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Episode 237 | October 22, 2023

Asset Allocation with Positive Impact Drives Performance

with Emily Chew, EVP & Chief RI Officer and Anthony Eames, MD RI Strategy at Calvert Research & Management

I’ve had the privilege to work with both of today’s podcast guests as leaders of their company, the first to launch a Responsible Investment fund and still a leader in the field. Calvert Research and Management is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management today and traces its roots to Calvert Investments, which was founded in […]

Episode 236 | October 15, 2023

Generative AI Analyzes Climate Bond Market Workflows for Good

with Krista Tukiainen, Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer at Climate Aligned

Climate Aligned is building the world’s first human-led, AI-assisted platform with the ability to analyze any bond issuer, borrower, bond or loan against any standard, framework, taxonomy or expert opinion in a fully customizable way, thanks to Generative AI. I’m excited to have Krista Tukiainen, Climate Aligned’s Chief Commercial Officer as my guest for this […]

Episode 235 | October 8, 2023

IPR’s Forecast Suggests Optimistic Climate Transition

with Anthony Hobley, Senior Strategic Advisor & Jakob Thomae, Project Director, IPR

My guests today are coming down on the side of a more positive outcome for a sustainable climate transition rather than the doomsday opinions we read in the media daily. Anthony Hobley, Senior Strategic Advisor and Jakob Thomae, Project Director launched the IPR Forecast Policy Scenario (FPS) 2023 during Climate Week in NYC. IPR, the […]

Episode 234 | October 1, 2023

Capital Meets Purpose in Community Economic Development

with John Holsdclaw IV, Rochdale Capital; Gloria Mirrione, Acre; and Harold Pettigrew, Jr., Opportunity Finance Network

Today’s podcast guests are a trio of leaders engaged in community economic development. John Holdsclaw IV, Gloria Mirrione and Harold Pettigrew, Jr. are on a mission to lift the banner of “Capital Meets Purpose”. I will ask Harold and John to share their thoughts on this theme for the upcoming 39th annual Opportunity Finance Network […]

Episode 233 | September 24, 2023

A Global Reset in Patterns of Market Behavior Lies Ahead

with Angus Bauer, Head of Sustainable Investment Research and Lazaro Tiant, Sustainable Investment Analyst at Schroders

A new regime in financial policy and market behavior is unfolding and the patterns of the past decade are facing a period of adjustment. Schroders Asset Management believes this new regime will be driven by several themes, including decarbonization, deglobalization and demographic change. In today’s Episode Three of this Schroders and SFP series we’re going […]

Episode 232 | September 17, 2023

The Journey To Smart Mobility Creates Investment Impact

with 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 231 | September 10, 2023

Leadership in Sustainability Joins the C-Suite

with Chrissa Pagitsas, Author, ESG & Sustainability & Gloria Mirrione, ED and Head of Sustainable Finance, Acre Americas

Chrissa Pagitsas has been a leader in sustainable finance industry and product development for twenty years. She launched the Fannie Mae Green Financing Business which, under her leadership, issued over $51 billion in Green Bonds, becoming the largest issuer globally. Chrissa is a trusted board member to non-profit and for-profit companies and a sought-after speaker […]

Episode 230 | September 3, 2023

Why VCs Should Require Startups to Track ESG Metrics

with Elizabeth Meyer, Chief Legal Officer, Novata and Rosalind Bazany, Partner and Head of ESG and Impact at Antler

Why should VC firms require the entrepreneurs they fund to track ESG metrics from day one and for the long-term? We’re excited to bring you Part 2 of our series with Novata, the platform built to empower private companies and investors to collect, analyze and report relevant ESG data. Our guests are Elizabeth Meyer, Chief […]

Episode 229 | August 20, 2023

US Treasuries Blacklisted by German State ESG Law

with Arnim Emrich, Head of Treasury, the Federal State of Baden Wurttemberg, Germany

Today we’re going to learn why the German federal state of Baden-Wurttemberg passed a law on sustainable investing that blacklisted US Treasury Bonds as a portfolio holding. My SFP guest is Arnim Emrich, head of treasury in Baden-Wurttemberg. Emrich and his team manage 35Billion Euros of capital market debt and the state’s 10Billion Euros sovereign […]

Episode 228 | August 13, 2023

Creating the Nyx – A Reusable Space Vehicle

with Helene Huby, Co-Founder & CEO at The Exploration Company

My first conversation with Helene Huby, Co-founder and CEO at The Exploration Company, was “out of this world.” Huby’s company is creating a reusable space vehicle with amazing possibilities. The Nyx will be modular, reusable and in-orbit refuellable, carrying cargo and, in the longer run, humans. The first prototype will launch in 2024, and Huby […]