Suits and Boots | The Sustainable Business Podcast

Insights and discussions on hot topics from the world of responsible sourcing from TDi Sustainability's expert analysts and specialist guests. With suits in the boardroom and boots on the ground, TDi provides a 360-degree perspective on sustainability and long-term business resilience for businesses across the length and breadth of global mineral and metal value chains.

Suits and Boots | The Sustainable Business Podcast is a business podcast hosted by TDi Sustainability, with 36 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

TDi Sustainability hosts Suits and Boots | The Sustainable Business Podcast, a business show with 36 episodes published.

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  Episode #11

  The Just Transition in Practice: From Capital Markets to Critical Minerals

  Mar 31, 202639 minS2

  <p>In this episode, we explore the intersection of finance, justice and the energy transition - and what a truly “just” approach to mining looks like in practice. We<b> </b>discuss the role of investors in helping to ensure the transition to net zero is not only fast, but fair - and why justice, accountability and strong institutions may be the defining ESG issues of our time.</p><p>Speakers include:</p><b>Soledad Mills </b>I Senior Vice President at TDi Sustainability<b> Ashley Hamilton Claxton</b> |<b> </b>Head of Responsible Investment at Royal London Asset Management (RLAM...

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  Episode #10

  The End of Mining? Or the Beginning of Legacy?

  Mar 26, 202655 minS2

  <p>Across the world, thousands of mining operations will enter closure and transition in the next two decades. The question of what happens to mining developments once extraction stops – how closure is planned, financed, governed, and who should take responsibility – are defining issues for an industry facing fresh scrutiny amidst debates around critical minerals and a just energy transition.  </p><p>In this episode, we discuss legacies as encompassing environmental, social, cultural, economic and governance dimensions that can extend well beyond the mine footprint and persist across generations. </p><p>Speakers include:</p><b>Soledad Mills </b>I Senior Vice Presid...

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  Episode #9

  Mining Indaba: At the Crossroads | Coal, Capital and Energy Equity in Africa

  Feb 8, 202639 minS2

  <p>As global energy priorities shift, coal is re-entering the conversation in Africa - raising complex questions around investment, sustainability and energy equity. In this episode, we discuss whether renewed coal investment is real, what ‘clean coal’ means in practice, and how coal may fit within Just Energy Transition commitments.</p><p>Speakers include:</p><b>Assheton Stewart Carter </b>I Executive Chair and Founder at TDi Sustainability<b>Paul Baruya | </b>Director of Strategy and Sustainability at FutureCoal<p>Since joining FutureCoal in 2022, Paul has led work on the role of advanced coal technologies in a carbon-neutral future and the...

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  Episode #8

  Mining Indaba: Beyond the Mine Site | Infrastructure, Corridors, and Regional Development

  Feb 8, 202630 minS2

  <p>In this episode, we explore how large-scale mining projects can be designed as engines of economic development. Our speakers discuss mining infrastructure at a landscape-scale, the role of mineral corridors, infrastructure-led industrialisation, and the mindset shifts needed from investors, governments and companies to deliver long-term inclusive impact and shared prosperity.</p><p>Speakers include:</p><b>Assheton Stewart Carter </b>I Executive Chair and Founder at TDi Sustainability<b>Safiatou Diallo | </b>General Manager - Regional Economic Development & Strategy at Rio Tinto Guinea<p>Safiatou Diallo leads Rio Tinto’s regional economic development and strategy for the Simandou Project in...

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  Episode #4

  Mining Indaba: Communities, Co-ownership and Inclusion | Rethinking Inclusion in African Mining

  Feb 7, 202630 minS2

  <p>Marie-Chantal Kaninda joined Glencore DRC six years ago as Executive Director and Head of Corporate Affairs. Since July 2022, she has chaired the Board of Directors of Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), and since January 2023, she has held the position of President of Glencore DRC.</p><p>She has more than 25 years of experience in the mining industry, acquired in large international groups such as Ashanti Goldfields, AngloGold Ashanti, De Beers Group — where she managed administration, communication, external affairs in Central Africa as well as community relations in Africa - and Rio Tinto, as Director of External Relations for Africa.</p><p>...

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