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The Sustainability Omnibus Podcast

The Sustainability Omnibus Podcast

Green Central Banking 8 Episodes Jun 23, 2025

The Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, hosted by journalists Moriah Costa and Simon Nixon, explores the complexities of the EU's simplification agenda for sustainability reporting. It features expert interviews to help listeners understand the evolving regulatory landscape. The podcast is produced by Green Central Banking, a platform for independent news and analysis on financial regulation and sustainability.

Episodes

Supply chains made simple: Reporting, regulation and choosing clarity over confusion
Supply chains made simple: Reporting, regulation and choosing clarity over confusion Jun 23, 2025 1576 In the final episode of this series, Simon Nixon talks to Annika Ramsköld of Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. The Swedish-based company employs over 21,000 people. Ramsköld explains reporting and regulation actually helps larger companies to deal with SMEs, and how trustworthy data is the key to competitiveness for small and large companies alik
The Cost of Weakening: Europe’s Risky Retreat from Regulation
The Cost of Weakening: Europe’s Risky Retreat from Regulation May 2, 2025 1902 In this episode of the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, brought to you by Green Central Banking, Moriah Costa and Simon Nixon speak with Hans Stegeman, Chief Economist and Group Director for Impact and Economics at Triodos Bank.  Stegeman discusses the need for disclosure rules, and how the proposed limited scope of the CSRD will make reporting more difficult for financial institutions. As well a
The Cost of Compromise: What the EU’s Sustainability Rollback Means for the Green Deal
The Cost of Compromise: What the EU’s Sustainability Rollback Means for the Green Deal Apr 17, 2025 2136 In this episode of the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, brought to you by Green Central Banking, hosts Moriah Costa and Simon Nixon talk to Sirpa Pietikäinen, a Member of the European Parliament from Finland aligned with the National Coalition Party, part of the European People's Party.  Speaking to some of the political dynamics that are driving the shifts in the European Union, Pietikäinen voice
Simplification or Setback? Double Materiality, Data Gaps & the Fight for ESG Transparency
Simplification or Setback? Double Materiality, Data Gaps & the Fight for ESG Transparency Apr 7, 2025 1019 In this episode of the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, brought to you by Green Central Banking, hosts Moriah Costa and Simon Nixon speak with Héléna Charrier, Head of Socially Responsible Investment at La Banque Postale Asset Management (LBPAM), a firm with over €74 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM), about how the Omnibus could harm EU competitiveness and drive up the costs of securing accu
ESG Data, AI & the Future of EU Sustainability Reporting
ESG Data, AI & the Future of EU Sustainability Reporting Mar 28, 2025 1149 In this episode of the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, hosts Moriah Costa and Simon Nixon speak with Mathilde Dufour, Head of Sustainability Research at sustainable asset management firm Mirova, a firm with over €31 billion in assets under management (AUM), about the far-reaching implications of the proposed Omnibus reforms. As the EU moves to simplify key regulations, investors are warning that
The Importance of Strong Sustainable Disclosure Rules for Investors
The Importance of Strong Sustainable Disclosure Rules for Investors Mar 21, 2025 1159 In this episode of the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, hosts Moriah Costa and Simon Nixon speak with Tessa Younger, Stewardship Lead at CCLA Investment Management. As one of over 200 investors with €6.6 trillion in assets under management who signed an open letter urging the EU Commission to maintain robust sustainability disclosure standards, Tessa Younger shares her insights on why these regulat
The EU’s Sustainability Disclosure Framework – What’s at Stake?
The EU’s Sustainability Disclosure Framework – What’s at Stake? Mar 20, 2025 1311 In this episode of the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, brought to you by Green Central Banking, hosts Moriah Costa and Simon Nixon explore the potential impact of the European Commission’s Omnibus package on the EU’s sustainability disclosure framework with guest Ophélie Mortier, Chief Sustainable Investment Officer at Degroof Petercam Asset Management (DPAM). As part of the broader simplificatio
Untangling the EU’s Sustainability Reporting Overhaul
Untangling the EU’s Sustainability Reporting Overhaul Mar 20, 2025 1578 Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, brought to you by Green Central Banking. This podcast, presented by award-winning journalist Moriah Costa, and author of Wealth of Nations and former chief Europe commentator for the Wall Street Journal Simon Nixon, will help you understand the complexities of the EU’s simplification agenda on sustainability reporting. At a ti

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