Live in London: How sustainability is evolving into a broader conversation about resilience

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of sustainability into a broader conversation about resilience, featuring insights from experts in the field.

Earlier this year, we took the show on the road for our first episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast recorded l ive in London. We sat down in front of an audience with three guests to understand the direction of travel for sustainability, climate and the energy transition: What has changed in 2026 , w here are the challenges a nd where are the opportunities ? Today, we 're bring ing you highlights from that April 29 event . Sonja Gibbs , who is Managing Director of Global Markets and Policy at the Institute of International Finance (IIF ) , explains how sustainability is evolving into a broader conversation about business resilience that includes topics as wide-ranging as climate adaptation, innovation, infrastructure and energy security . The IIF is a global network of financial institutions, and Sonja says that for many members , sustainability is " more integrated across business lines than so much of a separate silo ." T he Iran war is contributing to this shift by bringing issues of energy security and energy affordability to the fore. "The Middle East conflict just highlights how fragile our global energy system is," Sonja tells us. "What it's leading to is really…

People in this episode

Guests: Sonja Gibbs, Steve Howard

Topics covered

• sustainability
• energy transition
• business resilience
• climate adaptation
• energy security
• innovation

Keywords

• sustainability
• energy transition
• climate adaptation
• business resilience
• energy security
• innovation
• Middle East conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute of International Finance, S&P Global

Places: Iran, Middle East, London

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