ESG Matters @ Ashurst Podcast
Episodes
Game Changers: A conservation conversation with environmentalist Natalie Kyriacou
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst’s Elena Lambros welcomes special guest Natalie Kyriacou OAM for a wide-ranging chat that encompasses financial innovation, supply chains...
Let's Yarn: Building bridges between Japan and First Nations peoples in Australia
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ashurst Head of First Nations Strategy Trent Wallace is joined by colleagues Natsuko Ogawa and Lea Constantine to reflect on their re...
Game Changers: Rewiring Australian regulation for long-term climate resilience
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst’s Elena Lambros welcomes special guest Dr Dariel De Sousa, a former Director of Compliance and Enforcement at the Australian Energy Regu...
Game Changers: Turning waste into data, action, and economic empowerment
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oliver Kade, Chief Technology Officer and UK Country Manager at Seven Clean Seas, joins Ashurst’s Lorraine Johnston to share how the organisatio...
Game Changers: Inside Oxford Properties’ global decarbonisation strategy
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Elena Lambros, Partner in Ashurst’s Risk Advisory practice, speaks with Pauline Martin, Associate Director at Oxford Properties,...
Game Changers: Banking on a more sustainable future
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Lalor, General Manager ESG and Sustainable Finance at Commonwealth Bank Australia (CBA) explains the bank’s multi-pronged approach to supp...
Game Changers: Energising the transition via tech, partnerships, and more
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainable procurement. Water and waste management. Regulatory compliance. Annual reports and climate action policies. Biodiversity programs. A commu...
ICJ opinion raises the stakes on climate compliance
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a historic advisory opinion on climate change. While not legally binding, the opin...
Game Changers: Building climate-resilient investments through smart ESG strategy
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can tell Charlotte O’Meara loves her job, from the way she champions collaboration across investment teams to the way she explains the nuts ...
Game Changers: Capital for Climate
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a successful spell working in corporate law at Ashurst, today’s guest Rebecca Ogg carved out a stellar career as a sustainable invest...
Game Changers & Transition Makers: Season Two wrap-up
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a range of insightful conversations with innovators in the ESG space, series co-hosts Elena Lambros and Lorraine Johnston are back to reflect on...
Game Changers & Transition Makers: : How ESG writes the rule book for this printing giant
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ashurst’s Lorraine Johnston chats with Taranpreet Rai from Epson UK about how to integrate sustainability into the very core of...
Game Changers & Transition Makers: Helping shape the green business revolution
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to bridge the gap between environmental concerns and commercial priorities? In this episode of Game Changers and Transition Makers, ...
Game Changers & Transition Makers: Ending plastic pollution with CleanHub
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For passionate surfer Joel Tasche, co-CEO of CleanHub, the groundbreaking work his company is doing to combat ocean plastic pollution before it even r...
Game Changers & Transition Makers: Mega-scale battery transformation with Akaysha Energy
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Game Changers and Transition Makers, you'll discover how Akaysha Energy is pioneering mega-scale battery projects essential for sta...
Game Changers & Transition Makers: Engineering a more sustainable world
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“A lot of the keys to decarbonisation are really simple, cheap ones if only we could break ourselves out of our normal patterns,” says Arup’s Jo...
Game Changers & Transition Makers: When the norm is not normal, find a better way
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps surprisingly, this is one of the most uplifting and positive episodes of Game Changers and Transition Makers to date. If you’re wondering ho...
Game Changers & Transition Makers: Revolutionising nature protection with Wilderlands
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Ash Knop, CEO and Co-Founder of Wilderlands, tells host Elena Lambros, the vision to create a simple yet powerful way to value and protect nature t...
Game Changers & Transition Makers: Powering EVs with Net Zero Lithium
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do we produce the essential materials for electric vehicles without adding to the world's carbon footprint? Host Elena Lambros explores this criti...
Game Changers & Transition Makers: Carbon credits that make a deep and lasting impact
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst's Johnston chats with Climate Impact Partners' CFO ShanMae Teo about voluntary carbon markets and how businesses can purchase credits from car...
Let’s Yarn: The inside story of how to expand and empower First Nations procurement
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Proven tips and real-life examples of how to expand business procurement in a culturally safe and sensitive way that builds lasting relationships with...
Game Changers & Transition Makers: Creating more flexible, affordable transport for cities
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kyle Bolto takes Ashurst’s Elena Lambros on a journey through the past, present, and future of city transport. It's a tale of inspi...
Game Changers and Transition Makers: How to turn biomass into green steel
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Makers, host Elena Lambros sits down with John Mellowes, the chief engineer and co-founder of BioCarbon, an innovative Australian company that is turn...
Game Changers and Transition Makers: Season 1 wrap-up
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The tables are turned in this season one wrap-up episode of Game Changers and Transition Makers, with new series co-host Lorraine Johnston, Partner in...
Game Changers and Transition Makers: Confessions of an environmental capitalist
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Marks and his colleagues at Setmetrics collaborate with building owners, service providers and engineers to reimagine existing buildings to make t...
Let's Yarn: Managing psychosocial risks for First Nations employees
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Head of First Nations Strategy and Advisory Trent Wallace welcomes Tony Morris, who leads Ashurst Risk Advisory's work health and safety (WHS) and psy...
Game Changers and Transition Makers: Empowering corporates to boost biodiversity
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Xylo Systems CEO Camille Goldstone-Henry is a startup founder with a difference. With a vast knowledge of the natural world, Camille combined her data...
Game Changers and Transition Makers: Overflowing with ideas to put an end to plastic packaging
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Partnering with supply chains, reimagining consumer packaging, and extending producer responsibility. All these issues – and more – are brought to...
Game Changers and Transition Makers: How A.I is shaping the future of sustainable buildings
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Elena Lambros is joined by Robert de Burgh-Day, an innovative entrepreneur who transitioned from a diverse background into founding and becoming ...
Game Changers and Transition Makers: Repurposing data centre heat for social good
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Bjornsgaard and his co-founder saw an opportunity to turn waste into wealth. "What's that tub of massage oil in a home-brew bucket?" asked a day ...
Game Changers and Transition Makers: Utopian thinking for sustainable development
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elena Lambros learns how Nikhil Chouguley's early experience in the Himalayas deeply influenced his path towards creating Sustopia, an ecosystem of bl...
Game Changers and Transition Makers: Painting ESG on city walls and beyond
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s nothing ordinary about the events that Chris Pensa creates for corporate clients, and his personal story is nothing short of extraordinary. ...
Game changers and transition makers: Pursuing sustainability in the construction sector
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Cameron McKenzie talks about the power of innovation in pursuing sustainability and his journey from construction to creating ASPIRE,...
Game changers and transition makers: The quest for negative emissions
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Elena Lambros in a captivating discussion with Magnus Drewelies, the visionary founder of CEEZER, as they explore negative emissions, transformin...
Game changers and transition makers: Transforming capitalism for good
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elena Lambros, our ESG and Sustainability Partner, delves into the heart of corporate sustainability with Sarah Downie the CEO of the Shared Value Pro...
Game Changers and Transition Makers: Charting a Sustainable Future Through Clean Tech Solutions
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Elena Lambros, Ashurst’s Risk Sustainability and Climate Change partner, sits down with Christiaan Jordaan, founder and CEO of Sico...
Game Changers and Transition Makers: How data is transforming the neighbourhoods we live in
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how social analytics is shaping the communities of tomorrow with Elena Lambros, Head of Ashurst's Risk Sustainability and Climate Change prac...
Struggle, celebration, and inspiration
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Four female professionals of South Asian heritage share stories of their family, their upbringing, and their careers in the UK. Along the way, they di...
Episode 30: Rewiring financial markets for the better
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible to transform financial markets to reward organisations for positive impacts on people and planet? Absolutely, explains filmmaker and so...
Episode 29: Sustainable Aviation Fuel
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jeff Ovens, Managing Director UK, Europe and Middle East a Fulcrum BioEnergy joins Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot....
Sustainability and Sailing - Ashurst & Gentoo Sailing team
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ashurst's Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by James Harayda, skipper and team principal at the Gentoo Sail...
Let's Yarn: Allyship and the Voice to Parliament with Kerry O’Brien
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst First Nations Lead, Trent Wallace, turns the tables and interviews one of Australia's most distinguished and respected journalists, Kerry O'Br...
Let's Yarn: The Boomerang Ceiling with Justice Dina Yehia (Part 2)
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst First Nations Lead Trent Wallace continues his yarn with advocate and trailblazer The Honourable Judge Dina Yehia SC. They discuss high-profil...
Let's Yarn: Rebels With A Cause with Justice Dina Yehia (Part 1)
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst First Nations Lead Trent Wallace yarns with advocate and trailblazer, Justice Dina Yehia, where they discover they share a similar rebellious ...
Game changers and transition makers: Plastic pollution
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of our new series on ESG Matters@Ashurst, David Katz, Founder and Chairman at Plastic Bank, an internationally recognised solutio...
Episode 28: Scaling Energy Access – Sub-Saharan Africa
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ndiarka Mbodji, Founder & CEO of Kowry Energy a Berlin-based sustainability driven decentralised energy service provider to indep...
Let's Yarn: The Voice with Bridget Cama
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst First Nations Adviser and proud Wongaibon and Palawa man, Trent Wallace, shares a timely yarn with Bridget Cama from the Uluru Dialogue about ...
Brazil – part of the challenge and solution
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, José Pugas, a Partner and Head of Responsible Investments and Engagement at JGP Asset Management, based in Brazil joins Global Susta...
Investor Impact
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ulf Erlandsson, founder and CEO of the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute, based in Sweden joins Global Sustainability/ESG Partner A...
Eliminating violence against women and girls
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cindy Torrens, program manager at an Australian front-line agency, and Sean Callaghan, a researcher based in the UK, reflect on what more can be don...
Making sustainable energy available for everyone
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nick Ash, Associate Director at Arup joins Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot. Nick covers the importance of providing...
Acceleration is key
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Denise Odaro, Head of ESG and Sustainability at PAI Partners joins Global Sustainability and ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot. Denise shar...
Assessing the status and trends of net zero target setting
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, John Lang, Founder, Consult Climate and Net Zero Tracker lead, joins Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot. John covers t...
Modern Slavery: Caroline Ashurst Award
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second episode in a four-part series that examines the legacy of each of William's daughter’s, continuing with the Caroline Ashurst Awar...
Sustainable to Regenerative
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Michael Pawlyn, Founder and Director of Exploration Architecture, a company that focuses on high performance buildings and solutions ...
Fighting climate change by investing
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Cam Ross, CEO at Green Angel Syndicate, the UK's largest network of specialist investors fighting climate change and official Partner...
Bonus: Embedding purpose into corporate decision making
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stakeholders are insisting on greater transparency around companies’ risks and strategies not just relating to ESG but also embedding corporate purp...
Modern Slavery: Matilda Ashurst Anti-Slavery Fellow Grant
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Between 12-23 June 1840 the world’s first Anti-Slavery Convention was held in London and Ashurst founder, William Henry Ashurst, accompanied two of ...
Bonus: Key 30 for Net Zero 30 takeaways from episodes 11 – 20
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Ashurst 30 for Net Zero 30 podcast series, is all about speaking to climate action champions across the globe about real steps to take now in orde...
The intersection of ESG and data
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Suranjan Som, who heads up banking and capital markets, Europe at Hita...
What does sustainability look like in agriculture?
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Ashurst Alumni Lynette Ryan, Head of Sustainability at SunRice, a glob...
Finance, policy and society
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Phil Drew, Partner in Brunswick's Global Business & Society team and co-lead of the firms' climate practice joins Global Sustaina...
Special: Changing Climates: Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, released on International Women's Day 2022, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Namita Vikas, Foun...
17: Sustainable Transportation
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by John Slot, Chief Innovation Officer at Central Florida Regional Transp...
Bonus: COP26 Round-Up
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anna-Marie Slot, Ashurst's Global Sustainability/ESG Partner, Eleanor Reeves, a Partner in Ashurst's Real Estate team and Lorraine Johnston, a Partner...
16: The role of insurance in sustainable finance
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Julian Richardson, CEO & Founder of Parhelion, an insurance and ri...
Bonus: The Net Zero Toolkit
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus podcast, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Becky Annison, Director of Engagement at The Chancery Lane Proje...
Bonus: Why do we need to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment?
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus podcast, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Julie Hirigoyen, CEO of UKGBC, the UK's leading NGO campaigning ...
Bonus: What's the link between ESG & Modern Slavery?
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus podcast, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Anti-Slavery International to discuss the link between ESG and M...
ESG is a business issue
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Global Sustainability/ESG Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Sallie Pilot, Director, Chief Insight and Engagement Officer at Black ...
Transforming the business ecosystem
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Global ESG/Sustainability Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Yee May Leong, Managing Director, South Asia at Equinix, the world's d...
Episode 13: Sustainable Cities
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Global ESG/Sustainability Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Chris Castro, Director of Sustainability and Resilience for the City o...
Episode 12: Sustainable Investment Decisions
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Global ESG/Sustainability Partner Anna-Marie Slot is joined by Louise Wilson, Founder and Managing Director of Abundance Investment. ...
What can climate change learn from the Fairtrade Foundation?
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Global Sustainability Partner Anna-Marie Slot speaks with Harriet Lamb and Roger McKerlie about how SMEs fit into the solution ...
The internet, fintech, blockchain and individual revolution
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Le Merle, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Blockchain Coinvestors – a leading blockchain venture fund of funds and coinvestment prog...
Key 30 for Net Zero 30 takeaways
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Ashurst 30 for Net Zero 30 podcast series is all about speaking to climate action champions across the globe about real steps to take now in order...
How Boards should be thinking about Climate Change
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Ashurst Global Sustainability Partner Anna-Marie Slot speaks with Ellie Reeves, Real Estate Partner and Will Chalk, Corporate...
Episode 10: Aluminium and the low carbon economy
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lord Barker, Chairman of En+ Group, the world's largest producer of carbon aluminium and private sector Hydropower explains why the aluminium industry...
Pride Month
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To mark PRIDE Month 2021, Ashurst’s Gabriel Leung, Administrative Support and LGBTIQ+ champion at Ashurst in New York, discusses the lives, care...
Episode 9: The legislative side of sustainability
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Based in Finland, Suvi Collin is Legal Counsel at Mandatum Life Insurance and has spent the last two years implementing the EU's legislative framework...
A yarn about reconciliation with First Nations people
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reconciliation Week is a time for Australians to reflect on their shared history, cultures and achievements. It’s also the time to discuss how a...
Episode 8: The Power of Finance
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, NatWest's James Close explains the power of finance in helping us make this transition to a lower carbon future. James has been...
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Ashurst Associate Nathan Huynh chats with Yanki Tshering from Accompany Capital about Asian American and Pacific Islander Herit...
Using data to shape your sustainability focus
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Denise Chen Chief Sustainability Officer at Melco Resorts & Entertainment discusses the return of investment (ROI) from imp...
Episode 6: Leading Britain's Change Towards Net Zero
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Former UK minister, the Rt Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben shares an eye-opening insider’s perspective, informed by two of his current roles: Chair ...
ESG hits the front pages
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Ashurst partner Anna-Marie Slot chats with Patrick Temple-West from The Financial Times in New York. Patrick recounts his journ...
How and why ESG is becoming business as usual
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Ashurst partner Anna-Marie Slot chats with Responsible Risk Ltd founder Richard Peers about the past, present and future of sus...
Episode 5: Joining forces to achieve sustainable goals
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Based at HSBC in Hong Kong, Wai-Shin Chan is proudly “the geek on the team” advising on ESG integration for the bank and also for business...
Choose to challenge this International Women’s Day
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Broderick AO, Chair-Rapporteur of the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls, the longest serving Sex Discrimination Com...
Episode 4: Steering ASEAN nations towards net zero
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eugene Wong, CEO at the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia, discusses climate action from a macro and micro perspective. Along the way, he shares some...
Episode 3: How finance can boost climate action and social justice
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Esther Pan Sloane, Head of the Partnerships, Policy and Communications at the UN Capital Development Fund, reflects on how businesses, consumers and i...
Episode 2: Measuring, reporting and predicting ESG performance
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While awareness is growing about the unsustainable nature of the financial system, many corporates struggle with quantifying (and predicting) their im...
Episode 1: The rise and rise of sustainable finance
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Kidney, CEO at Climate Bonds Initiative, shares the inside story of sustainable finance and the extraordinary growth of capital allocated to clim...
Welcome to ESG Matters @ Ashurst
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're hearing a lot about ESG in the news and elsewhere, but how are they impacting your business? Join us for our first podcast series, ESG Matters @...