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Welcome to Sustainability in Motion! Join the ED4S team as we engage thought leaders in sustainability, uncovering the latest trends and their practical implications. Discover how various sustainability factors influence businesses and finance in a rapidly changing world. Our expert guests share actionable strategies and best practices for professionals, investors, entrepreneurs, and sustainability enthusiasts alike.
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Episode 07: How well are financial advisors serving client sustainability needs?
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We talked to Stephen Kibsey, who enjoyed a distinguished career as an analyst, portfolio manager, and risk manager at one of Canada's largest pension funds. We talked to Stephen about the ED4S secret shopper campaign, in which we spoke with Canadian financial advisors to determine their ability to meet the needs of clients looking to invest sustain…
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Episode 06: Sustainability and Proxy Season
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We talked to Heidi Welsh, Executive Director at Sustainable Investments Institute about sustainability and proxy season. Heidi tells us about the main sustainability issues this proxy season, how proxy voting and shareholder engagement have evolved, the anti-ESG movement, and what sustainability issues we may see more of on future proxy ballots. Pa…
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Episode 5: Beyond Box Checking: How to Embed Sustainability in Your Company
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We discuss the recent report “Beyond Checking the Box” by the IBM Institute for Business Value. The report helps to show how companies can “embed sustainability” into what they do. This conversation gets into the all-important question of "HOW" to do sustainability right that we hear so often from investors and companies. Participants: Host: Matt O…
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Episode 4: Natural Capital and Biodiversity
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We talk with Pavan Sukhdev, CEO of GIST Impact. Our discussion focuses on biodiversity and natural capital. Investors and companies are attempting to properly value our natural world to better manage risk and to meet the increasing demand for nature-friendly products and services from customers. Pavan shares his wisdom on how companies can better w…
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Episode 3: How Investors Use Sustainability Data
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Matt and Nawar discuss how investors are using sustainability data. The discussion touches on materiality, the process investors use to incorporate ESG data into fundamental and quantitative analysis, and the impact of the anti-ESG movement. Participants: Host: Matt Orsagh, Chief Content Officer, ED4S Co-host: Nawar Alsaadi, Founder & CEO, Kanata A…
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We talk with Marie-Josée Privyk, CFA, RIPC, Founder of FinComm Services. Our discussion focuses primarily on ESG reporting. We discuss the current state of sustainability regulation, what is working, what isn’t, best practices, and the evolution of ESG reporting that we can expect in the future. Participants: Host: Matt Orsagh, Chief Content Office…
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It’s our first podcast! We welcome our listeners and let them know what we have planned for the podcast. Because it’s early in the year, we take out our crystal balls and try to anticipate what will and won’t happen in the sustainability world in 2024. Bold predictions ahead! Participants: Host: Matt Orsagh, Chief Content Officer, ED4S Co-hosts: Ma…
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