Baringa's Climate & Sustainability trailblazers – a Financial Services podcast

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Jul 2024

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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.

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July 31, 202435 min

Sustainability strategy and disclosure landscape with Goldman Sachs

In this episode, Emily Farrimond is joined by Michael Rosen, Vice President of the Sustainable Finance Group at Goldman Sachs, and Justin Hartman, expert in sustainability in financial services at Baringa. Listen as they discuss Goldman's current sustainability strategy, perspectives on the sustainability disclosure landscape and more about the recently published Sustainability Report. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 8, 202430 min

Greening the built environment

In this episode, Emily Farrimond is joined by David Willock from Lloyds Banking Group and Rebecca Teasdale from Baringa to discuss the significant social and just transition implications of greening the built environment. They delve deep into the roles of banks, breaking the circle of blame and the impact of leaky, inefficient homes on individual's quality of life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 24, 202425 min

Approaches to Transition Finance with the Investor Leadership Network

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 15, 202333 min

Strategies to achieve real world decarbonisation with the Investor Leadership Network

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 16, 202331 min

Brookfield's story: Being part of the decarbonisation solution

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 12, 202321 min

Purpose, profit and ESG with Alex Edmans (Part Two)

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 8, 202321 min

Purpose, profit and ESG with Alex Edmans (Part One)

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

March 7, 202332 min

Women's financial inclusion: making sure no one gets left behind

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 30, 202330 min

Sustainable Finance: Learnings from Guernsey

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 23, 202231 min

Using capital markets to drive sustainable outcomes

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.