How to Change the Environmental Narrative
How to Change the Environmental Narrative is now live on the Hope. Act. Thrive podcast with our special guest, Trewin Restorick.
Why you’ll want to listen to this episode.
Have you heard about Poly-Mer – the world’s first recycled plastic punt - which cleans up waterways with plastic fishing trips? Or about Community Fridges - where surplus food is shared for free - bringing communities together to connect, eat and reduce food waste? Listen to this week’s episode to find out more about the brilliant campaigns of the playful environmental change charity Hubbub (voted 28th best organisation to work at (across the globe!) by Escape The City.
Tune in to hear Sally and Helen talk to founder & previous CEO of Hubbub UK, Trewin Restorick about creating positive environmental change, the role of design in creating change, and the most successful family-focused Hubbub campaigns.
This episode is supported by Hubbub, which helps to make actions that are good for the environment, second nature. Check out the show notes for this episode to learn more.
Why we were thrilled to chat with Trewin.
Trewin Restorick is the Founder and previous CEO of the charity Hubbub UK, which transforms the way environmental messages are communicated by bringing people and organisations together as a force for good. In 2020, Hubbub won Charity of the Year and Trewin was recognised with a Global Leader of the Year award and in 2021 he won the Business Green ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’.
Trewin has also created successful environmental enterprises including PaperRound, a flourishing recycling business, and Global Action Plan, a long-established environmental charity.
Trewin is currently creating a new venture which will make it easier for people to live a greener life. He is an environmental advisor to Tetra Pak, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and the National Lottery Climate Fund.
Find out more about Hubbub here.
Words from Trewin you won’t want to miss.
“Where I cling to hope is that when you face a period of such disruption, what quite often happens is that people come together in local communities and find their own solutions and find their own way to be resilient and to create the world that they want to see.”
“If you look at how do you change the way we operate globally to be sustainable, the changes shouldn't be scary. They're incredibly positive. I mean, we're talking about a world which would have better air quality for our children, would have healthier diets, more active lifestyles, be more attuned with nature … stronger local communities, more resilient energy use. I struggle to see a downside of this.”
“We know that we're suffering an obesity crisis, mental health crisis, cost of living crisis, and all of these things link back ultimately to the way that we're treating the environment and the way that we're treating each other. And I think a sustainable agenda is way more than environmental. It's sort of social and it's about well-being, and it's about equality and respect.”
How can you listen?
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