First up is Gary Davis, CEO of Ecometrica who has been working in sustainability accounting for nearly two decades and who, along with Richard Tipper MBE, helped create some of the original sustainability standards. 

Gary believes sustainability reporting is about to become as essential as financial reporting for companies. He discusses the best way for companies to start reporting and how they can benefit financially from doing so.

Episode 1 - Gary Davis - Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting

In episode two of Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting, host Adrian Smith welcomes Ecometrica's Chief of Product, Bertrand Revenaz. It's an extremely insightful and informative discussion covering:

- why it's essential to incorporate mapping into your carbon accounting

- why only using financial metrics can lead to a misleading reporting figure 

- what to ask your suppliers to ensure the most accurate greenhouse gas (GHG) measurement for your scope 3

- the importance of audit in GHG accounting

- how to measure climate risk and comply with TCFD

Plus an incredible example on how doing a thorough sustainability analysis led to a huge saving for a well known crisp (chip) manufacturer. It's an unmissable episode.

Episode 2 - Bertrand Revenaz - Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting

Exploring the Growing Significance of Nature in Reporting

Featuring Sarah Middlemiss, COO of Ecometrica

In episode 3 of “Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting”, host Adrian Smith is joined by Sarah Middlemiss, Ecometrica’s COO who previously led the company’s space team. Together they delve into the compelling topic of nature's escalating relevance in reporting. 

Once considered purely voluntary, nature and biodiversity have now emerged as increasingly vital components of corporate disclosure frameworks and regulations. Drawing attention to innovative frameworks, Sarah and Adrian emphasize the groundbreaking TNFD (Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures) as they explore its core question: What dependencies does an organization have on nature? The mounting abundance of frameworks and regulations, such as the European Union Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR), commands the attention of the finance sector, which brings our hosts to wonder: how knowledgeable do finance teams need to be when it comes to nature? As the discussion expands to encompass the vast domain of biodiversity, our hosts touch upon risk-ridden supply chains and the diligence required to ensure investment in and use of sustainable commodities. It appears as though the TNFD is emerging as the pivotal first step towards instigating meaningful change when it comes to businesses and nature.

Episode 3 - Sarah Middlemiss - Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting

In this episode Adrian Smith talks to Dr Matthew Brander, a Senior
Lecturer in Carbon Accounting at University of Edinburgh Business
School, who has participated in the development of numerous standards
in GHG accounting.

They discuss Market-Based Accounting and the revision of the GHG
Protocol and also talk about temporary carbon storage.

Should market-based accounting be allowed to continue as it can lead
to inaccuracies in carbon accounting? Should companies be allowed to
report the reduction in emissions they are actually responsible for or
be credited for generating surplus renewable energy? The GHG Protocol
is looking at revisions to its Scope 2 guidance but is likely to take
a couple of years.

A proportion of all C02 produced exists in the atmosphere for 10,000
years so a permanent carbon storage would need to be for at least that
long. Anything less than that is considered temporary. They discuss
options for permanent storage and the current best options for
off-setting emissions.

Finally you can find the link to studying for a Masters in Climate
Finance here:  https://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/msc/climate-change

Episode 4 - Matthew Brander - Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting

In episode six of Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting, host Adrian Smith welcomes Sarah Middlemiss, COO of Ecometrica along with Laura O’Brien, an Ecometrica Mapping Analyst. This episode’s theme lies in biodiversity and the complexities that come with measuring it, “There’s no one number that can quantify biodiversity, and that’s where the challenge lies,” reflects Laura. They discuss among other things: 

COP15 and the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) 
Acknowledging our dependencies on nature and its impact 
The UK Environment Act 
Earth observation to monitor biodiversity health

Episode 6 - Sarah Middlemiss and Laura O'Brien - Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting

In episode five of Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting, host Adrian
Smith welcomes Will Dowson, a Senior Agent at the Bank of England.

They discuss amongst other topics:
How banks are helping businesses transition to a more sustainable strategy
How the Bank of England is transitioning to Net Zero
Assets that banks/insurers have will increasingly concern individuals, making certain assets potentially liabilities
And how future innovation is moving towards sustainability

Episode 5 - Will Dowson - Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting

Listen in for an insightful conversation on climate change, sustainability, and ideas for a more sustainable future. 

Behind the scenes of the IPCC 

Featuring Dr. Richard Tipper, MBE

In episode seven of Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting, host Adrian Smith welcomes EcoOnline's Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Richard Tipper. A renowned climate expert, Dr. Tipper was a Lead Author on two IPCC reports and remains an influential figure in sustainable development initiatives.  

Through a set of diverse sustainability-focused questions, this episode kicks off by taking listeners through an insider's perspective of the IPCC and the frustrations and successes of past Climate Change Conferences of the Parties (COPs). Adrian and Richard explore the equitable treatment of nations impacted by climate change, the concept of a just transition, and the adequacy of reporting initiatives. Finally, Richard highlights the challenges of measuring and monitoring biodiversity compared to climate change.  

When discussing the urgent need for a net-zero world, Richard Tipper concludes that “[...] it’s not disputed that we need to move towards becoming a net zero world but the question is how”.

Episode 7 - Dr. Richard Tipper, MBE - Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting

Hello and welcome to the next interview in a series of Ecometrica supported podcasts hosted by me, Adrian Smith. Today we welcome Debbie Strang, COO from the Saxavord UK Space Port . Debbie and her husband bought a retired RAF Base in Shetland some years ago and are now leading the UK’s vertical launch capability race for a new generation of earth observation satellite users.

Episode 4 - Matthew Brander - Bringing Clarity to Climate Accounting

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