Alastair Sawday’s – Founding Director at Sawday’s

“We need to understand that a different life is possible, desirable and achievable”, Alastair Sawday’s.   What is your job about? I run a travel business called Sawday’s. We promote carbon neutral travel based on local and organic practices at the destinations. It is good for local economy and local food. It also raises awareness […]

Alexandra Geldenhuys – Founding Director at New Dawn Traders

“It is easy to become emotional but that should not stop you from doing what you want”, Alexandra Geldenhuys.   What is your job about? Our higher goal is to connect communities around the world through the trading of cargo by sailing ship. Until we have our own ship we currently work closely with a […]

Poppy Brett – Chief Executive Officer at LifeCycle

“I wanted to do something positive. I wanted to do something to change the world for the better”, Poppy Brett.   What is your job about? Our vision as an organization is to transform people lives and the environment through cycling. We are not about the people who already cycle but we are about trying […]

Ben Lynam – Head of Communications at the Travel Foundation

“I like to hope that my work has a positive effect for the environment and sustainability”, Ben Lynam.   What is your job about? We are an independent charity that works with the travel and tourism industry towards a sustainable future, both for the industry and holiday destinations. We enable travel companies to protect the […]

James Lucas – Founder of the Bristol Bike Project

“Tell me and I will forget; Show me and I may remember; Involve me and I will understand”, proverb that captures the essence of what the project is trying to achieve, James Lucas.   What is your job about? It is a comprehensive, community bike project. We repair and relocate unwanted, and unused bikes in […]

George Ferguson – Previous Mayor of Bristol

“All of us can make a difference, all of us can learn from failure. Everybody should recognize that”, George Ferguson. What is your job about? I am the Mayor of Bristol. I consider wellbeing as a vital issue and I want and I am trying to put health at the top of my agenda. We […]

Arthur Bowring, HK Shipowners

Arthur Bowring is the Managing Director of the Secretariat of The Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association. The function of the secretariat is to perform three basic tasks, Membership Support, Membership Services and Office Administration. The Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association’s chief purpose is to continue to promote and protect the interests of the Hong Kong shipowners and […]

Carol Cheung, Cathay Pacific

Our project focuses on two areas; ground and air. On the ground, we are working towards the use of less energy and waste management in our companies. In the air, we are focusing on the quality of the air, trying to find ways to decrease emissions as well as waste management in flights and using […]

David Watkins, China Navigation Company Ltd

The initiative is all about China Navigation Company Ltd, CNCo’s efforts to record vital information to help further understanding of the transfer of CO2 between the atmosphere and the oceans.  This system, SNOMS (Southhampton, Ocean Monitoring System) uses an all-purpose cargo ship (40,000t) to collect scientific data as it circles the globe, i.e. a ship […]