Turbo Impact

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Turbo Impact is a podcast by Turbo Net Zero, exploring how sustainability shapes private capital. We bring together top investors, institutional allocators, and entrepreneurs to discuss how sustainability influences investment and corporate strategies. Each episode dives into real-world insights on integrating sustainability in private capital. Turbo Impact features candid conversations with industry leaders who turn sustainability challenges into strategic opportunities and meaningful impact.

  1. 3d ago

    Ben Morley: Converging the Operating System for Private Markets

    In this episode of Turbo Impact, Ben Morley, Partner and Director at Boston Consulting Group, joins host Kenny Chen to explore how the ESG Data Convergence Initiative (EDCI) is creating a common language for sustainability across private markets. What began as a collaboration among a small group of GPs and LPs has grown into a global initiative representing more than 500 investors and providing sustainability insights from approximately 9,000 portfolio companies.   Drawing on the EDCI benchmark, Ben highlights where private companies are leading, where gaps remain, and how performance evolves over the ownership period. He shares practices that connect sustainability data with commercial outcomes and portfolio company buy-in, while examining the emerging priorities revealed by EDCI’s growing body of insights—and what they could mean for the next phase of private-market value creation.   Key Topics Covered Why fragmented sustainability reporting created a collective challenge for private marketsHow industry-led convergence improves comparability while keeping metrics practicalWhat EDCI data reveals about portfolio performance over the ownership periodHow leaders build portfolio company buy-in by connecting sustainability with business prioritiesTurning data and benchmarks into stronger operating and investment decisionsEmerging convergence areas across workforce strategy, cybersecurity, and responsible AI  Who Should Listen: Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders   Subscribe to our newsletter: www.turbo-impact.com Email us: contact@turbo-impact.com Follow on X: @turbo_impact Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/turbo-impact Produced by: Turbo Net Zero

    Ben Morley: Converging the Operating System for Private Markets

  2. Jun 30

    Shami Nissan: Evolving the Blueprint for Sustainable Infrastructure

    In this episode of Turbo Impact, Shami Nissan, Head of Sustainability at Actis, joins host Kenny Chen to discuss how sustainability is reshaping the way infrastructure investors build, operate, and scale long-duration assets. For Actis, the starting point is clear: sustainability must protect value, create value, and support better long-term investment outcomes.   Grounded in Actis’ “values drive value” philosophy, Shami explains how sustainability can move from principle to practice when it is embedded into investment judgment, asset resilience, and operating performance. The conversation extends this lens to the next generation of infrastructure, including sustainable data centers amid rising AI-driven demand and the use of technology to strengthen resilience across physical assets.   Key Topics Covered The shift from sustainability process to sustainability as investment disciplineClimate resilience as a core driver of long-term infrastructure valueCommunity trust as a material factor in infrastructure execution and risk managementSustainable data centers amid rising AI-driven demand for power, water, and digital capacityTechnology’s role in improving infrastructure resilience, operating performance, and measurable impact  Who Should Listen: Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders   Subscribe to our newsletter: www.turbo-impact.com Email us: contact@turbo-impact.com Follow on X: @turbo_impact Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/turbo-impact Produced by: Turbo Net Zero

    Shami Nissan: Evolving the Blueprint for Sustainable Infrastructure

  3. May 25

    Suzanne Tavill: Leading the Next Chapter of Responsible Investment

    In this episode of Turbo Impact, Suzanne Tavill, Partner and Global Head of Responsible Investment at StepStone Group, joins host Kenny Chen to reflect on where responsible investment in private markets stands today, and what its next chapter may require. Suzanne describes an industry moving past the belief that frameworks and reporting alone can define progress. The more important question now is whether responsible investment can be translated into disciplined judgment, credible execution, and better long-term businesses.   For Suzanne, this shift demands a more practical and leadership-driven approach. GPs need to start with where they can genuinely make a difference, build capabilities that match their strategy, and ensure sustainability is understood by investment teams as part of value creation, not as a separate workstream. The conversation also explores how LP–GP engagement must become more focused on outcomes and evidence, why technology and AI are now central to responsible investment, and why empowered individuals remain essential to driving change, even in a more technology-enabled world.   Key Topics Covered Why responsible investment is entering a more mature phase focused on value creationHow GPs can identify where they can credibly make a difference across their portfoliosWhat distinguishes sustainability as investment judgment from sustainability as processHow LP–GP engagement can move toward more focused, outcome-oriented dialogueWhy leadership, talent, and responsible technology will shape the next chapter of the field  Who Should Listen: Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders   Subscribe to our newsletter: www.turbo-impact.com Email us: contact@turbo-impact.com Follow on X: @turbo_impact Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/turbo-impact Produced by: Turbo Net Zero

    Suzanne Tavill: Leading the Next Chapter of Responsible Investment

  4. May 11

    Liza Jansen: Financing the Transition

    In this episode of Turbo Impact, Liza Jansen, CFA, Head of Responsible Investment at Prudential, joins host Kenny Chen to discuss how responsible investment needs to evolve in markets where the transition is not only a climate challenge, but also a development, capital allocation, and risk management challenge. Drawing on Prudential’s perspective as an asset owner across Asia and Africa, Liza explains why emerging markets require a more nuanced approach than simply applying developed-market frameworks, exclusion policies, or uniform decarbonization pathways.   For Liza, credible transition finance starts with understanding where capital can create real influence. In many emerging markets, the opportunity set is rarely a clean split between “green” and “brown.” The conversation explores Prudential’s focus on a just and inclusive transition, its “transitioning amidst growth” framework, and the governance required to ensure flexibility does not become a weaker standard. It is a practical leadership conversation on how asset owners can stay disciplined, support real-economy transition, and avoid leaving behind the markets that will determine whether global net zero remains achievable.   Key Topics Covered Responsible investment through the lens of emerging market development and transition realitiesThe limits of exclusion-led approaches when capital is most needed for real-economy changeWhat “transitioning amidst growth” means for companies balancing decarbonization with rising demandThe role of governance, KPIs, monitoring, and stewardship in credible transition strategiesWhy emerging market finance is becoming central to long-term climate risk managementWho Should Listen: Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders   Subscribe to our newsletter: www.turbo-impact.com Email us: contact@turbo-impact.com Follow on X: @turbo_impact Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/turbo-impact Produced by: Turbo Net Zero

    Liza Jansen: Financing the Transition

  5. Apr 27

    Lee Qian: Embedding Purpose into Capitalism

    In this episode of Turbo Impact, Lee Qian, CFA, Portfolio Manager of the Positive Change Strategy at Baillie Gifford, joins host Kenny Chen to explore how public market investing can help move capitalism toward more purposeful, long-term value creation. Drawing on his experience helping build the Positive Change Strategy into a global impact investing platform, Lee explains how Baillie Gifford identifies companies that can solve material social and environmental challenges while generating attractive financial returns over time.   At the heart of the conversation is a more pragmatic view of sustainability: not as a separate agenda, but as a source of innovation, competitive advantage, and durable growth. Lee discusses the idea behind his upcoming book, Purposeful Capitalism, including why businesses should focus on “profitable problem solving” and how the Sustainability Flywheel can help leaders connect purpose, strategy, business model strength, and financial performance. The discussion offers a timely perspective on how investors and companies can move beyond polarized debates and focus on where impact and economics genuinely reinforce each other.   Key Topics Covered How Baillie Gifford’s Positive Change Strategy defines long-term impact investingWhy product-led impact can create both societal value and financial valueWhat long-term institutional investors look for in companies preparing for public marketsWhat “profitable problem solving” means for business leaders and investorsHow the Sustainability Flywheel links purpose, strategy, and long-term competitive advantage  Who Should Listen: Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders   Subscribe to our newsletter: www.turbo-impact.com Email us: contact@turbo-impact.com Follow on X: @turbo_impact Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/turbo-impact Produced by: Turbo Net Zero

    Lee Qian: Embedding Purpose into Capitalism

  6. Mar 16

    Viviana Occhionorelli: Uncovering Sustainability Value Through the Art of Listening at Astorg

    In this episode of Turbo Impact, Viviana Occhionorelli, Partner and Head of Sustainability at Astorg, joins host Kenny Chen to discuss how private equity firms can translate sustainability into disciplined value creation across the investment lifecycle. Grounded in Astorg’s philosophy of “the art of listening,” Viviana explains how understanding management ambition, customer expectations, and operational realities helps embed sustainability directly into investment strategy.     The conversation explores how climate became a central pillar of Astorg’s approach, including its early commitment to Science Based Targets at the fund level and the structured playbooks used to drive decarbonization across portfolio companies. Viviana also highlights how practical tools—such as EcoVadis assessments and sustainability-linked loans—help translate sustainability priorities into measurable operational improvements and financial outcomes.   Key Topics Covered Integrating sustainability through Astorg’s “art of listening” investment philosophyBuilding a practical portfolio-wide decarbonization strategy Turning sustainability priorities into operational execution across portfolio companiesAligning sustainability performance with tangible financial outcomesWhy biodiversity and nature-related risks are moving onto private equity investors’ agenda

    Viviana Occhionorelli: Uncovering Sustainability Value Through the Art of Listening at Astorg

  7. Feb 13

    Tensie Whelan: Shaping the Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI)

    In this episode of Turbo Impact, Tensie Whelan, Distinguished Professor of Practice at NYU Stern and founder of the Center for Sustainable Business, joins host Kenny Chen to discuss how sustainability becomes a measurable driver of financial performance. Over the past decade, Tensie has advanced the Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) framework to help companies and investors move beyond ESG reporting and quantify the financial value embedded in sustainability strategies.   The conversation centers on how ROSI is being applied within private equity and companies to link material sustainability KPIs directly to operational efficiency, risk mitigation, growth, and exit value. Drawing on her Responsible Private Equity research, Tensie explains what distinguishes proactive integration from reactive compliance, and why outcome-based performance matters more than process-based disclosure. She also highlights circularity as an emerging financial resilience strategy amid commodity volatility and supply chain risk, reinforcing the case that sustainability, when treated as disciplined management, becomes a source of competitive advantage.   Key Topics Covered •      Why sustainability must be evaluated through financial performance rather than disclosure metrics •      ROSI as a structured framework to connect material sustainability practices to measurable value creation •      Responsible Private Equity research findings on integrating sustainability into operational strategy and exit outcomes •      Human capital and employee ownership as drivers of productivity, retention, and multiple expansion •      Circularity and resource efficiency as financial resilience strategies in a volatile global economy   Further Reading Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) Framework https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/research/return-sustainability-investment-rosi   Responsible Private Equity Research https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/research/value-drivers-private-equity-building-accountability-framework-positive-stakeholder    Who Should Listen: Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders   Subscribe to our newsletter: www.turbo-impact.com Email us: contact@turbo-impact.com Follow on X: @turbo_impact Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/turbo-impact Produced by: Turbo Net Zero

    Tensie Whelan: Shaping the Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI)

  8. Jan 15

    Dr. Nadira Lamrad: Building Towards 2030 — Jardines’ Journey From Heritage to Horizon

    In this episode of Turbo Impact, Dr. Nadira Lamrad, Head of Sustainability at Jardine Matheson, joins host Kenny Chen to discuss how Jardine Matheson, a diversified Asian investment company with nearly 200 years of heritage, integrates sustainability into its approach to long-term value creation and enhancing total shareholder return.   The conversation focuses on Jardines' sustainability journey, Building Towards 2030. Nadira discusses how sustainability is central to Jardine Matheson's strategy of delivering TSR and how the company is integrating sustainability into risk management and investment decisions. She also shares how Jardine Matheson actively engages its portfolio companies to embed sustainability as a strategic imperative to enhance resilience and unlock value. Nadira also looks ahead to how sustainability is shaping the transition from legacy to future readiness in a changing business environment.   Key Topics Covered Why sustainability is central to long-term value creation and total shareholder returnAligning sustainability across a diverse portfolio without a one-size-fits-all approachManaging climate risk as a business continuity issue rather than a standalone ESG exerciseA pragmatic approach to decarbonization grounded in cost discipline and operational readinessSustainability’s role in shaping the next phase of leadership for established organizations Who Should Listen: Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders   Subscribe to our newsletter: www.turbo-impact.com Email us: contact@turbo-impact.com Follow on X: @turbo_impact Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/turbo-impact Produced by: Turbo Net Zero

    Dr. Nadira Lamrad: Building Towards 2030 — Jardines’ Journey From Heritage to Horizon
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Turbo Impact is a podcast by Turbo Net Zero, exploring how sustainability shapes private capital. We bring together top investors, institutional allocators, and entrepreneurs to discuss how sustainability influences investment and corporate strategies. Each episode dives into real-world insights on integrating sustainability in private capital. Turbo Impact features candid conversations with industry leaders who turn sustainability challenges into strategic opportunities and meaningful impact.

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  • Creator
    Turbo Net Zero
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
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