by a love for the outdoors. A new way to connect and regenerate our connection to our blue earth.
    With our eclectic Bristol venue partners the Marble Factory and The Wave, October 2022 will see an extended programme over three days. Two days of inspirational content in central Bristol followed by a final day of activity-led networking at one of Europe’s premier sporting venues.
    Buy tickets here.

    • 37 min
    Hugo Tagholm on what “net-zero” actually means and how to achieve it

    Hugo Tagholm on what “net-zero” actually means and how to achieve it

    “We need to make sure this country is truly committed to reducing emissions.” 
    Hugo Tagholm is a co-founder of the national marine conservation and campaigning charity Surfers Against Sewage. He’s spent the last 14 years taking action from “the beach front to the front benches of Parliament” and mobilising more than 100,000 people to clean up the UK’s beaches and coastlines. Hugo tells host Laura Nesbitt what he believes the UK government needs to be doing to meet its legal obligation for action on climate change.
    He also spills the tea on what he’ll be talking about at this year’s Blue Earth Summit, plus more about his newest adventure leading Oceana, an organisation dedicated to protecting & restoring the world’s oceans on a global scale.

    Follow Hugo on Twitter
    Find out more at www.blueearthsummit.com
    Follow Blue Earth Summit on Twitter
    Follow Blue Earth Summit on Instagram
    Follow Laura on Instagram

    What is the Blue Earth Summit?
    Blue Earth Summit is a movement. A dynamic mix of communities, redefining how we work and driven by a love for the outdoors. A new way to connect and regenerate our connection to our blue earth.
    With our eclectic Bristol venue partners the Marble Factory and The Wave, October 2022 will see an extended programme over three days. Two days of inspirational content in central Bristol followed by a final day of activity-led networking at one of Europe’s premier sporting venues.
    Buy tickets here.

    • 29 min

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