UKSIF Leadership Podcast
By UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association
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.
UKSIF Leadership PodcastNov 05, 2021
Financing the Future: Transport
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.
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Financing the Future: Housing
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.
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Financing the Future: Energy
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.
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Can sustainable investing deliver strong investment returns over the long-term?
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 investing will hold up in the long term, opportunities in the market and much much more.
Please note: This podcast is for professional investors only and should not be construed as financial advice.
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UKSIF Summary: The launch of the FCA's SDR policy statement
Oscar and James give a summary of the FCA's SDR policy statement that was launched today.
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Stewardship, collective action and the role of the regulator with Claudia Chapman, FRC
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.
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How can shorting and derivatives be used to drive forward sustainability?
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. The article Jess refers to can be found here.
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Green Mortgages: The future of lending?
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.
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The Future of Scotland Beyond Oil and Gas
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 Futures Institute; Ian Stannard, Sustainable Finance Business Development at ICE; and Libby Watkinson, Director for Impact Assessment & Reporting at the Scottish National Investment Bank.
The Spring Conference 2023 was kindly sponsored by Scottish Widows.
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Retrofitting and the role of investors
Oscar is joined this week by Jonathan Walker, Associate Director, Sustainable Investment at Gresham House to talk all things retrofitting! They discuss what the role of investors is in driving forward retrofitting, how the cost of retrofitting can be justified and what will incentivise greater investment in retrofitting.
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UKSIF Ownership Day: Social Issues Taskforce
Ahead of our next series of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, we are pleased to bring you a special episode from our Ownership Day on 8th March. Our policy manager, Heidi, is joined by Maria Nazarova-Doyle, Head of Responsible Investments and Stewardship at Scottish Widows and Valeria Piani, Head of Stewardship at Phoenix Group. They discuss the role of the Social Issues Taskforce, the creation of the group, what can (and is being) done as well as the future of social impact for asset owners.
Ownership Day 2023 was kindly sponsored by FTSE Russell and Maanch.
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Xinjiang supply chain: in conversation with Tomoya Obokata
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FCA's SDR Consultation Launch
The FCA has launched their SDR consultation today, 25 October 2022! This is a huge step in tackling greenwashing, so and Sally and James are here to discuss what it is, what it means, what the timeframes are looking like and what this means for the financial services.
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International Women's Day: making finance a female friendly space
This International Women's Day, we have collaborated with three fantastic women in finance. In this episode of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, Sally is joined by Bess Joffe, Annabel Nelson and Sarah Williams to discuss the experience of women in finance, the barriers they face and what needs to be done to make finance a female friendly space.
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The Importance of Engagement with Michael O'Leary, Engine No.1
Happy New Year!
To start 2022, we are pleased to share this recording from our Autumn Conference in November. James was joined by Michael O'Leary, Managing Director of Engine No.1, to discuss the importance of investor engagement in driving sustainability.
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COP26 Day 12: Key reflections of the summit
Oscar reflects on the COP26 summit ahead of the final text agreement release, from the policy announcements, to the barriers to progress.
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COP26 Day 11: UK leadership on levelling up cities
James is joined by Josué Tanaka, Principal Finance Advisor at C40 Cities and Polly Billington, Chief Executive, UK100. They discuss all things green infrastructure, diving into how local government can help drive the journey to Net Zero, inequality and cities from both the UK focus and the global perspective.
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COP26 Day 10: UK leadership on decarbonising transport
It's transport day of COP26, and Oscar chats to Ben Nelmes, Head of Policy and Research at New Automotive about supporting the switch to electric vehicles in the UK, upcoming policy, what's happening now and what's still to come.
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COP26 Day 9: UK leadership on gender diversity
Sally speaks to Swati Pujari, Founder of the Gender Lens Project on day 9 of COP26. They discuss what inspired her to start the project, what it means, the benefits of gender lens investing and how investors can make their first step towards driving diversity.
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COP26 Day 8: UK leadership on adaptation and resilience
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COP26 Day 7: UK leadership on the just transition
It’s day 7 of COP26, and Oscar is joined by Nick Robins, Professor in Practice for Sustainable Finance at the LSE, as well as Kate Elliot and Sophie Lawrence from Rathbone Greenbank Investments for a podcast in two parts. They discuss what the UK is doing in the just transition, what the just transition means for financial services and how the sector can help to drive it successfully.
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COP26 Day 6: UK leadership on biodiversity
It's day 6 of COP26 and Oscar is joined by Ray Dhirani, Head of Sustainable Finance, WWF-UK and Dr Nathalie Pettorelli, a Senior research fellow at ZSL's Institute of Zoology, talking about upcoming priorities on biodiversity, the impact of the Dasgupta Review on the ‘Economics of Biodiversity’, and hopes for hopes for COP15 next year.
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COP26 Day 5: UK leadership on ESG in youth retail investing
It's the Friday of the first week of COP26, and Oscar is joined by the CEO of Clim8, Duncan Grierson. They discuss how the industry can better engage young savers, whether the pandemic has impacted the attitudes of this group towards investing, and how we can collectively tackle and the spot the signs of 'greenwashing.'
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COP26 Day 4: UK leadership on the energy transition
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COP26 Day 3: UK leadership on green taxonomies and global rules
For day 3 of COP26, Oscar and James are joined by Victor Van Hoorn, Executive Director of Eurosif to discuss reactions to the update set out in the UK’s ‘green finance roadmap’ on the UK’s approach to the green taxonomy, the role of the GTAG, lessons from Europe and the next steps for the UK.
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COP26 Day 2: UK leadership on stewardship in the net zero transition
It's Day 2 of COP26! James is joined in this episode by Mark Campanale, Founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative and Chris Dodwell, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Impax Asset Management. They discuss the role of financial services in getting us to net zero, what the implications are, stewardship and how can this help the transition of the real economy, as well as what is needed from both businesses and government.
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COP26 Day 1: What do we expect?
COP26 is here! Sally, James and Oscar discuss all things COP, what is is, how it works, what we've seen in the run up to the conference and what we hope will follow the event. This is the first of our COP26 series, and we will be following up with a daily podcast over the two weeks, covering topics aligned with the official COP agenda.
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Empowering the Conscious Consumer
On Monday 04 October, as part of UKSIF's Good Money Week, PA Consulting launched new research into what consumers truly want when it comes to sustainable finance, and how financial services firms can accelerate the transition to more sustainable saving, investment and spending.
Join a discussion with James, Mark Lancelott from PA Consulting, Clive Emery from Invesco and Gemma Woodward from Quilter Cheviot as they discuss the implications and opportunities of this research for the investment and finance industry. To view the full report click here.
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The Economics of Biodiversity
At our Spring Conference in May, James was delighted to interview Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, author of the Dasgupta Review, an independent, global review on the Economics of Biodiversity commissioned by HM Treasury. They discussed the framework of the Review, the risks posed by current economic success measures, as well as the immediate and long term steps the investment and finance community can take to address biodiversity risks and opportunities.
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Episode 0: Introduction to the UKSIF Leadership Podcast
Meet the UKSIF Leadership Podcast team, James, Oscar and Sally, and hear what we've got coming up. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on our exciting upcoming interviews.
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