In this week’s episode, Catherine Thornton, Member of Compliance Institute's Prudential, Regulation and Governance Working Group speaks with Sean MacHale, Partner at EY Dublin, Head of Global Sustainable Finance Innovation Hub and Camile Paparelli, Partner EY London, who is the ESG Reporting and Disclosure lead for UK Insurers.

The importance of climate considerations and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Factors are now critical in shaping strategies and operations of Financial Institutions worldwide. As the focus on sustainable practices and ethical governance grows, understanding and implementing ESG regulations including climate considerations has become more important now then ever.

In its February 2025 Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook (RSO) report, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) again acknowledged the climate crisis, noting the weakening of earlier net zero commitments and timelines by governments and corporations, and the gap between progress being made against what is needed to slow down climate change deteriorating. With irreversible effects of acting too late a real risk to the very existence of the planet. In this episode, Sean and Camille discuss this broad topic and evaluates how progress of ESG and Climate varies across the 3 key sectors - Banking, Insurance and Funds.

In this week’s episode, Kathy Jacobs, former President of Compliance Institute and Chair of the Institute’s Sustainability Working Group speaks with Dr. Norah Storey, Lecturer in Finance at the South East Technological University (SETU).

Dr. Norah Storey has conducted a study on the perceptions in low carbon investing and the extent to which finance is stepping up to play its full role in investing for the transition. In this week's podcast. Norah explains the role of the financial system in the transition to net zero. Norah outlines the methodology you used in her research and describes her findings. Norah discusses the short to medium term implications for the low carbon transition of her findings.

In this week’s episode, Kathy Jacobs, former President of Compliance Institute and Chair of the Institute’s Sustainability Working Group speaks with Philip Brennan, Founder and Managing Director of Raiseaconcern.com and former President of Compliance Institute.

Philip delves into the critical and evolving topic of Whistleblowing, its regulation within the European Union and how it has evolved in practice. Whistleblowing, broadly defined as the act of exposing wrongdoing within an organisation, is a vital tool for promoting transparency and accountability. In this podcast we explore the impact of the EU Whistleblowing Directive of 2019, on both businesses and individuals. Philip provides insights into the real-world implications and challenges faced by organisations. Philip also uncovers the challenges, successes, and future prospects of whistleblowing in the EU, and how it shapes the landscape of corporate governance and culture.