First Mile's Climate Heroes

"Can Surplus Food Solve London's Hunger Crisis?" with Paul Baines from 'The Felix Project'

Can a broken food system be fixed by businesses across the capital?  Our guest on this week's epsiode is Paul Baines from The Felix Project, a leading food redistribution charity tackling food poverty head-on in London. Paul shares how The Felix Project is rescuing surplus food from going to waste and delivering it to those who need it most — from school children to vulnerable families. We explore the scale of food waste in the UK, the logistical challenges of redistribution, and the powerful social and environmental impact of their work. Plus we discuss how through our partnership with The Felix Project, businesses can ramp up their food waste strategy and reduce waste whilst helping those most in need.

“How green is your cup of coffee?” with Caffé Nero's Matt Spencer

The UK coffee industry is huge and still growing - and as the amount of coffee being consumed on the go increases, so does the potential for these coffee cups to end up in landfill.  Our guest today is Matt Spencer, Commercial Director of Caffé Nero who joined us to discuss how they’re getting ahead of the upcoming ‘Simpler Recycling Reforms’ which will change the way businesses recycle their food waste and coffee cups from next year, as well as the operational challenges of making a multinational retailer like Caffé Nero sustainable. Hosted by Bruce Bratley Featuring Matt Spencer

"How businesses can fight Food Waste" with Too Good To Go's Jamie Crummie

Every year we throw away around 9.5 million tonnes of food waste every year, most of which will end up in landfills where it decomposes and releases harmful gas such as methane.  In this episode of Climate Heroes, we sat down with Jamie Crummie, Co-founder of the Too Good To Go app responsible for saving over 300 million meals from going to waste. Listen to Jamie & Bruce discuss the importance of Stop Food Waste Day, what we can all do to fight the food waste epidemic, as well as how businesses can get prepared for the upcoming ‘Simpler Recycling Reforms’ which will legally require businesses to recycle their surplus food from next year. Hosted by Bruce Bratley Featuring Jamie Crummie & Sara Shearly

“Innocent Drinks' Recipe for B Corp Success” with Emilie Stephenson

Ready to take a deeper dive into B Corp? This B Corp month, we’re kicking things off with a berry special episode of Climate Heroes - featuring smoothie giants Innocent Drinks️, who are pioneers in the UK B Corp movement and one of the first businesses to gain the certification back in 2018. In the episode Bruce and Nick chat with Emilie Stephenson, Head of Force for Good at Innocent, to discuss their ESG journey, recent controversies surrounding the B Corp movement, as well as their top tips for achieving B Corp certification. Hosted by Bruce Bratley & Nick Perry Featuring Emilie Stephenson

“Seeing Red”: Decoding the Climate Stripes with Professor Ed Hawkins

Professor Ed Hawkins is a climate scientist and creator of the renowned Climate Stripes which highlights the earth’s increase in temperature over the last 170 years. In the last 50 years, there has been a 1°C increase in global temperatures across the globe. Ed’s Climate Stripes is a striking visual showing this change over the last 173 years, it has since been displayed worldwide, at music festivals, sports events and even on the side of buses. In the episode, Professor Hawkins delves deeper into the science behind the climate stripes and how they were created. He also explains the importance of using visual representations to communicate complex data and engage audiences on important issues such as climate change. Hosted by Bruce Bratley Featuring Ed Hawkins