LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability Jane Goodland speaks to David Schwimmer, LSEG’s Chief Executive Officer, to discuss the critical role that the financial services sector has to play in climate action. The conversation focuses on how the industry is facilitating investment to reduce emissions via voluntary carbon markets, and is also leading change in disclosure and regulatory standards to ensure effective capital allocation and delivery of mandated climate transition plans. The Net Zero Conve...
Jul 19, 2022•9 min•Season 2Ep. 94
LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability Jane Goodland speaks to Bryony Widdup, Partner at DLA Piper, to discuss the roadmap towards net zero and the critical role that the financial services industry has to play in climate action. The conversation focuses on how sustainable finance and investments are mobilising capital, and engagement between the public and private sectors, as well as the NGO community, are bringing together implementation on these commitments. Bryony also identifies some of the hu...
Jul 12, 2022•12 min•Season 2Ep. 93
LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability Jane Goodland speaks to Javier Echave, Heathrow’s Chief Financial Officer, to discuss the roadmap towards net zero and the critical role that the aviation industry has to play in climate action. The conversation focuses on the industry’s broader sustainability issues and how it is tackling carbon reduction, as well as other key matters such as human and nature trafficking. Javier also explains Heathrow’s long-term ambition and where he sees opportunities to dr...
Jul 05, 2022•12 min•Season 2Ep. 92
Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson is a leader in technology, investment and social impact initiatives. In 2018, she founded VC Include, an ecosystem of women, Black, Latinx, Indigenous and LGBTQ+ fund managers and alternative investments. In this episode, Keesa Schreane chats to Bahiyah about launching VC Include, why triple bottom line investments have grown to create a framework for how we invest in a way that is good for people and planet, and how she is developing a holistic infrastructure and ecosys...
Jun 29, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 91
Recorded on location in the studios at the London Stock Exchange, Keesa Schreane caught up with Jane Goodland, LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability, to find out more about the organisation’s first climate transition plan and the importance of Scope 1 & 2 whilst opening the way for Scope 3. Jane shares how LSEG hopes to achieve its science-based targets to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2040. She also talks through the challenge of universal disclosure and the ...
May 31, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 90
Recorded on location at the historic Mansion House in the City of London, the 693rd Lord Mayor London, Vincent Keaveny, spoke in person to our host Keesa Schreane ahead of the Net Zero Delivery Summit, that was supported by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), which took place at the halfway milestone between COP26 in Glasgow and COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh. In our exclusive interview, the Lord Mayor talked to us about the City of London Corporation's own climate action strategy, which has the goals...
May 17, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Recognised as the father of Impact Investing and European venture capital, Sir Ronald Cohen is a philanthropist, venture capitalist, and private equity investor. He is Chairman of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and Chair of the Impact Weighted Accounts Initiative at Harvard Business School. In this episode, host Keesa Schreane chats to Sir Ronald about measuring impact weighted accounts, the importance of social factors such as diversity and inclusion and workforce engagement to...
Apr 28, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Exclusive interview with Gizelle George Joseph of Goldman Sachs In this episode, host Keesa Schreane is joined by Gizelle George Joseph, Global Chief Operating Officer of the Global Investment Research Division at Goldman Sachs, where she works closely with divisional leadership on the management of global investment research, as well as the development and execution of key strategic initiatives. Gizelle has played a leading role in publishing research that addresses social and economic racial i...
Apr 14, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 87
In this episode, host Keesa Schreane is joined by South African business leader Jonathan Oppenheimer, Executive Chairman of Oppenheimer Generations, to get his feedback on partnerships and opportunities, as well as risks in the region. Jonathan's career includes N.M. Rothschild and Sons, as well as De Beers, where he held a number of senior management roles in southern Africa and London. He is also on the board of trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an organization focusi...
Mar 30, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 86
We’ll be back in the new year with new episodes of the Refinitiv Sustainability Perspectives podcast , but today we have a special bonus episode, featuring a conversation with Bob Litterman, founding partner at Kepos Capital . Prior to Kepos Capital, Bob led a U.S. subcommittee appointed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission created to explore climate-related risk during the previous United States administration. Bob caught up with guest interviewer Jamie McDonald in California, and chatte...
Dec 29, 2021•14 min
We’ll be back in the new year with new episodes of the Refinitiv Sustainability Perspectives podcast, but today we have a special bonus episode for you, featuring a conversation with FTSE Russell CEO Arne Staal . FTSE Russell is a global index provider and research house, and a sister company to Refinitiv under the LSEG umbrella. By latest estimates, around $18 trillion of capital are benchmarked against their indices. Arne caught up with guest interviewer Jamie McDonald in California about what...
Dec 20, 2021•16 min
Supply chain pain is persistent and is likely to linger well into 2022 and tech companies no doubt are feeling a lot of that pain. Is there a way for tech companies to solve for supply chain issues while having a positive environmental impact and also generating revenues? In this episode, Keesa Schreane is joined by Christoph Schell , Chief Commercial Officer at HP , who shares HP’s journey through supply chain concerns and building a sustainable business. Christoph has been with HP for more tha...
Nov 04, 2021•17 min
Welcoming back our first ever podcast guest, Nikita Singhal, who is the Co-Head of Sustainable Investment & ESG at Lazard Asset Management. Nikita oversees the firm's ESG integration strategy and co-chairs the firm’s ESG Steering Group and sits on the firm’s Proxy Voting Committee. She also leads client engagement and thought leadership on ESG topics. We're hearing a lot about the possibility of a market correction in the near term - what does this mean for ESG investing and what are the eff...
Sep 20, 2021•20 min
We welcome Agnes Gourc, Head of Sustainable Capital Markets at BNP Paribas, as she joins Keesa to explore why she strongly believes ESG in the Credit Markets should not be considered "niche" markets. They also discuss the success factors and how education goes both ways between companies and investors and the importance of everyone speaking the same language when we talk about what we want to measure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....
Sep 07, 2021•24 min
Jeffrey Korzenik is Chief Investment Strategist for one of America's largest commercial banks, responsible for the allocation guidance for over US$40 billion in investments. He is a leading expert on the reemployment of people with criminal records and the author of the new book, " Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community ". Today, Keesa and Jeff discuss the topic and importance of second-chance hiring, how it is part of the overall 'S' in corporation's...
Aug 05, 2021•14 min
Disengaged workers cost the US Economy $450-550 billion per year. How do we move from this to ensuring that employees are engaged and satisfied? Keesa is speaking with Sarah Bratton-Hughes, Head of Sustainability, North America at Schroders , discussing the the theme of 'quality jobs'. Sarah believes this is not as simple as meaning just 'higher wages', but it is about including other key needs and opportunities, how the jobs impact companies and their culture and the statistics in relation to t...
Jun 28, 2021•17 min
Welcome to the first episode of our Limited Series surrounding COP26, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. There is no one size fits all to drawing up and implementing a climate change strategy, but there can be best practices. Now, we see investors moving forward in implementing their response to climate change. To help us understand the steps followed and frameworks of these investors, companies and broader society involvement, we have Sagarika Chatterjee, Director of Climate Cha...
Jun 23, 2021•23 min
Today, we welcome Mathieu Chabran, Co-founder of Tikehau Capital , a global alternative asset manager with $33.5B AUM, on the podcast as we talk about how ESG information can help those in the private credit and private credit areas, the energy transition space and other sustainable initiatives. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....
Jun 21, 2021•23 min
Welcome back to the Refinitiv Sustainability Perspectives podcast. In this episode, Keesa chats with Charles Smith, Head of Digital Solutions at Refinitiv, covering recent reports about digitization in the wealth space, it's surprising findings, the rapid surge of interest in ESG investing today and how it is set to increase. Charles Smith spent 8 years as a Managing Director in EY’s Wealth and Asset Management practice where he worked extensively with many of the top 10 US financial services in...
Jun 18, 2021•10 min
Today, we introduce the Founder & CEO of Humankind Investments , James Katz. Humankind Investment 's mission is to invest and encourage others to invest in ways that are best for humanity. James and Keesa talk about where we are in the journey to a cleaner electric grid, his thoughts on the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris Administration, the impacts of cryptocurrency and the future of divestment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....
May 19, 2021•14 min
Climate risks have been reflected across sectors and industries for some time, and now it looks like they may even be reflected in public debt and even specific securities. Today, we talk to Shehriyar Antia, Vice President, Head of Thematic Research at PGIM , who will give us insight into how climate change is being priced into the market and the repercussions of this for investors. Shehriyar Antia is an award-winning macroeconomist with capital market experience in Asia and the US. During the f...
May 12, 2021•22 min
Join our latest episode with Umer Suleman and Mustafa Adil as they talk about Islamic Finance - financial inclusion, economic activity with wealth, equality and stewardship. What can Islamic finance offer ESG investors? Umer Suleman currently serves as the Head of Advisory Board for Wahed UK , the world's largest Islamic Fintech. He also sits on the board of the UKIFC and is the Business & Economics Advisor to the Islamic Council of Europe. Mustafa Adil is the Head of Islamic Finance, Data &...
May 05, 2021•25 min
Happy Earth Day! Welcome back to a new episode with Bindiya Vakil, co-founder and CEO of Resilinc , a firm which provides supply chain resiliency to the enterprise. Tune in as they discuss supply chain turbulence, the impacts of climate change and possible solutions for companies that encounter these issues. Bindiya also talks about the semiconductor shortages - is there an end in sight? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....
Apr 22, 2021•20 min
We are joined by Hugh Lawson, Global Head of ESG & Impact and Institutional at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and John Goldstein, Head of the Sustainable Finance Group at Goldman Sachs. As we begin to see more engagement between investors and corporations in relation to sustainability, in this episode we discuss their insights into the future of investor opportunities, investing from a climate perspective, inclusive economic growth, the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women initiative and mo...
Apr 15, 2021•28 min
Edward Mason is Director of Engagement and Impact Reporting at Generation Investment Management. In this episode, he explores the energy sector (specifically oil and gas) pivoting to renewable energy, company net zero goals, shareholder activism and the lead up to COP26. What themes and outcomes can sustainable investors expect? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Apr 08, 2021•22 min
Welcome to our final episode of the series focusing on the Latin American region with Amparo Nalvarte and Victoria Blanco Alegria. Amparo Nalvarte, recognized by MIT as part of their Innovators Under 35, for founding Culqi, a mobile payment system for smartphones using QR codes, revolutionizing the industry and boosting the growth of e-commerce in Peru. Nalvarte is also an angel investor of Rextie , the biggest digital foreign exchange service of Latin America. Now, she is developing her second ...
Mar 29, 2021•19 min
Tune into episode 2, Keesa chats with Hayley Caddes and Veibha Subramaniam. Hayley worked as a genetic engineer designing iron-oxidizing bacteria and a bioreactor system to produce sustainable biofuels. Before launching the The Knowledge Society New York program, she was the lead data scientist at BerlandTeam (now Decode_M), a market research firm where she founded and built their data science practice and developed analytical tools with natural language processing for companies like Lyft, Airbn...
Mar 22, 2021•28 min
Water risks are multi-dimensional. They're not limited to the issue of water scarcity – they're also about water-related hazards, operational efficiency and the connection to climate change. Tune in to hear from the creators of the world's first water risk index family –Thomas Schumann of Thomas Schumann Capital and Markus Barth, CEO of Anatase Ltd. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mar 22, 2021•22 min
Welcome to our first episode of our Women in FinTech series, where we celebrate women in STEM and the FinTech Community, meeting female leaders in the industry across the Americas. Today, we speak to Anna Anisin and Rose Punkunus. Anna is a Russian-American Entrepreneur, named a Tech Industry Insider by CNN three years in a row and is currently running Formulated.by , a boutique B2B marketing firm and is the founder of leading data science community and event series, Data Science Salon . Rose, w...
Mar 12, 2021•30 min
With so many changes underway, including potential regulatory shifts, investing in the energy sector will continue to evolve. But what is energy investment policy and what it means for sustainable investors? Tune in our interview with Elizabeth Levy, Portfolio Manager at Trillium Asset Management. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mar 09, 2021•17 min
