Future in Sound

Nat Bullard: Grounded in Data

Nat Bullard is co-founder of Halcyon, an AI-enabled energy information platform, and one of the energy sector's most respected data storytellers. Each year, Nat publishes an annual presentation on the state of decarbonisation, drawing on hundreds of data points to give business leaders a clear-eyed view of where the energy transition actually stands. In this episode, he joins Jenn to discuss why understanding the present moment is the only reliable foundation for thinking about the future. Useful Links: Follow Nat on LinkedIn here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/natbullard/] Find out more about Halcyon here [https://halcyon.io/] Read Nat’s book recommendations: Pattern Recognition by William Gibson [https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/23650/pattern-recognition-by-william-gibson/9780241953532] Click here [https://re.co.com/podcasts/grounded-in-data] for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnlcvm_uzpgKJt1xj7lWrhQ]. For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter [https://re.co.com/newsletter], and follow us on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/recoinsights] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/recoinsights/]  This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co [https://re.co.com/], a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem.  Produced by Chris Attaway [https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-attaway-728454131/] Artwork by Harriet Richardson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriet-richardson-56a63457/] Music by Cody Martin [https://www.codykurtzmartin.com/] #FutureInSound #Energy #Decarbonisation #DataStorytelling #PrivateEquity #ESG

Evan Greenfield: White Space

Evan Greenfield is Managing Director and Head of ESG for the Private Equity division at BCI. He recently published a paper with Stanford called "ESG Value Creation in Private Equity: From Rhetoric to Returns" that explains exactly how sustainability strategies produce financial returns in portfolio companies. In this episode, Evan joins Jenn to explain why ESG is good for value creation, and why speaking the language of finance matters more than ESG jargon. Useful Links: Follow Evan on LinkedIn here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-gordon-greenfield/] Find out more about BCI here [https://www.bci.ca/who-we-are/about/] Read Evan’s book recommendation: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl [https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/very-hungry-caterpillar-book-eric-carle-9780140569322?sku=GOR001230899] Click here [https://re.co.com/podcasts/white-space]for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnlcvm_uzpgKJt1xj7lWrhQ]. For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter [https://re.co.com/newsletter], and follow us on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/recoinsights] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/recoinsights/]  This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co [https://re.co.com/], a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem.  Produced by Chris Attaway [https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-attaway-728454131/] Artwork by Harriet Richardson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriet-richardson-56a63457/] Music by Cody Martin [https://www.codykurtzmartin.com/]

Max Ottignon: Everyone Wins

Max Ottignon is co-founder of Ragged Edge, a branding agency that has spent 18 years helping businesses clarify their message and communicate it in ways that get noticed. In his view, campaigns mean nothing without clarity about the underlying brand. In this episode, he joins Jenn and Harriet Richardson (Re:Co's Creative Director) to discuss why sustainability messaging fails when it’s framed as compromise and how purpose creates durable brands. Useful Links: * Follow Max on LinkedIn here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxottignon/] * Find out more about Ragged Edge here [https://raggededge.com/] * Read Max’s book recommendation: Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work by Sarah Wynn-Williams [https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/careless-people-book-sarah-wynn-williams-9781035065929?sku=GOR014240698&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17416830390&gclid=CjwKCAiA64LLBhBhEiwA-PxguzlOE4PuomIgoQ0R-ks9z9eyqyjyOPZJ3Be45NopxLok0bNlBHkAExoCtKUQAvD_BwE] Click here [https://re.co.com/podcasts/everyone-wins]for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnlcvm_uzpgKJt1xj7lWrhQ]. For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter [https://re.co.com/newsletter], and follow us on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/recoinsights] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/recoinsights/]  This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co [https://re.co.com/], a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem.  Produced by Chris Attaway [https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-attaway-728454131/] Artwork by Harriet Richardson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriet-richardson-56a63457/] Music by Cody Martin [https://www.codykurtzmartin.com/]

Tensie Whelan: Innovation

Tensie Whelan is Distinguished Professor of Practice at NYU Stern School of Business. Her 25 year career spans journalism, environmental nonprofits, and academia, and she's dedicated to proving that sustainability drives financial value. In this episode, she joins Jenn to explain why we need to reframe decarbonisation as innovation. The transformation toward sustainability creates opportunities to invent completely new products and processes that are better and cheaper. Useful Links: Follow Tensie on LinkedIn here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tensie-whelan-937b7b11/] Find out more about ROSI here [https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/research/return-sustainability-investment-rosi] Read Tensie’s book recommendations: Embedded Sustainability by Chris Laszlo and Nadya Zhexembayeva [https://www.sup.org/books/business/embedded-sustainability] and Doughnut Economics byKate Raworth [https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/doughnut-economics-book-kate-raworth-9781847941398?sku=GOR009123152&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19891791290&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgP_JBhD-ARIsANpEMxy7d0Et2XrpObanPrSDVEQnNctjQ4TztS-Ql_r1IxYd7rHqcM-nMJgaAtl0EALw_wcB] Click here [https://re.co.com/podcasts/tensie_whelan]for the episode web page. This episode is also available on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnlcvm_uzpgKJt1xj7lWrhQ]. For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter [https://re.co.com/newsletter], and follow us on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/recoinsights] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/recoinsights/]  This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co [https://re.co.com/], a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem.  Produced by Chris Attaway [https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-attaway-728454131/] Artwork by Harriet Richardson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriet-richardson-56a63457/] Music by Cody Martin [https://www.codykurtzmartin.com/]

Zoe Haseman: Talk Less, Do More

Zoe Haseman: Talk Less, Do More Zoe Haseman [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoehaseman/] is the Head of Sustainability for Infrastructure at EQT Partners [https://eqtgroup.com/]. In this episode, she joins Jenn to discuss why this moment calls for proving sustainability's value rather than talking about it, how to build relationships that embed change in portfolio companies, and why keeping things simple often delivers the best results. Useful Links: Follow Zoe on LinkedIn here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoehaseman/].  Find out more about EQT here [https://eqtgroup.com/] Read Zoe’s book recommendations: Start with Why by Simon Sinek [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7108725-start-with-why?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14] and Business as Unusual by Anita Roddick [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3239663] Click here for the episode web page [https://re.co.com/podcasts/zoe_haseman]. This episode is also available on YouTube [https://youtu.be/G3jGGZ3i3Tg]. For more insights straight to your inbox subscribe to the Future in Sight newsletter [https://re.co.com/newsletter], and follow us on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/recoinsights] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/recoinsights/]  This podcast is brought to you by Re:Co [https://re.co.com/], a tech-powered advisory company helping private market investors pursue sustainability objectives and value creation in tandem.  Produced by Chris Attaway [https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-attaway-728454131/] Artwork by Harriet Richardson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/harriet-richardson-56a63457/] Music by Cody Martin [https://www.codykurtzmartin.com/]