Sustainability & Innovation
Guggenheim Securities convenes and advises stakeholders at the forefront of innovation in sustainability. Through transactions, events, and reports, Guggenheim Securities helps clients shape the key sectors defining sustainability, including power, energy, renewables, technology, mobility, and industrials.
Executives, policy makers, and subject matter experts in cutting edge technology come to Guggenheim to engage with the investment community and share their vision on the future of sustainability.
Recent highlights include:
Video Highlights
Opportunities in a New Power Ecosystem
Senior Managing Director Rowan Morris, Equities Sales, interviews Senior Managing Director John Plaster, Energy, Power & Energy Transition Investment Banking, to discuss the rising demand for power and the opportunities in the power ecosystem.
Alan Schwartz Discusses the Multidimensional Energy Transition at CERAWeek
Guggenheim Partners Executive Chairman and Guggenheim Securities Co-Chairman Alan Schwartz sat down with Roger Diwan, Vice President, S&P Global Community Insights, during CERAWeek to discuss the actions being taken by businesses and governments globally to advance the multidimensional energy transition.
On March 19, Jim Schaefer, Senior Managing Director in Energy Investment Banking, participated in a panel at CERAWeek to discuss the role that nuclear power could play in a future lower-carbon energy mix.
The “Capital Transition” for the Energy Transition
On March 20, Michael LaMotte, Senior Managing Director in Energy Investment Banking, participated in a panel at CERAWeek to discuss the current risks and opportunities in energy investing and what the next big growth areas are for the industry.
Alan Schwartz Discusses Sustainability Objectives at CERAWeek
Guggenheim Partners Executive Chairman and Guggenheim Securities Co-Chairman Alan Schwartz joins CNBC's 'Last Call' during CERAWeek to discuss the ongoing convergence of objectives for sustainability, traditional energy, and investment.
Investing in Advanced Nuclear Energy: Meeting Clean Energy Needs Across the Economy
Guggenheim Securities hosted its “Investing in Advanced Nuclear Energy: Meeting Clean Energy Needs Across the Economy” conference, on March 30, in New York.
Executive Insight Interview: Spurring Investment in Sustainable Energy
Guggenheim Partners Executive Chairman Alan Schwartz sat down with Roman Kramarchuk during CERAWeek for an Executive Insight interview to discuss sustainable energy as a driving force, sourcing of capital for projects, and the role of government to act as a catalyst for investment in new technologies.
Regenerating Nuclear for a Low-Carbon World
On March 9, James Schaefer, Senior Managing Director in Energy Investment Banking, joined Sylvain Cognet-Dauphin, Research & Analysis Executive Director of S&P Global; Daniel B. Poneman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Centrus Energy Corp; Jay Wileman, President & Chief Executive Officer of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy; and Jeff Lyash, President & Chief Executive Officer of Tennessee Valley Authority for a discussion on what is needed to put nuclear generation on a growth track.
Energy Markets: The Growing Role of Government
On March 7, Michael LaMotte, Senior Managing Director in Energy Investment Banking, joined Carlos Pascual, S&P Global Commodity Insights; Richard Newell, President and CEO of Resources for the Future; Paula Pinho, Director at the Directorate-General Energy in the European Commission; and Elizabeth Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes at the U.S. Department of the Treasury for a discussion on the growing role of government in energy markets.
Energy Access and Economic Growth
On March 6, Guggenheim Partners Executive Chairman Alan Schwartz joined former BP CEO Bob Dudley, Tellurian Chairman Charif Souki, and BeyondNetZero Chairman Lord John Browne of Madingley for a discussion on “Energy Access and Economic Growth.”
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Sustainability & Innovation Series: A Conversation With Lorenzo Simonelli
Lorenzo Simonelli, CEO of Baker Hughes joined Alan Schwartz, Guggenheim Partners Executive Chairman and Senior Managing Director Clio Crespy for a conversation on addressing the “energy trilemma” as companies try to strike a balance between cost, security, and environmental impact.
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Guggenheim’s Sustainability & Innovation Series hosted “EVs and Energy Security: A Conversation With Robbie Diamond and Admiral Dennis Blair,” which connected clients with Robbie Diamond, CEO of Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE); Admiral Dennis Blair, Chairman of SAFE; Guggenheim Partners Executive Chairman, Alan Schwartz; and John Casesa, a Senior Managing Director of Guggenheim Securities Mobility Investment Banking to discuss how SAFE unites military and business leaders to develop and advocate for policies that improve America’s energy security..
Investing in Advanced Nuclear: A Catalyst for Our Clean Energy Future
Key policymakers, investors, nuclear technology companies and utility leaders focused on commercialization and deployment of advanced nuclear and small modular reactors gathered to discuss how this key technology can help achieve a clean energy future and climate resilience. Featured speakers included Sec. of Energy Jennifer Granholm, and organizers included Guggenheim Securities, the US Department of Energy, Nuclear Innovation Alliance, Nuclear Energy Institute, Edison Electric Institute, and Electric Power Research Institute.
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Facing the Hard Truths About Energy With Andrew Gould
Executive Chairman Alan Schwartz, Guggenheim Partners, and Senior Managing Director Michael LaMotte, Guggenheim Securities Energy Investment Banking, hosted a client event featuring a conversation with Andrew Gould, former Chairman & CEO of Schlumberger, to discuss the origins of the current energy shortage, the challenges of the changing geopolitical landscape, and the opportunities for energy transition leaders.
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Beyond Carbon: How Carbon Markets Will Shape Social Impact Investing
J. Greg Spencer, Co-Founder of Bluesource and Co-Founder of Common Good Marketplace, speaks with Guggenheim Securities Co-Chairman Alan Schwartz and Senior Managing Director Clio Crespy, about how carbon markets are transforming social impact investing.
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Our Hydrogen Future: A Conversation With Andrew Marsh
Plug Power CEO Andy Marsh discussed how hydrogen will play an important role in providing affordable, abundant and clean energy to the world with Guggenheim Securities Co-Chairman Alan Schwartz and Senior Advisor Jonathan Silver.
This session focused on software that enables market participants to more accurately and efficiently manage assets and create system visibility; reduce costs; optimize performance, improve revenue generation and decision making; and provide greater certainty to asset owners and operators and market participants on how to streamline the decision-making process around the multiple variables required to be successful in their energy systems.
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Sustainability & Innovation Series: A Conversation With Jigar Shah
The series brings together top industry and stakeholder leaders to discuss key trends and emerging themes surrounding the topics of sustainability and innovation. The first event featured a discussion with Jigar Shah, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office. Shah was joined by Alan Schwartz, Executive Chairman of Guggenheim Partners, and Jonathan Silver, Senior Advisor to Guggenheim Securities, who served as the first Executive Director of the Loan Program.
Sustainability & Innovation Series: From Autos to Mobility – A Technological Revolution
Guggenheim's Sustainability & Innovation Series featured a conversation with Senior Managing Director John Casesa, who leads the firm’s mobility investment banking team. The conversation was moderated by Managing Director Daniel Keh and focused on the nature of the technological revolution in mobility, the roles of capital, and opportunities in the sector.
The inaugural session was moderated by Alan Schwartz, Executive Chairman of Guggenheim Partners, and Colin DeVore, Managing Director in the Power, Energy & Renewables group at Guggenheim Securities.
Representative Transactions in Sustainability
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Social Media
Jim Schaefer Appears on White House Chronicles Podcast
Senior Managing Director James Schaefer, Energy, Power & Energy Transition Investment Banking, joins Llewellyn King and Adam Clayton Powell III, co-hosts of White House Chronicle, to discuss the development of advanced nuclear technologies to meet the demand for clean, baseload electricity.
Jim Schaefer's Comments on Nuclear Power Featured on CNBC
CNBC’s Pippa Stevens highlighted comments by Senior Managing Director James Schaefer, Energy, Power & Energy Transition Investment Banking, about Wall Street’s readiness to fund the growth of the new nuclear industry as part of an announcement by 14 financial institutions supporting the effort to triple nuclear energy by 2050.
Jim Schaefer Speaks With Financial Times About Need For Nuclear Power Support
Senior Managing Director James Schaefer, Energy, Power & Energy Transition Investment Banking, spoke with Lee Harris and Malcolm Moore about the importance of technology companies investing in nuclear energy through long-term contracts.
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