All Things Sustainable

A key theme emerging from interviews for the ESG Insider podcast is that solutions to big sustainability challenges require collaboration across silos. Today in Part III of our 'Breaking down silos' miniseries, we're talking to a major global philanthropic foundation about how it partners with stakeholders around the world to finance solutions to issues like climate change and food systems transfo...

At the ESG Insider podcast, we've been hearing a key theme on repeat: Solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss require collaboration across silos. In this 'Breaking down silos' miniseries of the podcast, we're bringing you examples of how collaboration across different groups of stakeholders happens in practice.   Today in Part II, we hear the perspective of one of the world's largest sof...

At the ESG Insider podcast , we've been hearing one key theme on repeat: Solutions to big sustainability challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss require collaboration across silos. This idea is coming across loud and clear at the global events we cover, from Climate Week NYC to COP28 in Dubai to the World Economic Forum's annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland.   In this 'Breaking dow...

Many companies have crafted climate-related strategies and taken steps to measure and manage their climate-related risks . M any companies are only in the early stages of un derstanding how nature relates to climat e , but this topic has been steadily climbing the sustainability agenda .   In today's episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we zoom in on how the insurance industry is managing the joint...

Last week, the World Economic Forum convened leaders from business, government and academia to discuss solutions to society's biggest challenges. The annual Davos meeting provides insight into some of the key ideas that will shape the year ahead, and in today's episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we bring you on-the-ground interviews about one of the biggest topics on the agenda — the importance o...

This week the ESG Insider podcast is bringing you on-the-ground coverage from Davos, Switzerland, where the annual World Economic Forum meeting just ended.   This gathering convenes leaders from business, government and civil society to discuss solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing the world. And there is growing overlap between the Davos agenda and sustainability topics.   In today '...

We're kicking off the New Year at the ESG Insider podcast with a look forward to the big trends driving the sustainability space for 2024. In the episode we speak to two sust ainability leaders about the topic s they're watching in the year ahead.   Marina Severinovsky , Head of Sustainability North America at UK-based asset management firm Schroders , explains how investors are moving from climat...

The US government recently published its Fifth National Climate Assessment, warning that climate change poses big risks to the nation's economy, human health, agriculture and food supply chains. This congressionally-mandated interagency analysis is released every four years and is the government's preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses.   In this episode of the ESG Insid...

In our final ESG Insider episode of 2023, we're revisiting some of our most popular episodes, top interviews and key sustainability themes from the past year , which pushed the podcast over 1 .5 million downloads .    In the episode we hear from guests including:    Val Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer at Citigroup ; f ull interview here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/big-bank-citi-talk...

The topic of n atu re played a more prominent role at COP28 , the UN's annual climate change conference , as understanding grows about the links between climate change and biodiversity loss.   In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we div e into the intersection of climate and nature in an interview with Busines s for Nature CEO Eva Zabey .   Business for Nature is a global coalition working...

COP28 wrapped up earlier this week, and in today's episode of the ESG Insider podcast we're bringing you key takeaways from the UN's annual climate change conference. We cover highlights from the first-ever global stocktake and the big themes that played out throughout the gathering in Dubai — including overlaps between climate, nature and water; the evolution of climate data, standards and regula...

In recent episodes of the ESG Insider podcast,  we've been on the ground in Dubai covering COP28, the UN's 2023 climate change conference. As the conference wrapped up Dec. 13 with an agreement on the first global stocktake , we're covering some of the big themes from the gathering — including how the transport sector is approaching decarbonization challenges.   Passenger vehicles, a key part of t...

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we sit down on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai with the Chief Sustainability Officer of the largest bank in the United Arab Emirates — First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB).    The UAE holds the COP28 presidency, and Shargiil Bashir talks to us about his hopes for the UN's climate change conference, FAB's sustainability strategy, and the evolving approach to climat...

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast , we're on the ground at the UN's COP28 climate conference in Dubai covering the role the financial sector plays in addressing climate change.   Finance is a cross-cutting theme on the COP28 agenda , and th e week kicked off with a day dedicated to the topic. In today's episode, we sit down on the sidelines of the conference with Dame Susan Rice to talk a...

This week we're bringing you a special series of episodes from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where the ESG Insider podcast is on the ground covering the UN climate change conference known as COP28.    The first few days of this global gathering brought a flurry of announcements , such as hun dreds of millions of dollars for a new "loss and damage" fund to assist countries particularly vulnerable to...

W ater is a throughline for nearly every subject we cover on the ESG Insider podcast, and it is a key feature of the thematic program at the UN's big climate summit, COP28 , which kick ed off in Dubai on Nov. 30 .   In this episode we focus on how the private sector is approaching water risks and opportunities around the world — and how it can use partnerships to drive progress. We'll also explore...

The UN's annual climate change conference known as COP28 kicks off in Dubai Nov. 30. Finance is a big theme on the agenda, and in this episode of the ESG Insider podcast we're t alkin g to Hong Paterson, the Chief Financial Officer and Ch ief Operating Officer of the Green Climate Fund (GCF).   GCF is accountable to the UN and is guided by the principles of the UN Framework Convention on Climate C...

The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, gets underway at the end of November and includes a thematic program focusing on key topics on different days of the event. One of those themes is a day devoted to gender equality, and discussions will focus on topics such as why climate policy should consider gender equality and why women can be disproportionately impacted by climate cha...

Every ye ar we bring you coverage of the ' C onference of the P arties, ' or COP, the annual UN summit that convenes world leaders to work together on solutions to tackle climate change . This year's conference, COP28, takes place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates starting Nov. 30 .     I n today's episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we're talking about what to expect from the gathering , inclu...

This week on the ESG Insider podcast, we're talking to one of the world's largest banks about the landscape for climate disclosure rules and standards.   We sit down with Citigroup Chief Sustainability Officer Val Smith. She talks about how Citi is approaching the energy transition with clients; how investor expectations around climate disclosure are changing; and the challenges of climate data . ...

Last week, we took the ESG Insider podcast on the road for a n in-person event in New York City about the evolving climate disclosure landscape. In this episode, we bring you highlights from our interviews at th is ESG Insider Live event:   Emily Pierce , Chief Global Policy Officer at climate software firm Persefoni, discusses the US regulatory outlook. She talks about what to expect from the pen...

Today's episode of the ESG Insider podcast explores several big themes from Climate Week NYC that will inform conversations at COP28, the UN's climate conference taking place in Dubai later this year.   Our guests talk about c losing the climate finance gap ; the role of partnerships and collaboration in driving decarbonization ; and how credible and just transition plans will incorporate the need...

In today's episode of the ESG Insider podcast , we're exploring several of the big themes we heard about at Climate Week NYC that w ill inform conversations at COP28, the UN's climate conference taking place in Dubai later this year.    We'll hear how Climate Week was marked by a focus on implementing concrete solutions at speed. We'll explore the challenges around data availability and disclosure...

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we sit down with Dr. Sarah Kapnick, Chief Scientist for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) .   NOAA is an agency in the US Department of Commerce focused on science, service and stewardship. Its mission is to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, ocean and coasts; share that knowledge and information; and conserve and ma...

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we sit down with Nikita Singhal on the sidelines of The Nest Climate Campus at Climate Week NYC.    Nikita is Managing Director and Co-Head of Sustainable Investment and ESG at Lazard Asset Management, a global asset manager with more than $200 billion in assets under management. She was also a speaker at the event S&P Global Sustainable1 hosted during C...