Join the UKSIF team as we dive into the biggest topics in sustainable finance with a wonderful line-up of guest speakers! Since 1991, The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association has been the membership organisation for those in financial services committed to promoting a more sustainable and resilient financial system that works for the benefit of society, the environment, and us all. UKSIF represents a diverse range of financial services firms committed to these aims, and our 270+ members, managing over £10trn in assets under management.
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Join Sally Kramers and Oscar Warwick Thompson as they discuss the new UKSIF report: Unlocking UK pension capital for sustainable growth- Recommendations from UKSIF's pensions review. The report can be found here. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on LinkedIn, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.Music: Feelin Good Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Sally and James discuss the 12 days (if you include the rest day) of COP 29 for the twelfth and final day of UKSIF-mas. They discuss what the function of COP is, what its biggest issues are, what came out of this year and what's happening on a global level. The GSIA report they reference can be found here. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.
On the eleventh day of UKSIF-mas, Harry and Joe discuss UKSIF's public affairs work, and where we've been picked up most by politicians and parliamentarians. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.
Join Joe and Liza for the tenth day of UKSIF-mas as they discuss the ten pieces of national media coverage that UKSIF received for our financing the future reports! They also cover our media coverage more broadly including broadcast. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.
Sally Kramers and James Alexander spend the ninth day of UKSIF-mas talking about the record breaking global temperatures that we've seen for nine months of 2024, their impact and the importance of sticking to the Paris Agreement The Financial Times climate game that they reference can be found here. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.
Sally Kramers chats to Oscar Warwick Thompson about our eight main consultation responses of 2024. They cover the themes of the consultations, what the feedback has been and what's coming down the track. The UKSIF Consultation Tracker they reference can be found here. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.
Join Harry Burnham and Liza Hartley as they discuss the seven pieces of research UKSIF has put out this year. They cover what the research was, who it was aimed at, what we were trying to achieve and what the reception has been. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.
Anna Warren and Madison Reamsbottom talk about the six planetary boundaries breached on the sixth day of UKSIF-mas. They cover what the boundaries are, what they effect is, what this means, and whether there is any good news at all! Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.
Join Sally Kramers, Anna Warren and Isabel Johnson for the Fifth day of UKSIF-mas where they'll be discussing five flagship conferences. They outline what the conferences are, how they went this year, what was of most interest to attendees and how they build agendas. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.
Join Sally Kramers and Oscar Warwick Thompson on the fourth day of UKSIF-mas as they discuss one of (unsurprisingly) the biggest topics of 2024 - SDR. They talk about the intention, the implementation and the future of the fund labelling system. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.
Join Liza Hartley, Anna Warren and Isabel Johnson as they discuss joining UKSIF this year on the third day of UKSIF-mas. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.
Madison Reamsbottom and Harry Burnham discuss the two UK Prime Ministers of 2024 on the second day of UKSIF-mas! Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.
Join Joe Dharampal-Hornby and James Alexander on the first day of UKSIF-mas as they discuss the 2024 UK General Election! Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter, Bluesky or visit our website: uksif.org.
We are delighted to have released our report on implementing the FCA's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels rules (the ‘SDR package'), in collaboration with PwC. This episode with Liza Hartley, Oscar Warwick Thompson, and guest speaker Lucas Penfold from PWC, summarises implementation challenges that firms are facing, and provides recommendations on how to address those challenges. For more detail, the report is available on our website. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter @UKSIF or visit our website: uksif.org.
Liza Hartley and Oscar Warwick Thompson are joined by Mark Manning to discuss the UK financial services sector and what needs to be done to drive private capital into the UK. You can find the UKSIF report that we discuss here. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter @UKSIF or visit our website: uksif.org.
Liza Hartley and Oscar Warwick Thompson are joined by Ben Nelmes, Chief Executive at New AutoMotive to discuss the UK transport sector and what it needs to succeed. You can find the UKSIF report that we discuss here. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter @UKSIF or visit our website: uksif.org.
Liza Hartley and James Alexander are joined by Kane Emerson, Head of Housing at the YIMBY Alliance to discuss the UK housing sector and what it needs to succeed. You can find the UKSIF report that we discuss here. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter @UKSIF or visit our website: uksif.org.
Liza Hartley and James Alexander are joined by Emma Pinchbeck, the Chief Executive of Energy UK to discuss the UK energy sector and what it needs to succeed. You can find the UKSIF report that we discuss here. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter @UKSIF or visit our website: uksif.org.
Before we all wrap up for 2023, we wanted to publish this excellent conversation on whether sustainable investing can deliver strong returns over the long term. Sally chats with Martyn Jones from Liontrust Asset Management to find out what's going on in the industry. They discuss the cause of the underperformance over the past 2 years in some sustainable investment strategies, how sustainable investing will hold up in the long term, opportunities in the market and much much more. Please note: This podcast is for professional investors only and should not be construed as financial advice. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter @UKSIF or visit our website: uksif.org.
Oscar and James give a summary of the FCA's SDR policy statement that was launched today. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter @UKSIF or visit our website: uksif.org.
Oscar talks to Claudia Chapman, the Head of Stewardship for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), about her secondment to the FCA, the UK stewardship code, SDR, the future of voting and much much more. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter @UKSIF or visit our website: uksif.org.
Sally is joined on this episode by Jess Henry, Senior Research Analyst within Man Group's Responsible Investment team. Ahead of Alternative Investment Week on 22nd June, they are diving into why these financial mechanisms have been ignored in sustainability for so long, why they're gaining attention now, how they can be used going forward and what the regulatory landscape is looking like. The article Jess refers to can be found here. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter @UKSIF or visit our website: uksif.org.
On this episode of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, Oscar chats with Katherine Annand about green mortgages, from motivating uptake, the benefits they have and the role of retrofitting. The Spring Conference 2023 was kindly sponsored by Scottish Widows. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter @UKSIF or visit our website: uksif.org.
In this episode of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, we are pleased to present a special episode from our Spring Conference on 10th-11th May. Our Chief Executive, James Alexander, will discuss the future of Scotland beyond oil and gas, along with Dr. Theodor Cojoianu, Associate Professor in Sustainable Finance at the University of Edinburgh Business School and Director of Research at the Edinburgh Futures Institute; Ian Stannard, Sustainable Finance Business Development at ICE; and Libby Watkinson, Director for Impact Assessment & Reporting at the Scottish National Investment Bank.The Spring Conference 2023 was kindly sponsored by Scottish Widows. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter @UKSIF or visit our website: uksif.org.
Oscar is joined this week by Jonathan Walker, Associate Director, Sustainable Investment at Gresham House to talk all things retrofitting! They discuss what the role of investors is in driving forward retrofitting, how the cost of retrofitting can be justified and what will incentivise greater investment in retrofitting. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
Ahead of our next series of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, we are pleased to bring you a special episode from our Ownership Day on 8th March. Our policy manager, Heidi, is joined by Maria Nazarova-Doyle, Head of Responsible Investments and Stewardship at Scottish Widows and Valeria Piani, Head of Stewardship at Phoenix Group. They discuss the role of the Social Issues Taskforce, the creation of the group, what can (and is being) done as well as the future of social impact for asset owners. Ownership Day 2023 was kindly sponsored by FTSE Russell and Maanch. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
Ahead of our Autumn Conference, we were pleased to be joined by Tomoya Obokata, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Tomoya and James discuss Tomoya's role, his independent report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, Xinjiang forced labour and what this means for the market. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
The FCA has launched their SDR consultation today, 25 October 2022! This is a huge step in tackling greenwashing, so and Sally and James are here to discuss what it is, what it means, what the timeframes are looking like and what this means for the financial services. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
This International Women's Day, we have collaborated with three fantastic women in finance. In this episode of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, Sally is joined by Bess Joffe, Annabel Nelson and Sarah Williams to discuss the experience of women in finance, the barriers they face and what needs to be done to make finance a female friendly space. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other interviews with the top names in the industry. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
Happy New Year! To start 2022, we are pleased to share this recording from our Autumn Conference in November. James was joined by Michael O'Leary, Managing Director of Engine No.1, to discuss the importance of investor engagement in driving sustainability. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other interviews with the top names in the industry. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
Oscar reflects on the COP26 summit ahead of the final text agreement release, from the policy announcements, to the barriers to progress. We've really enjoyed producing this series and hope you've enjoyed listening. We'll be back with some more content soon - like and subscribe so you don't miss out! To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
James is joined by Josué Tanaka, Principal Finance Advisor at C40 Cities and Polly Billington, Chief Executive, UK100. They discuss all things green infrastructure, diving into how local government can help drive the journey to Net Zero, inequality and cities from both the UK focus and the global perspective. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other excellent COP26 series. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
It's transport day of COP26, and Oscar chats to Ben Nelmes, Head of Policy and Research at New Automotive about supporting the switch to electric vehicles in the UK, upcoming policy, what's happening now and what's still to come. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other excellent COP26 series. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
Sally speaks to Swati Pujari, Founder of the Gender Lens Project on day 9 of COP26. They discuss what inspired her to start the project, what it means, the benefits of gender lens investing and how investors can make their first step towards driving diversity. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other excellent COP26 series. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
Sally and James are joined by Jason Mitchell, Co-Head of Sustainable Investment at Man Group and host of his own A Sustainable Future Podcast! They discuss what climate resilience is, what it means for investors and what it means for funding infrastructure. They have a meandering conversation which seems to cover everything in-between as well. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other excellent COP26 series. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
It's day 7 of COP26, and Oscar is joined by Nick Robins, Professor in Practice for Sustainable Finance at the LSE, as well as Kate Elliot and Sophie Lawrence from Rathbone Greenbank Investments for a podcast in two parts. They discuss what the UK is doing in the just transition, what the just transition means for financial services and how the sector can help to drive it successfully. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other excellent COP26 series. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
It's day 6 of COP26 and Oscar is joined by Ray Dhirani, Head of Sustainable Finance, WWF-UK and Dr Nathalie Pettorelli, a Senior research fellow at ZSL's Institute of Zoology, talking about upcoming priorities on biodiversity, the impact of the Dasgupta Review on the ‘Economics of Biodiversity', and hopes for hopes for COP15 next year. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other excellent COP26 series. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
It's the Friday of the first week of COP26, and Oscar is joined by the CEO of Clim8, Duncan Grierson. They discuss how the industry can better engage young savers, whether the pandemic has impacted the attitudes of this group towards investing, and how we can collectively tackle and the spot the signs of 'greenwashing.' Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other excellent COP26 series. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
It's energy day at COP26 and Sally is joined by Mike Appleby, Investment Manager - Sustainable Future funds at Liontrust Asset Management and Matthew Clayton, Managing Director at Thrive Renewables. They discuss topics from what stewardship in the energy transition looks like and the barriers to the energy transition to the hopeful outcomes of COP26. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other excellent COP26 series. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
For day 3 of COP26, Oscar and James are joined by Victor Van Hoorn, Executive Director of Eurosif to discuss reactions to the update set out in the UK's ‘green finance roadmap' on the UK's approach to the green taxonomy, the role of the GTAG, lessons from Europe and the next steps for the UK. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other excellent COP26 series. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
It's Day 2 of COP26! James is joined in this episode by Mark Campanale, Founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative and Chris Dodwell, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Impax Asset Management. They discuss the role of financial services in getting us to net zero, what the implications are, stewardship and how can this help the transition of the real economy, as well as what is needed from both businesses and government. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other excellent COP26 series. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
COP26 is here! Sally, James and Oscar discuss all things COP, what is is, how it works, what we've seen in the run up to the conference and what we hope will follow the event. This is the first of our COP26 series, and we will be following up with a daily podcast over the two weeks, covering topics aligned with the official COP agenda. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our upcoming episodes! To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
On Monday 04 October, as part of UKSIF's Good Money Week, PA Consulting launched new research into what consumers truly want when it comes to sustainable finance, and how financial services firms can accelerate the transition to more sustainable saving, investment and spending. Join a discussion with James, Mark Lancelott from PA Consulting, Clive Emery from Invesco and Gemma Woodward from Quilter Cheviot as they discuss the implications and opportunities of this research for the investment and finance industry. To view the full report click here. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other exciting upcoming interviews. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
At our Spring Conference in May, James was delighted to interview Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, author of the Dasgupta Review, an independent, global review on the Economics of Biodiversity commissioned by HM Treasury. They discussed the framework of the Review, the risks posed by current economic success measures, as well as the immediate and long term steps the investment and finance community can take to address biodiversity risks and opportunities. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other exciting upcoming interviews. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
Meet the UKSIF Leadership Podcast team, James, Oscar and Sally, and hear what we've got coming up. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on our exciting upcoming interviews. To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org
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