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Podcast from students, staff and faculty at Imperial Business School. Hear from experts on a variety of topics, from technology, climate finance, healthcare and more.
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Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
In this week's episode (recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic), Nico and his co-host Sonia Klein chat to Jim Totty, Managing Partner at Earth Capital. They discuss Earth Capital's work as one of the pioneers in sustainable private equity, their Earth Dividend ESG impact scorecard and the importance of measuring both the positive and negative ESG impacts of investments.
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
This week, Nico chats to Flavio Affinito and Veronica Wrobel about NuOceans, a start-up working to reduce ocean plastic pollution and making the fashion industry more circular in the process. They discuss NuOceans' innovative flip flop design using recycled ocean plastic, and the system changes required to bring plastics and the fashion industry in line with global environmental objectives. Find out more about their work here: https://nuoceans.com/ and follow their progress on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nuoceansltd/
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
In this episode, Kristin chats with Dr Emma Lawrence, a Mental Health Innovations Fellow at Imperial College's Institute of Global Health Innovation. They discuss her research with mental health charities and a College-wide team exploring and responding to the mental health impacts of climate change.
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Dr Andreas Kafizas, lecturer at the Grantham Institute of Imperial College London, talks with Pippa about his research in chemical reactions triggered by sunlight, and the need for designing sustainability into innovation. These photo-catalysts could be included in paint to purify polluted city air, or used to create renewable hydrogen gas from water.
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Paul Allard is the CEO and Co-founder of Impak Finance, a fintech platform that promotes the transition towards an impact economy. In this episode of Green Minds, Chloe Francisco chats with Paul, where he shares the methodology and the metrics they use to measure the true social impact of a company. You can read more about their work and access their resources at impakfinance.com
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
In this week's episode, Nico continues his series of Skype interviews on sustainable finance in these tumultuous times. This time Nico chats to Philip Ripman, fund manager of the highly successful Storebrand Global Solutions fund - a fund focused on investing in companies helping to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. They discuss Philip's unorthodox career pathway, his stand-out investment philosophy and Philip's view on how things may evolve after our current global lockdown.
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
From the safety of their own homes, Nico and Eoin Murray, Head of Investment (International) at Federated Hermes, discuss the response of capital markets to COVID-19, stressing the importance of keeping climate change top of mind during these challenging times. They also explore Federated Hermes’ work on sustainable investing, ESG research and corporate engagement.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Business in Africa is a monthly podcast series hosted by the Africa Business Club at Imperial College Business School. The series focuses on the economic and business environment across Africa. In this episode, we are joined by Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Editor-in-Chief and Economist at Stears Business. We explore the bright and dim spots regarding Nigeria’s economy in 2019 and highlight a set of booming industries to watch out for. We also explored the economic outlook for Nigeria in 2020 and the promises of the Continental Free Trade Deal. Find out more about the Africa Business Club: https://imprl.biz/2UhPqXh
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Caspar Bossom is a former British Army Officer and current student on Imperial’s MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance programme. In this episode, he discusses the climate challenge in the context of national security, drawing on examples from Europe, the Middle East and the United States.
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Wen-yu Weng is a clean energy consultant at FTI Consulting. She discusses her journey from Taiwan and Thailand to London, exploring how these experiences shape her work in this field. FTI's clean energy team covers the complete suite of clean energy technologies ranging from established technologies, including wind (both onshore and offshore) and solar PV, to emerging technologies, such as hydrogen, smart grids, storage and electric vehicles.