Acre has partnered with The Sustainable Finance Podcast to bring you a series of six episodes that offer insights into the sustainable finance talent market. Hosted by Paul Ellis , the podcast features interviews with sustainable finance experts from top companies and global organisations like Schroders, FTSE Russel, The London Stock Exchange Group, Gitterman Wealth Management, and many more. The episodes will delve deep into the following:
Talent & Change
How do we transition to a sustainable economy? What talent is required to lead this change?
The Opportunity of Nature-Based Solutions
What kind of opportunities do nature-based solutions provide?
Risk Management
How can we reduce the physical and transitional risks of climate change?
Meet Your Hosts
Quotes from the Series
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"There is a really heightened demand for more direct, more credible, and more authentic delivery of social and environmental impact. As well as a demand for bringing equity, diversity, and inclusion into the investing space."
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"There is a serious gap in finance for biodiversity protection, and nature-based solutions can support biodiversity conservation while also solving the climate crisis."
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"We know that the more impact we can catalyse, the more successful we are going to be. We also know that to succeed commercially in this market, you have to be passionate. If you're not passionate, you're very unlikely to be successful. It's a very emotive marketplace."
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"One of the top three sustainable finance career trends we're noticing right now is an increased interest in business development talent that understands sustainable finance and can navigate the investor landscape."
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Our Latest Episodes
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Episode 1 • Talent and the Sustainable Economy
We all know how important good employees are to any business. But in financial services, and particularly sustainable finance, finding and developing top talent is absolutely critical. This is the first episode of The Sustainable Finance Podcast, featuring our very own Andy Cartland and Gloria Mirrione. In the episode, Andy and Gloria provide insights into the crucial role that finance plays in making a positive impact in the transition to a more sustainable economy, and the talent required to lead the change needed. Listen now to learn more.
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Episode 2 • Nature Based Solutions Combine Science & Investment Strategy
Join us for the second instalment in a series of episodes sponsored by Acre. Listen to Gloria Mirrione in conversation with Paul Ellis, Charlotte Kaiser, Head of Impact Finance at BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, and Chris Larson, CIO at Alder Point Capital Management, to discuss how Nature Based Solutions provide powerful Net Zero opportunities to reduce the physical and transitional risks of climate change. Listen now to learn more.
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Episode 3 • Investing in Water Propels Prosperity and Climate Resilience
What if there was a global capital market that accelerated universal access to safe water and sanitation? In this episode of The Sustainable Finance Podcast, your host Paul Ellisis joined by Paul O'Connell, President of WaterEquityand Acre's Gloria Mirrione, Head of Sustainable Finance & Impact Investing - Americas, to discuss how WaterEquity is using the capital markets to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Listen now to learn more.
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Episode 4 • Leadership in Sustainability Joins the C-Suite
In this episode of The Sustainable Finance Podcast, your host Paul Ellis is joined by Chrissa Pagitsas, author and leader in the sustainable finance industry, and Acre’s Gloria Mirrione, Head of Sustainable Finance & Impact Investing, to discuss leadership in sustainability.
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Episode 5 • Capital Meets Purpose in Community Economic Development • The Sustainable Finance Podcast
In this episode of The Sustainable Finance Podcast, your host Paul Ellis is joined by John Holdsclaw IV, President and CEO of Rochdale Capital, Harold Pettigrew, Jr., President and CEO at Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), and Acre’s Gloria Mirrione, Head of Sustainable Finance & Impact Investing to discuss the important role CDFIs are playing in ESG and sustainability-focused economic development.
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Episode 6 • Ownership Works & PE Join Forces for Employee Opportunities
In this episode of The Sustainable Finance Podcast, your host Paul Ellis is joined by Anna-Lisa Miller, Executive Director of Ownership Works, and Acre’s Gloria Mirrione, Head of Sustainable Finance & Impact Investing to discuss how shared ownership can increase prosperity in the workforce.
Who is Involved?
Acre
At Acre, we work with the most aspirational businesses with the potential to make real change; from those who are just starting out to those who are well on their journey to crafting a legacy. Our two decades of experience in sustainability recruitment, combined with our extensive global network, enables us to provide talent solutions that are designed to deliver this change.
Through our unique behavioural assessment technology, we also understand the types of people, skills and behaviours required to create impact.
Paul Ellis & The Sustainable Finance Podcast
Paul is a nationally recognized expert on sustainable investing, and the host of the popular Sustainable Finance Podcast , a weekly program featuring conversations with thought leaders in the field. His guests include cleantech entrepreneurs and VC investors; CEOs leading the low-carbon economy transition; creators of the ESG indices and analytics platforms everyone is using; and NGO executives bridging the public/private partnership funding chasm through digital banking and blockchain-based technologies.