Climate Biz
Business & Economics Podcasts
The World Bank Group’s private sector arm IFC invites you to discover what’s new in the world of green energy and sustainable business with Esohe Denise Odaro and Shari Friedman. Climate Biz is a leading bi-monthly podcast that explores global sustainability trends from a business perspective. Join in conversations with leaders from the world of sustainable business and policy or stay in-the-know with our monthly sustainable trends report, covering energy, tech, finance, and the wider real sector.
Location:
United States
Description:
The World Bank Group’s private sector arm IFC invites you to discover what’s new in the world of green energy and sustainable business with Esohe Denise Odaro and Shari Friedman. Climate Biz is a leading bi-monthly podcast that explores global sustainability trends from a business perspective. Join in conversations with leaders from the world of sustainable business and policy or stay in-the-know with our monthly sustainable trends report, covering energy, tech, finance, and the wider real sector.
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.ifc.org/climatebiz
Email:
climate_biz@ifc.org
Episodes
End of Season 4 Wrap Up
8/3/2022
It's the final episode of Climate Biz for the season! Join Denise and Shari as they discuss key developments in sustainability from the past year, such as:
- An increase in climate litigation globally.
- The cost of politicizing ESG.
- And the rise of the corporate Sustainability Officer.
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Duration:00:19:17
Oatly! A conversation with Ashley Allen, Chief Sustainability Officer
7/20/2022
In this episode, Denise and Shari have a conversation with Ashley Allen, Chief Sustainability Officer at Oatly, producer of oat-based dairy substitute products.
They discuss the origins of the company, Oatly's rapid growth in the US, plus they take a deep dive into their farming and sustainability practices.
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Duration:00:42:14
Sustainability Trends
7/5/2022
In this episode, Denise and Shari discuss the most interesting topics in climate and sustainability over the past month.
- ESG: Environmental Social & Governance
- The Voluntary Carbon Market Initiative and Greenwashing
- The US Supreme Court's decision on the EPA.
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Duration:00:32:22
Hewlett Packard: Amplifying the Sustainable Build
6/10/2022
The question of how to be sustainable when you work in 170 countries with a 170 different sets of laws, rules, resources and cultures requires looking beyond the doors of your factory. For Hewlett Packard, everything they do starts with three pillars: climate, human rights and digital equity, but Ellen Jackowski, HP's Chief Sustainability and Social Impact Officer, says that's just the start.
For HP to reach net zero by 2030 and reduce their absolute footprint by 50% they need buy-in across...
Duration:00:22:38
Sustainability Trends: Top Picks for May
5/31/2022
On this episode, Denise and Shari discuss some of the hottest news in climate finance and sustainability including: 01:26 Davos and the expansion of the First Movers Coalition
07:46 SEC seeks greater ESG transparency
16:18 Tesla's removal from the S&P 500 ESG Index
Duration:00:23:15
People, Planet, and Profit... And the youth shall lead us to a triple bottom line.
5/12/2022
Guided by the principles of people, planet, profit, and empathy, Kehkashan Basu and Steve Petterson are among the new generation of leaders trying to impact our future through better sustainable practices and investments. Whether its by organizing activities in over 26 countries that have led to the planting tens of thousands of trees, thousands of mangroves, solar installations, as the 21-year old Basu has with her Green Hope foundation or by rethinking the rules of investment by including...
Duration:00:37:02
Sustainability Trends: Top Picks for April
4/28/2022
On this episode, Denise and Shari discuss some of the hottest news in climate finance and sustainability including: 01:12 - Earth Day's Sour Tone
05:10 - An Old Solution Counters Methane Emissions
09:44 - Record Number of Climate Resolutions Find Mixed Response
16:58 - The Audience Question of the Month!
Duration:00:21:32
Kim Stanley Robinson and the Ministry of the Speculative Carbon Market
4/14/2022
After speaking with the UN and COP26, Hugo and Nebula Award winning science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson stops by to speak with Denise and Shari about carbon coins, geoengineering, the role of central banks in solving a climate crisis, and the possibility of an optimistic future.
Robinson's latest novel, Ministry for the Future, has garnered wide acclaim not just among readers of fiction, but in professional circles. The solutions he promotes have catalyzed discussions from think...
Duration:00:45:07
Top Sustainability Trends
4/1/2022
On this episode, Denise and Shari discuss some of the most important news stories in climate finance and sustainability including:
01:56 The Effect of the War in Ukraine on Food and Energy Insecurity
11:38 The New SEC Disclosure Guidelines
20:06 UN Environmental Committee Plastics Treaty Passed Unanimously
29:17 Audience Question featuring special guest expert Sam Burgess, Equity Analyst at Citibank: Defense as a Sustainability Strategy
Duration:00:32:23
Eight on Eight: Women, Leadership, and the Sustainability Charge
3/10/2022
In life, we encounter many types of leaders: those who stir our imagination and ignite us to action; those who through their silent deeds provide an example to follow; and those who as teachers give us the tools we need to become leaders ourselves. On this very special episode of Climate Biz we're going to meet eight female climate leaders who are moving to meet today's challenges.
03:28- Leadership & the Philosophy of Business Sustainability
05:33- Leadership & Not Going it Alone
11:42-...
Duration:00:25:21
Sustainability Trends: Top Picks for February
2/24/2022
On this episode, Denise and Shari discuss some of the hottest news in climate finance and sustainability including: 01:25 - Sustainability in the Winter Olympics and EV-powered Super Bowl ads
07:47 - What sixty kettles worth of fusion power might mean
16:27 - The impact of energy inflation on investing
23:02 - The audience question of the month!
Duration:00:25:38
Finding a Job on the Path to Net Zero: Guy Ryder on Creating a Just Transition
2/3/2022
Building back better is about more than supply chains, innovations, and carbon. Fundamentally, it's about us. On this episode of Climate Biz, we're talking jobs and tackle how to create a "just transition" with Guy Ryder, Director general of the International Labour Organization.
2:47 -- What do we mean by Just Transition?
5:30 -- Energy Jobs and the Just Transition
6:47 -- Transitions in Geography
11:22 -- Supply Chain and Labor
14:00 -- Women and the Just Transition
16:42 -- Green...
Duration:00:22:40
Crystal Ball 2022
1/20/2022
On our fourth annual Crystal Ball episode, we delve into eight seven sustainable sectors to predict how they will fare in 2022:
Carbon Capture: 01:49
Recycling Plastics: 03:08
Batteries: 04:56
Hydrogen: 6:49
Green Building/Construction: 08:58
Agriculture: 10:24
Sustainability-Linked Bonds: 12:39
Duration:00:19:04
Finding a Job on the Path to Net Zero
1/6/2022
Building back better is about more than supply chains, innovations, and carbon. Fundamentally, it's about us. On this episode of Climate Biz, we're talking jobs and tackle how to create a "just transition" with Guy Ryder, Director general of the International Labour Organization.
2:47 -- What do we mean by Just Transition?
5:30 -- Energy Jobs and the Just Transition
6:47 -- Transitions in Geography
11:22 -- Supply Chain and Labor
14:00 -- Women and the Just Transition
16:42 -- Green...
Duration:00:23:11
The Role of the Stock Exchange in Greening the Economy
12/23/2021
Julia Hoggett, CEO of the LSE, discusses voluntary carbon markets and the role of stock exchanges in the green economy. She believes that "the only way we get to net zero and stay there is if the entirety of the economy moves on a global basis." Going forward, she lists her three chief objectives to be:
o creating better ESG and climate disclosure and data,
o growing the green economy, and
o supporting the just transition to low carbon and net-zero economy.
Duration:00:37:27
Sustainability Trends: Top 3 Picks for December 2021
12/9/2021
This month Denise and Shari tackle the latest news in blended finance, carbon pricing, and green fuel for aviation and shipping.
Duration:00:22:11
Sustainability Trends: Top 3 Picks for November 2021
11/25/2021
IFC Senior Vice President Stephanie von Friedeburg explains how COP26 impacts IFC's future strategy. Rivian IPO sparks huge interest, and billionaires Warren Buffet and Bill Gates go nuclear.
All that, plus two listener questions with a Latin American flavor...
Duration:00:27:09
Raising the Standards of Climate Change Reporting
11/11/2021
On this episode, Denise and Shari teeter on the edge of Outrage and Optimism as they discuss corporate disclosures, reporting transparency, policy pledges, and what follows COP26 with CDP founder and podcast host Paul Dickinson.
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Duration:00:30:51
Sustainability Trends: Top 3 Picks for October 2021
10/29/2021
On the eve of COP26, hosts Denise Odaro and Shari Friedman discuss the recent IEA warning that based on current emissions pledges, the world is still on course for a 2.7C rise. Plus, this month's top public and private trends and an audience question from New York City.
Duration:00:23:22
Mark Campanale: Seeking Transparency in the Unburnable
10/14/2021
One key to every net zero path is comprehensive reporting, but that can't happen if key variables are excluded. For example, if you're tracking emissions, it's important to track not only the amount of carbon in the air, but how much is being burned. Another factor may be fit. That is, are market actions matching what the science is telling us?
Well... are they?
Carbon Tracker's Mark Campanale joins Climate Biz to dish the dirt... or perhaps the carbon.
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Duration:00:31:21