Here you will find our podcasts. If you would like to contribute, please email us at support@ethicalreading.org.uk.
Rachel Eden is our new Mayor of Reading. In this interview, discover what the role of Mayor entails and Rachel’s main aims for her time as Mayor. We explore the
Our very own volunteer, Caroline Gratrix has been supporting Ethical Reading since we launched, as our official people and event photographer. Caroline shares her passion for capturing people looking happy
Sustainability team volunteer Kathryn McCann guides us through one of Ethical Reading’s best loved initiatives: Trees for Reading. Kathryn talks through how it started, the benefits of trees in towns,
Chris Williams tells the remarkable story of Monument Business Park and its unique values regarding tenants, with community at its heart. Since 2018 it’s been on a transformational sustainability journey
Kimmy Roache of Style Nation, a successful, award-winning hairdressing business in Reading, found a natural fit with the Reading Ethical Recruitment Charter. In her recruitment practices, Kimmy looks for people
Reading Ethical Recruitment Charter Series: Rapid Personnel was set up as an alternative to exploitative recruitment agencies using unscrupulous practices. 20 years on and many sector challenges later, Rapid Personnel
Adele had a unique role as instigator of the Reading Ethical Recruitment Charter. She was told of several cases of totally unacceptable practices by employers in the recruitment process and
In this podcast we talk to Tim Martin from Work in Confidence. Tim was pressured at work to overlook large-scale financial impropriety, he refused and left. This led him to
Earth51 based in Reading, led by Akhil Handa, is dedicated to the rapid transition of environmental sustainability placed at the core of their client businesses’ purpose and practice – for
Jenni Montgomery of Barton Willmore shares her views about the Property Development industry and its reputation. She gives an overview of the government’s proposals to overhaul planning and construction processes
Sean Taylor, CEO of Redwood Technologies takes us on the journey from local start-up to multi-million-dollar turnover international business, a great local success story! Sean outlines how values have been
Richard Baker of EY talks about the core values of the business, the local effects of Covid-19 on the business sector and shares his concerns for employees working remotely. He
Shan Beerstecher of AND Digital guides us through their unique, motivational employee experience and customer proposition that is an award-winning formula. Shan’s leadership is founded on the principles of Ubuntu
Paul Hargreaves of Cotswold Fayre, now a highly values driven, successful, quality food distribution business shares how it wasn’t always like that. With candid stories of challenges they’ve faced and
Yasmina Siadatan’s values have been central to her work life, from winning Series 5 of The Apprentice, through running a successful restaurant in Caversham, with the Start-Up Loans scheme to
James Parkin of Eximius Group guides us through ethical recruitment: common challenges and pitfalls for employers as well as success stories. We hear why the Reading Ethical Recruitment Charter came
Jim Rogers, Practice Lead for Grant Thornton (GT) Thames Valley and Southampton, guides us through the company’s key values, including loyalty to its workforce, and why he has been a
A special interview for World Mental Health Day with Jason McMahon. Jason shares his story from thinking he had it all to losing everything – how he came back up
Meet Professor Brad Hooker, a philosopher who specialises in moral philosophy, is best known for his work defending rule consequentialism and is the author of several books and publications.
Learn why Antoine believes it is important that businesses have an ethical DNA and what the beyond profit culture is, his involvement with the Reading Ethical Recruitment charter and his
