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The EcoSend Podcast

A climate-conscious series that explores sustainability and digital technology, including web development. James Gill hosts conversations with people who care.

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Our journey into the world of being a truly climate conscious business. Join us as we talk to fellow entrepreneurs, founders, marketing folks, and campaigners to help us build our new product, EcoSend: the climate conscious email marketing tool.

The EcoSend Podcast

‘Building a Sustainable World Web’, with Michael Andersen

“Michael has been fascinated with problem-solving and using technology for a better world. This led Michael to found ‘Sustainable WWW’ – a non-profit focused on spreading knowledge about sustainable web design and development, as well as authoring the book ‘Sustainable Web Design In 20 Lessons’, published in March 2023.

February 2024, The EcoSend Podcast

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‘Building a Sustainable World Web’, with Michael Andersen ‧ 31 minutes.

‘Fighting for Digital Sustainability since 1998’, with Tim Frick from Mightybytes

“Tim has been campaigning for Sustainability and Accessibility in web design since way back in 1998, and holds the honour of being the 435th official BCorp in the world! If you want to learn about how the BCorp certification can change your business for good, both for the planet and for commercial success, then there are few people better than Tim to listen to!.”

September 2023, The EcoSend Podcast

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‘Fighting for Digital Sustainability since 1998’, with Tim Frick from Mightybytes ‧ 34 minutes.

Creating lightweight, meaningful, and purposeful Web experiences’, with Chris Butterworth

“For this episode James sat down with Chris, founder at Aline.to. Have a listen to learn all about: – Strategies for attracting and onboarding new clients to a sustainability-focused service. – Striking the balance between aesthetics, conversion rates, and sustainability when building websites. – Educating companies (and the public!) on better practise for maintaining data, to avoid excess carbon emissions.

March 2023, The EcoSend Podcast
Creating lightweight, meaningful, and purposeful Web experiences’, with Chris Butterworth ‧ 28 minutes.

‘Sustainable and Humane Website Design’, with Wholegrain Digital

“We’ve got a fantastic show for you for Episode Two today, with two guests from the company who quite literally wrote the book on Sustainable Web Design; Tom & Marketa from Wholegrain Digital! With 15 years of experience, Wholegrain Digital are trailblazers in the Digital Sustainability space, as well as early adopters of the highly-coveted BCorp Certification.

August 2023, The EcoSend Podcast

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‘Sustainable and Humane Website Design’, with Wholegrain Digital ‧ 35 minutes.

Greenwashing and greenhushing, with Something Green

“Our last guest of this series is Mona Jensen, founder of Something Green. Mona helps climate-conscious companies with their marketing and comms, and teaches workshops on how to comply with the new EU regulation on greenwashing. We chatted about: Defining greenwashing as a term. The different ways we see companies greenwashing. The marketer’s role in greenwashing. What is greenhushing. Why people greenhush, and why it’s not good for sustainability and progression. Mona’s personal experiences of managing social media for a municipality’s waste department.

January 2023, The EcoSend Podcast

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Greenwashing and greenhushing, with Something Green ‧ 32 minutes.

How green is digital marketing? With Russell Vaughan.

“James Gill chats to Russell Vaughan about the hidden impact digital marketing has on the environment, and what we can do about it? In this episode, we discuss the real impact digital marketing has on the planet, including: Where emissions from digital marketing come from? The scale of the impact across the globe. 3 different types of emissions associated with running a business: The ones you burn, ones you buy and those beyond. Easy ways to start measuring and reducing those emissions. How adopting different marketing practices can be better for both the planet AND your customers.”

November 2022, The EcoSend Podcast

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How green is digital marketing? With Russell Vaughan ‧ 31 minutes.

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