What happens when doing your job well puts you in direct conflict with someone else doing theirs?

In this episode of Sustainability Review, we explore “embedded conflict” – a tension built into roles, KPIs and incentives that can quietly stall progress.

Anna Krotova, Sustainability Lead at Picnic and author of How to be a Chief Sustainability Officer, shares how she navigated this firsthand, balancing emissions targets against commercial pressures. The conversation unpacks how to reframe conflict, avoid unproductive stand-offs, and make progress without forcing compromise that leaves everyone dissatisfied.

If you’re working in sustainability – or any role where priorities collide – this is a practical look at how to move forward more effectively.

Isabella Bertold is going on an adventure to show there’s a different way for athletes to communicate about sustainability and the importance of nature.

The Canadian sailor and cyclist is preparing for an expedition that will take her by boat from the UK to Norway, and then across the Norwegian fjords by bike, joined by a handful of other intrepid explorers.

She shares her belief that the most powerful sustainability stories are told through raw, visceral experiences that show athletes in direct contact with the elements.

In this episode, Isabella discusses the tension between sustainability and performance in sport, the value of strong partnerships, her time leading the Canadian Women’s America’s Cup team, her role with Canada SailGP and what sailing can learn from cycling when it comes to building partnerships and supporting women’s sport.

Most climate tech startups aren’t investing in sport sponsorship – yet.

Many see it as too expensive, misaligned with their values, or unable to deliver on goals like awareness and adoption.

But one company is breaking the mould. Svante, a carbon capture startup from British Columbia, has teamed up with Speed Skating Canada on ‘Save the Ice’, a campaign that removes carbon every time someone shares their video.

For Canada’s most decorated Olympic sport, climate change isn’t abstract, it’s existential. In this episode, we learn more from Svante and Speed Skating Canada about their partnership, and why more climate tech companies should think about getting involved in sport.