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The ESG Foundation was founded in 2020 and exists to focus the attention of all organisations that positive Environmental, Social impact and corporate Governance behaviours are vital to the wellbeing of the stakeholders they serve.

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    Is ESG dead? Should ESG change to ESL, with L standing for leadership as a subset of 'Steward Leadership'?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 21:48


    We talk to TED Talk presenter and author of 'Sustainable Sustainability', Rajeev Peshawaria, about the concept he's coined called steward leadership. For Rajeev, interdependence, long-term view, ownership mentality and creative resilience are not adequately included in the G of ESG. Are leaders born, or made? Rajeev's response to that is worth listening to the podcast just for his answer alone.

    What difference can a small island like the UK do to save the Earth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 20:01


    The UK's carbon emissions amount to something like 2% of the world's carbon footprint, so is there any point the UK driving so hard to meet its net zero targets ahead of 2050? Hannah Scott, CEO of the business network Oxfordshire Greentech puts the case very eloquently, that of course there is…

    Confronting the Storm: Regenerating Leadership and Hope in the Age of Uncertainty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 25:00


    David Ross is an international strategist and corporate peacemaker. He is founder of Phoenix Strategic Management and works with organisations, leaders and communities to help them successfully deal with their most complex – and often, controversial – issues. In his exceptional new book Confronting the Storm: Regenerating Leadership and Hope in the Age of Uncertainty David shares the knowledge  and wisdom from leaders across different geographies how best to face the challenges in the Age of Uncertainty, when everyone's looking to you to lead them.

    What role does sustainability have in the corporate boardroom today and in the future?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 26:58


    In today's podcast Ellie Besley-Gould, Director of Xynteo, looks at the current state of play for ESG in some of the world's largest corporations. In perhaps the best name drop of all time on the ESG Podcast Ellie also tells us how Jonathan Porritt recently told her, "We can't have nature without humans...". So, which humans, or large large corporations, are doing 'good growth' really well? You'll have to listen to her list, towards the end of the interview. 

    Is the fashion industry responding to Gen Z's interest in ESG?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 20:51


    In today's podcast Victoria Gothard, a final year Politics & Spanish undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh, looks at the fashion industry through the eyes of a Gen Z. Victoria's recent article on our Keeping Current section is a thought provoking prod to the Doomers of today that their appetite for fast fashion is itself, doomed. Have a listen to her. This is one of the most thought provoking ESG topics of our time. 

    All you need to know about carbon offsetting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 20:15


    In today's podcast a returning interviewee, James Stander, the Founder of Sustainable Advantage, weighs up the criticisms of some carbon offsetting strategies and suggests an approach of his own, based on his significant expertise and years of experience.

    Why where our money is invested really matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 22:45


    Today we interview a subject who's had not one, but two, stellar business ideas. Dan Sherrard-Smith comes on today's ESG podcast offering a solution to dramatically reduce your carbon emissions, at a stroke. He is the founder of MotherTree. Previously, he was on the founding team of Look After My Bills which had the best ever deal on Dragons' Den and saved the British public £127m in three years. MotherTree's mission is to make it easy for values-led businesses to go green and save money on their pension, banks and bills. Listen how. He's amazing.

    The Ethical Gambling Forum - is it an oxymoron or can the EGF bring ESG principles to bear on the gambling industry?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 22:41


    Adrian Sladdin, Founder and Director of EnviroEducation, and convener of the EGF, explains that whilst the gambling industry will be regarded by some as beyond redemption that shouldn't stop efforts to engage in dialogue with the sector, exploring ways in which it can be more ethical, without just tick boxing ESG criteria in an attempt to greenwash its image. What are the odds of a breakthrough in 2024? 10 - 1 or nearer 50/50? Have a listen.

    How are businesses doing when it comes to tracking their progress towards Net Zero? Do you know your Scope 1 emissions from your Scopes 2 or 3?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 20:30


    In this podcast we talk to Paul Rekhi, Head of Carbon Services at Advantage Utilities, whose job it is to help businesses start tracking how much carbon they're emitting. Interestingly enough, while the motivation for many privately owned businesses have started doing this because it's the right thing to do, or they want to get ahead on forthcoming regulation, it can actually save them money. So that's three good reasons for listening. Oh, and Paul knows his stuff, too.

    Has news of ESG's death been exaggerated?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 26:08


    It's fashionable at the moment to take swipes at ESG investing, in particular politicians in the US have been quick to seize on any messaging that might save their constituents money in the short term. But for those of us more keenly interested in the long-term outcomes for society and the planet is there an alternative to ESG? In this podcast Tim Smith, one of the most respected observers of the Capital Markets and one of the founders of the ICCR in New York picks up the debate.

    Could ESG ever command its own international treaty?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 21:48


    Who better to answer that question than Tom McInerney, an academic lawyer. He has taught and advised governments, international organizations, and NGOs on international law and rule of law reform for 20 years. An international lawyer and strategist, he has led numerous innovative initiatives to develop and improve the effectiveness of international law and regulation, advance rule of law, and further global development.

    How are lawyers involved with ESG?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 19:50


    Thom Wilkinson is a Real Estate and Environmental law Partner at Bishop & Sewell. He has over 20 years of experience of acting on environmental law and related matters including remediation projects, regulatory advice and green energy projects as well as all aspects of property transactions. On top of that he even cycles to work to try and keep his own carbon footprint down! He is also a member of the Law Society's Land Law and Conveyancing Committee and an external member on the Bank of England's Strategic Advisory Forum. In this podcast he also explains what his firm is doing to address its own ESG strategy.

    ESG's osmosis across south Asia through the experienced viewpoint of Ahila Ganesan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 19:26


    International ESG thought leader Ahila Ganesan explains from her perspective as the founder of FutureLinQ (https://futurelinq.com/) how most Asian companies focus on Environmental compliance but have yet to consider the benefits of Social value our excellent Governance. Still, with ESG advocates like Ahila, it's just a matter of time before they look at ESG as a whole. She also gives her advice on where to start, if you're new to ESG. There's a handy free resource that might be of interest…

    How do you calculate your climate impact score, as an individual or a business? Olivia Pederson, Founder & CEO of Sustaio has the Solution.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 22:57


    How do you calculate your climate impact score, as an individual or a business? Olivia Pederson, Founder & CEO of Sustaio has the Solution. You begin by capturing some metrics on their scorecard. The higher your Sustaio Score, the lower your impact on the planet. Have a listen, she's great.

    ESG and people trafficking. Who cares? Patrick Miller, founder of Impact Advocates Law does

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 21:30


    In today's ESG interview California based lawyer, Patrick Miller, explains how asking questions about your primary and secondary suppliers' working practices can help you stay in business, and keep making profits. Professionally, he helps resolve legal disputes for startups, social impact and international businesses. Personally, he's on a mission to help all legal advisers better understand how they can bring the S and G of ESG to life for the clients.

    COP27 is in Africa. But is ESG? Beth Morrisey, MD of Kleiman International, shows us where

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 17:16


    Africa is so often overlooked in discussions about ESG strategy, if only because its GDP is so relatively small investors tend to overlook it. However there are examples of ESG best - and worst practice - which Beth, from the Washington based consultancy she founded, eruditely explains. COP27, in November, is in Sharm El-Sheikh. As the world's gaze falls on Egypt soon we take this opportunity to look at ESG across Africa. Beth knows her stuff. It's a good one.

    The ESG podcast meets, Sunny Akhter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 25:15


    The globally famous presenter of the ESG, Climate & Money Show talks to us about aquaculture, the seafood industry, Norwegians, and of course Elon Musk.

    How do you invest in ESG compliant stocks profitably?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 21:33


    Zach Stein co-founder of CarbonCollective.Co gives the ESG podcast a masterclass

    What should an ESG report contain, with James Stander, MD, Sustainable Advantage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 17:09


    We spoke to one of the UK's leading consultants who reassuringly explains that an ESG report doesn't need to be a huge headache. Nor need it be very long. But you do need to start somewhere. And soon. James explains why.

    Who should drive the ESG agenda in an organisation with Bruce Macmillan, Irwin Mitchell's General Counsel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 22:21


    A new report, published by General Counsel magazine and law firm Irwin Mitchell, points out that despite the rapid growth in focus on ESG, there is still uncertainty around which business function should lead on it. The mantra that it should be led from the top is an easy one to declare, but how responsibility breaks down and which team does what remains blurred in most organisations.

    Mardi McBrien, MD of the Climate Disclosure Standards Board and the role of the International Sustainability Standards Board

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 23:25


    As its name implies the Climate Disclosure Standards Board is committed to advancing and aligning the global mainstream corporate reporting model to equate natural capital with financial capital. It does this by offering companies a framework for reporting environmental and social information with the same rigour as financial information. But with the recent announcements surrounding the creation of the International Sustainability Standards Board how will the Climate Disclosure Standards Board be positioned in the future? Is it 'job done?' Mardi McBrien picks up the story.

    Toby Woolrych, CFO of Renewi, sees ESG through the lens of one of Europe's largest recycling companies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 28:02


    Turning plastics glass, paper, card, metals, organics and e-waste into new products and raw materials would seem logical. But we still throw away more than we save.

    What can we expect from COP26?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 17:53


    Ivano Iannelli, widely acknowledged as one of the Gulf's foremost experts in carbon emissions shares his predictions.

    How to write an ESG report, Charlotte West explains how Lenovo approaches the task

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 28:01


    Charlotte West, Head of Global Comms at Lenovo, shares how the Hong-Kong listed company has been writing them for the past several years.

    How will we all reach Net Zero, Andrew Brown of Caldera shares a tech solution

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 19:53


    Nowadays climate change is in the news everyday, but the solutions for achieving Net Zero are going to be many, tecchy and ingenious. In this podcast we learn how potentially millions of households could power their homes using... heat batteries. It's pretty cool!

    How smaller businesses are responding to the drive to be more environmentally sustainable, with Daniel Haddley, founder of CarbonCroc

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 19:42


    Daniel talks about the obstacles being overcome by small businesses in their attempts to become more sustainable and provide ethical shopping for consumers following the rise of e-commerce.

    Should every organisation have an ESGP strategy, with Matt Peacock

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 33:30


    Matt Peacock, a Partner at Blurred, explains why any organisation believing it has a credible and effective Purpose needs first to understand the impact of its business on the Environment, on Society, and in terms of Governance.

    Alexander Stafford MP explains what the new All Party Parliamentary Group on ESG aims to achieve

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 17:48


    Alexander Stafford is the Conservative MP for Rother Valley, and Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on ESG. In Parliament, Alexander consistently champions the green recovery, having previously worked for both the World Wildlife Fund and Shell. A leading voice for the role of ESG in Britain's drive to reach net-zero and to level up communities across the country, Alexander established the APPG on ESG earlier this year, to further the understanding, implementation and assessment of its principles.

    The impact of justice-centred research and universities' role in promoting ESG, with Professor Ali Watson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 29:48


    Ali Watson, Professor of International Relations and Managing Director of The Third Generation Project (a social and climate justice-based think tank) at the University of St Andrews, discusses how education and justice-centered research practices connect with a better understanding of ESG.

    How to give Governance, the G in ESG, va va voom, with Alex Hindson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 16:54


    Metrics for measuring Environmental behaviours are as deep as they are wide. 'Governance' is often perceived as being too subjective to measure with quite so much certainty. Is this true or is it a myth?

    ESG, is it little better than marketing greenwash, with James Sullivan, Tyndall Investment Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 22:00


    Investing responsibly has to be more than just putting lipstick on a pig, but is it possible for the mining industry to have a good ESG score, however pretty their report? James Sullivan, the well respected Head of Partnerships at Tyndall Investment Management, gives us his view.

    ESG, Purpose and how best to execute it, with Bruce Simpson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 31:00


    McKinsey's former ESG and Purpose Practice Leader gives us an ESG masterclass. Bruce talks about the shift from philanthropic giving to philanthropic living; how 80% of CEOs derive purpose from their work, whilst 80% of their staff find it at home; why 2050 is too far away to make any meaningful decisions and how the the democracy of the internet is - or should - change the way CEOs operate.

    ESG, the legal profession and rethinking private wealth in a post-Covid world, with Stephanie Brobbey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 20:59


    Private wealth advisors are seeing a shift in priorities of their clients and expect this trend to continue. Stephanie Brobbey, a Private Client solicitor at London law firm Goodman Derrick. Stephanie has a keen interest in philanthropy and ESG issues and is part of the advisory group for Make My Money Matter an organisation co-founded by Richard Curtis which campaigns for a world where we all know where our money goes, and where we can make sure it is invested to build a better future.

    Measuring Social impact outcomes of microfinance projects, with Rachel Lindley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 17:53


    Five Talents, a remarkable charity that works in East Africa helps to lift recipients out of poverty. But not by doling out cash. Instead they support them to lend to each other.

    Is the challenge of ESG investing in emerging markets more difficult than in developed nations, with Beth Morrisey

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 22:29


    Globe trotting round the world Beth covers ESG in Poland, Kenya, China, South Korea and Taiwan. There may be other countries too, have a listen.

    Under the glare of the ESG spotlight even leaders need to be led, occasionally

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 23:12


    Anni Hood is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Well Intelligence, an international business advisory firm, and the visionary behind an online wellness community group spearheading equality of access to personalised health and wellbeing. Anni is a sought after international speaker and champions health and wellbeing as a unifying anchor between public and private sector initiatives.

    How do you tackle ESG when your assets under management are on the scale of a virtual city? Robbie Epsom, Head of ESG in EMEA for CBRE Global Investors explains

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 27:05


    Consultant turned employee Robbie Epsom jumped at the chance to implement CBRE Global Investors' Sustainability Vision. In this podcast he explains why and also as a co-founder of the Sustainability Circle shares some insights on how we can immediately reduce our personal carbon footprints. Right here, right now. (You have to listen to the podcast first).

    How well embedded is ESG in the sub continent, with Ayesha Saleem

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 23:38


    Ayesha Saleem, a venture capital Research Analyst from Lakson Investments based in Karachi, talks about her passion for ESG and ambitions to make it wider understood in Pakistan.

    Unpacking the hidden geographies of Green Bonds production, with Ben Luckhurst

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 19:47


    In this podcast we discuss some new research uncovering which countries are ahead of the game. It's not America.

    How to save a species, with Yvette Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 16:14


    Yvette Martin is a Conservation Officer at the appropriately named ARC, the charity otherwise known as Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. Her fascinating role is to oversee the conservation of rare species of amphibians, specifically frogs and toads in the UK. Two species in particular have the highest level of environmental protection in the UK, the Pool Frog and the Natterjack Toad. But why should we care?

    The best asset managers tell ESG's story online, with Josh Cole

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 13:45


    In this podcast Josh Cole takes us through Peregrine Communications' research into how asset managers can create more compelling, more valuable content when talking about ESG.

    Social impact's impact across the property sector, with Kelly Canterford

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 16:24


    Social impact' which is the ‘S' in ESG reporting is rarely the key focus for analysts when they are assessing an organisation's ESG metrics. Environmental and Governance issues tend to predominate. On this ESG podcast Kelly Canterford, Programme Manager for Changing the Face of Property, outlines how improving Social impact is being tackled by the commercial property sector.

    How to measure good governance the 'G' in ESG, with Andros Payne

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 22:46


    Thank you for listening to this edition of the ESG Podcast. We're joined today by Andros Payne who is the Founder of Humatica, a specialist consultancy that helps business improve and quantify the governance practices in companies that drive their ability to create value. They're the G, in ESG.

    Gender parity and exploring the Arctic, with Sarah Neill

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 14:58


    In this podcast marine biologist Sarah Neill talks about her forthcoming expedition to the high Arctic, otters, recycling, Women in Science and gender parity in the boardroom.

    How ESG became the new CSR, with Gemma Woodward

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 13:01


    In this podcast Gemma Woodward, Director of Responsible Investment at Quilter Cheviot, the investment management company, explains how ESG has replaced CSR reporting as a more valuable benchmark for all organisations and predicts ‘well behaved' companies will find the most favour with investors in a post-lockdown world.

    Saving our countryside by not planting trees, with Dr Chris Gibson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 19:56


    Ecologist Dr Chris Gibson who for thirty years worked with Natural England, the government's advisor on nature conservation talks on the ESG Foundation about the actions all of us can do to protect the environment. He is optimistic too that the public's heightened interest in the environment has come to the notice of senior leadership teams, who ignore it at their peril.

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