The Trowers Podcast

Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the opening of our Abu Dhabi office, Resident Managing Partner, Saleem Adam spoke to Magdalena Konig, General Counsel at AIQ, on the city’s move from an oil and gas town to the melting pot of AI.

In the final instalment in our three-part series exploring the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework, Partner Katharine Lewis finishes her conversation with Dr Stephanie Hime, Managing Director of Little Blue Research by looking at how the TNFD framework works compared to different environmental reporting standards and how the framework might evolve over time.

In the second instalment in our series exploring the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework, Partner Katharine Lewis continues her conversation with Dr Stephanie Hime, Managing Director of Little Blue Research, where they discuss how reporting can help organisations know how nature impacts their financial performance and the steps businesses can take to prepare for the...

In the first episode in our three-part series exploring the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework, Partner Katharine Lewis is joined by Dr Stephanie Hime, Managing Director of Little Blue Research, to breakdown what the TNFD framework is, who it applies to and how it can be applied to businesses in the real estate sector, transport sector and public sector.

Over the course of the last two years, our Public Sector team has been undertaking a deep dive into the various public sector service delivery models available. In this podcast, Partner Amardeep Gill and Peter Chapman, Tax Director at KPMG, are joined by Jan Britton and Frank Wilson, the Executive Directors of Publica, a not-for-profit Teckal company owned by four local councils. Together they dis...

Partner David Cordery speaks to Katerina Papavasileiou, Director, ESG & Responsibility at investment manager, Federated Hermes, about Hermes' main ESG targets and the reporting standards they use to measure the performance of the Social aspect of ESG. Katerina also shares insight on the changing attitudes towards the biodiversity impact of developments and the importance of collaboration w...

Partner Lizzie Pillinger speaks to Jamie Bunce, CEO of Inspired Villages, about how the organisation has committed to ensuring that all future retirement villages will be Net Zero as well as the positive social impact integrated retirement communities can have on people of all ages in the broader community.

Partners Ayda Habboush and Darren Ashworth speak to Matt Walton, Senior Director, Development UK & Ireland at InterContinental Hotels Group, about the regenerative effect hotels can have on the economy. Together they discuss their recent work with Gloucester City Council on a £107m regeneration project, which will feature Gloucester’s first 4 star hotel, as well as the important role public/pr...

Partner Chris Paul speaks to Fred Pilbrow, Senior Founding Partner at Pilbrow & Partners, about embodied carbon in construction materials, the current lack of legislation around embodied carbon and the ways architects are tracking the environmental impact of various different materials. Fred also discusses his involvement in the M&S Marble Arch redevelopment project.

Senior Partner, Sara Bailey, speaks to Pete Gladwell, Group Social Impact and Investment Director at financial services firm Legal & General, about L&G's mission to build fairer economic growth. Pete shares insights on L&G's ESHG model which incorporates health factors into the traditional ESG metric and how they look to implement it in every investment decision. He also explai...

What role does the High Street have in urban regeneration? Sara Bailey, Senior Partner at Trowers & Hamlins speaks to Simon Chatfield, Head of Build to Rent at John Lewis Partnership about how John Lewis has entered the Build to Rent sector and the links it has with urban regeneration. Simon also shares insight on how the High Street is evolving and the steps that John Lewis are taking to ensu...

Welcome to the launch of our responsible business podcast series, putting people and planet at the heart of business. In our first episode, Partner Nicola Ihnatowicz speaks to Lisa Rickman-Orpen, former Group HR Director at Audley Group, who shares insight on the crucial role employers play in driving the ESG agenda, as well as providing top tips for HR professionals who are at the outset of their...

Partner Katie Dyer speaks with Luke Cross, Director at Social and Richard Petty, Head of Affordable Housing at JLL to give an update on social housing valuations and property charging in this challenging market. Together they discuss the opportunities for housing associations to significantly increase the value of their portfolios, ensure that the valuations are as accurate as possible and meet in...

How does regeneration fit in with the levelling up agenda? In the latest recording from our Rethinking Regen series, Senior Partner Sara Bailey speaks to Pat Brown, Director of Central, a consultancy centred on the dynamics of cities and the process of achieving change, about the future of regeneration in London. Pat discusses her London 3.0 initiative that looks at how London can develop in the f...

What is impact investing and why is there such a demand for it? Senior Associate Nicol Ong speaks to Shabnam Mokhtar, Managing Director at SHAPE Knowledge Services, a leading consultant to the Islamic financial services industry about the benefit of impact investing on the Islamic finance market. They also discuss the challenges of measuring impact investing and how it parallels with Islamic finan...

We are rethinking regeneration. Continuing in our series we are speaking to experts who are leading the way in regen across the UK. In this episode our Partner Patrick Morris talks to Tim Atkins, Director & Strategic Advisor at TJP Consulting. Tim recently joined TJP Consulting having been Managing Director for Place & Growth at Cheltenham Borough Council for just under seven years. They t...

Partner Lizzie Pillinger speaks to Jenny Buterchi, Partner at PRP and Steve Connor, Development and Business Manager at Phoenix Housing about intergenerational living and the opportunities and challenges that it presents. Jenny and Steve discuss their experiences of delivering intergenerational living schemes and provide insight on how designs can differ for different generations.

Recorded in August 2022, Partner Elias Moubarak and Senior Associate Nicol Ong spoke to Muazzam Bin Mohamad, Head of Investment Stewardship and Norazha Ismail, former Head of Sustainability at Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) about PNB's ESG journey and its new sustainability framework which features 10 ESG commitments that aim to help PNB produce more sustainable returns. Muazzam and Norazha also...

We are rethinking regeneration. In this new series we are speaking to experts who are leading the way in regen across the UK. In this episode our Senior Partner Sara Bailey talks to Mary Parsons, Regeneration and Partnerships Director at Lovell Partnerships. With experience spanning the development, construction and regeneration industry, she has been involved in some of the largest housing-led re...

Continuing our conversation of the key cyber security issues facing organisations for National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Partner Charlotte Clayson and Senior Associate Liz Mulley provide top tips on how to prepare for a potential attack. Joined by guests Neil Belton, Director of Technology Risk and Paul Kelly, Head of Cyber Services at business advisory service, Azets. They discuss best prac...

In celebration of Black History Month, Interim Diversity & Inclusion Manager at Trowers, Reg Amoah speaks to Morenike Ajayi MBE, Founder of Career Nuggets, an information hub for BME (Black Minority Ethnic) individuals, who want to advance in their chosen careers. Together they discuss the Black History Month theme of Action Not Words and how Morenike has adopted that approach throughout her c...

As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month we will be exploring the salient issues relevant to organisations from a cyber perspective. In this podcast, Associate Matt Whelan speaks to William Taaffe, COO at Lockdown Cyber Security where they discuss the reasons why secure communication is essential for businesses. They address the everyday risks businesses face when communicating both inte...

Senior partner, Sara Bailey speaks to Scott Corfe, Research Director at leading cross-party think tank Social Market Foundation (SMF), about our pending report on prioritising social value in real estate and investment sectors.   They discuss recommendations and the industry wide collaboration needed to maximise social value and ensure the S in ESG is embedded into real estate.

How can organisations and directors implement sustainability-driven governance? Partner Tom Reynolds speaks to Michele Kythe Lim, CEO at the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) as part our ESG Perspectives series, about the key role of governance in the ESG agenda and how diverse leadership can help drive business. Michele discusses the evolution of governance in Malaysia, the value o...

How can modern methods of construction help tackle ESG related issues? Partner David Cordery speaks to Tunde Agoro, Head of ESG at Hydrock about the state of play for ESG in the construction industry. They discuss ESG metrics and whether a standardised approach leads to box ticking as well as the impact of technology and the role of government.