The Trowers Podcast Trowers & Hamlins

Partners Tom Reynolds and Elias Moubarak speak to Danielle Welch-Rose, ESG Investment Director for abrdn in the APAC region, about the increasing importance of ESG metrics on return on investment. In this second episode in the series, they discuss how ESG principles can help drive better corporate governance as well as the differentiations between regions across Southeast Asia.

Tom Reynolds and Elias Moubarak speak to Danielle Welch-Rose, ESG Investment Director for abrdn in the APAC region. They discuss the ESG agenda and what opportunities and challenges it presents in the asset management industry across Southeast Asia. Discussion themes include; the role of governance, ESG acting as a way of attracting talent and the differentiation of challenges between different regions.

Two years on from the murder of George Floyd, Yetunde Dania, Head of our Birmingham office speaks to Ed Cox, Executive Director of Strategy, Integration and Net Zero at the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) about the impact it has made over the past two years and what the future holds. They discuss Yetunde's role as Chair of WMCA's Race Equalities Taskforce, the work it is doing to create positive change as well as the work and vision of WMCA to reduce racial disparity across the region.

Senior Partner, Sara Bailey speaks to Siobhan Jared, Senior Business and Customer Performance Manager at TFL about her role and the importance her team place on social value and driving positive culture change through their various initiatives. Siobhan also speaks about her work philosophy and how she looks to empower her team through her democratic approach to leadership.

For Mental Health Awareness Week, Senior Partner Sara Bailey spoke to Maria Hatch, Client Relationship Director UK & Ireland at Greystar. Together they discuss the connection between mental wellbeing and the physical spaces that we live in and the importance Greystar place on ensuring residents of all ages have access to mental health support.

Senior Partner at Trowers & Hamlins, Sara Bailey speaks to Matthew Gordon, Chief Executive of Spectra and the Care Leaver Covenant, about the role of the Covenant and the direct impact that it has had on young people's lives. Matthew also shares his opinion on the important role of social mobility and how businesses can do more to engage and enhance opportunities for young people, whilst also revealing how personal events in his life have shaped his outlook on how to be a positive influencer.