Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRoad to COP: Making companies do better
Anne Simpson is one of the key figures in U.S. climate finance. As head of Board Responsibility at U.S. pension fund CalPERS, it’s her job to give co…
5 years ago
Road to COP: Mark Carney on finance’s climate role
The UN climate envoy is enlisting banks, asset managers, insurers and others in wide efforts to keep global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees. He t…
5 years ago
Road to COP: How can banks stop planetary frying?
In the first instance, financial institutions can reduce travel budgets and replace radiators in office buildings and branches. The real leverage com…
5 years, 1 month ago
Road to COP: Italy’s ecological transition chief
Prime Minister Mario Draghi picked Roberto Cingolani, a trained physicist, from the private sector to lead the country’s mega-ministry combining envi…
5 years, 1 month ago
Road to COP: Denmark’s green giant
Orsted is one of the most highly valued players in the global energy transition. Chief Executive Mads Nipper’s main job is to ensure things stay that…
5 years, 1 month ago
Road to COP: Hydrogen comes faster than you think
At this fall’s United Nations climate summit, world leaders will seek to take concrete steps to fight global warming. Green hydrogen could help, but …
5 years, 1 month ago
The Exchange: Adam Tooze on the pandemic
2020 was one of the most seismic years in world history. The Columbia University professor’s new book, “Shutdown”, recaps the events and offers some…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Exchange: Ron Johnson, Apple store retail guru
He helped transform Target, opened the first Apple store, but failed to save J.C. Penney. Now Johnson is turning his attention to mobile stores. He t…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Exchange: Buyout bonanza
Thomas H. Lee’s Scott Sperling has been investing in private equity deals for more than two decades. As the industry is hotter than ever, he talks to…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Exchange: Good chemistry
Jean-Marc Gilson, the first foreigner to run industrial giant Mitsubishi Chemical, is streamlining a conglomerate with fingers in everything from pha…
5 years, 2 months ago