Who better to answer that question than Tom McInerney, an academic lawyer. He has taught and advised governments, international organizations, and NGOs on international law and rule of law reform for 20 years. An international lawyer and strategist, he has led numerous innovative initiatives to develop and improve the effectiveness of international law and regulation, advance rule of law, and further global development.

Thom Wilkinson is a Real Estate and Environmental law Partner at Bishop & Sewell. He has over 20 years of experience of acting on environmental law and related matters including remediation projects, regulatory advice and green energy projects as well as all aspects of property transactions. On top of that he even cycles to work to try and keep his own carbon footprint down! He is also a member of the Law Society’s Land Law and Conveyancing Committee and an external member on the Bank of England’s Strategic Advisory Forum. In this podcast he also explains what his firm is doing to address its own ESG strategy.

International ESG thought leader Ahila Ganesan explains from her perspective as the founder of FutureLinQ (https://futurelinq.com/) how most Asian companies focus on Environmental compliance but have yet to consider the benefits of Social value our excellent Governance. Still, with ESG advocates like Ahila, it’s just a matter of time before they look at ESG as a whole. She also gives her advice on where to start, if you’re new to ESG. There’s a handy free resource that might be of interest…

How do you calculate your climate impact score, as an individual or a business? Olivia Pederson, Founder & CEO of Sustaio has the Solution. You begin by capturing some metrics on their scorecard. The higher your Sustaio Score, the lower your impact on the planet. Have a listen, she’s great.

In today's ESG interview California based lawyer, Patrick Miller, explains how asking questions about your primary and secondary suppliers' working practices can help you stay in business, and keep making profits. Professionally, he helps resolve legal disputes for startups, social impact and international businesses. Personally, he's on a mission to help all legal advisers better understand how they can bring the S and G of ESG to life for the clients.

Africa is so often overlooked in discussions about ESG strategy, if only because its GDP is so relatively small investors tend to overlook it. However there are examples of ESG best - and worst practice - which Beth, from the Washington based consultancy she founded, eruditely explains. COP27, in November, is in Sharm El-Sheikh. As the world's gaze falls on Egypt soon we take this opportunity to look at ESG across Africa. Beth knows her stuff. It's a good one.

The globally famous presenter of the ESG, Climate & Money Show talks to us about aquaculture, the seafood industry, Norwegians, and of course Elon Musk.

Zach Stein co-founder of CarbonCollective.Co gives the ESG podcast a masterclass

We spoke to one of the UK’s leading consultants who reassuringly explains that an ESG report doesn’t need to be a huge headache. Nor need it be very long. But you do need to start somewhere. And soon. James explains why.

A new report, published by General Counsel magazine and law firm Irwin Mitchell, points out that despite the rapid growth in focus on ESG, there is still uncertainty around which business function should lead on it. The mantra that it should be led from the top is an easy one to declare, but how responsibility breaks down and which team does what remains blurred in most organisations.