Future in Sound

Sam Cryer earned his PhD in organic chemistry at Imperial College London developing novel solar materials. After post-docs at Queen Mary and UCL, he joined Deep Science Ventures as an analyst where he developed the idea for Thermulon and spun out the company; building the founding team and raising their subsequent investment rounds. He oversees all company strategy including chemical technology development activities and academic partnerships.

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Produced by Chris Attaway
Artwork by Harriet Richardson
Music by Cody Martin

Elsa Palanza is responsible for firmwide ESG strategy and responsible investing at ICG, a private equity investment firm. Having worked across FTSE and Fortune companies plus the not-for-profit sectors for the past 20 years, Elsa has extensive experience in launching and driving ambitious ESG initiatives. In this episode, Elsa discusses the strategic imperative to inject sustainability principles into core investment practices and portfolio company business plans.

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Lisa was the CEO of US SIF (the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment) and the US SIF Foundation from 2006 to February 2023. Members of US SIF represent about $5T in Assets under Management. In this episode, we discuss the politicization of sustainable investment, long term trends in the field and much more.

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Cary Krosinsky is a widely respected educator, leading author and advisor on sustainable finance whose ongoing teaching includes popular courses at Brown, Yale and NYU. His first book was published in 2008, Sustainable Finance, The Art of Long Term Performance with Nick Robins. His seventh and most recent book was on Modern China and the need for better relations with the West to solve societal challenges. 

He is also Co-Founder and Director of the Carbon Tracker Initiative and Real Impact Tracker, Editor of the Journal of Environmental Investing, and a member of the NY State Common Decarbonization Advisory Panel, appointed by Governor Cuomo and Comptroller DiNapoli.

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Alex Edmans is Professor of Finance at London Business School and Academic Director of the Centre for Corporate Governance. He graduated from Oxford University and then worked for Morgan Stanley in investment banking. Alex has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, testified in the UK Parliament, presented to the World Bank Board of Directors and given multiple TED talks. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Harvard Business Review. In this episode, Alex discusses insights from his book ‘Grow the Pie’ helping us see more clearly how to make ESG-related tradeoffs in a complex market environment.

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Dr Nicola Ranger is Head of Sustainable Finance Research for Development in the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group and Director of Climate and Environmental Analytics at the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI). Nicola is passionate about advancing finance for sustainable, resilient and inclusive development. In this episode we discuss the nexus between business and government policy, greenwashing, resilient transition pathways and much more.

Related links: 

• David Attenborough - A Life on Our Planet 

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Lisa is a global leader in Communications. She’s the managing director of Sector Specialty Agencies (SSAs), DJE Holdings and also oversees Edelman’s Canadian and Latin American operations. Lisa sits on Edelman’s Executive Leadership Team and has played a leadership role in Edelman’s Trust Barometer initiative. In this episode we discuss the difference between trust and reputation, the true meaning of taking responsibility as a leader and much more.

Related links: 

• Robert I Sutton - The No Arsehole Rule

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Sophie Robinson-Tillett is a Senior Associate at the University of Oxford, a Contributing Editor at Investment & Pensions Europe, and Founder of Real-Economy-Progress.com. She’s the former Editor of Responsible Investor and also worked for the Guardian. Sophie is an award-winning journalist with deep experience covering green finance, responsible investment, ESG, and sustainability. In this episode, we discuss the drivers of major shifts in responsible investment, policy, actions leaders can take to avoid greenwashing, and much more.

Related links: 

• Sophie Robinson-Tillett - Heatwaves remind us climate finance is more than net zero 
• Read more of Sophie’s work in Responsible Investor
• Mariana Mazzucato - The Value of Everything 

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Kathleen Finlay has been a leader in regenerative agriculture for most of her career. As President of the Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming, she’s s refined the organization’s mission and become a national figure in the United States in the world of progressive agricultural nonprofits. Under her leadership, Glynwood has become a premier learning hub for food and farming professionals. 

She’s also been instrumental in organising women who work for environmental progress and is the founder of Pleiades, a Network for Women Changemakers.

In this interview, Kathleen helps clarify the connection between food and human health, how to navigate the challenges of imperfect metrics, provides guidance for business decision-makers, and much more.

Related links: 

The Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming
Pleiades
“All We Can Save” (Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, 2020)

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Harvey Locke is a Canadian conservationist, writer, and photographer. He is a recognized global leader in the field of parks, wilderness, wildlife, and large landscape conservation. He is a founder of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas Beyond the Aichi Targets. 

In this episode, Harvey clarifies a powerful concept he’s helped to define at a global level – ‘Nature Positive’ – and helps us understand the implications of this concept for business and investment.

Related links: 

Nature Positive (Nature Positive Org, 2022)
Beyond the Aichi Targets (IUCN, 2022)
UN Global Framework for Managing Nature (UN, 2021)

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Produced by Chris Attaway
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