JP Dallmann - Sustainable & Impact Investment: Advisory & Partnering Is Key To Transition And Scale Faster

Episode 21,   Oct 16, 2019, 04:17 PM

This is a special episode including an interview with JP Dallmann on the Sustainability Matters Today Podcast. Your host is Daniel Hartz and he interviews me on his show. 

I decided to make it our next episode because it is an extra special one since we are celebrating 1 year of the IMPACT LEADERS podcast!

We hope you enjoy it! 

Highlights:
  • JP’s career evolution from accounting and investment banking 
  • What is Sustainable & Impact Investing?
  • Companies should be investing for impact as well as returns
  • Returns: perception vs reality
  • Why JP found it paramount to use his financial services experience to work with investment companies that want to transition into sustainable & impact investing 
  • Performance on some of the asset classes
  • Who makes a bigger difference: Warrior Accountants vs Extinction Rebellion protesters
  • The roles in society to create scalable impact 
  • The importance of education, awareness and action
  • Changing your pension funds to impact investing makes a 27 times bigger difference than changing your habits alone
  • Why it is also important to change your habits
  • Al Gore with Paul Van Zyl at The Conduit: latest trends and effects of climate change 
  • How to use the SDGs & your values to set your priorities & Tribe Impact Capital methodology: ImpactDNA 
  • Can companies be sustainable in the long term?
  • The opportunity: why there is so much potential for growth in impact investing
  • Sustainable investing 38% growth to $30trn in the last two years
  • Some further resources to learn more about this life-changing  subject: IFAs, Impact Leaders Podcast, PRI, GSIA, GIIN, TONIIC, Ray Dalio, John Elkington, Cary Krosinsky, YouTube, Forbes.com
Time stamps :
[02:00] JP’s background
[08:35] What is impact investing
[10:05] Are impact companies small?
[11:58] What is the triple bottom line? 
[18:05] Preserving wealth vs preserving our future
[22:35] Where your pensions are invested makes a 27x difference
[28:51] Are there better ways to action than taking part in a climate strike?
[32:38] The importance of education & awareness 
[35:26] Can companies be sustainable long term?
[38:32] There is great potential for impact investing to grow
[44:30] How can people connect with JP

Useful links:
Subscribe to Daniel Hartz Podcast: Sustainability Matters Today Podcast
How to incorporate SDGs into your business - Fast Forward 2030
Find talent and careers with impact - Realchangers
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