The ESG Edit

The fifteenth episode in this series sees Jessica speaking with Jamie Butterworth, Co-Founder of Circularity Capital and David Rakowski, global circular economy leader, here at Deloitte, to discuss one of the biggest opportunities put forward by a move to a more responsible way of investing… the circular economy! Is it really as simple as “reduce, reuse and recycle”? 

The fourteenth episode in this series sees Jessica speaking with Piers Hillier, Chief Investment Officer at Royal London and Matthew Guest, Consulting Partner at Deloitte, to discuss one of the biggest challenges of the green transition – financing it!

The thirteenth episode in this series sees Jessica speaking with Amy Gutcher, Chief Financial Officer at Sumerian Partners, a Fund managing over $500m of philanthropic capital. In a world where everyone is investing sustainably and we have B Corporations focused on operating in the most sustainable way, along with effective impact investing… where does philanthropy fit in?!

The twelfth episode in this series sees Jessica speaking with Lorenzo Saa, Chief Sustainability Officer at Clarity AI and Stuart Royden-Turner, Director in our Cyber and Technology team here at Deloitte to put the spotlight on the biggest buzz word at the moment ‘Artificial Intelligence' and specifically discuss the it's use cases for sustainability within the Investment Management and Wealth industry.

The eleventh episode in this series sees Jessica speaking with Sophie Winwood, co-founder and CEO of Women in Venture Capital: EVERYWHERE! “WVC:E” and Marian Bloodworth, Partner in our Deloitte Legal Employment Law team to put the spotlight on the “S” of ESG, focusing on diversity. Why is this even a topic for discussion in the 21st century, what is the issue and why is this important?

The tenth episode in this series sees Jessica speaking with Carol Thomas, Head of Sustainable and Responsible Investment at the Investment Association and Simon Brennan, Head of our EMEA Sustainability Regulation Hub, Deloitte to discuss the importance of the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (“SDR”), its key implications and its wider impact on society.

The ninth episode in this series sees Jessica speaking with Harriet Assem, Head of Sustainability of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and James Alexander, Investment Management Wealth Consulting Director, and Alternative Investments Lead, Deloitte to discuss the findings of our recently launched report ‘ESG in Private Capital' as well as discussing how private assets fit into the broader landscape of ESG investing.

The eighth episode in this series sees Jessica speaking with Dr Tom Gosling, Executive Fellow of Finance, London Business School and Rob Griffiths, Solicitor, Partner, Tax and Legal, Deloitte discussing one big question: can investors save the planet?

The seventh episode in this series sees Jessica speaking with Rob Gardner, Founder, Rebalance Earth and William Mitchell, Risk Advisory Investment Management and Wealth Nature Lead, Deloitte and discussing the challenge of nature and biodiversity in the market.

The sixth episode in this series sees Jessica focussing on Real Estate and speaking with Louise Ellison, Chief Commercial Officer, Longevity Partners and Philip Parnell, Partner, Head of Valuation and Real Estate Climate and Sustainability Lead, Deloitte and discussing the challenge of stranded assets.

The fifth episode in this series sees Jessica speaking to Paul Lee, Head of Stewardship and Sustainable Investment Strategy at Redington and Ido Eisenberg, Director, ESG Investment Management and Wealth, Deloitte and discussing stewardship, what it encompasses and why it is such a hot topic at the moment.

The fourth episode in this series sees Jessica speaking to Jennifer O'Neill, Associate Partner and ESG and Responsible Investment lead at Aon and James Hilburn, Partner, UK Financial Advisory ESG Lead, Deloitte and discussing some of the emerging trends faced by investors in this field.

The third episode in this series sees Jessica speaking to Chris Jones, an experienced NED and Audit Committee Chair and Steve Farrell, Partner, ESG Assurance Lead, Deloitte and discussing ESG data, MI and the role and the responsibility of the Audit Committee.

The second episode in this series sees Jessica speaking to David Strachan, Deloitte, Partner, Head of EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy and Ruby White, Associate Director, Risk Advisory and discussing the topic of ‘Greenwashing' within the IMW sector.

The first episode in this series sees Jessica speaking to Katherine Lampen, Partner, Head of Sustainable Finance for Deloitte North and South Europe and Chris Hulatt, Octopus Investments, Co -Founder and discussing the topic of ‘responsible investing and responsible business' within the IMW sector.