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Episode 232 | September 17, 2023

The Journey To Smart Mobility Creates Investment Impact

Tonderai Leonel Njowera, Certified Expert in Sustainable Finance & Founder at Mosi Partners

Motivated by a lack of adequate and safe mobility systems and the potential of smart mobility to drastically reduce carbon emissions in emerging markets, Tonderai Njowera has embarked on a journey to catalyze investments in renewable energy and smart mobility in the South African and other emerging markets. Tonderai is a certified expert in sustainable […]

Episode 214 | May 7, 2023

Acre Transforms Talent Recruiting for Sustainable Investment

Andy Cartland, Founder & MD, APAC, Acre; Gloria Mirrione, ED & Head of Sustainable Finance & Impact Investing, Americas, Acre

We all know how important good employees are to any business. But in financial services, and particularly sustainable finance, which is rapidly expanding and changing the way we invest, finding and developing top talent is absolutely critical. So how do you go about finding the right people with the right skills to help your company […]

Episode 164 | June 13, 2022

Your Essential Guide to Sustainable Investing

Sam Adams, CEO at Vert Asset Management

My podcast guest today is Sam Adams, CEO and Founder of Vert Asset Management. Sam is on a mission to help advisors invest sustainably for their clients. Adams and I talk about the book he has co-authored with Larry Swedroe, Your Essential Guide to Sustainable Investing. Each of the co-authors has brought their unique perspective […]

Episode 153 | April 10, 2022

Client Demand at Laird Norton Drives the “S” in ESG Integration

Ron Albahary, CFA and Chief Investment Officer at Laird Norton Wealth Management

In my conversation today, Ron Albahary, Laird Norton Wealth Management’s CIO tells the story of how their clients set the stage for the firm’s initiative to spotlight social issues. Laird Norton’s clients include multigenerational family offices, foundations, and nonprofits. Since 2021 Laird Norton has been partnering with Calvert Research and Management and Parametric to create […]

Episode 132 | November 28, 2021

Actis Leads a Whole-Economy Approach to Performance & Impact

Shami Nissan, Head of Sustainability at Actis

How can investors participate in a whole-economy transition in developing markets while achieving robust returns? My guest today is Shami Nissan, Head of Sustainability at Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, and in 2019, the second largest renewable energy installer in the world. We discuss exciting investor opportunities in renewables, digital infrastructure, and […]

Episode 115 | April 26, 2021

UNCDF Offers Investment Funds Focused On Women in Developing Economies

Preeti Sinha, Executive Secretary at United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Preeti Sinha, Executive Secretary at United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), talks about their newest innovative programs, like the UNCDF 500. This initiative will support 500 companies in the LDCs (Least Developed Countries), focusing on women’s economic development, climate change, and biodiversity. And their newly launched partnership with 100 Women in Finance, which has 20,000 […]

Episode 105 | December 15, 2020

ImpactVest: New Private Equity Firm Focuses on Mission Driven Enterprises

Aisha Williams, Founder & CEO at ImpactVest

After eight years doing development work in the public sector as a U.S. Federal Government Boren Scholar, and four years in the private banking industry focused on ESG and SRI, Williams has recently launched ImpactVest, dedicated to private equity impact strategies that use the GIIN (Global Impact Investing Network) tenets. Williams shares the startling statistic […]

Episode 101 | October 19, 2020

A New Education & Collaboration Network for Sustainable Finance

Phil Kirshman, Founder, Impact Metropolis

After many years in the asset management industry, Kirshman launched Impact Metropolis as a social network and video hosting site dedicated to the sustainable and impact investing community. According to Kirshman, as sustainable investing becomes more mainstream, collaboration and sharing of information is being impacted. Kirshman describes how Impact Metropolis is both aggregating resources across […]

Episode 95 | August 31, 2020

Palladium Catalyzes Inclusive Growth Towards Financial & Social Impact

Christina Shim, Managing Director, Commercial Innovation Practice for the Americas & Head of New York office at Palladium

Shim talks about Palladium’s focus on inclusive growth beyond Covid-19. By acting as a  catalyst, Palladium helps individual companies, for example a mining company or a multinational chocolate company, to broaden their thinking to include the circular economy. By collaborating across sectors, including governments, NGO’s, and local economies, a company can achieve both profitable and […]

Episode 88 | July 7, 2020

Putting Gender on the Agenda through Public & Private Market Partnerships

Vicky Lay, Managing Director, Head of Impact Investing at Artesian (Alternative Investments)

Lay co-creates investment strategies like the Women’s Economic Empowerment Bond Fund and SheSyndicate Foundation to bridge global gender gaps in impact partnership with the United Nations Capital Development Fund and Equileap. She brings capital, human endeavor and innovation together in partnerships dedicated to women’s economic empowerment.

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