A Sustainable Future

Jan 28 2025 97 ep. 42 mins 29
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What can we do to build a more sustainable world? Each episode features a thought leader discussing an aspect of sustainability - its origin, evolution and relevance today - with Jason Mitchell, Co-Head of Responsible Investment at Man Group.

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Prof. Tom Gosling, London School of Economics, on Whether Investors Reset, Recalibrate, or Retreat from Net Zero

Jan 28 2025 61 mins  
Will investors reset, recalibrate, or retreat from net zero in 2025? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Tom Gosling, London School of Economics, about how to think about the exits among climate initiatives; what the future of net zero commitments could look like; and why, investors—despite their limitations in driving climate outcomes—are still able to have a mater

Prof. Andrew King, Boston University, on the Replication Crisis in Sustainable Investing

Jan 13 2025 47 mins  
Is sustainable investing facing its own replication crisis? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Andrew King, Boston University, about what the replication crisis represents for sustainable finance; how to think about the incentive problems impacting academic research; and why academic journals and the academic-practitioner community need to be more open to the replicati

Prof. Stefanie Deluca, Johns Hopkins University, on Neighbourhoods and Child Social Mobility

Dec 05 2024 45 mins  
How do neighbourhoods shape economic opportunities for children? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Stefanie Deluca, Johns Hopkins University, about why neighbourhoods matter for creating social mobility; some of the outcomes and challenges in her recent paper, “Creating Moves to Opportunity”; and what it takes to create more high-opportunity zones, so families don

Paul Bodnar, Bezos Earth Fund, on Climate, Nature, and Catalytic Capital

Nov 13 2024 63 mins  
What’s at stake for climate and nature in the current political environment? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Paul Bodnar, Bezos Earth Fund, about the vital role of philanthropic capital; the mission of the Bezos Earth Fund; and how its thinks about funding efforts across mitigation and adaptation as well as the Global North and Global South. Note: This episode was recorde

NOAA Chief Scientist Dr. Sarah Kapnick on Pricing Climate Disaster Risk

Oct 15 2024 60 mins  
What grade does the finance industry deserve in terms of pricing climate risk? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chief Scientist Dr. Sarah Kapnick, about the scope of NOAA’s mission; NOAA’s billion-dollar Weather and Climate Disasters dataset and what it means for weather attribution; and why NOAA itself represents a re

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Green Regs and Spam

Sep 24 2024 42 mins  
Is ESG a “hopeless muddle”? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, about free markets and free minds; climate and ESG disclosures; the implications of Loper Bright on the Chevron Doctrine and agency authority; and the merits of financial innovation in crypto versus ESG. Commissioner Hester Peirce was appointed by President Donald Trump to the U.S

Prof. Dan Ariely, Duke University, on Investing in Human Capital

Sep 10 2024 54 mins  
Can human capital drive portfolio returns? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Dan Ariely, Duke University, about what a human capital factor looks like; how incentives and the basic idea of “feeling valued “are fundamental drivers behind employee motivation; and why human capital can represent an overlooked source of alpha. Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professo

Assaad Razzouk, Gurīn Energy CEO, on Why the World Needs Angry Clean Energy People

Aug 13 2024 44 mins  
What’s the role of an influencer in the effort to address climate change? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Assaad Razzouk, CEO of Gurīn Energy, about what’s at stake in the fight for climate action, how to think about the energy transition in the context of this year’s global electoral cycle, and, of course, why we need more angry clean energy people.

Jigar Shah, DOE Loan Programs Office Director, as the US Department of Energy’s $215 billion Man

Jul 21 2024 44 mins  
How is the Loan Programs Office providing unprecedented amounts of capital for clean energy innovations? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Jigar Shah, US Department of Energy Loan Programs Office Director, his $215 billion mandate in commercialising clean energy innovations, how these technologies align with US energy security goals and climate commitments, and what the multipl

David Morgan, easyJet COO, on Aviation’s Sustainability Revolution

Jul 01 2024 42 mins  
What does it mean to be an innovator and early adopter in sustainable aviation? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with David Morgan, easyJet COO, about how aviation is undergoing its own energy transition; the factors driving easyJet’s decarbonisation ambitions; and why it’s vital that airlines like easyJet keep pushing the envelope on technological innovation.