ESG Transformation: Conversation Series
The increasing focus on corporate purpose, accountability and operational resilience continues to strengthen environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters as a core strategic issue for businesses, investors and lenders. In this podcast series, we discuss the risks and opportunities to provide much needed clarity to achieve a sustainable future.
Episodes
68 episodes
The Third Wheel (ESG Australia) EP39: The ESG Crystal Ball for 2024
Isabella Kelly fires up the crystal ball and invites Tim Stutt and
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The Third Wheel (ESG Australia) EP38: COP28 – the debrief with Silke Goldberg
Tim Stutt and Mel Debenham are joined by Silke Goldberg to debrief COP28 through the lens of four paradigm shifts – (1) climate finance, (2) fast tracking the energy transition and emissions reduction, (3) nature and people, and (4) the “just t...
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The Third Wheel (ESG Australia) EP37: Future of Work – New challenges, new norms
Olga Klimczak, Natalie Gaspar and Shiv Jhinku take the wheel to explore HSF’s latest Future of Work report. They unpack the key ESG related findings including cost of living, pay and benefit inequalities as a potential trigger for activism, as ...
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The Third Wheel (ESG Australia) EP36: Australia releases its Sustainable Finance Strategy
Lucy McCullagh, Alice Molan and Anna Coroneo return to “the wheel” to discuss Australia’s Sustainable Finance Strategy, recently released by Treasury and including a range of measures to underpin sustainable finance markets as the country trans...
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The Third Wheel (ESG Australia) EP35: A COP of action?
Lewis McDonald, Carolyn Pugsley and Tim Stutt set the scene ahead of COP28 in Dubai with a stocktake of past COPs and sign-posts to the way forward, including new "regulatory technology" and continued investment to support innovation across the...
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The Third Wheel (ESG Australia) EP34: Global Bank Review – Balancing Acts
Jacqueline Wootton, Hannah Cassidy and Antony Crockett take the wheel to explore trust in banking, as the sector faces a number of stress tests, including carving out credible positions on social and climate issues, creating new carbon offset m...
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The Third Wheel (ESG Australia) EP33: Sustainable Finance 2023 – Australia’s time to lead
Lucy McCullagh, Alice Molan and Anna Coroneo take the wheel to debrief their key takeaways from the Australian Sustainable Finance Summit 2023, including Australia’s progress toward a financial system aligned with sustainability commitments, th...
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The Third Wheel (ESG Australia) EP32: A First Nations Voice in the Australian Constitution
Melanie Debenham is joined by Gemma McKinnon and Bianca Janovic from our Pro Bono and Responsible Business teams to take us through the Regional Dialogue process that led to the Uluru Statement from the Heart and how it relates to the Voice ref...
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The Third Wheel (ESG Australia) EP31: Climate Governance Forum 2023 – a call to action
Melanie Debenham and Timothy Stutt wrap up their reflections on this year’s Climate Governance Forum, hosted by the AICD and the Climate Governance Initiative Australia. Kicking off with a keynote from Mike Cannon-Brookes and followed by sessio...
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Reporting For Duties: ESG Reporting in Australia - Modern slavery incidents-Disclose or case closed?
How should companies respond to the building pressure to disclose modern slavery incidents? Visit https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/latest-thinking/reporting-for-duties-%E2%80%93-esg-reporting-in-australia?utm_source=buzz-esg&a...
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Reporting For Duties: ESG Reporting in Australia - Does ESG oversight require a dedicated SusCo?
How should governance structures support companies in meeting ESG obligations and aligning to frameworks?Visit https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/latest-thinking/reporting-for-duties-%E2%80%93-esg-reporting-in-australia?utm_source=bu...
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Reporting For Duties: ESG Reporting in Australia - The future of ASX Corporate Governance Principles
With mandatory climate reporting on the horizon, and global standards for comprehensive broader ESG reporting also emerging, is there a role for the ASX Corporate Governance Principles going forward? Visit https://www.herbertsmithf...
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Reporting For Duties: ESG Reporting in Australia - Climate scenarios and financial reporting
How can companies get comfortable with disclosing predicted company performance based on unsettled variables and uncertain transition trajectories?Visit https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/latest-thinking/reporting-for-duties-%E2%80%9...
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Reporting For Duties: ESG Reporting in Australia - Climate reporting: who and when?
Who will be caught by the incoming regime and how will it be phased in? Visit https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/latest-thinking/reporting-for-duties-%E2%80%93-esg-reporting-in-australia?utm_source=buzz-esg&utm_medium=podcas...
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Reporting For Duties: ESG Reporting in Australia - Climate reporting: the framework
What is the proposed climate reporting regime and how will it align with existing frameworks? Visit https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/latest-thinking/reporting-for-duties-%E2%80%93-esg-reporting-in-australia?utm_source=buzz-esg...
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The Third Wheel x Talking Shop EP30: Is the Australian Modern Slavery Act moving into a new phase?
Tim Stutt and Aoife Xuereb are joined by Jacqueline Wootton and Olga Klimczak for a Talking Shop X The Third Wheel podcast collaboration episode. Following the statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act and its report being tabled in parliament...
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The Third Wheel (ESG Australia) EP29: It’s an onion! Australia’s carbon market
Kathryn Pacey, environment and planning partner is joined by Isabella Kelly, ESG senior associate and Jaya Prasad, solicitor in our energy and resources team to discuss the role of carbon and biodiversity offsets in meeting net zero and nature ...
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The Third Wheel Podcast (ESG In Australia): Episode 28 - Black letter law goes blurry
In this episode, Tim Stutt speaks with partner Bryony Adams and senior associate Stephanie Crosbie for a discussion about financial crime and the governance and reputational risk exposures from regulatory non-compliance. The heat is on for boar...
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The Third Wheel Podcast (ESG In Australia): Episode 27 - Bankability versus Sustainability
Finance partners Andrew McLean, Jon Evans and Elizabeth Charlesworth take the wheel this episode to discuss the evolution of green and sustainability linked loans, from federal government funders and other agencies to increasing interest from c...
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The Third Wheel Podcast (ESG in Australia): Episode 26 – International Women’s Day with Stella
In celebration of International Women’s Day, partners Nerida Jessup and Natalie Gaspar from our employment, IR and safety practice speak with Jaclyn Booton, Executive Director of the Stella Prize, a major literary award celebrating Australian w...
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The Third Wheel Podcast (ESG In Australia): Episode 25 - Risk and return under every rock
In this episode, Mel Debenham and Isabella Kelly invite Mark Smyth, disputes partner to join our series exploring the themes from HSF’s report on Unlocking ESG Investment in Australia. With 58% of our report’s survey respondents, comprising mor...
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Episode 25
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The Third Wheel Podcast (ESG In Australia): Episode 24 - Start at the source
In this episode, Tim Stutt and Mel Debenham are joined by Kathryn Pacey, environment and planning partner to discuss HSF’s report on Unlocking ESG Investment in Australia, and the long road for businesses assessing their supply chain and how to...
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The Third Wheel Podcast (ESG In Australia): Episode 23
In this episode, Tim Stutt and Mel Debenham are joined by Jacqui Wootton, disputes partner and co-head of HSF’s Australian corporate crime and investigations practice. In our second episode unpacking HSF’s report on Unlocking ESG Investment in ...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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The Third Wheel Podcast (ESG In Australia): Episode 22
In this episode, Mel Debenham and Tim Stutt are back at the wheel to launch HSF’s report on Unlocking ESG Investment in Australia. The report unpacks the findings from our survey of more than 100 business leaders on the size and shape of the ES...
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Episode 22
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The Third Wheel Podcast (ESG In Australia): Episode 21
In this episode, our Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety team take the wheel, with Nerida Jessup and Drew Pearson hosting special guest, Professor Brock Bastian, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne. They build upon...
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Episode 21
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