Smarter Impact
Join me (Philip Bateman) for conversations that inspire with world leaders in business, impact investing, spirituality and politics, and make sure to get the weekly newsletter at https://philipbateman.substack.com/ and connect with me on https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipbateman
Episodes
103 episodes
Rebecca Mikula-Wright and Philip Bateman | Climate action: The economics are on our side
Climate action is already paying off, and can pay off even more, so how do we juggle our maelstrom of democracy in shifting geopolitics, powerful leaders stepping back from a climate agenda and the golden opportunity of our global net zero tran...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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12:57
David Russell and Philip Bateman | Focusing on oil and gas companies to impact climate change is misguided
Given what we know about climate change, how do you pay a pension 40 years from now? And why is focusing on oil and gas companies misguided?What do you think? And would you agree that Net Zero isn't about divestment, particularly when y...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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11:03
Tim Buckley and Philip Bateman | Where should we be spending our tax money for the betterment of the nation?
Where should we be spending our tax money for the betterment of the nation?How do we subsidise every unit of fossil fuel production and burning across the world, and what do we do about this 'grey discount' aka 'green premium'?Wha...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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14:11
Sandrine Dixson-Declève and Philip Bateman | What does a truly functioning society look like?
The current economy is not working. You know this. So what does transitioning to a truly functioning society look like? And for those who say 'well that's too costly' - Sandrine Dixson-Declève
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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11:28
Marco Lambertini and Philip Bateman | Halting and reversing the decline of nature
".. 2.6 trillion in harmful subsidies is spent from governments globally, plus five to six trillion of direct private investment - this is three times the amount of money that we are spending on armaments and weapons to fight each other in the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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15:56
Blair Palese and Philip Bateman | Finding ourselves in a post-truth, post-science world
Find yourself in a post-truth, post-science world? Join Blair Please and I as we get into what to do about it, and cover a wide range of topics;Dis- and misinformation, poisoning the well of public discussion, fake and bot pro...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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55:19
Lea Patterson and Philip Bateman | Reporting is not a proxy for progress & the ABC of Impact
Who would have thought that the accounting system developed at the beginning of the industrial revolution that sparked climate change, will be the same solution we use to fight climate change? Join me to dive into Activity Based C...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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43:05
Will Martindale and Philip Bateman | Responsible Investment: An insider's account
Join Will Martindale from Canbury Insights and I for a deep dive into Responsible Investment, his latest book and questions that matter, including;How do we enable inve...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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39:47
Rt. Hon Nick Hurd and Philip Bateman | This isn't about numbers or ideology, it's about people who are suffering
Join the Chair of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment and I for this deep discussion on our changing world;".. There are a lot of areas in public policy where government really struggles;&nbs...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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38:43
Harry Sanders and Philip Bateman | Storytelling, Digital PR and Data as the new oil
".. Companies are saying data is the new oil - a lot of companies have really, really cool data that they just need to learn how to put into a story. And that's what Digital PR is, putting that data into a story to then get publications to pick...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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6:26
Julia Spicer OAM and Philip Bateman | What's the impact you want to have in the world?
Q. What is the problem you want to solve, what's the impact you want to have in the world, and how does entrepreneurial thinking help you? Join Julia Spicer O...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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13:56
Sir Ronald Cohen and Philip Bateman | On the threshold of a paradigm shift in our economic system
"We're on the threshold of a paradigm shift in our economic system - within 2 to 3 years companies will be mandated in some countries to publish impact statements that show their revenues, their costs and their impact.When that happens ...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:42
Jonathan Ortmans and Philip Bateman | Entrepreneurship; it's gloriously messy, fun, creative & definately global
".. We wanted the world to know Silicon Valley didn’t have a monopoly on entrepreneurship, and that we wouldn’t judge the citizens of a nation based on their geopolitics - the raw talent in Silicon Valley is not genetic or unique, it was a comb...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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10:21
David Carlin and Philip Bateman | Changing the operating system of business & society
How would the Head of Climate Risk for the United Nations get to Net Zero by 2035? Find out, and lots, lots more."In the same way we don't give people medals for not robbing banks, the goal is to drive impact, avoiding greenwashin...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:08:59
Durreen Shahnaz and Philip Bateman | The Defiant Optimist: Fighting inequality, reinventing finance & investing in women
I'm pleased to introduce Professor Durreen Shahnaz, discussing her soon to be released book 'The Defiant Optimist - Daring to fight global inequality, reinvent finance and invest in women' - it's a deeply personal tale of challenge and family d...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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52:21
Anote Tong, Former President of Kiribati | Climate advocacy, exported emissions & our collective survival
"There is no doubt in my mind that if we continue on the path we are going, there will come a time when we will have no choice but to come together to deal with climate change, but by then it would be far too late." - Mr Anote Tong, Former Pres...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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10:02
Dr Jodi York | Investees, alignment, evidence, strategy & theories of change
Welcome to the final conversation in my contributor series to our recent report 'No More Greenwashing: Driving evidence-based practice in ESG & Impact Investing', with Dr Jodi York.
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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23:37
Rosemary Addis AM | Opportunities, imperfection information and the Impact step change
Introducing Rosemary Addis, Founding Partner of Mondiale Impact and Ambassador for
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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18:32
Terence Jeyaretnam | Personal responsibility, ESG & the causes & impacts of greenwashing
Introducing Terence Jeyaretnam, the next contributor featured in our recent release 'No More Greenwashing: Driving evidance-based practice in ESG & Impact Investing' (which you can download for free at
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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20:48
Kristin Siegel, Toniic, Standing for deeper impact & real solutions that solve problems
Join myself and Kristin Siegel, Head of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) from https://toniic.com - the global action community for impact investing - as we discuss our latest report No More Greenwashing: Dr...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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22:50
Should America have houses of slaves? Neuroplasticity, cocaine & 20 years in jail | Meet Lyle Wildes, the real life Walter White
Meet Lyle Wildes, the real life Breaking Bad / Walter White, a philosophy professor that acquired a brain injury crashing his truck into a bridge, losing all empathy, becoming a drug dealer making synthetic cocaine, being arrested and spending ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:43:34
Cliff Prior, CEO of The Global Steering Group for Impact Investing | No more greenwashing
To conincidence with the launch of our new report 'No more greenwashing - Driving evidence-based practice in ESG & Impact Investing', I've done a series of interviews with the contributors, the first of which is Cliff Prior, Chief Executive...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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17:55
Mark Williamson, Clean Energy Regulator | Carbon Markets, Solar PV and Australian Prosperity
Join Mark Williamson, Executive General Manager of the Clean Energy Regulator and myself from Victorian State Energy Summit with thanks to the Smart Energy Council.We discussed the soon to be formed Australian Carbon Exchange, the new Gu...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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13:04
Paul Holthus, CEO, World Ocean Council - Leading the way to responsible sustainable practises
Join Paul Holthus, CEO of the World Ocean Council and I from the 2022 APAC Impact Investment Summit, as we discuss the purpose and scale of the World Ocean Council in creating industry leadership in keeping the global ocean healthy, such as by ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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13:08