The Greener Way

Nov 04 2024 119 ep. 19 mins 10
The Greener Way Podcast artwork

The Greener Way is your podcast for exploring the big environmental, social and governance questions. Each week, The Greener Way will focus on deep conversations with investment and corporate experts who are deeply engaged in managing the sustainability challenges facing our planet. From climate change to biodiversity, human rights and modern slavery to corporate purpose and governance, we tackle head-on the nuances and trade-offs of our complicated world. The Greener Way is the podcast of FS Sustainability, the premier weekly trade publication that covers how investors and companies are changing real world outcomes across environmental, social and governance issues.

This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

  Business
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


Carbon misconceptions in active investing portfolios with Guido Baltussen

Nov 04 2024 14 mins  
Many in the investment community believe that implementing net zero policies comes with high risk and is incompatible with active investing, but is this really true?To discuss this, Guido Baltussen joins us on the podcast today.Guido is Northern Trust Asset Management’s International Head of Quantitative Strategies.He recently put out a paper on ‘carbon misconceptions’ a

Impact investing vs philanthropy: Achieving the UN sustainable development goals with Read Taylor Price

Oct 28 2024 15 mins  
After 20 years of progress, we are now seeing rising inequality and poverty reaching levels not seen in a century, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).In response, there’s been an uptick in demand for companies to report on social impact through the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) – and along with it, an increase in misleading marketin

How to ace climate reporting and avoid greenwash with ASIC Commissioner Kate O'Rourke

Oct 21 2024 14 mins  
With mandatory climate reporting coming into force in Australia, the corporate regulator ASIC is stepping up enforcement, targeting misleading and deceptive practices with serious consequences for non-compliance.Today's episode is your guide to mastering climate reporting and avoiding greenwashing.To explain we have special guest Kate O'Rourke, Commissioner at the Australian Securi

What to study to become a sustainable finance specialist with Rob Langrick

Oct 14 2024 10 mins  
As the green revolution sweeps the globe, professionals are searching for quality sustainable finance education to help them stay on top of the game in an ever-evolving ESG landscape.This week we hear from Rob Langrick, chief product advocate of CFA Institute, a global professional organisation that provides investment education – including on sustainable finance.Alongside the Ch

Director's guide to climate governance, reporting, and shareholder activism with Mark Rigotti and Anna Gudkov

Oct 07 2024 12 mins  
This week, host Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability, is joined by two expert guests from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) – Mark Rigotti, Managing Director and CEO, and Anna Gudkov, Policy Advisor. The AICD is a member-based organisation helping improve corporate governance by providing courses, programs, and other professional developmen

Maintaining competitive advantage in an age of climate transparency with Duncan Paterson

Sep 30 2024 12 mins  
This week we have Duncan Paterson, Director of Investor Practice at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) on the show to discuss Australia’s mandatory climate reporting regime. It’s undoubtedly a massive opportunity to open the door wider to green investment and reach net zero by 2050. However, investors face the unique challenge of understanding portfolio emissions,

Career change advice: How to break into ESG and sustainability with Belinda White

Sep 23 2024 17 mins  
With ESG and sustainability roles in high demand, many professionals are eyeing a career change into this impactful sector.In this episode, host Rose Mary Petrass speaks with Belinda White, who successfully transitioned from a communications background into the world of responsible investing and ESG.She now works company-side at Telix Pharmaceuticals as Director of Investor Relatio

The Right to Disconnect and toxic corporate culture with Emma Pringle

Sep 16 2024 14 mins  
Australia recently gave employees the right to ignore their boss outside of ordinary work hours.The law is meant to protect the health and wellbeing of workers and reduce stress and overwork, allowing for better work-life balance in a time when the world is more hyper-connected than ever before.But what role does corporate culture and employee satisfaction play in financial perform

Responsible investment stewardship towards net zero with Rachel Halpern

Sep 09 2024 11 mins  
Responsible investors are pushing back against so-called ‘Tea and Scones Stewardship’ and demanding meaningful company engagement.Done right, stewardship can steer companies toward net zero; done wrong, it’s as unsatisfying as a lukewarm brew and a stale scone.Today, we’re joined by Rachel Halpern, head of sustainability at JANA Investment Advisers, which advises on ov

Screening and controversies – tobacco, weapons, and more with Julia Leske

Sep 02 2024 15 mins  
When investors want to avoid specific activities in their portfolio – like tobacco, gambling, weapons, or adult entertainment – they turn to ESG screening.But what happens behind the scenes when fund managers make these crucial decisions? Are all ESG funds created equal? And how can an investor be sure their money isn’t inadvertently supporting sectors they wish to avoid?In t