The Luminous Spotlight Podcast

In our 22nd Luminous Spotlight episode, Rachel Madan chats with Derek Brown, Head of Investor Relations at Trustpilot, to pull back the curtain on what it's like to do a double materiality assessment and how to use that information to build a strong and credible sustainability strategy.

Welcome to the Luminous Spotlight Podcast! In today's episode, we're delving deep into CSRD. Join Rachel Madan and Stephen Butler as they unpack the goal and implications of the upcoming European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in our latest podcast episode. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting directive, known as CSRD is a new piece of legislation now passed by the EU. It's been a long time coming for reporters, and revises and expands on the prior non-financial reporting directive.

Stephen Butler catches up with Mark Babington to discuss the regulatory developments in the UK, sustainability and the growth of ESG reporting.

In our nineteenth, ‘Luminous Spotlight' podcast, Kay Kayachith sits down with Sarah Nelson and Lauren Weatherdon from KPMG to discuss key outcomes from the COP 15 UN Biodiversity Conference, TNFD and why reporting on nature matters. Find out more at www.luminous.co.uk/.

Driving inclusive growth and what's next for corporate governance with Goldman Sachs

In our seventeenth ‘Luminous Spotlight' podcast, Stephen Butler and Owen Anderson, Head of Sustainability at Wickes, discuss the company's ESG journey, TCFD reporting and broadening out the focus from just carbon to broader climate change and environmental issues.

A conversation between Kay Kayachith, Associate Director of Investor Engagement and ESG at Luminous, and Maureen Beresford, Head of Corporate Governance, from the Financial Reporting Council about restoring trust in business, making the culture-purpose-strategy connection and keeping the page count down in your next annual report.

In our fifteenth ‘Luminous Spotlight' podcast, Rachel Madan and Stephen Butler discuss TCFD and net-zero, and how to connect the dots between the two.

In our latest 'Luminous Spotlight' podcast, Rachel Madan talks with Anna Krotova, Director of Sustainability at Mambu, a SaaS cloud banking platform that operates in the B2B space, about committing to sustainability during a period of hyper growth. You can download Mambu's latest Disruption Diaries report 'Is the grass greener on the sustainable side'; a global survey on consumers' demands for green and sustainable finance services here: https://mambu.com/insights/reports/disruption-diaries-green-banking

In the 13th episode of The Luminous Spotlight Podcast, Rachel Madan talks with Marcene Mitchell, Senior Vice President, Climate Change, World Wildlife Fund, about net zero, nature-based solutions, and whether COP26 was really just more blah, blah, blah.

In our twelfth ‘Luminous Spotlight' podcast, Rachel Madan talks with Neil Menzies, Director of Sustainability at Hibernia REIT, on Net Zero commitments.

In our latest 'Luminous Spotlight' podcast, Rachel Madan talks with George Harrington, Manager of Corporate and Stakeholder Engagement at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), about GRI's newly updated standards, how GRI treats materiality, and how this fits into the sustainability reporting puzzle.

In the tenth Luminous Spotlight podcast Stephen Butler, Luminous' Director of Investor Engagement and ESG Disclosure, sits down with Lindsey Stewart, Head of Stakeholder Engagement at the FRC, to shed some light on how companies can hit the mark on all things related to ESG reporting.

In our latest ‘Luminous Spotlight' podcast, Rachel Madan talks with Sarah Webster, Director of Sustainable Business at Britvic, on how companies with a long supply chain can successfully set a stretching science-based carbon reduction target.

Ahead of COP26, Andrew Day, Sustainability Director at Telford Homes, takes us through the ‘Building a Living Legacy' strategy and how to communicate the company's deep technical knowledge in a way that was engaging for all audiences.

Thomas Toomse-Smith, Head of Innovation and Digital – Regulatory Standards at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) sheds light on digital innovation in the corporate communications landscape.

Jonathan Labrey, Chief Strategy Officer at the newly formed VRF explains the benefits of its suite of resources for businesses and their investors, as well as the developments anticipated in the ESG reporting space in the medium and long term.

Maureen Beresford, Head of Corporate Governance at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) shares her thoughts on how best to prepare for your next annual report. You can also read our blog linking to relevant FRC research at www.luminous.co.uk/insights/how-to-prepare-for-your-next-annual-report

Luminous colleagues Rachel Madan, Director of Sustainability & Impact and Stephen Butler, Director of Investor Engagement & ESG Disclosure, discuss why double materiality is an opportunity to rethink materiality assessments. You can also view our blog on the subject and download a transcript of the conversation by following this link: https://www.luminous.co.uk/insights/why-you-should-rethink-materiality

Richard Eadie, Head of Corporate Strategy, Sustainability & Group Transformation at Severn Trent outlines some of the key actions that companies can take in order to enhance diversity across the board.

Simon Weaver, Co-Head of Climate Risk and Decarbonisation Strategy at KPMG shares his recommendations on how to apply the TCFD framework to your reporting, and how to make the journey a successful one.

David Vieira, Chief Communications Officer at JTC talks us through the Pre- and Post-IPO journey, from appointing an agency to producing their maiden annual report.