18 episodes
Sustainable connections ERM
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In ERM's podcast, host Mark Lee - Director of The Sustainability Institute by ERM - speaks with some of the most innovative and boundary-pushing minds in the field examining the connections necessary to make sustainable business a reality - across sectors and systems, and up and down organizations. Topics cover the breadth of the sustainability agenda, including net zero, nature positive, biodiversity, equity, resources and frameworks, and more.
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Episode 18: US renewable energy procurement featuring CEBA
In our eighteenth episode, Mark Lee talks to Kevin Hagen, Interim CEO at the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), and Nikki Payne, North America Renewable Energy Lead at ERM, about the current pace and trajectory of renewable energy procurement and development in the US. Their conversation covers: Company strategies for procuring renewable energy How to manage the rising cost of clean energy procurementChallenges and solutions for updating the US gridScaling US offshore wind...
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Episode 17: SEC climate disclosure featuring Steptoe
In our seventeenth episode, Mark Lee talks to Coy Garrison, Partner at international law firm, Steptoe, and Beth Wyke, Partner, Corporate Assurance at ERM CVS, about how companies can prepare for the new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) climate disclosure rules. Their conversation covers:Reporting boundaries and scope of the SEC climate rulesInteroperability of the SEC rules and other disclosure regulations worldwideHow to approach climate and wider sustainability assuranceP...
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Episode 16: Closing the nature data gap featuring Planet
In our sixteenth episode, Mark Lee talks to Amy Rosenthal, Senior Global Director for Conservation Initiatives at leading satellite imagery provider, Planet, and Michael Mangiante, Global Climate Risk Lead at ERM, about how nature mapping and data analytics can enable companies and governments to operationalize their nature strategies. Their conversation covers:How to use satellite data to enable nature stewardship and disclosureIdentifying and taking action against nature crimesMonitori...
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Episode 15: How to scale the hydrogen economy featuring the Clean Hydrogen Partnership
In our fifteenth episode, Mark Lee talks to Mirela Atanasiu, Executive Director and Head of Unit Operations at the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, a public-private partnership supporting research and innovation in hydrogen technologies in Europe, and David Hart, Global Hydrogen Lead at ERM, about how to accelerate the hydrogen economy. Their conversation covers:Research and development to improve hydrogen technologyPrivate-public partnerships to decarbonize heavy industryProduction and use c...
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Episode 14: Understanding nature disclosure featuring TNFD
In our fourteenth episode, Mark Lee talks to Emily McKenzie, Technical Director at the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), and Matt Haddon, Global Leader, Biodiversity, Water & Nature at ERM, about the latest developments in nature disclosure and how companies are responding. Their conversation covers:How C-suite execs are using TNFD to understand nature risks and opportunitiesImproving data gathering and analysis to support nature management and disclosureExpec...
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Episode 13: Aligning sustainability and financial reporting featuring IFRS Foundation
In our thirteenth episode, Mark Lee talks to Mardi McBrien, Chief of Strategic Affairs & Capacity Building, IFRS Foundation, and Rob LaCount, North America Climate Change Advisory Lead, ERM, about aligning sustainability-related disclosure standards and integrating financial and sustainability accounting within companies.Their conversation covers:• Evolving sustainability-related disclosure regulations• Upsk...