Holding a mirror up to the market: How the UN works with stock exchanges
Why does the UN share best practices with stock exchanges? In this episode, Anthony Miller, Chief Coordinator of the UN Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative (UNSSE), explains how the UN partners with exchanges worldwide to encourage sustainable investment. He also discusses the London Stock Exchange's unique approach to voluntary carbon markets and unpacks the key issues he believes capital markets are underestimating today.
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Creating a common language: Taxonomies as tools for transparency
Can taxonomies help create a new asset class? In this episode, Alfonso García Mora, Regional Vice President for Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) shares how the organisation mobilises private capital to support sustainable development in emerging markets. Alfonso shares insights into their approach to climate finance and adaptation, and the role of taxonomies in helping investors navigate opportunities and risks.
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When one size doesn't fit all: ABSA's social lens on sustainability in Africa
What does a ‘just transition’ really mean in practice? In this episode of the LSEG Sustainable Growth podcast, Punki Modise, Group Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer at Absa Group discusses the link between sustainability and long-term value creation, how they are measuring social impact and the current challenges facing sustainable finance in Africa.
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Introduction(00:01:49) - Why sustainability is embedded in ABSA's corporate strategy(00:04:40) - Making social and business sense(00:07:47) - Shareholder reception(00:09:11) - Measuring social impact on the ground(00:11:20) - What does a 'just transition' look like?(00:13:45) - Unpacking ABSA's decision to opt out of the Net Zero Banking Alliance(00:15:39) - Three critical sustainable finance challenges in Africa(00:17:24) - Infrastructure gaps and energy poverty(00:19:11) - Policy(00:21:41) - ABSA's vision for 2030
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Eurasia Group: How geopolitics are recalibrating climate finance
As geopolitical volatility rises, is sustainable finance entering a new phase? In the latest episode of the LSEG Sustainable Growth podcast, Franck Gbaguidi, Practice Head, Sustainability at Eurasia Group joins us in-person to discuss how sustainability policy volatility is impacting their clients, how attitudes towards adaptation are changing and the outlook for climate finance.
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How satellite technology is reducing methane emissions
How can satellite technology help reduce methane emissions? This episode, Daniel Wicks and Jessica Callaghan, Managing Director and Global Director, Financial Services at GHGSat explain this, delving into how the technology works and how specific customer groups, including financial services, are applying GHGSat's real-time data.
The LSEG Sustainable Growth Podcast tackles important issues which intersect sustainability and finance, hosted by Jane Goodland, LSEG’s Group Head of Sustainability. We talk about some of the biggest issues of our time – from climate transition and investment, green infrastructure to greenwashing, natural capital, carbon markets, financial inclusion, equality and inclusion and more! We hear from leading experts from Microsoft, ISSB, IIGCC, Blackrock, IFAD, Women's World Banking, Climate Impact Partners, Planet Tracker, First Abu Dhabi Bank – and many more.
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