IFC Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
“It takes much more than one person or one institution.”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pro-Natura International Founder Marcelo de Andrade speaks with Hector Gomez of IFC about how they came to work together to protect the Brazilian Amaz...
“Home will always be Durban.”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Krish Kumar has been chief financial officer of the city of Durban for 20 years. He speaks with Lisa Da Silva of IFC about lessons from his career and...
“Okay, I can do something about this.”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
IUCN Director Frank Hawkins is an expert in the birds of Madagascar. He speaks with IFC wind energy specialist Sean Whittaker about how their professi...
“I realized how powerful it is to stand in their shoes.”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mining executive Nick Cotts and civil society leader Steve D’Esposito reflect on the importance of understanding one’s critics and the value of co...
“It started over pizza and beer in the basement.”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
American Bird Conservancy President Mike Parr speaks with Lori Anna Conzo of IFC about changing mindsets around conservation and how the IFC Performan...
“If we are really going to make a difference we have to persevere.”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
IFC colleagues Mary Peschka and Satyam Ramnauth talk about changing views about the private sector in development, especially in challenging markets.
“What are the positive breadcrumbs we can pull from this?”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Graham was 18 years old and starting her second year of university in Charlottesville, Virginia, when she was abducted and murdered by a strang...
“We need to rethink the insider-outsider way we think of things.”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Harvard professor Jane Nelson grew up on a farm in Zimbabwe and became a banking executive in Asia before deciding to forge a brand new career path in...
“This is something that will have an impact.”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As CEO of the Lima Stock Exchange, Francis Stenning has made sustainability a priority – he’s joined the U.N. Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiati...
“Once you believe in something, follow it through.”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
At age 35, Inderpreet Wadhwa left his job in the Silicon Valley and decided to build a business around his passion for clean energy, becoming the firs...
“Access to information becomes a right.”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Abdoulaye Magassouba is Minister of Mines and Geology in Guinea, a country in West Africa rich in bauxite, iron ore and other minerals. He speaks with...
“If you want to protect animals you have to reach people first.”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
[In Spanish] Stephanny Arroyo is a jaguar scientist who works in Costa Rica for the wild cat conservation organization Panthera. She speaks with Belen...
“There are different ways of helping people.”
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gina Barbieri manages dispute resolution processes at IFC’s Compliance Adviser Ombudsman. She speaks with Mimi Keita of IFC’s Infrastructure and N...
“It’s not just about the crane.”
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tran Triet of the International Crane Foundation and Richard Caines of IFC speak about their multi-year efforts to salvage a protected area for the Sa...
“The reason we do business is for the greater good.”
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ayesha Aziz Khan is CEO of Summit Power International, Bangladesh’s largest independent power producer. She speaks with Sumeet Thakur of IFC about h...
“Don’t talk to me like this is a formula, because it’s not.”
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Podlasly is an investment specialist who helps indigenous communities benefit from infrastructure and mining projects developed near them. He spe...