CEO Viewpoints Episode 1: Driving business transformation through ESG

Shift podcast: Helping you rethink business transformation

This new podcast mini-series is dedicated to discussing Canadian insights from PwC’s 25th Annual Global CEO Survey. Environment, social and governance, known as ESG, has risen to the top of the CEO agenda today as a key component of transformation. The success of an organization is no longer measured solely by its financial results: leaders must also know how to respond to issues of climate change, workforce diversity, supply chain ethics, economic inequality and much more. In the first episode of the CEO Viewpoints podcast series, host Shelley Gilberg, PwC Canada Partner and ESG Markets and Consulting Leader, sits down with Heather Chalmers, the President and CEO of GE Canada, to discuss why ESG is the biggest transformational opportunity of our time, how leaders can take bold actions to reach sustained outcomes, and Canada's path to net zero.

-00:00- Shelley’s introduction to CEO Viewpoints and Heather Chalmers

-01:29- Heather shares more about her career background

-03:30- Heather explains why ESG is more important now than ever before

-07:59- Heather shares advice on how organizations can position themselves for that long-term growth when it comes to ESG and net zero

-12:12- Heather shares her perspective on why we need to reimagine collaboration to reach our goals

-15:02- Heather expands on GE’s approach to ESG investing and how they measure success

-17:02- Heather describes the process of getting started with ESG reporting

-20:08- Heather shares some final advice for organizations across Canada to take away

-21:33- Shelley’s closing thoughts and conclusions