All Things Sustainable

In today's episode of the  All Things  Sustainable podcast,  we're  exploring the  landscape for private investment into sustainability and climate solutions .     We talk with  Christina Leijonhufvud , CEO and  C o- F ounder of  BlueMark , a company that tracks trends in the sustainable and impact investing market .  Christina  describes  an increas ing   focus on climate solutions  and  climate...

The  8th edition  of London Climate Action Week  (LCAW)  wrapped up  June 28 , and in this episode of the  All Things  Sustainable podcast  we 're   talk ing about  key takeaways with Nick Mabey .   Nick  is LCAW's Founder and Chair .  He's  also  CEO and Co-Founder  of  global climate change   think   tank  E3 G .      In the episode,  Nick explains why LCAW continued to grow in 2026 — he  estima...

The inaugural Climate Week Zurich in May opened with a stark assessment of the health of the planet:  I nternationally recognized scientist   Johan Rockström  told the audience that  the  Earth has transgressed  seven of nine Planetary Boundaries,  pushing the planet toward the possibility of large scale and irreversible  changes.     Johan  is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact...

Three years ago, one of the world's largest banks, Switzerland-based UBS,  completed  the acquisition of another major global bank, Credit Suisse.    In today's episode of the  All Things  Sustainable podcast,  we're  talking to UBS Chief Sustainability Officer and Group Historian  Christian Leitz . He  tells us  how  the combined bank is  embedding sustainability into its operations,  culture  an...

Ahead of London Climate Action Week,   we 're   explor ing  how  the UK  is  adopti ng  International S ustainability Standards Board  (ISSB)  standards .    This episode of the  All Things  Sustainable podcast is the latest in our ongoing series about  global ISSB adoption .  S ustainability- related  reporting  is well  established  in the UK , and in   today's  episode  w e  speak to  Sally Duc...

Earlier this year, we took the show on the road for our first   episode of the   All Things  Sustainable  podcast   recorded  l ive in London.  We sat down in front of an audience with three guests to understand the direction of travel for sustainability,  climate  and the energy transition: What has changed in 2026 , w here are the challenges  a nd where are the  opportunities ?     Today,  we 'r...

In this episode of the  All Things  Sustainable podcast, we  talk to  PepsiCo to understand how  one of the world's biggest food and beverage companies  is  building resilient food systems.   PepsiCo  products are sold in more than 200 countries and territories, and  Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer   Jim Andrew  explains  how th e company works with  its global  farmer  n...

The rapid expansion of AI-driven data centers is putting unprecedented pressure on energy supply,  emissions  and  water availa bility. At the start of 2026, S&P Global named  AI  and data center  g row th  as a top sustainability trend to watch, and it was a dominant theme at both Climate Week Zurich and CERAWeek 2026 in Houston, where the conference title was "Convergence and Competition."   In...

In this episode of the  All Things  Sustainable podcast,  we 're  examin ing  global uptake of  standards created by  the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISS B) .    T he  ISSB  launched   in 2021  to create standardized  sustainability  reporting rules ,   establish ing  its first two   standards in  2023 .   S ince then ,   around 40  jurisdictions  have either adopted ISSB standar...

All Things Sustainable is the official podcast of the inaugural Climate Week Zurich taking place May 4-9 , and   all  week  we've  brought you special daily episodes from Zurich .     In our final episode of the week,  we're  talking to Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations based in Geneva, Switzerland...

All Things Sustainable is the official podcast of th e   inaugural  Climate Week Zurich  taking place  May 4-9, and all week  we're  bringing you special daily episodes from  Zurich.    In our  fourth   episode of the  week ,   we're  talking to   a  leader  who spent  30 years  working for  Swedish  retail  giant IKEA: Jesper Brodin. Jesper recently retired after eight years as  CEO of Ingka Grou...

All Things Sustainable is the official podcast of th e inaugural Climate Week Zurich  taking place  May 4-9, and all week  we're  bringing you special daily episodes from  Zurich. In our third episode of the week, we're talking to Zurich Insurance Chief Sustainability Officer Linda Freiner. Zurich Insurance is one of the world's largest insurers, serving over 82 million customers in more than 200...

All Things Sustainable is the official podcast of th e  first-ever Climate Week Zurich  taking place  May 4-9, and all week  we're  bringing you special daily episodes from  Zurich.    In our  second  episode of the  week ,   we're  talking to  Switzerland-based EFG International,  a global private banking and asset management group .  We sit down  on the sidelines of Climate Week Zurich  with  Me...

All Things Sustainable is the official podcast of th e  first-ever Climate Week Zurich  taking place  May 4-9, and all week  we're  bringing you special daily episodes from  Zurich.    In our first episode of the  week ,   we're  talking to the  world's largest food  and  beverage  company : Nestlé.   Switzerland-based Nestlé  has  around  271,000 employees  and sells food and snacks, coffee,  pet...

The second annual DC Climate Week took place April 20-26, and in this episode of the All Things Sustainable podcast we're exploring two key themes that are front and center in Washington, DC: the proliferation of data centers, and diminished federal support for science and research.  All Things Sustainable was the official podcast of DC Climate Week and in today's episode we sit down with some of...

In this episode of the All Things  Sustainable podcast,  we 're  talking to  the   Chief Sustainability Officer of  one of the largest utilit ies  in the US  —   Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) .   PG&E is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving more than  16 million people  across  70,000 square miles  in Northern and Central California.   D uring San Francisco Climate Week  2...

Switzerland's largest city  is hosting its first-ever Climate Week, and All Things Sustainable is the official podcast.  In this episode, we  preview  what to expect from the inaugural Climate Week Zurich May 4-9.    Zurich is a global banking and financial hub, and  Climate Week Zurich Managing Director  Johannes Pokorny  explains   how   the   city  plans  to  convene  fin ancial  institutions,...

In this episode of the  All Things  Sustainable podcast,  we're  exploring how billion-dollar scale extreme weather and climate disasters in the US are growing in  frequency an d  cos t  —  and  what  that   means  for  businesses ,   communities   and    disaster  recovery efforts.   T he US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (NOAA)  previously deve loped and published the billion-...

In this episode of the  All Things Sustainable podcast we speak  with Dirk Forrister, President and CEO of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), to discuss the role of carbon markets in tackling climate change.   We sat down for the interview on the sidelines of CERAWeek, the annual S&P Global energy conference that  convenes  stakeholders from across the energy ecosystem. Dirk e...

This week's episode of the  All Thin gs  Sustainable podcast brings you coverage from CERAWeek, the  annual weeklong  energy  conference   that   S&P Global hosts in Houston, Texas.    Known as the "Davos of  energy ,"  the  gatherin g  convene s  government and private sector leaders from a cross  the energy ecosystem.  At CERAWeek  2026,  w e hea rd   how  war in the Middle East is reshaping the...

This episode of S&P  Global's  All Things Sustainable explores nuclear fusion , a technology   some in the energy industry believe  could become a cornerst one of secure,  affordable  low -carbon power .     Our guest is Chris Mowry, CEO of Type One Energy, a  company working to design and deploy a commercial ly  viable  fusion power plant.  He explains the science behind fusion  and how it differ...

In this episode of the  All Things  Sustainable podcast,  we're  talking to Carbon Measures CEO Amy  Brachio .    Carbon Measures  is a business-led coalition  launched in 2025  with a goal to  establish   consistent product-level carbon intensity standards and  a ledger-based carbon accounting framework.  Amy explains how  measuring carbon intensity at the  product level will  drive market-based...

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has developed the world's most widely used greenhouse gas accounting standards and guidance since launching in 1998 as a joint initiative of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).   In this episode of the  All Things  Sustainable podcast, we unpack how GHG Protocol is  now  evolving  —  including updating...

H ow  d o  you  balance near-term   energy  priorities with   the  long-term reality  of climate change and nature loss ?   That's  the big sustainability question  we're  asking in 2026, and  in today's episode of the  All Things  Sustainable podcast,  we  sit  down with  Dan iel  Yergin   to  explore  the answer .     Dan iel  is a Pulitzer Prize winner, S&P Global Vice  Chairman ,  and Chair of...

In this episode of the  All Things  Sustainable podcast, we  explore how one of the world's l argest  tire manufacturers  is  working to balance  profitability with sustainab ility   across a global  supply chain .    We talk with  Antoine  Sautenet , Chief Sustainability Officer at  France-based  Michelin G roup,  who outlines  company   strategies that  prioritize  climate, biodiversity, social ...