UKSIF Leadership Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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.

Oscar and James give a summary of the FCA's SDR policy statement that was launched today.

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.

Sally is joined on this episode by Jess Henry, Senior Research Analyst within Man Group's Responsible Investment team.

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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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

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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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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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 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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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.

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