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Inside Impact Investing episodes

July 06, 2023 Sasha Zoueva and Rebecca Spohrer - How to manage and measure impact
Impact investing is gaining ground rapidly. With capital inflows growing and regulation increasing, there is a need for clear definitions and standard practices in impact management and measurement (IMM). In this episode, fund manager Rosl Veltmeijer discusses some essential questions with IMM experts Sasha Zoueva, Director of Strategic Learning and Impact at the Rockefeller Foundation and Rebecca Spohrer, Impact Manager at Triodos Investment Management: What is impact, exactly? Can it be measured and managed? What do regulators expect from us? What are the challenges and what is the quality of current impact data?

Useful links
Operating Principles for Impact Management: https://www.impactprinciples.org/9-principles
Impact Management Platform: https://impactmanagementplatform.org/
GIIN’s IRIS+ taxonomy: https://iris.thegiin.org/
The Social Value International principles: https://www.socialvalueint.org/principles
Theory of Change: https://www.thinknpc.org/resource-hub/ten-steps/
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35 min
June 23, 2023 Bas Eickhout - The role of politics in creating a greener Europe
As a member of the European Parliament for the Dutch political party GroenLinks (green left) and vice-chairman of the Environmental Committee, Bas Eickhout works on European climate policy among other topics. He is convinced that Europe must and can take the lead in combating climate change. Besides being a member of the European Parliament, Bas is also a climate scientist. That’s why he is committed to an ambitious EU Green Deal. In conversation with Hans Stegeman, he elaborates on the political reality in Brussels and how sometimes you need to accept a bad compromise to create an opportunity to improve it later on.
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34 min
April 06, 2023 Gaya Herrington - How to avoid global collapse
In 2020, Gaya Herrington made global headlines with her master’s thesis at Harvard University. In her research Update to Limits to Growth, she assessed whether the predictions of the original Limits to growth report from 1972 are supported based on today’s data. Her conclusion: the predictions made back then still hold through today. Without major changes to our use of resources, economic growth will peak around 2040 and then rapidly decline. In this conversation with Hans Stegeman, she elaborates on the systemic changes that need to happen to bend the curve and avoid a global collapse.
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28 min
March 21, 2023 Elena Arveras and Nikkie Pelzer - A deep dive into SFDR
As part of the EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) requires asset managers to assess and disclose how sustainability risks are considered in their investment processes, and how they consider investment decisions that might result in negative effects on sustainability factors. In this episode, fund manager Rosl Veltmeijer discusses the reasoning behind the regulation as well as its implementation so far with Elena Arveras, legal officer for sustainable finance at the European Commission, and Nikkie Pelzer, impact manager at Triodos Investment Management. They also look ahead to see which next steps and further developments the sector can expect.
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21 min
February 22, 2023 Timothée Parrique - Should we be afraid of degrowth?
Degrowth has become a popular term over the past years but what exactly is it? According to ecological economics expert Timothée Parrique, degrowth is a voluntary contraction of an economy for a very specific reason. In conversation with Chief Economist Hans Stegeman, Parrique addresses the popular misconceptions about degrowth and post-growth by explaining how it works. They also discuss the role of the financial sector in a post-capitalist economy.
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35 min
November 30, 2022Macro Monthly #9 - Will 2023 be another year of polycrisis?
Impact Investment strategists Maritza Cabezas, Joeri de Wilde and Hans Stegeman discuss current economic topics and political developments and how they relate to sustainability. Though some of the discussed topics might turn out to be market moving events, this podcast is not to be taken as investment advice. It's intended to provoke your thoughts and spark a discussion.

In this episode:

Hans’ frustration of the month: crazy but influential people
Looking back on 2022 and forward to 2023 - will it be another year of polycrisis?
Bet of the month: who is the overall winner of the year?
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22 min
October 31, 2022Macro Monthly #8 - Who is the boss?
Impact Investment strategists Maritza Cabezas, Joeri de Wilde and Hans Stegeman discuss current economic topics and political developments and how they relate to sustainability. Though some of the discussed topics might turn out to be market moving events, this podcast is not to be taken as investment advice. It's intended to provoke your thoughts and spark a discussion.

In this episode:

Hans’ frustration of the month: the IMF's view on climate policies
Who is the boss: who will steer the (world) economy in the coming months: Central Banks? Governments? Xi Jinping? Or Putin?
Data of the month: how wil the ECB rate develop?
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23 min
October 26, 2022 Sasja Beslik - Sense and non-sense of impact investing
From a niche, ESG investing has quickly become mainstream. More recently, impact investing is also gaining traction. Are they the solution to the many challenges we are facing - inequality, loss of biodiversity, climate change? Are we on the right track and will we be able to allocate enough capital to finance the necessary transitions?

These are the questions that Sasja Beslik, Chief Investment Strategy Officer at SDG Impact Japan and Chief Investment Strategist Hans Stegeman discuss in a new episode of our podcast series Inside Impact Investing.
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22 min
October 03, 2022Macro Monthly #7 - Recessionomics and wellbeing
Impact Investment strategists Maritza Cabezas, Joeri de Wilde and Hans Stegeman discuss current economic topics and political developments and how they relate to sustainability. Though some of the discussed topics might turn out to be market moving events, this podcast is not to be taken as investment advice. It's intended to provoke your thoughts and spark a discussion.

In this episode:

Hans’ frustration of the month: trickle-down policies in the UK
Recessions and wellbeing: what is a recession and what does it mean for the average person? Are recessions in advanced economies different from recessions in emerging markets?
Data of the month: the Italian spread - higher or lower, after the election outcome?
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24 min
September 06, 2022Xavier Baeten and Fabian Meijs - Executive remuneration: enough is enough
Inequality is a pressing issue in today’s world, and the gap in the wealth and income distribution has reached unsustainable levels. In this episode Xavier Baeten, Professor of Management Practice in Reward & Governance at Vlerick Business School, Fabian Meijs, Investment Analyst and remuneration expert at Triodos IM, and Chief Investment Strategist Hans Stegeman discuss executive remuneration practices and how the trend of excessive CEO pay can be curbed.

In their discussion, they touch upon the following topics:

Inequality: how is it linked to executive remuneration
What is the impact of executive remuneration?
Differences between different payment models
Which remuneration approaches lead to a better company performance, both financially and on ESG level?
The role of boards and finance committees in CEO compensation
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26 min

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