ESG Matters

In this episode I interview Tim Weiss, CEO of Optera. Weiss discusses the obstacles companies have to overcome when managing Scope 3 emissions, the impact of potential government regulations in the US on Scope 3, and the potential competitive advantage of companies that successfully manager Scope 3 emissions. 

In this episode, Chris Peacock, Founder and CEO of Agcor discusses a range of topics. Peacock discusses how critical it is for the Agricultural economy be a part of the solution for a sustainable future, what are the barriers farmers face when adopting ESG practices and polices, and the impact of climate fintech will have over the next 5-10 years. 

In this episode I interview Kim Dabbs,  Global VP of ESG and Social Innovation at Steelcase. Dabbs  discusses the career path into ESG, outlining the. value of ESG and Social Innovation programming and goals to stakeholders, and her organization, To Belonging. 

In this episode, I interview Kate Gaertner, Founder of TripleWin Advisory. Gaertner  discusses what led to the founding of TripleWin Advisory, Circular Economy, and how small and medium sized companies can participate in ESG. 

In this episode Matt Wallace,  Chief Technology Officer of Faction. Wallace discusses modern big data solutions can help ESG by providing the insights and information they need to identify and manage risks and opportunities, enhance transparency and accountability, improve decision-making, meet regulatory requirements, and improve reporting frameworks.

Dr. Fitzgerald, discusses how he has been able to incorporate circularity principles into his work. Dr. Fitzgerald also provides insight into strategies other professionals looking to incorporate the circular economy can benefit from as well. 

Dan Romito is a consulting partner at Pickering Energy Partners focused capital market strategies, messaging and pragmatic ESG implementation. Over the course of his career, Dan has advised several hundred private companies, public issuers, and asset managers on how to optimize capital deployment strategies, pursue quality pools of capital and employ ESG-related directives. 

Eric Ross,  Chief Strategist of Cascend Securities discusses the potential impact of climate risks on companies. He also discusses climate risk data can help organizations make more informed strategic discussions.

Katica Roy is a gender economist, former Global 500 executive, programmer, data scientist, and the CEO and founder of award-winning SaaS company, Pipeline Equity. Pipeline Equity works to eradicate intersectional gender inequity by making awareness actionable at the individual and corporate levels.  
Katica discusses the impact of gender inequity on all people, and how inequality is bad for business. 

Justin Bean is an  impact-focused leader with global expertise working with organizations around the world, from Fortune 500s and governments to Silicon Valley startups, Bean brings a fresh, hopeful perspective to a world in crisis.

In his new book, What Could Go Right? Designing Our IdealFuture to Emerge from Continual Crises into a Thriving World, Bean argues that despite all the doom and gloom we hear about every day, our world is actually in much better shape now than ever before in human history. In fact, there's more opportunity now to make a positive impact on our world—personally, professionally, and politically.