Sustainability Leaders
Sustainability is a rapidly evolving field, driven by billions of dollars in global investment. Join hosts Michael Torrance, Jonathan Hackett and others in this podcast series, as we introduce you to the innovative minds and diverse perspectives that are pushing the boundaries in sustainability good practice. With topics ranging from climate change to sustainable finance and green bonds to human rights and responsible investing, we explore the world of corporate sustainability through interviews with corporate practitioners, investors, scholars and the NGO community.
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CarbonCure and the Role of Industry in Fighting...
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What Can Investors Do About the Opioid Crisis?
Enter the Investors for Opioid and Pharmaceutical Accountability (IOPA). The group, which had 67 members with over $4 trillion in assets under management as of July 2020, uses investor engagement to make changes within the entire supply chain to hold companies accountable for their actions.
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Understanding Biodiversity Management: Best Pra...
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The Changing Face of Sustainability: tentree fo...
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CN - Sustainability and the Future of Rail
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Accelerating the Clean Economy
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UN Principles for Responsible Banking: A Discus...
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The Evolution of ESG in Mining
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Partnership for a Net Zero World
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EMpowering an Inclusive Economic Recovery
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Building Empowerment Through a Racial and Gende...
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Valuing Natural Capital – A Discussion with Pav...
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Supplier Diversity for Economic Empowerment
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What 20 Years of ESG Engagement Can Teach Us Ab...
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Bloomberg: Enhancing ESG Disclosure through Dat...
BMO’s John Uhren is joined by Patricia Torres, Global Head of Sustainable Finance Solutions at Bloomberg, in a discussion on its efforts to enhance ESG disclosure and transparency.
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Preventing the Antimicrobial Resistance Health ...
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Canadian Energy & Innovation: Part 2
In the second episode of our two part series Canadian Energy and Innovation, Jonathan Hackett takes us through two case studies of companies that have found ways to innovate to directly address the problem of greenhouse gas.
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Achieving Sustainability In The Food Production...
Around the world, livestock is responsible for more gas emissions than every car, airplane and train put together. What changes can be made to the food production system to support an ever-growing population while also mitigating impacts on our environment?
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Canadian Energy and Innovation: Part 1
On today’s podcast, Michael Torrance speaks with three different guests to talk about innovation and leadership in the Canadian energy sector.
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International Children's Rights
This episode features Tytti Kaasinen, Associate Director of Engagement Services at Sustainalytics and Simon Chorley, International Programs Manager at UNICEF Canada.
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The Positive Impact Initiative
Whitney McWade, a Senior Advisor in a Sustainability Group at BMO, talks with Careen Abb from the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative.4
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Physical Climate Risks
Today’s guest, Dr. Mekala Krishnan, is one of the author’s of the Mckinsey Global Institute’s ground-breaking report, “Climate risk and response - Physical hazards and socioeconomic impacts”.
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Just Transition
On today’s episode, special guest host Rani Pooran will take the listener through conversations with two leading thinkers on why investing in a just transition is critical to achieving the economic potential and managing the social impacts of the net zero carbon challenge
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Principles for Impact Investing
Our guest on this episode is Diane Damskey, Head of the Secretariat of the IFC’s Operating Principles for Impact Management.
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ESG in times of Pandemic – The Case of Sobeys
John Uhren, Head, Sustainable Finance, Products and Strategy for Sustainable Finance at BMO, recently recorded an episode of Sustainability Leaders with Vittoria Varalli, Chief of Staff and VP for Sustainability at Canadian grocery chain Sobeys to discuss how COVID19 has disrupted food security and supply chains around the world.
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