All About The Green

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Hosted by Sonja Gibbs, IIF Managing Director, and Greer Meisels, IIF Chief of Staff, this monthly podcast series shines a spotlight on the exciting and rapidly evolving world of sustainable finance.

13/04/2022

Getting to Net Zero: the Vital Role of Transition Finance

In our latest episode of All About the Green, we are joined by Zoe Knight, Managing Director and Group Head, HSBC Centre of Sustainable Finance, to discuss the global sustainable finance agenda and the growing focus on transition finance in supporting Net Zero goals.

34 min
23/03/2022

The Essential Role of Banks in Getting to Net Zero

In our latest episode of “All About the Green,” we are joined by Marisa Buchanan, Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainability at JPMorgan Chase & Co., for a deep dive on the state of sustainable finance markets. Marisa describes how her career path in climate and ESG finance has evolved, and how JPMorgan’s sustainability strategy is reflected in corporate governance—and incorporated throughout global business lines. We discuss progress on managing environmental and social risks, the practical challenges of implementing Net Zero commitments and the need for transition finance—including for hard-to-abate sectors. Key themes include the need for international alignment in sustainable finance policy and regulation, the importance of public-private sector collaboration and the vital role of private capital markets in achieving a fair and equitable transition to a Net Zero future.

18 min
09/03/2022

Pathways to Transition: the Vital Role of Climate and ESG Markets

A fascinating conversation with Gordon Bennett, Managing Director of Utility Markets at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)—we look at the role of global capital markets in financing climate and ESG solutions, the importance of high-integrity voluntary carbon markets to support Net Zero goals and natural capital, and ways to bring down the currently high cost of new green technologies we need for decarbonization.

27 min
16/12/2021

Greening the Financial System & the Role of U.S.-China Cooperation

As momentum builds for the financial services industry to act on climate change, continued international alignment is crucial to ensure progress is made quickly. As the world’s largest and second-largest carbon emitters respectively, China and the U.S. have an opportunity to demonstrate global leadership in confronting this challenge. In this episode, former U.S. Treasury Secretary and noted China expert Hank Paulson discusses China’s recent initiatives to decrease its carbon footprint through innovative solutions, emphasizing how the U.S. and China can work together to tackle climate change—and the potential consequences if they do not.

37 min
15/11/2021

COP26 Update: The Future of Sustainable Finance

On the ground in Glasgow, Scotland for the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference, our President and CEO Tim Adams sits down with Jay Collins, Vice Chairman, Banking, Capital Markets, Advisory for Citi. They discuss the commitment of the financial industry to the transition to a low-carbon, and ultimately net-zero, economy; as well as key developments at the conference and what the future of sustainable finance could look like.

11 min
20/10/2021

Investing in Sustainable Transportation for the 21st Century

This podcast explores a variety of topics relating to climate change and its impact on the financial services industry and the broader economy. Through conversations with topic experts, each episode encourages a pragmatic, commonsense approach for the transition to a low-carbon and ultimately net-zero economy.

35 min
09/09/2021

Modernizing the Grid for the 21st Century

As new energy technologies become more prominent how they are adopted and integrated into our current energy grid system becomes a pressing logistical endeavor. The severity of recent climatic events underscores the importance of a modern grid system that is secure, affordable, and reliable. Rob Gramlich, Founder and President of Grid Strategies LLC, and Julia Hamm, President and CEO of the Smart Electric Power Alliance, provided their perspectives on these points and other considerations as the US plans for a more sustainable energy system.

37 min
18/08/2021

Shaking Up Sustainability: The Role of Green Technology

Financial institutions and markets have the unique capacity to effectively identify risks and fund solutions. Investments in cutting-edge green technologies have a powerful role to play in reducing carbon emissions, increasing the use of renewable energies, transforming waste, and much more. In this episode, we discuss scaling-up investments in green technologies with Dr. Vanessa Z. Chan, Chief Commercialization Officer and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions at the U.S. Department of Energy, and John Goldstein, Managing Director and Head of the Sustainable Finance Group at Goldman Sachs.

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Hosted by Sonja Gibbs, IIF Managing Director, and Greer Meisels, IIF Chief of Staff, this monthly podcast series shines a spotlight on the exciting and rapidly evolving world of sustainable finance.

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The Institute of International Finance
Years Active

2019 - 2022
Episodes

13
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All About The Green

All About The Green

Episodes

Getting to Net Zero: the Vital Role of Transition Finance

The Essential Role of Banks in Getting to Net Zero

Pathways to Transition: the Vital Role of Climate and ESG Markets

Greening the Financial System & the Role of U.S.-China Cooperation

COP26 Update: The Future of Sustainable Finance

Investing in Sustainable Transportation for the 21st Century

Modernizing the Grid for the 21st Century

Shaking Up Sustainability: The Role of Green Technology

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