Sustainability in Conversation

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Aditi Bhatia, Regional Sales Manager, Corporate Solutions In this episode, Nick and Aditi highlight developments in the sustainable finance markets as 2022 winds down. They note that global cumulative green bond issuance has surpassed the US$2 trillion threshold , marking another milestone for sustainable finance. They also dis...

Episode Summary Hosts Aditi Bhatia, Regional Sales Manager, Corporate Solutions  Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions   Nishant Bhagchandani, Sales Manager, Corporate Solutions  Vanessa Tang, Sales Associate, Corporate Solutions  In this special episode, we focus our lens on sustainable and transition finance opportunities within the metals, mining and commodities sector, amid growing...

Episode Summary  Hosts  Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions   Sabrina Tang, Sales Associate, Sustainable Finance Solutions   Despite continued pressure on global financial markets, our hosts Nick and Sabrina highlight some bright spots within sustainable finance. From the array of green bond transactions coming to market in recent months, to sovereigns exploring sustainable finance op...

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Sabrina Tang, Sales Associate, Sustainable Finance Solutions In this episode, Nick and Sabrina examine some of the interesting transactions and developments in the global sustainable finance market. Despite a general slowdown in the volume of issuances, there are still innovative transaction structures being proposed and sustai...

Episode Summary  Hosts  Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions   Aditi Bhatia, Regional Sales Manager, Corporate Solutions   In this episode, Nick and Aditi share recent developments in the global sustainable finance market. They touch on the cooling bond market and the shifting geographic split in green bond issuance, noting that EU dominance is waning as other jurisdictions close the g...

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Sabrina Tang, Sales Associate, Sustainable Finance Solutions In this episode, Nick and Sabrina recap recent developments in the global green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked market. They highlight a major milestone for Morningstar Sustainalytics’ sustainable finance team, which delivered its 1,000th second-par...

Episode Summary Host: Adam Gorley, Marketing Manager, Corporate Solutions Featuring: Upasna Handa, Senior Associate, Product Commercialization Henry Hofman, Associate Director, Corporate Governance Research In this episode of the Sustainalytics Podcast, Adam talks with Upasna and Henry to explore what it means to link executive compensation to ESG metrics and how to meet some of the key challenges...

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Marika Stocker, Senior Manager, Corporate Solutions  In this episode, Nick and Marika highlight recent developments in the sustainable finance market. They note that the market is coming off a banner year — over US$1 trillion in volumes overall in 2021 —and shed light on the deals and transactions contributing to market growth....

Episode Summary On this episode: Melissa Chase, Content Marketing Manager, Corporate Solutions Toshi Batbuyan, ESG Research Senior Analyst, Oil and Gas Sector Research Frances Fairhead, ESG Research Senior Analyst, Mining Sector Research Shilpi Singh, Corporate Solutions Director With rising demand from investors and other key stakeholders to address the environmental, social and governance issues...

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Aditi Bhatia, Regional Sales Manager, Corporate Solutions In our latest episode, we have a round-up of recent developments in the global sustainable finance market. From innovative instruments for financing conservation efforts to growing ESG activity in the private equity space, to a new taxonomy for social bonds, our hosts Ni...

Episode Summary Host: Adam Gorley, Marketing Manager, Corporate Solutions Guest: Shilpi Singh, Director, Corporate Solutions In this special episode of the Sustainalytics Podcast, Adam and Shilpi discuss important considerations for any organization starting an ESG program and how to set up your program for success. You’ll hear about gaining leadership buy-in, planning and resourcing your program,...

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Marika Stocker, Senior Manager, Corporate Solutions In this episode, Nick and Marika welcome special guest Simon Vacklen, Senior Manager with Sustainalytics’ Corporate Solutions  to discuss impact reporting for use of proceed bonds. As more funds are allocated to labeled and sustainability-linked bonds, there is growing demand...

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Aditi Bhatia, Regional Sales Manager, Corporate Solutions In this episode, hosts Nick and Aditi discuss notable trends and deals in sustainable finance – from rapid market growth, to increasing diversification of products, new taxonomies, sovereign green bonds and sustainability-linked bonds, impact accounting and reporting, an...

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Marika Stocker, Senior Manager, Corporate Solutions In this episode, Nick and Marika provide a run-down of notable deals in the sustainable finance market, from sovereigns issuing sustainable debt, to corporate activity in green and social bonds and loans, to the introduction of new products and structures. They also answer aud...

Episode Summary  Hosts  Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions  Aditi Bhatia, Regional Sales Manager, Corporate Solutions    Your hosts Nick and Aditi showcase recent deals and transactions in the global sustainable debt and loan markets, share interesting reports, and highlight new labeled products and regulatory developments in this space.      Climate Promises Made, but What Do They M...

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Marika Stocker, Senior Manager, Corporate Solutions The recurring theme in this episode’s round up of market developments is innovation! Nick also offers a list of recommended reading for the month (be prepared, it’s a long one) and concludes the tale of his encounter with an elephant in Bangladesh first mentioned in October’s...

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Aditi Bhatia, Regional Sales Manager, Corporate Solutions In this episode, Nick and Aditi discuss hot topics in sustainable finance. As the global green, social, sustainable, and sustainability-linked market continues to thrive, our hosts take note of the growing variety in use of proceeds, the debate around sustainability-link...

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Marika Stocker, Senior Manager, Corporate Solutions In this episode, Nick and Marika discuss recent developments in sustainable finance that have caught their eye. The diverse topics covered range from the growing momentum behind sustainability-linked bonds to the Tokyo Olympics’ focus on sustainability to the latest report fro...

Episode Summary Hosts: Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Aditi Bhatia, Regional Sales Manager, Corporate Solutions   In this episode, Aditi and Nick highlight sustainable finance market developments that happened over the summer. From growing adoption of sustainability-linked debt in the Asia-Pacific region, to the recently published Social Loan Principles , to the continued flurry...

Episode Summary Hosts: Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Marika Stocker, Senior Manager, Corporate Solutions In this episode, Nick and Marika share updates on the latest deals and transactions in the global green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) debt market. The market shows no signs of slowing down as the numbers for the first half of 2021 surpass all of 202...

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Aditi Bhatia, Regional Sales Manager, Corporate Solutions   In this episode, Nick and Aditi cover some of the recent developments in sustainable finance with market diversification being the common thread. Market volumes continue to increase showing positive year-over-year momentum. Contributing to that growth is new market ent...

Episode Summary Hosts Nicholas Gandolfo, Director, Corporate Solutions Marika Stocker, Senior Manager, Corporate Solutions In this episode , Nick and Marika discuss the bustling labeled bond market and its ongoing diversification in terms of the types of issuers, geographies, the use of proceeds and products. As the year rolls on, the sustainable finance market continues to produce strong volumes...

Episode Summary In this round up of news, transactions, and regulatory updates in the global sustainable finance market, Nick and Cheryl discuss climate adaptation and the importance of biodiversity and natural capital. They also share some useful updates and resources from the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). CBI recently launched criteria for hydropower, providing guidance for developers on ensur...

In this special episode of the Sustainalytics Podcast, our host Nick Gandolfo is joined by Nicole Verkindt, Director, Sustainalytics Corporate Solutions to discuss the role of ESG in supply chains. Given the large proportion companies spend in their supply chain (about 70% on average), the environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability performance of supply chain companies can not b...

In this episode, Nick and Cheryl shares insights on recent market developments and trends such as questions around the ambitiousness of some SLB targets, implications of SFDR on investor and company reporting as well as some interesting green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked transactions.   Hosts: Nick Gandolfo, Director, Sustainable Finance Solutions Cheryl Tay, Senior Associate,...