A podcast about the business of sustainability. John Treadgold interviews business leaders in sustainability, ESG and impact investing who are re-defining economics and building companies as a force for good.
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In this podcast we explore and evaluate possible futures, primarily focusing on the future of work, leadership, organizations, and culture - with a strong focus on change, on change management, and futures thinking. The podcast is a mix of cornerstone content in the area of future of work and change management and interviews with interesting, global thought leaders and practitioners. The podcast is created by Good Morning April ApS, a Danish-based organization that strives to shape the futur ...
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There’s an old story still being told in food, one of food deserts, obesity, waste and climate change. But it’s time to wake up. It’s time to disrupt. It’s time to start Feeding the Good Food Future. We’re telling the inspiring stories of daring food renegades who are bringing new foods—and ideas—to our plates. We’ll spot food trends before they appear on store shelves, tackle issues like food waste and food deserts, explore the latest in sustainable innovations and introduce you to the peop ...
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501st Battle Pack? Are The Lego Movie 2 Sets Good? Whats The Future Of Lego? Brick Talk #1
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Today we will be talking about the items in the name and more! Subscribe to stormtroopers Lego on YouTube for more Lego fun! I hope you enjoy! Cover art photo provided by Rick Mason on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@egnaro
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Clara Barby: Just Climate and the $1.5B climate strategy decarbonising heavy industry
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Today’s guest is Clara Barby. She’s been a central player in the impact investment sector for decades. Early on she worked at Acumen, she then moved on to Bridges Fund Management, and she’s currently Senior Partner at Just Climate which was spun-out of Generation Investment Management, the sustainable investment firm launched by none other than Al …
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Today's episode examines whether culture shapes the organization, or the organization shapes the culture and the importance of trust within this dynamic. It discusses the concepts of trust management, trust strategies, and a trust reservoir and uses a philosophical lens to explore "what makes a life worth living?". The guest for this episode is Ant…
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Anjali Nelson: GreenCollar driving natural-capital innovation with Nature Plus biodiversity credits
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On the podcast today I have Anjali Nelson, she’s General Manager of Operations at GreenCollar, an environmental markets developer that’s leading not only Australia, but the world, in developing nature-based solutions to combat both climate change and biodiversity loss.This is the fourth episode in our series of conversations exploring opportunities…
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Nigel Sharp: A pioneer in the business of biodiversity, farmer, impact investor and conservationist
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Today we’re approaching the topic of investing in biodiversity, by speaking to Nigel Sharp, he’s a farmer, but he’s also a businessman and a fund manager. And over the past two decades he’s been a pioneer in the ‘Business of Biodiversity’. Nigel is a pioneer in this space, the Tiverton investment vehicle has developed a whole range of agricultural …
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The past decade has seen huge progress in the way companies analyse their exposure to carbon emissions, but far less effort has been put into understanding the complex interactions companies have with nature, and the risks this poses for investors and the health of our environment. If we’re to have a hope of reaching net-zero, we need to reverse th…
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On the show today we have Rachel Lowry, she’s Chief Conservation Officer at WWF. In this episode she explains why investors need to care about the growing biodiversity crisis, and the challenges of measuring and conserving natural capital. It says a lot about the sustainable investment movement that finally, conservationists and financial services …
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Today's episode focuses on the topics of self-management and principles of the progressive organisation and how these innovative ideas can be applied and benefit both employees and management. The guest for this episode is Rhea Ong Yiu, who works as the senior catalyst at LIVEsciences, a consultancy with a mission to contribute to a more sustainabl…
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This episode is a special one, as it is part of the release of our annual Horizon Scanning Document where we reveal the signals for Future of Work that we keep an eye on. Check the Horizon Scanning Document and the details of all of the ten signals here: https://www.goodmorningapril.com/horizon/ In this episode, Erik Korsvik Østergaard has a conver…
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Today's episode is a little different as our usual host, Erik Korsvik Østergaard is the one getting interviewed. Erik was invited on Roche's podcast called The Dots and is interviewed by Charles Robinson, Head of Strategic Projects & Initiatives, Therapeutic Modalities, at Roche pRED. The two discuss a number of subjects including social capital, s…
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Today's episode focuses on fragmented organizations. We discuss what tools organizations should adopt to help them succeed and the importance of organizations having a unifying mission that helps dispersed parts operate in sync. The guest for today is Nathans Evans, co-founder at Peerdom and along with the hosts, discuss some of the ideas and topic…
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Today's episode focuses on innovative approaches to money in the modern organization discussing topics such as hiring, salaries and bonuses. The guest for the episode is Tom van der Lubbe, Co-Founder of Viisi NV, a Dutch financial service company that offers mortgage solutions for highly educated customers. At Viissi they have worked with new ways …
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Today's episode is about how to create decision-making mechanisms for the modern age and asks the question, who decides, who decides? The guest on this episode is Ted Rau, a governance designer, and a sociocracy consultant, trainer, and thinker. He works to make collaborative systems, based on willingness and dignity. In his own words, “The focus o…
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This episode of the podcast is about organizational design from a perspective on stability to adaptability. The guest on this episode is Joseph Fuller. Joseph Fuller is Professor of Management Practice and co-head of Managing the Future of Work Project at Harvard Business School. With a long career in academia, Joe has strong and well-documented in…
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Ben Krasnostein & Jodi York: Impact benchmarks & investing in climate-solutions at Kilara Capital
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We’re moving from theory to practice with Ben Krasnostein and Dr Jodi York from Kilara Capital. They’re an impact investing powerhouse and today, we’re digging into the models and frameworks they employ, but more importantly, how their impact approach can help to both drive-down greenhouse gas emissions, while also boosting financial returns.Ben is…
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In today’s episode we’ve got Sarah Gelfand on the show, she’s Managing Director of BlueMark, an impact verification business that was spun-out of consulting firm Tideline.She works with the world’s leading impact investors, to verify their impact results across both their management practices and their impact performance. And most recently she auth…
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The theme for this season is to investigate the futures for organizational design. Why is it so relevant these years? How do we handle money and decision making? Is the organizational design a mirror of the leadership culture? Are organizational designers the heroes of this decade? With us is Nathan Evans, Co-founder of Peerdom, an online platform …
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We talk a lot about impact investing on this show, and while we tend to focus on the deals and the companies, we often gloss over the more challenging process of impact measurement and management. Right now is an important time to explore these issues, because the structures of impact investing are at an inflection point. The market has realised th…
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COBOTS, COBOTS EVERWHERE! Do you wan't to have a cobot that helps and support you in your work? Or do you prefer that we all have a cobot and they can work together and coordinate between them? Erik Korsvik Østergaard wrote in our Horizon Scanning document on the Futures of Work an article about cobots and how they might be everywhere. In this epis…
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WHEN AND WHERE WILL WE WORK IN THE FUTURE? That's the question Tore Nielsen asks in his article about scenarios within hybrid work - and now in a BONUS episode of our Podcast: the Good Morning April podcast. Tore Nielsen talks with Puk Duerlund Falkenberg about the signal he chose to inspire him imaginen four scenarios based on Signal 1: The employ…
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If there’s one person you want to speak to, to get the lowdown on everything impact investing in Australia as well as round the world, it’s Rosemary Addis. She’s been a guest on the show before, and it’s great to have her back to talk about everything from Australia’s new government, the growing pains facing ESG investing, how impact will integrate…
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This episode of the podcast is about what affects the future of leadership and the characteristics of leadership in the future. We asked Google and Bing to finalize the sentence “the future of leadership is …” and they both answered “kindness”. But what do we answer? Tore said “hard”. Puk said “diverse”. Erik said “fragmented and community based”. …
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This episode of the podcast is about the trends and futures of work as seen from Asia. Tune in to hear about what’s on the Asian business leaders' minds here in 2022, about disruption (again!), and about the role of ancient Asian philosophy in a modern workplace. The guest on this episode is Virginia Morris. Virginia is a Founder, Managing Partner …
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Cory Ames interviews John Treadgold: building a social enterprise and the impact of podcasting
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This episode is a little different, because Cory Ames interviews me. Cory hails from San Antonio in Texas, he hosts the Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation podcast, and when he invited me back onto his show, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to share it with you all. To offer a different perspective on my work, my ideas, and how the Good …
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This episode of the podcast is about the trends and futures of work as seen from an HR perspective. The guest on this episode is Perry Timms. Perry is the founder and Chief Energy Officer of PTHR, a small global consultancy, setting out to create better business for a better world. Their organization is B Corp certified and have been embracing the …
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This week, I’m speaking to Reece Proudfoot, he’s Head of Innovation & Impact Investment at WWF Australia. That’s right, the charity with the Panda as it’s logo, that’s worked hard for decades on conservation and saving animal habitats. They’re going beyond their projects in the field and they’re also investing in systems change by supporting high-i…
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This episode of the podcast is about the trends and futures in the startup environment. The guest on the podcast is Lisbeth Chawes. Lisbeth is an experienced and award-winning tech leader. She has founded and lead several startup, scaleup and grownup companies, and is active as mentor and board member too. She strives to be part of shaping the futu…
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Rachel Halpern is the newly installed Head of Sustainable at asset consulting firm Jana.Now asset consultants like Jana have an important role for big investors like super funds and insurance companies. They analyse and recommend which investment managers would be a good fit for their portfolios. And now, with the addition of a head of sustainabili…
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This episode of the podcast is about futures thinking - and the approach and toolbox. The guest on the podcast is Carsten Beck, a Danish futurist. He has been working with trend analysis and scenario processes as a Director of research at Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies for more than 30 years in more than 30 countries. Carsten strives to h…
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The fourth episode is about the future of organizations: The mechanisms, the culture, the structure – and a bit on how to get there. This is not a classic debate about flatter and more agile organizations, but more in the line of a multitude of local variations of the organizational designs. In the episode we discuss the pluralism of futures of org…
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Liza McDonald is head of Responsible Investment at Aware Super, one of Australia’s largest super funds, which means she and her team are not only responsible for the retirement savings of millions of Australians, but they also have shareholdings in companies all over the world, which gives them an opportunity to engage, and maybe even influence the…
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This episode of the podcast is about building a modern business unit with self-management inside an otherwise traditional corporate organization. The guest on the podcast is Vivek Menon. Vivek Menon has been leading the eSteering Business Unit at Danfoss Power Solutions until recently, whose purpose is to build the future of off-road steering. As a…
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This episode of the podcast is about the trends within the futures of work, in 2022 – and about the nuances and differences in those approaches. The guest on the podcast is Timm Urschinger. Timm Urschinger is based in Switzerland. He is Co-Founder and CEO of LIVESciences, a consultancy with a mission to contribute to a more sustainable world by cat…
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This episode is the very first in the season. Our aim is to inspire and equip you to explore your own future of work, and we hope you will subscribe to the podcast. In the episode we present the two types of content in the podcast series, namely (a) Cornerstone content, that goes in-depth with a single topic in the melting pot of The Future of Work…
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Hi, and welcome to this teaser episode of our new podcast – The Good Morning April Podcast – where we explore and evaluate possible futures. We’re interested in the Future of Work. We explore the signals and trends. We evaluate the possible scenarios that arise from the trends – and we discuss which of the scenarios – or futures – that we prefer. O…
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Sally Mccutchan has been a vital leader and catalyst for the growth of impact investing in recent years. After a career in investment banking and consulting, she took on the role of CEO of Impact Investing Australia, an organisation dedicated to catalysing growth in the sector.We go deep in this one, we discuss Sally and the team’s hard work to try…
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This week is the final episode in this series of conversations that explores impact investing in listed equities. Impact investing has a long history in private markets, but when it comes to investing in public companies that are listed on a stock exchange, it’s a lot harder, to measure your impact, and to influence the companies you’re investing i…
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We’re continuing our series that explores how an investor can have impact in listed equity markets.Impact investing has a long history in private markets, but when it comes to investing in public companies that are listed on a stock exchange, it’s a lot harder, to measure your impact, and to influence the companies you’re investing in. Tim King is …
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Impact investing has a long history in private markets, but when it comes to investing in public companies that are listed on a stock exchange, it’s a lot harder, to measure your impact, and to influence the companies you’re investing in. Today, I’m speaking with Tim Crockford, all about the Regnan Global Equities Impact Solutions Fund.Tim is head …
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This month, I’m exploring how we can have impact by investing in public markets. Impact investing has a long history in private markets, but when it comes to investing in public companies that are listed on a stock exchange, it’s a lot harder, to measure your impact, and to influence the companies you’re investing in. My guests are all pioneering i…
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Danny Almagor has been a central pivot point of the Australian impact investment scene for more than a decade, and he’s someone I’ve wanted to sit down with for a chat, for a long time.He’s the founder of Small Giants, and Impact Investment Group. He’s the husband of Berry Lieberman and he’s just an all-round top bloke.Danny is an engineer by trade…
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My guest today is Fabienne Michaux, she’s Director at SDG Impact, it’s an offshoot of the UNDP and it’s focussed on harnessing impact investing to fund solutions to the SDGs.SDG Impact uses the intelligence and insights it has on the ground in less developed countries all around the world, to identify challenges and problems that are in need privat…
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On the podcast today I’m speaking with Vicky Lay. Vicky is a partner and Head of Impact at Artesian Alternative Investments. She’s been a central architect of the firm’s embracing, of their impact potential, and she’s engaged with the startups they invest in. You see, Vicky was a founder herself, she knows the heartache of the valley-of-death, and …
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On the show today I have Christina Leijonhufvud, she’s the CEO of BlueMark, a company founded by the impact investment consultancy Tideline. Now BlueMark has a very specific focus, and that’s to provide third-party verification of the impact investment practices and performance of the world’s leading impact practitioners.There’s a dizzying array of…
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My guest today is Phineas Glover. He’s head of ESG Equity Research for Asia Pacific, at Credit Suisse. He’s a leading source of up to date information on the environmental and social issues that are having material financial impacts on companies. It’s no longer just about earnings, or profit margins; the world’s biggest investors are now playing cl…
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On the show today I have Alister Coleman, he’s founder and Managing Partner of Folklore Ventures, they just rebranded, their focus is on helping founders launch exciting new ideas, and shepherding them towards becoming Folklore. Before diving into VC, Alister was a founder himself, doing the hard-yards to launch, build and eventually sell a softwar…
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It’s exciting to have reached episode 71 of the Good Future podcast, and, it’s a pleasure to welcome back Andy Kuper, who was a guest in the early days of the show. Andy is of course the founder and CEO of Leapfrog, a global private equity firm focussed squarely on having a positive impact in fast growing economies. The need to divert capital towar…
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Andrew Gray: How AustralianSuper engages with companies on climate action and net-zero targets
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Today’s guest is Andrew Gray, he’s Director of ESG and Stewardship at AustralianSuper, which is the country’s largest superannuation fund. And while the fund manages people’s nest-eggs, they have the challenging role of planning long into the future. Sustainability isn’t optional to them, sustainability is about long-term thinking, and avoiding ris…
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Amid the corona virus crisis, charities saw a dramatic decrease in donations at a time their services were needed the most. My guest today is Paul Ronalds, he’s the CEO of Save the Children Australia, and he knows this challenge well. He’s long been an advocate for charities to evolve, and adapt to a new funding environment. It’s one reason his org…
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How can we influence big, public companies to think more long-term, and be better corporate citizens. Well, today I’m joined by Brynn O’Brien to answer just that question, she is Executive Director of the ACCR, the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility. The ACCR is a research and advocacy organisation that engages with companies on manag…
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Today we’re talking about Green Bonds, with Stephen Fitzgerald. Stephen is the founder of Affirmative Investment Management, a specialist firm that manages only impact bonds. Their pure-play approach makes Green Bonds, Social bonds and sustainability bonds available to more investors.Stephen has a lot of insights to share, from the early days of hi…
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