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The funky podcast for the people making finance sustainable and financing sustainability. The world already has a lot of podcasts. What it does not have is a podcast that combines challenging interviews, Desert Island Discs and deep insights into the cultural, political and professional hurdles of sustainable finance and how they are overcome by experts (AKA humans!). Hosted by Hugh Wheelan, award... more

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In this episode of The Transition Tapes, Hugh Wheelan speaks with Simon Rawson, Executive Director of the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD), about why social issues are becoming increasingly relevant to business... more

In this episode of The Transition Tapes, we speak with, Founder & CEO of Theia Finance Labs and Professor in Practice at, about the huge risks embedded in today’s overwhelming investment focus on AI and tech — and how social and regulatory pushback c... more

In this episode of The Transition Tapes, we speak with Harald Walkate, Advisor on Financing Sustainability & Blended Finance at Route17 and Senior Advisor at the LSE.

We explore the idea of “reference narratives” - the stories that shape how we thin... more

In this episode of The Transition Tapes, we speak with Justine Leigh-Bell, CEO of the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII).

Together, we explore the growing importance of transition risk in the $150 trillion global debt market — and the tensio... more

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Simon Rawson
Executive Director, Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (Tisfd)
Tisfd
Episode: Episode 13 | Simon Rawson - How should business and finance think about one of their most important assets, their people?
Jakob Thomä
Founder and CEO at Theia Finance Labs; professor and author
Theia Finance Labs
Episode: Episode 12 | Jakob Thomä: Silicon Boundaries: why the social and regulatory pushback on AI could ‘strand’ some of today’s massive tech investment bets?
Harald Walkate
Advisor on financing, sustainability, and blended finance; Route17; senior advisor at the Blended Finance Lab, LSE; jazz pianist
Route17; London School of Economics; The New York Second
Episode: Episode 11 | Harald Walkate - Rethinking sustainable finance narratives
Justine Leigh-Bell
CEO of the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII)
Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII)
Episode: Episode 10 | Justine Leigh Bell - How to assess and price transition risks in the bond market
David Carlin
Founder of D. A. Carlin and Company; sustainability advisor
D. A. Carlin and Company; visiting research fellow at King's College London; CISL
Episode: Episode 9 | David Carlin - Rules, risks, and the energy transition
Catherine Howarth
Chief executive of ShareAction
ShareAction
Episode: Episode 8 | Catherine Howarth - Turning shareholding into action
Rob Bauer
Professor of Finance and the Institutional Investors Chair at the University of Maastricht; Director of the European Centre for Sustainable Finance
Maastricht University; ICPM; GRESB founder
Episode: Episode 7 | Rob Bauer: Sustainable investing…belief or evidence?
Rory Sullivan
CEO and co-founder of Chronos Sustainability, expert on climate change, human rights and sustainable finance
Chronos Sustainability
Episode: Episode 6 | Rory Sullivan: ESG backlash - what’s real and what isn’t?
Helena Viñes Fiestas
Commissioner of the Spanish Financial Markets Authority (CNMV) and Chair of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance
CNMV; EU Platform on Sustainable Finance
Episode: Episode 5 | Helena Viñes Fiestas: Taxonomy, SFDR & the Future of EU Green Finance

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Hugh Wheelan
Host of The Transition Tapes

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  • Serious, informative discussions with sustainability pioneers

    Serious, informative discussions with sustainability pioneers, served up alongside their personal playlists

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Episode 13 | Simon Rawson - How should business and finance think about one of their most important assets, their people?
Q: How do you see the balance between government action and market-led reform?
The approach is a tandem one where both policy action and market-led responses are needed; the framework is meant to support decision-making and resilience, not to replace regulatory action.
Episode 13 | Simon Rawson - How should business and finance think about one of their most important assets, their people?
Q: What is the openness and evolution plan for the framework?
The framework is openly developed with beta versions and active feedback through a public platform; over 18 months they will iterate, add metrics and targets, and publish final recommendations by 2027.
Episode 13 | Simon Rawson - How should business and finance think about one of their most important assets, their people?
Q: How does AI figure into the framework and its risks?
AI is treated as an impact driver on people within the framework; the discussion focuses on governance, strategy, and risk management for AI's effects rather than making AI its own framework, acknowledging rapid developments and job displacement concerns.
Episode 13 | Simon Rawson - How should business and finance think about one of their most important assets, their people?
Q: What is the genesis of the Taskforce and who is involved?
The Taskforce was formed by a multi-stakeholder group including financial institutions, corporates, civil society, and labor leaders, modeled after disclosures frameworks like TCFD and TNFD to bring information about people into scope and address systemic inequality as a risk.
Episode 1 | Mark Campanale: The carbon bubble and stranded assets…when?
Q: What best advice would Mark give to someone building a sustainable finance career?
Make your own way, don't trust bosses or hierarchies; pursue ideas despite pushback, build teams, and stay curious while questioning conventional wisdom.

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A leading-edge discussion space for sustainable finance where interviews routinely unpack how policy, regulation, and market incentives intersect with investment practice. Episodes frequently explore governance, climate risk, and the financing of transition, from green bonds and taxonomy to disclosure regimes and narrative framing in sustainability. A standout quality is the ability to blend rigorous, research-driven finance insights with human perspectives, culture, and personal storytelling, helping listeners understand practical implications for executives, investors, and policymakers. The format often features senior figures from finance, regulation, and academia, delivering actionable takeaways and a nuanced view of how systemic change... more

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7. Rob Bauer
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