RBS International 'A Just Transition' Podcast Series
Join hosts Bradley Davidson, ESG Lead at RBS International, and Tim Phillips along with industry guests in this series of 15 minute podcasts where we discuss the increasing opportunities across responsible investment and the role the investment industry can play in supporting a more sustainable economy. Visit us at rbsinternational.com.
Episodes
19 episodes
Series 3 Episode 5: Nature and biodiversity: avoiding financing ourselves into extinction.
In this episode we have invited Andrew Mitchell, Vice Chair of the task force on nature related financial disclosures (TNFD) and the founder and CEO of Equilibrium Futures to discuss the role of the TNFD, the scale of the challenge to regulate ...
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26:12
Series 3 Episode 4: The big "G" in ESG
In this episode we have invited our guest Mark Crathern , head of NatWest Trustee & Depositary Services, to pick three important aspects, from the very broad topic of governance, to discuss. He has chosen data imperfections, board div...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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20:24
Series 3 Episode 3: Top three ESG trends for 2024
In this episode we have invited our guest David Postlethwaite, associate director, ESG at KPMG Crown dependencies to choose his top three ESG trends for 2024. He has picked greenwashing, the search for impact amongst investors and biodive...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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25:18
Series 3, Episode 2: Science-based targets and the 3 key barriers to implementation
In our latest episode we revisit the topic of science-based targets (SBTs), with our guest Paul Sutcliffe, founder and Chief Operating Officer, at sustainability consultancy Evora. In March 2023, RBS International investigated the impact of the...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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23:49
Series 3 Episode 1: ESG regulation for private funds
In the first episode of the new series we're joined by guest Tonia Plakhotniuk, Vice President, Climate and ESG Capital Markets at Nat West, to discuss ESG regulation for private funds. We look at the most important pieces of regulation f...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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18:43
How do you implement ESG strategies?
In this episode we’re joined by Gary Kendall, Head of Climate Strategy Implementation at NatWest as our focus turns to the implementation of ESG strategies, a topic that is centre stage at COP27, and exemplifies the need to track action rather ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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27:29
The Sustainable Development Goals: How is the UK doing?
In this episode we're joined by guest Jessica Lobo, Global Goals and Climate Programme Manager, at UN Global Compact Network UK to discuss how the UK is performing against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).In 2015 the UK Governmen...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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24:02
Carbon markets: how do they work?
In this episode we are joined by Bill Gilbert, Head of Digital Innovation at NatWest Group.We discuss the role of voluntary carbon offsets which allow market participants to offset unavoidable emissions, by purchasing carbon credits...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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21:45
The ESG Brief - June 2022
Catch up on this month's latest ESG news with this 5-minute download from Bradley Davidson, ESG Lead at RBS International.
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Season 2
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6:05
Series 2 Episode 3: Can alternative investment funds accelerate the transition to net zero?
As pressure mounts on fund managers globally to scrutinise their investment and lending activities, science-based targets (SBTs) are poised to become the leading framework to provide a pathway for companies to decarbonise their business.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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22:41
The ESG Brief - April 2022
Catch up on this month's latest ESG news with this 5-minute download from Bradley Davidson, ESG Lead at RBS International.
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5:00
Series 2 Episode 2: How do funds achieve the targets they set?
Target setting is a material step on the path to net-zero but in many ways, the hard work starts when ambitions have been set. In this month's episode, we look at the practicalities of delivering those targets and some of the challenges faced a...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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14:18
The ESG Brief - March 2022
The ESG Brief is a new addition to our Just Transition ESG podcast series. The integration of ESG shows no sign of slowing down, so each month we will bring you a brief update on all the latest ESG news in between our regular conversations with...
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4:53
Series 2 Episode 1: Is all finance sustainable finance?
Across the finance industry we are seeing capital providers setting ambitious sustainability targets, often committing to global standards such as the 2015 Paris Agreement. In parallel, we've seen a surge in sustainable lending through designat...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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21:45
Episode 5: The relationship between the E and the S
Hosted by Bradley Davidson, ESG Lead at RBS International and Tim Phillips, in this episode we are joined again by guest Tania Carnegie, Global Lead of Private Equity and Asset Management, at KPMG IMPACT. In this episode we shine the spotlight ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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15:05
Episode 4: Does the integration of ESG ultimately deliver the desired impact?
Hosted by Bradley Davidson, ESG Lead at RBS International and Tim Phillips, in this episode we are joined by guest Leslie Gent, Managing Director and Head of Responsible Investing at Coutts. Coutts recently became the largest UK Private Bank to...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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17:21
Episode 3: Reporting 'good'
Hosted by Bradley Davidson, ESG Lead at RBS International and Tim Phillips, in this episode we are joined by guest David Marriage, Asset & Wealth Management Data & Analytics Leader, from PwC, as we explore some of the different ESG stan...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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18:54
Episode 2: The journey towards net zero - what to make of the 10 point plan
Hosted by Bradley Davidson, ESG Lead at RBS International and Tim Phillips, in this episode we are joined by guest James Armstrong, Managing Partner at Bluefield Partners, as we chat about how the UK further strengthens it’s position as a leadi...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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14:46
Episode 1: The role of private investment in a ‘just transition’
Hosted by Bradley Davidson, ESG Lead at RBS International and Tim Phillips, in this episode we are joined by guest Tania Carnegie, Global Lead, Private Equity and Asset Management, KPMG IMPACT. Private investment has always had a role to ...
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