Tensie Whelan is Distinguished Professor of Practice at NYU Stern School of Business. Her 25 year career spans journalism, environmental nonprofits, and academia, and she's dedicated to proving that sustainability drives financial value. In this episode, she joins Jenn to explain why we need to reframe decarbonisation as innovation. The transformation toward sustainability creates opportunities to invent completely new products and processes that are better and cheaper.

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Find out more about ROSI here

Read Tensie’s book recommendations: Embedded Sustainability by Chris Laszlo and Nadya Zhexembayeva and Doughnut Economics byKate Raworth

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This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co, a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem.

Produced by Chris Attaway

Artwork by Harriet Richardson

Music by Cody Martin

Zoe Haseman: Talk Less, Do More

Zoe Haseman is the Head of Sustainability for Infrastructure at EQT Partners. In this episode, she joins Jenn to discuss why this moment calls for proving sustainability's value rather than talking about it, how to build relationships that embed change in portfolio companies, and why keeping things simple often delivers the best results.

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Find out more about EQT here

Read Zoe’s book recommendations: Start with Why by Simon Sinek and Business as Unusual by Anita Roddick

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Produced by Chris Attaway

Artwork by Harriet Richardson

Music by Cody Martin

Ben Goldsmith is an environmentalist, financier, and advocate for rewilding who has spent decades at the intersection of conservation and investment. In this episode he shares his unique perspective on how finance can support ecological renewal, how rewilding is revolutionising conservation, and how investors can tap into nature recovery as an emerging asset class.

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Listen to his podcast Rewilding the World here

Read Ben’s book recommendation: Feral by George Monbiot

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Music by Cody Martin

Damilola Ogunbiyi is CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All. In this episode, she joins Jenn to discuss the critical connection between energy access and poverty, why 666 million people still lack electricity, and how the Global South can leapfrog to clean energy from the start rather than transition later.

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Learn more about her work here

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As CEO of Unilever from 2008 to 2019, Paul Polman transformed one of the world's largest consumer goods companies by proving that purpose-driven strategies deliver exceptional results. Co-architect of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and author of the bestselling book "Net Positive," Paul continues to champion responsible leadership. In this episode, he joins Jenn to discuss why courage and conviction are essential for navigating today’s turbulent business environment.

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Learn more about his work here

Read Paul’s book recommendations:

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Good to Great by Jim Collins

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

And, of course, get a copy of Paul’s book Net Positive here!

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With a background spanning operational leadership at Rolls-Royce, strategic advisory at BCG, and now sustainable investing at IMCO, Youssef Aroub brings sharp analysis to the intersection of nature and private markets.

In this episode, Jenn and Youssef explore why biodiversity is climbing the investor agenda and how businesses can start weaving nature considerations into their core strategy. From data centres in drought zones to cocoa supply chains driving deforestation, nature risk is increasingly business risk. Youssef explains how to start turning that risk into opportunity.

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Learn more about IMCO’s work here

Read Youssef’s book recommendation, Candide, here

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Music by Cody Martin

With a career spanning corporate compliance, private equity, and international climate policy, Cornelia Gomez brings a mix of pragmatism and passion to the conversation on sustainability. Now Global Head of Sustainability at General Atlantic, Cornelia joins Jenn to reflect on how the ESG movement has evolved and where it goes from here.

From the rise and retrenchment of ESG practices to the importance of adaptability, Cornelia shares lessons learned from working across industries and during shifting market conditions. She also explains why the next generation of leaders must rethink their approach to impact, and why resilience is so important right now.

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Learn more about General Atlantic and Cornelia’s sustainability work here

Read Cornelia’s book recommendation, Man’s Search for Meaning, here

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For over 40 years, Fred Krupp has led the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), using innovative cross-sectoral approaches to support environmental protection.. Under his leadership, EDF has launched groundbreaking initiatives, including MethaneSAT, a first-of-its-kind satellite designed to track emissions of one of the most potent greenhouse gases.

In this special episode - co-hosted by Re:Co’s COO Eric Bloom - Fred discusses the evolving landscape of environmental action in today’s polarised political climate, the enduring role of business in climate leadership, and how cutting methane emissions presents one of the biggest opportunities for immediate climate impact.

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• Follow Fred on LinkedIn here
• Get the latest updates from MethaneSAT
• Read the IEA’s report on global methane emissions here

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