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 Cambridge Executive Business Insights: Journey to Regeneration, is a new podcast brought to you by Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education. Host, Chris Marquis, is a professor at Cambridge Judge and world-leading expert in responsible business and corporate strategy. The podcast explores how businesses can go beyond sustainability to actively restore and enhance the vitality of the natural and social systems they rely on for long-term success. This is one of the biggest challenges companies face today—but one that will define the future of business. The podcast brings together leading academics, business leaders, sustainability strategists, and climate champions. The series explores key topics such as the challenges of regenerative business, policy catalysts for change, and what it means to be ‘net positive’. We welcome diverse guests from industry, who have pioneered regenerative practices in their own organisations, with the aim to inspire dialogue and share unique and forward-thinking perspectives on sustainable and responsible business practices. Find out more about Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education > About the host: Christopher Marquis is the Sinyi Professor of Management at Cambridge Judge Business School and a globally recognised scholar in the fields of sustainable business, social innovation, and corporate purpose. He previously held faculty positions at Harvard and Cornell, and earned his PhD from the University of Michigan. Christopher’s research examines how businesses can drive systems-level change, with a particular focus on stakeholder governance, sustainability strategy, and the emergence of purpose-driven organisations. He is the award-winning author of The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs and Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is Remaking Capitalism. Find out more about Christopher Marquis’ research >Cambridge Judge Business School Economie
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    • Shifting Cocoa Farming From Exploitation to Regeneration

      Shifting Cocoa Farming From Exploitation to Regeneration
      Dec 9 2025
      In this episode, host Christopher Marquis is joined by Douglas Lamont, CEO of Tony’s Chocolonely, the Dutch chocolate company born when journalists exposed widespread child labour in West Africa’s cocoa fields and set out to prove a fairer model was possible. Douglas breaks down how Tony’s rebuilt its supply chain around five core sourcing principles—paying a living-income price, long-term contracts, full traceability, strong farmer cooperatives, and improved farming practices—and how these have dramatically reduced child-labour risks, lifted farmers out of poverty, and cut incentives for deforestation. The episode also dives into Tony’s Open Chain Initiative, which invites other brands to adopt the same ethical sourcing model in pursuit of a 5% market share tipping point for industry-wide change. Douglas discusses Tony’s mission-lock structure, the UK’s Better Business Act, and how stronger company law and bold leadership can shift businesses from extractive to regenerative models. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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      40 min
    • Reimagining Accountability: The Future of the B Corp Movement

      Reimagining Accountability: The Future of the B Corp Movement
      Dec 2 2025
      In this week’s episode, host Christopher Marquis is joined by Chris Turner, Executive Director of B Lab UK, to discuss the evolution of the B Corp movement and what it reveals about the changing expectations of business in the 21st century. They explore the rise of B Corps in the UK, now numbering around 2,700 companies employing more than 200,000 people, and consider insights from B Lab UK’s Take 10 report, which brings together evidence on how certified companies are approaching environmental and social performance. Chris outlines the aim of the Better Business Act, an initiative to amend the UK Companies Act so that every company has a legal duty to align shareholder interests with those of workers, communities, and the environment. He also reflects on the updated global B Corp standards and what raising the bar for responsible business may mean worldwide. In this episode, we cover: How B Lab UK has grown and how the B Corp community has evolved Key findings from the Take 10 report The goals of the Better Business Act and why governance reform matters How updated B Corp standards and assurance processes aim to strengthen accountability Why conversation, expectation-setting, and community play a central role in driving change Together, the discussion offers a thoughtful look at how governance, standards, and collective action might help embed environmental and social purpose more deeply into the DNA of business. Take 10: Celebrating 10 Years of the UK B Corp movement: https://bcorporation.uk/act-and-learn/campaigns/10-years-of-b-lab-uk/ Introducing B Impact: A better way to measure and manage impact: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/programs-and-tools/b-impact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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      44 min
    • Shaping Sustainable Choices

      Shaping Sustainable Choices
      Nov 25 2025
      In this week’s episode, host Christopher Marquis is joined by Ellen Jackowski, Chief Sustainability Officer at Mastercard, to explore how the company is experimenting with ways to support more sustainable consumer choices. Positioned within a payments network that reaches 150 million merchants and billions of cardholders, Mastercard has a vantage point on everyday spending that can help inform how incentives and information are designed. They discuss a recent pilot at University College London, created with Rewild, that linked item-level purchases to emissions data and offered rewards for lower-carbon food options. Early findings suggest that such incentives can influence purchasing decisions, offering useful insights into consumer behaviour. Ellen also highlights practical trials, from reusable cup systems in European cities to tap-and-go transit technologies, that aim to lower friction for more sustainable actions. A key theme throughout is Mastercard’s inspire, inform, enable framework, including tools like the Carbon Calculator and campaigns with public figures such as Gareth Bale, which seek to address the “say–do gap” by matching clearer information with convenience and rewards. Together, these examples demonstrate how practical tools can facilitate a transition from sustainable intentions to more sustainable everyday choices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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      41 min
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