Speaker: Rebecca Self, Director of Sustainable Finance at South Pole. She is a Chartered Accountant with expertise in ESG and TCFD reporting.

In this episode, Nora speaks with Rebecca Self, Director at South Pole. At South Pole, she advises clients in the financial services industry on ESG and sustainability disclosures and helps them with their Carbon Offsetting initiatives. Previously, Rebecca oversaw HSBC’s group-wide financial services relating to sustainable finance products, such as green bonds, ESG funds and commercial lending related to sustainability, She was responsible for HSBC’s external ESG reporting and investor relations, including the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) and corporate reporting on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Rebecca is also an alumna of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).

Links:

South Pole: https://www.southpole.com

Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosure: https://www.fsb-tcfd.org

UN SDGs: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs