The ESG Agenda
The ESG Agenda, a podcast from Brunswick Group, hosted by Partner Amelia Pan. Amelia is joined by industry leaders, innovators, and experts for a series of conversations that explore the ESG issues on the minds of business leaders and investors. Send us your feedback at BGPODCAST@brunswickgroup.com
Episodes
18 episodes
Season 3 finale & a farewell from our host
To close Season 3 of The ESG Agenda, we look back at the highlights of the past year and say goodbye to our host, Amelia Pan. For three seasons we have brought together experts from across the world to examine how the ESG ecosystem...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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14:50
How do investors evaluate Board ESG performance? With Emily Chew, Morgan Stanley
Emily Chew, Global Head of Sustainability for Morgan Stanley Investment Management, gives practical recommendations for corporate directors to understand how ESG issues can pose risks to business and how boards can develop their companies’ corp...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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23:47
How AI is transforming ESG investing with Hendrik Bartel, Co-Founder and CEO of TruValue Labs
This week Hendrik Bartel, CEO and Co-Founder at TruValue Labs, reveals how AI and Big Data are shaping the way investors evaluate company ESG activities. Hendrik and host Amelia Pan examine the kinds of data that TruValue Labs collects, includi...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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29:10
Why ESG is a CFO concern, with Greg Fewer, Chief Financial and Sustainability Officer, Aldar Properties
Joining Amelia for this episode is Greg Fewer, Chief Financial and Sustainability officer at Aldar Properties in the UAE. Greg talks about why sustainability belongs in the management suite and how ESG helps attract new investors, lower b...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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26:06
Understanding investor ESG expectations, a conversation with Fidelity
Jenn-Hui Tan, Global Head of Stewardship and Sustainable Investing at Fidelity International highlights three ESG investment themes that his global team is focused on this year: 1) valuing natural ecosystems, 2) addressing inequality, and 3) fo...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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32:50
Racism is a sustainability problem, with Jacqueline Taiwo, Principal and Associate GC Europe, TowerBrook, and Chair and Co-Founder of Black Women in Asset Management
Systemic racism leaves money on the table. That’s what Jacqueline Taiwo, Co-Founder of Black Women in Asset Management tells Amelia in this personal episode , which discusses the toll of being “the only”, the investment risk that racism poses t...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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45:35
AGMs as a means to sustainable change with Catherine Howarth, CEO, ShareAction
Catherine Howarth, CEO of Share Action talks about using AGMs to “nudge” companies to become more sustainable and how ranking investors on climate change, biodiversity and human rights can encourage them to lift their game.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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24:18
Circular economy and the transition from take, make, waste with Andrew Morlet, Chief Executive, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Imagine a world without waste. This week, CEO Andrew Morlet of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation discusses the circular economy and how innovation and design can help us transition to a more regenerative and restorative model for economic growth.&...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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33:49
How can stock exchanges drive corporate sustainability? with Evan Harvey, Global Head of Sustainability, Nasdaq
Evan Harvey, Nasdaq's Global Head of Sustainability, considers ESG the shared responsibility of all market participants. He gives us his perspective on the race toward universal ESG reporting standards, talks us through dynamic materiality, and...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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38:09
The rise of the intangible economy with Jonathan Haskel, author of Capitalism without Capital
As we move toward an economy that invests in intangibles like innovation, brand and reputation, what impact does that have on company value? We are joined by Professor Jonathan Haskel, Professor at Imperial College Business School and advisor t...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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32:59
Stamping out "greenwashing" with the new EU Taxonomy with Nathan Fabian, Chief Responsible Investment Officer of PRI
The EU Parliament recently passed a law introducing a labelling system for what can be considered “green.” Nathan Fabian, Chief Investment Officer of UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) explains why we need precise definitions...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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22:39
Boards, Shareholders & Stakeholders with Betsy Atkins, Board Member, Wynn Resorts, Volvo Cars
As Season 1 of The ESG Agenda draws to a close, Amelia Pan is joined by Betsy Atkins, three-time CEO and experienced director on more than 60 private and public company Boards, including Schneider Electric, Volvo Cars, and Home Depot Supply. Sh...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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24:48
The role of banks in financing the climate transition with Alexandra Basirov, BNP Paribas
Alexandra Basirov of BNP Paribas discusses how financial institutions can be part of the climate solution by creating innovative new products to help companies meet their sustainability goals and by financing the transition to a more sustainabl...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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22:22
Diversity & Inclusion as a Business Imperative with Antoinette Boateng
This week on The ESG Agenda, Amelia is joined by Diversity and Inclusion Specialist Antoinette Boateng. With major global upheavals underway on issues of social justice and racial equality, and the strengthened priorities in young people and th...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:49
Why good Boards are putting climate governance at the heart of corporate agendas, with Karina Litvack, NED of ENI SpA
Amid growing acknowledgment that ESG-related strategic issues are a Board responsibility, Amelia talks with Karina Litvack, Independent Non-Executive Director at Eni SpA, Italian oil and gas giant. Karina takes us inside the boardroom discussio...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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35:41
An Investor Relations perspective on ESG, with Halma’s Charles King
This week on The ESG Agenda, Amelia speaks with Charles King, Head of Investor Relations for FTSE 100-listed company Halma plc. With 20 years’ experience in investor relations for companies like Worldpay, Lloyds and Cadbury, Charles tells Ameli...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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30:09
Getting under the hood of ESG reporting with SASB CEO Janine Guillot
In our opening episode, Amelia is joined by Janine Guillot, CEO of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) to discuss SASB’s ethos, global attitudes to ESG, and how SASB is helping companies understand their financial materiality a...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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42:10