Smarter Impact

Nov 19 2024 103 ep. 17 mins 14
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Join me (Philip Bateman) for conversations that inspire with world leaders in business, impact investing, spirituality and politics, and make sure to get the weekly newsletter at https://philipbateman.substack.com/ and connect with me on https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipbateman

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Rebecca Mikula-Wright and Philip Bateman | Climate action: The economics are on our side

Nov 19 2024 12 mins  
Climate action is already paying off, and can pay off even more, so how do we juggle our maelstrom of democracy in shifting geopolitics, powerful leaders stepping back from a climate agenda and the golden opportunity of our global net zero transition? Join Rebecca Mikula-Wright and I from the recent Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit, as we discuss what you need to do a

David Russell and Philip Bateman | Focusing on oil and gas companies to impact climate change is misguided

Nov 18 2024 11 mins  
Given what we know about climate change, how do you pay a pension 40 years from now? And why is focusing on oil and gas companies misguided? What do you think? And would you agree that Net Zero isn't about divestment, particularly when you own a slice of everything, everywhere? Join David Russell and I, as we get into the best fiduciary interests of pension funds, and how the Trans

Tim Buckley and Philip Bateman | Where should we be spending our tax money for the betterment of the nation?

Nov 08 2024 14 mins  
Where should we be spending our tax money for the betterment of the nation? How do we subsidise every unit of fossil fuel production and burning across the world, and what do we do about this 'grey discount' aka 'green premium'? What's China up to and what does Australia do when competing with them directly is a mugs game? Join Tim Buckley of the Climate Energy Finance think tank a

Sandrine Dixson-Declève and Philip Bateman | What does a truly functioning society look like?

Nov 05 2024 11 mins  
The current economy is not working. You know this. So what does transitioning to a truly functioning society look like? And for those who say 'well that's too costly' - Sandrine Dixson-Declève calls bullshit. Together we discuss causes for hope, how societies are responding to the pain of a post 1.5 degree warming world, and what is needed from our Government and Citizen leaders.

Marco Lambertini and Philip Bateman | Halting and reversing the decline of nature

Oct 15 2024 15 mins  
".. 2.6 trillion in harmful subsidies is spent from governments globally, plus five to six trillion of direct private investment - this is three times the amount of money that we are spending on armaments and weapons to fight each other in the world. We are spending three times more to fight nature! " - Marco Lambertini, Convener of the Nature Positive Initiative. Join Marco and I

Blair Palese and Philip Bateman | Finding ourselves in a post-truth, post-science world

Aug 21 2024 55 mins  
Find yourself in a post-truth, post-science world? Join Blair Please and I as we get into what to do about it, and cover a wide range of topics; Dis- and misinformation, poisoning the well of public discussion, fake and bot profiles inserting prepared comments to misdirect voices of change.The acquisition of the Wall Street Journal, the potential implications on the information com

Lea Patterson and Philip Bateman | Reporting is not a proxy for progress & the ABC of Impact

Jul 03 2024 43 mins  
Who would have thought that the accounting system developed at the beginning of the industrial revolution that sparked climate change, will be the same solution we use to fight climate change? Join me to dive into Activity Based Costing with Lea Patterson, President of the Pilbara Group and Chair of the Consortium for Advanced Management - International (CAM-I), where we go into th

Will Martindale and Philip Bateman | Responsible Investment: An insider's account

Jun 05 2024 39 mins  
Join Will Martindale from Canbury Insights and I for a deep dive into Responsible Investment, his latest book and questions that matter, including; How do we enable investors to spend their time doing things that have more meaning? How are people are trying to shift the normative interpretation of what we mean by responsible and sustainable, rather than argue in favour of concessio

Rt. Hon Nick Hurd and Philip Bateman | This isn't about numbers or ideology, it's about people who are suffering

Feb 06 2024 38 mins  
Join the Chair of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and I for this deep discussion on our changing world; ".. There are a lot of areas in public policy where government really struggles; keeping people out of prison, keeping children out of care, homelessness. My view is 'Come on we're failing, let's open the door and try to find new, better solutions' It's not easy,

Harry Sanders and Philip Bateman | Storytelling, Digital PR and Data as the new oil

Dec 06 2023 6 mins  
".. Companies are saying data is the new oil - a lot of companies have really, really cool data that they just need to learn how to put into a story. And that's what Digital PR is, putting that data into a story to then get publications to pick that up and link to you, not mention you, link to you, because that builds your brand." - Harry Sanders, Founder of StudioHawk. Join me for