Organising The Future with Andrew Parry

Nov 13 2024 22 ep. 38 mins 4
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Organising the Future with Andrew Parry

A new take on investing

Guests will be a diverse mix of experts from academia, finance, industry, government and civil campaigns. We’ll be looking with a critical eye at the real-world impact of investment activity.

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S2 E5: How Climate Threatens National Security

Nov 13 2024 40 mins  
How does climate change pose a threat to national security beyond traditional concepts? What are the cascading impacts of climate change on global systems? Why are current economic models inadequate for assessing climate change risks?Our Guest: Laurie Laybourn, an associate fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research and a visiting fellow both at Chatham House and at the Glo

S2 E4: Natural Capital

Oct 15 2024 39 mins  
Natural capital needs to be seen as an asset to be maintained, not as a resource to be exploited. We need to rethink our economic and governance models, defining where individual and social responsibility meet. Our Guest: Sir Dieter Helm, professor of economics at the University of Oxford and the author of – almost – a library of books on sustainability and related issues.

S2 E3: Pension Funds vs the Real Economy

Jul 01 2024 34 mins  
How can the assets controlled by pension funds be allocated to the best outcome for both scheme members and the wider economy? Does current regulation encourage too much caution?Our Guest: Wyn Francis has worked for over 15 years at was the BT pension fund – one of the largest in the UK – and what is now Brightwell. He was deputy chief investment officer from 2014 and chie

S2 E2: The Nature of Risk, the Risk of Nature

May 02 2024 36 mins  
How can investors grapple with an issue as big as climate change? How do we introduce the risk of climate change into portfolios? How can we realistically measure long-range outcomes?Our Guest: Harald Walkate is an adviser on sustainable finance and senior fellow at the University of Zurich CSP. He is also a pianist and composer. Please subscribe to be first to know about new

S2 E1: Real-Life Outcomes

Apr 02 2024 52 mins  
Investment has outcomes that impact real people. How do we balance sustainable principles with financial returns?Our Guest: Alan Higgins is the ex Chief Investment Officer and current Managing Director of Coutts Wealth Management.  Please subscribe to be first to know about new episodes. Our website www.johcm.com The information contained within this podcast inc

S1 E16: Season 1 Review Special

Mar 15 2024 43 mins  
An interview with Andrew Parry looking at some of the key issues discussed in the first season, including the future of ESG, the boundary between public policy and private enterprise, the trade-offs essential to sustainable investing and the need for meaningful financial returns.Please subscribe to be first to know about new episodes. Our website www.johcm.com The informa

S1 E15: Innovation Is Not the Answer

Jan 05 2024 38 mins  
Can we innovate our way to a sustainable future? Or do we need to move our economic focus from quantity to quality? Our Guest: Professor Tim Benton leads the environment and society programme at Chatham House. He has worked with the UK government, the European Union, the G20, the World Economic Forum and the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change.  Please subscri

S1 E14: Should Pension Funds Invest in Britain?

Nov 16 2023 35 mins  
The government wants pension funds to re-invest in the UK economy. So far, it has taken only small, tentative steps. What else needs to be done and can it make a difference? Our Guest: Kerrin Rosenberg is founder and leader of Cardano, probably the foremost investment adviser to defined benefit pension funds in the UK.  Please subscribe to be first to know about new

S1 E13: Moral Money

Oct 23 2023 47 mins  
Can morality and money ever go together? Can we do good and make a profit at the same time?Our Guest: Dr Judith Rodin is a distinguished research psychologist and the first woman to lead an Ivy League university. Judith was president of the Rockefeller Foundation, where she is credited with coining the phrase ‘impact investing’.  Please subscribe to be first to know a

S1 E12: ESG: Science or Fiction?

Sep 12 2023 45 mins  
What does a head of sustainability actually do? Is having a sustainability specialist another strategy for greenwashing?Our Guest: Kim Schumacher is professor of sustainable finance and ESG at Kyushu University, a PhD graduate of Tokyo University and a member of the Global Sustainability Standards Board. Please subscribe to be first to know about new episodes. Our website