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Episode 227 | August 6, 2023

Investing in Water Propels Prosperity & Climate Resilience

with Paul O’Connell, President of WaterEquity and Gloria Mirrione, Head of Sustainable Finance & Impact Investing, Acre Americas

Building a global capital market that accelerates universal access to safe water and sanitation is WaterEquity’s mission and is at the core of global sustainable development. In addition to being a key determinant of improved health outcomes, gender equality and resilience to climate change, it is also a driver of overall economic growth. I’m very […]

Episode 226 | July 30, 2023

Climate Science Drives Post-Pandemic Clean Energy Transition

with Dr. Selin Calik, Climate Change Scientist and Green Energy Observer- UNFCCC, Founder of Women in Smart Energy

Dr. Selin Calik published “The Renaissance of Smart Energy: The Nexus of COVID 19 and Green Energy” in 2022, which describes the connection between Covid-19 and Climate Change with an emphasis on research in the field of clean and green energy. Calik is a Climate Change Scientist and Green Energy Observer for the UN Framework […]

Episode 225 | July 22, 2023

DBS Leads Asian Banks in Financed Emissions Disclosures

with Helge Muenkel, Chief Sustainability Officer, DBS Bank

In April of 2023 the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched the Finance for Net Zero (FiNZ) Action Plan to catalyze Asia’s net zero transition and decarbonization activities. My guest today is Helge Muenkel, CSO at DBS Bank, and we’re going to talk about why establishing a roadmap for sustainability reporting by key financial institutions […]

Episode 224 | July 16, 2023

How Schroders Leads in Decarbonizing Portfolios

with Mark Lacey, Head of Global Resource Equities & Carol Storey, Active Ownership Manager

This is the second program in a series the Sustainable Finance Podcast (SFP) is doing with Schroders. We’re taking an in-depth look at what Schroders is calling a global reset in the markets and the emergence of a new regime in financial policy and market behavior. My guests today are Mark Lacey, Head of Global […]

Episode 223 | July 9, 2023

How Closed Loop Technology Provides Zero-Cost Waste Disposal

with Tyler Wood, Director at Gravitas Infinitum / Carbotura

Gravitas Infinitum / Carbotura was among the world’s top 50 most innovative new companies in 2021. It uses industrial-scale modular facilities to eliminate Municipal Solid Waste and create renewable fuels, carbon sequestering critical minerals, and nano-biomaterials. In the process it delivers highly efficient, large scale carbon capture for positive environmental impact. Tyler Wood is a […]

Episode 222 | July 2, 2023

Global Biochar & Grain Ecosystem Collaborate for CO2 Removal

with Jason Dodier, Co-Founder of Grain Ecosystem and Brando Crespi, Co-founder at Global Biochar / Pro Natura International

Grain Ecosystem is a venture backed business spun out of Schneider Electric for the purpose of generating a high-quality carbon offset supply. The firm aims to support project developers in sequestering as much carbon as possible, which means bringing together the funding and stakeholders needed to drive projects forward with a focus on biochar. Today […]

Episode 221 | June 25, 2023

Demystifying ESG Integration with Data that Matters

with Lorraine Spradley Wilson, Chief Sustainability Officer, Novata; Paul R Yett, Dir. of ESG & Sustainability, Hamilton Lane

My guests today exemplify an extraordinary partnership in the ESG landscape. Hamilton Lane, a private markets investment management firm with nearly $857 billion in AUM and AUA has a long track record of review and consideration of ESG factors. In 2021 Hamilton Lane joined a consortium of non-profit and for-profit partners to help found Novata, […]

Episode 220 | June 18, 2023

Nature Based Solutions Combine Science & Investment Strategy

with Gloria Mirrione, Acre, Americas; Charlotte Kaiser, BTG Pactual; Chris Larson, Alder Point Capital Management

Hello everyone and welcome to today’s episode. Many of you listening in today might be hearing the term Nature Based Solutions for sustainable investing and wondering what that means or thinking “I’m a finance person, not a scientist.” In today’s episode you’re going to learn how bringing science into your investment strategies will help you […]

Episode 219 | June 11, 2023

Systematic ESG Integration is Built for Purpose

with Nikita Singhal, Managing Director, Co-Head of Sustainable Investment & ESG at Lazard Asset Management

Nikita Singhal is Co-Head of Sustainable Investment & ESG at Lazard Asset Management, a $234.6 billion global asset management firm. She oversees the firm’s Sustainable Investment and ESG Integration strategy, leads client engagements and thought leadership on ESG topics. Nikita has been working in the field of sustainable investing for over 14 years at institutions […]

Episode 218 | June 4, 2023

Carbon Accounting Turns Climate Risks into Opportunities

with Mike Wallace, Chief Decarbonization Officer (CDO) at Persefoni

Mike Wallace is an internationally recognized expert in the ESG & sustainability field. For over 25-years he has been advising corporations, non-profits, and government agencies on the development and implementation of sustainable business and investment strategies. As Chief Decarbonzation Officer at Persefoni (CDO) he works with corporate executive teams to help them understand sustainability risks […]