ESG voices

Infrastructure and the built environment

In episode 42 of ESG voices, we explore what sustainability and regeneration really mean for urban infrastructure and for all of us.

Powering the future: How AI can help accelerate the energy transition

In episode 41 of ESG voices, Mike Hayes, Global Climate Change and Decarbonization Leader and Global Head of Renewable Energy, at KPMG International, sat down with KPMG One Americas for a podcast episode exploring how AI can be used to drive climate action and the energy transition.

Food resilience — Reimagining global food systems

Incentivizing long-term value creation

In today’s episode, we will hear from Nadine Hönighaus, Global ESG Governance Lead, KPMG International and Partner, KPMG in Germany and Pilar Galán, Partner, Head of Financial Services Legal, KPMG in Spain, and Legal Lead, Global ESG, KPMG International — who will share insights about a recent report launched by KPMG International discussing incentivizing long-term value creation by linking sustainability metrics to board members’ pay.

AI-powered climate action

In this episode, we dive into the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence and climate goals. Joining us today, we have Mike Hayes, Climate Change and Decarbonization Leader, KPMG International and Anish De, Global Head of Energy, Natural Resources and Chemicals KPMG International who will discuss how leaders can harness AI to drive measurable progress toward net-zero, balance innovation with responsibility, and align with long-term climate strategies.

Integrating sustainability into financial valuations

In today’s episode, we will hear from Simon Weaver, Global Head of ESG Advisory, KPMG International and Partner, KPMG in the UK and Fiona Watson, Vice President Corporate Performance & Accountability, WBCSD — who will share insights and reflections on integrating sustainability into financial valuations.

Scaling circular industry strategies

In today’s episode, we’ll be diving into the paper published
by KPMG on paving the way for a circular economy in
the consumer goods and retail industry, which provides
an assessment of how different consumer and retail
subsectors are transitioning towards circularity and their
maturity. A fitting topic given today is Earth Day.

Women, nature and retail

The importance of nature and biodiversity in the consumer goods and retail sector, and the role of women and the impact they have as role models in the sector.

Women in ESG and Sustainability

In this episode, we sat down with Daisy Sheen, Head of ESG, KPMG in China, and Maura Hodge, US Sustainability Leader, KPMG in the US, who share their stories on their careers to-date, the challenges and opportunities they have experienced, the advancements seen in the industry, and the important role women play in ESG and sustainability.

The challenge of greenwashing

In today's episode, we'll hear from Pilar Galán Gavilá Partner, KPMG in Spain, and Global Head of ESG Legal, KPMG Law, Conor Chell Partner, ESG Law, KPMG in Canada, and
Lisa Navarro, Partner, Head of Regulatory Law, KPMG in the UK, who will explore the risks, challenges and regional differences in regulations associated with greenwashing.