Explore Challenges
- 16 May: Keeping pace with a digital revolution
- Global health in the 21st Century
- Adapting to an urban future
- Educating for tomorrow
- Digital technology in Africa
- Persistent poverty in Britain
- Can the UK ever be sustainable?
- Plastic pollution in the oceans
- Natural disasters: how can we improve?
- Not In My Back Yard
- Digital Divide in the UK?
- Importing goods, exporting drought?
- Britain’s ageing population
- Engineering our climate
- The future shape of Capitalism
- Migration: skills and the job market
- Razing the Rainforest
- London under water
- Concreting the countryside
- Future of low carbon energy.
- Africa in the 21st Century
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Can the UK ever be sustainable?
Our way of life is placing an increasing burden on the planet, but how realistic are visions of a sustainable future? With the UK aspiring to achieve more with less, who will help turn theory into practice? Discover the ways business, politics and the creative industries are working to help create a sustainable future for the UK.
- TALKS
- FOCUS
- INTERVIEWS
Andy Hobsbawm - inspiring people and changing behaviours
Andy Hobsbawm, Co-founder of Green Thing discusses the power of creativity to change people's behaviour
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Sir Stuart Rose - Positive action from business
Sir Stuart Rose, Chairman of Marks & Spencer discusses Plan A, which aims to make M&S the world's most sustainable major retailer by 2015.
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Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP - the role of politics
Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, discusses the value of our small and fragile planet and the role of politics in creating a sustainable future for the UK.
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Audience Q&A Part 1
Part 1 of questions to our panel from the audience, chaired by Jo Confino
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Audience Q&A Part 2
Part 2 of questions to our panel from the audience, chaired by Jo Confino
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Alex Steffen - Founder of WorldChanging.com
We talk to one of the world's leading voices on sustainability.
Interview with Tim Jackson
Tim Jackson is Professor of Sustainable Development and Director of the Research group…
Interview with Tim Smit, The Eden Project
We talk to Tim Smit about how the Eden Project helps to show…
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation - Rethink the future
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works with education and business to inspire people to…
Alex Steffen - Founder of WorldChanging.com
We talk to one of the world's leading voices on…
Interview with Tim Jackson
Tim Jackson is Professor of Sustainable Development and Director of…
Interview with Tim Smit, The Eden Project
We talk to Tim Smit about how the Eden Project…