Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Divestment from an Indigenous lens
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Vanessa Gray Much of what's written critically about the fossil fuel industry focuses on the effects of climate change, but there are significa...
Building a thriving workforce with DEI
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Avery Francis What do the terms "diversity," "equity" and "inclusion" (DEI) mean in a practical sense, and how can investors ensure that compan...
Who are the banker ladies?
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Andria Barrett Canada's institutional banking system has been traditionally difficult to navigate for new immigrants to the country, leading m...
Building to a greener future
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Chandra Ramadurai and Tim Stoate According to a recent study, the transportation sector worldwide is responsible for approximately 16 percent...
What is impact investing?
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Anshula Chowdhury As more and more Canadians enter the sustainable investment realm, the most common question is, "How do I know my investment...
Building an inclusive social economy
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Victor Beausoleil When Victor Beausoleil was growing up, his mother was instrumental in organizing the finances in the expatriate Saint Luc...
Growing food and growing your portfolio
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Sally Miller The food industry in Canada has been traditionally dominated by a handful of huge corporations, but small- and mid-level independ...
Choosing a responsible investment advisor
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Melissa Shin Despite the rise in popularity of do-it-yourself investing, most people still find comfort working with a professional investment...
Investing like a financial feminist
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Tori Dunlap With a good background knowledge of money management instilled in her by her parents, Tori Dunlap resolved to save $100,000 by t...
Re-Release: How to know you are ready to start investing
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
*This episode is a re-release, originally released Friday, Feb 18, 2022* Guest: Bruce Sellery, CEO of Credit Canada Many people are excited about res...
Re-Release: Starting your investment journey, responsibly
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
*This episode is a re-release, originally released Friday, Nov 5, 2021* Guests: Jessica Moorhouse, host of the More Money podcast, and Adria Vasil, m...
Are net zero commitments just greenwashing?
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Julie Segal With COP27 having recently wrapped, credible climate plans — both at the state and corporate levels — are once again at the fo...
Being a climate optimist
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Chris Turner With the news flooded with stories of wildfires, unprecedented droughts and rapidly-shrinking glaciers, it can be tempting for ev...
Responsible investing: 'This is the time to get it right'
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Patricia Fletcher Last week, the Responsible Investment Association released the 2022 Canadian Responsible Investment Trends Report. This muc...
'Not your daddy's recession'
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Armine Yalnizyan and Darryl Brown With inflation spiking and a recession looming, it's a difficult time to be thinking about investing. In a ...
ESG grows up
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Sarah Keyes Environmental, social and governance metrics have been a going concern for investing for close to 20 years, but what do these metr...
Canada's good war: Mobilization to combat climate change
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Seth Klein, founder of Climate Emergency Unit Fighting climate change is the existential crisis of our times. Why can't we seem to coordinate e...
An environmentalist's hope in hell
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Jonathon Porritt, Founder, Forum for the Future Jonathon Porritt, a noted environmentalist and writer, has been at the forefront of the Brit...
Power to the (young) people
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST: Lesley-Anne Scorgie, founder of MeVest For young people, investing can be daunting enough, but add the terms "ethical" or "sustainable" in fron...
The end of ESG?
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST: Alex Edmans, professor of finance at the London Business School Welcome to Season Two of "Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy!" The...
Coming soon: Season 2 of Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coming October 21: Season two of Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy. This weekly podcast unpacks the environmental, social, and governanc...
Why working toward a sustainable economy makes sense
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Toby Heaps, CEO of Corporate Knights Welcome to the final episode of season one of "Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy." Today hos...
You asked about responsible investing, we answered
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Darryl Brown, founder of You&Yours Financial Welcome to another episode of "Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy." We asked list...
The importance of knowing where you are investing your money
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Mark Podlasly and Mike Carlson There's little doubt that Indigenous issues are front and centre in discussions about the sustainability of Cana...
New choices, new values and impact investing
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Joel Solomon and Ryan Collins-Swartz Today's episode returns our focus to the topic of impact investing, the strategy that seeks to generate fi...
How to know you are ready to start investing
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Bruce Sellery, CEO of Credit Canada Many people are excited about responsible investing and eager to dive in. But there is some groundwork and ...
Responsible investing and investment returns
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Milla Craig, founder and president of Millani, and Ben Felix, head of research and client education at BWL Capital Today's episode looks at th...
Critiques of responsible investing
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Tariq Fancy, founder and CEO of The Rumie Initiative On a podcast called "Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy," you would expec...
Does money make us happy?
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Natasha Knox, principal of Alaphia Financial Wellness, and Mark Anielski, chief well-being officer at Anielski Management Does money make us h...
Top five investing mistakes people make
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Darryl Brown, founder of You&Yours Financial We all have subconscious or cognitive biases. This even carries over with our finances and investi...
How companies are leading the way into a sustainable future
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Coro Strandberg, president of Strandberg Consulting, and Joyce Sou, director for business development at B Lab U.S. & Canada If you roll your ...
The supply and demand of responsible investing
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Jon Hale, director of ESG Strategy at Morningstar, and Mary Robinson, director of research and partnerships at the Responsible Investment ...
Shad reflects on career, investing, and how he participates in the world
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Shad Kabango, Canadian rapper, broadcaster and investor Artist Shad Kabango is a rapper, broadcaster and host of "Hip Hop Evolution" on Netflix...
Why you should invest in your 20s
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Shannon Lee Simmons, founder of New School of Finance, and Bridget Casey, founder of Money After Graduation It's not how much you invest. It i...
Building and investing with community bonds
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Tonya Surman of the Centre for Social Innovation and Rudy Ruttimann of the Sketch Institute Real estate in Toronto is red hot, leaving a lot o...
Why sustainability makes economic sense
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Bob Willard, founder of Sustainability Advantage, and Armine Yalnizyan, an economist and Atkinson Fellow on the future of workers This wee...
Climate change, COP26 and responsible investing
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Dr. Courtney Howard, an emergency doctor and board member of the Global Climate and Health Alliance, and Heather Scoffield, the Ottawa bur...
Climate risks and opportunities
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Laura Zizzo, co-founder and CEO of Manifest Climate, and Adam Scott, executive director of Shift Action For Pension Health and Planet Health T...
Starting your investment journey, responsibly
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guests: Jessica Moorhouse, host of the More Money podcast, and Adria Vasil, managing editor of Corporate Knights magazine and author of the e...
Introducing Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy, a podcast from the Toronto Star
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Coming soon: Responsible Investing for a Sustainable Economy. This new weekly podcast will unpack the environmental, social, and governance issues tha...