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Episode 178 | October 3, 2022

Six Steps Banks Can Take to Reduce Climate Risk of Derivatives

with Jim Scott, Senior Advisor for Financial Institutions Engagement, Ceres Accelerator for Capital Markets Blair Bateson, Director, Company Network at Ceres

The total derivative notional outstanding for U.S. banks is close to $200 trillion and the top 5 largest banks control ~95% of this systemically important market. However, to date, the climate risk implications of this market have been unexplored. My guests today are experts in climate risk management for financial institutions and the co-authors of […]

Episode 177 | September 25, 2022

Indigenous Leaders Mobilize the Transition to a New Industrial Age

with Kado Muir, Activist & Impact Entrepreneur at Dilji | Kado Muir Pty Ltd

The Ngalia people of Western Australia’s Central Deserts region have 23,000 square kilometers of exclusive possession Native Titled land, making them potentially the largest landowners in Australia, yet they live in poverty. In today’s Sustainable Finance Podcast (SFP) episode I’m speaking with Kado Muir, a cultural leader and traditional owner among the Ngalia people. Muir […]

Episode 176 | September 18, 2022

Climate Change Impacts & Sustainable Finance Trends in MENA Region

with Luma Saqqaf, CEO, Ajyal Sustainability Consulting

Luma Saqqaf, the CEO of Ajyal Sustainability Consulting, has spent three decades at the forefront of Islamic finance, sustainability and entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa, also known as the MENA region. She is a regular adviser to regulators in MENA including the Dubai Financial Market. In today’s program we discuss the impacts […]

Episode 175 | September 11, 2022

Enel Americas Grows Clean Energy Capacity to 10.9 GW in 2021

with Aurelio Oliveira, CFO of Enel Americas

Aurelio Oliveira, Enel Americas’ CFO, is excited about bringing clean energy power to millions of additional customers in South and Central America. When Enel Americas’ Integrated Annual Report for 2021 was published, the company had 10.9 GW of Net installed renewable energy generating capacity. Oliveira and I discuss Enel Americas’ current and future plans under […]

Episode 174 | September 4, 2022

How Will the Banking Sector Allocate the Inflation Reduction Act?

with Dan Saccardi, Program Director of the Ceres Company Network

An unprecedented $400B is now on the table for federal climate adaptation. How is the money going to be allocated throughout the banking system? Are banks and companies they underwrite ready to make this transition? Who stands to benefit the most? On September 28th in New York City, Ceres is bringing together leading bankers, investors, […]

Episode 173 | August 21, 2022

How Will AI Speed Up the Adoption of Climate Regulations?

with Samuel King, Co-founder and CTO of Briink

My guest today, Sam King, is Co-founder and CTO at Briink, a German technology company using AI and Machine Learning to support the adoption of the EU Taxonomy and the transition to a low-carbon economy. Listen in as Sam tells us how the taxonomy is going to regulate reporting for companies in the EU and […]

Episode 172 | August 14, 2022

Silverline: Helping Venture Capital Firms Tell Their Story

with Laura Taylor, President and CEO at Silverline

“The Story you tell today will decide the future.” This is the motto that guides today’s guest, Laura Taylor, President and CEO at Silverline Communications, a national agency that delivers strategic marketing and communications to a diverse portfolio of clients in climate, cleantech and ESG. Silverline is the oldest woman-owned climate tech PR agency in […]

Episode 171 | August 7, 2022

How Systems Thinking Can Transform the Global Food Supply

with Lauren Baker, Deputy Director, Global Alliance for the Future of Food

How can systems thinking be applied to the global food supply? My guest today, Lauren Baker, is Deputy Director, Global Alliance for the Future of Food, a unique coalition of global philanthropic foundation members. We discuss her inspiring project, Beacons of Hope, which showcases global initiatives that are working to achieve sustainable, equitable, and resilient […]

Episode 170 | July 17, 2022

Forging a New Way to Build Early Stage Private Companies

with Oliver Libby, Co-Founder and Managing Director of H/L Ventures

H/L Ventures is forging a new way to build companies with a unique approach that combines Daily Active Engagement with every portfolio company and a focus on investing in growth, impact, and diversity, with a strong preference for diverse founding teams. Oliver Libby, who co-founded H/L Ventures in 2009, and I talk about creating impact […]

Episode 169 | July 10, 2022

Helping People Find their Solution to Pollution

with Wendy Nystrom Lloyd, Host of the Environmental Social Justice Webinar

Wendy Nystrom Lloyd is the founder of Basher Productions, LLC, and she’s on a mission to help people find their solution to pollution. Wendy is an expert in pollution and environmental risk management and a certified construction risk insurance specialist (CRIS). I was recently a guest on Environmental Social Justice (ESJ), the webinar program Wendy […]