The Greener Way

What message do Aussie farmers have for the corporate world? And what opportunities are out there for investing in innovative climate solutions within the agricultural sector? In this podcast we hear from Dr Anika Molesworth, Founding Director of the organisation Farmers for Climate Action. Anika is a farmer, scientist, author, and public figure on issues of food systems, climate change, conservat...

Joining us for this episode is Amarjot Bagga, head of environmental and social impact at Iress, a financial services software provider. Amarjot 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. Amarjot talks to us about setting a sustainability s...

On this episode of The Greener way, we’re speaking with Forever Wild CEO Fiachra Kearney. Forever Wild is an innovative social enterprise with activities in Australia and around the world, seeking to protect wilderness ecosystems in conjunction with the land’s Traditional Owners and broader community members, supported by a blend of philanthropy and private investment. This podcast uses the follow...

In this episode … brought to you by CFS Thrive+, we’ll be discussing the big picture of responsible investing and why it matters to end investors and the advisers who are assisting them. Joining us for this conversation is Colonial First State Chief Investment Officer Jonathan Armitage. Jonathan has had a storied career in funds management, including a deep experience in sustainable and responsibl...

In this episode of The Greener Way, we’re talking investing in affordable housing with Casey Taylor from Conscious Investment Management. By any conceivable measure, affordable housing is a crisis in Australia, with a variety of potential mechanisms being levied to solve the problem, including the federal government’s national Housing Accord struck between the government, institutional investors,...

Today senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass speaks with Gary Wyatt, group managing director of Corporate Carbon – Australia's largest Emissions Reduction Fund project owner with more than 3 million acres of land under active management and more than 100 projects across 12 different methodology types. Gary demystifies carbon credits and how they are developed and brought to market, the verification p...

In this episode of The Greener Way, we’re speaking with Jack Latimore. Jack is the Aboriginal affairs journalist at The   Age . He is a Birpai man with family ties to Thungutti and Gumbaynggirr nations. Later this year, Australian citizens will be asked to vote on in a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution by establishing an Aborig...

Tom King, director and CIO of Nanuk Asset Management, joins the podcast in conversation with senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass.  Tom’s career spans Olympic sailing to funds management. We discuss how Tom steers the Nanuk ship of sustainably-themed responsible investment through the turbulent waters of a changing world – while simultaneously calling for ESG to be banned.  This podc...

This episode of The Greener Way is a couple of firsts – our first repeat guest and our first book corner! We welcome back John Pabon, corporate sustainability consultant, former UN advisor and analyst, and author to discuss his new book The Great Greenwashing. John defines green speak, misdirection, greenscamming and what you can do to fight it.  This podcast uses the following third-party se...

In this episode of The Greener way, we’re speaking with Tianna Rose, an associate adviser at Verse Wealth. The CFA Institute in recent years has introduced the Certificate in ESG Investing in Australia, designed to investment professionals the benchmark knowledge and skills they require to integrate ESG factors into their investment processes. Tianna recently received the Certificate in ESG Invest...

In this episode senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass speaks with Dr Laura Ryan, head of research at Ardea investment management, on her research surrounding promotion in the Australian finance industry. Laura discusses her recent paper, co-authored alongside the CFA Institute and ANU, and the business case for getting the mix right. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:...

In this episode brought to you by CFS Thrive Plus, Colonial First State director Responsible Investment Guneet Rana and Affirmative Investment Management partner Kate Temby discuss all things responsible investing – what it is, how manager build responsible investing strategies, and how advisers can find solutions to meet their clients’ needs. This podcast uses the following third-party services f...

FS Sustainability Senior Journalist Rose Mary Petrass joins to discuss our action-packed month of May, the issues she's looking into and the news shaping our coverage going forward. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Stewart Investors Senior Investment Specialist Pablo Berrutti to talk about sustainable investing, what is stewardship and how his passion for sustainable investing led him to found Altiorem, a not-for-profit library and resource centre for sustainable finance research. Recent research paper by Altiorem: https://altiorem.org/2023/02/22/how-can-businesses-thrive-in-a-sustainable-economy/ This podca...

In this episode brought to you by CFS Thrive+, we’ll be discussing what retail investors want when it comes to ESG and sustainable investment products and how financial advisers can help their clients decide where to put their hard-earned dollars. Joining in this discussion is CFS Director – ESG Camilla Skalberg and Julia Harley, a financial adviser at Ethinvest. https://www.cfs.com.au/thrive...

We’re joined by Julia Leske, Head of ESG Australia and New Zealand at ISS ESG to talk about ISS ESG’s recent global thought leadership report, Actionable Insights and the specific Australian and New Zealand aspects that companies and investors have on their agenda.  For more information on the report, click here: https://www.issgovernance.com/library/actionable-insights-top-esg-themes-in...

We are joined by V-Square Quantitative Management president and chief executive officer Mamadou-Abou Sarr. Mamadou talks about how index funds can capture green opportunities, the opportunity set for Australian investors and how to define a country’s “readiness” to invest in low-carbon opportunities. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

The Responsible Investment Association Australasia is gearing up to hold its annual conference in Melbourne May 10-11. FS Sustainability is proud to be an official media partner to RI Australia 2023, and we’re joined by RIAA’s executive manager, programs Estelle Parker to talk about how RI Australia helps set the scene for responsible investment in Australia, the topics that will be showcased and...

Dr James Cockayne is the NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner (the first at either a state or federal level). James explains his role, how government, business and investors can catalyse action on modern slavery, and his thoughts as we mark the 10th anniversary of the factory collapse at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, a tragedy that left more than 1,000 people dead and galvanised a global conversation on comp...

We’re joined by Nuveen’s global head of impact private equity Rekha Unnithan. Impact investing and the ability to invest to achieve real world social and environmental outcomes as well financial returns is a hot topic in investing, and we cover Nuveen’s approach in private markets and how it plays out in real-world examples.  This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:...

In this episode, we're pulling back the (sustainably-sourced, ethically manufactured) curtain on our newsroom with FS Sustainability senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass to talk about her journalistic passions, what's going on in FS Sustainability and what you can expect in forthcoming weeks. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

On this episode, we’re joined by Damion Rallis and Matt Moscardi of Free Float Media. Damion and Matt’s podcast Business Pants is where they share their research into board sabermetrics from ripped-from-the-headline corporate news. They explain to us why who is on boards and – more importantly – who has influence on boards – matter. Plus new and interesting awards for ASX-listed boards. This podca...

In this episode, we’re joined by Northern Trust Asset Management’s global head of sustainability and stewardship Julie Moret. Julie will explain how managing investors’ capital is like good practice in camping (it involves returning it in a more sustainable condition than you received it) and why the EMUs  (energy, materials and utilities companies) are a focus area for decarbonisation. Link...

Graz van Egmond is the CEO of the Banksia Foundation, the driving force behind the Banksia Foundation Sustainability Awards. The awards have highlighted organisations around Australia, of all sizes and industries, for their sustainability performance for more than 30 years. Graz talks about the forthcoming 2023 awards and why it's necessary to hero the organisations building a sustainable future i...

We’re joined by Metrics Investment Director – Sustainable Finance Alison Chan. Alison has packed a lot of career experience into a short amount of time and we’re going to talk the state of sustainable finance in Australia and why she became a "climate quitter". Metrics Responsible Investment page : https://metrics.com.au/esg-responsible-investing/ Disclosure website :  https://www.netzeroasse...