The Transition Tapes

The funky podcast for the people making finance sustainable and financing sustainability.The world already has a lot of podcasts. What it does not have is a podcast that combines challenging interviews, Desert Island Discs and deep insights into the cultural, political and professional hurdles of sustainable finance and how they are overcome by experts (AKA humans!).Hosted by Hugh Wheelan, award-winning finance journalist with 25+ years experience and a media entrepreneur. He was the co-founder of Responsible Investor in 2006.https://www.isfc.org/the-transition-tapes

The Transition Tapes is a business podcast hosted by International Sustainable Finance Centre (ISFC), with 14 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

International Sustainable Finance Centre (ISFC) hosts The Transition Tapes, a business show with 14 episodes published.

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  Episode 13 | Simon Rawson - How should business and finance think about one of their most important assets, their people?

  Jul 1, 202647 minS1

  In this episode of The Transition Tapes , Hugh Wheelan speaks with Simon Rawson , Executive Director of the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) , about why social issues are becoming increasingly relevant to business resilience, long-term value creation, and investment decision-making. Together, they discuss: The origins and mission of TISFD, and why it was established. How companies and investors can better understand and disclose their impacts and dependencies on people and society. Whether stronger, more resilient societies can be incentivised through business and finance. The practical challenges of measuring and reporting people-related risks and opportunities. As always, Simon also shares his Transition Tapes Playlist , along with his favourite books, podcasts, films, and career advice. Spotify playlist

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  Episode 12 | Jakob Thomä: Silicon Boundaries: why the social and regulatory pushback on AI could ‘strand’ some of today’s massive tech investment bets?

  May 25, 202655 minS0

  <p>In this episode of The Transition Tapes, we speak with, Founder & CEO of Theia Finance Labs and Professor in Practice at, about the huge risks embedded in today’s overwhelming investment focus on AI and tech — and how social and regulatory pushback could ‘strand’ some of the sector’s biggest investment bets.</p><p>Together with Hugh Wheelan, they explore:</p>the “silicon boundaries” we may already be crossing - and the societal and environmental costs involvedwhere the data on these issues can be found, and what it revealsthe growing evidence of societal and regulatory resistance to AI and tech expansion...

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  Episode 11 | Harald Walkate - Rethinking sustainable finance narratives

  Apr 29, 202640 minS1

  <p>In this episode of The Transition Tapes, we speak with Harald Walkate, Advisor on Financing Sustainability & Blended Finance at Route17 and Senior Advisor at the LSE.</p><p> </p><p>We explore the idea of “reference narratives” - the stories that shape how we think about sustainable finance. These narratives can spread quickly, reinforce themselves, and influence decisions, even when they don’t fully reflect reality.</p><p> </p><p>We discuss:<br>• what reference narratives are and why they matter for sustainable finance<br>• why market-led narratives have become dominant<br>• why policy-led approaches often receive less attention<br>• how curre...

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  Episode 10 | Justine Leigh Bell - How to assess and price transition risks in the bond market

  Apr 15, 202640 minS1

  <p>In this episode of The Transition Tapes, we speak with Justine Leigh-Bell, CEO of the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII).</p><p>Together, we explore the growing importance of transition risk in the $150 trillion global debt market — and the tension at the heart of sustainable bond labelling in the context of the climate transition.</p><p>We discuss:</p>how AFII approaches research on the real-world sustainability impact of bond issuancewhy investors should think beyond labels and focus on outcomeswhere the European Green Bond Standard fits into the broader landscapehow government bonds could play a role in hedging transition ri...

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  Episode 9 | David Carlin - Rules, risks, and the energy transition

  Apr 1, 202645 minS0

  <p>In this episode of The Transition Tapes, Hugh Wheelan speaks with David Carlin, founder of D. A. Carlin and Company, a New York-based sustainability advisory firm, and Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London, where he focuses on the intersection of sustainability, economics, and finance. In the conversation, they explore the current global landscape of climate and sustainability regulation, and what it means for the energy transition. Among the topics:</p><p>how policymakers and regulators are approaching the development of realistic and pragmatic rules for businesses</p><p>how companies and investors are navigating the evolving international re...

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