En la actualidad es sabido que las métricas ESG juegan un papel crucial en las organizaciones. Asi mismo a surgido una tendencia que se debería incluir a estas métricas la letra D de democracia. Marcos Buscaglia, es un economista argentino experto en mercados emergentes y una voz autorizada sobre la relación entre la democracia y los mercados. Busc…

By involving employees in sustainability efforts, companies can create a more committed, innovative, and responsive workforce, leading to more successful and sustainable business practices. My guest in this episode is Laura Althoff. With extensive experience in coaching and change management, Laura believes that transitions have the potential to pr…

This episode will explore hospitals, health care, and sustainability. Today, my guest is Dr. Jonathan Slutzman. Dr. Slutzman is the Director of the Center for the Environment and Health and Medical Director for Environmental Sustainability at Massachusetts General Hospital. We discuss this critical topic and the significant sustainability initiativ…

En este episodio mi invitada es Laura Forni, Directora del Departamento del Agua - en el Stockholm Environment Institute - Sede Estados Unidos. En esta oportunidad analizamos un interesante reporte de su autoria y otros colaboradores titulados "Implicaciones de la producción de shale oil & gas en las áreas de las cuencas hidrográficas de Vaca Muert…

Business leaders and corporations profess their dedication to sustainability and ESG metrics, but the question is: do they do it? Christopher Marquis is the author of The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs. Christopher Marquis is the Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at the University of Cambridge in the UK. This e…

Welcome, some Business Perspectives, I am Juan Carlos Giraldo from Boston, United States. Palm oil is used in almost everything that is used in our homes, such as frying oil, margarine, butter, cookies, snacks, ice cream, soap, etc. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the palm oil industry is a strategic product that contributes to society's econo…

En este nuevo episodio estaré analizando y compartiendo mis puntos de vista de un libro que terminé de leer. Este libro esta escrito por George Serafeim, titulado Purpose + Profit : How Business Can lift Up The World. Es un buen libro y no es muy denso, fácil de leer y te permite engancharse rápidamente con la temática ESG. George Serafeim, es prof…

There is currently political polarization in the United States regarding Sustainable Investing and the environmental, social, and governance metrics, also well-known as ESG. My guest for this episode is Urban Larson. Urban is a Sustainable Finance Advisor at White Pine Advisory and a professor of Sustainable Investing at Duke University. Visit: www…

Un pilar fundamental que puede ayudar a las empresas a tomar decisiones más informadas y diseñar estrategias adecuadas para avanzar en su camino a la sostenibilidad es el Life Cycle Assessment o LCA. El LCA nos va a ayudar a identificar el impacto ambiental en todo el proceso de vida de un producto. En este episodio me acompaña desde Londres, el Re…

The energy transition faces many challenges, and mining companies play an essential role in this energy transition with the need for critical minerals. Mining companies have an excellent opportunity to contribute to the energy transition by providing many raw materials. Implementing best practices in ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is c…

I read an interesting article published by Deloitte titled "Economic Uncertainty Puts Pressure on Sustainable Behavior Change." Discussing this article with some of my colleagues would be a great opportunity. In this episode, my guests are from Denmark. Josephine Piplits is the founder and CEO of TripDoodler. Tripodoodler is a company with one purp…

ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is a very broad field of expertise with many challenges ranging from diversity, investments, and the impact on the environment that any organization has, and even many of these companies are redesigning their business models to adjust themselves to these challenges. However, one of the pillars of ESG is t…

Nowadays, sustainable finance is growing every day. How important is it to invest in companies that positively impact the world? In this episode, I talk with Bertrand Gacon, the founder and CEO of Impaakt a company based on Geneva, Switzerland. Impaakt is a collaborative platform relying on collective intelligence to produce research and assessment…

Los hospitales tienen un gran reto en temas relacionados a la sostenibilidad ambiental que puede proporcionar ahorros financieros a corto y largo plazo, mejorar la atención al paciente y aumentar la participación de la fuerza laboral. En general, reducir el consumo de energía y sustituir los materiales más perjudiciales para el medio ambiente permi…

Yara van Heugten is a Dutch investigative journalist. She Investigates the truth behind the green promises of large companies: from the financial sector to the clothing industry. She is the author of an interesting article, "Sustainable clothing brand Patagonia manufactures in the same factories as fast-fashion; textile workers are being exploited,…

En mi opinion uno de los sectores que mas potencial tiene en temas de innovación y que esta sea sostenible es el sector publico. Pero a su vez presenta muchos retos para desarrollarla y sobre todo implementar para que las sociedades se beneficien de esta. En este episodio me acompaña desde Londres el profesional Uruguayo, Federico Vaz . Federico en…

En esta oportunidad me gustaría compartir mi punto de vista acerca del más importante capital natural: el agua y por que el agua es critica, sobre todo en el manejo empresarial. Todos los años Barron’s presenta su reporte o articulo titulado En este destacan una lista de empresas que están haciendo correctamente su trabajo en temas de sostenibilida…

A report from New York University analyzed the credentials of 1188 Fortune 100 board directors and found that 29% of directors had relevant ESG credentials in 2018. Has this changed in the post-pandemic era? In this episode, I talk with Helle Bank Jorgensen, author of Stewards of the Future: A Guide for Competent Boards. We discuss challenges and o…

The value of history is a longstanding topic of conversation around the world. And it is even more so when the history is related to businesses and leaders. How many leaders and thinkers influenced business today? How important is history in business? In this episode, I have as a guest Geoffrey Jones, professor of business history at Harvard Busine…

La biodiversidad es esencial para la salud y la resiliencia de la naturaleza, así como para el bienestar y la prosperidad de la humanidad además brinda valiosos servicios ecosistémicos, como son la producción de alimentos, la regulación del agua, la estabilización del clima, la polinización y también la recreación; que tienen un valor de más de $ 1…

Todd Cort is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainability at Yale School of Management. He is also the co-faculty director of the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. I visited Yale School of Management to talk with Todd Cort about some ESG (environmental, social, and governance) challenges like Materiality, Biodiversity, and Communication. Some of…

Nuevamente con un nuevo episodio para opinar acerca de un interesante libro. Hoy estaré comentando acerca del libro Stewards of the Future: A Guide for Competent Boards". "Los administradores del futuro: una guía para las juntas/directorios competentes", libro escrito por Helle Bank Jorgensen quien es la fundadora de Competent Boards, una instituci…

Jennifer Motles is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Philip Morris International; she is based in Switzerland. In this episode, I spoke with Jennifer about an exciting report on ESG metrics, materiality, ambitions, and impact-focused on nature capital such as Biodiversity and Water entitled: Towards A Net Positive Impact On Nature PMI’s Ambition …

How often do we think about the history of a product, brand, or business? In this important episode, I had the honor of speaking with author and journalist David De Jong about his book “Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties.” We discussed the past, present, and future of the dark side of business, profit, and history…

En esta oportunidad comparto mis opiniones acerca del libro “NetPositive: How courageous Companies Thrive by Giving Moren Than They Take” “Cómo las empresas valientes prosperan dando más de lo que reciben”. Los autores de este libro son Paul Polman ex CEO de Unilever y Andrew Winston, uno de los más reconocidos lideres en sustainable business. El c…