Created by investors, for investors, the FINANCE IN ACTION podcast by CFA Montréal offers a renewed and enlightening perspective on the impact of finance and investment in the world.
Investing in an Uncertain World: Defence, Sovereignty & the New Geopolitics
Host Milla Craig welcomes Dominique Habegger for a wide-ranging discussion on the growing intersection between defence and investment. Against a backdrop of wars, risinggeopolitical tensions and other threats, they examine why investors are being forced to think differently about security and sovereignty. Their conversation addresses the expanding scope of defence-related investment and the ethicalquestions investors must navigate.
6 Oct 2025
Capital and Conscience: The New Balance of Investing
(Available in French only)
In this episode, Meriem Mehdaoui, CFA, Managing Director of PBY Capital, welcomes Stephan Morency, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Planning, at Fondaction, who offers a fresh perspective on the tensions between return and responsibility. Through a candid conversation, he explores the inner workings of impact investing, the selection criteria, the grey areas, and the necessary trade-offs to align societal values with performance expectations. A clear-eyed and committed look at a form of finance that no longer settles for counting— but seeks to make a difference in the world.
8 Sept 2025
Carbon Credits: A Controversial Offset Tool or a Driver of Sustainable Transition?
(Available in French only)
In this episode, Grégoire Baillargeon, CFA, welcomes Pierre-Olivier Pineau to demystify carbon credits—a promising yet often misunderstood economic tool—and to explore their mechanisms, limitations, and role in decarbonization strategies.
10 Jun 2024
Green Growth vs. Degrowth : Is There a Case for Climate Capitalism?
In this episode, our host Milla Craig, President and CEO of Millani, talks with Tom Rand, sustainable finance expert, co-founder and managing partner of ArcTern Ventures, who analyses the current capitalism systems and takes us beyond the energy transition. Together, they uncover some of the myths and hidden blind spots stopping business leaders and investors from moving forward faster toward green growth.
10 Jun 2024
Sustainable finance beyond compliance: a value-creating continuum
(Available in French only)
In this episode, our host Milla Craig, President and CEO of Millani, talks with Stéphanie Lachance, Partner and Head of Sustainable Investment at Fiera Comox, to explore new avenues for sustainable finance that generates value in a context where limiting the integration of ESG criteria is a response to already outdated compliance needs.
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