Scaling for impact from the investor and startup perspectives

In this final podcast before Summer vacation, we welcome Claudia Marcusson, who we met at the Green Transition Fourm 5.0 on a panel on ESG on June 18 in Sofia, Bulgaria .

In the 3 segments in the podcast she speaks with authority on :

1) since we both spoke on the panel at the GTF 5.0, she briefly talks about it, challenges, successes .

2) What defines success and failure for startups and investors in the Sustainability space.  

3) Europe is behind in R & D , innovation and growth, Draghi et Letta report  (see my intro at the COP29 in Baku : https://sustainablediplomacy.org/) : what financial innovations are needed for growing more zebras.

Here is the audio version of the podcast :

Vision to Lead – Mediterranean Sustainability Partners

We at the Trocadéro Forum Institute have the ambition of training a new generation of leaders in Sustainable Leadership & Diplomacy .But how has leadership changed over the years ?Rachel Wells at Forbes magazine recently highlighted the following qualities of today’s leaders :Positive energy, personal balance, and inspirationServant leadershipContinuous learning and humble, growth mindsetGrit and resilienceLevity (humor unlocks creativity, sparks employee engagement, and drives motivation especially in high-pressure scenarios)Stewardshipsource : https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelwells/2025/09/18/6-leadership-qualities-you-need-to-bag-a-promotion-in-2025/To discuss this very timely subject, please join us on October 23 for our third online conference in the TFI « Ethical Sustainable Governance » series . For more information , please go to our website : https://trocaderoforum-institute.org/2025/10/10/vision-to-lead-what-does-leadership-look-like/

1. Vision to Lead 35:44
2. L'Économie de la Valeur, de la Stratégie au Pricing 37:23
3. Intelligence économique : le métier invisible qui façonne déjà notre quotidien 35:58
4. Ambassadeur Clément Lefer 07:38
5. Être Leader au 21e siècle 27:30

Here is the video version of the podcast , https://www.zoom.us/clips/share/lRMMmKlbS1SN2_4gYvFLLQ

available on Zoom until September 1st.