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Episode 281 | December 30, 2024

This Pathway to a Successful Climate Change Career Works

with Roshan Paul, Executive Director, Climate Talent Initiative

The Climate Talent Initiative was the brainchild of Roshan Paul during his third major career change, designed to de-risk pathways for skilled people to enter the global climate change workforce. Roshan used his own experience in the climate change sector to create opportunities for others, especially to answer the following question; “How can I earn […]

Episode 280 | December 15, 2024

How Private Companies Can Keep Investors and Customers Happy While Managing Reporting and Regulatory Challenges

with Charlie Mahoney, Head of U.S. Sales at Novata & Simone Wren, ESG and Sustainability Director at New Relic

What can VC and PE companies do when faced with pressures from investors, customers, and regulators to report ESG metrics more accurately and dedicate more resources to the process? SFP guests Charlie Mahoney, Head of U.S. Sales at Novata, and Simone Wren, ESG and Sustainability Director at New Relic, bring first-hand experience and insights to […]

Episode 279 | December 8, 2024

Regenerative Agriculture Delivers Consistent Returns for Institutional, Family Office, and Fund Investors

with Francisco Roque de Pinho, Founder and Partner at The Land Group

Today’s guest, Francisco Roque de Pinho, does a deep dive on how regenerative agriculture is addressing land degradation and water scarcity across Latin America. Roque de Pinho, who began his career as a banker at https://www.linkedin.com/company/edmond-de-rothschild/. and co-founded The Land Group in 2016. The company is an independent and fully integrated real asset manager and […]

Episode 278 | December 1, 2024

How Unique ESG Platform Integrates ESG Data for Better Portfolio Reporting and Investment Screening

with Gordon Tveito-Duncan, CEO and Co-Founder of GaiaLens

GaiaLens is an AI-powered Sustainable Analytics Platform for institutional investors and financial services firms. My guest, CEO and Co-Founder Gordon Tveito-Duncan, and team offer cutting-edge technologies through this innovative platform and a suite of tools that support asset managers and owners throughout the whole ESG investment lifecycle. Tveito-Duncan tells us how their platform saves significant […]

Episode 277 | November 24, 2024

How Private Market Companies Can Manage ESG Metrics in APAC Economies

with Jeanne Lee, Head of APAC Sales & Kyle Flick, APAC Advisory Lead at Novata

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, with its diverse economies, regulatory environments, and cultures, presents unique challenges and opportunities for businesses, investors, and regulators. On today’s program, Jeanne Lee, Head of APAC Sales and Kyle Flick, APAC Advisory Lead at Novata talk about how their platform is simplifying and streamlining data collection to help businesses create a […]

Episode 276 | November 17, 2024

How to Invest in the Future of Food

with Rob Appleby, CIO and Founder at CIBUS Capital

In 2016 the founding partners at Cibus Capital merged their first-hand experience of the impacts of the current food production industry on the planet and its people. By combining their skills in finance and agriculture they formed the Cibus Funds to invest in more sustainable food systems. Rob Appleby, Cibus Capital’s CIO and Founder, believes […]

Episode 275 | November 10, 2024

Introducing a Compostable Pod Cup of Coffee

with Matthew Martin, Vice President of Innovation R&D at Pod Pack International LLC

The single serve coffee industry has a recycling problem: too many pods, not enough recycling providers. My guest today is going to tell us how his company aims to solve this problem by manufacturing compostable coffee pods. Matthew Martin is the VP of Innovation at Pod Pack Int’l. He’s second generation, growing up in the […]

Episode 274 | November 3, 2024

Riskthinking.AI: Using Digital Twin Technology to Project Climate Finance Risk

with Dr. Ron Dembo, Founder and CEO of Riskthinking.AI

In 1989, Ron Dembo founded Algorithmics Inc., which he grew from a start-up to the largest supplier of enterprise financial risk systems, serving 80% of the world’s largest banks and insurers. Fast forward to 2020, with just three employees, Dembo embarked on and even bolder mission, launching Riskthinking.AI–a groundbreaking simulation engine capable of modeling the […]

Episode 273 | October 13, 2024

The Story of Nepal’s First Private Equity Firm

with Tim Gocher, Founder & CEO @ Dolma Impact Fund

Tim Gocher’s adventures in Nepal started 20 years ago when he left his job in London’s financial markets. Gocher is founder and CEO of Dolma Fund Management, the first international private equity firm to focus on empowering Nepal’s startups. Under Tim’s strategic leadership, Dolma has successfully raised over $100Million in two funds and created over […]

Episode 272 | September 29, 2024

How Public & Private Capital Join Forces to Scale Clean Energy Solutions

with Marie Clara BUELLINGEN, Head of Sustainable Finance Americas, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking

My guest on today’s program is Marie Clara BUELLINGEN, Head of Sustainable Finance Americas for Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking, one of the largest foreign banking organizations in North America. She is charged with solving the challenges of making public and private capital work together to scale clean energy solutions in the required timelines. […]