The Greener Way

In this episode brought to you by Igneo Infrastructure Partners, part of First Sentier Investors, we’re talking poles, wires and utilities – the infrastructure sector. Infrastructure is one of those asset classes that is heavily exposed to the risks of climate change, but which is also key to decarbonizing our global economy. Joining us to talk about what that means for an investment strategy is&n...

We’re well into the beginning of 2024, so it’s a good time to look back at what happened in sustainability in 2023 and what the big events and trends will be this year. Joining us for this conversation is Julia Leske, senior consultant ESG strategy at ISS ESG. ISS STOXX is the owner of both ISS ESG and ISS Media, publisher of this podcast.  This podcast uses the following third-party services...

On this episode, we’re going to do a deeper dive into how we measure sustainable finance, and how we value the dollar impact of financing emissions-intensive activities. This is a key discussion point particularly as we look at Australia’s sustainable finance strategy and net zero targets. Here to help us understand it all is Nishtha Aggarwal, financed emissions analyst at think tank Climate Energ...

In this conversation, we’re talking about making gold a little more green. If noted commodities experts and rock group Smashmouth taught us anything, it’s hey now, all that glitters is gold. Now the World Gold Council is working to make gold more sustainable and traceable. Link: https://www.gold.org/industry-standards/responsible-gold-mining This podcast uses the following third-party services for...

On this episode brought to you by First Sentier Investors, we’re talking responsible investment from the top down and the bottom up, and how an institutional investor builds its responsible investment strategy through an organisation. Joining us for this conversation is FSI global head of responsible investment Kate Turner, who is pretty much everywhere when it comes to the big discussions on resp...

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is Australia’s green bank. Over the last 10 years, the CEFC has deployed more than ten billion dollars to invest in decarbonising Australia with an annualised cumulative return of 4.24%. But almost more importantly, because of their co-investment model,  each dollar of CEFC capital attracts just over five dollars of additional private capital to projects.&...

Empirical evidence is clear: having a workforce that is diverse across a broad range of gender, cultural background and cognitive background results in better decision making. Here to talk about this topic is Raymone Jackson, head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at T. Rowe Price This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

As we’re now in peak summer season, we here at the Greener Way are reviewing our swimwear wardrobe with an eye as always on the intersection of fashion and ethics. Joining us is Charys Caldarella, founder of ethical swimwear line Styelle Swim to talk about how to build a sustainable fashion brand from the ground up. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://o...

Sure, you’ve got the know-how on all shades of green – but have you heard of blue finance? In our latest episode Lucy Holmes, Senior Director of Blue Finance at WWF US Oceans Markets & Finance, joins FS Sustainability senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass. Lucy works with banks and investors to identify the risks of a business-as-usual approach and to incorporate ocean-related ESG metrics into f...

It’s that time of year when we pause to reflect on the past and plan for the future. Is one of your New Year's resolutions to help save the world and align your investments with your values? In this podcast we hear from Louise Edkins, one half of the co-founders of Ethical Investment Advisers, a boutique ethical investment firm she co-founded in 2004 alongside Terry Pinnell. With more than 3...

We’re joined by Joshua Gilbert, a Worimi man who lives and works on country. Josh is a Senior Researcher at the UTS Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research and is completing his PhD at Charles Sturt University, focusing on the post-colonial involvement of Indigenous peoples in Western agricultural systems. We’re here to talk about Josh’s research and why learning from Indigenous pe...

From December 12th, workplaces will be legally required to manage psychosocial risk in much the same way as physical risk - meaning workplaces can be held liable for sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination, and investigations can be made regardless of whether a complaint has been filed. In this podcast FS Sustainability Senior Journalist Rose Mary Petrass chats with new Sex Discriminatio...

In this episode brought to you by BNP Paribas Asset Management, we’ll be talking about green bonds and their role in investments and how they assist in achieving net zero aims. Joining us for this conversation is BNP Paribas Asset Management Head of Euro Multi-Strategy Fixed Income Arnaud-Guilhem Lamy.  Marketing Communication – For Wholesale Investors Only This podcast uses the fol...

In this episode brought to you by BNP Paribas Asset Management, we’ll be talking about ESG integration in real assets and how investors identify decarbonisation risks and opportunities in infrastructure assets. Joining us for this conversation is head of real assets Karen Azoulay, who talks to us about how her team applies one of BNP Paribas Asset Management’s four pillars of sustainability i...

In this episode, brought to you by BNP Paribas Asset Management, we’ll be talking about stewardship and how issues that are specific to the APAC region impact on investment considerations. Joining us for this conversation is BNP Paribas Asset Management head of stewardship, Asia Pacific, Jane Ho. Jane discusses how she implements the global aims of energy transition, environmental sustainabil...

In this episode brought to you by BNP Paribas Asset Management, we’ll be going back to basics to talk about how to be a sustainable investor as a global fund manager. Joining us for this conversation is BNP Paribas Asset Management head of sustainability Jane Ambachtsheer.  Marketing Communication – For Wholesale Investors Only This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis...

When we talk about going for the nuclear option, it’s rarely a positive sign. But is nuclear power a solution to the reliable, emissions-free power generation that our global economy requires to transition to a net zero world? Here to talk about how a new push for nuclear power generation might impact on investors, and the ESG considerations in uranium mining is Phillip Hudak, co-Portfolio Manager...

In this episode brought to you by First Sentier Investors, we’ll be talking about engagements. Active owners and investors usually cite deep conversations with portfolio companies as a key weapon in the stewardship arsenal, but how do we know if they’re successful? Joining us to discuss this is Sudip Hazra a director at First Sentier MUFG Sustainable Investment Institute.   First Sentier Inve...

Joining us for this episode is Maria Meinert, director of sustainability at Cochlear. Maria is an experienced sustainability professional and part of FS Sustainability’s inaugural ESG Power50 list, representing one of the 50 most influential sustainability professionals at ASX-listed companies. Maria is joining us to talk about sustainability considerations at a leading MedTech company and Cochlea...

On this episode brought to you by First Sentier Investors, we’ll be talking about biodiversity and natural capital and how investors are taking these massive topics on board. Joining us is First Sentier Investors responsible investment specialist Joanne Lee. Recently First Sentier Investors shared its internal biodiversity and nature guide, which outlines which resources can be used at each step f...

The responsible investment industry had 1 point 3 trillion dollars in assets under management in 2022, a gigantic number representing around a third of total managed assets in Australia. That figure comes from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia’s annual benchmark report. Here to talk about the state of the responsible investment sector and where future growth comes from is CEO Simo...

Joining today on The Greener Way is the Wide Open Agriculture CEO Jay Albany. Wide Open Agriculture is an ASX-listed company that focuses on a portfolio of regenerative food products and brands that aim to produce nutritious food at accessible prices as well as nurture the planet back to health. You know, the low-hanging fruit! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3...

On this episode of The Greener Way, we’re talking with Alex Banks, a partner at EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services. Banks is co-author of a report commissioned by The Wilderness Society that found that financiers do not assess and disclose deforestation and biodiversity loss in Australia and may not even be aware of the risk when funding Australia's primary industries. Stepping into t...

On today’s episode, we’re talking with Ingrid Kukuljan, the head of impact and sustainability at Federated Hermes. Ingrid is responsible for the construction and management of the portfolios within Federated Hermes’ impact and sustainability strategy and, among other activities, is the non-executive director of Fair4All Finance, an organisation founded with UK dormant asset money to create positiv...

On this episode of The Greener Way, we’re speaking with the Investor Group on Climate Change advocacy manager Michael Bones. IGCC has recently launched a two-year strategy to help investors put money in investments that will help our changing would adapt to the impacts of climate change, and we’re doing to discuss the task ahead, what investors can do and what it means professionally and personall...