17 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 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 assurancePotential impacts of legal challenges to the SEC rules -
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 crimesMonitoring and verification of nature restoration projects -
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 cases for hydrogen across the globe -
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 disclosureExpectations for the upcoming COP16 Biodiversity Conference in Colombia Related links:
Sustainable Connections Podcast: Building nature into business strategy (erm.com) -
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
• Upskilling finance and sustainability professionals to implement International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Standards
• How to harness sustainability reporting to improve business performance
Related links:
ISSB's first act (sustainability.com)
IFRS - ISSB: Frequently Asked Questions -
Episode 12: Tripling renewable energy by 2030 featuring the Global Renewables Alliance
In our twelfth episode, Mark Lee talks to Bruce Douglas, CEO, Global Renewables Alliance, and Dylan Mitchell, Global Commercial Director of Renewables at ERM, about how to triple global renewable energy capacity to at least 11,000 GW by 2030 to meet global climate targets.
Their conversation covers:
Accelerating grid transformation to connect renewable energyPermitting innovation to scale renewables fasterCross-sector learning and collaboration across the renewables value chainRelated links:
3xRenewables – Global Renewables Alliance