The business-critical impact of our biodiversity crisis and the practical action needed by business with PWC

In this episode, we're joined by PwC's Directors Amy Pickering and Alison Cambray, along with Senior Manager James King. Together, they explore PwC's recent analysis that quantifies the global exposure to nature risk. Join us as they shed light on the risks and opportunities for Guernsey, a prominent finance centre, within the biodiversity sphere.

Moreover, they navigate through the newly unveiled Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework, discussing its potential implementation within Guernsey's business landscape.

In this episode, we are joined by Yulia Manyutina, Climate and ESG Associate Director at RBS International, this year's sponsor of Sustainable Finance Week. We discuss some of the key takeaways from this year's event as well as Yulia's experience of the conference and supporting events on her first visit to the island. 

Yulia also explains some of the objectives and learnings from RBS International's Science Based Targets report as well as some recent developments in the carbon market.

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Abhisheik Dhawan, Sustainable Finance and Partnerships Specialist at the United Nations Capital Development Fund explores climate resilience and how the insurance industry is creating solutions using blended finance. Abhisheik also talks about the Climate Insurance-Linked Resilient Infrastructure Financing mechanism (CILRIF), which aims to incentivise cities to invest in climate resilience.

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We speak to our Funds Forum keynote speaker, Steve Backshall MBE about his work as a naturalist, presenter, and explorer. Steve explores his views on the need to protect and raise awareness for the natural environment, and creating youth ambassadors for the environment.

Steve also discusses the current state of biodiversity across the globe, the role of treaties such as the historic Oceans Treaty, and conservation and stewardship.

In the run up to COP28, Jens Nielsen, Founder and CEO of the World Climate Foundation discusses the history of COPs and offers advice for businesses on how they can best take advantage of the opportunities that COPs present.

Jens also raises how the commitments made at COPs impact finance services businesses, and the new emerging asset classes for sustainability, such as buildings, transport, hydrogen storage, and nature. Looking forwards, Jens explains how COP28 will discuss managing current fossil fuel production, and conduct a global stock-take of climate commitments and their impacts on humanity.

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Shannon Lancaster, fund manager of Global Solutions at Ravenscroft Group discusses how Ravenscroft implements ESG considerations across their portfolios and explains Ravenscroft's approach to global frameworks and disclosures and their approach to transitional finance.

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Ross Grier, Managing Director at NextEnergy Capital discusses the growth of the renewables industry, how NextEnergy understands the intersection between climate and nature risk, and the opportunities for revenue generation through biodiversity financing. Ross also outlines some of the disclosures and regulations that impact financial services and the transition to net zero.

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Lamia Merzouki, Co-Chair of the UN FC4S and Deputy General Manager at Casablanca Finance City, and Mourad Fathallah, Head of Strategy for Casablanca Finance City join our podcast. They discuss how African finance centres have been supported by the United Nations Financial Centres for Sustainability network (UN FC4S) in building their sustainable finance roadmaps, and the work of Casablanca Finance City to become a centre for sustainable finance.

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Ross Keeling, Origination Director, Sustainable Finance Europe for HSBC discusses the role of finance in ensuring a just transition to net zero, and the challenges and opportunities available in the energy transition.

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Bradley Davidson, ESG Lead at RBS International, discusses some of the key takeaways from Guernsey’s Sustainable Finance Week, where RBSi kindly sponsored the day on Carbon Markets, Pricing, and Offsets. Bradley also outlines how alternative investment funds can accelerate the transition to net zero, the role of science-based targets, and the growing demand for voluntary carbon offsets.
 
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