Gabrielle ThompsonAre you wanting to learn more about sustainable investment? Well you’ve come to the right place. This is a curated list of the best sustainable investment podcasts of 2021.
We have selected these podcasts for a variety of reasons, but they are all well worth a listen. We tried to select a variety of podcasts across the spectrum from hosts with a wide breadth of experience.
We are always keen to hear your feedback, if we have missed a podcast, Twitter us Pretty Progressive (Twitter) and we will check it out!
Best Sustainable Investment Podcasts 2021
With thanks to ListenNotes, Crunchbase, SemRush and Ahrefs for providing the data to create and rank these podcasts.
Impact Alpha Podcasts
- Publisher: Impact Alpha
- Total Episodes: 184
All of ImpactAlpha’s podcasts in one place. Listen in and get investment news and commentary for a sustainable edge.
Impact Leaders – Sustainable & Impact Investment and Performance with Purpose
- Publisher: JP Dallmann
- Total Episodes: 49
This podcast features Leaders focusing on Sustainable & Impact Investment and Performance with Purpose, supporting the companies that are solving the world’s biggest challenges. Hosted by JP Dallmann, it shares their stories, messages and advice to increase awareness about impact leadership, investment and performance with purpose. Impact Leaders is brought to you by ILA & Partners and Fast Forward 2030. Visit http://fastforward2030.com to learn how to include the Global Goals into your business models, and ILAandPartners.com (https://ilaandpartners.com/) for advice on how to transition into Sustainable & Impact Investing.
A Sustainable Future
- Publisher: Man Group – Jason Mitchell, Co-Head of Responsible Investment
- Total Episodes: 43
A Man Group podcast series about what we are doing today to build a more sustainable world tomorrow. Each episode features a thought leader discussing an aspect of sustainability – its origin, evolution and relevance today – with Jason Mitchell, Co-Head of Responsible Investment at Man Group.
The Investment Intelligence podcast by Allianz Global Investors
- Publisher: Allianz Global Investors
- Total Episodes: 25
Allianz Global Investors’ Investment Intelligence Podcast brings together experts from all over the world to discuss all things investing, from recent market developments, to strategy, sustainable investing, asset allocation, risk management and more. Please visit https://www.allianzgi.com/social-media for important disclosures.
Sustainability Leaders
- Publisher: BMO Financial Group
- Total Episodes: 44
Sustainability is a rapidly evolving field, driven by billions of dollars in global investment. Join hosts Michael Torrance, Jonathan Hackett and David Sneyd in this podcast series, as we introduce you to the innovative minds and diverse perspectives that are pushing the boundaries in sustainability good practice. With topics ranging from climate change to sustainable finance and green bonds to human rights and responsible investing, we explore the world of corporate sustainability through interviews with corporate practitioners, investors, scholars and the NGO community.
The Desi VC: Indian Venture Capital | Angel Investors | Startups | VC
- Publisher: Akash Bhat
- Total Episodes: 46
The Desi VC is a weekly podcast hosted by Akash Bhat, devoted to interviewing angel investors and venture capitalists investing in tech startups in India across all sectors and of all check sizes. Tune in to hear India’s leading investors discuss current trends in venture capital and touch upon topics such as fund-raising, valuation, pricing, business models, exit scenarios, sustainable investing among others. About the host: Akash Bhat works on the investment team at Scrum Ventures, a San Francisco based sector agnostic VC firm investing in Seed and Series A startups. Follow him on Twitter – @bhatvakash or visit https://www.thedesivc.com
Sustainability Explored
- Publisher: Anna Chashchyna
- Total Episodes: 93
This is a podcast on sustainability and innovations in business and economy, a great place to learn more about sustainability across industries. Every week I invite professionals working on the implementation of innovative sustainable solutions for the future – to explore circularity and resilience, corporate social responsibility, leadership and culture, impact investment and so on, and give some guidance on how to actually implement sustainability in business.
ClimateBiz
- Publisher: Shari Friedman and Denise Odaro
- Total Episodes: 72
Did you know we can fight climate change and reduce poverty by investing in sustainable businesses and greener practices? Join ClimateBiz co-hosts Shari Friedman and Esohe Denise Odaro as they explore inspiring global trends in green finance, buildings, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, and more – with world leaders, groundbreaking CEOs, and titans of international investment. No one knows about these emerging opportunities better than IFC, the world’s largest development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries. Explore Opportunities Discover Solutions If you want to be part of the movement toward a sustainable world, then ClimateBiz is the podcast you need. About the Hosts: • Shari Friedman is IFC’s Climate Strategist and brings to the microphone experience in both the public and private spheres of green finance. As part of the of the US negotiating team for the Kyoto Protocol and an early player in renewable energy private equity funds, she brings a holistic view of what it takes to build climate markets. • Esohe Denise Odaro is Head of Investor Relations at IFC. She also chairs the Steering Committee of the Green, Social and Sustainability Linked Bond Principles, the most referenced framework globally for thematic bonds. In fact, Denise’s leadership in the development of the sustainable bond market led to her being named 2020 “Personality of the Year” by Environmental Finance Magazine.
ISS ESG Foreword
- Publisher: ISS ESG
- Total Episodes: 11
Foreword, ISS ESG’s podcast series, is designed with one goal in mind: to deliver a precise and succinct view and forecast on all things ESG across the globe. Each episode features experts with deep and long-standing expertise in covering issues of import to those within the ESG industry. Corporate and investment professionals will find the series particularly helpful as our experts discuss ways and means of achieving a greener and more sustainable portfolio while highlighting resources and tools designed to meet challenges faced by ESG practitioners. The Foreword series is also directed at those seeking to stay abreast of the latest global trends and developments in the area of responsible investment, sustainability, impact investing, CSR reporting, ESG disclosures, and more.
The Zurich Project: Build a Great Investment Firm – presented by MOI Global
- Publisher: John Mihaljevic, CFA
- Total Episodes: 28
The mission of The Zurich Project is to accelerate investment managers on their path to business success in a principled, sustainable way. The goal is to help each participant build a great investment business, one that will deliver value to the manager and his or her clients over the long term. The Zurich Project workshop is an annual invitation-only forum for sharing best practices in the areas of investment management, operations, and marketing. It brings together a select group of managers and capital allocators.
Ethical & Sustainable Investing News to Profit By!
- Publisher: Ron Robins
- Total Episodes: 57
These podcasts will help you apply your personal values — such as those encompassing sustainability, ethics, etc. — to your investments. My name is Ron Robins and I’ve been following this style of investing since the 1970s. Now it’s mainstream because it can be very profitable too! Beginning in 1969, I held investment industry positions in investment analysis, over-the-counter stock trading, and global private equity sales. And for almost two decades I’ve been a leading writer and tutor in ethical, sustainable, and socially responsible investing (SRI). I’ve been interviewed or quoted in The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Forbes, The Financial Post, BNN, The Globe & Mail, and numerous other media. In 2002, I founded the globally popular and highly respected ethical investing website, Investing for the Soul. Now, it’s my pleasure to help you with these podcasts to be successful in profitably applying your personal values to your investments. And, please subscribe to my RSS feed and to my blog.
The Prosperity Podcast
- Publisher: Kim D. H. Butler and Spencer Shaw
- Total Episodes: 697
Take control of your own money with alternative investments that get your money off of Wall Street and into reliable, profitable substitutes. Join Kim D. H. Butler, best-selling financial author and Spencer Shaw, as they use their prosperity mindset to utilize wealth-building tactics. Learn about the 7 Principles of Prosperity and how make your money work as hard as you do. The Prosperity Podcast is the personal finance show for independent thinkers, investors and business owners, who want off of Wall Street and out of the big banks. We teach listeners how to take control of their money and start living the life they choose NOW rather than waiting for retirement at some future date. There are 7 principles that when followed, lead to increased wealth and prosperity. We share the 7 principles and show you how they can help to create lasting results in your life. Produced by Partners for Prosperity Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor, Prosperity Podcast will give you the tools you need to get away from the risky stock market and ineffective banking and into alternative investments that will put your money to work without leaving you at the mercy of the markets or rising income taxes. Learn how you can use tools such as life insurance, life settlements, private lending, entrepreneurship and out-of- the-box thinking to build true, sustainable wealth. For more information and to get in touch, visit www.Partners4Prosperity.com
The Growth Zone
- Publisher: Christian Bartsch
- Total Episodes: 231
The Growth Zone Podcast covers in 2021 topics from Innovation, Business, Startups, Marketing and interviews with industry leaders. Our Mission is to reach 20+ million people to grow their business and support local communities by creating sustainable jobs. | In Marketing we cover the core areas of sales funnels, branding, positioning, lead generation and online advertising. | When talking about startups we will look into innovation, funding, investment, technology as well as artificial intelligence. | An entrepreneur can not be successful if the mindset is dislocated. Confidence is so important for a good starting out into networking and gaining clients. | When you gain access to the knowledge and guidance of an experienced entrepreneur you can grow using coaching and mentoring. Hence, leadership, strategy and finding a solution to a conflict is so vital. | Visit our podcast page at meetchrisbartsch.com
Euromoney Podcasts: Financing a sustainable planet
- Publisher: Euromoney
- Total Episodes: 7
Humanity is confronting huge challenges. Climate change, population growth, technological innovations alongside growing inequality, geopolitical shifts, and more.Urgent and large scale help from the financial sector is needed and banks, investment managers and pension funds are beginning to rise to the challenge. This series will look at the innovative solutions they are creating so that capital is directed towards addressing the problems our planet faces. If industrialisation, consumption and the growth economy have led us to the brink, can sustainable finance help pull us back?
Conversations in Clean Energy Podcast
- Publisher: Sustainable Westchester
- Total Episodes: 3
Conversations in Clean Energy, presented by nonprofit Sustainable Westchester, is designed to discuss topics in the clean energy sector related to renewable energy sourcing, clean heating & cooling technology and electrification. Topics will focus on: clean energy technologies, project siting and feasibility, policy and legislation financing and investment, planning and development and environmental justice; all positively impacting the energy landscape, the local environment, and the health and resiliency of communities and their residents. Through conversations with key industry leaders, critical government and policy decision makers, community stakeholders, tech innovators and more, host Radina Valova, Regulatory Vice President at the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, will explore what’s new in clean energy, what’s trending, what’s coming. The podcast will put listeners to be “in the know,” trigger important conversations and provide information for usable action steps. We invite all of our listeners to get involved and join in the conversation with us as we all move toward the important transition to clean energy
Financing Social Entrepreneurs
- Publisher: Fergal Byrne
- Total Episodes: 24
Financing Social Entrepreneurs is a weekly podcast interviewing people who fund and support social innovation in different ways, grant providers, impact investors of various kinds, angel investors, foundations, family offices and more. They talk frankly about how they work, how they make investment, grant and funding decisions, what they will invest in, or support, and what they cannot— they talk about the pros and cons of different sources of funding, share lessons and insights, and provide invaluable advice for any social entrepreneur or innovator looking to finance a sustainable social business.
Food Can Fix It
- Publisher: EAT: The Science-Based Global Platform for Food System Transformation
- Total Episodes: 9
Food Can Fix It is a podcast produced by EAT as part of our mission to create a fair and sustainable global food system for healthy people, animals and planet. Our weekly interviews spotlight the work of activist chefs, visionary political leaders, socially responsible investors and groundbreaking entrepreneurs and scientists who are transforming the way we produce, consume and think about food. Tune in to hear about how children in Peru are being taught to like dark chocolate, how used tea leaves from market stalls are employed to produce mushrooms in Bangladeshi shanty towns and how the loss of pollinators is impacting investment returns. Learn more at eatforum.org
Future Makers
- Publisher: Future Makers
- Total Episodes: 15
In a fast changing world, our focus is on achieving long-term sustainable investment returns for our clients. In line with this, BNP Paribas Asset Management (“BNPP AM”) is committed to integrating sustainable investment practices across its strategies. There are two types of investors: the future takers who wait for the structure of the economy to change, and for public authorities to make decisions before seizing opportunities. And then there are the future makers, who use their leverage with key industry players such as issuers, public authorities and regulators, to help shape a more sustainable future. We are committed to being a “future maker”, using our investments – and our influence with companies and governments – to advocate for a low-carbon, environmentally sustainable and inclusive economy. We invite you to join us.
SIF Ireland – ESG Stories
- Publisher: Podcast Hub
- Total Episodes: 3
‘The Social Licence’. Welcome to an engaging new podcast series from the Sustainable Investment Forum Ireland (SIF) – Ireland’s leading authority on advancing ESG and sustainable finance across all asset classes. Join us as Stephen Nolan MD of the UN Environment FC4S network, chats to AIB CEO Colin Hunt about how Covid19 is reshaping global and local investment decisions. Colin also reflects on AIB’s own ESG and sustainability journey.
Foresight Sustainability Series
- Publisher: Foresight Group
- Total Episodes: 6
Welcome to the Foresight Group podcast series hosted by Henry Morgan, a Sustainable Investment Manager at Foresight Group. In this series, we will explore the themes around sustainability that will play a crucial part in shaping our world in the current period of accelerated change. Throughout the series, experts will offer their insights on the global sustainability agenda, and address what challenges are influencing business agendas as we enter a new decade of climate action.
