Simon Bond's guest appearances

Simon Bond

The Traveling Image Makers

Impact Leaders - Sustainable & Impact Investment and Performance with Purpose

The Sajin Photography Podcast

Pete DeMarco

Gary Arndt

Jen Loong

Sherry Ott

David DuChemin

Scott Kelby

Jason Mitchell

Steve Simon

Rick Sammon

Sean Bagshaw

Marc Silber

Anna Gunn

Ralph Velasco

Matt Payne

James Maher

OwlTail

In this episode, I finally got to have a chat with my longtime friend and amazing photographer, Simon Bond. For some reason my audio quality is really poor but it is Simon that you really want to be listening to. Here is how you can find more information on Simon:His Website - Creative Photography SchoolHis Book on AmazonHis articles on Digital Photography SchoolInstagramHis Interview with Branding AsiaInterview with the Traveling Image MakersAlso here is the link to his Nat Geo CoverSupport the show

In this episode, I finally got to have a chat with my longtime friend and amazing photographer, Simon Bond. For some reason my audio quality is really poor but it is Simon that you really want to be listening to. Here is how you can find more information on Simon: <a href="http://creative-photography-school.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">His Website - Creative Photography School</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WX4XA2G/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">His Book on Amazon</a> <a href="https://digital-photography-school.com/author/simon-bond/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">His articles on Digital Photography School</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/simonbondphotography/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.brandinginasia.com/interview-photographer-and-author-simon-bond/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">His Interview with Branding Asia</a> <a href="http://ttim.photo/ttim-159-simon-bond-creative-photography/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interview with the Traveling Image Makers</a> <a href="http://creative-photography-school.com/the-assignment-i-shot-for-national-geographic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Also here is the link to his Nat Geo Cover</a><a href="https://paypal.me/jasonteale" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Season 3 - Episode 5: Simon Bond

Simon Bond is the Director of Responsible Investment Portfolio Management at Columbia Threadneedle Investments and has over 30 years of experience in fund management. He led the launch of the UK Social Bond Fund in partnership with Big Issue Invest in January 2014. They currently have four funds with over £400m under management. Simon says, “You shouldn’t have to sacrifice financial returns in order to do good for society.” Simon shares how that exponential growth of social and sustainability bonds is now outpacing green bonds and that national governments are moving into green bonds. He explains how impact measurement happens only after engagement and that any measure is good as long as it provides evidence. Highlights in this episode:    You can do good for society without sacrificing financial returns    Bonds are key to bringing mainstream into impact investment   The challenge of “how we measure impact”   The importance of Social Alpha and Social Intensity Ratings   How investments are mapped to impact categories and SDG sub-targets   Knocking on doors of the banks with the capacity to issue larger sustainability bonds    We need national governments and aggregators in the bond market involved in social and sustainability bonds  Useful links: Columbia Threadneedle - https://www.columbiathreadneedle.co.uk/ Simon Bond - https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-bond-6500b367/ UK Social Bond Fund - https://www.columbiathreadneedle.co.uk/regional-home/institutional/ct-investment-capabilities/fixed-income/uk-social-bond-fund/ Annual report - https://www.columbiathreadneedle.co.uk/media/12629605/enuksocialbondfundannualreport_2018.pdf Big Issue Invest - https://bigissueinvest.com/uk-social-bond-fund/ John Bird, founder of The Big Issue - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JohnBird,Baron_Bird Peabody Trust - https://www.peabody.org.uk/ The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), EYE Bond Program (Education, Youth, Employment) - https://www.iadb.org/en/idb-finance/investors/eye-bond-program Time Stamp: [02:12] 33 years in corporate bonds and impact [05:01] Analysing Peabody Trust in my first job [07:50] US, UK and European Social Bond Funds are all growing [12:06] Bonds give more targeted impact, Big Issue partnership [19:17] Why the liquidity of bonds is important [23:50] Measurement comes from engagement [27:30] Green Bonds and the immense implication for society [28:23] How to measure job impact and how to launch a social bond [36:05] National government issuing green bonds [38:11] Danone's social impact bond [43:30] “Bringing mainstream into Social Investment” [46:13] Mapping to bond issues to the underlying 169 SDG sub-targets [48:00] Social bonds will grow exponentially, national governments are issuing Green Bonds [49:12] Columbia Threadneedle is invested in this area and in me [52:36] Simon Bond's life and career inspiration [54:18] A good leader Connect with JP Dallmann on Linkedin, Twitter, or Instagram. How to incorporate SDGs into your business - Fast Forward 2030 Find talent and careers with impact - Realchangers Impact Leaders is produced by Podcast Publishing

Simon Bond is the Director of Responsible Investment Portfolio Management at Columbia Threadneedle Investments and has over 30 years of experience in fund management. He led the launch of the UK Social Bond Fund in partnership with Big Issue Invest in January 2014. They currently have four funds with over £400m under management. Simon says, “You shouldn’t have to sacrifice financial returns in order to do good for society.” Simon shares how that exponential growth of social and sustainability bonds is now outpacing green bonds and that national governments are moving into green bonds. He explains how impact measurement happens only after engagement and that any measure is good as long as it provides evidence. Highlights in this episode: <ul> <li> You can do good for society without sacrificing financial returns </li> <li> Bonds are key to bringing mainstream into impact investment</li> <li> The challenge of “how we measure impact”</li> <li> The importance of Social Alpha and Social Intensity Ratings</li> <li> How investments are mapped to impact categories and SDG sub-targets</li> <li> Knocking on doors of the banks with the capacity to issue larger sustainability bonds </li> <li> We need national governments and aggregators in the bond market involved in social and sustainability bonds</li> </ul> Useful links: Columbia Threadneedle - <a href="https://www.columbiathreadneedle.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.columbiathreadneedle.co.uk/</a> Simon Bond - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-bond-6500b367/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-bond-6500b367/</a> UK Social Bond Fund - <a href="https://www.columbiathreadneedle.co.uk/regional-home/institutional/ct-investment-capabilities/fixed-income/uk-social-bond-fund/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.columbiathreadneedle.co.uk/regional-home/institutional/ct-investment-capabilities/fixed-income/uk-social-bond-fund/</a> Annual report - <a href="https://www.columbiathreadneedle.co.uk/media/12629605/en_uk_social_bond_fund_annual_report_2018.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.columbiathreadneedle.co.uk/media/12629605/enuksocialbondfundannualreport_2018.pdf</a> Big Issue Invest - <a href="https://bigissueinvest.com/uk-social-bond-fund/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bigissueinvest.com/uk-social-bond-fund/</a> John Bird, founder of The Big Issue - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bird,_Baron_Bird" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JohnBird,Baron_Bird</a> Peabody Trust - <a href="https://www.peabody.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.peabody.org.uk/</a> The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), EYE Bond Program (Education, Youth, Employment) - <a href="https://www.iadb.org/en/idb-finance/investors/eye-bond-program" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.iadb.org/en/idb-finance/investors/eye-bond-program</a> Time Stamp: [02:12] 33 years in corporate bonds and impact [05:01] Analysing Peabody Trust in my first job [07:50] US, UK and European Social Bond Funds are all growing [12:06] Bonds give more targeted impact, Big Issue partnership [19:17] Why the liquidity of bonds is important [23:50] Measurement comes from engagement [27:30] Green Bonds and the immense implication for society [28:23] How to measure job impact and how to launch a social bond [36:05] National government issuing green bonds [38:11] Danone's social impact bond [43:30] “Bringing mainstream into Social Investment” [46:13] Mapping to bond issues to the underlying 169 SDG sub-targets [48:00] Social bonds will grow exponentially, national governments are issuing Green Bonds [49:12] Columbia Threadneedle is invested in this area and in me [52:36] Simon Bond's life and career inspiration [54:18] A good leader Connect with JP Dallmann on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jp-dallmann/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linkedin</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JPDallmann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/inspiredbyjp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. How to incorporate SDGs into your business - <a href="http://fastforward2030.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fast Forward 2030</a> Find talent and careers with impact - <a href="https://www.realchangers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Realchangers</a> Impact Leaders is produced by <a href="http://podcastpublishing.help/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podcast Publishing</a>

11: Simon Bond, Director of Responsible Investment at Columbia Threadneedle: Doing The Right Thing - Bringing Mainstream Into Social Investment

Last week’s interview with Jay Patel, where we discussed the topic of creativity is a great segue into today’s episode, because we are going to have a conversation with an artist that has chosen creative photography as his trademark of sorts.Simon Bond is a professional freelance travel photographer who focuses on the Asian continent for his work, he has travelled extensively in this region and is dedicated to producing the best quality travel photographs. Simon cut his teeth in the dark room when he was 15, from there he learnt how to use an SLR camera, and has subsequently moved on into the digital world as he now owns a Canon 5D MkII. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

<a href="http://www.ttim.photo/ttim-158-jay-patel-creativity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Last week’s interview with Jay Patel</a>, where we discussed the topic of creativity is a great segue into today’s episode, because we are going to have a conversation with an artist that has chosen creative photography as his trademark of sorts.<a href="http://creative-photography-school.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simon Bond</a> is a professional freelance travel photographer who focuses on the Asian continent for his work, he has travelled extensively in this region and is dedicated to producing the best quality travel photographs. Simon cut his teeth in the dark room when he was 15, from there he learnt how to use an SLR camera, and has subsequently moved on into the digital world as he now owns a Canon 5D MkII. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

TTIM 159 – Simon Bond and Creative Photography