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Join me (Philip Bateman) for conversations that inspire with world leaders in business, impact investing, spirituality and politics, and make sure to get the weekly newsletter at https://philipbateman.substack.com/ and connect with me on https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipbateman
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Climate action is already paying off, and can pay off even more, so how do we juggle our maelstrom of democracy in shifting geopolitics, powerful leaders stepping back from a climate agenda and the golden opportunity of our global net zero transition? Join Rebecca Mikula-Wright and I from the recent Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit, as we discuss what you need to do as a leader in your organisation to make this happen, what you may get caught out on, and how by aligning industr...
Given what we know about climate change, how do you pay a pension 40 years from now? And why is focusing on oil and gas companies misguided? What do you think? And would you agree that Net Zero isn't about divestment, particularly when you own a slice of everything, everywhere? Join David Russell and I, as we get into the best fiduciary interests of pension funds, and how the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) works to create sector specific, short, medium and long term targets to achieve ...
Where should we be spending our tax money for the betterment of the nation? How do we subsidise every unit of fossil fuel production and burning across the world, and what do we do about this 'grey discount' aka 'green premium'? What's China up to and what does Australia do when competing with them directly is a mugs game? Join Tim Buckley of the Climate Energy Finance think tank and I, as we we answer these questions together after his panel session 'The Biggest Investment Mega Trend in Hist...
The current economy is not working. You know this. So what does transitioning to a truly functioning society look like? And for those who say 'well that's too costly' - Sandrine Dixson-Declève calls bullshit. Together we discuss causes for hope, how societies are responding to the pain of a post 1.5 degree warming world, and what is needed from our Government and Citizen leaders. If that's you, this short discussion includes the two questions to ask yourself in the mirror, that will let you k...
".. 2.6 trillion in harmful subsidies is spent from governments globally, plus five to six trillion of direct private investment - this is three times the amount of money that we are spending on armaments and weapons to fight each other in the world. We are spending three times more to fight nature! " - Marco Lambertini, Convener of the Nature Positive Initiative. Join Marco and I for our conversation from the recent Global Nature Positive Summit 2024, and thank you for liking and leaving a ...
Find yourself in a post-truth, post-science world? Join Blair Please and I as we get into what to do about it, and cover a wide range of topics; Dis- and misinformation, poisoning the well of public discussion, fake and bot profiles inserting prepared comments to misdirect voices of change.The acquisition of the Wall Street Journal, the potential implications on the information coming through to markets on opportunities such as renewables, energy, batteries and clean tech as an emerging...
Who would have thought that the accounting system developed at the beginning of the industrial revolution that sparked climate change, will be the same solution we use to fight climate change? Join me to dive into Activity Based Costing with Lea Patterson, President of the Pilbara Group and Chair of the Consortium for Advanced Management - International (CAM-I), where we go into things such as; How do you manage a climate infrastructure transition in a financially sustainable and pro...
Join Will Martindale from Canbury Insights and I for a deep dive into Responsible Investment, his latest book and questions that matter, including; How do we enable investors to spend their time doing things that have more meaning? How are people are trying to shift the normative interpretation of what we mean by responsible and sustainable, rather than argue in favour of concessionary investing, which brings up the question of 'who decides how much concession, on which issues' ? Where are...
Join the Chair of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and I for this deep discussion on our changing world; ".. There are a lot of areas in public policy where government really struggles; keeping people out of prison, keeping children out of care, homelessness. My view is 'Come on we're failing, let's open the door and try to find new, better solutions' It's not easy, but it's really worth it, if you push through the difficulty and strike that partnership between...
".. Companies are saying data is the new oil - a lot of companies have really, really cool data that they just need to learn how to put into a story. And that's what Digital PR is, putting that data into a story to then get publications to pick that up and link to you, not mention you, link to you, because that builds your brand." - Harry Sanders, Founder of StudioHawk. Join me for a quick chat and a pile of insight, with a dominant force in Australian digital, that is expanding the StudioHa...
Q. What is the problem you want to solve, what's the impact you want to have in the world, and how does entrepreneurial thinking help you? Join Julia Spicer OAM and I as we discuss the challenge and opportunities of our time, and the similarities and shared understandings of community, whether you are in America, Canada, Uganda or Zambia. Julie takes us into; - her passion for alternative investment opportunities for female led startups and First Nations people - how the KPI's of Governme...
"We're on the threshold of a paradigm shift in our economic system - within 2 to 3 years companies will be mandated in some countries to publish impact statements that show their revenues, their costs and their impact. When that happens the whole economic system will shift. Consumers, talent, investors and government will know which companies are delivering positive impact." Join Sir Ronald Cohen and I from The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) #GSGSummit, where we discuss t...
".. We wanted the world to know Silicon Valley didn’t have a monopoly on entrepreneurship, and that we wouldn’t judge the citizens of a nation based on their geopolitics - the raw talent in Silicon Valley is not genetic or unique, it was a combination of factors untapped in large parts of the world, and we set out to create that globally - this was our theory of change.." - Jonathan Ortmans, President and Founder of the Global Entrepreneurship Network, speaking with me at Global Congress in M...
How would the Head of Climate Risk for the United Nations get to Net Zero by 2035? Find out, and lots, lots more. "In the same way we don't give people medals for not robbing banks, the goal is to drive impact, avoiding greenwashing means that what you're saying and what you're doing are consistent." - David Carlin, Head of Climate Risk & TCFD for the United Nations Environment Programme. Together we go through many fascinating insights; - the Network for Greening the Financial S...
I'm pleased to introduce Professor Durreen Shahnaz, discussing her soon to be released book 'The Defiant Optimist - Daring to fight global inequality, reinvent finance and invest in women' - it's a deeply personal tale of challenge and family dynamics, a childhood marred in protest and war during the birth of a new nation (Bangladesh), and a growing awareness of the power of supporting business and seeding change .. "(My mothers) only requirement of the shop owners and entrepreneurs she assis...
"There is no doubt in my mind that if we continue on the path we are going, there will come a time when we will have no choice but to come together to deal with climate change, but by then it would be far too late." - Mr Anote Tong, Former President of the Republic of Kiribati. Join me from the conclusion of the Climate Investor Forum, held by Climate Zeitgeist, for this short interview with the Special International Guest, having just completed his keynote and on-stage discussion wit...
Welcome to the final conversation in my contributor series to our recent report 'No More Greenwashing: Driving evidence-based practice in ESG & Impact Investing', with Dr Jodi York. Jodi is the Chief Impact Officer at Kilara Capital, Principal of ImpactAbility Solutions, Chair of the Climate Impact Committee with the Climate Venture Capital Fund in New Zealand, part of the Social Performance Advisory Committee for Impact Investment Partners Pty Ltd and a Tutor and mentor in Social Impact...
Introducing Rosemary Addis, Founding Partner of Mondiale Impact and Ambassador for The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG), in the next of my contributor conversations for 'No more greenwashing: Driving evidence-based practice in ESG & Impact Investing'. We discuss the idea of perfect being the enemy of good, which came up during my conversation with Cliff Prior quoting Elias Masilela, and the reality that we've always been making decisions based on imperfect information. ...
Introducing Terence Jeyaretnam, the next contributor featured in our recent release 'No More Greenwashing: Driving evidance-based practice in ESG & Impact Investing' (which you can download for free at http://bit.ly/nomoregreenwashing). Terence works across a great variety of groups aligned with creating positive impact in the world, and his positions include: - APAC Leader & Partner for Climate Change & Sustainability Services, EY - Non Executive Director at Amnesty Intern...
Join myself and Kristin Siegel, Head of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) from https://toniic.com - the global action community for impact investing - as we discuss our latest report No More Greenwashing: Driving evidence-based practice in ESG & Impact Investing which you can get for free at http://bit.ly/nomoregreenwashing Smarter Impact is hosted by http://linkedin.com/in/philipbateman and produced by http://bravocharlie.global Support the show For the latest insights on leadership...
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