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Throughout 2024 we've been talking with financial institutions around the world about their approach to sustainability and climate finance. Finance was also a big focus of the UN's COP29 climate conference that just wrapped up in Baku, Azerbaijan, and in this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we talk with De Rui Wong, Senior Vice President in the Sustainability Office of GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund.   "When it comes to sustainability, we believe that there is no one-size-fits-all approach," De Rui says. "Companies are often decarbonizing at different rates and along different trajectories, depending on the regulations, the availability of technology, as well as the market opportunities in the locations that they operate in."  GIC's approach includes a focus on the physical risks of climate change.   "Climate change has moved from threat to reality," De Rui says. "It is creating a new environmental norm, a new economic paradigm, that we need to understand how to navigate."   You can read a report published by GIC and S&P Global Sustainable1 on integrating climate adaptation into physical risk models here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/blog/integrating-climate-adaptation-into-physical-risk-models   Listen to our interview with Mastercard's Chief Sustainability Officer here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/mastercard-chief-sustainability-officer-talks-cop-climate-and-the-road-ahead   Listen to our interview with Norges Bank Investment Management, the world's largest asset owner, here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/why-the-world-s-largest-asset-owner-is-leaning-into-esg   This piece was published by S&P Global Sustainable1, a part of S&P Global.      Copyright ©2024 by S&P Global   DISCLAIMER   By accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty, guarantee, or representation as to the accuracy or sufficiency of the information featured in this Podcast. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, S&P GLOBAL does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this Podcast, and information from this Podcast should not be referenced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. The third party materials or content of any third party site referenced in this Podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinions, standards or policies of S&P GLOBAL. S&P GLOBAL assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the content contained in third party materials or on third party sites referenced in this Podcast or the compliance with applicable laws of such materials and/or links referenced herein. Moreover, S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty that this Podcast, or the server that makes it available, is free of viruses, worms, or other elements or codes that manifest contaminating or destructive properties.   S&P GLOBAL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST.

University of Galway, Galway City Council, and PorterShed have come together to host the 2024 Galway City Climathon. The one-day event is designed to allow attendees and experts to share and develop innovative ideas actions and solutions to tackle local, urban challenges in Galway city. The 2024 Galway City Climathon takes place on Friday, October 25th in the Emily Anderson Concert Hall, Quadrangle, from 9 am to 4 pm. Frances Fahy, Director of the University of Galway's Ryan Institute, said: "For the ninth year in a row, the Ryan Institute, home to environmental research at the University of Galway, is hosting the Climathon for Galway City. We are delighted to be inviting innovators, entrepreneurs, students, and interested people from all sectors and communities across Galway City to join us on campus once again for this event. "This year our one-day event is a partnership involving Galway City Council, the University's Sustainability Office, and our long-term Climathon partners, the PorterShed. We are looking forward to hearing the many innovative and climate-positive ideas that emerge from the day to tackle local urban challenges in Galway City," said Fahy. Damien Redington, Climate Action Coordinator at Galway City Council, said: "Events like Climathon are vital in harnessing the creativity and innovation of our community. By bringing together bright minds from various sectors, Climathon empowers us to develop local solutions that can have a global impact. Galway is committed to being a leader in sustainability, and this event plays a key role in driving forward our climate action plan goals. I encourage everyone to participate and contribute to shaping a greener, more resilient future." Initiated by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology Climate Knowledge Innovation Community (EIT Climate-KIC) Climathon is a global 24-hour climate change event that will take place simultaneously in major cities and this year the event aligns with Urban October and World Cities Day, global initiatives that highlight the critical role cities play in climate action. Galway City Climathon is part of an ongoing collaboration between the University of Galway and Galway City Council, to inspire action and innovation in tackling local and global climate challenges. For more information or to register for Climathon 2024 click here.

Episode 80 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe:  Email | RSS | More "I think it goes back to humility, you know, just being willing to genuinely listen to the other side." -Kelly Moltzen IN THIS EPISODE In the latest episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh FSPA chats with Kelly Moltzen. They discuss Kelly's early Franciscan influences and how they affected her decision to study health disparity and food justice as a lay Franciscan. "Everything is connected," Kelly says, "and the way that we treat our environment is going to have direct impacts on your health." They also discuss efforts to depolarize our communities, and the work of Braver Angels. The work of reaching out to those who think differently is difficult, but necessary. "I think it's important that we don't get caught up in group think," Kelly says, "that we all are able to seek things out for ourselves." Name Drops: Shane ClaibornePope FrancisThich Nhat HanhFr. Richard RohrImmanuel SwedenborgSimran Kit SinghJohn Duns Scotus Topics Discussed: Franciscan spiritualityintentional communityfood justiceenvironment/ecologycommunion and interconnection with creationdepolarizationinterfaith workappreciating differenceshumilityspiritual entrepreneurship Books Mentioned: The Irresistible RevolutionLaudato SiThe BibleThe Mystic HeartThe Light We Give Kelly Moltzen ABOUT THE GUEST Kelly Moltzen is a co-founder and convener of the Interfaith Public Health Network, which inspires people of faith to be agents of change in transforming communities into ones that promote health and well-being for all. She is a Registered Dietitian, has her Master's of Public Health, and is a member of the Secular Franciscan Order. She is serving as a co-chair of the Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation commission of the Franciscan Federation, and is part of the core group of the Intergenerational Eco-Justice & Spirituality Network which is supported by the Franciscan Federation. Kelly was a 2021-2022 Abrahamic House fellow, and a 2022 Rockefeller-Acumen Food Systems Fellow. Her Rockefeller Food System Vision Prize proposal, Faith Communities Leading the Way Towards Healthy, Sustainable Food Systems, reached the semi-finalist stage. Kelly has worked to address health disparities in the Bronx with Bronx Health REACH for 14 years, and is also supporting the Chief Impact and Sustainability Office of Church World Service as a consultant, helping to promote faith community engagement in the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. MESSY JESUS BUSINESS is hosted by Sister Julia Walsh.  Produced and edited by Colin Wambsgans. Email us at messyjesusbusiness@gmail.com BE SOCIAL:https://www.facebook.com/MessyJesusBusiness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MessyJesusBusiness Twitter: @messyjesusbiz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/messyjesusbusiness SUPPORT US: https://www.patreon.com/messyjesusbusiness

Clara Christner ist Referentin für Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation im Sustainability Office am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie und hat in Politischer Kommunikation promoviert. Ihr Dissertationsthema ist: A Perfect Match? The Influence of Populist Radical-Right Attitudes on Disinformation Processing. Darin hat sie den Einfluss rechtspopulistischer Einstellungen auf Nutzung, Glauben und Verbreitung von Desinformationen, sowie Effektivität von Korrekturen von Desinformationen untersucht. Quelle: https://sciencesheroes.letscast.fm/episode/wie-fake-news-und-desinformationen-korrigieren-ueber-debunking-fact-checking-und-medienkompetenz / Bitte abonniert den Original-Podcastfeed: https://letscast.fm/podcasts/science-s-heroes-9d890ef0/feed

Focusing on the local legends in and around Ōtepoti whose dedication to sustainability is unrivaled, Hofftrough speaks with a myriad of folks who's work improves our green spaces, conserves our natural environments, and reduces our waste. From community garden organisers to wildlife conservationists to worm farmers, we're covering the whole 9 yards.

In the latest edition of our Sustainability Podcast, Internal Communications Officer Nuala Ní Chonghaile speaks to Dr Richard Manton, the inaugural Director of Sustainability Director of Sustainability, charged with establishing a Sustainability Office and leading the implementation of our ambitious sustainability strategy. Three books that Dr Manton mentioned in this podcast and might be of interest to listeners are” 'Doughnut Economics: Seven ways to think like a 21st-century economist' by Dr Kate Raworth 'Hardiman & Beyond: The Arts and Culture of Galway Since 1820' by Dr John Cunningham & Dr Ciarán McDonagh 'Galway: Making a Capital of Culture' by Dr Patrick Collins

Kelly Moltzen is a Co-founder and co-convener of the Interfaith Public Health Network, which helps organizations and faith communities to create impactful relationships to advance public health. She is a Registered Dietitian, has her Master's of Public Health, and is a member of the USA Secular Franciscan Order. Kelly was a 2022 Rockefeller-Acumen Food Systems Fellow. Her 2021 Rockefeller Food System Vision Prize proposal, Faith Communities Leading the Way Towards Healthy, Sustainable Food Systems, reached the semi-finalist stage. She is a steering committee member of the Center for Earth Ethics' Faith and Food Coalition, and was named to Hunter College's NYC Food Policy Center 40 Under 40 Class of 2020. Kelly has worked to address health disparities in the Bronx with Bronx Health REACH for 13 years, and is also currently supporting the Chief Impact and Sustainability Office of Church World Service as a consultant.    Kelly her social media handles are: Twitter/X, Facebook and Instagram and her organization IPHN: Twitter/X, Facebook,  Instagram. The website is: iphnetwork.org   The songs picked by all our guests can be found via  our playlist #walktalklisten here.    Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.   Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org.  We also encourage you to check out the special WTL series Enough for All about an organization called CWS. 

Ian Linssen, Assistant to the City Manager, City of Mesa and laura Hyneman, Mesa Enviromental and Sustainability Office join Mesa Chamber President and CEO Sally Harrison in launching a new subject series of the Inside Business Podcast. This edition talks about EV adoption goals and innovation in accelerating EV adoption in Mesa. Learn more about the City of Mesa's Electric efforts: https://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/energy/electric The Mesa Chamber of Commerce Inside Business Podcast is a production of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce. Each episode is recorded in the University of Phoenix Podcast Studio. Inquiries regarding the MCIBP can be made via email to info@mesachamber.org.  The Podcast interviews members and individuals/organizations on topics of interest to mesa Chamber members. Learn more at http://mesachamber.org  ©2023 Mesa Chamber of Commerce

Scott Bouchie, Director of both Energy Resources Department and Environment and Sustainability and Laura Hyneman of Mesa Environmental and Sustainability Office join Mesa Chamber President and CEO Sally Harrison in discussing clean energy and how the City manages it. Learn  More at the City of Mesa Sustainability site: https://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/sustainability Learn more about the City of Mesa Energy Policy: https://www.mesaaz.gov/residents/energy The Mesa Chamber of Commerce Inside Business Podcast is a production of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce. Each episode is recorded in the University of Phoenix Podcast Studio. Inquiries regarding the MCIBP can be made via email to info@mesachamber.org.  The Podcast interviews members and individuals/organizations on topics of interest to mesa Chamber members. Learn more at http://mesachamber.org  ©2023 Mesa Chamber of Commerce

In this episode of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted Flanigan speaks with Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer at Clean Power Alliance (CPA), the locally-operated electricity provider for 32 communities and approximately one million customers across Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.He is an innovator with a unique career focusing on sustainability and economic development that spans three continents. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the California Community Choice Association (CalCCA), where he actively works on CCA and energy market issues across California.He and Ted Flanigan discuss his background, growing up in the Bay area, spending time in Mexico, attending Wesleyan University, serving as a foreign correspondent for the Financial Times of London during the 90s in both Mexico City and Bangkok, and then moving back to the states to attend the Graduate School of Architecture at Columbia University. Prior to CPA, Ted Bardacke worked for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, where he was Director of Infrastructure for the City of Los Angeles and Deputy Director of the Mayor's Sustainability Office. Prior to that, he worked in the Green Urbanism Program at Global Green USA. Ted Bardacke also taught at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs for 10 years.In his current role at CPA, Ted Bardacke works with the Board of Directors and CPA's experienced staff to develop and implement CPA's strategy to rapidly decarbonize Southern California's electricity system, provide customer choice and competitive rates, and deliver customer programs that benefit the CPA community.

The Sustainability Office is happy to introduce Sydney Murray as a new Sustain podcast host. In this episode, she discusses her background and interests in environmental justice and education, along with her hopes and goals in her new role as a Sustain host!

PhD candidate Isra Saeed and master's student Alexandra Ho share their experiences as part of Waterloo's delegation at the UN climate change conference, COP27. Six Waterloo research projects receive $15.8 million to advance science and technology to combat climate change. The Sustainability Office has released its annual report outlining actions and initiatives in support of Waterloo's Environmental Sustainability Strategy. And the University and the Canadian Federation of University Women Kitchener-Waterloo host the annual ceremony of remembrance on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Links in this episode: Climate Action and Awareness Fund: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2022/11/the-government-of-canada-invests-up-to-58-million-in-24-projects-that-support-canadas-goal-of-net-zero-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-2050.html Sustainability report: https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/our-progress IDPD at Waterloo: https://uwaterloo.ca/accessibility/international-day-persons-disabilities-december-3-2022 Inclusive communications guide: https://uwaterloo.ca/university-relations/resources/inclusive-communications-guide Accessibility Advisory Panel: https://uwaterloo.ca/accessibility/about/accessibility-advisory-panel Ceremony of Remembrance: https://ticketfi.com/event/4861/national-day-of-remembrance-and-action-on-violence-against-women Ceremony livestream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMjIM2G8oII Waterloo Climate Institute: https://uwaterloo.ca/climate-institute/ Beyond the Bulletin on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLawkBQ15NDEkkHnZKLer9upKt2l9edSoe Podcast listener survey: uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/pod…st-listener-survey

Jamie, Buttons and Seth talk some trash (specifically storm debris), and in celebration of Veterans Day, Darrell joins us to talk about the services available to our vets. Plus, Sustainability Outreach Coordinator Alia stops by to talk about all the great things going on at the Sarasota County UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability Office.

Trevor Charles, a professor in the Department of Biology and an entrepreneur, discusses the LiftOff program for Black entrepreneurs. The University has announced changes to public health restrictions on our campuses for the Spring term and beyond. Employees are invited to take a survey capturing worker and workplace experiences with remote work during the pandemic. And the Sustainability Office launches the Waste Sorting Game to better manage waste on the campus and further the University's Shift:Zero Campaign. Links and resources in this episode: VP Finance and Administration questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WaterlooVPFA Waste Sorting Challenge: https://api.recollect.net/r/area/UnivofWaterloo https://uwaterloo.ca/plant-operations/services/environmental-services/shift-zero-waste-management Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders : https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-of-research-expertise-for-the-prevention-of-musculoskeletal-disorders/about Work from Home study: https://uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0kqODJ16L7PnzWS Podcast Listener Survey: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/podcast-listener-survey

Join us for our most recent #TfNTalks discussion on how we can put our decarbonisation strategy into action! Out speakers included Lucy Winskell OBE (Chair, North East LEP), Mayor Jamie Driscoll (North of Tyne Combined Authority and TfN Member), Prof. Greg Marsden (Prof. of Transport Governance, ITS Leeds and Director of Decarbon8), Polly Billington (Chief Executive, UK100)and Peter Cole (Principal Environmental and Sustainability Office, Transport for the North. TfN's Decarbonisation Strategy aims to decarbonise surface transport in the region by 2045, ahead of the legislative national 2050 Net Zero deadline. We also be discuss the Government's national plans, including the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, which is our national policy steer for achieving Net Zero in one of our most carbon intensive sectors. With announcements of Hydrogen Transport Hubs, greener buses and micromobility trials in the North, we will also reflect on what else we need to do in the years ahead to ensure we are meeting our targets. We also consider the importance of decarbonising public transport in the North in a way that works for people, and delivers the full benefits of improved health and high-value job opportunities for the 16 million people living in the region.  TfN's Statutory Strategic Transport Plan set out the interventions required to achieve the economic potential contained in the Northern Independent Economic Review. This included the potential for almost £100Bn added GVA above business as usual by 2050, combined with 850,000 new jobs. These vital documents are now in the process of being refreshed, so it is a timely opportunity to reflect on our priorities.

This time 'round, Mark Holland will join us to tells us his journey with urban development, and shows us his AUTHENTIC Real Estate mindset. From living a traditional life in a cabin in the woods, to travelling around Europe and becoming the professional he is today, tune in to find out how he achieved what he thought was unthinkable!In this episode, we cover:What building the communities we are part of means, and how inspiring and, at the same time, rewarding, it is to see your children, friends and family live in a city you envisioned.How Mark started travelling around Europe with only 3000 dollars in his bank account, and managed to spend 5 months there.How, during his formative years, he was able to go from a consulting firm to fully committing to Real Estate. His obsession with the way that cities looked, the feelings they make us feel and how it's all planned out, and how that brought him where he is today.The group Mark works for, and their creative hiring process, where they get people who are adept in Creative Writing to plan out a city.How to make more meaningful environments and explore your ideas: to look through your mind and get curious about where you are standing.About Mark Holland:Mark is President of Holland Planning Innovations Inc., a planning and development consulting company based on Vancouver Island. Mark's career started in the City of Vancouver as a city planner and subsequently as the founder and first manager of its Sustainability Office. Mark then helped co-found two consulting companies, the Holland Barrs Planning Group, and then HB Lanarc Consultants – both of whom have been recognized nationally as leaders in innovative planning, design and sustainability.Connect with Mark Holland:Website: http://www.hplan.biz/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-holland-66925435/Twitter: https://twitter.com/markstrategyEmail: mark@hollandplan.comConnect with Danielle Chiasson:Website: https://letsgetrealestatepodcast.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellechiasson/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaniChiassonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsgetrealTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@danichiassonBook in a call: https://calendly.com/strategicsuccess/lets-get-real-estate-20-min-chat Please check out our other episodes here: https://letsgetrealestatepodcast.com/

Chris Adam directs the Sustainability Office at Dawson College. Chris has been recognized for his abilities in the field of education both nationally and internationally,  combining his background in wildlife & fish management, education, and leadership training. Chris was involved with the research and application of Sustainable Happiness, a concept pioneered by Dr. Catherine O-Brien.  Chris coordinates the Living Campus platform at Dawson College, is the president of several public and private organizations, and sits on the board of the Dawson Foundation. His expertise is in communicating environmental issues to the public at large and engaging people of all ages in action projects that contribute to well-being for all.  In this episode, Chris starts off by sharing his formative years growing up in Canada, how sustainability came into his life and what inspired him to become a sustainability coordinator. Chris shares his perspective on what sustainability means to him. Chris then speaks about the three pillars of sustainability and why the framework is important. Over the past 20 years, sustainability education has grown dramatically throughout society. No longer limited to teaching sustainability in schools, colleges, or universities, it now takes place in homes, in boardrooms, in community meetings, and in volunteer groups. Chris shares what he believes is the best way to teach sustainability. Chris is the pioneer and innovator of a living campus. Chris explains what is a living campus, what led to the birth of this concept, and How contributes to well-being for all. Students and staff at Dawson College have led some impressive living campus projects. Chris shares some of the great projects that his school community has created. Chris then shares the living campus projects he is most proud of.   Chris speaks about why creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship are important skills when becoming a champion for sustainability. Chris shares his perspective on what is most important in fostering change for sustainability. Lastly, Chris provides his definition of greatness and what it means to him. __ Host: Ben Mumme Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mumme_ben Medium: benjaminmumme.medium.com YouTube:  https://bit.ly/3fAcFrt Newsletter:  https://bit.ly/3DBkSWv Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/livingyourg... __ Guest: Chris Adam LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-adam-18538a18/ Website: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/sustainable/about-us/ More information on Living Campus: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/sustainable/living-campus/ 

Andrea Chittle, a physician and student in UWaterloo's Master of Public Health program, tells us what parents and guardians should know about the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. Nenone Donaldson is the next vice-president, advancement. Beginning in Fall 2022, Black Studies and Fundamentals of Anti-Racist Communication will be offered as diplomas. And the Sustainability Office invites students, faculty, and staff to attend Eco Summit: Youth Leading the Way for Climate Action. Links in this episode: PART: https://uwaterloo.ca/anti-racism/ Black Studies: https://uwaterloo.ca/news/arts/new-black-studies-programs-begin-2022 Eco Summit: https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/events/eco-summit-2021-youth-leading-way-climate-action Staff Conference: https://uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9zbQpETNpwb2DFI https://uwaterloo.ca/staff-conference/ Vaccine facts: https://uwaterloo.ca/pharmacy/sites/ca.pharmacy/files/uploads/files/is_it_okay_to_mix_moderna_and_pfizer.pdf https://uwaterloo.ca/pharmacy/sites/ca.pharmacy/files/uploads/files/are_you_fully_vaccinated.pdf Fact sheet on vaccines for kids: https://uwaterloo.ca/pharmacy/sites/ca.pharmacy/files/uploads/files/faq_covid-19_vaccines_for_children_0.pdf Podcast listener survey: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/podcast-listener-survey

BT Money Hacks Ep 105: Make money while doing good with ESG investing 14:24 Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this 105th episode of Money Hacks, BT correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Koh Hwee Joo, senior director, Sustainability Office at UOB Asset Management, about how doing good doesn't mean sacrificing returns these days with ESG investing. This episode is brought to you by UOBAM - https://www.uobam.com.sg/index.page Highlights of the conversation:  Why investors should consider ‘profit with purpose' portfolios (1:10) What makes it sustainable investing and how to get started (3:09) Combating naysayers' claims that financial concerns are a secondary consideration after investors' moral values (5:43) Singapore's ESG fund scene and how accessible it is to investors now (7:42) Call for greater transparent measurement and disclosure of sustainability performance (9:34) Recognising greenwashing and metrics used to assess ESG factors (10:42) Getting the sceptical and unaware to be more involved in ‘profit with purpose' investing: the proof in the pudding (11:58) More about:  United Smart Sustainable Singapore Bond Fund - https://www.uobam.com.sg/sustainability/solutions/united-smart-sustainable-singapore-bond-fund.page Sustainability Insights - https://www.uobam.com.sg/insights/thinking-sustainably.page UOBAM's sustainability commitment - https://www.uobam.com.sg/sustainability/index.page Produced by: Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Lee Kim Siang Edited by: Howie Lim and Hadyu Rahim Follow BT Money Hacks podcasts every first and third Monday of the month, and rate us on: Channel: http://bt.sg/btmoneyhacks Apple Podcasts: http://bt.sg/oeXe Spotify: http://bt.sg/oeGN Google podcasts: http://bt.sg/oeGP Website: http://bt.sg/moneyhacks Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Do note: All analyses, opinions, recommendations and other information in this podcast are for your general information only. You should not rely on them in making any decision. Please consult a fully qualified financial adviser or professional expert for independent advice and verification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, SPH Media shall not be liable for any loss arising from the use of or reliance on any analyses, opinions, recommendations and other information in this podcast. SPH Media accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever that may result or arise from the products, services or information of any third parties.  For more on personal finance, go to: bt.sg/moneyplaybook #BTMoneyHacks See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BT Money Hacks Ep 105: Make money while doing good with ESG investing 14:24 Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this 105th episode of Money Hacks, BT correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Koh Hwee Joo, senior director, Sustainability Office at UOB Asset Management, about how doing good doesn't mean sacrificing returns these days with ESG investing. This episode is brought to you by UOBAM - https://www.uobam.com.sg/index.page Highlights of the conversation:  Why investors should consider ‘profit with purpose' portfolios (1:10) What makes it sustainable investing and how to get started (3:09) Combating naysayers' claims that financial concerns are a secondary consideration after investors' moral values (5:43) Singapore's ESG fund scene and how accessible it is to investors now (7:42) Call for greater transparent measurement and disclosure of sustainability performance (9:34) Recognising greenwashing and metrics used to assess ESG factors (10:42) Getting the sceptical and unaware to be more involved in ‘profit with purpose' investing: the proof in the pudding (11:58) More about:  United Smart Sustainable Singapore Bond Fund - https://www.uobam.com.sg/sustainability/solutions/united-smart-sustainable-singapore-bond-fund.page Sustainability Insights - https://www.uobam.com.sg/insights/thinking-sustainably.page UOBAM's sustainability commitment - https://www.uobam.com.sg/sustainability/index.page Produced by: Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Lee Kim Siang Edited by: Howie Lim and Hadyu Rahim Follow BT Money Hacks podcasts every first and third Monday of the month, and rate us on: Channel: http://bt.sg/btmoneyhacks Apple Podcasts: http://bt.sg/oeXe Spotify: http://bt.sg/oeGN Google podcasts: http://bt.sg/oeGP Website: http://bt.sg/moneyhacks Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Do note: All analyses, opinions, recommendations and other information in this podcast are for your general information only. You should not rely on them in making any decision. Please consult a fully qualified financial adviser or professional expert for independent advice and verification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, SPH Media shall not be liable for any loss arising from the use of or reliance on any analyses, opinions, recommendations and other information in this podcast. SPH Media accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever that may result or arise from the products, services or information of any third parties.  For more on personal finance, go to: bt.sg/moneyplaybook #BTMoneyHacks See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this 105th episode of Money Hacks, BT correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Koh Hwee Joo, senior director, Sustainability Office at UOB Asset Management, about how doing good doesn't mean sacrificing returns these days with ESG investing. This episode is brought to you by UOBAM - https://www.uobam.com.sg/index.page Highlights of the conversation:  Why investors should consider ‘profit with purpose' portfolios (1:10) What makes it sustainable investing and how to get started (3:09) Combating naysayers' claims that financial concerns are a secondary consideration after investors' moral values (5:43) Singapore's ESG fund scene and how accessible it is to investors now (7:42) Call for greater transparent measurement and disclosure of sustainability performance (9:34) Recognising greenwashing and metrics used to assess ESG factors (10:42) Getting the sceptical and unaware to be more involved in ‘profit with purpose' investing: the proof in the pudding (11:58) More about:  United Smart Sustainable Singapore Bond Fund - https://www.uobam.com.sg/sustainability/solutions/united-smart-sustainable-singapore-bond-fund.page Sustainability Insights - https://www.uobam.com.sg/insights/thinking-sustainably.page UOBAM's sustainability commitment - https://www.uobam.com.sg/sustainability/index.page Produced by: Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis and Lee Kim Siang Edited by: Howie Lim and Hadyu Rahim Follow BT Money Hacks podcasts every first and third Monday of the month, and rate us on: Channel: http://bt.sg/btmoneyhacks Apple Podcasts: http://bt.sg/oeXe Spotify: http://bt.sg/oeGN Google podcasts: http://bt.sg/oeGP Website: http://bt.sg/moneyhacks Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Do note: All analyses, opinions, recommendations and other information in this podcast are for your general information only. You should not rely on them in making any decision. Please consult a fully qualified financial adviser or professional expert for independent advice and verification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, SPH Media shall not be liable for any loss arising from the use of or reliance on any analyses, opinions, recommendations and other information in this podcast. SPH Media accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever that may result or arise from the products, services or information of any third parties.  Discover more BT podcast series: BT Mark To Market Podcast on: http://bt.sg/btmark2mkt WealthBT Podcast on: http://bt.sg/btwealthbt BT Podcasts on: https://bt.sg/pcOM --- For more on personal finance, go to: bt.sg/moneyplaybook #BTPodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On March 12, UCSC signed a fair-trade agreement after student organizations campaigned for the resolution starting in 2018. What is fair trade? Why is this important? How will UCSC achieve fair-trade status? Isabella will answer all this and more in this episode of Slugcast. LINKS:- Fair trade shopping guide- Fair trade solving global issues- UCSC's Sustainability Office

In episode 3,Mary-Jane Lintin speaks with Hans Daems, Group Public Affairs Officer at Hitachi Europe and COP26 Director at Hitachi, and Helen Grundy, Environmental Specialist at Hitachi Europe. The three, all members of Hitachi Europe's Corporate Communications & Sustainability Office, discuss the importance of Hitachi's position as Principal Partner at COP26. They explain what happens at the conference and discuss how employees can become involved. Music by Jago Thornton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, Jean Becker of Indigenous Initiatives and HREI discusses the effects on truth and reconciliation. The UWaterloo community held two farewell events in honour of Feridun Hamdullahpur, our sixth president and vice-chancellor. The Sustainability Office is running its annual Bike Month event. And the School of Public Health and Health Systems changes its name. Links in this episode: Indigenous Student Resources: https://uwaterloo.ca/campus-wellness/indigenous-student-resources Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action: http://www.trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf Waterloo Grad Ready: https://uwaterloo.ca/student-success-office-resources/waterloo-grad-ready Waterloo Ready: https://uwaterloo.ca/student-success-office-resources/waterloo-ready School of Public Health Sciences: https://uwaterloo.ca/public-health-sciences/ Bike Month: https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/events/bike-month-2021 Campground residential school: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/brandon-residental-school-burial-site-1.6048104 TRC Report: http://www.trc.ca/about-us/trc-findings.html Hon. Murray Sinclair event: https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/events/honourable-murray-sinclair-national-indigenous-history-month Opera with Deantha Edmunds: https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/events/lunchtime-performance-deantha-edmunds-canadas-first-and-only **Transcript available on request

The mainstreaming of ESG is inevitable, with the European counterparts ahead of the game with a head start, and Asia playing catch up. Government regulations and Covid-19 has changed investor focus and attitudes in Asia, and the growth and momentum will continue. We will delve deeper into changing landscape in Asia and what investors starting out in sustainable investing can consider. Speakers:Eugenia Koh, Head, Sustainable Investing, Standard Chartered Bank Victor Wong, Head of Sustainability Office, UOB Asset Management 

Meet our second guest Khawla Al Nuaimi, an EcoRep at AUS from Fall 2019 to Fall 2020. In this episode, she shares her most memorable experiences being part of the Sustainability Office on campus, what it takes to be a great EcoRep, and her advice for new and budding EcoReps.

Hear from Madde and Makaela about their plant based journey on being vegetarian and vegan. Also hear about the impact of the dairy and meat industry on the environment and your health! For tips on how to get started on YOUR plant based journey stick to the end to learn more and come visit us in the Sustainability Office if you have any questions or want to share your story!

This episode, we are joined with Samantha Casey who works at the Sustainability Office at the University of Guelph. She is a recent graduate from the Environmental Governance program here at the university. She is a passionate advocate for climate change. She is also a co-founder of an organization that seeks to empower change in her community with youth powered solutions. Listen for great tips on how to get kids involved in waste reduction at home! **This episode was recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic** Here are links to resources recommended by Samantha in the episode: Sustainability Office at U of G: https://www.uoguelph.ca/campussustainability/ eMERGE: https://emergeguelph.ca/ Project Neutral: https://app.projectneutral.org/ Guelph Tool Library: https://guelphtoollibrary.org/ Rock What You've Got Cookbook: https://guelphfamilyhealthstudy.com/2019/09/19/rock-what-youve-got-recipes-for-reducing-food-waste/ Zero Waste Groceries: https://www.zerocery.ca/

Matt is the Sustainability Advisor at the University of Canterbury.  In this interview we learn about the upcoming Aotearoa SDG Summit Series as well as finding out about his life and the book he has coming out soon - "Common Ground".  I really enjoyed my conversation with Matt and am sure you will as well - if you do check out some of the other 228 other episodes in the back catalogue.   Email: matt.morris@canterbury.ac.nz Aotearoa Sustainable Development Goals Summit Series: https://www.facebook.com/AotearoaSDGsSummitSeries Email: nzsdgssummitseries@gmail.com First event link here UC Sustainability Office: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/life/sustainability/contact-us/ About the UC Sustainability Office The UC Sustainability Office is an on-campus hub for individuals and groups interested in how they can create positive change and promote sustainable practices within the University of Canterbury and wider community. The Sustainability Office organizes events, communicates pathways for change, promotes sustainability and supports a network of individuals and working groups across campus and wider community. We are a resource for staff, students and the wider community who want to connect with sustainable-minded others and create change in their own lives and spaces. UC Sustainability Office roles are: To help people see how sustainability relates to their area of work, research, studies and their wider lives. To act as a catalyst for the University in pursuing its charter intentions regarding sustainability and environmental leadership. To foster a culture of people prepared to make a difference in creating socio-ecologically sustainable societies. To value, recognise and reward people for sustainable efforts and participation.

Through Sustain Mizzou, the sustainability office was created to hire staff to track data on waste and the environment as well as focus on more programming. The pandemic has slashed budgets across campus leaving the sustainability office in limbo.

Izzy Quattrucci interviews Martha Larson and Alex Miller from the Carleton College Sustainability Office about the on-going geothermal project. More information about the project can be found at https://apps.carleton.edu/geothermal/ and learn more about the other working being done by Carleton's Sustainability Office at https://www.carleton.edu/sustainability/

Waterloo Ready, a pre-orientation introduced for Fall Term, gave upper-year students a chance to mentor incoming students. Miila Tuju, from the Faculty of Environment, was one of the mentors and shares her experience. Senate approves the implementation of a new survey to replace the existing course evaluations. The Sustainability Office has organized a number of challenges for Zero Waste Week. And there is another update to the University's guidelines on face coverings. Links in this episode: Course surveys: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2020-10-02#update-on-new-student-course-perceptions-survey] Quarantine package: https://uwaterloo.ca/international-student-guide/resources/feature/waterloo-student-quarantine-package Travel checklist: https://uwaterloo.ca/international-student-guide/resources/feature/covid-19-travel-and-quarantine-checklist International student travel plans and quarantine form: https://uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_43ia0Dv92VtPerr Zero waste: https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/events/zero-waste-week-2020-home-edition Waterloo Ready: https://uwaterloo.ca/welcome-warriors/waterloo-ready

Chapter 1: BC seems to be on the short-list for NHL hub cities...some speculate it could be announced as early as today!  Guest: Christian Aumell, CJOB Sports Show host Chapter 2: A two-day summit kicks off today that aims to explore innovative climate change solutions designed for a post-COVID-19 world. Climate Solutions Innovation Series is hosted by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, and Simon Fraser University's Sustainability Office and Office of Community Engagement. The free webinars are open to the public and will feature engaging discussions with local experts and an opportunity for participants to pose their own questions to the speakers. Guest: Dr. Zafar Adeel, Executive Director of the Pacific Water Research Centre Chapter 3: What great new fall TV shows should you be looking out for? How has television production been affected by the pandemic? To tell us more, we're joined now by Troy Reeb... Guest: Troy Reeb, Executive Vice President Broadcast Networks at Corus Entertainment Inc Chapter 4: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the provincial government stepped in to ensure our borders were safe guarded from the spread of the virus. But as of this weekend, those duties have been handed back to the feds. Guest: Mike Farnworth, Public Safety Minister Chapter 5:David Eby introduced not one, not two, but THREE bills yesterday which includes  ICBC changes, Ombudsperson concerns re: public emergency declarations and Liquor changes. Guest: David Eby, BC Attorney General Chapter 6: For a long time, black culture has been exploited by white artists - in music, in fashion, and in dance. A group of local dance leaders in Vancouver recently got together to address how the dance scene here can better respect black culture.  Guest: Nii “Prince” Engmann, educator and professional dancer Chapter 7:  If you're out enjoying nature this week, keep an eye open for the hundreds of local “citizen scientists” in Metro Vancouver who are hoping to find, identify, and document butterflies. The effort is supported by the David Suzuki Foundation and is a part of on-going plans that have led up to this week - National Pollinator Week.  Guest: Winnie Hwo, project lead Chapter 8: Should overdose deaths be noted daily like COVID deaths? Guest: Karen Ward, drug policy advisory and advocate

With 13 years of communications and public policy experience, Lara is the Chief of Staff of the Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department and the Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Houston. In addition to leading the Mayor’s Sustainability Office, Lara is the public face of ARA in the media as well as before City Council, industry stakeholders, and customers. Prior to joining the City of Houston, Lara was a member of Hill+Knowlton Strategies’ Houston office, providing strategic counsel in sustainability and social responsibility issues for a broad range of clients across the energy sector. Lara worked in Washington, DC and served as Communications Director for the Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, Vice Chairman of the House Transportation Committee, and Vice Chairman of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus, as well as for congressional campaigns in Colorado, West Virginia, and Texas. She also produced a web-based reality show for CNN and served as a Government & Marketing Consultant for SXSW Interactive in Austin. Lara attended the University of Texas in Austin where she graduated magna cum laude with degrees in History, Ancient History & Classical Civilizations, and Government. In 2013, she earned an MBA in Energy Finance and Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business, where she co-founded the UT Energy Savings Fund. http://www.greenhoustontx.gov/aboutus.html http://greenhoustontx.gov/climateactionplan/ https://nexuspmg.com/

Our special edition podcast for UN International Mountain Day 2019 (December 11th) brings you a panel of experts discussing the impacts of climate change on mountain ecosystems and communities. Canadian Mountain Network trainee and Mount Royal University journalism student Blaise Kemna recorded this engaging event held on November 4, 2019 at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, AB. The discussion features the perspectives of mountain researchers and guides who have contributed to The Alpine Club of Canada's annual State of the Mountains Report: Will Gadd - Named Mountain Hero by UN Environment; ACMG mountain guide; renowned mountain athlete Jim Gudjonson - Director of the Sustainability Office, Thompson Rivers University; ACMG/IFMGA mountain guide; and Vice-President for Facilities, Alpine Club of Canada David Hik - Professor of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University Lael Parrott - Professor of Earth, Environmental, Geographic Sciences and Biology, UBC Okanagan; Vice-President for Access & Environment, Alpine Club of Canada Dan Shugar - Associate Professor of Geosciences; and Director, Environmental Science Program, University of Calgary

In this episode, Ted Bardacke and Marjorie Alexander cover: What is clean energy and how does it get to us? What is the future of renewable and carbon-free energy? Will we ever succeed from the grid? How can residents get access to clean energy in their area? What if there are no local utilities offering clean energy in my area?   About our Ted Bardacke: Ted Bardacke, Executive Director of the Clean Power Alliance, has forged a unique career focusing on sustainable urbanism and economic development that spans three continents, including major stints in local government, non-profit organizations, journalism and academia. Ted comes to the Alliance from the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, where he was Director of Infrastructure and Deputy Director of the Mayor’s Sustainability Office. In those positions he was instrumental in both crafting and then implementing the city’s first-ever Sustainability Plan, with a particular emphasis on pursuing distributed systems in the electricity and water sectors, and utilizing mobility infrastructure to pursue low-carbon and ecologically beneficial outcomes. From 2003 to 2013, Ted worked in the Green Urbanism Program at Global Green USA and during the 1990s was a foreign correspondent for the Financial Times of London, based in Mexico City and Bangkok. A graduate of Wesleyan University and the Graduate School of Architecture at Columbia University, Ted has been a Visiting Fellow at Mexico City’s Centro de Transporte Sustentable and is a permanent Lecturer in the Urban Planning Program at UCLA.   Connect with Ted Bardacke and Clean Power Alliance: Clean Power Alliance website: https://cleanpoweralliance.org Benefits of Clean Energy: https://cleanpoweralliance.org/about-us/#benefits Residential Rates: https://cleanpoweralliance.org/rate-options/residential-rates/ Power Sources: https://cleanpoweralliance.org/about-us/power-sources/ Clean/Green Jobs & Contracting Opportunities: https://cleanpoweralliance.org/get-involved/job-contracting-opportunities/    Suggested Resources from Ted: Online: Local Government Commission Sam Roth’s Twitter (Energy Reporter at the LA Times) Books: The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells Losing Earth: A Climate History by Nathaniel Rich

Emily interviews Natalie Vasilivetsky, University of Guelph campus sustainability coordinator, about Composting and the circular economy. More information: https://www.uoguelph.ca/sustainability/composting-0 https://theontarion.com/2019/07/29/campus-composting-program-evolves-into-a-circular-food-economy-that-feeds-the-university/

Did you know that Mizzou recently was ranked the #2 university in the country for generating on-site renewable energy by the EPA? Or that our campus, which is a living botanic garden, became one of only 64 campuses to be a certified Bee Campus USA in 2017? As a comprehensive institution with a strong commitment to community, Mizzou remains a leader in innovative, sustainable solutions that change the world. Join Chancellor Cartwright for this week’s Inside Mizzou podcast where he talks with Raghu Raghavan, the manager of MU’s Sustainability Office; and Daniel Yuhasz, an intern with Mizzou Botanic Garden who is completing his doctoral degree in rural sociology. They discuss the multidisciplinary nature of sustainability as well as some of the initiatives happening across the Mizzou community. See the complete transcript here.

This morning, JB & Jack caught up with Ian Lobban the Water Sustainability Officer at Tamworth Regional Council. Ian answered all your questions regarding water that you submitted to us on Facebook including questions about how water restrictions are introduced, the Drought Management Plan and how the water within the Chaffey Dam is split between various entities. If you missed this chat, you can catch up here.

Episode Transcript Meghan Fay Zahniser – AASHE Executive Director This is always an exciting time for me and I hope for all of you as well. To start off, I wanted to offer a special recognition of the land and acknowledge that the history in Pittsburgh started with centuries of native American civilization throughout this region. Thank you for having us. We are grateful to be here and excited to be back in Pittsburgh. In the year since we last gathered, we face increasing challenges and it's easy to feel overwhelmed by them. But despite these global and local challenges, the AASHE community, those who are working day in and day out to advance sustainability in higher education, students, faculty, administrators, and staff are still making significant progress. We have more institutions being recognized for their sustainability achievements through STARS than ever before. We now have four STARS Platinum institutions. Congratulations to Colorado State University, University of New Hampshire, Stanford and UC Irvine. To emphasize the important role higher education case in advancing the sustainable development goals, I'm excited to share that the next version of STARS, version 2.2 slated for the launch next spring, will align each credit with the sustainable development goals. This will be a great opportunity to connect to the campus community, not just with a specific achievements noted in STARS, but also to advancing the global goals. After the conference, we'll be excited to launch a new STARS website and benchmarking tool. The ladder is something we've been working on for quite some time and we know has been of interest to many of you. Good news...it's coming. In addition to the progress on STARS, we have more resources in the hub AASHE online resource center than ever before. Thousands of case studies and examples of best practices and lessons learned from our community are there. We also have more ways to engage and connect with you throughout the year with centers for sustainability across the curriculum, various workshops and webinars, the mentorship program and our online community, which just launched this past spring and been incredibly well received by our members. We're working to help connect each of you with the tools and resources you need to achieve your institution's sustainability goals. AASHE's also working to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our organization and movement. We have a new diversity, equity and inclusion statement that demonstrates how and what we will be working on, including looking at all of our programs to identify ways to better integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything that we do. As Heather Hackman our closing keynote speaker from last year said "We cannot have a sustainable campus without addressing equity and social justice." In addition to improving our programs and offerings, we're also working to expand our partnerships and connect with organizations and efforts that will help strengthen sustainability in higher education education. Ann Erhardt – AASHE Board Member and CSO at Michigan State University We're now joined by Ann Erhardt, chief sustainability officer at Michigan State University and also a board member. So, tell us about the work of AASHE. As a board member, I'd love to just hear your thoughts on the importance of AASHE in Higher Ed and what the organization is working on. I've been a board member for two years and recently elected vice chair of the board. I'm really excited about being a part of AASHE and being a part of the board and helping shape the future of sustainability in higher education, and what we can do as a community across the country. So the work that AASHE's doing right now, everyone's enjoying our conference this week and learning a lot and we reach a broad audience of institutions, whether you're a small college or a major institution. We have something for everybody and I think the real value of the conference comes in coming together and having conversations with each other, sharing information, finding those connections and having a collective nature to it. And I think that's the future of our evolution is working more together towards the future. You're going to be speaking on a couple of panels today. Tell us just a little bit about what you'll be talking about just to give the listeners an idea of some of the sessions that are underway here. One session was with Consumer First Renewables and they are a partner that MSU has had to help construct our large solar carport installation on campus. We have a 10 megawatt system and a Customer First Renewables has been with us through the whole process as an excellent partner. And so, the panel we're on discusses how to get the green light to get solar on your campus or a large scale renewable system, and how that context fits different types of campuses. So, we had a lot of good questions. The other panelists was from Brown, so we had a really good discussion with the audience. Today, I am on a panel with the ISSP, which is the International Society for Sustainability Professionals, talking about the certification programs that ISSP has. They have a sustainable associate as well as a certified sustainability professional. We talked about that and growing that community to really help sustainability professionals really get some leverage and have people understand that this isn't a phase and that this is a science, this is a skillset and people who are sustainability professionals, or employee sustainability as part of their job, it's definitely a value add skill-set to have at any organization. I'd love to hear your thoughts, because you’re on the AASHE board as well as leading sustainability at a university. How do you think these universities, or sustainability professionals and faculty, can most utilize AASHE? How can they really get value from that organization rather than just being a member of the organization? What are some ways that universities can really realize value from AASHE? There definitely has been value since AASHE's inception, which has been over 10 years and I'm really happy to have been this doing this work for this long. Going forward, AASHE will be looking for feedback from our members, and we continually do that, but definitely letting audiences that come to the conference and our members know that it's a two way conversation and we want to know what you need and what value do you need from us, so that we can work that into the value that we provide. So whether you're a university, or a business that's a member, or a student group, or any organization affiliated with higher education, it's a two way conversation and we want to know what value you need from us. So please come and talk with any of the board members or any of the AASHE staff, and let us know what you think and what you need and we'll work on that. Solutions for Evaluating Projects: Quadruple Bottom Line and Financial Models for Carbon Neutrality I'm from the Sustainability Office at Cornell and will be talking to you today about what we call our quadruple bottom line analysis - building off the triple bottom line for sustainability - and how with this analysis we try to use mission alliance with sustainability impact areas to strengthen our carbon reduction project assessment process. So, rather than focused strictly on the single financial bottom line, or some sort of non-rigorous reputational factors and letting those drive our decision making, we try to do a purposeful metrics framework to assess projects across the traditional people, prosperity and planet, and then also our academic purpose. So one way where we applied this at Cornell, we had a proposal from all the assemblies at the university that we should have advance our carbon neutrality goal from 2050 to 2035. So, there was much more of an in depth process and I'm skimming over a lot of it at the moment, but there was a group that got together and said, "Okay, what are some strategies we could use to do this? Is it technically possible and are the tools even out there for us?" We thought there probably were, but what's it going to cost us? Can we do this from a financial and from a real mission perspective without really undermining the other goals of the university. So, a high-level senior leaders group was put together to take a look at that and create what we call the Options for Achieving Carbon Neutral Campus report. It's a detailed technical analysis of what we thought were all the feasible technical options, mostly around energy needs of the campus and particularly how we were going to heat an institution in upstate New York - a major research institute in kind of a harsh climate - without burning something. Not that easy. So, we did an updated financial analysis and we also introduced new tools, one of which is this quadruple bottom line analysis. We also looked at the potential impact of upstream leakage of the fuel source and what might be the risk factors of attributing a social cost to that carbon. What if we have a carbon price in the future? So, we think about all of these things that sort of changed our decision making. Cheryl Wanko – Professor of English at West Chester University Tell us a little bit about yourself and what you're doing at the conference. So, I'm a professor of English at Westchester University, which is a mid-size regional state institution in Pennsylvania. I've been teaching there since 1993. I was hired teach 18th century British literature, I had a scholarly midlife crisis and I'm now slowly turning my research and teaching interests to teaching sustainability. So that's why I'm here. You're speaking at the conference as well and you're talking about incorporating sustainability into the curriculum. Tell us a little bit about that and how you're working on that at Westchester. So, a group of folks back in 2016 decided that they wanted to build on some prior efforts of bringing in experts to talk about sustainability in the curriculum and we wanted to then do it in house. So. We designed this program that we called the Brandywine Project. Brandywine is our region, and there's the Brandywine River that runs through it, so it's place-based education. We decided to design a two day workshop for faculty, in which faculty would work on their syllabus and then submit them at the end of the semester so that we would make sure that we're infusing sustainability content across the curriculum. So my colleague, Eliza, and I ran this two day workshop in January and then reviewed the syllabus at the end of the summer. So, this is one of the ways in which we're trying to infuse sustainability and one of the major ways in which I'm involved campus wide in this effort. A lot of great work happening around incorporating sustainability into the curriculum. AASHE obviously is a great resource for that. I understand this is your first time at AASHE conference. What are your impressions on the conference and are you learning anything else about how others are doing what you're trying to do? Well, this is my first day at the conference and I have to admit looking at the agenda of all the sessions, it's overwhelming but then it's just so encouraging to see so many people in so many ways at so many institutions working on sustainability projects. So, that's my initial response to the conference - it's just an embarrassment of riches. I'm so looking forward to spending the next two days exploring this. We were assigned to present with another group from the University of Kentucky, and so they were in our session and it was so wonderful to hear this completely different way of approaching training faculty and helping faculty see how sustainability can work in their disciplines and their classrooms. So, we were able to and contrast, share strategies and share results in order to improve both of our workshops at our two campuses. Sustainability Employee Discussion on Carbon Offsets and Sequestration Is anybody right incorporating sequestration into their greenhouse gas inventory? Not in our inventory but we do it through our carbon offset projects. So, I work within the Office of Sustainability for Carbon Offsets Initiative and we've enabled like 6,000 to 10,000 trees to be planted throughout the US and we've developed our own offset protocol to try to keep these projects local. So, the way we do the measurement is we engage a peer institution to come take a look at our projects. So, we planted a thousand trees in Durham partnering with Delta Airlines last year and we had American University come verify the number of trees that were planted. As those trees grow, we get other peer institutions to come verify and evaluate the growth of those trees. Duke has a massive forest, I think it's about 6,000 or 7,000 acres of forest and we've actually developed guidance material on carbon sinks that is on our website that I'd invite you to take a look at. We don't count the forest in our emissions footprint, because to do that inventory would be pretty substantial and expensive and we don't consider that to an additional impact on climate change. So, there's no plan for removing that forest and there's a lot of academic value that's gained from having that forest currently. So, when we were initially looking at our climate action plan we were considering, "Well if we just count this forest, we're carbon neutral already, but nothing was going to happen to it." So, there's sort of two different options that we present in this guidance document. One is the tree replacement policy and keeping track of how many trees you have on campus, and then if you're replacing trees that are removed for aesthetic reasons, new buildings being constructed or what damage or a storm or something like that. If you're replacing those, that would occur in the business as usual scenario and any trees you plant above and beyond that, you can count those against your emissions footprint. The other option is, you don't have to do a whole campus inventory of all the trees and track that going forward. You can just designate a plot of land and create a learning forest there. So, you have to show that learning forest wouldn't have occurred in business as usual scenarios and then you can measure how much carbon is there and that will actually count as a carbon sink, because it's additional. Daita Serghi – AASHE Manager of Educational Programs Tell us a little bit about what you do at AASHE. So, I am the education programs manager at AASHE and oversee all of our education and professional development offerings. So, everything from the weekly webinars every Wednesdays at 3:00 PM EST, to the in-person workshops, as well as all the sessions at the conference. So, I managed the call for proposals all the way through review, scheduling and then actually being at the conference. That sounds like a lot of work that you're in charge of and we all see the webinars and all of the great educational material that you guys are putting out. So, excellent work on all that. Let's talk a little bit about the conference here - AASHE 2018 in Pittsburgh. Tell us a little bit about what you guys have put together and what people will be experiencing over the next couple days here at AASHE 2018. We're excited to be in Pittsburgh for the second time. This is the first conference where we're coming back to a city. For AASHE 2018, we have over 340 concurrent sessions, twenty workshops and eight films in the film festival - this is a new type of session that we're offering this year. The students enjoyed thirty-four concurrent sessions for the student summit, which is specifically just for students. We had over 400 students attend that today. We're expecting a total of about 2,000 attendees, and 800 of those will be presenters for all those sessions. So, we're excited to be welcoming them. There will be also about 200 posters for the poster session. A lot of stuff, a lot of information, a lot of schools being represented here and a lot of faculty, sustainability professionals and I've seen a lot of students running around. Looks like it's going to be a great week. How about AASHE in general and the work that you're leading at AASHE? What kind of programs are you leading in the educational space and what can we expect in the next year or so from AASHE? Thank you, Josh. That's a great question. I also want to mention one more thing about this year's conference, and that is that we have attendees coming from almost 20 different countries and I think that speaks to the theme of this year's conference that we went global, addressing the sustainability development goals. For next year, we don't know what the theme will be yet, but we do know that we are going to the west coast in Spokane at the end of October next year. So, I'm looking forward to seeing you and everyone who's listening next year. We will have another great conference and hopefully at least as many sessions and people attending. AASHE in general, we have another full schedule of webinars. We are continuing to plan for the Centers for Sustainability Across the Curriculum Workshops. We have partnered with fourteen different institutions to run curriculum workshops for faculty. Anyone is welcome to attend and this will be posted on our website shortly. We have centers from Hong Kong to Hawaii to Canada and throughout the US. So, this is definitely a good resource for faculty to look into. We also have regular in-person workshops. There is also a curriculum leadership workshop that AASHE is running, as well as a workshop for diversity, equity and inclusion and the connection with sustainability. Another one that we invite sustainability professionals, staff or faculty to come to is a three day retreat that hopefully will be hosted in Boulder, Colorado next summer. You had one of those last year, is that right? Yeah, we have had this for three or four years every summer. What kind of things can people expect at that retreat? I've heard a lot about that retreat. Just take last year for instance. What did you guys talk about and what kind of programs are led at that retreat? Yeah, it's a three-day retreat that combines sessions and workshop type of activities with some retreat activities. So, we're trying to also have people relaxed and especially network with a small group that is coming, which is small compared to the conference. It's about 40 to 50 people in general. It's led by Aurora Winslade, director of sustainability at Swarthmore College, and Leith Sharp, who is running the executive program at Harvard. So, they are the ones who designed the agenda, but we do some sessions on how to transform sustainability from the bottom up and top down, and some strategies on working within your institutions to transform our institutions. Everything is on our website. Go under events and education. Dr. Amy Tuininga – Director of the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies at Montclair State University Why don't you start by telling us a little bit about what you do at Montclair State? I'm the director of the institute as you mentioned. I oversee programs and initiatives for students to engage with faculty and community members and a large range of organizations around sustainability issues involving food, water, energy, any number of different kinds of sustainability initiatives. Some of them include things like our Green Business Recognition program support system. So, in the state of New Jersey there's something called Sustainable Jersey and municipalities can get points and become certified Sustainable Jersey. One of the ways that they can get points is through initiating a green business recognition program that serves small businesses within communities. So, our students go out into several communities throughout the state of New Jersey and help to support those small businesses in becoming more sustainable and identifying initiatives that they can undertake to be more sustainable. We have logos and they get window clings and things that they can market their business as a green business. So, it benefits the business, it generates cost savings for them and then the municipality gets points towards their certification which allows them to apply for other grants for things like solar and EV charging stations in town. You're here promoting some work in the poster program - your Green Teams program. Why don't you tell us a little bit about that? Our Green Teams Program started in 2016 when I started at Montclair State University. We partner teams of undergraduates with corporations and other organizations. The students come from a range of different universities. Last year we had 18 universities participate in the program and students coming from 42 different degree programs. So, it's students from a variety of different disciplines working together on a team, a transdisciplinary team, to address sustainability challenges that corporations like Honeywell and Stryker and Hackensack Meridian Health face. So, the companies apply to the program and they give us a list of deliverables. In some cases, that's a nonprofit or a municipality that's applying. And then we construct the teams. We have a multi-institution review panel, so we have faculty and staff coming from different universities that review the applications. Then there's a cut and certain applicants that make the cut are invited to interview. Then, we have this same team interview the students and the students are offered a position. So, those students that are offered a position, we then construct teams and we maximize diversity. So, diversity in their academic background, in their ethnic background, cultural, in the languages that they speak, the universities that they come from and the disciplines that they represent on the team. Then, we make sure that the composition of that team also has the background to address what it is the companies are asking for. So, some examples of the kinds of things that companies ask us for are helping them put together a dashboard for waste reduction and tracking their waste and waste reduction rates. We did that for Honeywell. We have companies like Earth Friendly Products ask us for assistance with water reduction and reducing the amount of water that they're using in their manufacturing, treating their wastewater and coming up with new methods. We have companies that ask us to help them with their energy such as New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance and Hackensack Meridian Health hospital systems. So, the students do a lot of research. They put together a lot of information for the companies and the companies actually use it. So, you can find on ADP's website or Honeywell's website, information that the students have put together in marketing materials or infographics. We've worked with Prudential Financial global investment management real estate group, to help them put together a Get Green Guide for their property managers. Some of these resources that we've put together now are available on our website, on our resources page. The companies have said that this would be a good resource for other organizations to use and so they've opened it up and made it available to others and so that's growing right now as well. Where can people go check that out online? So, you can go to our website: www.montclair.edu/csam/iss. You'll find information on the green teams and other initiatives that we have there, but our resources page is there as well. You can also find the student application and the corporate organization application is also there. It's great that you're here and able to share that with everyone because that could be a great program for any school. Tell us a little bit about what you're seeing at the conference. We're on the last day of the conference now. What have you experienced and maybe a highlight from the event? I've met a lot of people that are doing similar work. It's a cross cut of people coming from facilities and training programs and administration and faculty, and so it's nice to have that mix. I've been able to network with people at other universities, similar universities that have programs where aspects of them might be things that we want to think about or we can share ideas. So that's great. Then networking pieces is fantastic, and being put in touch with individuals doing similar kinds of things. One of the sessions that I was just at was about Second Nature and the CRUX network, and the campus community partnerships. They discussed how they developed some tools to assess needs within the community, and that's something that we're doing in the city of Newark in New Jersey. So, I'm very interested in the methods and they've made it open source as well. So I'm excited to learn more about CRUX. Approaches to Carbon Offset Procurement Matthew Arsenault – Duke Program Manager of the Carbon Offsets Initiative Sounds like your job specifically relates to the carbon offset initiative and you’re not part of the sustainability office, right? Well, we are in the sustainability office. That seems great because this takes a lot of energy and attention to even learn what is out there. I'm curious if institutions that have set a carbon neutrality goal ever wish they had set some other kind of goal that doesn't require offsets? Maybe this applies to you. You're prioritizing this last chunk of emissions with offsets. Do people feel like their efforts could be better served elsewhere? It's a great question. I think if given the choice for Duke to have our current status quo, which is carbon neutrality by 2024, knowing we're going to lean heavily on offsets in the early term - to have that or the alternate scenario of having a much later carbon neutrality goal, where maybe we can reduce to net zero internally on our own. Given that choice, I think I would have to choose the situation we're in now. We're going to invest in offsetting projects where we're very confident in their legitimacy and doing our due diligence in making sure that we feel really good about them. We're developing some of our own projects that are developing offsets, so we obviously feel very comfortable about those projects. For Duke, I'm happy we have an early neutrality goal, even if it means using offsets, I'm still happy that we have it. John Pumilio – Director of Sustainability at Colgate University The scope one and scope two emissions are pretty straightforward, right? You can measure that with a high level of confidence. When you start getting into the scope three stuff, you're doing surveys and you're doing estimates, and it gets quite murky. We've experienced this over the past 10 years. With our first greenhouse gas inventory, I'm fortunate because I did the first greenhouse gas inventory and now I'm doing year number 10. So I've seen the maturation of how we acquire data and I remember the glazed look in people's eyes when we first came to them, asking for air travel data. The institution had no idea how much we were traveling collectively, not in dollars spent and not in air tickets issued or anything. It was all over the place. We've come a long way since then to get more accurate data. So, our footprint isn't apples to apples. We've gotten a lot better at measuring our data now. I have the economists that I talk to on our campus who vehemently argue that we should not be responsible at all for our scope three emissions. It's scope one and scope two, and we would be crazy to spend any money on offsets or otherwise trying to offset scope three emissions. Then you can imagine people on campus on the other side of things, who want embedded emissions included or the nitrogen footprint included and all of that. So yeah, the perfect can't stand in the way of good. You need to start somewhere and we are higher ed institutions, and we need to be open and welcome to those criticisms and try to figure out the best way forward as leaders.

Dr Sharon McIver founded social enterprise 'Our Daily Waste' and in this conversation we talk about her entrepreneurial journey.  Before getting to that though we discuss her childhood as well as work as a music journalist that meant she reviewed hundreds of albums and interviewed many musicians such as Radiohead and Ben Harper.  We also talk about her doctoral thesis on outdoor dance culture which also looked at the influence of the New Zealand landscape on Kiwi music.  This is one of those conversations where we end up talking about many, many topics so you are sure to enjoy it! Website: https://ourdailywaste.co.nz/ From the site: "Our Daily Waste is owned and operated by Dr. Sharon McIver, who utilises her experience as a consultant, lecturer, event organiser, writer, and public speaker to provide practical support to people wanting to engage in greater waste reduction. At events, she is supported by a team of hard working staff who, haul, sort and pick up trash to ensure that the events are kept clean and tidy and the recycling gets recycled. Whether her gloves are on or off, she is committed to her mission to Clean Up Aotearoa  (see Facebook posts). Sharon first started thinking about rubbish during her doctoral research on Aotearoa outdoor dance culture (University of Canterbury, Cultural Studies) when she began picking up litter during and after the events, and in doing so discovered a seam of research not often discussed in rave culture analysis. After graduating in 2008, Sharon began working for the Sustainability Office at the University of Canterbury where she undertook an audit of 500+ bags of the university’s waste in 2010, and prepared a report that would form the basis for an upgrade of the recycling system that she implemented throughout 2011-2. In 2012, Sharon left the UC to set up Our Daily Waste, which utilises her vast working experience in a range of industries including: tertiary education, media, retail, child care, hospitality, aged people’s care, banking and cleaning. To book Sharon for a talk, workshop or conference please email Sharon McIver sharon@ourdailywaste.co.nz "

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