Chris Temple & Christine Brogan: PwC: ESG - from ambition to action (293)

PwC’s Chris Temple and Christine Brogan join Matthew Grant to discuss transformation in insurance, specifically steering organizations towards achieving their ESG goals. 

The conversation covers the role of technology and AI in driving change in insurance as well as building resilient business models for the future. This episode is a great introduction to how ESG operates in the financial sector and how transformation in insurance is made possible through collaboration.

Key talking points:

• Understanding ESG - what are the main priorities business need to consider to be successful in the future
• Transforming insurance - how AI can help
• The importance of strategy driven by data
• How the Life Insurance sector got it right
• Balancing commercial gain with progress
• Defining “baseline” - current carbon output
• The biggest driver of innovation is regulation
• FSTE 100 and sustainability
• Our upcoming Investor Networking event sponsored by PwC

For more information, please see the following PwC reports:

• PwC UK 2024 Energy Survey
• Hold your nerve to maintain momentum: our 2024 actions for sustainability leaders
• Sustainability Reporting in 2024
• Banana Skins Survey Report

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Continuing Professional Development

This InsTech Podcast Episode is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme.

By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives:

• Describe how generative AI can help implement ESG measures in insurance
• Specify what is meant by ESG and its role in insurance
• Summarise what companies can do to become Net Zero in the future

If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 293 page of the InsTech website or email cpd@instech.co to let us know you have listened to this podcast.

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