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The reality is that, unless businesses embrace the need to build climate change into their strategy and planning, they will pay higher costs of capital or, in some cases, will not be able to raise capital at all. Please join Henning Drager, Global ESG Lead and Andrew Buchanan, Global IFRS Leader for this discussion around the business case for dealing with climate change. 

Today we welcome Dr Jens Freiberg, Partner & Head of Capital Markets, Head of Accounting Advisory Group for BDO Germany. Jens has been charged with the challenge of preparing BDO for the wave of ESG opportunity soon to hit Europe. 

Emilio Guillen from BDO Paraguay and a bunch of his friends have come together to take action on protecting the environment and starting a movement. Learn more about how it all started and what his ambitions are for Green June. 

A year ago we ran a panel conversation with Marc Reinecke, Leader, Global Renewables, BDO, Richard Russell, Commercial Director, RES, Chris Newton, Director, Renewables Advisory, DNV GL and Abid Kazim, Founder of DigitalBattery on the future of renewables. One year on, we re-group and discuss what 12 months, a global pandemic and a crash in oil prices can do to the uptake of renewables. 

Wayne Basford, BDO’s Global Natural Resources IFRS leader and Susan Oldmeadow-Hall, BDO’s IFRS Audit Partner, both based in Perth Australia discuss the importance of disclosure for mining and oil and gas companies during this challenging time and emphasize that with uncertain conditions likely to continue companies must seek to report on impairment and 'going concern' in a robust, custom and multi-scenario approach.

Together Bryndon Kydd, BDO’s Global Mining group Leader & Canadian National Natural Resources Group Leader and Matt Crane, Audit Partner in the Natural Resources & Energy Team for BDO, UK discuss the recently released BDO report – Social Licence to Operate in Mining – why has it become such a hot topic, how has the pandemic impacted it’s wide spread adoption and what impact will the pandemic have on the implementation of ESG measures and funding.

Gold prices have been in a slumber for a few decades, but have been awaken by the global health crisis. This podcast we talk to Jacques Barradas, Audit Partner from BDO South Africa on how Gold Companies have reacted to the pandemic, the impact of soaring prices on the industry and the possibilities for the future. 

In conversation with Ecosystm's CEO, Amit Gupta & COO, Ullrich Loeffler on the strategies and approaches adopted by them to ensure they emerge from this crisis in the best shape possible. 

This episode we’ve invited Edward Hirs, a renowned energy economist and our in-house energy advisor and Natural Resources Fellow to BDO.

Ed brings a wealth of industry expertise with over 30 years of working, teaching and advising. Ed teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in energy economics at the University of Houston where he is also a fellow with the UH Energy Initiative.

His energy economic analyses, including insights specific to investment and private equity, regularly appear in national and industry trade publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New York Times, and Bloomberg.

Ed is joined by Clark Sackshewsky, BDO’s leader in Global Oil & Gas and the US National Leader in Natural Resources.

Clark quizzes Ed on the recent ‘wild ride’ of US oil prices, what it all means, and finally - what will be the likely future of Oil & gas in the United States.

Our first episode introducing Sherif Andrawes, Global Head of Natural Resources who talks about the impacts of COVID-19 on the natural resources industry.