Refinitiv Sustainability Perspectives Podcast

How can the logistics sector decarbonise the supply chain? In this episode, Carlin Naidoo, Group Director of Sustainability at DP World, explains their sustainable finance framework and why they issued a blue bond as a global logistics company. As well as discussing how DP World is contributing to the UN SDGs, Carlin brings to life how their key strategic partnerships are driving long-term value creation, from investing in electrified fleets to researching fuel alternatives. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction(00:02:20) - DP World's sustainability strategy(00:05:16) - Delivering long-term value(00:06:14) - Sustainable finance frameworks in the port sector(00:10:05) - Issuing blue bonds and committing to the blue economy(00:13:05) - Sustainable marine transportation(00:14:26) - The Zero Emission Port Alliance (ZEPA)(00:17:56) - Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping(00:19:39) - Publishing a sustainable development impact disclosure framework(00:25:17) - What's next?

What are the direct and indirect impacts of AI, and how can these be mitigated? In this episode, Sally Radwan, Chief Digital Officer of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) delves into the environmental impact AI has outside of energy consumption, ranging from e-waste disposal to the construction and location of data centres. On the flip side, Sally explains the positive environmental impacts of AI including how it can support policymaker decision making, provide accurate information about environmental science and detect methane emission hotspots early on.   Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction(00:03:12) - UNEP's key data & AI objectives(00:05:40) - AI's broader environmental footprint(00:08:23) - Why e-waste disproportionately impacts the global south(00:10:15) - The growth and location of data centres(00:12:24) - Indirect and higher order impacts of AI(00:16:02) - UNEP's World Environment Situation Room(00:22:02) - The International Methane Emissions Observatory(00:25:03) - UNEP's AI chatbot

How has sustainable finance regulation evolved in the past decade? In this episode, Mark Manning, Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE), explains how Mark Carney's seminal 2015 speech and the TCFD's 2017 recommendations paved the way for the development of sustainability related disclosure standards. Mark also discusses what makes sustainable finance regulation different, how regulators are engaging with climate transition planning and what's in store for sustainable finance regulation in the next five years. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction(00:01:50) - How sustainable finance regulation has shifted since 2015(00:09:11) - Why climate finance requires a different regulatory approach(00:13:05) - Collaboration and the experimental side of regulation(00:16:33) - Climate transition planning(00:25:10) - Geopolitics and the future of sustainable finance regulation

As the first of its kind, what does the future hold for London Stock Exchange’s new Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) framework, and how does it work? In this episode, we are joined by Richard Kelly, Co-founder of the Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company, and Claire Dorrian, Head of Sustainable Finance for the Capital Markets and Post-Trade Divisions of LSEG. Richard and Claire define what voluntary carbon market designations are, its main objectives, how the credibility of these carbon credits is verified, and what feedback the VCM designation has received. Claire also tells us how funds getting this designation may change in the future, and Richard explains how afforestation portfolios can create these credits and enhance biodiversity in the process.

What is really meant by “green” and what is a “green taxonomy”? Who determines what is a green product or service and what isn’t? And is it ever possible that we’ll get to a single global green taxonomy? You can’t have a conversation about sustainable finance and investing these days without understanding green taxonomy, so we’re lucky in this episode to be joined by Lily Dai, Senior Research Lead on the Sustainable Investment Research team at LSEG. Lily helps us unpack the answers to each of these questions, where the conversation on green finance really started, and where it needs to go from here.

Today, we’re chatting with Jenn-Hui Tan, Global Head of Stewardship and Sustainable Investing at Fidelity International. Over the course of his 15 year tenure at Fidelity, he’s watched as the definition of fiduciary duty has expanded as investors have begun to realize that the boundary of responsibility should not stop at the door of capital allocation, but should also include value creation. This specifically comes into play with the climate transition, and he takes us through the principles of long termism, the materiality spectrum and the complete stewardship toolbox. He also explains how stewardship is just one piece of the systemic change needed to solve the climate crisis.

We’re back! Starting this year off with our very own Helena Fung, Head of Sustainable Investment in APAC for FTSE Russell. Jane & Helena get stuck into the nuances of SFI in the APAC region. Find out how sustainable investing is framed country by country and how we’ve partnered with China’s largest insurance company, Ping An to bring ESG scores for all Chinese companies into our market leading ‘China Index Series’.

This week on The Green Room, Jane is joined by Lisa Zelljadt, Analyst on the Carbon Research Team, LSEG. A lot was covered at COP 27 this year, but something a little less known is the implications of The Paris Agreement’s, Article 6 on carbon trading. This article brings to light the issues of emission reductions being double counted. Find out what this means for countries, but also how this will impact organisations with their net zero plans.

Now that COP27 has wrapped up, we wanted to do a bit of a debrief. So, to help make sense of what took place, and more importantly where we go from here, today we’re speaking with Ibukun Adebayo, Head of Strategic Initiatives at LSEG & Wale Shonibare, a Director at the African Development Bank. With over 600 million homes without electricity and making up less than 3% of global emissions. What does the ‘transition’ to clean energy or more importantly access to energy look like for Africa? What types of funding are we seeing, and where is it coming from? Tune in to find out.

Joining Keesa Schreane in the Green Room this week, logging on from Hong Kong, was Darrenth Hawken, Director of Global Infrastructure and Sustainable Finance at London Stock Exchange Group. Darrenth shared some of the findings of LSEG's latest 'Potholes on the Road to Sustainable Infrastructure' report, which highlights some of the major trends driving the current sustainable infrastructure investment marketplace, along with key data that will help refine the list of key players, flag the most important metrics to monitor and highlight the challenges looming for both investors and government sponsors. A record US$627 billion in sustainable infrastructure projects in the renewable energy and nuclear sectors were announced globally in 2021, up from US$275 billion in 2020. A total of 1,521 renewable and nuclear infrastructure projects were announced, up from 1,365 in 2020 and more than 3.5 times the total number of projects launched a decade ago. Solar projects are leading the way with a total of 863 new projects announced in 2021, followed by wind, which saw 442 new initiatives launched last year. Read the full report https://www.refinitiv.com/en/infrastructure-investing/insights/sustainable-infrastructure/full-report

This week on the Green Room we speak to Jaakko Kooroshy, Global Head of Sustainable Investment Research at FTSE Russell. Jaakko dives into our latest report 'COP 27 Net Zero Atlas'. Find out what countries are doing globally to meet the targets set by the Paris Agreement back in 2015. Are the targets ambitious enough to keep global warming to well below 1.5C? Not quite, but find out why, and who's making the most progress. Read the full report https://www.ftserussell.com/research/cop27-net-zero-atlas

Jesica Andrews from the UN’s Environment Programme Finance Initiative joins us for an exciting conversation on the race to net zero. With COP 27 taking place this week it's a perfect time to get into the UN's many efforts in aligning countries and company goals to achieve net zero. While we get into country-wide goals, Jes also runs the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance, one of many alliances for financial institutions. It sets and encourages concrete ambitious targets based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and how to integrate these into their day-to-day business practices. These companies are pledging to be net zero by 2050. Listen to find out how targets are monitored and what happens if they're not met.

LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability Jane Goodland speaks to Sven Utermöhlen, RWE Renewables’ Offshore Wind Chief Executive Officer, to discuss the company’s roadmap towards net zero and the values of offshore wind. The conversation highlights RWE’s ‘Growing Green’ strategy, which includes ambitious plans to triple offshore wind capacity by 2030, and also how it intends to become a net positive employer when it comes to biodiversity. The Net Zero Conversations series was filmed at the Net Zero Delivery Summit, hosted by the City of London Corporation in association with the COP 26 UK Presidency 2022 and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability Jane Goodland speaks to Heather Buchanan, Executive Director/Founder of the APPG on Fair Business Banking/Bankers for Net Zero initiative, to discuss the roadmap towards net zero, and the critical relationship between business and the financial services sector in delivering climate action. The Net Zero Conversations series was filmed at the Net Zero Delivery Summit, hosted by the City of London Corporation in association with the COP 26 UK Presidency 2022 and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability Jane Goodland speaks to Hywel Ball, EY’s UK Chair and UK&I Managing Partner, to discuss the roadmap towards net zero and the collective responsibility that we all have to play in climate action. The conversation focuses on how collaboration and innovation between the financial sector, regulators, policymakers, and advisors will accelerate the energy transition post COP26, and also considers some of the near term obstacles around geopolitical risk and energy security. The Net Zero Conversations series was filmed at the Net Zero Delivery Summit, hosted by the City of London Corporation in association with the COP 26 UK Presidency 2022 and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). View the full series: https://lseg.com/netzero

LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability Jane Goodland speaks to Nigel Topping, COP26 UN High-Level Champion for Climate Action, to discuss the roadmap towards net zero and the critical role that the financial services industry has to play in climate action. The conversation focuses on how the mobilisation of financial capital, along with solutions that pool intellectual capital, are helping non-state actors to drive private investment into emerging markets and other key areas of sustainable finance. The Net Zero Conversations series was filmed at the Net Zero Delivery Summit, hosted by the City of London Corporation in association with the COP 26 UK Presidency 2022 and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability Jane Goodland speaks to Emma Howard Boyd, CBE, Environment Agency/Green Finance Institute Chair, to discuss the roadmap towards net zero and the critical role that the Environment Agency has to play in climate action. The conversation focuses on the environmental issues impacting flooding and coastal erosion, and on other key risk management issues around climate shocks. Emma also explains her long-term vision for the climate agenda and the strategies to drive the green industrial revolution. The Net Zero Conversations series was filmed at the Net Zero Delivery Summit, hosted by the City of London Corporation in association with the COP 26 UK Presidency 2022 and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability Jane Goodland speaks to David Schwimmer, LSEG’s Chief Executive Officer, to discuss the critical role that the financial services sector has to play in climate action. The conversation focuses on how the industry is facilitating investment to reduce emissions via voluntary carbon markets, and is also leading change in disclosure and regulatory standards to ensure effective capital allocation and delivery of mandated climate transition plans. The Net Zero Conversations series was filmed at the Net Zero Delivery Summit, hosted by the City of London Corporation in association with the COP 26 UK Presidency 2022 and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability Jane Goodland speaks to Bryony Widdup, Partner at DLA Piper, to discuss the roadmap towards net zero and the critical role that the financial services industry has to play in climate action. The conversation focuses on how sustainable finance and investments are mobilising capital, and engagement between the public and private sectors, as well as the NGO community, are bringing together implementation on these commitments. Bryony also identifies some of the hurdles that the industry needs to address to achieve its climate goals, looking at the need for more public policy intervention, and a refocusing on transition finance, in order to ensure a framework for credible investments in green energy. The Net Zero Conversations series was filmed at the Net Zero Delivery Summit, hosted by the City of London Corporation in association with the COP 26 UK Presidency 2022 and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability Jane Goodland speaks to Javier Echave, Heathrow’s Chief Financial Officer, to discuss the roadmap towards net zero and the critical role that the aviation industry has to play in climate action. The conversation focuses on the industry’s broader sustainability issues and how it is tackling carbon reduction, as well as other key matters such as human and nature trafficking. Javier also explains Heathrow’s long-term ambition and where he sees opportunities to drive change as part of the company’s Heathrow 2.0 Sustainability Strategy. The Net Zero Conversations series was filmed at the Net Zero Delivery Summit, hosted by the City of London Corporation in association with the COP 26 UK Presidency 2022 and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ). Watch the full series: https://lseg.com/netzero

Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson is a leader in technology, investment and social impact initiatives. In 2018, she founded VC Include, an ecosystem of women, Black, Latinx, Indigenous and LGBTQ+ fund managers and alternative investments.  In this episode, Keesa Schreane chats to Bahiyah about launching VC Include, why triple bottom line investments have grown to create a framework for how we invest in a way that is good for people and planet, and how she is developing a holistic infrastructure and ecosystem to drive change at scale when it comes to delivering success for first-time fund managers and underrepresented managers. This week on The Green Room, we hear from Lisa Zelljadt, Senior Analyst in LSEG's Carbon Research team. She explains the who, the what and the how of Carbon Markets and dives into the results of our Carbon Markets Survey.  

Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson is a leader in technology, investment and social impact initiatives. In 2018, she founded VC Include, an ecosystem of women, Black, Latinx, Indigenous and LGBTQ+ fund managers and alternative investments. In this episode, Keesa Schreane chats to Bahiyah about launching VC Include, why triple bottom line investments have grown to create a framework for how we invest in a way that is good for people and planet, and how she is developing a holistic infrastructure and ecosystem to drive change at scale when it comes to delivering success for first-time fund managers and underrepresented managers. This week on The Green Room, we hear from Lisa Zelljadt, Senior Analyst in LSEG’s Carbon Research team. She explains the who, the what and the how of Carbon Markets and dives into the results of our Carbon Markets Survey.

Recorded on location in the studios at the London Stock Exchange, Keesa Schreane caught up with Jane Goodland, LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability, to find out more about the organisation’s first climate transition plan and the importance of Scope 1 & 2 whilst opening the way for Scope 3. Jane shares how LSEG hopes to achieve its science-based targets to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2040. She also talks through the challenge of universal disclosure and the introduction of the International Sustainability Standards Board, as well as LSEG’s own role as it relates to social equality now and in the future. Finally, Jane gives updates on some of the initiatives LSEG is helping to drive, including the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and the U.K. Task Force for Climate Transition Plans. This week on the Green Room we hear from Lily Dai, Senior Research Lead at FTSE Russell. Lily discusses the key trends and insights in the global green economy based on FTSE Russell Green Revenue data – a unique source providing granular, bottom-up information on corporate revenues from green products and services. https://www.ftserussell.com/research/investing-green-economy

Recorded on location at the historic Mansion House in the City of London, the 693rd Lord Mayor London, Vincent Keaveny, spoke in person to our host Keesa Schreane ahead of the Net Zero Delivery Summit, that was supported by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), which took place at the halfway milestone between COP26 in Glasgow and COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh. In our exclusive interview, the Lord Mayor talked to us about the City of London Corporation's own climate action strategy, which has the goals of becoming net zero by 2027, and how they are trying to bring those businesses housed in the Square Mile with them. He also discussed the role of government and multilateral development banks in influencing business leaders to just transition, as well as what needs to be accomplished between now and COP27 to meet the long-terms goals. We’re excited to debut a new segment on the show called the Green Room, where we dive into the latest research in Sustainable Investing, hearing from experts across the London Stock Exchange Group. Today, we chat to John Simmons from FTSE Russell who has just written a new paper on Carbon Emissions. https://www.ftserussell.com/research/mind-gaps-clarifying-corporate-carbon

Recognised as the father of Impact Investing and European venture capital, Sir Ronald Cohen is a philanthropist, venture capitalist, and private equity investor. He is Chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and Chair of the Impact Weighted Accounts Initiative at Harvard Business School. In this episode, host Keesa Schreane chats to Sir Ronald about measuring impact weighted accounts, the importance of social factors such as diversity and inclusion and workforce engagement to stakeholders, and the evolution of capitalism.

Exclusive interview with Gizelle George Joseph of Goldman Sachs In this episode, host Keesa Schreane is joined by Gizelle George Joseph, Global Chief Operating Officer of the Global Investment Research Division at Goldman Sachs, where she works closely with divisional leadership on the management of global investment research, as well as the development and execution of key strategic initiatives. Gizelle has played a leading role in publishing research that addresses social and economic racial inequalities.  Keesa and Gizelle discuss how the tragic death of George Floyd awakened the whole world on what needs to be done to effect change, including how Goldman Sachs set up an infrastructure to change the course of racial inequality in the US including their Market Madness HBCU Possibilities program.   

Exclusive interview with Gizelle George Joseph of Goldman Sachs In this episode, host Keesa Schreane is joined by Gizelle George Joseph, Global Chief Operating Officer of the Global Investment Research Division at Goldman Sachs, where she works closely with divisional leadership on the management of global investment research, as well as the development and execution of key strategic initiatives. Gizelle has played a leading role in publishing research that addresses social and economic racial inequalities. Keesa and Gizelle discuss how the tragic death of George Floyd awakened the whole world on what needs to be done to effect change, including how Goldman Sachs set up an infrastructure to change the course of racial inequality in the US including their Market Madness HBCU Possibilities program.

In this episode, host Keesa Schreane is joined by South African business leader Jonathan Oppenheimer, Executive Chairman of Oppenheimer Generations, to get his feedback on partnerships and opportunities, as well as risks in the region. Jonathan's career includes N.M. Rothschild and Sons, as well as De Beers, where he held a number of senior management roles in southern Africa and London. He is also on the board of trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an organization focusing on advancing the cause of peace through its global network of policy research centres.

We'll be back in the new year with new episodes of the Refinitiv Sustainability Perspectives podcast, but today we have a special bonus episode, featuring a conversation with Bob Litterman, founding partner at Kepos Capital. Prior to Kepos Capital, Bob led a U.S. subcommittee appointed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission created to explore climate-related risk during the previous United States administration.Bob caught up with guest interviewer Jamie McDonald in California, and chatted about why America hasn't done enough, what needs to happen to put us on the right path, and why it's now time to put a price on carbon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We'll be back in the new year with new episodes of the Refinitiv Sustainability Perspectives podcast, but today we have a special bonus episode for you, featuring a conversation with FTSE Russell CEO Arne Staal. FTSE Russell is a global index provider and research house, and a sister company to Refinitiv under the LSEG umbrella. By latest estimates, around $18 trillion of capital are benchmarked against their indices. Arne caught up with guest interviewer Jamie McDonald in California about what it will take for sustainable investing to matter at scale, why transparency is key, and his concerns about greenwashing.Transcript: https://www.ftserussell.com/blogs/ftse-russell-ceo-climate-and-sustainable-investing-time-running-out See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Supply chain pain is persistent and is likely to linger well into 2022 and tech companies no doubt are feeling a lot of that pain. Is there a way for tech companies to solve for supply chain issues while having a positive environmental impact and also generating revenues? In this episode, Keesa Schreane is joined by Christoph Schell, Chief Commercial Officer at HP, who shares HP's journey through supply chain concerns and building a sustainable business. Christoph has been with HP for more than 22 years and has held senior management roles across the globe, most recently as the President of 3D Printing & Digital Manufacturing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcoming back our first ever podcast guest, Nikita Singhal, who is the Co-Head of Sustainable Investment & ESG at Lazard Asset Management. Nikita oversees the firm's ESG integration strategy and co-chairs the firm's ESG Steering Group and sits on the firm's Proxy Voting Committee. She also leads client engagement and thought leadership on ESG topics. We're hearing a lot about the possibility of a market correction in the near term - what does this mean for ESG investing and what are the effects on ESG portfolios? What do investors need to think about, especially in this low-yield environment? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We welcome Agnes Gourc, Head of Sustainable Capital Markets at BNP Paribas, as she joins Keesa to explore why she strongly believes ESG in the Credit Markets should not be considered "niche" markets. They also discuss the success factors and how education goes both ways between companies and investors and the importance of everyone speaking the same language when we talk about what we want to measure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jeffrey Korzenik is Chief Investment Strategist for one of America's largest commercial banks, responsible for the allocation guidance for over US$40 billion in investments. He is a leading expert on the reemployment of people with criminal records and the author of the new book, "Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community". Today, Keesa and Jeff discuss the topic and importance of second-chance hiring, how it is part of the overall 'S' in corporation's ESG responsibilities, the current data trends in relation to diversity and inclusion and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Disengaged workers cost the US Economy $450-550 billion per year. How do we move from this to ensuring that employees are engaged and satisfied? Keesa is speaking with Sarah Bratton-Hughes, Head of Sustainability, North America at Schroders, discussing the the theme of 'quality jobs'. Sarah believes this is not as simple as meaning just 'higher wages', but it is about including other key needs and opportunities, how the jobs impact companies and their culture and the statistics in relation to the demographic of women and women of color. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the first episode of our Limited Series surrounding COP26, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. There is no one size fits all to drawing up and implementing a climate change strategy, but there can be best practices. Now, we see investors moving forward in implementing their response to climate change. To help us understand the steps followed and frameworks of these investors, companies and broader society involvement, we have Sagarika Chatterjee, Director of Climate Change at Principles for Responsible Investment and COP26 High-Level Champions Team Finance Lead, and David Harris, Global Head of Sustainable Finance, Data & Analytics, London Stock Exchange Group.We hope you enjoy this episode and please subscribe to avoid missing out on these important conversations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, we welcome Mathieu Chabran, Co-founder of Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset manager with $33.5B AUM, on the podcast as we talk about how ESG information can help those in the private credit and private credit areas, the energy transition space and other sustainable initiatives. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back to the Refinitiv Sustainability Perspectives podcast. In this episode, Keesa chats with Charles Smith, Head of Digital Solutions at Refinitiv, covering recent reports about digitization in the wealth space, it's surprising findings, the rapid surge of interest in ESG investing today and how it is set to increase.Charles Smith spent 8 years as a Managing Director in EY's Wealth and Asset Management practice where he worked extensively with many of the top 10 US financial services institutions on key wealth management areas such as product strategy, client and advisor experience design and development, retirement, operating model development, process improvement, platform implementation and service delivery strategy. Prior to EY, Charles had senior leadership roles at Fiserv/CheckFree, Misys (now Finastra) and Thomson Financial (now Refinitiv). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, we introduce the Founder & CEO of Humankind Investments, James Katz. Humankind Investment's mission is to invest and encourage others to invest in ways that are best for humanity. James and Keesa talk about where we are in the journey to a cleaner electric grid, his thoughts on the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris Administration, the impacts of cryptocurrency and the future of divestment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Climate risks have been reflected across sectors and industries for some time, and now it looks like they may even be reflected in public debt and even specific securities. Today, we talk to Shehriyar Antia, Vice President, Head of Thematic Research at PGIM, who will give us insight into how climate change is being priced into the market and the repercussions of this for investors.Shehriyar Antia is an award-winning macroeconomist with capital market experience in Asia and the US. During the financial crisis, Shehriyar led several analytical initiatives for senior policy makers in Washington and New York around the Fed’s QE programs. In 2013, Shehriyar left the New York Fed and established a bespoke economic research shop—Macro Insight Group—to provide independent macro research to institutional investors primarily in Europe and Asia. In 2017, Shehriyar was appointed Chief US Economist for Nippon Life Global Investors. He joined PGIM in 2019 as the Head of Thematic Research. Shehriyar has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Cornell University and a master’s degree in International Economics and Finance from Columbia University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join our latest episode with Umer Suleman and Mustafa Adil as they talk about Islamic Finance - financial inclusion, economic activity with wealth, equality and stewardship. What can Islamic finance offer ESG investors?Umer Suleman currently serves as the Head of Advisory Board for Wahed UK, the world's largest Islamic Fintech. He also sits on the board of the UKIFC and is the Business & Economics Advisor to the Islamic Council of Europe. Mustafa Adil is the Head of Islamic Finance, Data & Analytics for London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). He is responsible for leading the Islamic finance and Islamic markets business for the organization, providing knowledge solutions and bespoke services to support the continued growth and increasing depth of the Islamic finance industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy Earth Day! Welcome back to a new episode with Bindiya Vakil, co-founder and CEO of Resilinc, a firm which provides supply chain resiliency to the enterprise. Tune in as they discuss supply chain turbulence, the impacts of climate change and possible solutions for companies that encounter these issues. Bindiya also talks about the semiconductor shortages - is there an end in sight? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.