ESG Currents
ESG Currents
Playlist by ESG CurrentsESG has become established as a key business theme as companies and investors seek to navigate the climate crisis, energy transition, social megatrends, mounting regulatory attention and pressure from…Follow the podcast:
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CDPQ’s Blanchard on the Need to Do Sustainable Finance Differently
Finance plays a critical role in addressing climate change, but the current approach is seen as insufficient. In this episode of the Bloomberg Intelligence ESG Currents podcast, Executive Vice President and Head of CDPQ Global and Global Head of Sustainability Marc-André Blanchard joins Eric Kane, …
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Avenues for Climate Tech? Industry Solutions, Innovative Product Structures and more
Technology’s role in decarbonization is evolving, with many developments still in the making. In this episode of the ESG Currents podcast, Shaheen Contractor, Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior ESG analyst, interviews Daniel Hanna, head of Sustainable Finance at Barclays, Kelly Becker, president of Sc…
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Kolbert Sees Great Work, Scant Progress on Climate
In her new book “H Is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z,” Elizabeth Kolbert writes that “to say amazing work is being done to combat climate change and to say that almost no progress has been made is not a contradiction. It’s a simple statement of fact.” In this episode of ESG Currents, the Puli…
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NYSIF on Aiming for a Net-Zero Portfolio by 2040
The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) is working to reach net-zero carbon emissions in its investment portfolio by 2040. To achieve this goal, NYSIF focuses on four tenants: internal and external engagement, investment and divestment. In this episode of ESG Currents, Bloomberg Intelligence’s Er…
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Ropes & Gray Partners on the Laws Threatening ESG
As ESG has shifted from a niche investment strategy to the mainstream, it has become a hot-button political issue among top-level state and national officials. That includes laws banning ESG on one side of the aisle and mandating exclusionary screens on the other, and the trend may accelerate headi…
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Nuveen’s Wilson on ESG-Asset Growth Stories
Climate opportunities extend beyond clean-energy fuels and into a broad diffusion of business models, including areas such as efficiency and infrastructure. Join Senior BI analysts Shaheen Contractor and Andrew Stevenson as they speak with Sarah Wilson, managing director and head of climate strateg…
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NYS Comptroller DiNapoli on Knowing When to Divest
Engagement plays an important role for managers to ensure the companies they invest in are managing ESG factors to maximize long-term value. But what happens when this engagement just doesn’t cut it? When the carrot doesn’t work, sometimes you need the stick. On this episode of ESG Currents, BI Sen…
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TNFD Makes It Clear Nature Risk Is Financial Risk
About 50% of global GDP is at least moderately dependent on nature, according to the World Bank. Increasing recognition of this dependency has fueled new biodiversity-related disclosure frameworks, regulations, and investor action. In this episode of ESG Currents, Bloomberg Intelligence’s Eric Kane…
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Climate Action 100+ on Moving From Words to Action
Nearly 80% of the world’s 150 top CO2-emitting companies have stated net-zero ambitions for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050 or sooner, according to Climate Action 100+’s recent Net Zero Company Benchmark 2.0 report. However, the same study finds only 24% of companies assessed have short-term target…
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Should ‘Rational Sustainability’ Replace ESG?
ESG has become an important part of the investment landscape. But some critics say the term may be overly broad, conflating a number of topics that may or may not be financially material for different issuers. In this episode of ESG Currents, BI analysts Eric Kane and Rob Du Boff are joined by Alex…
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