Finance in action

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Created by investors, for investors, the FINANCE IN ACTION podcast by CFA Montréal offers a renewed and enlightening perspective on the impact of finance and investment in the world.

Episodes

  1. Capital and Conscience: The New Balance of Investing

    10/06/2025

    Capital and Conscience: The New Balance of Investing

    (Available in French only) In this episode, Meriem Mehdaoui, CFA, Managing Director of PBY Capital, welcomes Stephan Morency, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Planning, at Fondaction, who offers a fresh perspective on the tensions between return and responsibility. Through a candid conversation, he explores the inner workings of impact investing, the selection criteria, the grey areas, and the necessary trade-offs to align societal values with performance expectations. A clear-eyed and committed look at a form of finance that no longer settles for counting— but seeks to make a difference in the world.

    35 min
  2. Carbon Credits: A Controversial Offset Tool or a Driver of Sustainable Transition?

    09/08/2025

    Carbon Credits: A Controversial Offset Tool or a Driver of Sustainable Transition?

    (Available in French only) In this episode, Grégoire Baillargeon, CFA, President of BMO Quebec and Vice-Chair of the Board of BMO Capital Markets, welcomes Pierre-Olivier Pineau, Full Professor in the Department of Decision Sciences at HEC Montréal and Chairholder of the Energy Sector Management Chair. Together, they demystify carbon credits—a promising economic tool that is often misunderstood—and explore their mechanisms, limitations, and role in decarbonization strategies.

    31 min
  3. Green Growth vs. Degrowth : Is There a Case for Climate Capitalism?

    06/10/2024

    Green Growth vs. Degrowth : Is There a Case for Climate Capitalism?

    In this episode, our host Milla Craig, President and CEO of Millani, talks with Tom Rand, sustainable finance expert, co-founder and managing partner of ArcTern Ventures, who analyses the current capitalism systems and takes us beyond the energy transition. Together, they uncover some of the myths and hidden blind spots stopping business leaders and investors from moving forward faster toward green growth.

    35 min
  4. Sustainable finance beyond compliance: a value-creating continuum

    06/10/2024

    Sustainable finance beyond compliance: a value-creating continuum

    (Available in French only) In this episode, our host Milla Craig, President and CEO of Millani, talks with Stéphanie Lachance, Partner and Head of Sustainable Investment at Fiera Comox, to explore new avenues for sustainable finance that generates value in a context where limiting the integration of ESG criteria is a response to already outdated compliance needs.

    38 min
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About

Created by investors, for investors, the FINANCE IN ACTION podcast by CFA Montréal offers a renewed and enlightening perspective on the impact of finance and investment in the world.

Information

  • Creator
    CFA Montreal
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © CFA Montreal
  • Show Website
    Finance in action