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The role of in-house lawyers in shaping ESG strategy Climate change and sustainability currently has a strong focus not only within ESG circles but also in the broader business and investment community. As part of our 'Path to COP26' series, this podcast features partners Harry Hecht, Jan Putnis and Lisa Wr... Premier In Green: In conversation with Whitbread An increasing number of companies and treasury teams have been considering issuing green and ESG bonds. Earlier this year our financing team worked with Chris Vaughan, GC at Whitbread, on the issuance of a dual-tranche green bond. In this podcast, Chris g... Reinventing the 9 to 5: In conversation with Standard Chartered Bank As businesses reshape their working patterns, Standard Chartered Bank was already ahead with their ‘Future Workplace, Now’ project. We sat down with Nicola Doran, Head of Employment Law Europe, Americas & AME at Standard Chartered, to discuss the chal... Reinventing the 9 to 5: Social Cohesion and the Future of Work As businesses reshape their working patterns, social cohesion appears at the heart of the discussion around the future of work. In this podcast, partners Jan Putnis, Jeff Twentyman, Phil Linnard and Natalie Cook discuss how we can define social cohesion, ... Quantum Computing: Small Science, Huge Opportunity In the final podcast in this series, Ben Kingsley, Natalie Donovan and Emily Bradley turn to consider the promise presented by quantum technologies, and discuss how businesses can start to leverage the opportunities they present. They catch up with Alexei... Cyber security in the era of quantum computing In this podcast Rob Sumroy, Robert Hannigan, Chairman of BlueVoyant International and Senior Adviser to McKinsey & Co, and Dr Ali El Kaafarani, Research Fellow at the Mathematical Institute (University of Oxford) and Founder/CEO of PQShield, discuss t... Quantum Computing 101 In the first in a new series of podcasts where we delve into the world of quantum computing, David Subel, an associate in one of our corporate teams and Emily Bradley, a professional support lawyer in our financial regulation group, discuss the key findin... What is the Value of M&A? In this podcast, Professor Scott Moeller (Director of the M&A Research Centre at the Business School (formerly Cass)) and Jordan Ellison (Competition Partner at Slaughter and May) discuss why companies engage in M&A, what makes a successful deal a... Demystifying Sustainability Linked Financing Sustainability-linked loans: what are they, how are they structured and why are they increasingly popular? In this podcast, we discuss the features that make a loan sustainability-linked, what parties should be thinking about when putting one in place, th... Shareholder activism – trends and tips for the year ahead In this podcast, Corporate partners Filippo de Falco and Claire Jackson discuss the shareholder activism trends that emerged in 2020, and whether these trends will carry over into 2021. They reflect on both the increase in M&A activism and the increas...