In this episode of Turbo Impact, Tensie Whelan, Distinguished Professor of Practice at NYU Stern and founder of the Center for Sustainable Business, joins host Kenny Chen to discuss how sustainability becomes a measurable driver of financial performance. Over the past decade, Tensie has advanced the Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) framework to help companies and investors move beyond ESG reporting and quantify the financial value embedded in sustainability strategies.

The conversation centers on how ROSI is being applied within private equity and companies to link material sustainability KPIs directly to operational efficiency, risk mitigation, growth, and exit value. Drawing on her Responsible Private Equity research, Tensie explains what distinguishes proactive integration from reactive compliance, and why outcome-based performance matters more than process-based disclosure. She also highlights circularity as an emerging financial resilience strategy amid commodity volatility and supply chain risk, reinforcing the case that sustainability, when treated as disciplined management, becomes a source of competitive advantage.

Key Topics Covered

•      Why sustainability must be evaluated through financial performance rather than disclosure metrics

•      ROSI as a structured framework to connect material sustainability practices to measurable value creation

•      Responsible Private Equity research findings on integrating sustainability into operational strategy and exit outcomes

•      Human capital and employee ownership as drivers of productivity, retention, and multiple expansion

•      Circularity and resource efficiency as financial resilience strategies in a volatile global economy

Further Reading

Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) Framework

https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/research/return-sustainability-investment-rosi

Responsible Private Equity Research

https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/research/value-drivers-private-equity-building-accountability-framework-positive-stakeholder 

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Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Dr. Nadira Lamrad, Head of Sustainability at Jardine Matheson, joins host Kenny Chen to discuss how Jardine Matheson, a diversified Asian investment company with nearly 200 years of heritage, integrates sustainability into its approach to long-term value creation and enhancing total shareholder return.

The conversation focuses on Jardines' sustainability journey, Building Towards 2030. Nadira discusses how sustainability is central to Jardine Matheson's strategy of delivering TSR and how the company is integrating sustainability into risk management and investment decisions. She also shares how Jardine Matheson actively engages its portfolio companies to embed sustainability as a strategic imperative to enhance resilience and unlock value. Nadira also looks ahead to how sustainability is shaping the transition from legacy to future readiness in a changing business environment.

Key Topics Covered

• Why sustainability is central to long-term value creation and total shareholder return
• Aligning sustainability across a diverse portfolio without a one-size-fits-all approach
• Managing climate risk as a business continuity issue rather than a standalone ESG exercise
• A pragmatic approach to decarbonization grounded in cost discipline and operational readiness
• Sustainability’s role in shaping the next phase of leadership for established organizations 

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Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Paul Hailey, Head of Impact & ESG at responsAbility Investments AG, joins host Kenny Chen to unpack how impact investing works in practice across some of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Drawing on responsAbility’s two decades as a specialist impact investor, Paul explains how the firm builds its strategies around essential needs in emerging economies and why these markets offer both meaningful impact potential and strong long-term returns.

He shares how responsAbility designs its impact strategy around intentionality and contribution, and why disciplined engagement during the holding period is a core driver of impact value creation. Paul also explains the role blended finance now plays in expanding access to capital across emerging markets that have historically lacked sufficient investment. Along the way, he reflects on measurement challenges, the risk of impact washing, and the levers he believes will define the next decade of scaled impact.

Learn more about responsAbility: www.responsability.com 

Key Topics Covered

• Why addressing essential needs in emerging markets creates both meaningful impact and strong financial opportunity
• Embedding intentionality and contribution into responsAbility’s impact thesis and scoring
• Driving impact value creation through action plans, climate advisory, and active engagement
• How blended finance unlocks new markets and catalyzes private capital
• What separates authentic impact investors from impact-washing claims

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Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Reynold D’Silva, CEO of Hello Health Group, joins host Kenny Chen to explore how digital health is transforming preventative care and access across Southeast Asia. From leading Chope through a successful turnaround to now heading one of the region’s largest digital health platforms, Reynold shares his mission to enable 100 million people to take proactive steps toward better health.

He discusses why prevention must sit at the center of healthcare in emerging markets, how Hello Health is using data and AI responsibly to build trust and empower healthier choices, and what it takes to balance commercial discipline with meaningful social impact. Reynold also reflects on his entrepreneurial journey and the lessons shaping his vision for accessible, technology-enabled healthcare for all.

Key Topics Covered

• Closing access gaps and advancing preventative care through digital health
• Rebuilding patient trust with responsible use of data and AI
• Turning health literacy barriers into opportunities for empowerment
• Balancing commercial discipline with meaningful social impact at scale
• Catalyzing the next wave of accessible healthcare innovation through public–private collaboration

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Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Chris Lerner, Group Chairman & Co-Founder of Thrive Alternatives and Operating Partner at Bonaccord Capital Partners, joins host Kenny Chen to discuss how sustainability is reshaping fund strategy and capital formation in Asia’s private markets.

Chris shares why he founded Thrive to address structural gaps in private capital, how LP expectations are shifting from compliance to conviction, and what credible sustainability integration looks like. He also highlights how GPs can build it into their brand identity and where he sees the strongest opportunities in Asia.

Key Topics Covered

• Thrive’s founding thesis to bridge structural gaps and build GP–LP partnerships
• Regional contrasts in LP sustainability priorities across Europe, Middle East, US, and Asia
• What credible sustainability integration looks like across culture, team, and process
• Sustainability as a long-term brand asset and LP relationship driver
• Key opportunity themes for GPs in Asia

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Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Nina Kraus, Director of Sustainability at Hamilton Lane, joins host Kenny Chen to go inside the firm’s sustainability strategy. As one of the world’s largest private markets investment firms, with approximately $986B in assets under management and supervision, Hamilton Lane integrates sustainability across primaries, secondaries, co-investments, private credit, and private wealth—delivering on diverse client objectives while maintaining accountability, alignment, and rigor.

The conversation explores how Hamilton Lane scales and adapts sustainability practices across multiple strategies, advances sustainability data standardization, and navigates diverging global regulations with clarity and governance. Nina also shares how innovation, technology, and analytics are enabling the firm to respond to evolving market dynamics and shape the next phase of sustainable investing.

Key Topics Covered

• How Hamilton Lane integrates sustainability across a multi-asset platform while maintaining governance rigor

• Designing tailored sustainability mandates to meet diverse investor objectives and regulatory requirements

• Solving private markets data challenges through Novata’s public-benefit approach to standardization

• Turning years of portfolio data into a competitive edge through technology and analytics

• Managing climate risk across strategies, with targeted approaches for infrastructure, real estate, and other asset classes

Who Should Listen:

Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Ankit Todi, Group Chief Sustainability Officer at Mahindra Group, joins host Kenny Chen in unpacking how one of India’s leading conglomerates is operationalizing sustainability as a core business strategy.

Ankit explains how Mahindra’s “Planet Positive” vision is embedded across the group’s diverse business portfolio—spanning industries from mobility and finance to infrastructure and technology. He shares how this mandate drives transformation within each business and shapes capital allocation and new venture development. The conversation also explores Mahindra’s work with startups to pilot emerging technologies, deepen supply chain sustainability, and cultivate the leadership mindset needed to deliver impact at scale across a complex, multi-industry enterprise.

Key Topics Covered

• How Mahindra’s “Planet Positive” strategy drives business transformation across group companies

• Embedding sustainability into operations, supply chains, and investment decisions

• Working with startups to advance innovation in energy efficiency, materials, and data tracking

• Aligning sustainable finance with commercial outcomes across green businesses

• Building internal capabilities and ecosystem engagement to lead sustainability at scale

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Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Courtney Wei, Head of Investment at China Life Insurance (Overseas), joins host Kenny Chen to explore how one of Asia’s largest insurers is embedding sustainability into long-term global allocation through a liability-driven investing (LDI) approach.

As a global asset allocator, Courtney shares how her team applies LDI principles to deploy insurance capital across geographies and asset classes, embedding sustainability into portfolio construction by design. She offers an LP’s perspective on evaluating GPs’ approach to sustainability integration—what matters most beyond box-ticking—and shares which global opportunity sets most excite her from both return and impact standpoints.

Key Topics Covered

• How liability-driven investing (LDI) anchors sustainability in insurance capital strategy
• Embedding ESG across strategy, portfolio construction, and manager oversight
• What LPs look for in GPs—moving beyond policies to organizational integrity
• How regulatory frameworks shape capital efficiency and sustainability outcomes
• Opportunity sets in climate transition, healthcare, and AI infrastructure

Who Should Listen:

Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Brian Matt, Head of Sustainability Advisory at the New York Stock Exchange, joins host Kenny Chen to unpack how sustainability is increasingly shaping the path from private ownership to public listing.

Drawing on his experience working with issuers, private equity sponsors, and institutional investors, Brian shares how companies can build credible, strategic sustainability practices that hold up under public market scrutiny — and why sustainability fluency is becoming essential to long-term value creation.

Key Topics Covered

·      Common traits of sustainability-excellence companies listed on the NYSE

·      Embedding sustainability into private equity-backed IPO preparation

·      Building investor-trusted governance and disclosure pre- and post-IPO

·      Expanding C-suite roles in sustainability strategy and reporting

·      Practical approaches companies are using to advance decarbonization

Who Should Listen:

Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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In the inaugural episode of Turbo Impact, Cary Krosinsky—educator, advisor, and co-founder of the Sustainable Finance Institute—joins host Kenny Chen to explore how sustainable investing has evolved over the past two decades, and where it’s headed next.

Drawing on his experience advising LPs, GPs, and global institutions, Cary outlines the core strategies shaping the ESG landscape—from minimum standards to impact investing—and provides a practical lens on what capital allocators need to get right today.

Key Topics Covered

• The 7 distinct strategies of sustainable investing—and why it matters to separate them

• What’s actually working in ESG: insights from private equity GPs and LPs

• How institutional asset owners are managing transition risk and fiduciary alignment

• Why divestment alone falls short—and how to scale capital for real outcomes

• Decoding the ESG backlash: what GPs and LPs need to know in today’s political environment

• How sustainability education must evolve to meet market realities

Who Should Listen:

Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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