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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Lewis explains how his rise to the top at E.ON has intertwined with the company's transition from a fossil fuel-based power generator to a provider of sustainable energy solutions.

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EXCLUSIVE: Global clothing giant VF Corporation is exploring rental and service-based business models to promote the circular economy to its consumers, as the company pushes ahead with a new corporate strategy that commits to science-based targets and 100% renewable electricity.

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David Bent chaired edie's 2017 Sustainability Leaders Forum at the Business Design Centre in London on 25-26 January

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(Top-left to bottom-right): ING's Léon Wijnands, Danone's Emmanuelle Wargon, Statoil's Charlotte Wolff-Bye, and Adnams' Andy Wood spoke at the Sustainability Leaders Forum

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Heathrow Airport's chief executive John Holland-Kaye gave this speech on day two of edie’s Sustainability Leaders Forum

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Each video features a different sustainability expert discussing a particular skillset, coming together to reveal what makes a successful sustainability leader. (Scroll down to play videos)

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No longer a matter of compliance, sustainability is a strategic imperative as investors, NGOs, employees and consumers demand more from organisations. But what does sustainability leadership look like in an uncertain regulatory climate and how will that evolve as business leaders take a critical, long-term view of their growth strategies?

edie's Sustainability Leaders Awards will take place on the evening of 25 January, 2017 at the London Hilton on Park Lane

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The 2015 Sustainability Leaders Awards took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London on 19 November

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edie editor Luke Nicholls with ClimateCare's Edward Morello

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Stansfield said that the average service time for an Interface employee in the European business was approaching 15 years

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Michael Dickstein says the planet's climate and resource challenges are now so vast that no one company or organisation can solve them alone

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The new energy-from-waste plant will remove recyclable waste from black bins and recover energy from what is left over. Image: Veolia

Veolia puts Leeds at heart of circular economy ambition

Waste and water giant Veolia wants Leeds to become "a hub for circular economy innovation", induced by a flagship energy-from-waste (EfW) plant that the firm says will provide a multiple boost for the city.