About this podcast
Shaken Not Burned is the podcast that helps you make sense of sustainability. We unpack the big debates shaping climate, business, food, and society: debunking myths, clarifying trade-offs, and sharing ideas you can actually use to think, decide, and act in a changing world.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 133 episodes
- Why changing how we farm isn't enough to save our food · 41 min · Season 6 Episode 25A summer of extreme heat and drought cut forecast European grain production by 16.7 million tonnes — worth around €3.2 billion at current prices. It is a stark reminder of how…
- Building a regenerative food system with Re:source · 49 min · Season 6 Episode 24We know that agriculture needs to change. But what if changing what happens on individual farms doesn’t change the food system around them? This week, Felicia talks to Ivo Degn…
- What makes changing farming possible? With EIT Food · 41 min · Season 6 Episode 23We often talk about changing farming as though the main question is what farmers should do differently. But a farm sits inside a much bigger system. In this week’s episode…
- Changing the economics of farming with Future Biogas · 57 min · Season 6 Episode 22Food security is back on the agenda. In recent years, disrupted supply chains, war, extreme weather and volatile energy and fertiliser prices have all shown how quickly problems…
- The price of uncertainty: who pays when risk becomes reality? · 30 min · Season 6 Episode 21Insurance is supposed to protect us from risk. But what happens when the risks themselves are changing? Risk doesn't disappear because we fail to recognise or price it. Decisions…
- How do you make the future insurable? With Convex Insurance · 42 min · Season 6 Episode 20What makes something insurable — and what happens when the risks change?This week on Shaken Not Burned, Felicia talks to Rachel Delhaise, group head of sustainability at Convex…
- When insurance isn’t enough: WWF and the insurance protection gap · 44 min · Season 6 Episode 19When disaster strikes, insurance may pay some of the bill. But who pays the rest? This week on Shaken Not Burned, Felicia Jackson talks to Regula Hess, deputy head of WWF…
- Water, risk and the economy: when sensible decisions add up to disaster · 41 min · Season 6 Episode 18We rely on water for pretty much everything: growing food, manufacturing goods, building cities and sustaining everyday life. But what happens when the systems we've built around…
- Managing disruption: climate risk, trust and the future of resilience · 1 h 25 min · Season 6 Episode 17As extreme heat and wildfires sweep across Europe, the gap between recognising climate risk and responding to it is becoming harder to ignore. The good news is that the evidence…
- Infrastructure: built for yesterday, needed for tomorrow · 52 min · Season 6 Episode 16Describing infrastructure as boring was a compliment. A building used to have a relatively straightforward job: keep the weather out and the people inside reasonably comfortable…
- Sustainability is now operational, with IFS · 44 min · Season 6 Episode 15For years, sustainability has been associated with targets, reporting and disclosure. While those remain essential, they're starting to take a smaller part of the picture. As…
- Rethinking buildings with Johnson Controls · 38 min · Season 6 Episode 15For decades we've largely thought about buildings as fixed assets: we build them, maintain them, and expect them to provide the spaces where everyday life happens. But what if…
- What makes a city work, with Bentley Systems · 42 min · Season 6 Episode 14Modern cities appear to function effortlessly. We switch on the lights, turn on the tap, catch a train, connect to the internet or walk into a hospital without giving much…
- Fashion, efficiency and the problem of too much · 47 min · Season 6 Episode 13Welcome to the final episode in our arc on the fashion industry, where we ask an uncomfortable question: are we trying to make fashion more sustainable, or are we mostly trying…
- The realities of circular fashion with Rifò, Empire Apparel · 42 min · Season 6 Episode 12Fashion is often described as one of the world's most polluting industries. The scale can be difficult to grasp as it feels so personal, but every year, billions of garments are…
- Fashion’s fragile supply chains with the Business and Human Rights Centre · 34 min · Season 6 Episode 11The clothes you're wearing have travelled a remarkable distance before reaching your wardrobe. A typical garment may spend months moving through a global network of farms, mills…
- When climate risk hits fashion’s bottom line with Apparel Impact Institute · 47 min · Season 6 Episode 10For years, sustainability in fashion has often been discussed almost as a parallel conversation to the business itself. Some brands publish reports, set targets and talk about…
- The AI conversation we should be having · 48 min · Season 6 Episode 9AI is no longer just a technology issue, it’s starting to reshape how whole systems operate. Yet we’re not paying enough attention to that yet: most of the focus on AI is on what…
- The trust layer: AI and the future of identity with alongID · 56 min · Season 6 Episode 8As AI systems become more autonomous, the conversation is shifting from capability toward something much bigger: trust, legitimacy, identity and participation in digital systems…
- If AI can build your business, who's in control? With DeepWisdom · 38 min · Season 6 Episode 7Generative AI promised to transform how we work, while Agentic AI is beginning to transform how businesses themselves are built. In this week’s episode of Shaken Not Burned…
