Best Emerging Leaders for Biodiversity Podcasts (2024)

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Part 2: Navigating the Low Carbon Transition with Temperature Alignment 26:27

16d ago26:27

26:27

Tackling the intricacies of ESG investing in a warming world is a top challenge for today's investors. In the second half of this two-part series, we explore the practical application of temperature alignment in investment strategies, detail the limitations of third-party ESG data, and introduce PGIM Fixed Income’s proprietary Temperature Alignment…

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Part 1: Navigating the Low Carbon Transition with Temperature Alignment 20:11

2M ago20:11

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In the face of escalating climate challenges, temperature alignment is taking center stage and helping to reshape climate-conscious investment strategies. In the first of a two-part series, we delve deeper into this innovative tool and its role in the low carbon transition, understanding the shift from excluding to backing certain issuers critical …

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S06 E05 Samantha Stephens - Science and Conservation Photographer 40:57

3M ago40:57

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This week we sit down with Samantha Stephens an award-winning science and conservation photographer and National Geographic Explorer. She uses her photography skills and compelling storytelling to communicate scientific research to highlight the work of conservationists in Canada. To see her work be sure to follow her at! https://www.instagram.com/…

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The Elephant in the Room: Overcoming Biodiversity Data Challenges 41:21

3M ago41:21

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The vital role of biodiversity across social and economic dependencies has captured the attention of ESG investors. With biodiversity in focus and a surge of new datasets to inform investment considerations, we explore how biodiversity is measured, approaches to investing in nature, how we tackled some of the complexities in biodiversity data when …

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S06 E04 - Peter Simons - Chief Park Naturalist at Algonquin Provincial Park 44:58

3M ago44:58

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On this episode we chat with Peter Simons. Peter works for Ontario Parks as the Chief Park Naturalist out of the Algonquin Provincial Park Nature Center! Peter talks about his experiences working in a popular provincial park as well as shares tips and tricks to land an environmental career. Check out our website! Home (el4biodiversity.ca) Follow us…

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Deciphering ESG in Emerging Markets: A Closer Look at Risk and Bias 22:45

4M ago22:45

22:45

For fixed income ESG investors, gaining a deeper understanding of emerging markets is crucial as standard ESG assessments may neglect the complex economic and social dynamics that influence positive ESG impact as well as investment risks and opportunities in these regions. In this episode of Fixed on ESG, Nuvneet Dhillon, CFA, ESG Specialist, highl…

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S06 E03 Zachary Sherker 44:42

4M ago44:42

44:42

Today we are hanging out with Zachary Sherker! Zach is a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia in the Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Lab. He is investigating how small scale barriers affect salmon migration in BC. To know more about the UBC Pacific Salmon Ecology & Conservation Lab their work, and available opportunities chec…

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S06 E02 - Samreen Munim - Field Biologist - Ontario Forest Birds at Risk Program 45:56

5M ago45:56

45:56

Today we are joined by Samreen Munim a field biologist with the Ontario Forest Birds at Risk Program (OFBAR) at Birds Canada. The program is focused on the promotion of land stewardship, beneficial forest management practice and the research of at-risk species in Ontario. To learn more about the program and opportunities to get involved check out t…

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S06 E01 - Moon Pruvost - Program Director - Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning 39:13

5M ago39:13

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Today we sit down with Moon Pruvost the Program Director at Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning. Moon chats with us about moving to Canada and starting her career in conservation and outdoor education. Tune in this week as we learn about programs at the HMC, grizzly bear conservation, and coexisting with wildlife. To learn more about the HMC,…

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Bonus Episode: ELB 2023 Annual General Meeting 56:43

5M ago56:43

56:43

BONUS EPISODE! Your regular podcast hosts take the back seat while our ELB co-chair Mara McHaffie hosts a panel of three great science communication experts to chat about making science accessible and how to communicate conservation. She is joined by Jody Allaire of Birds Canada, Jackson Hudecki of the Royal Botanical Gardens and Hamilton Naturalis…

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A Growing Gap: Exploring Progress on Global Decarbonisation 24:23

6M ago24:23

24:23

Several major reports were released just ahead of this year’s COP28 in the UAE on the state of climate action, the widening gap between actual progress and policies on decarbonization, and what would be needed to limit warming to well below 2°C. In this second of a two-part instalment of PGIM Fixed Income’s Fixed on ESG, James Malone, CFA, ESG Rese…

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COP28: Dissecting Climate Progress and Pledges 31:01

6M ago31:01

31:01

COP28, which was hosted in the UAE, has come to a close. In the first of a two-part instalment of PGIM Fixed Income’s Fixed on ESG, James Malone, CFA, ESG Research Specialist, and John Ploeg, CFA, Co-Head of ESG Research, analyse the key takeaways of the COP. The duo take a closer look at the results of the first-ever Global Stocktake, discuss the …

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Climate Finance: Support for Developing Countries Amidst Climate Change 18:54

7M ago18:54

18:54

Climate finance has gained significant attention over the past decade due to the increase in extreme climate events around the world. While developed countries have been the largest contributors to climate change, it’s developing countries that often feel the worst of the impacts as they struggle to finance resources to respond, rebuild, and protec…

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What the transformation of the labour market means to investors 20:44

8M ago20:44

20:44

Ageing populations in the west causing shrinking of the workforce, mismatches in jobs and qualifications, and the rise of new technology is all contributing to the transformation of the labour markets, according to PGIM’s latest megatrends report. Participant: • Jakob Wilhelmus, director at PGIM’s Thematic Research group Moderator: • Julia Newbould…

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Plastic Packaging Predicament: The Best-Worst Option 25:56

8M ago25:56

25:56

With the use of plastic packaging on the rise, the issue of plastic waste looms large and complex. Plastic is a prevalent part of our lives, but this widespread use poses alarming consequences to the environment and to our health. In this episode of PGIM Fixed Income’s Fixed on ESG, David Klausner, ESG Specialist, hosts guests James Malone, CFA, ES…

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Cyber-savviness: Weighing Today’s Cybersecurity Risks and Impacts on Tomorrow’s Investments 29:47

9M ago29:47

29:47

Cybersecurity impacts every industry and, for many issuers, the consequences of a breach could be disastrous—as we’ve seen in a number of recent high-profile cases. As investors analysing the current cybersecurity landscape from an ESG risk and ESG impact perspective, we believe that a lack of understanding or investment in cybersecurity is simply …

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The Price of Power: The Impact of Wildfires on Utilities 21:18

10M ago21:18

21:18

Damaged power lines are a leading cause of wildfires around the world and serve as a significant vulnerability to the service providers who operate them. The cost of upgrading and repairing transmission and distribution lines is high, but costs related to the legal liabilities faced by these entities in the face of a wildfire can be enormous and, t…

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Deep-sea Treasure Trove: Opportunity or Risk? 33:20

11M ago33:20

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Although deep-sea mining has never occurred at commercial scale, the growing interest in the minerals and metals found on the seabed could prompt a shift in the status quo. As the world looks to address climate change, increased demand for required base metals and critical minerals that support large scale deployments of green technologies is a rea…

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Integrating biodiversity into investment decisions 28:38

12M ago28:38

28:38

Greater access to information from companies and associations on geospatial analysis combined with the acceleration and exponential destruction of the ecosystem has prompted biodiversity to becoming a hot topic in making investment decisions. Conexus Financial managing editor Julia Newbould talks to Newton Investment Management global head of susta…

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Energizing a Greener Future with Clean Hydrogen and the Northeastern Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub 29:45

1y ago29:45

29:45

Clean hydrogen has garnered considerable attention in recent years due to its potential to address hard-to-decarbonize sectors—or—as James Malone, CFA, ESG Specialist, and host of this month’s podcast likes to refer to them, “hard-to-electrify sectors.” These are sectors where electrification has historically been—for a variety of reasons—less attr…

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Desalination: A Potential Solution for Freshwater Scarcity? 21:21

1y ago21:21

21:21

In some areas, population explosion has exhausted freshwater supplies, and globally the impacts of a warming climate have caused the slow depletion of the freshwater resources available. The search for solutions to freshwater scarcity has intensified and led some municipalities to explore desalination, or the process of turning saltwater into fresh…

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Food for thought 22:57

1y ago22:57

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Our food system needs to be more productive and sustainable with increased demand, changing diets and an outdated production system. According to PGIM thematic research group director Jakob Wilhelmus, there are two main challenges in the food chain right now – our current food system is outdated and secondly the devastating impact on the environmen…

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The Unaffordable Truth: A Look at the Affordable Housing Crisis 24:24

1y ago24:24

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The existing stock of affordable housing in the U.S. is becoming largely obsolete at the same time the development of replacement properties has lagged. As a result, the affordable housing supply in the U.S. is in crisis. In this episode of PGIM Fixed Income’s Fixed on ESG, David Klausner, ESG Specialist, sits down with Ola Hixon, Executive Directo…

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S05 E09 - Lexi Armstrong - Assistant Conservation Biologist - Nature Conservancy of Canada 40:55

1+ y ago40:55

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Today we sit down with Lexi Armstrong. Lexi is an Assistant Conservation Biologist for the Invasive Species Program at the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Lexi talks about her journey becoming a conservation biologist and what she loves most about her current position! Tune in this week as we learn how she uses her passion for nature to eradicate inv…

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S05 E08 Josie Vayro, Primatologist, Wildlife Research Lead at Bailey Consulting 46:37

1+ y ago46:37

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Today we sit down with Josie Vayro. Josie is a primatologist by trade and a former instructor at Thompson Rivers University and Calgary University. And has most recently transitioned from academia into the world of consulting. Tune in this week as we learn how she uses her background and passion for nature to address both the biological and social …

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S05 E07 - Aranya Iyer, Ecologist at World Wildlife Fund for Nature Canada & Co-Director of FREED 35:35

1+ y ago35:35

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Today we are joined by Aranya Iyer, Associate Specialist for World Wildlife Fund for Nature Canada. Aranya is also a co-founder of Field Research and Ecology and Evolution Diversified or FREED for short! Aranya is working hard to limit the barriers for indigenous, black or racialized communities by organizing field trips to help undergraduate stude…

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We Have Ignition—Can investment in nuclear fusion solve the climate crisis? 24:05

1+ y ago24:05

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Nuclear fusion is making headlines with the first ever demonstration of fusion ignition by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Why is this so groundbreaking? Nuclear fusion is a clean source of energy, and there are many benefits to fusion over its more controversial counterpart, nuclear fission. Some are even painting fusion as THE solutio…

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S05 E06 - Stefan Weber, National Seed Strategy Coordinator at the Canadian Wildlife Federation 31:20

1+ y ago31:20

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Today were are joined by Stefan Weber the National Seed Strategy Coordinator at the Canadian Wildlife Federation. By promoting ecosystem restoration, native plant re-vegetation, and combatting "plant blindness", Stefan's work is bringing native Canadian plant species to the conservation forefront! Check out our website! Home (el4biodiversity.ca) Fo…

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Growth equities to shine in 2023, if interest rates stabilise 26:37

1+ y ago26:37

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Last year was a terrible year for growth equity investing but 2023 will be a year they can shine, as long as interest rates stabilise, according to Raj Shant, London-based managing director and equity portfolio specialist at Jennison Associates, which is a fundamental equities manager owned by PGIM.By Investment Magazine

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S05 E05 - Emily Febrey (Ranger Em), Stewardship Communications Technician 44:57

1+ y ago44:57

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Emily currently works at St. Clair Region Conservation Authority as Stewardship Communications Technician. She helps create wetland, forest and grasslands in the St. Clair watershed and even helps with Species At Risk Work! Emily also has a TV show on Rogers TV called Learn with Ranger Em, definitely check her out there! Ranger Em - YouTube St. Cla…

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S05 E04 Alejandro Prescott-Cornejo - Marketing Associate at Mongabay / Board Member at ELB / Wildlife Photographer 38:33

1+ y ago38:33

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Tune into this episode to hear from Alejandro about his time working in the environmental field from a Marketing perspective. Also hear about his time on the ELB board and experiences running APC Wildlife Photography. https://news.mongabay.com/ Follow Alejandro on Instagram here: @apcwildlife15 Check out our website! Home (el4biodiversity.ca) Follo…

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Biodiversity 101: Dissecting COP15 with Planet Tracker 38:18

1+ y ago38:18

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The long awaited 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) was held this past December in Montreal. Biodiversity is hugely important to us all for our basic, everyday needs, but biodiversity loss is not just an ecological threat as half of global GDP is dependent on nature in some way. With hopes that COP15 would produce a Paris Agreement…

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S05 E03 Bailey Consulting 47:35

1+ y ago47:35

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/bailey-environmental-consulting-inc./ Bailey Environmental Consulting Inc. Check out our website! Home (el4biodiversity.ca) Follow us on social media @el4biodiversity for more updates and events!By Bailey Consulting

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S05 E02 Steve Marks - Herpetologist 35:22

1+ y ago35:22

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Scales Nature Park | Reptiles And Amphibians | Ontario Check out our website! Home (el4biodiversity.ca) Follow us on social media @el4biodiversity for more updates and events!By Steve Marks

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S05 E01 Meredith Meeker - ELB Chair/ Carleton University 39:09

1+ y ago39:09

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ELB welcomes two new hosts for season 5 Alex Legere and Kandyce Affleck! Our new hosts begin with turning the magnifying glass inwards interviewing our very own Emerging Leaders for Biodiversity Chair and past podcast host Meredith Meeker. This week Meredith chats with us about her experiences within ELB, her current Master's at Carleton University…

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COP27: Takeaways from Sharm El-Sheikh 35:07

1+ y ago35:07

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With the conclusion of COP27 this past November in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on this episode of Fixed on ESG, PGIM Fixed Income’s John Ploeg, CFA, Co-Head of ESG Research, has invited Birgit Jakobsen, Senior ESG Analyst, to join him in highlighting the major takeaways from the conference. These include: updates to some of the nationally determined co…

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Portfolios to stay volatile for years with positive stock and bond correlation 26:35

1+ y ago26:35

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Balanced portfolios will be more volatile without the “natural hedge” provided by a negative correlation between stocks and bonds, but diversification will remain a powerful tool to protect portfolios, according to Noah Weisberger, managing director in the Institutional Advisory & Solutions group at PGIM.…

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ESG Perspectives: Q&A with Sarika Goel 27:17

1+ y ago27:17

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In this episode of Fixed on ESG, PGIM Fixed Income’s Armelle de Vienne, Co-Head of ESG Research, and Kunal Patel, CFA, Head of Client Advisory for UK, Middle East and Africa, host a Q&A with special guest, Sarika Goel, Global Head of Sustainable Investment Research for Mercer. Listen for thoughts on: drivers of demand for ESG-labelled fixed income …

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Not the time to shy away from emerging markets 32:41

1+ y ago32:41

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With volatility a strong theme of markets and economies over 2022, some investors have de-risked their portfolios and lost their stomach for riskier emerging markets investments but Alex Khosla, emerging markets and Asia equities portfolio manager at sustainable investment manager Newton Investment Management, argues emerging markets still offer va…

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COP27: What Investors Need to Know 38:25

1+ y ago38:25

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With the 27th annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) underway in Egypt, what do investors need to know? In this episode of Fixed on ESG, Elizabeth Burgess, Client Manager, sits down with John Ploeg, CFA, Co-head of ESG Research, to set the scene for listeners and provide background on the big-ticket issues we all should be monitoring, includin…

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Revving the Engine on EVs 34:51

1+ y ago34:51

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What could electric vehicles and California’s 2035 ban on the sale of gas-powered autos mean for autos manufacturers and what peripheral factors do fixed income investors need to consider? PGIM Fixed Income’s own Alistair Shepheard-Walwyn, Investment Analyst and ESG Specialist, John Smigelsky, CFA, U.S. IG Credit Research Analyst, and Megi Leka, Sr…

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Navigating the disruption in energy markets 32:01

2y ago32:01

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The world is experiencing the results of an underinvestment in traditional oil/gas energy infrastructure which was compounded by Covid- 19, when some companies believed that peak oil demand had arrived pulling back even more on investment, then came the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the disruption is overlaid with the longer-term focus on energy…

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Energy markets post-COVID, amid a conflict and in a decarbonising world 38:12

2y ago38:12

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Tom Nelson, head of thematic equity at Ninety One, talks to Conexus Financial managing editor Julia Newbould about the extent of the shock to energy markets through the Ukraine War and how it will impact the transition to clean energy and how portfolio managers can invest in renewables and achieve carbon zero targets in this volatile market.…

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Exclusions and Green Bonds: There’s No Quick Fix 38:39

2y ago38:39

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ESG investing has gained a lot of traction in recent years, but even with its growing popularity, many misconceptions still exist around how an ESG portfolio strategy should be structured to attain a dual mandate of making a positive impact and striving for solid performance. In this episode, John Ploeg, CFA, Co-head of ESG Research, and Anna de Jo…

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Shift to positive stock-bond correlation could increase risk, reduce returns 28:01

2y ago28:01

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A shift towards positive correlation between stocks and bonds is likely, and this phenomenon could persist for many years if history is a guide and this could lead to a “much more volatile world” for those trying to maintain balanced portfolios and may force investors to either raise their risk budgets or lower their return expectations, according …

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Inflation volatility to drag on as world decouples into rival camps 27:26

2y ago27:26

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Richard Bullock, senior geopolitical strategist at Newton Investment Management and Julia Newbould, managing editor at Conexus Financial talk about today’s economic environment. They discuss how it is the time for geopolitical strategists to start using all their tools – there is war in Ukraine and Russia, ongoing tensions between China and Taiwan,…

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Deep Dive into Blue Bonds with Mark Spalding 30:41

2y ago30:41

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In this episode, Armelle de Vienne, Co-head of ESG Research (and certified divemaster), invited Mark Spalding, President of The Ocean Foundation, to discuss the emergence of blue bonds in the ESG investing space. What defines a blue bond and why haven’t investors heard more about them? Why might sovereign or corporate issuers issue a blue bond? Wha…

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Reflections and learnings from a mega merger: Australian Retirement Trust 56:58

2y ago56:58

56:58

CEO Bernard Reilly and chair Don Luke of Australian Retirement Trust joined us at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium in June 2022 for a fireside chat on how the fund is adapting and progressing post-merger, and what is next on the agenda for Australia’s newest mega fund. This session was hosted by Michael Baldwin, global head of external relationshi…

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Low Carbon Crossroad: The Importance of Metals and Mining to the Low Carbon Transition 30:50

2y ago30:50

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PGIM Fixed Income’s James Malone, CFA, ESG Research Specialist, and Beth Gunning, Credit Analyst for Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Research, join David Klausner, ESG Research Specialist, for a deep dive into the critical role that metals and mining companies have in enabling the low carbon transition. Our panel explores a range of topics, includi…

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BHP chief executive Mike Henry on energy transition, commodities and global trends 46:17

2y ago46:17

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In this live recording from the Fiduciary Investors Symposium in June 2022, BHP chief executive, Mike Henry, explores the growing role of mined commodities in the global energy transition. This fireside chat was hosted by Amanda White, director of institutional content, Conexus Financial.By Investment Magazine

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