UKSIF Leadership Podcast

Oscar and James give a summary of the FCA's SDR policy statement that was launched today.

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Oscar talks to Claudia Chapman, the Head of Stewardship for the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), about her secondment to the FCA, the UK stewardship code, SDR, the future of voting and much much more.

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Sally is joined on this episode by Jess Henry, Senior Research Analyst within Man Group's Responsible Investment team.

Ahead of Alternative Investment Week on 22nd June, they are diving into why these financial mechanisms have been ignored in sustainability for so long, why they're gaining attention now, how they can be used going forward and what the regulatory landscape is looking like. The article Jess refers to can be found here.

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On this episode of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, Oscar chats with Katherine Annand about green mortgages, from motivating uptake, the benefits they have and the role of retrofitting.

The Spring Conference 2023 was kindly sponsored by Scottish Widows.

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In this episode of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, we are pleased to present a special episode from our Spring Conference on 10th-11th May.

Our Chief Executive, James Alexander, will discuss the future of Scotland beyond oil and gas, along with Dr. Theodor Cojoianu, Associate Professor in Sustainable Finance at the University of Edinburgh Business School and Director of Research at the Edinburgh Futures Institute; Ian Stannard, Sustainable Finance Business Development at ICE; and Libby Watkinson, Director for Impact Assessment & Reporting at the Scottish National Investment Bank.
The Spring Conference 2023 was kindly sponsored by Scottish Widows.

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Oscar is joined this week by Jonathan Walker, Associate Director, Sustainable Investment at Gresham House to talk all things retrofitting! They discuss what the role of investors is in driving forward retrofitting, how the cost of retrofitting can be justified and what will incentivise greater investment in retrofitting.

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Ahead of our next series of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, we are pleased to bring you a special episode from our Ownership Day on 8th March. Our policy manager, Heidi, is joined by Maria Nazarova-Doyle, Head of Responsible Investments and Stewardship at Scottish Widows and Valeria Piani, Head of Stewardship at Phoenix Group. They discuss the role of the Social Issues Taskforce, the creation of the group, what can (and is being) done as well as the future of social impact for asset owners.

Ownership Day 2023 was kindly sponsored by FTSE Russell and Maanch.

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Ahead of our Autumn Conference, we were pleased to be joined by Tomoya Obokata, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Tomoya and James discuss Tomoya's role, his independent report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, Xinjiang forced labour and what this means for the market. Remember to like and subscribe to make sure you don't miss out on any of our other updates and interviews.To find out more about us you can follow us on twitter @UKSIF or have a look on our website: uksif.org

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The FCA has launched their SDR consultation today, 25 October 2022! This is a huge step in tackling greenwashing, so and Sally and James are here to discuss what it is, what it means, what the timeframes are looking like and what this means for the financial services. 

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This International Women's Day, we have collaborated with three fantastic women in finance. In this episode of the UKSIF Leadership Podcast, Sally is joined by Bess Joffe, Annabel Nelson and Sarah Williams to discuss the experience of women in finance, the barriers they face and what needs to be done to make finance a female friendly space.

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