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Sustainable Finance has become an important phenomenon in financial markets but is still a new field. That means, there are new things happening every day. It is important to keep innovating in this field, and to critically evaluate what is going on. In this podcast, Julian Kölbel discusses ideas in sustainable finance. New ideas, good ideas, even dangerous ideas. He invites guests who are doing something novel, something interesting, something different that is worth discussing. His goal is ...
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In this episode, I speak with Bertrand Gacon, Co-Founder and CEO at Impaakt. Impaakt is an impact assessment platform that crowdsources information from hundreds of contributors and thousands of reviewers. My favorite insights from this conversation were: I can highly recommend to try out the platform. You can explore company profiles, follow discu…
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In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Christoph Gosdenoz, partner and chairman of FairCapital. FairCapital is an impact investor based in Switzerland that specializes in financing solutions for Fairtrade cooperatives in the global south. My favorite insights from this conversation were: It’s the specific design and timing rather than ju…
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In this episode, I sit down with Sam Vionnet, the author of Impact Thinking, subtitled “Learn critical thinking skills to make better decisions that create societal value”. The book is based on 15 years of experience in consulting with multinational corporations, NGOs, and investors. Sam reveals that there are a lot of beliefs that don’t stand up t…
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Can you imagine voting yourself on who should sit on the board of a company you are invested in? Perhaps on your cell-phone? In this episode, I discuss with Georgia Stewart, Co-founder and CEO of Tumelo, how their technology democratizes shareholder voting and explore the opportunities and risks that direct shareholder voting presents in the contex…
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In this episode, I had a conversation with Philippe van der Beck, who wrote a fascinating paper (work in progress) titled "Flow-driven ESG returns". The paper highlights that investing $1 in sustainable mutual funds can increase the value of green firms by 40 cents. This raises questions about whether ESG investing really has an impact. Philippe ex…
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Did you know that the University of St. Gallen in collaboration with Solarify offers the opportunity to invest into solar panels on their gym rooftop? In this episode, I talk to Aurel Schmid, founder of Solarify. Together we dive into the finance and impact behind crowd-founded solar panels and discover how small scale investor can have an impact t…
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In this episode, I talk to Lena Hörnlein, a senior manager at B-Capital Partners. Our discussion revolves around the interaction between sustainable finance regulations, including SFDR, and the operational landscape of a fund exclusively centered on energy transition assets. Lena provides a detailed explanation of how the regulation works. Interest…
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In this episode, I talk to Christine Chow about active ownership. Christine explains what it is, its dos and dont's, and what investors can bring to the table that companies do not know yet. We explore the tension that the best kind of active ownership is the most difficult to make visible, come up with an idea for professional certification, and C…
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Did you know that most large European corporations compensate executives for reaching ESG targets? Is that a good thing, and how should this be done? I discuss these fascinating questions with Tom Gosling, perhaps the world's most experienced expert regarding ESG compensation. I learned a lot in this episode! Some (but not all) of my favorite insig…
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I talk with Per Einar Ellefsen, CEO and founder of Amundsen IM, a fund that specializes in the European primary equity market. We have a long conversation about the role of ESG factors in the IPO process, from the angle of risk assessment, investment performance, and impact. Along the way, we talk about a lot of interesting companies: Azelis, Veral…
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In this episode, Stephanie and I delve into sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) to explore their potential benefits and risks. SLBs have grown to a USD 280 billion market and represent an exciting alternative to green bonds in the sustainable debt market. When issuing an SLB, companies pledge to reach a sustainability performance target as part of t…
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In this episode, I talk to Jan Anton van Zanten, a sustainable investing expert at Robeco. We discuss Robeco's open-source SDG scores, a unique approach to measuring companies' sustainability performance. We also delve into the importance of understanding the impact of companies on society and the environment, and how engaging with companies can dr…
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In this episode, I talk with Philipp Aeby, founder and CEO of RepRisk, an ESG data provider. We discuss how innovations in artificial intelligence have changed the way RepRisk processes data. We then move on to the role of transparency, how it can help to improve business conduct globally, as well as about the transparency of RepRisk’s own data gen…
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I ask Harald Walkate why he thinks blended finance is like music. Harald knows about finance, he has 25 years of experience, having worked at Natixis Investment Managers and Aegon Asset Management. He also knows about music, he plays the piano really well. Harald explains how blended finance works, and how it transforms the idea of "sustainable fin…
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Sustainable Finance has become an important phenomenon in financial markets but is still a new field. That means, there are new things happening every day. It is important to keep innovating in this field, and to critically evaluate what is going on. In this podcast, Julian Kölbel discusses ideas in sustainable finance. New ideas, good ideas, even …
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I was diagnosed 2yrs ago just sharing my story. I know a lot of woman who are diagnosed with these and I was told I had both but later found out maybe 6 months ago I had PCOS. I am trying to add another member to my family and being diagnosed has slowed down that process. My next podcast will be about to procedure I did to see if I had endometriosi…
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Her heart skipped a beat. She grabbed the radio quickly, and practically yelled in excitement, “Hello! Hello!?” But, there was no response. She pressed the button again, “Hello…” But, to her disappointment there was, again, no response. A little upset, she picked up her pace and walked upstream. She had begun to grow hungry, she noticed a couple of…
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She awakened from her short slumber and looked out into this strange new world. It was still dark. She was now fully confident that, this, was her current uncomfortable reality. Accepting this, she needed to clear her head and, figure out where she stood. She poked her head outside of her tent for a breath of fresh air, and then heard the bones scr…
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The woman stepped back, and away, from the cave. She clenched her shield and had a quickened pace in her step. She kept an eye on the creature through the window of the black riot shield. In the shade, of the mouth of the cave, it continued to come towards her as it fired its bow again, a second arrow sticking into the shield. The woman stepped int…
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A young woman stood in front of her vanity mirror; she used the mirror, not for vanity, but for the pride in what she represented. She put the finishing touches on the bun in her hair. Placed her navy blue cap, emblazoned with emblem and letters, upon her head. The lettering underneath the emblem, “POLICE N.Y.P.D. EMERGENCY SQUAD”. She checked her …
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