How fragile are our economic systems?

How fragile are our economic systems?

From FTAdviser Podcast by FTAdviser

May 22, 2026 · 26 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the fragility of economic systems and the impact of various risks on investors.

The strength of the international supply chain is “impressive”, but a crisis in any region can ripple down through to what we see on the shelves — and what we can afford.  With us to discuss what overlapping climate, geopolitical and social risks can mean for investors is Trisha Mani, senior project manager within the ILG, at the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership. The FTAdviser Podcast is designed to inform regulated UK advisers on a range of topics, covering investments , pensions , regulation and other key issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: FTAdviser

Guest: Trisha Mani

Topics covered

  • economic systems
  • supply chain
  • climate risks
  • geopolitical risks
  • social risks
  • investing

Keywords

  • economic systems
  • supply chain
  • climate risks
  • geopolitical risks
  • social risks
  • investors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Cambridge’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership

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