ESG Matters @ Ashurst Podcast

In this episode, José Pugas, a Partner and Head of Responsible Investments and Engagement at JGP Asset Management, based in Brazil joins Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot. José talks about the role of Brazil in being part of the challenge of climate change and part of the solution. Looking forward, diversity and nature are an intrinsic part of the wealth generation and no country i...

In this episode, Ulf Erlandsson, founder and CEO of the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute, based in Sweden joins Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot to talk about fixed income markets and delivering transition. Ulf talks about the market shift he has seen around non-climate aligned assets, what he thinks are the most impactful steps investors can take in the next two to three years...

Cindy Torrens,  program manager at an Australian front-line agency, and Sean Callaghan, a researcher based in the UK, reflect on what more can be done to end violence against women and girls. The statistics are stark and confronting. One in three women globally will experience physical or sexual violence during their lifetime, most likely inflicted by an intimate partner. And more than 140 million...

In this episode, Nick Ash, Associate Director at Arup joins Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot. Nick covers the importance of providing fair access to energy for the population as well as market frameworks that enable that change. Nick also shares the shift he has seen in the energy space over the past eighteen months and what he'd like to see come out of the discussions at COP27. T...

In this episode, Denise Odaro, Head of ESG and Sustainability at PAI Partners joins Global Sustainability and ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot. Denise shares what she'd like to see come out of the discussions at COP27, whether the promises of COP26 have materialised and the changes she's seen over the past eighteen months. This is the twenty-fourth episode in our 30 For Net Zero 30 series. In each epis...

In this episode, John Lang, Founder, Consult Climate and Net Zero Tracker lead, joins Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot. John covers the importance of data around delivery of Net Zero targets, the role of G7 countries and why leaders from the rich world must keep their promises to the developing world even in these bumpy times. John also shares his Net Zero anagram and what he's ho...

This is the second episode in a four-part series that examines the legacy of each of William's daughter’s, continuing with the Caroline Ashurst Award. Helena Yeaman, Social Impact Manager for Modern Slavery at Ashurst speaks with the three recipients of the Caroline Ashurst award, Conor Tarpey, Samantha Shannon and Adela Mackie. The Caroline Ashurst award supports future trainees to spend their ti...

In this episode, Michael Pawlyn, Founder and Director of Exploration Architecture, a company that focuses on high performance buildings and solutions for the circular economy joins Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot. Michael talks through the difference between sustainable and regenerative and how to transform from one to the other. Michael also touches upon the role of our relation...

In this episode, Cam Ross, CEO at Green Angel Syndicate, the UK's largest network of specialist investors fighting climate change and official Partner of Ashurst's Fintech Legal Labs accelerator programme joins Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot. Cam talks through the model of Green Angel Syndicate, the rise in the number of portfolios looking to increase funds and fight climate cha...

Stakeholders are insisting on greater transparency around companies’ risks and strategies not just relating to ESG but also embedding corporate purpose and placing shared value at the centrepiece. Consideration of businesses’ role in society is moving from the periphery of boards’ agendas to main stream. Increasingly, investors, customers, employees and other stakeholders expect companies to under...

Between 12-23 June 1840 the world’s first Anti-Slavery Convention was held in London and Ashurst founder, William Henry Ashurst, accompanied two of his four daughters, Elizabeth and Matilda to the Convention where they championed the fight to abolish slavery and speak for the equality for women. The convention was to act as a catalyst for William’s daughters who achieved many breakthroughs in thei...

The Ashurst 30 for Net Zero 30 podcast series, is all about speaking to climate action champions across the globe about real steps to take now in order to reach 2030 goals. Anna-Marie Slot, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner at Ashurst and creator and host of the series, discusses the key takeaways from episodes 11-20. Anna-Marie touches upon the prominent themes that have been highlighted so far;...

In this episode, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Suranjan Som, who heads up banking and capital markets, Europe at Hitachi Vantra.  Following on from Ashurst's Fintech Legal Labs, an intense legal accelerator programme, Anna-Marie sat down with Suranjan who speaks about why solving the weak link of information and data availability is vital for organisations to...

In this episode, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Ashurst Alumni Lynette Ryan, Head of Sustainability at SunRice, a global food business and of Australia's leading branded food exporter. In this fascinating episode, Lynette speaks about sustainability in agriculture, the importance of connecting the story from farm to consumer and shares the one action that can change...

In this episode, Phil Drew, Partner in Brunswick's Global Business & Society team and co-lead of the firms' climate practice joins Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot. Phil speaks about the three interconnecting stakeholder worlds of finance, policy and society and why it's critical for a business that these three stakeholders interact. This is the eighteenth episode in our 30 Fo...

In this special episode, released on International Women's Day 2022, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Namita Vikas, Founder & MD of auctusESG and Harriet Lamb, CEO of Climate Solution Charity Ashden. In this fascinating episode, the trio reflect on this year's theme of "gender quality today for a sustainable tomorrow" which aims to highlight the disproportionate i...

In this episode, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by John Slot, Chief Innovation Officer at Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX), a public transportation service. In this fascinating episode, John explains the role of transportation agencies in helping achieve a net zero future This is the seventeenth episode in our 30 For Net Zero 30 series. In each...

Anna-Marie Slot, Ashurst's Global Sustainability/ESG Partner, Eleanor Reeves, a Partner in Ashurst's Real Estate team and Lorraine Johnston, a Partner in Ashurst's Finance Regulatory team discuss their individual key takeaways from being at COP26 and how to action the ambitions being talked about. Find out more about our podcast channels on Ashurst.com/podcasts The information provided is not inte...

In this episode, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Julian Richardson, CEO & Founder of Parhelion, an insurance and risk finance business, focused on carbon markets, climate change risk and renewable energy investments. In this interesting episode, Julian explains why insurance is critical to the way finance markets work, the importance of stakeholder collaboration...

In this bonus podcast, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Becky Annison, Director of Engagement at The Chancery Lane Project, and Elnaz Amiri, a solicitor in Ashurst's Corporate Transaction team. The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) is a collaborative effort of lawyers from around the world whose vision is a world where every contract enables solutions to climate change. In...

In this bonus podcast, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Julie Hirigoyen, CEO of UKGBC, the UK's leading NGO campaigning for a sustainable built environment. In this episode, Julie speaks about why the built environment is a major source of solutions to both the climate and nature crisis and her views on the outcomes of COP26. Find out more about our podcast channels o...

In this bonus podcast, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Anti-Slavery International to discuss the link between ESG and Modern Slavery. The group speak about climate change, migration and slavery and the role of business in both addressing climate change and slavery in their supply chains. Find out more about our podcast channels on Ashurst.com/podcasts The information...

In this episode, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Sallie Pilot, Director, Chief Insight and Engagement Officer at Black Sun plc, a leading international stakeholder communications business.  In this insightful episode, Sallie reflects on the evolution of how companies approach ESG and the five big trends that are the drivers of change. Sallie also shares the acti...

In this episode, Global ESG/Sustainability Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Yee May Leong, Managing Director, South Asia at Equinix, the world's digital infrastructure company. In this episode, Yee May speaks about the importance of having a green digital footprint, how Equinix is helping customers green their digital supply chains and shares the environmental initiatives that Equinix have foc...

In this episode, Global ESG/Sustainability Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Chris Castro, Director of Sustainability and Resilience for the City of Orlando and Senior Advisor to the Mayor. In this episode, Chris speaks about why he's been interested in the environment and sustainability from a young age, the importance of remembering the business case for sustainability and shares the key focu...