UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association

UKSIF Leadership Podcast

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Join the UKSIF team as we dive into the biggest topics in sustainable finance with a wonderful line-up of guest speakers! Since 1991, The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association has been the membership organisation for those in financial services committed to promoting a more sustainable and resilient financial system that works for the benefit of society, the environment, and us all. UKSIF represents a diverse range of financial services firms committed to these aims, and our 300+ members, managing over £19trn in assets under management.

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UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association

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www.uksif.org

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Nov 11, 2025

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Episodes

GSIA: Global Sustainable Investment Review launch 11.11.2025

Join Sally Kramers and James Alexander as they discuss the launch of the latest Global Sustainable Investment Review. You can view the full report here . Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit our website:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠uk...

Unlocking UK pension capital for sustainable growth - Recommendations from UKSIF’s pensions review 10.04.2025

Join Sally Kramers and Oscar Warwick Thompson as they discuss the new UKSIF report: Unlocking UK pension capital for sustainable growth- Recommendations from UKSIF’s pensions review. The report can be found here . Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠...

Twelfth day of UKSIF-mas: Twelve days of COP 29 12.12.2024

Sally and James discuss the 12 days (if you include the rest day) of COP 29 for the twelfth and final day of UKSIF-mas. They discuss what the function of COP is, what its biggest issues are, what came out of this year and what's happening on a global level. The GSIA report they reference can be found here. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and...

Eleventh Day of UKSIF-mas: Eleven Parliamentary Citations 11.12.2024

On the eleventh day of UKSIF-mas, Harry and Joe discuss UKSIF's public affairs work, and where we've been picked up most by politicians and parliamentarians. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit our website:  ⁠...

Tenth day of UKSIF-mas: Ten National Media Mentions 10.12.2024

Join Joe and Liza for the tenth day of UKSIF-mas as they discuss the ten pieces of national media coverage that UKSIF received for our financing the future reports! They also cover our media coverage more broadly including broadcast. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠...

Ninth day of UKSIF-mas: Nine Hottest Months on Record 09.12.2024

Sally Kramers and James Alexander spend the ninth day of UKSIF-mas talking about the record breaking global temperatures that we've seen for nine months of 2024, their impact and the importance of sticking to the Paris Agreement The Financial Times climate game that they reference can be found here . Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and inter...

Eighth day of UKSIF-mas: Eight Consultation Responses 08.12.2024

Sally Kramers chats to Oscar Warwick Thompson about our eight main consultation responses of 2024. They cover the themes of the consultations, what the feedback has been and what's coming down the track. The UKSIF Consultation Tracker they reference can be found here. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us,...

Seventh day of UKSIF-mas: Seven Research Pieces 07.12.2024

Join Harry Burnham and Liza Hartley as they discuss the seven pieces of research UKSIF has put out this year. They cover what the research was, who it was aimed at, what we were trying to achieve and what the reception has been. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Sixth day of UKSIF-mas: Six Planetary Boundaries Breached 06.12.2024

Anna Warren and Madison Reamsbottom talk about the six planetary boundaries breached on the sixth day of UKSIF-mas. They cover what the boundaries are, what they effect is, what this means, and whether there is any good news at all! Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Fifth day of UKSIF-mas: Five Flagship Conferences 05.12.2024

Join Sally Kramers, Anna Warren and Isabel Johnson for the Fifth day of UKSIF-mas where they'll be discussing five flagship conferences. They outline what the conferences are, how they went this year, what was of most interest to attendees and how they build agendas. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us,...

Fourth day of UKSIF-mas: Four SDR Fund Labels 04.12.2024

Join Sally Kramers and Oscar Warwick Thompson on the fourth day of UKSIF-mas as they discuss one of (unsurprisingly) the biggest topics of 2024 - SDR. They talk about the intention, the implementation and the future of the fund labelling system. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on ⁠⁠Twi...

Third day of UKSIF-mas: Three New Staff Members 03.12.2024

Join Liza Hartley, Anna Warren and Isabel Johnson as they discuss joining UKSIF this year on the third day of UKSIF-mas. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠Bluesky⁠ or visit our website:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠uksif.org⁠ . Feelin Good Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) License...

Second day of UKSIF-mas: Two Prime Ministers 02.12.2024

Madison Reamsbottom and Harry Burnham discuss the two UK Prime Ministers of 2024 on the second day of UKSIF-mas! Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Bluesky or visit our website:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠uksif.org . Feelin Good Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creati...

First day of UKSIF-mas: One General Election 01.12.2024

Join Joe Dharampal-Hornby and James Alexander on the first day of UKSIF-mas as they discuss the 2024 UK General Election! Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠Bluesky⁠ or visit our website:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠uksif.org⁠ . Feelin Good Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licens...

Report Launch: UK SDR and investment labels 30.05.2024

We are delighted to have released our report on implementing the FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels rules (the ‘SDR package’), in collaboration with PwC. This episode with Liza Hartley, Oscar Warwick Thompson, and guest speaker Lucas Penfold from PWC, summarises implementation challenges that firms are facing, and provides recommendations on how to address tho...

Financing the Future: Financial Services 15.05.2024

Liza Hartley and Oscar Warwick Thompson are joined by Mark Manning to discuss the UK financial services sector and what needs to be done to drive private capital into the UK. You can find the UKSIF report that we discuss ⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠ Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UK...

Financing the Future: Transport 22.04.2024

Liza Hartley and Oscar Warwick Thompson are joined by Ben Nelmes, Chief Executive at New AutoMotive to discuss the UK transport sector and what it needs to succeed. You can find the UKSIF report that we discuss ⁠ ⁠here.⁠⁠ Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@UKSIF⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or...

Financing the Future: Housing 20.03.2024

Liza Hartley and James Alexander are joined by Kane Emerson, Head of Housing at the YIMBY Alliance to discuss the UK housing sector and what it needs to succeed. You can find the UKSIF report that we discuss ⁠ here.⁠ Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@UKSIF⁠⁠⁠⁠  or visit...

Financing the Future: Energy 26.02.2024

Liza Hartley and James Alexander are joined by Emma Pinchbeck, the Chief Executive of Energy UK to discuss the UK energy sector and what it needs to succeed. You can find the UKSIF report that we discuss here. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter  ⁠⁠⁠@UKSIF⁠⁠⁠  or visit our websi...

Can sustainable investing deliver strong investment returns over the long-term? 15.12.2023

Before we all wrap up for 2023, we wanted to publish this excellent conversation on whether sustainable investing can deliver strong returns over the long term. Sally chats with Martyn Jones from Liontrust Asset Management to find out what's going on in the industry. They discuss the cause of the underperformance over the past 2 years in some sustainable investment strategies, how sustainable...

UKSIF Summary: The launch of the FCA's SDR policy statement 28.11.2023

Oscar and James give a summary of the FCA's SDR policy statement that was launched today. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter  ⁠@UKSIF⁠  or visit our website:  ⁠uksif.org. Feelin Good Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licen...

Stewardship, collective action and the role of the regulator with Claudia Chapman, FRC 29.06.2023

Oscar talks to Claudia Chapman, the Head of Stewardship for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), about her secondment to the FCA, the UK stewardship code, SDR, the future of voting and much much more. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on Twitter  @UKSIF  or visit our website:  uksif.or...

How can shorting and derivatives be used to drive forward sustainability? 15.06.2023

Sally is joined on this episode by Jess Henry, Senior Research Analyst within Man Group's Responsible Investment team. Ahead of Alternative Investment Week on 22nd June, they are diving into why these financial mechanisms have been ignored in sustainability for so long, why they're gaining attention now, how they can be used going forward and what the regulatory landscape is looking like....

Green Mortgages: The future of lending? 01.06.2023

On this episode of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, Oscar chats with Katherine Annand about green mortgages, from motivating uptake, the benefits they have and the role of retrofitting. The Spring Conference 2023 was kindly sponsored by Scottish Widows. Remember to like and subscribe to ensure you don't miss any of our other updates and interviews. To find out more about us, you can follow us on...

The Future of Scotland Beyond Oil and Gas 18.05.2023

In this episode of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, we are pleased to present a special episode from our Spring Conference on 10th-11th May. Our Chief Executive, James Alexander, will discuss the future of Scotland beyond oil and gas, along with Dr. Theodor Cojoianu, Associate Professor in Sustainable Finance at the University of Edinburgh Business School and Director of Research at the Edinburgh Fut...

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