The Cooler Future Podcast

#9: Generating Climate Impact through Investing with Hanna Värttö

Why there's no impact without transparency: Interview with Cooler Future's Impact Lead, Hanna VärttöWhat you'll learn: * What needs to change in the sustainable investment industry for impact to be a standardized metric; * Why transition and impact analysis needs to become a part of the financial decision-making process and more!

#8: Why ESG regulations are needed to accelerate sustainability: Interview with Peter Lidström

How regulating financial markets can mitigate climate change. In our latest episode of the Cooler Future Podcast, we talked to Peter Lindström, Chief ESG Specialist at Danske Bank Asset Management, about the opportunities that regulations can open up in the capital markets.

#7: How money allocation can protect future generations with Young-jin Choi

“We all have to play our parts as investors". Impact investing expert Young-jin Choi shared his views on the opportunities and challenges of investing in a positive way.In this episode, Miia Laine and Young-jin Choi discuss the impact of investments across multiple angles including how big part investing plays in the life of future generations. Some of the key takeaways include: Integrating impact into investment decisions - compared to the classical approach of only focusing on risk and return - would force investors to make a judgement whether the investment has a negative or positive impact on our planet. According to Young-jin Choi, negative externalities such as high emissions need to be quantified and made part of decision making processes to ensure the right incentives are in place to encourage reduction of emissions. A redefinition of our understanding regarding corporate responsibilities could help in taking into account long term environmental and social consequences as part of corporate mandates. Furthermore, the public sector - meaning governments & state controlled entities - should lead and be determined in their role to support low carbon emissions

#6: How to Start Investing with Anne Connelly

"Investing isn't brain surgery": The tips and tricks from HerMoney's Founder & CEO to kickstart your investment journeyWhat you'll learn: * What is the difference between saving and investing, and why should you invest? * The benefits of investing * How much money should you put aside for investing? * What are the possible downsides of investing? * How to close the investment gender gap and more!

#5: How can climate scientists predict the future?

Climate science explained for non-scientistsEveryone knows that CO2 emissions are the main culprits of climate change and raising the global temperature, which leads to biodiversity loss, sea-level changes and more extreme weather conditions. But how exactly do climate scientists know this? And what do climate scientists really do? In the fifth episode of The Cooler Future Podcast, our host Miia Laine interviews Kasia Tokarska – member of the Cooler Future sustainable committee, climate data scientist and postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zürich – to explain climate science for non-scientists.