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Sustainability Scores

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a podcast for Research Analysts who want to unlock insights from corporate sustainability data.
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123 Why we fell in love with Diversity with guest Essraa Nawar

Sustainability ScoresApr 27, 2024

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123 Why we fell in love with Diversity with guest Essraa Nawar
Apr 27, 202441:05
122 The S Matrix in the ESG Survey with guest Sonal Desai
Apr 20, 202420:14
121 Reframing Equity & Inclusion with guest Dr. Frank L Douglas PhD, MD
Apr 13, 202438:55
120 The ROI of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) with guest Sharitta Marshall
Apr 06, 202441:12
119 The role of data while working on Inclusion, Diversity Equity & Action with guest Andrew Fitisemanu
Mar 30, 202439:53
118 Connecting HR/Business leaders with right-fit DEI professionals with guest Juan Taveras
Mar 23, 202442:59
117 Supplier Diversity & Inclusion to combat social injustice with guest Andrea Fimian
Mar 16, 202424:49
116 Ethical Seafood Research with guest Wasseem Emam
Mar 09, 202427:26
115 How to use dialogue and data to improve impact of DEI with guest Love Odih Kumuyi
Mar 02, 202401:00:18
114 Diversity Atlas that provides insight into cultural and demographic diversity with guest Peter Mousaferiadis
Feb 24, 202443:09
113 How we can make data even more useful with guest Andrew Winnicki

113 How we can make data even more useful with guest Andrew Winnicki

We could cover topics like

- The origin story of Omnevue

- Business case to make data collection easy

- Benefit of your product

- Data Story experiences

- Benefits of a digital scorecard

- 3 new ideas in Scorecard Design

- Important element of a good design


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-winnicki/

Website - https://www.omnevue.com/

Resources - https://www.omnevue.com/knowledge/


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Feb 03, 202434:22
112 Why do we need to seam ESG and DEI with guest Anyi Hobson

112 Why do we need to seam ESG and DEI with guest Anyi Hobson

We covered topics

- Origin story of SEAM Advisory

- Idea behind connecting ESG and DEI

- Challenges working in silos

- Advisory in the real estate project

- Business usecase of Asset management

- The SEAMless Spaces Framework

- Access to Capital

- What is one piece of leadership advice you would give?


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Jan 27, 202428:38
111 Unique usecase of Procurement Xcelerator scorecard with guest Keith Wright
Jan 20, 202433:57
110 Vision to work in the trillion $ climate market with guest Alain Belanger

110 Vision to work in the trillion $ climate market with guest Alain Belanger

We covered topics

- What is Carbon Capture?

- Use of the new tech to create Biochar

- Origin story of Beyond Sustainable Tech (BST)

- Cutting-edge technology at BST

- Massive opputunity in Construction, automotive and Furniture (16 Trillion TAM)

- Audience for the Investor Deck

- Takeaway from COP28

- VCMI's initiative at COP28 particularly inspiring (VCMI Claims Code of Practice)


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alainbelangerbeyonders/

Company - https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyond-sustainable-tech/

Website - https://www.beyonders.tech/

Investor Deck - https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/68546748/beyond-sustainable-tech



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Jan 13, 202430:49
109 Education for Corporate Sustainability with guest Shirish Sangle

109 Education for Corporate Sustainability with guest Shirish Sangle

We covered topics

- What was your inspiration to do PHD in Sustainability way back in 1994?

- What was your thesis about?

- Explain what is Sustainable Business to a 10 year old.

- New brand of IIM Mumbai with 550 additional seats

- What is your current role in IIM Mumbai?

- What role do you think Indian Corporate can take in ESG?

- What advice you will have for some one who is intrested in working as a Analyst in a rating agency to find insights from ESG data?


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirish-sangle-534b4012/

Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xWnHOVYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra



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Jan 06, 202442:17
108 Tracability solutions for agriculture value chains with guest Susanne Emonet

108 Tracability solutions for agriculture value chains with guest Susanne Emonet

We covered topics

- What is a tracability solutions?

- Why did you joined as a CEO?

- What problem does Farmer Connect Solve?

- Data access for different stakeholder in value chain

- Main drivers for this change

- Two use case that are impactful

- Standardization of the core system

- First tracability can be implemented in next 3 days


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanne-emonet-244882/

Website - https://www.farmerconnect.com/

Company - https://www.linkedin.com/company/farmerconnect/


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Dec 30, 202326:43
107 Building a Diverse Community for Sustainability Professionals with guest Heather Mak

107 Building a Diverse Community for Sustainability Professionals with guest Heather Mak

We covered topics

- What is the Diversity in Sustainability (DiS) Circle?

- Purpose and Reason for the Community

- Key Benefits of Community

- Membership for BIPOC/BAME or ally sustainability practitioner

- Sustainability Salary Database

- Transition into Sustainability Practitioner

- Sustainability Entrepreneurship

- Accessible price point


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherkmak/

Company - https://www.diversityinsustainability.com/

Personal Website - https://heathermak.com/


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Dec 23, 202329:27
106 Role of ESG scorecards in Investment community with guest Preshit Patil

106 Role of ESG scorecards in Investment community with guest Preshit Patil

We covered topics

- Transition from the financial market into ESG

- What made you attracted towards ESG?

- S&P Global vs MSCI scorecard

- Benefits of a Benchmarking Report

- Key parts of an ESG Scorecard

- Features of a good Scorecard

- Usecase for ESG Scorecard

- Advice to practitioners in the ESG space

- Recommendation to get first ESG job


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/preshit-patil-0a77912b/

Email - preshitpatil@gmail.com


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Dec 16, 202324:40
105 GreenKPI helping business drive change with actions with guest Johanna Kloot

105 GreenKPI helping business drive change with actions with guest Johanna Kloot

We covered topics

- How did a commercial pilot become a sustainability consultant?

- What is the origin story of creating GreenKPI?

- Which are the businesses that are a good fit for the GreenKPI use case

- Preloaded sustainability actions that empower staff to drive change

- Custom actions are making a bespoke impact on businesses

- Making a sustainable supply Chain ecosystem within the software

- Mapping billing data to Resource use

- Automated easy-share online interactive reports

- Benefits of the interactive reports

- I don't have to leave my values at home - Employee Testimonial

- What happens if 100K stakeholders view an ESG Scorecard?


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanna-kloot/

Company - https://greenkpi.com.au/


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Dec 09, 202336:28
104 Role of ESG Scorecard in Real Estate Investments with guest Tjidsger Wierda

104 Role of ESG Scorecard in Real Estate Investments with guest Tjidsger Wierda

We covered topics

- Sustainability Consultant specialised in Real Estate

- Question based Real Estate Assessments for multiple platforms

- Case study of assessment from Investors

- Benefits of an ESG Scorecard

- Competitor Scores are available in some cases

- Doing Gap Analysis using a Scoring Method

- ESG Strategies - Companies starting point

- Take on ESG Scorecard or Dashboards


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjidsgerwierda/

Company - https://www.linkedin.com/company/walvius/

Email - info@walvius.eco


ESG Data Collection & Reporting - https://walvius.eco/homeowner-148723.html



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Dec 02, 202336:31
103 Modern age AI solution for ESG with guest Tomas van der Heijden

103 Modern age AI solution for ESG with guest Tomas van der Heijden

We covered topics

- The origin story of briink

- What makes you different from other ESG reporting platforms?

- Short intro to LLM (Generative AI)

- Why ESG Policy screener will save a ton of time?

- How does AI-assisted ESG reporting look like?

- What is an ESG document chat?

- Future possibilities with this AI Toolbox

- Client groups and success story of briink



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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasvdheijden/

Company - https://www.briink.com/


Free Access to the Toolbox - https://platform.briink.com/


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Nov 25, 202335:47
102 Power of networking in creating and contributing to the sustainability community with guest Aashi Sahu

102 Power of networking in creating and contributing to the sustainability community with guest Aashi Sahu

We covered topics

- Establishing authentic human connection

- Giving to add value to your network

- A networking strategy that works

- Simple Ice breaker to start the conversation

- A key step to make networking successful

- Network effect without chasing more people

- Value of a quality conversation with connections

- Insights about getting to know what you don't know?

- Listening is an important skill to cultivate to contribute


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashisahu/


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Nov 18, 202333:41
101 Collab about Sustainability Podcast with guest Pooja - a non ESG episode

101 Collab about Sustainability Podcast with guest Pooja - a non ESG episode

We covered topics

- Introduction of Get Set Green and Sustainability Scores Podcast

- Why did we start the podcast?

- How can anyone start a podcast?

- Growth of Sustainability

- Collaboration is a must in today's time

- Case Study on planting more than 1 million trees

- Case Study on bringing brown companies on the same side

- How did I get to the 100-episode milestone?

- How do you attract new listeners to your podcast?



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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/poojarv/


Get Set Green Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/5VvIylITUh4tOu4faDPVSh?utm_medium=share&utm_source=linktree

https://www.instagram.com/getsetgreen.in/


Sustainability Scores

https://open.spotify.com/show/2ApPVZ6YDoCercEZNOALJe



Podcast-lab - https://podcast-lab.splashthat.com/

Start a Podcast - https://podcasters.spotify.com/resources/learn/how-to/start-a-podcast

5-Day Podcast Challenge - https://jonathanstark.com/workshops/5dpc/

Say Trees - https://www.saytrees.org/


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Nov 11, 202349:26
100 How is research creating a sustainable impact in the business world with guest Nicky Amos

100 How is research creating a sustainable impact in the business world with guest Nicky Amos

We covered topics

- Motivation to establish Chronos Sustainability

- Mission and Goals of Chronos Sustainability

- Insights into the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) and its impact on food companies

- What role do you believe investors, companies, NGOs, and other stakeholders play in encouraging higher welfare standards in food companies?

- Other work of Chronos Sustainability

- What goes inside designing a company scorecard

- Primary benefits of a company publishing their scorecards

- Trends in the ESG space


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicky-amos-103b8412/

Company Website - http://www.chronossustainability.com/


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Oct 19, 202327:48
99 Sustainability and Digital Transformation with guest Manuel Vexler

99 Sustainability and Digital Transformation with guest Manuel Vexler

We covered topics

- Background and journey till now

- About AKFI and his current role

- Transformation Sustainability and ESG reporting

- New Regulatory demands for double materiality

- What is a common myth about Digital Transformation?

- What advice do you have for someone working with ESG data?

- Sustainability is Transdisciplinary


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuelvexler/

Company Website - https://akfi.org/

Email - execdirector@akfi.org


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Oct 12, 202321:40
98 Why making an inclusive work culture more important with guest Lee Higgins

98 Why making an inclusive work culture more important with guest Lee Higgins

We covered topics

- Why did you founded Diverse Talent Networks?

- Why diversity matters at work?

- Why senior leadership and boards lack diversity?

- Traditional hiring process is broken

- What is one problem area of your clients that they are unaware about?

- What are the first few steps when you work with any company?

- Thoughts on the Great Resignation



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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/higginslee/

Company Website - https://www.diversetalentnetworks.com/



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Oct 05, 202333:12
97 Importance of collaboration and how a group came together to create the book Carbon Alamanc with guest Brigitte Cutshall

97 Importance of collaboration and how a group came together to create the book Carbon Alamanc with guest Brigitte Cutshall

We covered topics

- Experience in the publishing industry

- Her encounter with Seth Godin

- Can you share what the book Carbon Alamanc is all about?

- What was your role that is related to the book?

- Which part of collaboration did you love the most?

- Book did not go viral

- Why do you think one should read the book?



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Guest - https://www.instagram.com/brigittecutshall/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brigittecutshall/

Website - https://brigittecutshall.com/


Resource - https://linktr.ee/brigittecutshall


The Carbon Almanac Book - https://thecarbonalmanac.org/book/


The Carbon Almanac Podcast - https://thecarbonalmanac.org/podcasts/


34 things to know about carbon and climate - https://www.linkedin.com/learning/34-things-to-know-about-carbon-and-climate/


Footnote - https://thecarbonalmanac.org/footnotes/


Book by Al Gore - An Inconvenient Truth


Free books for kids - https://thecarbonalmanac.org/kids/


Carbon Almanac Educators Guide - https://thecarbonalmanac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Carbon_Almanac_Educators_Guide.pdf


Don't Choose Extinction - Dinosaur Advertising - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DOcQRl9ASc


Greta Thunberg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg


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Sep 28, 202331:56
96 Global ratings and their importance in helping company's sustainability journey with guest Harsha Reddy

96 Global ratings and their importance in helping company's sustainability journey with guest Harsha Reddy

We covered topics

- Experience in sustainability and ESG strategy development

- Key initiatives have you implemented to promote sustainability and address climate change

- Targets and Goals Indorama Ventures PCL has set for themselves and why?

- Using benchmarks for sustainability efforts within your organization

- Participating in different rating agencies like DJSI, CDP, MSCI, S&P Dow Jones, FTSE4Good Index, EcoVadis etc

- Access to Sustainable Finance with the help of good ESG scores

- Internal and External Communication strategy for being an industry leader

- ESG literacy to the Sustainability champions within the company

- Sustainability is a license to operate in today's business

- Advice for companies who are on the fence to participate in ESG Rating


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harsha-v-reddy/

Email - hvreddy73@yahoo.com

Phone - +6626616661 (Work)

Company - https://www.indoramaventures.com/en/home


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Sep 21, 202341:08
95 Cradle to Grave, data models and construction for Carbon Impact Measurement with guest Anuraag Sanker

95 Cradle to Grave, data models and construction for Carbon Impact Measurement with guest Anuraag Sanker

We covered topics

- Can you explain what carbon impact measurement is like a 10 yr old would understand?

- How did your research on the construction industry's carbon footprint impact the sustainability policies for construction companies?

- How do you use Data Analysis skills at work?

- How are banking apps using data innovation to make an impact?

- What kind of data problem do you face?

- How will you measure the impact of your day-to-day work?

- Importance of the reach of an ESG scorecard


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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuraagsanker/


Company - https://generatezero.com/


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Sep 14, 202342:29
94 Valuation and Sustainability - A Guide to Include Environmental, Social, and Governance Data in Business Valuation with co-author Mathieu Joubrel

94 Valuation and Sustainability - A Guide to Include Environmental, Social, and Governance Data in Business Valuation with co-author Mathieu Joubrel

We covered topics

- A complete beginner's guide to understanding business valuation and the rationale for integrating ESG data.

- Simple, effective financial methods to value firms, complete with step-by-step use cases.

- How did Mathieu ended up co-author the book?

- Detailed instructions on how to value a firm in the renewable energy sector using cash flow and multiple valuation methods.

- Thorough explanations of ESG #data and ratings.

- Value Co brings all scores and data together and create benchmarks

- Tech stack used for the research done in this book.

- Benefits for Asset Managers from benchmarks



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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieu-joubrel/


Company - https://www.valuecometrics.com/

Newsletter - https://www.valuecometrics.com/newsletter


Book link - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-30533-7?sap-outbound-id=0CB226C1A8BAAE208CFA258F7A305C8E371C9D1C


Amazon book list - https://www.amazon.com/Valuation-Sustainability-Environmental-Governance-Sustainable/dp/3031305329


Original LinkedIn Post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mathieu-joubrel_valuation-data-esg-activity-7081511907341283328-AoMp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop


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Sep 07, 202333:03
93 Exploring ESG and Sustainability Reporting from an academic perspectives and projects with guest Manvendra Pratap Singh

93 Exploring ESG and Sustainability Reporting from an academic perspectives and projects with guest Manvendra Pratap Singh

We covered topics

- As a professor at the School of Management, NIT, what specific sustainability-related courses or projects have you been involved in?

- What are the key drivers and motivations for companies to engage in sustainability reporting?

- What are some of the most important metrics and indicators companies should include in their sustainability/ESG reports?

- What is the untapped opportunity in creating ESG reporting?

- How can companies ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data included in their sustainability/ESG reports?

- How has your research on manufacturing MSMEs contributed to understanding sustainability in the business sector?

- Given your expertise in sustainable development, what are some innovative approaches or strategies you believe businesses should adopt to address environmental and social challenges?

- S in the ESG



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Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpsing/


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Aug 31, 202334:56
92 Why investing in brown companies could transform ESG investing with guest Shivin Kohli

92 Why investing in brown companies could transform ESG investing with guest Shivin Kohli

We covered topics

- Why ESG confuses inputs and outcomes and what to do about it

- 3 Channels to work with brown companies.

- How current ESG indices and reporting mechanisms keep greening "green" companies and are costly to "brown" companies

- Why pricing and valuing externalities is the only way to address these challenges fundamentally

- Why nature-positive is (likely) more important than net-zero but receives far less attention

- What are your current data challenges in your role?

- What's your take on ESG Scorecard?


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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivin-kohli-99523280/

Company - https://accesspartnership.com/


Sustainability Conversations series:


Addressing the challenge of green conflict minerals (2023): https://accesspartnership.com/sustainability-conversations-addressing-the-challenge-of-green-conflict-minerals/

Why we should price environmental externalities (2022): https://accesspartnership.com/why-we-should-price-environmental-externalities/

What the IPCC AR6 report means in numbers (2022): https://accesspartnership.com/sustainability-conversations-ipcc-report-numbers/

The transition to a nature-positive future (2022): https://accesspartnership.com/the-transition-towards-a-nature-positive-future/

Top 5 takeaways from Davos 2022 (2022): https://accesspartnership.com/sustainability-conversations-top-5-takeaways-from-davos-2022/

Two new papers due for release soon – please look out for it and I will send it to you as well:

The state of proceedings at COP28 – some coverage on the fossil fuel challenge

A new way to measure impact for investors – the impact measurement challenge I had covered

A primer/reminder on the GBF


And here’s some features in other publications:


Food Planet Prize | The Protein Challenge is Reimagining Southeast Asia’s Food Systems (2023): https://accesspartnership.com/food-planet-prize-the-protein-challenge-is-reimagining-southeast-asias-food-systems/

TechTarget | Why companies should be sustainable and how IT can help (2022): https://accesspartnership.com/techtarget-why-companies-should-be-sustainable-and-how-it-can-help/

(Not a feature of ours but have to share) Freakonomics Radio | 546. Are ESG Investors Actually Helping the Environment? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shivin-kohli-99523280_546-are-esg-investors-actually-helping-activity-7076216479196577792-ESYI?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop


And some of our landmark reports:


The Future of Nature and Business, with WEF (2020): https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Future_Of_Nature_And_Business_2020.pdf

New Nature Economy: Asia’s Next Wave, with WEF and Temasek (2021): https://accesspartnership.com/asias-next-wave/

BiodiverCities by 2030, with WEF (2022): https://accesspartnership.com/biodivercities-by-2030-report-transforming-cities-relationship-with-nature/

The Business Case for Carbon Pricing, with Temasek (2019): https://www.ecosperity.sg/content/dam/ecosperity-aem/en/reports/Business-Case-for-Carbon-Pricing_May2019.pdf

Valuing the SDG Prize, with BSDC (2017): https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-bsdc/Valuing-the-SDG-Prize.pdf



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Aug 24, 202349:22
91 Sustainable animal agriculture to create a positive impact in the global food system with guest Darren Vanstone

91 Sustainable animal agriculture to create a positive impact in the global food system with guest Darren Vanstone

This episode is about sustainable animal agriculture.


We covered topics

- How do you define sustainable animal agriculture

- What are the key principles or practices that make it sustainable?

- What are the main environmental challenges associated with traditional animal agriculture?

- How can farmers ensure high standards of animal welfare while maintaining productivity?

- Use of Benchmarks like BBFAW and FAIRR at work

- As a practitioner, what challenges do you face to do your work?

- What are the economic benefits of sustainable animal agriculture? Is it economically viable?

- Looking into the future, what do you see as the biggest opportunities for sustainable animal agriculture


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Important Links



Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenvanstone/


BBFAW - https://www.bbfaw.com/

FAIRR - https://fairr.org/



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Aug 17, 202332:24
90 How an experience data and AI specialist looks at the ESG data project in a company with guest Paul Young

90 How an experience data and AI specialist looks at the ESG data project in a company with guest Paul Young

This episode is about ESG data and tools.


We covered topics

- ESG touches on Reporting cycle and Operation cycle

- Data pipeline for creating the Sustainability Report

- Role of AI in building the data models

- Step by Step advice for the Sustainability Journey

- How to decide if the company needs automation?

- 7 essential buckets that you should consider to begin

- ESG data project planning and timeline

- What goes beyond year one of the transition?

- A better way to publish companies' ESG data

- Thoughts on ESG Scorecard and its components


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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-055632b/

Blog - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-055632b/recent-activity/articles/


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Aug 10, 202329:10
89 What is not measurable, traceable and auditable is greenwashing with guest Pablo Verra

89 What is not measurable, traceable and auditable is greenwashing with guest Pablo Verra

This episode is about measuring Sustainability Impact.


We covered topics

- Your defination of impact investing

- Current challanges around Sustainable finance.

- Example of a sustainability strategy

- Why is Carbon Credits is only a mitigation tool?

- What is measurable?

- What is traceable?

- What is auditable?

- Role of a ESG Scorecard

- Message to the new generation

- Is sharing a scorecard an indicator that scorecard is working as an agent of change?


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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablo-verra-141525/

Company - https://www.thirdway.earth/

Personal Website (Spanish speakers) - https://pabloverra.com/


Global Impact Investing Network - https://thegiin.org/

International Finance Corporation (IFC) - https://www.ifc.org/en/home

EU taxonomy for sustainable activities - https://finance.ec.europa.eu/sustainable-finance/tools-and-standards/eu-taxonomy-sustainable-activities_en

The 10 Core Carbon Principles - https://icvcm.org/the-core-carbon-principles/

International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) - https://www.ifrs.org/groups/international-sustainability-standards-board/

Green Bonds - https://treasury.worldbank.org/en/about/unit/treasury/ibrd/ibrd-green-bonds



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Aug 03, 202330:20
88 Using Index as a tool to make a sustainable change in the world of business with guest Wim Leereveld

88 Using Index as a tool to make a sustainable change in the world of business with guest Wim Leereveld

This episode is about Sustainability Index.


We covered topics

- Impact Access to Medicine Foundation has made.

- Companies as a driver for change

- Power of Benchmarking

- A case study with an example of Sustainability Impact

- How should a company use benchmarks for making strategic sustainability decisions?

- Work on the idea you believe in

- How do you see the growth of Index and Scorecards?


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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wleereveld/

https://twitter.com/WimLeereveld


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Jul 27, 202326:03
87 The sustainability risk and regulations business needs to work during just transition with guest Maël Lagadec

87 The sustainability risk and regulations business needs to work during just transition with guest Maël Lagadec

This episode is about the role of finance as a catalyst in the space of Sustainability.


We covered topics

- Background on sustainable finance with examples

- What are stewardship in investors and pension funds

- Climate transition risk and Physical risk exposure

- Regulations that the EU has worked and is working on

- Bank's due diligence on deforestation and human rights

- Two lines of defence the banks used in their policies.

- Financial Market can play an essential role in the transition

- Why is biodiversity such a trend topic in recent times, and its actual impact?

- Changes in the Bee's behaviour

- Role of insurers in the sustainable finance


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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ma%C3%ABl-lagadec-608a0653/


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Jul 20, 202344:55
86 How is ESG Scorecard used by Investment Management especially in private equity with guest Pras Gengatharan

86 How is ESG Scorecard used by Investment Management especially in private equity with guest Pras Gengatharan

This episode is about the ESG scorecard.


We covered topics

- Purpose of an ESG Scorecard

- ESG Score vs ESG Scorecard

- S in ESG is based on the country

- Evidence-based approach benefits

- Investment Managers are the primary audience

- Story of an aha moment while working on Scorecard

- Practical research approach to address value creation

- Independent Assessment + External Rating

- Measure the impact of a scorecard

- Is it important that stakeholders spend more time on the scorecard?

- UseCase of integrating ChatGPT into ESG Scorecard that is untapped


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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasgengatharan/

Public Investment Fund (PIF) - https://www.linkedin.com/company/pifsaudi/


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Jul 13, 202331:24
85 ESG implementation for companies with guest Sreeram Mohan

85 ESG implementation for companies with guest Sreeram Mohan

This episode is about Implementing ESG in companies.


We covered topics

- What is the first problem company faces with ESG?

- What is the most undervalued opportunity of BRSR for the company?

- A case study of CDP increasing the band.

- Breakdown of Materiality assessment

- Stakeholder Engagement Workshop

- Have you came accross any ESG Scorecard

- Can an ESG Scorecard be an Agent of Change?

- Flywheel model of Interactivity, Shareability and Engagement



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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreeram-mohan/


Company link

https://www.linkedin.com/company/pozhat/


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Jul 06, 202329:55
84 Companies talk about ESG, while not having a clue of what it really means nor making the investments with guest Tannis Williamson Thomas

84 Companies talk about ESG, while not having a clue of what it really means nor making the investments with guest Tannis Williamson Thomas

We could cover topics like

- What is the current challenge around ESG?

- Positions with 10 years of experience in ESG even though ESG global conversation just three years ago

- What does a climate-related risk assessment look like?

- Why do you think it is the benefits for the company to do ESG data disclosures?

- Can you share a day in your life when you perform your Data Analytics role?

- Can you break down the ESG rating score?

- Can an ESG Scorecard be an Agent of Change?

- ESG 2X Formula

- Think Global and Act Local

- Find a way or make one


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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tannis-williamson-thomas-mpa/


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Jun 29, 202329:55
83 Stats in Scorecard is not enough to truly value the diverse perspective with guest Jyoti Sohal-David

83 Stats in Scorecard is not enough to truly value the diverse perspective with guest Jyoti Sohal-David

This episode is about Stats in Scorecard is not enough to truly value the diverse perspective.


We covered topics

- The story behind the name and the upside-down logo

- What does diversity done differently means?

- Importance of data and research when working with D&I as external consultants

- Boardiverse initiative for a diverse leadership

- What can go in into a Diversity Scorecard?

- How DEIB is an opportunity and not a challenge

- Role of data storytelling in your role

- Scorecard as Agent of Change in DEIB

- Importance of bringing more visitors to a Digital Scorecard

- What is the downside of having a diversity scorecard?



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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jyotisohaldavid/


Company link

https://www.linkedin.com/company/umbrella.co/

https://goumbrella.co/


https://goumbrella.co/boardiverse/


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Jun 22, 202333:49
82 Using Sustainable Design to do product development for meaningful innovation and create impact with guest Noa Falk Yogev

82 Using Sustainable Design to do product development for meaningful innovation and create impact with guest Noa Falk Yogev

This episode is about Sustainable product development.


We covered topics

- What goes into product development?

- What makes Sustainable product development?

- Introduction to Sustainability Design

- Can you share any actionable framework?

- What is the role of data in the whole process?

- What does meaningful innovation Means to you?

- What advice will you give an ESG professional?

- Is focusing on spreading the word about Impact Dashboard to improve transparency?



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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/noa-falk-yogev-047725180/



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Jun 15, 202318:57
81 What skill gaps sustainability professionals are facing and how to bridge it with guest Lale Lee

81 What skill gaps sustainability professionals are facing and how to bridge it with guest Lale Lee

This episode is about Bridging the sustainability skills gap.


We covered topics

- What are the sustainability skills?

- How to bridge the gap?

- What will happen if the gap is not bridged?

- Fundamentals Key Concepts of Sustainability

- What technology skills do you think are required in today's date?

- Hope with Gen Z

- What advice will you give a Sustainability professional?

- Is focusing on spreading the word about ESG Scorecard important?


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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalekarayakalee/

Company - Mannaz https://www.linkedin.com/school/mannaz-a-s/

1- Microsoft & BCG Report on sustainability skills gap titled ´Prioritize talent within sustainability agenda´ / November 2022:  https://www.bcg.com/publications/2023/prioritize-talent-within-sustainability-agenda  2 - LinkedIn research article titled: ´Global Green Skills Report´  - 2022 https://economicgraph.linkedin.com/research/global-green-skills-report  3- To find out about the broad range of tailored consulting and learning offerings by Mannaz A/S and several articles on sustainability, check out: https://www.mannaz.com/en/consulting/sustainability/  https://www.mannaz.com/en/inspiration/articles/  https://www.mannaz.com/da/kurser-og-uddannelser/baeredygtighed/

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Jun 07, 202329:30
80 What are alternative investments with guest Lydie Nadège Onana who is a member of CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) association | a non-ESG episode

80 What are alternative investments with guest Lydie Nadège Onana who is a member of CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) association | a non-ESG episode

This episode is about Alternative Investments.


We covered topics


- What is CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst)?

- What does Assessment of Investment funds mean?

- What are alternative investments?

- More about CAIA Association and Chapters

- Investing in Oil Funds

- What makes ESG so crucial in today's time?

- Key Factors of Investment Proposals


Guest's LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydie-nad%C3%A8ge-onana-caia-25a666237/

Phone number 0041 78 208 08 21

⁠onanalydienadege@gmail.com⁠


CAIA GENEVA EVENT OF 23RD MAY 2023: TOPIC "OIL RESERVES, STRANDED ASSETS AND OIL PRICE RISKS - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lydie-nad%C3%A8ge-onana-caia-25a666237_event-oil-activity-7066826127868080129-a4Nx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop



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Jun 01, 202331:20
79 How ESG data products measure and identify company disclosures, and more with guest Jason Lindauer

79 How ESG data products measure and identify company disclosures, and more with guest Jason Lindauer

This episode is about ESG data products.


We covered topics

- What are the different ESG data products?

- How has Data Science changed the landscape?

- How can small non-profits leverage more from Digital products?

- What qualifies as a Data Digital Product?

- What is E&S QualityScore (ISS ESG)

- How did you develope revenue-generating SaaS products?

- What makes a good ESG Scorecard?

- Is there any advice for an ESG analyst?


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Important Links


Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonlindauer/

Email - lindauer.jason@gmail.com


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May 25, 202333:03
78 Why BRSR Core will be a quantum leap towards Sustainability for Indian Corporates? with guest Anveshi Gutta
May 18, 202334:44
77 OMINDEX®rating is focusing on the Organisation Maturity Model using Total Stakeholder Value with guest Paul Kearns

77 OMINDEX®rating is focusing on the Organisation Maturity Model using Total Stakeholder Value with guest Paul Kearns

This episode is about OMINDEX® rating.


We covered topics

- How did you end up creating an ESG standard?

- Why do you think ESG are coherently integrated into business strategy?

- OMINDEX® rating

- What is Total Stakeholder Value?

- What is the Organisation Maturity Model?

- 1 Page Scorecard of 32 questions in 10 categories

- The Mature Corporation - Book

- Any advice to the ESG research analysts


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Important Links


OMINDEX® - https://www.hrmaturity.com/our-purpose/omindex-shared-ip-protocol-sip/

Total Stakeholder Value (TSV) - https://www.hrmaturity.com/our-purpose/total-stakeholder-value-tsv/

OMINDEX® EXPLAINED - https://www.omservices.org/?page_id=143

The Mature Corporation - https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-2082-0

Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-kearns-87659111/



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May 11, 202346:37
76 ESG Data Provider leveraging human expertise and AI to deliver benchmarking datasets and more with guest Jay Gandhi

76 ESG Data Provider leveraging human expertise and AI to deliver benchmarking datasets and more with guest Jay Gandhi

This episode is about ESG Data.


We covered topics

- Origin Story of ESGdatapoint

- Who are your clients?

- How do you utilise AI technology and human expertise?

- ESG Performance Benchmarking datasets

- In benchmarking, you provide graphic visualisation

- Any Case Study you want to share?

- Green Bonds

- Any advice to the ESG research analysts


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Important Links


Company - https://www.esgdatapoint.com/

Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-gandhi-b212ba90/



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May 04, 202330:29
75 How does the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index fill the food sector gap for over 350 members with guest Thalia Vounaki?

75 How does the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index fill the food sector gap for over 350 members with guest Thalia Vounaki?

This episode is about The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index. They have over 350 members, representing over 70 trillion in assets under management.

We covered topics

- Role of Thalia in FAIRR

- Introduce The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index

- Complete breakdown of the index

- Key findings 15% of Companies moved from ‘High Risk’ to ‘Medium Risk’ since 2019

- How are investors using the index?

- Investor participation in the company's Sustainability Journey.

- Protein Producer Index Risk Scorecard

- Socrecard's Metric Breakdown

- Analysis Breakdown of Risk Factor

- Smart Analyst Commentary

- What is your thought process on the complex analysis of data?

- How do you measure the success of the Scorecard?

- How do you see the business benefit of a scorecard?


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Important Links


Company - http://fairr.org/

Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tvounaki/

  • ESG progress of the animal farming sector where you can download the Progress Report - https://www.fairr.org/index/key-findings/
  • Get up to speed with why these issues are material for the animal farming sector by reading our ESG factor briefs - https://www.fairr.org/index/esg-factors/greenhouse-gases-esg-factor/
  • Find out more about the Index companies assessed as part of the benchmark - https://www.fairr.org/index/about-the-index/
  • Find out how 40 of the 60 Index companies could be financially impacted from climate change on our climate risk tool page - https://www.fairr.org/tools/climate-risk-tool/

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Apr 27, 202340:22
74 How the Responsible Business Tracker is using Benchmarking, a clear framework, and actioning planning to support business change with guest Paul Archer

74 How the Responsible Business Tracker is using Benchmarking, a clear framework, and actioning planning to support business change with guest Paul Archer

This episode is about Responsible Business Tracker.


We covered topics

- How does the tracker help to align responsible businesses with global goals?

- The design of the quantitative scores

- How does Benchmarking data help to take action?

- The Responsible Business Tracker® Dashboard

- Importance of the benchmarks

- How were assessment calls taken forward, and the insights used by the community?

- Few best practice examples

- A case study of the assessment


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Important Links


Company - https://www.bitc.org.uk/

Guest - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paularcheronline/


The Responsible Business Tracker® - https://www.bitc.org.uk/the-responsible-business-tracker/

The Responsible Business Map - https://www.bitc.org.uk/the-responsible-business-map/

Business in the Community membership - https://www.bitc.org.uk/join-us/

Dashboard - https://www.bitc.org.uk/responsible-business-tracker-dashboard/


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Apr 20, 202326:40