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The Sustainability Inspires Podcast
Discussions on the key themes dominating our industry today
Get inspired, get involved
In our podcast series, listen to guests who are inspirational forces in sustainability.
Discover something new or be motivated in your personal or professional journeys.
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Latest episode
Climate transition: looking beyond a low-carbon portfolio
Host: Fionna Ross, Senior Sustainability Specialist
Guests: Samuel Grantham, Investment Director; Thomas Leys, Investment Director
We built our climate transition investment team four years ago. Fionna Ross invites Samuel Grantham and Thomas Leys, Investment Directors in the abrdn Fixed Income team, to share their learnings and to discuss what lies ahead.
Coming soon...
A career in ESG – making the transition
Host: Sheela Veerappan, Senior Sustainability Investment Specialist, abrdn
Guest: David Atkin, Chief Executive Officer, The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Date: July 2023
In this episode of the podcast Sheela Veerappan hosts David Atkin, Keynote speaker at this year’s APAC Sustainability Summit 2023. Sheela invites David to discuss his fascinating career and his current work in sustainable investing with the PRI.
Coming soon...
Aligning the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with business strategy
Host: Samuel Bevan, Investment Director, Fixed Income – Emerging-Market Debt, abrdn
Guest: Sima Varsani, Group Head of Sustainability, Helios Towers
Samuel Bevan from abrdn’s emerging-market debt team talks to Sima Varsani of Helios Towers, a leading telecommunications infrastructure company. Sima discusses how Helios Towers integrates sustainability into its business strategy and how this aligns with the UN’s SDGs.
What inspires you
“... little acts of kindness that people do that aren't required of them, but they just make everybody else's life more joyful - I find that really inspiring.”
Ann Meoni
Senior Sustainability Analyst, abrdn
Quoting 20th Century social scientist, Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.”
Dr Lesley Dickie
Chief Executive Officer, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
“It’s been my work that’s inspired me… I’ve always been intrigued by the companies that are relentlessly, just trying to make things more effective and more efficient.”
Tony Hood
Investment Director, abrdn
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