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Brussels-based Kruti Munot is Project Manager on Cities at GIZ, the German government’s agency for international cooperation and development. In this episode, she talks about her work "at the intersection of climate, finance and development," some of the sustainable urban development projects she is working on - including on water efficiency and waste management - as well as her views on climate finance policy and how to prioritise sustainable procurement.
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In the first episode of Season Six, Bárbara Mendes-Jorge interviews Paula Byrne (Program Director at the ESG Center) and Manali Paranjpe (Program Director at the ESG Center, Europe) on the key areas they are focusing on this year and how the ESG Center supports The Conference Board members on their sustainability journeys. We discuss how companies need to urgently familiarise themselves with the EU's CSRD legislation - which is already transforming sustainability reporting - why human rights, biodiversity and circular economy are three of the main topics the ESG Center is focused on this year and, continuing on from discussions had last season, why it is so important for companies to avoid greenwashing.
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As Season Five draws to a close, the Conference Board's ESG Center Leader Anuj Saush joins host Barbara Mendes-Jorge to discuss the lessons learned and insights gained from our guests in this series. This season focused on greenwashing and how companies should tackle ESG issues, and our guests provided a lot of advice for those seeking to improve their sustainability communications and better incorporate sustainability into their corporate strategy. We'd like to thank our guests who contributed their time and expertise: Marilyn Waite, George Harding-Rolls, Louise Ayling, Malgorzata Golebiewska, Mari Granstrom, Genica Schaefgen and Guy Jubb.
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Professor Guy Jubb, Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh Business School, talks about how sustainability reporting standards have developed, what he believes legislators should prioritise in corporate governance policy, the role of assurance in reporting, as well as why private equity and management and internal controls are two important governance-related issues for companies to consider.
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Professor Guy Jubb is an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh Business School and Co-Director of the Conference Board's European Corporate Governance Council. A chartered accountant, Guy is a corporate governance pioneer, having worked on investor stewardship and ESG issues since the early 1990s.
In this episode, Guy talks about being one of the first people in the UK to have 'governance' in his job title, why he feels 'stewardship' as a concept is a sustainability cornerstone, and why remuneration and greenwashing are two important governance-related issues for companies to consider.
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Genica Schaefgen from Ecosia talks about how customers' privacy is at the core of the business, how Ecosia is the official "planting partner" of debit card company TreeCard - which dedicates 80% of profits earned from merchant transaction fees into planting trees, why the company is very careful who it partners with, and Genica's work with the Social Entrepreneurship Network Germany, which helps raise the visibility of socially-focused companies to politicians and other stakeholders.
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Genica Schaefgen is Head of Ecosia Germany, a Berlin-based tech company best known as the "search engine that plants trees". In this episode, Genica explains how using Ecosia contributes to its global tree-planting projects, enabling a tree to be planted "every 1.3 seconds", why Ecosia positions itself as a social business and takes a holistic approach to its biodiversity projects, and how the company aims to hold itself accountable by publishing their financial reports every month.
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Mari Granström from Origin by Ocean talks about scaling up and reimagining an algae processing value chain, how she feels about EU and global climate and oceans policy, developing collaborative partnerships, and the advice she would give to anyone thinking of setting up a company with a bio-based focus.
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Mari Granström is the CEO and Founder of Origin by Ocean, a Finnish start-up building a business ecosystem based on farmed and harvested algae, which is turned into ingredients used in the production of everyday consumer goods including in food, cosmetics, detergents, agriculture, textiles and packaging. In this episode we discuss why Mari decided to focus on the processed algae market, how Origin by Ocean uses biorefinery technology to tackle the problem of marine eutrophication and the company's partnership with Finnish brand Marikmekko.
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The European Commission's Małgorzata Gołębiewska talks about how the EU Green Claims Directive aims to "level the playing field" for companies, the recent amendment to the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the important role independent verification will play in the future, and also answers a question she often receives - what will the cost be for companies needing to adhere to the EU Green Claims Directive?
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Małgorzata Gołębiewska is Team Leader for Environmental Footprint & Green Claims, DG Environment, at the European Commission. She leads the preparation and negotiation for the EU Green Claims Directive, a proposal to help combat greenwashing which sets out requirements on how to substantiate environmental claims and introduces rules on environmental labelling schemes. In this episode, we discuss the extent of greenwashing in the EU, how important it is to rebuild consumer trust and help consumers make more sustainable choices, and the role of labels such as the EU Ecolabel.
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Radley Yeldar's Louise Ayling talks about how reporting standards such as the ESRS can help bridge the 'communications gap' prevalent in sustainability and how they provide an opportunity for companies to talk about their impact in a more transparent and compelling manner. We also discuss some of our favourite sustainability communications campaigns and whether 'greenwashing' remains a useful term.
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Louise Ayling is Director of Sustainability and a board member at Radley Yeldar, a creative consultancy specialising in brand, corporate and sustainability communications. In this episode, Louise talks in-depth about Radley Yeldar's practical guide 'Words that Work: Effective Language in Sustainability Communications", which reviewed the sustainability webpages from 50 of Forbes' '100 most valuable brands' and compared their communications style with ten leading 'sustainable brands'. We discuss the importance of spotting and avoiding 'Stock Sustainability' and whether she feels greenwashing is still prevalent among most brands.
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Eco-Age's George Harding-Rolls talks about the greenwash.com website he helped set up and its aim to help consumers better identify greenwashing. We also discuss whether companies should become advocates for legislative change in sustainability to "change the rules of the game", rather than focus too much on creating "the perfect green product".
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Experienced corporate campaigner and sustainability professional George Harding-Rolls is Fossil Fuel Fashion Campaign Lead and Director of Policy & Advocacy at Eco-Age, having previously worked on Fashion, Plastics & Circular Economy at the Changing Markets Foundation.
In this episode, George joins host Bárbara Mendes-Jorge to discuss the need for improved greenwashing regulation, whether greenwashing should be seen as anti-competitive and how important it is for different departments within companies to openly discuss sustainability issues in order to prevent greenwashing.
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The Climate Fund's Managing Director Marilyn Waite talks about the European Commission's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the related European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and how this will impact companies with more than 50,000 employees on sustainability reporting.
Marilyn also talks about her book 'Sustainability at Work: Careers that Make a Difference' and outlines how individuals can balance having a successful career with a more sustainable professional life that makes a positive difference to society.
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Sustainable finance and investment expert Marilyn Waite leads The Climate Finance Fund, a philanthropic platform which helps mobilize capital for climate solutions, focusing on capital domiciled in the US, Europe and China.
In this episode, Marilyn sits down with host Bárbara Mendes-Jorge to talk about how the ESG sector is developing, what regulators should consider when designing climate-friendly policies and the importance of addressing the intersections of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
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ESG Center Leader Anuj Saush introduces the new host of ESG-focused Season 5: Brussels-based sustainability communications expert Bárbara Mendes-Jorge.
The ESG Center continues to experience remarkable expansion as companies are increasingly interested in prioritising corporate responsibility and integrating ESG strategies within their organizations.
This season provides advice on how companies can prioritise ESG and avoid greenwashing, helps demystify and break down confusing sustainability-related words and gives practical tips on improving sustainability within your organization.
We will also be discussing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), which will soon impact companies with more than 50,000 employees on their sustainability reporting.
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For the last episode of Season 4, guest host Claudia Lee reflects on the key insights she learnt from her guests about how to implement and execute corporate sustainability strategies effectively. The episode is broken down into two parts 1) building a strategy 2) implementing and executing the strategy.
Special thanks to our guests this season, including: Agrosustain, Xampla, Lush, Ikea, Maersk and Danone
Note: Maersk accelerated their goal to reach net-zero by 2050 by a decade. The firm now aims to reach net-zero by 2040. -
In this episode, Danone’s Vice President of Public Affairs and Regenerative Agriculture Policy, Chris Adamo, shares examples of the firm’s sustainability strategy in practice. We get insights on their keystone regenerative agriculture program and how Danone works with dairy farmers to track and mitigate climate impact. We also hear about the firm’s efforts to reduce GHG in their operations via their Methane emissions initiative.
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