All Things Sustainable

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we're talking to David Atkin, the CEO of Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).    David shares his takeaways from Climate Week NYC, where he spoke during an event hosted by S&P Global Sustainable1. He also tells us what to expect from the PRI in Person conference taking place in Tokyo Oct. 3-5 .   And he talks about the role of Asia in the transit...

Last week, the ESG Insider podcast wa s on the ground at Climate Week NYC for a special series of interviews . In this episode, we sit down on the sidelines of The Nest Climate Campus with Christopher Creed, Chief Investment Officer of the US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office.   Christopher tells us that the loan program s office is working on deploying $350 billion worth of lending auth...

This week the ESG Insider podcast is on the ground at Climate Week NYC for a special series of interviews from the sidelines of The Nest Climate Campus. In this episode, we sit down with Gayle Schueller, 3M's Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer.     3M is a technology and manufacturing company with more than 60,000  products in its portfolio ranging from office and home supplies...

This week the ESG Insider podcast is on the ground at Climate Week NYC for a special series of interviews from the sidelines of The Nest Climate Campus. In this episode, we sit down with  Amina Razvi , CEO of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) .     SAC is a nonprofit alliance for the consumer goods industry . I t launched in 2009 when Walmart and Patagonia brought together peers and competit...

This week the ESG Insider podcast is on the ground at Climate Week NYC for a s pecia l series of interviews from the sidelines of The Nest Climate Campus . In this episode, we sit down with Matt Helgeson. Matt is Head of Sustainability for Siemens USA, the US arm of the German conglomerate Siemens AG, a technology company focused on industry, infrastr ucture , t ran spo rt and h ealthcare .   Matt...

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast , we're returning to the topic of gender diversity , exploring what the data show s us about the path to parity in leadership positions .   Most studies paint a discouraging picture, but new research from S&P G lobal finds that women could reach parity in senior leadership positions in the 2030s , among companies in the Russell 3000 Index. We speak to Dan...

With Climate Week NYC just over a week away,  we're turning our attention to the global landscape for climate disclosure. Investors and stakeholders around the world have long clamored for more consistent and comparable climate-related disclosures , and i n June 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) responded to that call by issuing its first two standards.   In this episod...

As the US heads into Labor Day weekend,  we're once again turning our focus to the topic of sustainability recruiting and how the hunt for global ES G talent is changing.    In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we're speaking to two recruiters focused squarely on the sustainability space. We hear from Kurt Harrison , a partner with the global executive search and advisory firm Russell Reyno...

E arlier this year, India became the world's most-populous nation. In this episode of the ESG Inside r podcast , we're exploring   the challenges and opportunities the country faces in transitioning to a low - carbon economy and adapting to climate change.   To understand the energy transition outlook for India , w e speak with Dr. Atul Arya, Senior Vice President and Chief Energy Strategist at S&...

There is one month until Climate Week takes place in New York City Sept. 1 7 - 2 4 . Now in its 15th year , this is a big week for the sustainability world, bringing together thousands of stakeholders for hundreds of events across the city.   In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we're diving into Climate Week: What it is, why it matters, and what to expect. We speak to Angela Barranco , Exe...

  On th e ESG Insider podcast , we routinely hear about the critical role financial institutions play in the low-carbon transition . In this episode we're talking with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to learn about its soon - to - be - finalized net-zero standard for financial institutions .   SBTi is a widely recognized organization for companies that want to ensure their decarbonizat...

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we're exploring the business case for happiness — specifically, how companies can m easure and m anage employee wellbeing.    We speak to Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Professor of Behavioural Science and Economics at Saïd Business School and a Fellow of Harris Manchester College at the University of Oxford. He is also Director of Oxford's Wellbeing Research Cen...

I n the sustainability world, diversity in leadership has gotten increasing attention in recent years — including from many stakeholders in the insurance industry.  In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we continue our series on Women in Leadership in an interview with Eloiza Domingo .   Eloiza is  Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Inclusive Diversity & Equity Officer at Allstate,...

On the ESG Insider podcast, we often hear from financial institutions about how they're engaging on sustainability issues — including by participating in investor engagement initiatives or networks.   In this episode, we explore the evolution of two such investor-led engagement initiatives: Climate Action 100+ and Nature Action 100.   Climate Action 100+ signatories are engaging with many of the w...

Europe has been warming twice as much as the global average since the 1980s, and in 2022 was about 2.3 degrees C above preindustrial levels, according to the State of the Climate in Europe 2022 report, published in June 2023 by the World Meteorological Organization and the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, which provides information about the climate in Europe and the rest of the world.   In...

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast , we 're on the ground at the GreenFin conference, which convened stakeholders from across the green finance ecosystem. We hear from panelists and attendees about key themes from the event — the challenge s of closi n g the climate financing gap ; how 2023 is " the year of the transition plan ; " and the importance of t ranslating sustainability topics fo...

B iodiversity and nature are gaining attention from companies, investors and governments. A t the same time, many stakeholders are in the early stages of measuring and understanding nature -related risks.   In this episode of ESG Insider, we s it down at the GreenFin conference with Tony Goldner, Executive Director of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). He explains how TN...

Earlier in June 2023, a series of wildfires across Quebec, Canada blanketed eastern North America in smoke. In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we speak to three scientists about how climate change is exacerbating hazards like these wildfires, and to understand how an event like this impacts health, business and the economy.   We talk to Werner Kurz, senior research scientist with the Cana...

  In this episode of  the ESG Insider podcast , we explore challenges and potential solutions to the energy trilemma, which is the ide a that the world needs to balance e nergy security, energy sustainability and energy affordability .    We bring you interviews from the sidelines of the Reuters Global Energy Transition conference in New York City , including with Greg Jackson , F ounder and CEO o...

The energy transition is prompting policy changes worldwide as governments seek to mobilize the trillions of dollars needed to transform their economies . For example, in 2022, the U.S. signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, a comprehensive energy and climate law that allocates $370 billion in federal spending to decarbonization efforts over the next decade.   I n this episode of the ESG Ins...

In this episode of ESG Insider, we're exploring how the hard-to-abate aviation sector is approaching net-zero goals. W e bring you on- the - ground interviews from   a s ustainable aerospace forum hosted by Boeing and Financial Times Live that took place in Seattle on May 17 .   To understand what steps airlines are taking to decarbonize , w e talk with United Airlines Chief Sustainability Officer...

In this week's episode of ESG Insider, we'r e bringing you coverage of a sustainability summit that S&P Global Sustainable1 hosted in Singapore on May 1 6 .      We caught up with conference speakers to learn their key takeaways and explore the challenges Asia faces on the path to net - zero, including when it comes to transitioning away from coal-fired generation.    To understand how banks in As...

In this week's episode of ESG Insider, we're bringing you coverage of a sustainability summit that S&P Global Sustainable1 hosted in Paris on May 10 .    We s it down with conference speakers on the sidelines of the event to discuss themes ranging from physical climate risks to net zero to the energy transition to nature .  A theme throughout these discussions is the importance of taking a holisti...

Corporates, investors, analysts and academics gathered in Paris on May 10, 2023, for the S&P Global Sustainable1 S ummit to discuss sustainability themes ranging from biodiversity to climate risk to net zero and the energy transition .     I n this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we sit down with conference speaker Olivier Musset,  G lobal H ead of E nergy at the investment banking division  o...

We're seeing m ore companies and countries start to account for the value of nature. In this episode of ESG Insider, we' ll hear from two people well-placed to explain how the world has historically done litt le to understand the way natur e benefits t he econo my — and how that is now ev olving .   For the global perspective, we talk with Martin Lok, E xecutive D irector of the Capitals Coalition...