In this episode of Turbo Impact, Tensie Whelan, Distinguished Professor of Practice at NYU Stern and founder of the Center for Sustainable Business, joins host Kenny Chen to discuss how sustainability becomes a measurable driver of financial performance. Over the past decade, Tensie has advanced the Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) framework to help companies and investors move beyond ESG reporting and quantify the financial value embedded in sustainability strategies.

The conversation centers on how ROSI is being applied within private equity and companies to link material sustainability KPIs directly to operational efficiency, risk mitigation, growth, and exit value. Drawing on her Responsible Private Equity research, Tensie explains what distinguishes proactive integration from reactive compliance, and why outcome-based performance matters more than process-based disclosure. She also highlights circularity as an emerging financial resilience strategy amid commodity volatility and supply chain risk, reinforcing the case that sustainability, when treated as disciplined management, becomes a source of competitive advantage.

Key Topics Covered

• Why sustainability must be evaluated through financial performance rather than disclosure metrics

• ROSI as a structured framework to connect material sustainability practices to measurable value creation

• Responsible Private Equity research findings on integrating sustainability into operational strategy and exit outcomes

• Human capital and employee ownership as drivers of productivity, retention, and multiple expansion

• Circularity and resource efficiency as financial resilience strategies in a volatile global economy

Further Reading

Return on Sustainability Investment (ROSI) Framework

https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/research/return-sustainability-investment-rosi

Responsible Private Equity Research

https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/center-sustainable-business/research/value-drivers-private-equity-building-accountability-framework-positive-stakeholder

Who Should Listen:

Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Dr. Nadira Lamrad, Head of Sustainability at Jardine Matheson, joins host Kenny Chen to discuss how Jardine Matheson, a diversified Asian investment company with nearly 200 years of heritage, integrates sustainability into its approach to long-term value creation and enhancing total shareholder return.

The conversation focuses on Jardines' sustainability journey, Building Towards 2030. Nadira discusses how sustainability is central to Jardine Matheson's strategy of delivering TSR and how the company is integrating sustainability into risk management and investment decisions. She also shares how Jardine Matheson actively engages its portfolio companies to embed sustainability as a strategic imperative to enhance resilience and unlock value. Nadira also looks ahead to how sustainability is shaping the transition from legacy to future readiness in a changing business environment.

Key Topics Covered

• Why sustainability is central to long-term value creation and total shareholder return
• Aligning sustainability across a diverse portfolio without a one-size-fits-all approach
• Managing climate risk as a business continuity issue rather than a standalone ESG exercise
• A pragmatic approach to decarbonization grounded in cost discipline and operational readiness
• Sustainability’s role in shaping the next phase of leadership for established organizations

Who Should Listen:

Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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In this episode of Turbo Impact, Paul Hailey, Head of Impact & ESG at responsAbility Investments AG, joins host Kenny Chen to unpack how impact investing works in practice across some of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Drawing on responsAbility’s two decades as a specialist impact investor, Paul explains how the firm builds its strategies around essential needs in emerging economies and why these markets offer both meaningful impact potential and strong long-term returns.

He shares how responsAbility designs its impact strategy around intentionality and contribution, and why disciplined engagement during the holding period is a core driver of impact value creation. Paul also explains the role blended finance now plays in expanding access to capital across emerging markets that have historically lacked sufficient investment. Along the way, he reflects on measurement challenges, the risk of impact washing, and the levers he believes will define the next decade of scaled impact.

Learn more about responsAbility: www.responsability.com

Key Topics Covered

• Why addressing essential needs in emerging markets creates both meaningful impact and strong financial opportunity
• Embedding intentionality and contribution into responsAbility’s impact thesis and scoring
• Driving impact value creation through action plans, climate advisory, and active engagement
• How blended finance unlocks new markets and catalyzes private capital
• What separates authentic impact investors from impact-washing claims

Who Should Listen:

Private capital managers, institutional allocators, and corporate leaders

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