Inside Impact Investing – Details, episodes & analysis

This podcast episode focuses on two pieces of European legislation aimed at supporting the low-carbon transition: the EU Taxonomy and the EU Green Bond Standard. Green bonds play an important role in financing the assets needed for the green transition. With the European Green Bond Standard, the EU wants to set a clear standard for green bonds, based on the detailed criteria of the EU taxonomy to define green economic activities.

Portfolio Manager Rosl Veltmeijer discusses the ins and outs of both policies and how they work in practice with Esther Griffioen, Deputy head of Policy and Risk Management at the Dutch State Treasury Agency and Jie Chen, Investment Analyst at Triodos Investment Management - covering both the issuers’ and the investors’ side of green bonds.

More information about the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities can be found here

More information about the EU Green Bond Standard can be found here

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In this podcast episode, Karel Nierop discusses what's behind the net zero commitments of the financial sector with Quinten Aubineau, Policy Analyst at bank Track, and Sven Renon, Impact Manager at Triodos Bank.

Since the Paris climate agreement, most banks and asset managers have committed themselves to a net zero strategy to be in line with a 1,5-degree global warming scenario. But what does net zero exactly mean? And why is it important for financial institutions to have a net zero strategy in place? Quinten Aubineau explains that having a net zero goal is nice but having a concrete action plan in place to get there is even more important. Sven Renon elaborates on the challenges Triodos Bank is facing on the road to net zero.

More information about Triodos Bank's net zero strategy can be found here

More information about Bank Track can be found here

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Impact Investment strategists Maritza Cabezas, Joeri de Wilde and Hans Stegeman discuss current economic topics and political developments and how they relate to sustainability. Though some of the discussed topics might turn out to be market moving events, this podcast is not to be taken as investment advice. It's intended to provoke your thoughts and spark a discussion.

In this episode:

• Hans’ frustration of the month: crazy but influential people
• Looking back on 2022 and forward to 2023 - will it be another year of polycrisis?
• Bet of the month: who is the overall winner of the year?

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Impact Investment strategists Maritza Cabezas, Joeri de Wilde and Hans Stegeman discuss current economic topics and political developments and how they relate to sustainability. Though some of the discussed topics might turn out to be market moving events, this podcast is not to be taken as investment advice. It's intended to provoke your thoughts and spark a discussion.

In this episode:

• Hans’ frustration of the month: the IMF's view on climate policies
• Who is the boss: who will steer the (world) economy in the coming months: Central Banks? Governments? Xi Jinping? Or Putin?
• Data of the month: how wil the ECB rate develop?

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From a niche, ESG investing has quickly become mainstream. More recently, impact investing is also gaining traction. Are they the solution to the many challenges we are facing - inequality, loss of biodiversity, climate change? Are we on the right track and will we be able to allocate enough capital to finance the necessary transitions?

These are the questions that Sasja Beslik, Chief Investment Strategy Officer at SDG Impact Japan and Chief Investment Strategist Hans Stegeman discuss in a new episode of our podcast series Inside Impact Investing.

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Impact Investment strategists Maritza Cabezas, Joeri de Wilde and Hans Stegeman discuss current economic topics and political developments and how they relate to sustainability. Though some of the discussed topics might turn out to be market moving events, this podcast is not to be taken as investment advice. It's intended to provoke your thoughts and spark a discussion.

In this episode:

• Hans’ frustration of the month: trickle-down policies in the UK
• Recessions and wellbeing: what is a recession and what does it mean for the average person? Are recessions in advanced economies different from recessions in emerging markets?
• Data of the month: the Italian spread - higher or lower, after the election outcome?

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Inequality is a pressing issue in today’s world, and the gap in the wealth and income distribution has reached unsustainable levels. In this episode Xavier Baeten, Professor of Management Practice in Reward & Governance at Vlerick Business School, Fabian Meijs, Investment Analyst and remuneration expert at Triodos IM, and Chief Investment Strategist Hans Stegeman discuss executive remuneration practices and how the trend of excessive CEO pay can be curbed.

In their discussion, they touch upon the following topics:

• Inequality: how is it linked to executive remuneration
• What is the impact of executive remuneration?
• Differences between different payment models
• Which remuneration approaches lead to a better company performance, both financially and on ESG level?
• The role of boards and finance committees in CEO compensation 

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Impact Investment strategists Maritza Cabezas, Joeri de Wilde and Hans Stegeman discuss current economic topics and political developments and how they relate to sustainability. Though some of the discussed topics might turn out to be market moving events, this podcast is not to be taken as investment advice. It's intended to provoke your thoughts and spark a discussion.

In this episode:

• The rising problem of energy and food poverty
• Hans’ frustration of the month: central banks’ monetary policies
• Data of the month: gas prices – will they increase further?

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