by Net Zero Compare
Interviews + explainers for the energy transition, without the greenwash. Hear from innovators across climate tech and sustainability (battery chemists, hydrogen founders, marine energy, EV charging, carbon markets), then get buyer’s-guide clarity on tools like carbon accounting, ESG monitoring and supply-chain solutions. Straight facts, business outcomes, real-world adoption. 🌐 netzerocompare.com
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July 9, 2026
<p>🎯 <strong>In this episode:</strong> Hank Dearden joins Net Zero Compare to discuss what makes reforestation credible, why tree planting should not be reduced to a simple tree count, and how companies can support restoration projects without overstating their climate claims.</p><p>The conversation explores how reforestation can support ecosystems, biodiversity, coastal resilience, local livelihoods, and climate goals when projects are designed carefully. Hank Dearden explains ForestPlanet’s model of funding experienced local planting partners rather than operating every project directly. This approach focuses on working with organizations that already understand local land conditions, native species, nurseries, community relationships, and long-term planting challenges. A key focus of the episode is the importance of planting the right trees in the right place, at the right time, and for the right reason. Dearden highlights why nurseries matter, how seedling quality affects survival, and why local economic incentives are often essential to keeping trees alive. The discussion also covers mangrove restoration, including its role in coastal ecosystems, fisheries, shoreline protection, and carbon storage. The episode also examines the difference between supporting tree planting and purchasing verified carbon credits. Dearden makes clear that ForestPlanet’s standard model is not a formal carbon-credit program. While reforestation can sequester carbon, companies should not claim offsets, carbon neutrality, or verified climate impact unless the project has gone through recognized carbon-credit methodologies, monitoring, and third-party verification. For sustainability, ESG, and procurement teams, the conversation offers practical guidance on due diligence. Companies should ask who plants the trees, where seedlings come from, who owns the land, who benefits locally, what reporting is available, what monitoring is included, and what claims can be made responsibly. The episode shows that reforestation can be a valuable part of a broader sustainability strategy, but it should sit alongside direct emissions reduction, not replace it. </p><p><br></p><p>🔗 <strong>Read the full article:</strong><br><a href="https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/hank-dearden-forestplanet" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/hank-dearden-forestplanet</a></p><p>📍 <strong>Guest:</strong> Hank Dearden, Founder and Executive Director of ForestPlanet<br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hankdearden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/hankdearden/</a></p><p>🎙 <strong>Interview by:</strong> Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Compare<br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/</a></p><p><br></p><p>#HankDearden #ForestPlanet #Reforestation #CarbonRemoval #CarbonCredits #TreePlanting #ESGReporting #Sustainability #Biodiversity #MangroveRestoration #ClimateAction #NetZeroCompare</p><p>***</p><p>At Net Zero Compare, we deliver clear, data-backed insights for decision-makers navigating ESG reporting, net-zero compliance, and clean energy adoption.</p><p>🌐 <a href="https://netzerocompare.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://netzerocompare.com</a></p><p>📩 Contact us: <a href="" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">info@netzerocompare.com</a></p><p>📚 Explore the Academy: <a href="https://netzerocompare.com/academy" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://netzerocompare.com/academy</a></p><p>📰 Read more insights: <a href="https://netzerocompare.com/articles" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://netzerocompare.com/articles</a></p>
July 2, 2026
<p>🎯 <strong>In this episode:</strong> Tom Raftery joins Net Zero Compare to discuss how sustainability is becoming part of core business management, from clean energy economics and supply chain resilience to Scope 3 emissions, procurement, enterprise systems, and AI. </p><p>The conversation explores why sustainability is increasingly being framed through business priorities such as resilience, efficiency, energy security, risk management, cost control, access to capital, and regulatory compliance. Tom Raftery explains that clean energy is no longer only a decarbonization decision. As solar, wind, and battery storage costs continue to fall, renewable energy can also provide companies with more predictable long-term costs and reduced exposure to fossil fuel price volatility. A key focus of the episode is supply chain visibility. Companies need better data on suppliers, materials, operations, and emissions to manage risk, meet reporting requirements, and make stronger procurement decisions. The discussion highlights why Scope 3 reporting remains difficult, especially when supplier data is incomplete, inconsistent, or unavailable. Raftery recommends starting pragmatically by identifying the suppliers responsible for the largest share of emissions and improving data quality over time rather than waiting for perfect information. The episode also examines the role of technology and AI. Digital systems can help collect, connect, and analyze sustainability data, but they cannot fix poor data or unclear processes. AI can support procurement teams by helping compare suppliers across cost, reliability, emissions, geography, and performance, but only when the underlying data is reliable and the objective is clearly defined. Ultimately, the episode shows that sustainability reporting and emissions data are moving closer to finance, procurement, insurance, and operational decision-making. Companies that embed environmental data into their core systems will be better prepared for regulation, customer expectations, investor scrutiny, and supply chain disruption.</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 <strong>Read the full article:</strong><br><a href="https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/tom-raftery-digital-growth-collective" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/tom-raftery-digital-growth-collective</a></p><p><br></p><p>📍 <strong>Guest:</strong> Tom Raftery, Digital Growth Collective<br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mZb9QQu7A1RLWzIjh4jwv?si=4bBZWcdXToeHqrdEaatVCw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomraftery/?locale=%E2%81%A0</a></p><p><br></p><p>🎙 <strong>Interview by:</strong> Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Compare<br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/</a></p><p><br></p><p>#TomRaftery #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #Scope3 #SupplyChainSustainability #CarbonAccounting #ESGReporting #Procurement #AI #EnergyTransition #ClimateTech #NetZeroCompare</p><p><br></p><p>***</p><p><br></p><p>At Net Zero Compare, we deliver clear, data-backed insights for decision-makers navigating ESG reporting, net-zero compliance, and clean energy adoption.<br>🌐 <a href="https://netzerocompare.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://netzerocompare.com</a><br>📩 Contact us: <a href="" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">info@netzerocompare.com</a><br>📚 Explore the Academy: <a href="https://netzerocompare.com/academy" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://netzerocompare.com/academy</a><br>📰 Read more insights: <a href="https://netzerocompare.com/articles" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://netzerocompare.com/articles</a></p><p><br></p>
June 25, 2026
<p>🎯 In this episode: Helen Neal, Founder of HN Communications and creator of Zena, joins Net Zero Compare to discuss how companies can communicate sustainability progress without falling into greenwashing or greenhushing.</p><p>The conversation explores why sustainability communication has become more complex as companies face growing expectations from investors, customers, regulators, employees, and other stakeholders. Helen Neal explains that credible communication depends on more than careful wording. It requires evidence, clear responsibilities, cross-functional review, and governance before content is made public. A key focus of the episode is how greenwashing often happens unintentionally when sustainability, legal, marketing, product, procurement, and corporate affairs teams are not aligned early enough. Even real progress can become misleading if the scope is unclear, evidence is incomplete, methodology is not explained, or the final message exaggerates the impact. The discussion also covers greenhushing, where companies avoid communicating sustainability progress due to fear of criticism or scrutiny. Neal argues that silence is not always practical, especially as stakeholders increasingly expect transparent information on environmental performance, climate targets, supply chain resilience, and social responsibility. The episode highlights the importance of reviewing sustainability claims before publication across reports, websites, advertising, investor communications, product labels, and social media. Neal also discusses Zena, an AI-based governance platform that helps teams identify where claims need stronger evidence, clearer scope, narrower wording, third-party verification, or more balanced explanation. The conversation also examines regulatory complexity across markets, including the UK Green Claims Code, the US FTC Green Guides, the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, and EU consumer rules on environmental claims. Ultimately, the episode shows that responsible sustainability communication is not about choosing between promotion and silence. It is about building processes that allow companies to explain real progress honestly, disclose limitations, retain evidence, and ensure public claims reflect the underlying facts.</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 Read the full article:<br><a href="https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/helen-neal-hn-communications" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://netzerocompare.com/podcasts/net-zero-compare-podcast/helen-neal-hn-communications</a></p><p>📍 Guest: Helen Neal, Founder of HN Communications and creator of Zena</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-neal/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-neal/</a></p><p>🎙 Interview by: Karol Kaczmarek, Co-Founder of Net Zero Compare<br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/karol-kaczmarek-39a29651/</a></p><p><br></p><p>#HelenNeal #HNCommunications #Zena #Greenwashing #Greenhushing #SustainabilityCommunication #ESG #SustainabilityClaims #CorporateGovernance #ClimateCommunication #NetZeroCompare</p><p><br></p><p>***</p><p>At Net Zero Compare, we deliver clear, data-backed insights for decision-makers navigating ESG reporting, net-zero compliance, and clean energy adoption.</p><p>🌐 <a href="https://netzerocompare.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://netzerocompare.com</a><br>📩 Contact us: <a href="mailto:info@netzerocompare.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">info@netzerocompare.com</a><br>📚 Explore the Academy: <a href="https://netzerocompare.com/academy" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://netzerocompare.com/academy</a><br>📰 Read more insights: <a href="https://netzerocompare.com/articles" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://netzerocompare.com/articles</a></p>
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