Sense and Sustainability - A sustainable procurement podcast

About Sense and Sustainability - A sustainable procurement podcast

Our mission at https://www.iso20400.org/ is to build the global body of knowledge in sustainable procurement. Established in 2017, our free knowledge sharing platform, social media and webinar series has grown in popularity. Now we would like to introduce you to our podcast series where we bust some of the myths of sustainable procurement and introduce you to experts and influencers from around the world. Enjoy!

Publisher

ISO20400.org

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Nov 2021

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

107 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Shaun McCarthy OBE reflects on 40 years of local procurement policies - Episode 2

   Send us Fan Mail This episode sees Shaun in the late 1980s becoming Head of Procurement for a £100M gas plant extension. The project has a legal agreement to provide “Full and fair opportunity for Fife suppliers”, setting a local procurement challenge for a sector accustomed to procuring globally. For more information go to https://www.iso20400.org/

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Shaun McCarthy OBE reflects on 40 years of local procurement policies. Episode 1

   Send us Fan Mail In this first episode, Shaun goes back to his days as a Sales Engineer in the early 1980s when the UK Government tried to regulate the Oil and Gas sector to invest in local industry. This had mixed results and led to some interesting learning. For more information go to https://www.iso20400.org/

3. 

   9 Sept 2026

   Episode 83 - On track for sustainable procurement? with Ruchiie Sehdev

   Send us Fan Mail Ruchiie Sehdev is a senior procurement manager for a Train Operating Company in the UK transport sector. She reflects on their long term work to embed ISO 20400 into their procurement practice. For more information go to https://www.iso20400.org/

Who has been a guest on Sense and Sustainability - A sustainable procurement podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Charles Naud
• Young American entrepreneur
• Lex de Bruijn
• Alastair Coulstock
• Shaun McCarthy

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

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Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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