An increasing population and changing lifestyles are putting pressure on the earth’s valuable resources. Can business, politics and the creative industries help us create a sustainable future?

Sir Stuart Rose

Rt Hon Hilary Benn

Andy Hobsbawm

Tim Smit, Chief Executive of the Eden Project

Professor Tim Jackson,  Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of SurreyProfessor of Sustainable Development in the Centre for Environmental Strategy (CES) at the University of Surrey.

Alex Steffen

Jane ni Dhulchaointigh is the Irish inventor and CEO of sugru, an innovative new product which Time magazine named alongside the iPad as one of the 50 best inventions of 2010.

Featured image: Hugo Sousa/Unsplash

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