The Corporate Sustainability Due Dilligence Directive, (CSDDD), requiires organisation which trade in the EU and above a certain size to ensure certain environmental and human rights obligations are met across their value chain. Here Cecilia Thorn, Maria Folque, Dr Bimal Roy Bhanu, explain more why this regulations is important to SMEs.

What is the hidden power of SMEs in sustainability? Jessie Broadway Sustainability Director at etOso a start-up on a mission to make sustainability accessible and actionable through software and sustainability expert Dr Tuuli Bell explain.

Is AI really a solution to ESG Reporting? Robin Boustead — author of the ESG Reporting Manuel and EFRAG advisor likens it to a super nuclear powered energy resource intensive sledgehammer to out a picture nail up on the wall Don Kasper now at Sisu Insights and Sarah Burnett, Chief Technology Evangelist and author of AI in business— towards the intelligent enterprise, both have a different take.

Everything should start with S. Paul Clements Hunt from Blended Capital who coined ESG in 2004 and in 2006 delivered The UN Principles of Responsible Investment, is the man who put the S into the middle of the ESG acronym. Here he tells Lizzy Zwiers why.

The Good, the Bad and Ugly of ESG. My friend there are two types of people in this world, those who watch The ESG Show and are excited about Sustainability Talking and those who don’t are aren’t. Aside from the obvious truism , within ESG there is the good, the bad and ugly.
Guests, Grant Griffiths an internationally recognised Non-Executive Director, Enterprise Risk & Resilience and ESG professional. Rob Cheesewright an environmentalist and experienced media commentator and Chief Impact Officer at climate-tech up Pinwheel, and Prachi Shrivastava is a London-based ESG Consultant founder of EKA Earth,.

The business case for the rainforest

It is at the heart of the Gaia ecosystem— the rainforest — rich in eco diversity, the lungs of the planet, but what about pragmatic ways in which caring for this vital organ of the planet is also good business?

Guests:
Nava Suryawan: Reforesting coffee plantations, one field at a time.
Renée Smits: Restore the Legacy — Born into a legacy of environmental stewardship, a sustainability expert and entrepreneur dedicated to transforming the rainforest into a thriving, profitable ecosystem by harnessing the wisdom of nature, the richness of culture, and the power of innovation.
Arief Rabik: Bamboo Village Trust: When you plant bamboo you plant water and water is life:
and Rune Røkke, founder of Klimafinans.no. 10y deep-dive passion on the unprecedented nature- and climate-related financial risks and opportunities relevant for most business models, involved with a rainforest project in Panama.

The economy of the common good — here the well known media personality and founder of The Economy for the Common Good,” Christian Felber explains more and explains why he doesn’t think GDP is a good measure for the economy.

Navigating the ESG Backlash

ESG isn’t anti-profit! It isn’t even anti-profit maximisation but with one suffix. It isn’t anti-profit maximisation in the long term

Guests:
Alison Taylor: Clinical Associate Professor at NYU, executive director at Ethical Systems, and author of Higher Ground.
Paul Clements Hun; The founder of The Blended Capital Group, Special Advisor, Mishcon Impact, Mishcon decReya LLP. In 2004 he coined ESG. And in 2006 he delivered The UN Principles of Responsible Investment.

ESG Investing: opportunity in a time of irrational pessimism
With Guests:
Bill Davis: Managing Partner Stance Capital
Alyssa Greenspan: CEO and President Community and Capital Management
Chris Hall: Editorial Director at Sustainabke Media Group

ESG Investing, The S Factor
ESG investing the S Factor S stands for social — but it means so much more than just DEI. So, whilst it might be controversial, especially in the US, not many people have a problem with trying to eliminate slavery or child labour from a supply chain. And what does this mean for investors?
Bonnie-Lyn de Bartok is currently focused on launching her first Arbitrage Fund. She is a recognised expert in Social Risk, Performance, and Impact Measurement and Management (IMM).
Cecilia Thorn is a senior advisor at Straife and brings to the discussion a huge amount of experience and knowledge on the regulatory framework and what this means for ESG investing.

ESG Investing: clash of the fund managers
Guests: Bill Davis - Founder and MD of Stance Capital
Mark Neuman - Founder and CIO of Constrained Capital
Chandini Jain -Founder of Auquan

ESG and the Supply Chain
There was a time when these considerations were given lip service. Companies migh have liked to boast about their human rights and sustainability credentials, but were they really using gas to light up their claims. But these considerations are no longer nice to haves, no longer something companies can boast about in green-washed colours.
Guests:
Grant Griffiths: Ambassador for the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) and Chair of the IRM’s Energy & Renewables Special Interest Group.
Dr. Ankita Kashyap holds a doctoral degree in Sustainable Supply Chain, sustainability research
SteveStobo: founder of CCS: ISO Consultancy, Cyber Security and Third-Party Risk
Dr Bimal Roy Bhanu: AI business founder and entrepreneur passionate about using innovative tech to automate ESG compliance, Risk and Audit challenges.

Human rights in the supply chain

Guests: Arjun Ahluwalia - Global Head Sanctions and Geopolitical Risk, Santander Corporate and Investment Banking
Edyta Kosnik - marketing leader specialising in Saas tech and services within ESG and risk and compliance space, author of a report: "“State of Modern Slavery.”
Steven Hyland - Senior Consultant focusing on ESG and sustainability at Responsible Alpha, History Professor at Wingate University and author of “Navigating the Storm, an Examination of anti-ESG Rhetoric and the Path Forward.

Topics include: How do you tackle human rights in the supply chain?
What is needed to create a more resilient and human rights conscious supply chain?

Guests:
Bob Willard, sustainability guru. In the last 22 years, he has authored six books, published two whitepapers, given over 1,700 presentations, and created over a dozen free, open-source tools for sustainability champions.
Petter Binde, founder of Binde International Management Sàrl, and author of The ESG Sprint, Seven Steps to get your business quickly on track for a sustainable future”.
Rune Rokke is the founder of Klimafinans.no. MSc in Finance, 25y of company assessments and project finance is now integrated with 10y deep-dive passion on the unprecedented nature- and climate related financial risks and opportunities relevant for most business models, strategies and company valuations.

Trust, Mood and Bullying

Co-Host: Shelle Fantastic, Founder & CEO of SheFan Pro, Advocate of Women in Technology Guests: Jonathan Hook, Director at CHX Performance
Peter Abrahamsen, The Emotional Weightlifter®, psychologist and coach

Topics:
Trust,
anti-bullying,
social impact, responsibility and profitability.

ESG and Leadership

Guests: Tanya Popeau - International Director and Consultant at Synthesis.
John Friedman - Sustainable Business Consultant
Daniella Grayson - Digital & ESG Leader

Themes include:

What makes a great leader
The secret sauce
The server leadershi

ESG in crisis: a time for leadership: tackling the existential threat to ESG with five amazing guests:

Anita Punwani Founder & Chair of IRM ESG Group
Lizzy Zwiers, advisor and consultant to executive teams
Maximilian C. Schmitt, the co-founder of The Sustainability Cir
Dr. Kaushik Sridhar FGIA GAICD, Portfolio Entrepreneur & ESG Impact Leader of the Year 2023
Julien Weyl, sustainability and start-up leade

In this episode of the ESG Show we discuss sustainable value with sustainability guru Bob Willard and Tito Damião Albernaz who has a PHD in Sustainable Value in the Tourism Sector.

We discuss the Hart and Millstein Sustainable Value model, and look at the purchasing power of customers being a market force, market and non-market value of public goods, and the multidimensionality of Sustainable Value, in line with John Elkington’s Triple Bottom Line from his book “Cannibals with forks."

Generative AI: what is it and what does it have to do with ESG?

Guests:
Don Kasper — founder of Sisu Insights
and Sue Turner OBE: is an AI and data governance expert and is a member ofa select group “100 brilliant women in AI ethics," discuss generative AI and ESG.e ESG

The intersection of technology and ESG

Guests: Matthew Seklow., author of “ESG Mindset,”
Sonia Lagourgue: specializes in the intersection of technology innovation and social impact. She leads the responsible investment practice at Georgian
Cristina Dolan: author “transparency in ESG and the circular economy,” engineer, computer scientist, problem solver and entrepreneur.”

We discuss: AI over hyped? AI and reducing carbon footprint. Responsible investment— woke or necessary? AI’s effect on society? Technology as another pillar of ESG with risks and opportunities! Might AI make us mentally lazy?
What are social biases in healthcare? Do you think we need to make a concerted effort to make technology more human centric?
why does DEI in relation to technology matter? Technology for good or technology for bad? How can ESG play a role here? And how does AI play into sustainability? The role of boards and governance?

ESG is a strategic imperative not a compliance burder

ESG is a strategic imperative not a compliance burden In the latest episode of the ESG Show:

Sue Bonney, until recently a Vice Chair of KPMG UK and its Head of ESG, and now as an independent adviser and Cecilia Thorn, senior advisor at Straife and an expert on regulation discuss ESG strategy, and why a good ESG strategy is good for business.

The Compliance Mirage

Frederik Fredrick Royan: The Global Practice Area Leader for the Sustainability & Circular Economy(SCE) practice at Frost & Sullivan.

Bernard Owusu-Ansah: Manager in KPMG Ghana’s Risk Consulting services.
Sneha Yadav: ESG Quant Researcher
Ruchi Singh: Specialist in Global Market access with regulatory perspec

How to get started in ESG
Today's guestsPetter Binde; Founder of Binde International Management Sàrl, and author of the recently published book “ESG Sprint - 7 steps to get your business quickly on track for a sustainable future”.
Robin Boustead: has coached more than 100 businesses in sustainability reporting, and creating the world’s highest and hardest hiking route, the Great Himalaya Trail. He has written 6 books, most recentl;y The ESG Reporting Manuel.
Matthew Sekol: author of “ESG Mindset,” which is a primer for organizations to help them mainstream the topic.