With a near constant flow of new executive orders and policy decisions, it’s challenging for investors to keep up with what US President Donald Trump’s administration is doing. In this episode of ESG Currents, Bloomberg Intelligence senior ESG analysts Gail Glazerman, Rob Du Boff and Andrew Stevenson are joined by colleagues Nathan Dean and Andrew Silverman to dissect the most significant changes that could impact E, S and G, including the fate of the Inflation Reduction Act and the consequences of intense DEI scrutiny.

With a near constant flow of new executive orders and policy decisions, it&rsquo;s challenging for investors to keep up with what US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration is doing. In this episode of ESG Currents, Bloomberg Intelligence senior ESG analysts Gail Glazerman, Rob Du Boff and Andrew Stevenson are joined by colleagues Nathan Dean and Andrew Silverman to dissect the most significant changes that could impact E, S and G, including the fate of the Inflation Reduction Act and the consequences of intense DEI scrutiny.

ESG 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 other stakeholders. The rapidly evolving landscape has become inundated with acronyms, buzz words, and lingo and we aim to break these down with industry experts.

ESG 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 other stakeholders. The rapidly evolving landscape has become inundated with acronyms, buzz words, and lingo and we aim to break these down with industry experts.

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Unpacking the ESG Landscape in Trump’s Second Term

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As ESG debates evolve and financial materiality moves to the forefront, the issues shaping company performance are becoming clearer — and more consequential. In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s ESG Currents podcast, BI’s director of ESG research Eric Kane is joined by the analysts who hosted the show throughout the year to break down the ESG forces most likely to influence markets in 2026. Grace Osborne, Rob Du Boff, Melanie Rua, Andy Stevenson, Gail Glazerman, Yasutake Homma, Chris Ratti, Conrad Tan and Shaheen Contractor discuss sustainable debt in emerging markets, shareholder activism, water scarcity, climate damages, the ESG implications of AI, carbon removal, sustainable funds and more.

The episode was recorded on Dec. 9.

As ESG debates evolve and financial materiality moves to the forefront, the issues shaping company performance are becoming clearer &mdash; and more consequential. In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence&rsquo;s ESG Currents podcast, BI&rsquo;s director of ESG research Eric Kane is joined by the analysts who hosted the show throughout the year to break down the ESG forces most likely to influence markets in 2026. Grace Osborne, Rob Du Boff, Melanie Rua, Andy Stevenson, Gail Glazerman, Yasutake Homma, Chris Ratti, Conrad Tan and Shaheen Contractor discuss sustainable debt in emerging markets, shareholder activism, water scarcity, climate damages, the ESG implications of AI, carbon removal, sustainable funds and more. The episode was recorded on Dec. 9.

What Forces Will Drive ESG Markets in 2026

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Achieving 2030 targets associated with the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals could cost trillions of dollars. The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), founded in 2020 by then-Prince Charles, aims to mobilize capital markets toward these targets. On this episode of the ESG Currents podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence ESG analysts Gail Glazerman and Rob Du Boff speak with SMI CEO Jennifer Jordan-Saifi about the organization’s progress and the private-market shift from communicating ambitions to delivering. This episode was recorded Nov. 18.

Achieving 2030 targets associated with the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals could cost trillions of dollars. The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), founded in 2020 by then-Prince Charles, aims to mobilize capital markets toward these targets. On this episode of the ESG Currents podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence ESG analysts Gail Glazerman and Rob Du Boff speak with SMI CEO Jennifer Jordan-Saifi about the organization&rsquo;s progress and the private-market shift from communicating ambitions to delivering. This episode was recorded Nov. 18.

Sustainable Markets Initiative Eyes Climate Goals

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How does good food shape global climate policy? And how has climate science evolved in the decade since the Paris Agreement? In this ESG Currents episode, Winston Chow, Professor of Urban Climate at Singapore Management University and Co-Chair of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II, joins Bloomberg Intelligence ESG Analyst Conrad Tan to discuss the art of building trust as a climate diplomat, why food is his secret weapon, and why the world's top climate body plans to add a chapter on finance in its upcoming reports. He also explains the use of shared socioeconomic pathways in climate modeling and how scientific assessments of climate impacts can help businesses distinguish signal from noise.

This episode was recorded on Oct. 22.

 

How does good food shape global climate policy? And how has climate science evolved in the decade since the Paris Agreement? In this ESG Currents episode, Winston Chow, Professor of Urban Climate at Singapore Management University and Co-Chair of the UN&rsquo;s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II, joins Bloomberg Intelligence ESG Analyst Conrad Tan to discuss the art of building trust as a climate diplomat, why food is his secret weapon, and why the world's top climate body plans to add a chapter on finance in its upcoming reports. He also explains the use of shared socioeconomic pathways in climate modeling and how scientific assessments of climate impacts can help businesses distinguish signal from noise.
This episode was recorded on Oct. 22.
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Food, Trust and the Art of IPCC Climate Diplomacy

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Unpacking the ESG Landscape in Trump’s Second Term

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