Dear listeners, welcome to the podcast "IFZ Talking Finance"!

In episode 23, you will hear a conversation with Miguel Perez Ludeña, Research Lead at GRI. The topic of the conversation is "Who is GRI and how does the institution shape the global sustainability reporting landscape?". We further tackle questions related to the landscape of standard setters, sustainability data and the challenges of companies with regards to sustainability reporting. Another focus point is the future of sustainability disclosure in a corporate context and what we can expect concerning more sector-specific standards and the alignment with ESG topics that are dominating certain industries.

The podcast "IFZ Talking Finance" was created by Thomas Birrer and Timo Heroth from the IFZ of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art to provide an insight into current financial topics. The main focus is on local and international trends and topics related to Swiss finance. Among other things, we look at the disruption caused by the digitalization of finance and sustainability-related issues and the opportunities and challenges for Swiss companies.

In each episode, we have an expert as a guest to give us an insight into a respective area of expertise and to let you, the listener, benefit from the expertise. At the same time, we also dive deeper into the motivation and passion for the respective topic.

We hope everyone enjoys listening!

Thomas Birrer and Timo Heroth