In our latest edition of CEO conversations, Matthew Gwyther talks to James Wroath, CEO of the leading UK logistics business, Wincanton plc. James has been at the helm on Wincanton since 2019 and is a logistics ‘lifer’ having spent the majority of his career to date in the sector. He speaks passionately about both Wincanton and the challenges facing the global supply-chain ecosystem. At the heart of Matthew and James’ conversation is the critical issue of resilience. ...

In this episode, business journalist and Radio 4 presenter Matthew Gwyther is joined by chair, Chapter Zero director and stubbornly optimistic environmentalist - Susan Hooper. Susan is a Director of Chapter Zero, an organisation dedicated to providing education, insight and support on climate change to Non-Executive Board Directors and Chairs. She is Chair of Caresourcer.com, EBS (Enhanced Biomass Sequestration), and sits on the Boards of Uber UK, The Rank Group plc (Chair of the Safer ...

Host: Andrew Whyte, member of Echo Research’s Advisory Board Guest: Barney Wyld How much do the seismic shifts and experiences in the US shape expectations of leaders in the UK and elsewhere? From gun control and transgender issues to abortion rights and climate change, what drives corporate leaders to take a public stance and where is social a...

Host: Rosie Halfhead, member of Echo Research’s Advisory Board Guest: Nancy Glynn Authenticity, total listening and how to create positive contagion - The routes to human- centred leadership Executives and the businesses they lead are under constant scrutiny. The concept of social licence is growing, making the challenges of business and society mo...

The Echo Research podcast is a series of straight talking discussions touching on corporate purpose, behavioural economics, reputation and environmental, social and governance (ESG). Discussing ‘society is communications’, we welcome Professor Anne Gregory, on Echo’s Advisory Board, and Professor Jim Macnamara at the University of Technology Sydney, two award-winning and highly respected international academics and practitioners on either side of the world explore the role and challenge...