Prospectus Podcasts

In Episode 5 of Doing Well, Doing Good”, Angela Mezzetti is joined by Kasha Mleko, a Marketing and New Business Development Professional with an international asset management company entirely focused on the global insurance industry. In this episode, Kasha explains that focusing on Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) presents insurance companies with unique opportunities to support innovative green energy projects that can have a real impact in addressing sustianbility challenges. Kasha also provides a comprehensive overview of how insurers grapple with developing an ESG strategy that aligns with their company values, long-term business objectives, and fast-evolving public perceptions. She also discusses the challenges of regulation and its standardisation across the globe. 

In Episode 4 of “Doing Well, Doing Good”, Angie Mezzetti is joined by Tony Hanway, CEO of Virgin Media Ireland and Chairman of Virgin Media Television. In this episode Tony discusses the role that Sustainability and CSR have played at varying stages throughout his career and how in the last 5 years, adopting a sustainable approach has become automatic and expected in many cases. Tony chats about his involvement with the focus has that been placed on ensuring marginalised groups get proper access to education and in making sure that the process of getting back to work is made easier for those who need it the most. Tony also discusses the challenges that the Irish workforce has with diversity, what Virgin Media Ireland are doing regarding Sustainability Reporting and the incredible ripple effect that the Virgin Media Dementia Charity Initiative had in raising over €1,000,000 for Dementia Ireland.

In episode 3 of “Doing Well, Doing Good”, Angie Mezzetti is joined by John Reynolds, Chairman of Cairn Homes. In this episode John chats about the challenges that businesses are facing when it comes to sustainability and highlights how important it is for them to be realistic about what they are promising. John talks about how Ireland compares both across the EU and globally when it comes to finding new, green technology solutions and specifically about what Cairn Homes are doing in this space. John also discusses the role that sustainability plays when firms are looking at making new investments, what Cairn Homes are doing regarding Sustainability Reporting and which Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) they are looking to focus on in the near future. 

In Episode 2 of “Doing Well, Doing Good”, Angie Mezzetti is joined by one of Ireland’s most accomplished healthcare executives Fergus Clancy, Principal at FC Advisory and Chairman of the Mater Private Network. In this episode Fergus discusses the importance of digital transformation in healthcare and how we are now entering an era where sustainability is becoming mainstreamed, with it no longer being something that good companies do, but it being something that good companies are. Fergus also discusses the speed at which Private Equity Funds are adopting to ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) and how they have surprisingly become the drivers for change. Fergus also highlights the challenges that systemising innovation brings and the role that the Sustainable Development Goals will play in the future. 

In Episode 1 of "Doing Well, Doing Good", Angie Mezzetti is joined by John Crimmins, Managing Director of Prospectus. In this episode John discusses sustainability as a business approach that looks at creating long-term value, by taking into consideration how a given organisation operates in not just environmental terms, but also in social and economic environments too. John highlights the need for organisations to think strategically about the direction they are going when it comes to ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance). John also discusses how forging ahead will take courage, leadership, and the ability to listen.