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Conversation with experts, innovators and collaborators on how insurers can lead the transition to a more sustainable, resilient world. Hosted by Antony Ireland, Founder of Better Insurance Network and SUSTAIN Festival (https://sustain-festival.com)

Episodes

  1. Coordinating a response to systemic climate risk with Felicity Alvey

    JAN 21

    Coordinating a response to systemic climate risk with Felicity Alvey

    Ant is joined by ClimateWise Programme Director Felicity Alvey following the release of the insurance coalition's latest report: Redefining Systemic Risk Governance in the Insurance Industry In it, Alvey calls for a coordinated approach to tackling emerging systemic risks caused by increasingly intense, frequent and interconnected climate events.

    39 min
  2. Sustainable insurance innovation with Gabrielle Durisch

    12/09/2025

    Sustainable insurance innovation with Gabrielle Durisch

    The Zurich-based Chief Sustainability Officer on her varied experiences in insurance and how they help inform her new role driving sustainable insurance innovation.

    35 min
  3. Engaging customers and colleagues with Tam Hussey

    08/05/2025

    Engaging customers and colleagues with Tam Hussey

    Ant is joined by Tam Hussey, Founder of Halo by Design, a consultancy focused on engaging customers and employees to encourage more sustainable behaviours. Tam shares a host of insights and tips to kick-start your engagement journey. Links & resources Website:  www.halobydesign.comLinkedIn: (1) Tam Hussey | LinkedInEmail: tam@halobydesign.comOhme case study (National Grid): Ohme — Halo by DesignEdie article re training: Sustainability training: Top tips for creating effective L&D initiatives which deliver results - edieEmployee engagement best practises: (1) 7 key opportunities to harness when engaging and activating employees in the journey to meet your company’s sustainability targets. | LinkedInWorking with HR: Sustainability - HR’s secret weapon in the employee retention fight2Hats: 2Hats — Halo by Design and/or https://www.edie.net/2-hatters-supporting-sustainability-leaders-who-have-another-full-time-role/?regwall=success&advance_login=successGreen the screen (employee activation around digital waste) : Green The Screen — Halo by Design

    45 min
  4. Identifying product innovation opportunities with Toby Behrmann

    07/14/2025

    Identifying product innovation opportunities with Toby Behrmann

    Ant sits down with one of the insurance market's genuine climate innovators in Toby Behrmann, leader of AXA Climate's London operation and a pioneer in parametrics as a former senior leader at Global Parametrics.

    45 min
  5. Putting insurance on the global agenda with the UN's Prof. Paul Walsh

    04/27/2025

    Putting insurance on the global agenda with the UN's Prof. Paul Walsh

    Ant visits Professor Patrick Paul Walsh, Vice President & Director, SDG Academy, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and co-author of a new position paper which proposes 18 recommendations to catalyse insurance as driver of sustainable development and to elevate insurance within development frameworks. Links: Position paper - Insurance and sustainable development: partnering on risk, resilience, and transformation: https://edepositireland.ie/handle/2262/111474 Insurance and the SDGs open course: https://www.edx.org/learn/economics-finance/sdg-academy-an-introduction-to-insurance-and-the-sustainable-development-goals

    56 min
  6. In conversation with resilience pioneer Linda Freiner

    04/18/2025

    In conversation with resilience pioneer Linda Freiner

    Ant visits Linda Freiner, Chief Sustainability Officer of Zurich and one of the most experienced sustainability leaders in the industry. They discuss how to state the business case for sustainability as well as resilience, climate adaptation and Zurich's evolving sustainability strategy. Check out Zurich's new report on this topic here: Climate risks: Strategies for building resilience in a more volatile world | Zurich Insurance

    29 min
  7. Redefining sustainability strategy in a volatile world with Olivia Brindle

    03/13/2025

    Redefining sustainability strategy in a volatile world with Olivia Brindle

    The episode we in sustainability need right now! Ant sits down with the ever pragmatic Olivia Brindle to discuss what insurance transition means in a hostile environment for climate action, and what learnings sustainability practitioners can take from Olivia's experiences in will-testing endurance events.

    42 min
  8. Where insurance and impact collide with Charlie Langdale

    02/25/2025

    Where insurance and impact collide with Charlie Langdale

    Veteran Howden executive Charlie Langdale, now CEO of Humanity Insured, explains this innovative new charity's mission and structure, and how he made his pivot into climate and social impact after spending three decades in insurance. https://humanityinsured.org Backed by the insurance sector, Humanity Insured, empowers communities to build resilience in the face of climate change. By leveraging private and philanthropic capital, Humanity Insured unlocks the latest insurance innovations for the most climate vulnerable. Humanity Insured’s ambition is to protect 30 million people by 2030 and build $2.5 billion in insurance protection. In its first year, Humanity Insured has funded ground-breaking initiatives, including drought insurance for displaced people and host communities in Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee settlement in partnership with UNHCR. It has also launched a first-of-its-kind drought insurance programme with the World Food Programme (WFP) to protect displaced people and smallholder farmers in Syria and partnered with Tearfund to support smallholder farmers across Ethiopia, Nepal, Malawi, and Pakistan—triggering an £80,000 payout in February 2025.

    36 min
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Conversation with experts, innovators and collaborators on how insurers can lead the transition to a more sustainable, resilient world. Hosted by Antony Ireland, Founder of Better Insurance Network and SUSTAIN Festival (https://sustain-festival.com)

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  • Creator
    Better Insurance Network
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Better Insurance Network
  • Show Website
    The SUSTAIN Podcast