Do investors really care about sustainability, or is it all about the money? If they do care, what powers do they have to make companies change their ways?

Jan and Paul welcome Professor Mark Shackleton to discuss the world of finance and how it intersects with sustainability.

They discover why the King can’t enter the City of London without permission; how data can be used to influence ‘green’ investing; and how shareholders can instigate change.

Among discussions of ethics and politics, they find the time to talk about physics and Paul’s strange childhood fascination with global stock exchanges.

Find out more about Mark’s research here: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/people/mark-shackleton