A Sustainable Future

What can we do to build a more sustainable world? Each episode features a thought leader discussing an aspect of sustainability - its origin, evolution and relevance today - with Jason Mitchell, Co-Head of Responsible Investment at Man Group.

Episodes

Heather Zichal, JP Morgan Chase Global Head of Sustainability, on No Sacred Cows in Sustainable Investing

September 23, 2025 • 39 mins

What does the retreat from global climate initiatives mean and how are investors are still driving the energy transition outside of them? Heather Zichal, JPMorgan Chase Global Head of Sustainability, talks about the role of finance in addressing climate change; why an increasing emphasis on climate adaptation makes sense; and how JP Morgan Chase is capacity building in the sustainability space.

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Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Environmental Defense Fund, on Insuring Against Climate Risk

September 11, 2025 • 51 mins

Are there climate risks we shouldn’t be insuring anymore? Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy, discusses how climate change is reshaping insurance, what’s at stake if insurance markets begin to break down, and who ultimately bears the financial burden when the private market pulls back.

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Maurits Dolmans, Senior Counsel with Cleary Gottlieb, on the Climate Prisoner’s Dilemma and Fiduciary Duty

August 25, 2025 • 67 mins

How could recent legal opinions shift state and private sector climate change obligations? Maurits Dolmans, Cleary Gottlieb, discusses how to rethink the obligations of fiduciary duty relative to climate action; why it may be the key to solving the climate prisoner’s dilemma; and what a legal framework for impact could look like.

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Prof. Katy Huff, former US DOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, on the US Nuclear Renaissance

August 5, 2025 • 45 mins

What could a nuclear renaissance look like? Professor Katy Huff, former Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, discusses how to frame nuclear energy in a net zero context where nuclear fits into the US energy mix over the next several decades and why US nuclear innovation today is different from the false starts of the past.

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Daan Spaargaren, PME Senior Strategist for Responsible Investment, with a Warning for Asset Managers

July 10, 2025 • 47 mins

How are asset owners emerging to drive the sustainable finance agenda? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Daan Spaargaren, PME Senior Strategist for Responsible Investment, about how PME is evolving its investment approach to include more active, sustainability-driven strategies; what that means functionally in the asset allocation process; and why it’s great to see asset owners like PME take on a bigger leadership role in the s...

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Alex Grant, Equinor – UK Country Manager, on the Trade-offs of Net Zero

June 18, 2025 • 54 mins

What trade-offs will we need to make to achieve net zero? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Alex Grant, Equinor UK Country Manager, about the state of the energy transition, the trade-offs that we are increasingly facing between security of supply, affordability and decarbonisation; and emerging energy technologies.

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Prof. Sir Dieter Helm, University of Oxford, on the Real Costs of Climate Action

May 21, 2025 • 56 mins

How economically grounded is the UK’s net zero commitment? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Sir Dieter Helm, University of Oxford, about what new forces and factors are reshaping net zero ambitions; how the UK should think about optimal climate policy; and why a realist approach is critical for navigating the political economy factors of climate action.

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Prof. Saleem Ali, University of Delaware, on the Global Scramble for Rare Earths and Critical Minerals

April 29, 2025 • 55 mins

How have politics and geoeconomics turned rare earths and critical minerals into pressure points in the expanding global trade conflict? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Saleem Ali, University of Delaware, about what the energy transition means in the context of environmental security; how multilateral initiatives and increasingly national efforts are working to reshape supply and demand dynamics; and why it’s critic...

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Professor Benjamin Horton, Director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore, on the Criticality of US Climate Data

March 27, 2025 • 53 mins

What happens if access to US climate data becomes more limited? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Benjamin Horton, Director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore, about what the political changes in the US could mean for the international scientific community; how that impact translates into access and availability of critical climate datasets; and why some climate scientists are already thinking about substitutes pla...

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Dan Mikulskis, People’s Partnership CIO, on Reallocating Towards Sustainability

March 13, 2025 • 55 mins

How are asset owners reallocating towards sustainability? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Dan Mikulskis, People’s Partnership CIO, about how the People’s Partnership is doing to evolve its investment strategy; what that means functionally for in a responsible investment context; and why asset owners like People’s Partnership are taking on a bigger leadership role in sustainable finance.

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Hortense Bioy, Morningstar Head of Research, on Sustainable Investing Under Trump 2.0

February 20, 2025 • 46 mins

What does 2025 hold for sustainable investing? Jason Mitchell talks to Hortense Bioy, Morningstar Head of Research, about how sustainable investing has reshaped asset flows over the last several years; what the suspension of the net zero initiatives could mean for investors; and why sustainable investing can survive Trump 2.0.

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Prof. Tom Gosling, London School of Economics, on Whether Investors Reset, Recalibrate, or Retreat from Net Zero

January 28, 2025 • 61 mins

Will investors reset, recalibrate, or retreat from net zero in 2025? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Tom Gosling, London School of Economics, about how to think about the exits among climate initiatives; what the future of net zero commitments could look like; and why, investors—despite their limitations in driving climate outcomes—are still able to have a material effect on climate policy development.

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Prof. Andrew King, Boston University, on the Replication Crisis in Sustainable Investing

January 14, 2025 • 47 mins

Is sustainable investing facing its own replication crisis? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Andrew King, Boston University, about what the replication crisis represents for sustainable finance; how to think about the incentive problems impacting academic research; and why academic journals and the academic-practitioner community need to be more open to the replication and challenge of existing studies.

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Prof. Stefanie Deluca, Johns Hopkins University, on Neighbourhoods and Child Social Mobility

December 5, 2024 • 45 mins

How do neighbourhoods shape economic opportunities for children? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Stefanie Deluca, Johns Hopkins University, about why neighbourhoods matter for creating social mobility; some of the outcomes and challenges in her recent paper, “Creating Moves to Opportunity”; and what it takes to create more high-opportunity zones, so families don’t have to continually uproot and move. Professor Stef...

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Paul Bodnar, Bezos Earth Fund, on Climate, Nature, and Catalytic Capital

November 14, 2024 • 63 mins

What’s at stake for climate and nature in the current political environment? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Paul Bodnar, Bezos Earth Fund, about the vital role of philanthropic capital; the mission of the Bezos Earth Fund; and how its thinks about funding efforts across mitigation and adaptation as well as the Global North and Global South. Note: This episode was recorded prior to the recent US election. Paul Bodnar is th...

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NOAA Chief Scientist Dr. Sarah Kapnick on Pricing Climate Disaster Risk

October 16, 2024 • 60 mins

What grade does the finance industry deserve in terms of pricing climate risk? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chief Scientist Dr. Sarah Kapnick, about the scope of NOAA’s mission; NOAA’s billion-dollar Weather and Climate Disasters dataset and what it means for weather attribution; and why NOAA itself represents a remarkable value to the US people as an argument against ...

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Green Regs and Spam

September 25, 2024 • 42 mins

Is ESG a “hopeless muddle”? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, about free markets and free minds; climate and ESG disclosures; the implications of Loper Bright on the Chevron Doctrine and agency authority; and the merits of financial innovation in crypto versus ESG. Commissioner Hester Peirce was appointed by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2018. Before jo...

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Prof. Dan Ariely, Duke University, on Investing in Human Capital

September 11, 2024 • 54 mins

Can human capital drive portfolio returns? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Dan Ariely, Duke University, about what a human capital factor looks like; how incentives and the basic idea of “feeling valued “are fundamental drivers behind employee motivation; and why human capital can represent an overlooked source of alpha. Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of psychology and behavioural economics at Duke Unive...

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Assaad Razzouk, Gurīn Energy CEO, on Why the World Needs Angry Clean Energy People

August 13, 2024 • 44 mins

What’s the role of an influencer in the effort to address climate change? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Assaad Razzouk, CEO of Gurīn Energy, about what’s at stake in the fight for climate action, how to think about the energy transition in the context of this year’s global electoral cycle, and, of course, why we need more angry clean energy people.

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Jigar Shah, DOE Loan Programs Office Director, as the US Department of Energy’s $215 billion Man

July 21, 2024 • 44 mins

How is the Loan Programs Office providing unprecedented amounts of capital for clean energy innovations? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Jigar Shah, US Department of Energy Loan Programs Office Director, his $215 billion mandate in commercialising clean energy innovations, how these technologies align with US energy security goals and climate commitments, and what the multiplier effect of LPO financing could mean for private ...

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Episodes

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Environmental Defense Fund, on Insuring Against Climate Risk

Maurits Dolmans, Senior Counsel with Cleary Gottlieb, on the Climate Prisoner’s Dilemma and Fiduciary Duty

Prof. Katy Huff, former US DOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, on the US Nuclear Renaissance

Daan Spaargaren, PME Senior Strategist for Responsible Investment, with a Warning for Asset Managers

Alex Grant, Equinor – UK Country Manager, on the Trade-offs of Net Zero

Prof. Sir Dieter Helm, University of Oxford, on the Real Costs of Climate Action

Prof. Saleem Ali, University of Delaware, on the Global Scramble for Rare Earths and Critical Minerals

Professor Benjamin Horton, Director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore, on the Criticality of US Climate Data

Dan Mikulskis, People’s Partnership CIO, on Reallocating Towards Sustainability

Hortense Bioy, Morningstar Head of Research, on Sustainable Investing Under Trump 2.0

Prof. Tom Gosling, London School of Economics, on Whether Investors Reset, Recalibrate, or Retreat from Net Zero

Prof. Andrew King, Boston University, on the Replication Crisis in Sustainable Investing

Prof. Stefanie Deluca, Johns Hopkins University, on Neighbourhoods and Child Social Mobility

Paul Bodnar, Bezos Earth Fund, on Climate, Nature, and Catalytic Capital

NOAA Chief Scientist Dr. Sarah Kapnick on Pricing Climate Disaster Risk

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Green Regs and Spam

Prof. Dan Ariely, Duke University, on Investing in Human Capital

Assaad Razzouk, Gurīn Energy CEO, on Why the World Needs Angry Clean Energy People

Jigar Shah, DOE Loan Programs Office Director, as the US Department of Energy’s $215 billion Man

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