Sustainability Bridges

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Sustainability Bridges

🎙️ 🌱 #SustainabilityBridges Sustainability Bridges is a Eurosif podcast that aims to bridge the gap between policymaking and the practice of sustainable investing. In this podcast you can expect a 30-40 minute conversation between Eurosif's Executive Director and a distinguished guest, about the EU Sustainable Finance framework; its long-term strategy, related EU regulations and their future development, the challenges of implementation but also possible improvements. 🎧 Enjoy listening!

  1. 29 ENE

    Sustainable finance as a competitive advantage: Priorities for a new political reality

    For the first episode of Sustainability Bridges in 2025, special guest Rachel Owens, Director of Climate Finance at the European Climate Foundation, joins Aleksandra Palinska, Eurosif’s Executive Director, to discuss the importance of sustainable investments for growth and competitiveness and the changing political landscape in the EU and beyond. Drawing on numerous real-world examples, both Rachel and Aleksandra emphasise that the case for sustainable finance being a competitive advantage for business and beneficial for economic growth and competitiveness is just as strong as it is for tackling climate change and protecting people and planet. The two are ultimately intertwined as sustainability disclosures and high-quality data are a necessity for investors to make informed investment decisions and better manage risks in their portfolios. At a macroeconomic level, consideration and integration of sustainability risks is key for protecting against environmental, political and financial crises that are likely to increase in frequency due to climate change and a more isolationist political reality. During the episode, Rachel also shares her thoughts on the new European Commission’s Omnibus initiative, that will propose to reopen a number of key sustainable finance regulations. Rachel’s view is that this will create unnecessary confusion in the market, while also negatively impacting the resilience of the European economy to future shocks. Reopening these files would also risk eroding the EU’s global leadership role on this agenda, making the bloc more susceptible and vulnerable to the policy decisions of other jurisdictions, which is particularly problematic in the current political context.

    30 min
  2. 28/05/2024

    #Episode 22 - Conversation with Kim Smouter-Umans

    👉 In this episode, special guest Kim Smouter-Umans, Executive Director of the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) and Pierre Garrault, Eurosif’s Senior Policy Adviser, discuss the intersection between DEI and climate justice throughout ENAR’s activities, including the ENAR Foundation’s Racial and Economic Justice Investment Fund, as well as Eurosif’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) workstream. 👥 Founded in 1998, ENAR is a pan-European anti-racism network that aims to make decisive progress towards racial equality in all EU Member States and ultimately, to end structural racism and discrimination in the European Union. Prior to joining ENAR, Kim was Head of Public Affairs at (ESOMAR) the global association for market social and opinion research and was also one of the founding fathers of the ESOMAR Foundation, its charitable arm. 💬 During the discussion, Kim outlines the specific impacts of climate change on marginalised communities and gives his perspective on ways to scale up investment from a broader range of financial market participants in support of these communities, in order to ensure a just and fair transition. Kim also gives his view on the perceived challenges of diversity data gathering via sustainability reporting and looks ahead to the European elections and what can be done to raise awareness of these issues among EU decision-makers. 🎧 We hope you enjoy listening!

    30 min

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🎙️ 🌱 #SustainabilityBridges Sustainability Bridges is a Eurosif podcast that aims to bridge the gap between policymaking and the practice of sustainable investing. In this podcast you can expect a 30-40 minute conversation between Eurosif's Executive Director and a distinguished guest, about the EU Sustainable Finance framework; its long-term strategy, related EU regulations and their future development, the challenges of implementation but also possible improvements. 🎧 Enjoy listening!

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