All About The Green

Getting to Net Zero: the Vital Role of Transition Finance

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 16:30:00 -0000

In our latest episode of All About the Green, we are joined by Zoe Knight, Managing Director and Group Head, HSBC Centre of Sustainable Finance, to discuss the global sustainable finance agenda and the growing focus on transition finance in supporting Net Zero goals.

The Essential Role of Banks in Getting to Net Zero

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0000

In our latest episode of “All About the Green,” we are joined by Marisa Buchanan, Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainability at JPMorgan Chase & Co., for a deep dive on the state of sustainable finance markets. Marisa describes how her career path in climate and ESG finance has evolved, and how JPMorgan’s sustainability strategy is reflected in corporate governance—and incorporated throughout global business lines. We discuss progress on managing environmental and social risks, the practical challenges of implementing Net Zero commitments and the need for transition finance—including for hard-to-abate sectors. Key themes include the need for international alignment in sustainable finance policy and regulation, the importance of public-private sector collaboration and the vital role of private capital markets in achieving a fair and equitable transition to a Net Zero future.

Pathways to Transition: the Vital Role of Climate and ESG Markets

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:00:00 -0000

A fascinating conversation with Gordon Bennett, Managing Director of Utility Markets at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)—we look at the role of global capital markets in financing climate and ESG solutions, the importance of high-integrity voluntary carbon markets to support Net Zero goals and natural capital, and ways to bring down the currently high cost of new green technologies we need for decarbonization.

Greening the Financial System & the Role of U.S.-China Cooperation

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:30:00 -0000

As momentum builds for the financial services industry to act on climate change, continued international alignment is crucial to ensure progress is made quickly. As the world’s largest and second-largest carbon emitters respectively, China and the U.S. have an opportunity to demonstrate global leadership in confronting this challenge. In this episode, former U.S. Treasury Secretary and noted China expert Hank Paulson discusses China’s recent initiatives to decrease its carbon footprint through innovative solutions, emphasizing how the U.S. and China can work together to tackle climate change—and the potential consequences if they do not.

COP26 Update: The Future of Sustainable Finance

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:13:00 -0000

On the ground in Glasgow, Scotland for the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference, our President and CEO Tim Adams sits down with Jay Collins, Vice Chairman, Banking, Capital Markets, Advisory for Citi. They discuss the commitment of the financial industry to the transition to a low-carbon, and ultimately net-zero, economy; as well as key developments at the conference and what the future of sustainable finance could look like.

Investing in Sustainable Transportation for the 21st Century

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:30:00 -0000

This podcast explores a variety of topics relating to climate change and its impact on the financial services industry and the broader economy. Through conversations with topic experts, each episode encourages a pragmatic, commonsense approach for the transition to a low-carbon and ultimately net-zero economy.

Modernizing the Grid for the 21st Century

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:35:00 -0000

As new energy technologies become more prominent how they are adopted and integrated into our current energy grid system becomes a pressing logistical endeavor. The severity of recent climatic events underscores the importance of a modern grid system that is secure, affordable, and reliable. Rob Gramlich, Founder and President of Grid Strategies LLC, and Julia Hamm, President and CEO of the Smart Electric Power Alliance, provided their perspectives on these points and other considerations as the US plans for a more sustainable energy system.

Shaking Up Sustainability: The Role of Green Technology

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Financial institutions and markets have the unique capacity to effectively identify risks and fund solutions. Investments in cutting-edge green technologies have a powerful role to play in reducing carbon emissions, increasing the use of renewable energies, transforming waste, and much more. In this episode, we discuss scaling-up investments in green technologies with Dr. Vanessa Z. Chan, Chief Commercialization Officer and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions at the U.S. Department of Energy, and John Goldstein, Managing Director and Head of the Sustainable Finance Group at Goldman Sachs.

AATG Episode 6: Janine Guillot, CEO, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Foundation (SASB)

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:00:00 -0000

The CEO of Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Foundation (SASB), Janine Guillot, joins the latest episode of our “All about the Green” podcast. Speaking with the IIF Managing Director and Head of Sustainability, Sonja Gibbs.

AATG Episode 5 : Tjeerd Krumpelman, Head of Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement at ABN Amro

Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0000

ABN Amro’s Head of Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement, Tjeerd Krumpelman, joins the latest episode of our “All about the Green” podcast. Speaking with the IIF’s Chief of Staff, Greer Meisels, the conversation explores some of ABN Amro’s innovative work in the impact measurement and reporting space including the bank’s journey towards integrated reporting. Tjeerd also walks us through the institution’s experience as the first bank to publish its Impact Statement based on the Impact Institute’s “Framework for Impact Statements” – what it is, why the bank felt it was important to participate, and what it revealed – as well as some of the steps ABN Amro is taking to reduce its own operational carbon footprint in addition to the challenges “financed emissions” present. Moreover, given the proliferation of definitions, Tjeerd articulates what sustainability means to an institution like ABN Amro.

AATG Episode 4: Mike Ferguson, S&P Global Ratings’ Director of Sustainable Finance

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:26:10 -0000

S&P Global Ratings’ Director of Sustainable Finance, Mike Ferguson, joins the latest episode of our “All About the Green” podcast. Speaking with the IIF’s Chief of Staff, Greer Meisels, the conversation explores S&P Global’s recently launched ESG Evaluation, a way to think about a company’s ability to operate successfully when it comes to risks and opportunities it might face in the future. It looks at a company’s current environmental, social, and governance (ESG) profile and its Preparedness assessment to see how certain ESG factors could directly or indirectly financially impact a company.

AATG Episode 3: Deborah Lehr, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of The Paulson Institute

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 21:14:43 -0000

The Paulson Institute’s Deborah Lehr joins the latest episode of our “All About the Green” podcast.

AATG Episode 2: Marisa Buchanan, Executive Director of Sustainable Finance at JPMorgan Chase

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 18:11:52 -0000

AATG Episode 2: Marisa Buchanan, Executive Director of Sustainable Finance at JPMorgan Chase by The Institute of International Finance