Difficult Discussions that Move the ESG Needle ft. Chantal Beaudoin (Knight Frank Investment Management)

Chantal has spent the last two decades designing solutions to activate sustainability across the globe. She has implemented projects with momentous impact tracking CO2 equivalents and benefits to people and communities along with cost savings as key success metrics. Currently serving as Head of ESG at Knight Frank Investment Management, Chantal has experience in the real estate, hospitality, and higher education sectors. Her resume includes highlights such as having launched the world's first whole life Net Zero carbon hotel as well as overseeing packaging and recycling as well as SBTi climate goals for McDonald's UK just to name a few. This episode of The Resilience Report is really a special one for me. I met Chantal over 15 years ago when we were both studying at university in Montreal, Canada. Chantal was absolutely one of the first people I met that was combining the idea of business and commerce with sustainability. It was through our conversations that I was really able to successfully set out on my own path of trying to discover how these worlds can intersect. Seeing how she has moved through various Industries since then has been really inspiring. (2:36) Getting to know Chantal Beaudoin(3:26) How her career got started in sustainability(5:52) Transitioning from higher education to the private sector(6:59) Quietly joining McDonald's(8:57) The difficult conversations that create change(24:09) Landlord black hole: building energy consumption(27:37) AI to optimize building management systems(29:36) Seeing the light: the business case for solar(31:55) Sustainability: North America vs Europe (UK)(35:21) Quantifying the value of energy efficient assets(39:24) Staying motivated and informed(41:37) Embodied carbon: the next frontier for buildings(45:22) Carbon budgets(47:10) How to kickstart ESG within your organization(50:10) Resilience and corporate culture, supply chainMessage us your thoughts!