Chronos Talks

Chronos CEO Rory Sullivan and Gemma James, Head of Nature, are joined by special guest Adam Matthews - Chief Responsible Investment Officer of the Church of England Pension Fund and Chair of the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030. Together they discuss what’s next for the Mining 2030 Commission, the role of the investment community in pushing for a more responsible mining sector and what the challenges were on acting as Secretariat for the Commission.

Chronos CEO Rory Sullivan is joined by Dan Mikulskis, Chief Investment Officer of the People's Partnership, one of the largest pension funds in the UK. Rory and Dan discuss approaches to investor stewardship including why it’s important to People’s Partnership, how it played a part in shaping a decision on which managers they work with, and what might change as the new UK Stewardship Code becomes effective.

With COP 30 on the horizon, Australia-based climate expert Ian Woods joins our CEO Rory Sullivan  to discuss the state of global climate policy and the role of investors in shaping it. Ian and Rory discuss lessons from Australia where, although climate has been a fractious political issue for two decades, there has been notable progress in setting an ambitious NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution).

Recorded the day before the Sustainability Rocks (2025) event in London, Chronos CEO Rory Sullivan chats to Sustainability Rocks founder Will Oulton on how and why the event got started, some of the charities it supports, and why Will cried at the last concert they went to together. Will and Rory also share quick-fire questions on their favourite music-related books, musicians, and Will’s band 51st State.

In the final part of the triology of podcasts from our Biodiversity & Nature team, Tanya Cox our in-house expert on the ocean dives in to all things big blue with host Gemma. She shares insights from over 15 years of professional experience in marine plastics, corporate sustainability, and work on different plastic-related policies. They also discuss why the current race to ratify the High Seas Treaty is so important, and the $8.4 trillion value at risk from ocean degradation

When we hear about the wildlife trade, we tend to think about the illegal trade of wild products like pangolins or rhino horns. But legally traded wildlife products are part of a $220bn global industry vital to sectors from food to pharmaceuticals. In this episode, Chronos’ Nature and Biodiversity Manager Dr Rebecca Drury chats to Gemma James about the sustainability challenges in a market that has grown around 2,000% since the 1980s.

In the first of a trilogy of podcasts from our Biodiversity & Nature team our expert on biodiversity and agriculture Laura Fox talks to host Gemma James about different ways 'regenerative agriculture' is defined, why she’s excited that corporates are talking about soil health and integrated pest management, and how regenerative agriculture can contribute to corporate carbon reduction strategies, climate resilience and supply chain sustainability.

Chronos co-founders Nicky Amos and Rory Sullivan discuss the results of the annual investor survey conducted by the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW). Rory points out that although many investors now recognise animal welfare as a risk factor, too few act on the critical links it has with wider sustainability issues. Nicky, who is also Executive Director of the BBFAW, explains some of the new work being done as a result of the survey findings.

Our food and health experts Nathan Rhys Williams and Basia Romanowicz join host Elliot Frankal to discuss why the sustainability sector should care about issues like close confinement and inhumane treatment of the 92 billion animals farmed for food every year. The discussion includes a deep dive into the progress companies have made against their commitment to go ‘cage-free by 2025’. 

CEO Rory Sullivan and MD Nicky Amos join host Elliot Frankal for an end-of-year podcast asking whether the ESG and sustainability community should be optimistic or pessimistic for 2025. As well as reflecting on 2024, the team look ahead at the big issues for the responsible investment and sustainability community in 2025 including the implications of a Trump White House, the rise of AI, and what are the best lyrics from Killers songs.

Over 6,000 companies have climate transition plans, but too few are adding nature into those blueprints. Our Managing Director and Head of Nature & Biodiversity discuss why and how siloed thinking needs to end, to integrate nature into transition planning.

With the UK embarking on a review of its Stewardship Code for investors, Chronos experts Aisling Eyers and Dr. Rory Sullivan discuss whether the code has delivered real-world impacts in its first five years, and offer recommendations for improvements to consider.