EY Sustainability Matters

Christian Orth, David Rae, Bruno Sarda

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Booking Overview

This is a business sustainability interview series focused on environmental, social, governance, climate, and sustainability risks and opportunities, typically featuring senior corporate leaders, policy experts, academics, and nonprofit executives. PR agencies could credibly pitch sustainability executives, climate and ESG researchers, policy leaders, and business leaders with measurable transformation or reporting results; booking difficulty is high because recent guests hold prominent institutional, academic, CEO, and president-level roles.

Metrics

Episodes: 54

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 53.8k subscribers

Contact Information

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Host

Christian Orth - Host of EY Sustainability Matters, covering sustainability reporting, ESG performance, and business transformation.

David Rae - EY Global Lead for Sustainability Technology and Innovation and host of EY Sustainability Matters.

Bruno Sarda - Host of EY Sustainability Matters, covering business, environmental, and sustainability issues.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior corporate sustainability or ESG leaders, CEOs and presidents, academics, nonprofit executives, and policy or institutional experts with direct experience in environmental and business challenges.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of major corporate sustainability or reporting initiatives, Executive leadership at prominent companies or nonprofit organizations, Academic or institutional expertise in climate, sustainability, or environmental systems, Development of measurable programs addressing climate, water, nature, or business risk

Recent Guest Discussions

Thomas Knobloch - Using Sustainability Reporting, Material Kpis, Carbon Intensity, Product Carbon Footprints, And Board-level Targets To Improve Business Performance.

Michael Lepech - Artificial Intelligence's Environmental Footprint, Data-center Resource Demands, Decision Intelligence, And Climate Benefits.

James Grabert - Artificial Intelligence's Energy And Water Footprint, Climate Risks, Early-warning Systems, And The Energy Transition.

Tom Kiernan - River Conservation, Watershed-scale Collaboration, Water Risks, And The Economic Importance Of Healthy River Systems.

Mark Greatrex - Business Dependence On Healthy Rivers, Water Risks, Corporate Partnerships, And Nature-positive Practices.

Recent Topics

Sustainability, Esg, Climate, Reporting, Business

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
EY Sustainability Matters
:

How sustainability reporting can drive financial performance

July 15, 2026

In this episode of Sustainability Matters podcast, host Christian Orth explores how Siemens is using sustainability reporting as a powerful management tool to help steer business performance. As new regulatory frameworks such as CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) roll out, he explores whether ESG disclosure is simply an administrative burden or a tool to drive real value.  Christian is joined by Thomas Knobloch from Siemens AG and Caroline Pfaff, Partner at EY Germany to bre...

AI for climate: risk or solution?

June 24, 2026

In this episode of Sustainability Matters, host David Rae, EY Global Lead for Sustainability Technology and Innovation, explores the impact of AI on climate change. As AI companies build massive data centers worldwide, a critical question emerges: Will the skyrocketing resource footprint of AI push global grids past their limits, or will AI become a vital tool to help accelerate the energy transition?  David is joined by James Grabert from the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on ...

Why healthy rivers are critical to businesses and the economy

April 26, 2026

In this episode of the EY Sustainability Matters podcast, Bruno Sarda hosts a discussion with Mark Greatrex, President of Cox Communications, and Tom Kiernan, CEO of American Rivers, about the pivotal role of water in supporting communities and businesses. The guests emphasize that, amid increasing challenges such as nature loss, pollution, drought, flooding and climate extremes, safeguarding rivers is now more critical than ever for commercial interests and economic health.  The dialogue e...

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