This week, Kapil speaks with Angela de Manzanos, CEO and co-founder of FA Bio, an AgriTech start-up. They discuss all things microbes, soil and sustainable farming.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

Entangled Life – Merlin Sheldrake

https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/merlin-sheldrake/entangled-life/9781784708276

This week, Shirin chats to Andreas Hoepner, professor in operational risk at UCD, and member of the EU technical expert group on Sustainable Finance, and the EU’s Platform on Sustainable Finance.

They chat on conflict free capitalism, the green taxonomy and why nuclear cannot and should not be labelled green and our expectations of what the EU taxonomy and platform on sustainable finance will look like in the coming years.

A conversation with Eric Fulwiler, founder of Rival, a marketing consultancy that gets businesses to adopt a challenger mindset. Eric speaks to Rajesh about his journey across different roles and industries, the biggest dilemmas he has struggled with as an entrepreneur, and the daily practices he uses to optimise his productivity

This week, Kapil speaks with Dr Tom Matthews, senior lecturer in Environmental Geography at King’s College London and National Geographic Explorer. They talk about Tom’s experiences and findings during and after the filming of Expedition Everest, the impacts of climate change in mountainous regions and the rigours of scaling and working on Everest at the same time.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

Black Swan – Nassim Nicholas Taleb

https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/nassim-nicholas-taleb/black-swan/9780141034591?gclid=Cj0KCQiAxoiQBhCRARIsAPsvo-xkSugtGMzHjbLtLVjiA0nrbm2KyEE6MfXrJBJajT1Zcq2_zFyhAXoaAuP6EALw_wcB

As always, hit us up with feedback, frustration, or suggestions for new guests/formats at [email protected].

In this episode, James Eteen is joined by alumni Jessica Horn (BCG) and Sarah Teja (Accenture). Jessica and Sarah share their experiences of working at leading management consulting firms during the pandemic, what it means to be a woman in the industry and how they have applied their strategic marketing skills.

This week, Alec has a conversation with Dr. Bing Jones, retired haematologist, Extinction Rebellion activist, and spokesperson for Insulate Britain. They talk about activist approaches, shifting the narrative around climate change, and the liberating feeling of being arrested.

For anyone interested in getting involved:

https://www.insulatebritain.com/

https://juststopoil.org/

Recommendation – The Mortality Cost of Carbon

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24487-w

As always, hit us up with feedback, frustration, or suggestions for new guests/formats at [email protected].

This week, Alec speaks with Dr. Miranda Schreurs, chair of Environmental and Climate Policy at the Technical University of Munich. They discuss the regional structures and distinctions behind our global climate policy environment, and how they’ve driven the energy transition in different directions.

Recommendations:

The Climate Art Project

https://www.climateartproject.com/

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Colbert

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910054-the-sixth-extinction

Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse by Dave Goulson

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56470413-silent-earth

The Future Earth: A Radical Vision for What’s Possible in the Age of Warming by Eric Holthaus

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52219027-the-future-earth

As always, hit us up with feedback, frustration, or ideas for new episodes at [email protected].

This week Shirin chats to Tom Rayner, Founder and CEO of Sillion, an ESG communications and strategy company, which helps clients navigate the world of ESG. They speak on greenwashing, the main issues companies face when trying to incorporate greater sustainability into their strategy, and key predictions for ESG trends (good and bad) for 2022

Books mentioned in the episode:

The mom test:

https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/rob-fitzpatrick/mom-test/9781492180746?gclid=CjwKCAiA55mPBhBOEiwANmzoQvXdVUpugWQGVc4lyO9SqGYxgv6HUCaQhMgvt1D4JtHlXO3H0T8GFhoCUzoQAvD_BwE#NLS9781492180746?keyword=

This week, Shirin and Jamie sit down with Cornelia Gomez, Head of ESG at PAI Partners. They discuss how ESG is integrated across the private equity pipeline, the key sustainability trends of 2022, and the changing role of data in shaping how we measure and account for value within the investment process.

 

Books mentioned in the episode:

The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor by Howard Marks

https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/howard-marks-oaktree-capital-m/most-important-thing/9780231153683

 

A World of Three Zeros by Muhammad Yunus

https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/muhammad-yunus/world-of-three-zeroes/9781911344568

 

The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power by Daniel Yergin

https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/daniel-yergin/prize/9781847376466

In this episode, we discuss AI and electronic health records systems technology with CEO of HealthMe, Dr Mohamed Alibashe MD PhD MBA. We discuss natural language processing and machine learning to document healthcare interactions and healthcare data privacy & management.