Sustainable connections ERM

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...