Baringa's Climate & Sustainability trailblazers – a Financial Services podcast
Business & Economics Podcasts
We are constantly reminded that Climate Change is the greatest challenge facing humanity. We believe it can be solved but it will require a systemic and fair transition across consumers, investors, governments and regulators.
In this podcast, we explore how society plays a critical role in achieving net zero, the opportunities associated with climate change and sustainability, as well as how to navigate the risks.
Each episode will address some of the some of the greatest challenges and trade-offs financial services leaders need to make over the next 3-5 years. We will share insight into how leaders from around the globe are redesigning their businesses to create positive change.
Location:
United States
Description:
We are constantly reminded that Climate Change is the greatest challenge facing humanity. We believe it can be solved but it will require a systemic and fair transition across consumers, investors, governments and regulators. In this podcast, we explore how society plays a critical role in achieving net zero, the opportunities associated with climate change and sustainability, as well as how to navigate the risks. Each episode will address some of the some of the greatest challenges and trade-offs financial services leaders need to make over the next 3-5 years. We will share insight into how leaders from around the globe are redesigning their businesses to create positive change.
Language:
English
Episodes
Approaches to Transition Finance with the Investor Leadership Network
1/24/2024
In this episode of our Climate and Sustainability Trailblazers podcast, we talk about the importance of transition frameworks and the role of asset owners and managers in decarbonisation with Annika Brouwer and Astrid Hoegsted from the Investor Leadership Network (ILN). Read the ILN’s latest whitepaper ‘Transition and Enabling the Roles of Taxonomies' here - https://investorleadershipnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/BAR.PAR_.141-August-23-Whitepaper-FINAL.pdf
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Duration:00:25:55
Strategies to achieve real world decarbonisation with the Investor Leadership Network
9/15/2023
In this episode of our Climate and Sustainability Trailblazers podcast, Emily Farrimond is joined by Charly Bastard, Nathalie Wallace and Richard Manley from the Investor Leadership Network (ILN). Join us to hear about the ILN's most recent white paper titled ‘Investing for the low carbon transition: turning portfolio targets into action’, and the portfolio strategies to achieve real economy decarbonisation.
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Duration:00:33:07
Brookfield's story: Being part of the decarbonisation solution
8/16/2023
In this episode of our Climate & Sustainability Trailblazers podcast, Emily Farrimond discusses what it takes to decarbonise the real economy with Kelly Goddard, Chief Sustainability Officer at the Renewable Power and Transition Group at Brookfield Asset Management, and Anya Davis, Partner and expert in Energy Markets Advisory and Analytics.
Kelly shares her insights into Brookfield's transition strategy, their role in decarbonising the real economy and the planned acquisition of Origin Energy's energy markets. Join us to hear about the opportunities and challenges for energy transition funds, what is it we can feel positive about in terms of transition, and where further focus is required.
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Duration:00:31:36
Purpose, profit and ESG with Alex Edmans (Part Two)
6/12/2023
In part two of our chat with Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business School, we discuss whether ESG is value accretive or value depletive, the trade-offs on climate and ESG decisions, and the importance of skillset diversity in ESG roles.
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Duration:00:21:04
Purpose, profit and ESG with Alex Edmans (Part One)
6/8/2023
We speak with Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business School, on the interplay between purpose, profit and ESG. Join us to find out what focussed purpose really means, why you don’t need to tick all 17 SDGs, and whether we need to challenge the concept of green investments.
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Duration:00:21:58
Women's financial inclusion: making sure no one gets left behind
3/7/2023
During this episode of our Climate & Sustainability Trailblazers podcast, we talk about the the role of women in the climate change agenda. Our host, Emily Farrimond, is joined by by Nithyasri (Nithya) Sharma, director of Global Strategy at Women's World Banking and Hortense Viard Expert in Climate and Sustainability Strategy at Baringa, to discuss the concept of a just transition and women’s financial inclusion in it. Join us to hear how integrating these concepts into your business can drive value and help create a more just and sustainable world.
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Duration:00:32:47
Sustainable Finance: Learnings from Guernsey
1/30/2023
In this episode of our Climate & Sustainability Trailblazers podcast, we discuss the critical role of finance in enabling the transition to a more sustainable and net zero economy through the case study of Guernsey. Our host, Emily Farrimond, ESG and sustainability lead at Baringa, is joined by Rupert Pleasant, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, and Simon Connell, expert in sustainability and ESG at Baringa, as they share the work they’re doing to drive capital towards sustainable outcomes. While the finance sector has made tremendous progress in the transition to a lower carbon planet, we also look at the importance of turning our attention to the biodiversity crisis.
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Duration:00:30:18
Using capital markets to drive sustainable outcomes
9/23/2022
We speak with Ian Simm, CEO and founder of IMPAX Asset Management, one of the first and largest asset managers focused on investment in the transition. In this episode, we talk about the pace of change, and how the noise around disclosures, classification systems and taxonomies is potentially getting in the way of driving sustainable outcomes.
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Duration:00:31:51
The importance of Purpose in meeting ESG goals - Pt.2
9/1/2022
During this episode of our Climate & Sustainability Trailblazers podcast, we talk about the critical role of purpose in financial services firms. Our host, Emily Farrimond is joined by Sally Gray, Sustainability and Purpose expert and Dee Corrigan from A Blueprint for Better Business, to discuss the purposeful work they are doing, including a book recommendation.
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Duration:00:26:34
The importance of Purpose in meeting ESG goals
8/23/2022
During this episode of our Climate & Sustainability Trailblazers podcast, we talk about the critical role of purpose in financial services firms. Our host, Emily Farrimond is joined by Sally Gray, Sustainability and Purpose expert and Dee Corrigan from A Blueprint for Better Business, to discuss the purposeful work they are doing, including a book recommendation.
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Duration:00:16:08
Transparency in sustainable finance: it's more than a tick box exercise - Part 2
7/7/2022
In this episode, Emily Farrimond, Baringa’s ESG and Sustainability lead, speaks to Natalia Cermeno, Expert in ESG and Sustainable Finance at Baringa, and Wendy Whewell, Head ESG & Climate Change, Corporate & Commercial Banking at Santander UK, about the role of sustainable finance in driving positive change. Join us to hear why a structured approach to ESG is necessary to enable businesses to make informed decisions and equip them for future challenges in the new sustainable world. The risk of greenwashing is heightened with the new wave of ‘green’ financial products and a lack of transparency in sustainable finance opens this up to widespread abuse.
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Duration:00:21:53
Transparency in sustainable finance: it's more than a tick box exercise - Part 1
6/27/2022
In this episode, Emily Farrimond, Baringa’s ESG and Sustainability lead, speaks to Natalia Cermeno, Expert in ESG and Sustainable Finance at Baringa, and Wendy Whewell, Head ESG & Climate Change, Corporate & Commercial Banking at Santander UK, about the role of sustainable finance in driving positive change. Join us to hear why a structured approach to ESG is necessary to enable businesses to make informed decisions and equip them for future challenges in the new sustainable world. The risk of greenwashing is heightened with the new wave of ‘green’ financial products and a lack of transparency in sustainable finance opens this up to widespread abuse.
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Duration:00:19:18
Permission to Transition: Enabling a ‘just’ and society led transition
5/16/2022
The financial services industry faces limitless opportunities to create shared value for shareholders, employees, the planet and society. Baringa’s ESG lead, Emily Farrimond is joined by Tom Orr, Climate Change & Sustainability expert at Baringa, and Rishi Madlani, Head of Climate & Sustainable Finance at Natwest Group to understand how sustainability plays out in both their work and personal lives, as well as the barriers and enablers of the transition. Join us as we explore the role of financial institutions in creating ESG value through net zero.
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Duration:00:25:17