Welcome to the sustainability and climate podcast, where we dive deep into the pressing environmental issues of our time. Join us as we explore the latest news, trends, and solutions related to sustainability, climate change, and environmental conservation. On each episode, we will interview experts from various fields, including environmental science, policy, and activism, to provide insights into the most critical sustainability challenges facing our planet. We will cover topics such as renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, circular economy, biodiversity conservation, and more.
Fixing Who Gets Capital: David Reiling on the Net Zero Deposit Fund|S4E18
What if the money sitting in your bank account could help finance a cleaner economy and strengthen underserved communities at the same time?
In this episode of the Sustainability & Climate Podcast, Labake and Tobi sit down with David Reiling, CEO of Sunrise Banks, to explore the thinking behind the Net Zero Deposit Fund and a bigger question at the heart of finance: who gets access to capital?
David shares lessons from community banking, the relationship between deposits and lending, and how financial institutions can direct capital towards communities and businesses that have historically struggled to access it.
The conversation explores whether doing good and doing well really have to be competing ideas, how banks can connect climate action with community impact, and what it takes to rethink the role money can play in building a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
In this episode: community banking, access to capital, the Net Zero Deposit Fund, climate finance, sustainable banking, financial inclusion, impact investing and the future of responsible finance.
Featuring: David Reiling, CEO, Sunrise Banks
Hosted by: Labake Ajiboye-Richard & Tobi Aigbogun
8 Sept 2026
The Year Climate Change Stopped Being Abstract | 2026 Wildfires, Drought & Floods S4S17
No guests this week, just Tobi and Labake talking through the extreme weather events defining 2026 so far: wildfires and drought across Europe, record flash flooding in Japan, an intensifying typhoon season across Asia, and the flooding that hits Lagos every rainy season without fail.
We get into the numbers: 600,494 hectares burned across the EU since January; June 2026 ranking as the second-warmest month on record for combined land and ocean temperatures; and $12 billion in US weather and climate disasters in just the first six months of the year. We also talk about why the same events hit Global South countries harder, even when Global North headlines get the coverage.
But we wanted this one to be personal too. What's actually changed in our day-to-day, from water meters to AC decisions to the small routines that used to feel seasonal and now feel constant. And we close on the question we keep coming back to: what can each of us actually do differently before next summer?
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4 Sept 2026
Why Can We Fund AI, But Not Climate Solutions? | Daniel Nowack S4E16
Why can the world find trillions to invest in artificial intelligence, yet struggle to finance climate adaptation, healthcare and education?
In this episode, Tobi Aigbogun and Labake Ajiboye-Richard speak with Daniel Nowack, Head of Social Innovation at the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and the World Economic Forum.
Daniel challenges the way our financial system determines which problems receive investment and which communities remain overlooked. He explores the financing barriers facing social entrepreneurs, the risk of mission drift, the concentration of wealth and the potential of impact credits to reward organisations for creating measurable social and environmental value.
Drawing on his work with Muhammad Yunus and social innovators around the world, Daniel makes the case for redesigning finance so that capital serves people and the planet, not just shareholder returns.
A powerful conversation about money, opportunity, inequality and the future of capitalism.
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