Sustainability & You Episode 21 - Emma Howard Boyd CBE

This episode of Sustainability & You was recorded before the  outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Emma and I were very keen to extend our thoughts to all those suffering as a result of the conflict. The episode was also recorded before Storm Eunice and Franklin.

 

In this episode of the Sustainability & You podcast, we interview Emma Howard Boyd CBE.  Emma has been the Chair of the Environment Agency since 2016. She’s also an Ex officio board member of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and an Advisor to the Board of Trade. Emma, with a background in finance, is a board member or advisor to many organisations which include The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project, the Green Finance Institute, the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment, the Centre for Greening Finance and Investment, the Council for Sustainable Business, the European Climate Foundation, and Menhaden PLC. Emma was the UK Commissioner to the Global Commission on Adaptation from 2018 until its sunset in January 2021.

 

Emma, Tilly and I talk about the role of adaptation finance and the need for more focus, learning, and allocation of capital to adaption initiatives. Against the backdrop of climate change and real life events that bring to life the realities of the science, we talk about what is actually happening in the world and the real stories that evidence real world impacts. Emma shares the challenges and opportunities that we face as governments, organisations, communities and individuals as we look to adapt to this new reality.  As a passionate advocate of the central place of and for adaption finance, Emma makes the case eloquently for further focus and data that enables effective policy and decisions.  Emma also shares her experience of influential role models and women who have helped to guide and mould her views and behaviours,  acting herself then as the role model for the next generation. 

 

Sustainability & You is a not for profit platform designed to bring together experts, influencers and decision makers in the field of sustainability and climate change. Our mission is to bring together leading voices to explore solutions and accelerate change. We bring together both senior and younger voices so that all those impacted by climate change are heard.

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