ESG in 10

Inflation and how it impacts the transition to a sustainable economy, with Impax

The world is experiencing an acute inflation shock, but one key question we must ask, is how this impacts the transition to a sustainable economy?  If we don’t get the transition right, could it worsen future inflation hurdles?
With a career spanning over 25 years in sustainability, Kirsteen Morrison, Portfolio Manager at Impax Asset Management, joins the podcast to share her insights on how the current inflationary environment will impact the transition to a sustainable economy and what the failure to act on climate change may mean for the inflationary environment in the future.

The Australian Green Bond Program, with Ardea

After many years of limited activity on green bonds in Australia, we have seen a number of developments in this space recently, with the announcement of the Australian Government issuing a green bond. This reflects the substantial increase in activity in green bond development globally. Joining the latest episode of the ESG in 10 podcast, is Tamar Hamlyn, portfolio manager at Ardea Investment Management, to take us through the developments in the green bond space in Australia and what this means for sovereign bond investors.

Tackling ESG Challenges on the ground, with Cultiv8 and Zetifi

In this episode we hand over hosting duties to Tiffany Holland, Head of Partnerships at Cultiv8, as she sits down with Dan Winson founder at Zetifi, and James Niemeyer, a precision Ag. specialist who has adopted Zetifi's Technology, to discuss ESG considerations necessary for responsible and sustainable expansion.  

Takeouts from RI Australia 2023- Part 2

PART TWO  Join a special 2-part interview with Simon O'Connor, CEO of Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) as we take an exclusive look at the recent RI Australia Conference, the largest in-person and online event for sustainable business and responsible investment in the Southern Hemisphere.Whilst attending the conference, Agnieszka spoke to some key industry leaders who you will hear in these episodes. We thank them for sharing their views, and their contribution to the podcast..
Episode 1: 2:27 -Lucy Cooper, ESG Director, Crescent Capital Partners
Episode 1: 2:51- Pablo Berrutti, Senior Investment Specialist, Stewart Investors; Co-founder and Managing Director, Altiorem
Episode 2: 00:51-Rick Alexander, CEO, The Shareholder Commons
Episode 2: 4:12 -Désirée Lucchese, Head of Ethics and Impact ,U Ethical
Episode 2: 9:20 -Moana Nottage, ESG and Sustainability Analyst, Alphinity Investment Management
 
For links to articles and Toolkit's mentioned in these episodes please refer to the links below:
REP 763 ASIC’s recent greenwashing interventions: Report REP 763 ASIC’s recent greenwashing interventions
ASIC's Info Sheet 271: How to avoid greenwashing when offering or promoting sustainability-related products | ASIC
RIAA Investor Toolkit on Human Rights and Armed Conflict:Investor-Toolkit-on-Human-Rights-and-Armed-Conflict.pdf (responsibleinvestment.org)
More information on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament:What is the Indigenous voice to parliament, how would it work, and what happens next? | Indigenous voice to parliament | The GuardianVoice to Parliament - Reconciliation Australia

Takeouts from RI Australia 2023- Part 1

PART ONE  Join a special 2-part interview with Simon O'Connor, CEO of Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) as we take an exclusive look at the recent RI Australia Conference, the largest in-person and online event for sustainable business and responsible investment in the Southern Hemisphere.Whilst attending the conference, Agnieszka spoke to some key industry leaders who you will hear in these episodes. We thank them for sharing their views, and their contribution to the podcast..
Episode 1: 2:27 -Lucy Cooper, ESG Director, Crescent Capital Partners
Episode 1: 2:51- Pablo Berrutti, Senior Investment Specialist, Stewart Investors; Co-founder and Managing Director, Altiorem
Episode 2: 00:51-Rick Alexander, CEO, The Shareholder Commons
Episode 2: 4:12 -Désirée Lucchese, Head of Ethics and Impact ,U Ethical
Episode 2: 9:20 -Moana Nottage, ESG and Sustainability Analyst, Alphinity Investment Management
 
For links to articles and Toolkit's mentioned in these episodes please refer to the links below:
REP 763 ASIC’s recent greenwashing interventions: Report REP 763 ASIC’s recent greenwashing interventions
ASIC's Info Sheet 271: How to avoid greenwashing when offering or promoting sustainability-related products | ASIC
RIAA Investor Toolkit on Human Rights and Armed Conflict:Investor-Toolkit-on-Human-Rights-and-Armed-Conflict.pdf (responsibleinvestment.org)
More information on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament:What is the Indigenous voice to parliament, how would it work, and what happens next? | Indigenous voice to parliament | The GuardianVoice to Parliament - Reconciliation Australia

A belief in active ownership with Rebecca El- Khoury, Merlon Capital Partners.

Merlon Capital Partners believe that the deep consideration of governance, social and environmental issues, together with active ownership, enhances investment, business, and community outcomes. A key differentiator for Merlon is their structured and innovative corporate engagement program, where Merlon actively engage with their current and future portfolio companies to achieve the best ESG outcomes. In this episode, we sit down with Rebecca El Khoury, ESG and Sustainability Manager at Merlon to explore Merlon’s unique approach to corporate engagement and discuss an engagement case study based on the research they have recently completed on problem gambling.
 
You can view the research paper here and on their website www.merloncapital.com

ESG linked remuneration with Kirsty Mackay- Fisher, WaveStone Capital

Kirsty Mackay- Fisher, Senior Analyst at WaveStone Capital joins the podcast to discuss her latest ESG research investigating remuneration structures for company executives of the ASX200 and the ESG hurdles linked to those REM structures.   
To hear more from WaveStone, visit their Insights Blog  on their website https://www.wavestonecapital.com.au/

Artificial Intelligence and Big Tech – What does this mean for responsible investors? With Alphinity Investment Management.

Episode 4- Artificial Intelligence and Big Tech – What does this mean for responsible investors? Charlotte O' Meara is joined by Mary Manning and Jessica Cairns, Alphinity Investment Management.Alphinity Investment Management have incorporated artificial Intelligence (AI) into their ESG integration process for a number of years, developing their own responsible investment framework for AI. With the rise of AI technologies such as Chat GPT, AI is now receiving a lot of publicity, but what does that mean for responsible investing? This episode provides an overview of AI and how considerations of AI can be factored into the ESG integration process.
 
Hear more from Alphinity on the topic of Big Tech:Tech Talk January 2023: The most interesting things in Tech - AlphinityIs Google's LaMDA chatbot sentient? - Alphinity

How emerging technologies will reimagine the food and farming system, with Cultiv8

Agriculture and Food Technology – how emerging technologies will reimagine the food and farming system. A conversation with Jonathon Quigley, Partner of Cultiv8 Funds Management.Cultiv8 Funds Management - Sustainably Focused Funds Group
 

International Womens Day –Gender promotion rates, the gender pay gap and the experience of women in the funds management industry

A special episode celebrating International Women’s Day. Charlotte O’Meara, Senior ESG Specialist at Fidante, Interviews Dr Laura Ryan from Ardea Investment Management on the findings of her research about the role of gender promotion rates in the Australian Finance Industry. Sinéad Rafferty, Senior Investment specialist at Fidante, also joins the conversation outlining her experience as a senior woman in the funds management industry.Ardea Investment Management