In this week's episode, Desiree speaks with Caroline de Bossart and Robert Höglund on a variety of topics related to carbon dioxide removal, including research gaps, role of government and venture capital investors in supporting market development, and supplier and buyer dynamics.     Backgrounds on the guests:  Caroline de Bossart is currently the Director of Neglected Climate Opportunities at the Grantham Foundation where she invests catalytic pre-seed and seed capital in underfunded areas within climate, like geothermal energy, carbon dioxide removal, and critical metal ..read more

In this week's episode, Claudia talks to Professor of Marketing at Imperial College Business School, Eduardo B. Andrade, about sustainable consumption. They discuss the interplay of marketing and consumer behaviour, define sustainable consumption and uncover different human biases. After discussing the green attitude-behaviour gap, Eduardo introduces his obstacle-opportunity framework for addressing the barriers to sustainable consumption. Furthermore, he shares the best practice research in human behaviour and describes how this is usually done. Towards the end, Eduardo gives a tip on one cha ..read more

In this week's episode, Claudia talks to Cyril Klepek, founder and CEO of Cyrkl, an international technology and consulting green tech company specializing in circular waste management by providing the largest recycling platform in Europe and unique Circular Waste Scans. Cyril talks about what led him to create Cyrkl, the journey to expanding to over 10 countries around Europe and how they attracted the biggest companies to join their platform. He talks about the waste management problem we are facing, the role of circular economy in the net zero transition as well as what different players ca ..read more

Hearing more about MSc Business Analytics alumni  Miranda Zachopoulou’s journey to a career in data science and her experience working as a Data Scientist at NewNow group - a decision technology company that develops AI-powered decision solutions for businesses.   Connect with Miranda via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miranda-zachopoulou/  Resources recommended by Miranda:   Feedly: https://feedly.com/  Data science for business by Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett   Share with us a statistic, your feedback, and any topic you would like us ..read more

This week, Andreas speaks with Farida Lasida Adji (Ida), the IFC East Asia Lead for Green Buildings and Market Transformation program. In this episode, Ida talks about the IFC Green Building program and what it does with the clients across the emerging markets to transform their properties into green buildings. You will learn about IFC’s EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiency) standards and certifications. We also talk about some examples of implementation as well as their challenges and the key success factors. Ida also talks about the recent     Outro music by Kirk ..read more

This week's episode, hosted by Claudia and a fellow MSc CCMF students Anabella Rodriguez, features Louise Ellison, Chief Commercial Officer at Longevity Partners, a London-based multidisciplinary energy and sustainability consultancy. They talk about what it will take to take the built environment to net zero, the role certifications and ESG play in the real estate sector as well as regulatory matters. Additionally, Louise shares her perspectives on the key challenges the industry faces, how the situation looks like in the emerging markets and what individuals can do in terms of buildings use ..read more

As Imperial College’s Sustainability week is coming to an end, we took the time to provide you with more information on the university’s previous sustainability efforts and commitments being made, but also what is going to happen in the future to create a campus live that is aligned with our planetary boundaries  In that regard, Imperial’s food & drink offering will play a vital role in the shift toward more climate friendly operations. In this episode, Claudia and Moritz welcome Ella Shepherd onto the show who has been driving Imperial’s new food and drink policy which amongst other ..read more

In this episode, Claudia talks to Professor Marcin Kacperczyk, Professor of Finance at Imperial College Business School. Patrick shares what motivated him to have a career as a professor, as well as how his research has evolved over the years. Subsequently, they discuss Marcin's research on the intersection of climate change, specifically the carbon transition risk. They discuss theory versus practice as well as the current climate finance landscape. Towards the end, Marcin shares his perspective on how to approach the climate change challenge and shares tips for students and young professiona ..read more

This week, Andreas speaks with Honorio Poblador (Nori), the co-founder and Managing Partner of Navegar, a Philippines-focused private equity (PE) firm. In this episode, Nori shares the demographic profile of the Philippines and the role of OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers) and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) in the country’s economy. Nori talks about the process and added values that Navegar has implemented with regards to environmental, social and governance principles to their portfolio companies. Nori also shares his thinking about his interpretation on what ‘impact investment’ is. Finally ..read more

In this episode, Claudia chats to Paula Singliarova, Director of Sustainability at ESGbook, a digital platform for ESG data management, disclosure and analytics. They talk about Paula's career path towards sustainable finance as well as the main learnings from her career to date. Then they deep dive into stewardship, including engagement and proxy voting, where Paula shares details about an engagement campaign she led. Furthermore, they discuss ESG, the challenges connected to it and the state of play. Towards the end, Paula shares her tips on career in sustainable finance.   ..read more