In This Episode: We talk with Christine Uri, Founder of ESG for in-house Counsel about how companies can better prepare for sustainability regulations and tell their story effectively. We discuss increased litigation around sustainability issue

Episode 08: Sustainability Training

May 28th, 2024 27m 25s

We talked to Terry Thornton, Founder of Educate Ethos ESG. We discuss the evolution of sustainability training, current best practices, and the motivations behind companies and investors investing in sustainability training. Terry shares his th

Episode 07: How well are financial advisors serving client sustainability needs?

May 14th, 2024 25m 15s

We talked to Stephen Kibsey, who enjoyed a distinguished career as an analyst, portfolio manager, and risk manager at one of Canada's largest pension funds. We talked to Stephen about the ED4S secret shopper campaign, in which we spoke with Can

Episode 06: Sustainability and Proxy Season

Apr 30th, 2024 29m 6s

We talked to Heidi Welsh, Executive Director at Sustainable Investments Institute about sustainability and proxy season. Heidi tells us about the main sustainability issues this proxy season, how proxy voting and shareholder engagement have evo

Episode 5: Beyond Box Checking: How to Embed Sustainability in Your Company

Apr 16th, 2024 31m 40s

We discuss the recent report “Beyond Checking the Box” by the IBM Institute for Business Value. The report helps to show how companies can “embed sustainability” into what they do. This conversation gets into the all-important question of "HOW

Episode 4: Natural Capital and Biodiversity

Apr 2nd, 2024 30m 15s

We talk with Pavan Sukhdev, CEO of GIST Impact. Our discussion focuses on biodiversity and natural capital. Investors and companies are attempting to properly value our natural world to better manage risk and to meet the increasing demand for n

Episode 3: How Investors Use Sustainability Data

Mar 1st, 2024 29m 36s

Matt and Nawar discuss how investors are using sustainability data. The discussion touches on materiality, the process investors use to incorporate ESG data into fundamental and quantitative analysis, and the impact of the anti-ESG movement.

Episode 2: ESG Reporting

Mar 1st, 2024 30m 7s

We talk with Marie-Josée Privyk, CFA, RIPC, Founder of FinComm Services. Our discussion focuses primarily on ESG reporting. We discuss the current state of sustainability regulation, what is working, what isn’t, best practices, and the evolutio

Episode 1: 2024 Outlook

Mar 1st, 2024 31m 33s

It’s our first podcast! We welcome our listeners and let them know what we have planned for the podcast. Because it’s early in the year, we take out our crystal balls and try to anticipate what will and won’t happen in the sustainability world

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