By Ruth Dunn, Senior Research Associate in Marine Ecology, Lancaster University
February 2026 has seen thousands of dead seabirds washing up along the coastlines of the UK, France, Spain and Portugal.
There's evidence that these "wrecks" (where large numbers of seabirds are found along beaches) are becoming increasingly common because of...
Zoe Le Grand is a leading voice in innovation sustainability and a featured speaker on The Sustainability Speakers website. As Managing Director at Forum for the Future (UK/EU), she supports global brands like Unilever and Levi’s in building bold, future-ready strategies.
Co-founder of The Net Positive Project, Zoe combines systems...
Three reasons plastic pollution treaty talks ended in disagreement and deadlock but not collapse
The latest round of negotiations for a UN global plastics treaty has ended without a deal. After more than three years of talks, deep divisions remain. Agreement is only marginally closer than before talks began. For...
As one of the leading Environment & Sustainability speakers in Europe, Dr Elena Morettini is a driving force behind global efforts to transition to cleaner, more responsible energy systems.
With a PhD in Geophysics and deep expertise in ESG strategy and climate innovation, she helps businesses align purpose with action—ensuring...
As one of the most forward-thinking voices in ethical design and innovation, Joanne Jørgensen has spent her career challenging the status quo of product creation and corporate leadership.
From her early days visiting factories in Asia during the 1990s to spearheading Nike’s groundbreaking FlyKnit technology, Joanne has consistently pushed for...
Pia Heidenmark Cook is one of Europe’s leading Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG) speakers, celebrated for her strategic leadership in embedding sustainability at the heart of global business.
As the former Chief Sustainability Officer at IKEA, Pia played a pivotal role in transforming the brand’s environmental agenda into a...
Natalie Fée is one of the UK’s most influential Environment & Sustainability speakers, renowned for turning grassroots activism into national impact.
As the founder of City to Sea, a pioneering not-for-profit focused on reducing plastic pollution, Natalie has become a powerful voice for systemic environmental change. A bestselling author, broadcaster...
A British government agency, the Met Office, has come under scrutiny following claims of fabricating meteorological data from over 100 non-existent weather stations. The allegations suggest the data has been used to bolster the climate change narrative and promote the Net Zero agenda.
The fabricated data, reportedly included in climate...
Sally-Anne Wherry, University of Gloucestershire and Hannah Grist, University of Bristol
On the day of her uncle’s funeral in 1995, Jane’s life changed forever.* That was when she found out her uncle Edward, a person with haemophilia, had been infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from the treatment he was...
The UK has long been considered to have some of the strongest animal welfare laws in the world. Beginning with Martin’s act on the cruel treatment of cattle, through to the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and then Finn’s law to protect service animals, UK animal welfare laws have sought...
