For over a decade the EU has played a leading role in sustainability leadership and reporting. In Part 3 of our 'State of Play' series with &BLOOM , we explored the landscape with our resident expert Sydney Straver : Key EU regulations such as the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) , Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) Navigating challenges and pushback on regulations due to political shifts and implementation difficulties for businesses Discussion of push towar...
Jun 03, 2025•15 min
ESG and Sustainable Finance has gone through a challenging period recently, and a fair bit of it has been driven based on policy in the United States. In Part 2, of our State of Play Special with &BLOOM explores trends in the US in 2025, notably: Potential cut in climate funding (Inflation Reduction Act) and how climate disclosures are negatively affected Response from businesses Implications of Tariffs Why changes can prompt a rethink on how to interpret ESG and business strategy In this vo...
May 28, 2025•11 min
Trying to keep track of sustainable finance but not sure where to start? Well we have teamed up with our friends at &BLOOM to deliver a State of Play: Sustainable Finance series covering four key jurisdictions: Australia/New Zealand, EU, US and Asia. For Part 1, we delve into Australia and New Zealand - looking into mandatory sustainability reporting, challenges, the industry and what to look forward to. Whether you're brand new to sustainability or in the thick of reporting and stewardship ...
May 12, 2025•11 min
A serial social entrepreneur, Tom Dawkins knows how to build and grow impact driven businesses. He co-founded StartSomeGood, a platform for to support social good projects/businesses with fundraising, education, community and partnerships. More recently, Tom and the team at LendForGood are solving the problem of the 'missing middle', by connecting enterprises to impact investors to access much needed funding to help them scale. Tom has a wealth of experience and is a great story teller: Concept ...
Apr 02, 2025•41 min
From shaping New York's cycling infrastructure in the 90's to teaching a pioneering university course on underground spaces - Antonia Cornaro's dedication to improving our urban landscapes is world class. Listen more about: Antonia's work on New York City's first cycling map and master plan in the 1990s Examples of underground energy solutions, such as district heating and cooling systems and geothermal energy What an underground space is like Experience at the World Systemic Forum It was clear ...
Mar 16, 2025•40 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Making our roads and streets better is not just about less traffic, but how we get around - an area Geert Kloppenburg is very much immersed in. A mobility expert, Geert is internationally recognised for his vision on transport, implementation and financing. He helped introduce electric vehicles into The Netherlands in 2008, founding DOET (Dutch Organisation for Electric Transport) and founded the 'Low Car Diet' which encouraged greater travel by public transport, bike and electric cars. This can...
Feb 19, 2025•56 min•Season 7Ep. 3
How can we redefine the concept of a city, more sustainable and future proof for society's needs? Underground spaces and urban design is Joyce van den Berg's forte and plays a vital role in the Netherlands development as Chief Design/Landscape Architect at the City of Amsterdam. Making the transition from a designer into her work in sustainable cities, Joyce has integrated a systems approach. Looking into areas previously overlooked such as biodiversity and soil management creates efficiency and...
Jan 28, 2025•30 min•Season 7Ep. 2
It's becoming harder and harder to decipher the signal from the noise - no matter what we read/hear. The climate is no different, lobbying, politics, unethical corporate behaviour are just some reasons mis/disinformation is rife across the space. Couple that with the manipulative and sensationalist nature of social media platforms creates an unruly storm preventing robust climate policy and transition away from fossil fuels. This is why today's episode is so important. We spoke to Chris Cooper, ...
Jan 15, 2025•48 min•Season 7Ep. 1
What a year! Wrapping up 2024, is the second episode of our Climate Policy series with Net Nada. We have one the most dynamic and driven people Australia's climate-tech space - Stanley Tanudjaja. Stan recently completed his Honours in Renewable Energy Engineering, and also boasts an impressive experience including renewable energy consulting, academia in labs and three venture backed start-ups. His most recent venture was co-founding Giants Collective, bringing together some of the world's most ...
Dec 19, 2024•41 min
We're back after a bit of a break - and we've got a super listen featuring Eezu Tan of Climate Writers, in collaboration with the team at Net Nada! Eezu is also the co-founder of a grassroots community called Climate Writers. Once a month, she gathers friends in a room to write to letters to politicians on climate action and learn from experts. Since starting two years ago, Climate Writers has sent 400+ personalised letters, welcomed 180+ people and have had dozens of meetings with MPs across Gr...
Nov 26, 2024•38 min
India’s growing demand in urbanisation and energy poses an urgent challenge in its decarbonisation efforts. 💡 Welcoming our final guest of the season, Mahak Agrawal, a Sustainability and Urban Planner expert and Global Campaigns Lead at Climate Clock, talks to us about her insights on the climate progress and status in India that challenges our pursuit of a renewable future. As a recognised expert in ESG reporting, Mahak has authored numerous scientific publications on climate change and sustai...
Sep 11, 2024•53 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Can we shift from a dig and ship, to a mining and making economy? 💡Monica Richter, an accomplished Senior Manager Low Carbon Futures at WWF and Project Director at Materials and Embodied Carbon Leaders Alliance (MECLA), talks with us this week to share her insights on how we can think about decarbonisation and our understanding of embodied carbon. With over two decades experience in the sustainability space, she has kickstarted several initiatives including the Business Renewables Centre-Austra...
Aug 22, 2024•49 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Welcome to Part 2! Last year we did an episode with our friends University of Queensland Innovation and Entrepreneurship Society (UQIES) on the Sustainable Innovation Challenge (SIC) Hackathon. We’re back with Part 2 of our special podcast and this year’s hackathon theme is circular economy. We’re excited to collaborate with Sustainable Innovators Club proudly named after the iconic SIC hackathon. This episode we dive in and explore the student hackathon experience and what their current start-u...
Aug 08, 2024•32 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Last year we did an episode with our friends University of Queensland Innovation and Entrepreneurship Society (UQIES) on the Sustainable Innovation Challenge (SIC) Hackathon. We’re back with another special podcast and this year’s hackathon theme is circular economy. We’re excited to collaborate with Sustainable Innovators Club, proudly named after the iconic SIC hackathon. This episode we dive in and explore the student hackathon experience and what their current startup journey is looking like...
Aug 01, 2024•26 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Air pollution and heatwaves are just some of the few climate issues that pose significant dangers to our health long-term, but how? Given the current climate landscape, it’s no surprise to Kim Loo that patient healthcare outcomes are beginning to reflect this, highlighting the urgent need for systemic reforms to address the growing climate impacts on public health. Joining us this week is Kim Loo, a renowned General Practitioner and Climate Advocate, who will share her intriguing insights on the...
Jul 17, 2024•41 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Cyclones, bushfires, floods - just some of the natural disasters have become very risky business for Australians. As an expert in the physical risk space Alex Pui understands well the importance of data and modelling in managing these hazards. He is currently Senior Vice President of the Climate and Sustainability Consulting at Marsh McLennan and joins us this week to share his profound insights into the quantitative side of climate/disaster risk. Alex has over a decade experience in climate mod...
Jul 03, 2024•46 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Ever wondered how everyday shareholder can make large corporates better? It's no mean feat, but Adam Verwey , Founder and CEO of SIX , wants to shake things up, giving Aussie retail investors more say than they've ever had... SIX's mission to increase the shareholder power of investors by providing opportunities to drive positive ethical change at Australia’s largest companies, as well as unlocking capital for new and emerging for-purpose companies. Adam is also founder of Future Super , Austral...
Jun 19, 2024•42 min
Policy and protein - two highly critical areas in the decarbonisation agenda and affect many. We had the pleasure of having a chat with Lilly Tong, a recent graduate from Harvard Kennedy School. Lilly pivoted her career from software engineering to climate, and had a her own podcast - Make Peas Not Beef (in show notes below!) She also developed an insightful thesis all about the 'Future of Protein' where she talked about the need for alternative proteins to help overcome food security and redesi...
Jun 05, 2024•45 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Welcome to Season 6! We’re kicking off our newest season and episode with the hotly debated topic of carbon markets , joined by Jack Warren , a practitioner in the space! Discover how Jack defines the concept of Net Zero and his perspective on how carbon markets are efficient. Learn more about: - How Jack transitioned from Partnerships and Sales into a career focused on Climate - What Net Zero and the Carbon Offset Market is - How Jack has helped companies set carbon reduction plans and ensure a...
May 28, 2024•53 min•Season 6Ep. 1
We are rounding out Season 5, with a special episode with Vis talking to two of our sustainability leaders Angela and Yuri! Angela and Yuri, have done great work for Greenfluence in marketing and podcasting, and have now leading their organisations Perspective Pioneers and UQSIC respective. Hear more, as we unpack: - Their Greenfluence experience - Passion areas in sustainability, and advice for young people - What Perspective Pioneers and UQSIC are all about - How you can help grow their commun...
May 06, 2024•42 min•Season 5Ep. 7
From Colombia to Yale University , in today's podcast brings you an amazing advocate for sustainability, Daniel González ! Sustainability changemakers don't come as determined as Daniel! He is one to watch as he is a Business and Sustainability Specialist at Yale University, was a Technical Program Manager of Climate Data and Software Solutions at Google, and has done much, much more in the data analysis space! He also passionate about climate tech, funding, and international students in the spa...
Mar 27, 2024•44 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Coming from mountainous Nepal was one of the most passionate and sustainability focused young persons, Sagar Koirala. Sagar wears many hats, alongside his role as the Regional Focus Point -Asia Pacific with the Sendai Children and Youth Group, dedicated to Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives. He has a powerful connection to the environment, having witnessed the degradation of his home village in Nepal whilst at school. Since then, he has consulted as part of UNFCCC, represented his country at CO...
Mar 04, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Half the worlds GDP is reliant on nature, but how can we appreciate it if we don't know it's worth? We were privileged to talk to Paula DiPerna, a renowned expert and leader in environmental strategy and carbon markets. Paula is a Special Advisor at the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which is the leading organisation on global company environmental disclosure. She was also instrumental in establishing the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the world's first cap-and-trade system, covering six gree...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 4
What do you think about when you hear carbon emissions or decarbonisation? Solar panels are one part of the problem, but our next guest Pavina Adunratanasee is excited about far more, and is all aboard building exciting solutions! Pavina works for Emerging Tech & Innovation at Iberdrola, where she works closely in projects covering distributed energy storage, and transportation. Coming from Thailand and with global experience, Pavina is very passionate about why people move, and channeling c...
Jan 31, 2024•48 min•Season 5Ep. 3
2024 will be another big year on climate, as you may be aware. Our second episode in Season 5 saw us chat with Arielle Gamble, who is making waves for climate action at the grassroots level! Arielle is the CEO and Co-Founder of Groundswell Giving, a community which provides much needed funding to local organisations making a positive impact on sustainability! The great thing is, everyday individuals like us can get involved too. Coming from a publishing and human rights background, Arielle talks...
Jan 16, 2024•43 min•Season 5Ep. 2
As the year draws to a close, we are excited to kick off Season 5 with Rujuta Natu, who is solving the challenging problem of emissions management. Rujuta is the founder of Mantaray, an organisation with helps businesses make more sustainable purchasing choices, by giving insights on where to reduce their supply chain emissions. She has had an exciting career path from engineer to corporate lawyer to now a founder. Hope you enjoy the episode, and be sure to follow Rujuta and Mantaray below! ____...
Dec 21, 2023•37 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Wrapping up Season 4, included two legends who want to revolutionise social impact and increase volunteering - the lifeblood our community! Charlie and Liam have developed Voli, which measures, matches, manages and rewards the workplace and community 'giving' creating a positive ripple effect in society! We had a fantastic conversation, talking about how the idea came about, how it would be rolled out to large organisations and future plans to take the industry by storm! You won't want to miss t...
Nov 13, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 10
At just 16, Chloe McCormick is already doing plenty of things to solve the biggest problem of her generation. A digital native herself, she is the Creator of Code <Green/>, a platform and board game teaching primary school students about climate change through coding. She is a podcaster herself, and interviews Australia's top business leaders as Host of Dynamic Climate. Also, Chloe was selected for the Space for Planet Earth Incubator Research Program where she will be using satellite imag...
Nov 01, 2023•39 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Sustainability needs to be driven by youth, and Izzy Zhu-Maguire personifies this in her amazing work! Izzy is a Project Coordinator at Monash Sustainable Development Institute, and authored a landmark report 'AusNZPac Youth SDG Index' which looked at how young people in the region are faring against UN Sustainability Development Goals. She is also passionate about the intersections between climate change, human rights and gender equality. Izzy is the founder of 'Amplify Afghan Women' aiming to ...
Oct 16, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Our oceans provide so much value to biodiversity, necessary for ecosystems and also for humans. We were fortunate to be joined by the accomplished Tim Silverwood, co-founder of Ocean Impact Organisation (OIO) which is Australia's first ocean impact ecosystem and startup accelerator. Tim is an award-winning environmentalist who has dedicated his life to tackling plastic pollution and more recently helping start-ups thrive. Learn more about Tim's journey and some exciting work OIO is up to!...
Sep 26, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 7
