David Photiadis is Senior Director, Sustainability at The Delphi Group. Based in Toronto, he has a heavy focus on the technical aspects of sustainability. In this episode we discuss ESG rating agencies.

Ravi Kahlon is British Columbia’s Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation. B.C.’s budget and economic plan indicate that the government is prioritising ESG factors. In this episode we discuss the provincial government's role in advancing ESG.

Peter Van Garderen is technical lead for the Centree project. Centree is using blockchain NFTs to tokenize mature trees and incentivize their conservation. In this episode we discuss blockchain technology, its environmental impact, and how Centree leverages this technology to promote tree conservation.

Ravi Mann is president of PROPetual REIT, a Real Estate Investment Trust which focuses on real estate land development projects across Metro Vancouver. PROPetual REIT’s mission is to make land development investment opportunities accessible to everyone. In this episode we discuss social impact REITs and the rise of impact investing.

Alan Shapiro leads Foresight Canada's waterNEXT network, bringing together stakeholders from across the water innovation ecosystem to accelerate the commercialization and adoption of Canadian water technologies for the world’s most pressing water challenges. He also consults under Shapiro and Company. In this episode we discuss why water is an ESG issue.

Sarah Keyes is the CEO of ESG Global Advisors. She is an ESG and climate change expert with over a decade of experience as a thought leader, consultant, facilitator, and auditor. She regularly presents to Executive teams and Boards of Directors on the link between ESG and climate change with financial and operational performance and long-term value. In this episode we discuss the 2022 ESG outlook.

Leah is a Mother, and educator from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation with roots in Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan. She co-founded Save Rez Dogs, an Indigenous based grassroots initiative and call to action for communities to gather resources and develop their own dog management plans. When she’s not teaching, she does consulting and presentations for various audiences on the crisis of Indigenous Animal Welfare and Building Community Readiness. Save Rez Dogs is a volunteer, social profit that’s 100% crowd-funded. In this episode we discuss the social justice issues in indigenous communities, the impact on humans and animals and what Canadians can do to take action to support change.

Please consider donating to, volunteering with or adopting from:

• Save Rez Dogs

• RainCoast Dog Rescue

• Saving Grace Animal Society

• Save a Dog Network Canada

• Manitoba Animal Alliance

• Northern Hope Dog Rescue

• Rocky Mountain Animal Rescue

Vincent Kneefel is a Sustainability and Circular Economy professional who has worked in international leadership roles for Accenture, the United Nations and WWF. Vincent has expertise in Circular Economy, Energy Transition, Smart Buildings and Cities, and Nature Conservation. He is an award-winning underwater photographer and author on ocean conservation topics. In this episode we discuss the circular economy and our oceans.

Matthew Glover is the Managing Director at Veg Capital. He created the popular Veganuary campaign, along with his wife Jane Land, which encourages people to try vegan for January, and works with the corporate world to develop more plant-based options. In this episode, we discuss the plant-based economy and why our food system is an ESG issue.

Isobel O’Connell is a globally recognised ESG strategist and award honoree with a particular interest in the emerging issues relating to the S (social) of ESG. Isobel’s work is concentrated on stakeholder engagement, social value creation, impact & risk assessment, strategy and disclosures. Notably in 2020, she was appointed as a Research Fellow at Columbia University’s Center for the Study of Human Rights’ professional certificate program in New York City.

In this episode, we explore the growing interest in business and human rights, and the role investors play in incorporating it to create financial and social value.