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The SUSTAIN Podcast

Conversation with experts, innovators and collaborators on how insurance can lead the transition to a more sustainable, resilient world

In conversation with Professor Patrick Paul Walsh, Vice President & Director, SDG Academy, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and co-author of a new position paper which proposes 18 recommendations to catalyse insurance as driver of sustainable development and to elevate insurance within development frameworks.

Links: Position paper - Insurance and sustainable development: partnering on risk, resilience, and transformation: https://edepositireland.ie/handle/2262/111474

Insurance and the SDGs open course: https://www.edx.org/learn/economics-finance/sdg-academy-an-introduction-to-insurance-and-the-sustainable-development-goals

Ant visits Linda Freiner, Chief Sustainability Officer of Zurich and one of the most experienced sustainability leaders in the industry. They discuss how to state the business case for sustainability as well as resilience, climate adaptation and Zurich's evolving sustainability strategy.

The episode we in sustainability need right now... Ant sits down with the ever pragmatic Olivia Brindle, Head of Sustainability at Canopius, to discuss what insurance transition means in a hostile environment for climate action, and what learnings sustainability practitioners can take from Olivia's experiences in will-testing endurance events.

Veteran Howden executive Charlie Langdale, now CEO of Humanity Insured, explains this innovative new charity's mission and structure, and how he made his pivot into climate and social impact after spending three decades in insurance. Backed by the insurance sector, Humanity Insured empowers communities to build resilience in the face of climate change. By leveraging private and philanthropic capital, it unlocks the latest insurance innovations for the most climate vulnerable. Humanity Insured’s ambition is to protect 30 million people by 2030 and build $2.5 billion in insurance protection.