Direct Air Capture: A high-tech fix for climate change?
Can a global array of CO2-sucking machines save us from the worst ravages of climate change? This episode is the first in an ESG Insider miniseries about new carbon-removal technology. This week we ex...
26 Nov 202120min
At COP26, connecting the climate and nature agendas
Protecting biodiversity and adopting nature-based solutions: Both play a critical role in addressing climate change and therefore cannot be ignored. This is a key theme we heard repeated at COP26, the...
19 Nov 202131min
Inside COP26: Chaos, optimism, progress
There have been a lot of headlines coming out of COP26, the big United Nations climate conference that took place in Glasgow the first two weeks of November. In this episode of ESG Insider, we bring y...
12 Nov 202132min
COP26 climate commitments send "clear signal" on how banks should finance transition
The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, is well underway in Glasgow. A big theme during the first week of the conference was the financial sector's role in addressing climate change. ...
5 Nov 202129min
2021 proxy season marked "new era" of shareholder support for ESG issues
The 2021 proxy season brought a new level of shareholder support for key ESG-related themes ranging from climate change to diversity disclosures. In this episode of ESG Insider, we talk to Sustainable...
29 Okt 202117min
At COP26, why Article 6 matters to companies and investors
At COP26 in Glasgow in the first two weeks of November, government officials from around the world will gather to discuss plans for achieving the Paris agreement on climate change. A key issue on the ...
22 Okt 202124min
Morgan Stanley exec on net zero: 'We can't just wait 30 years and see what happens'
In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we talk to Jessica Alsford, Head of Global Sustainability Research at Morgan Stanley. In the run-up to COP26, the big United Nations climate conference taki...
15 Okt 202121min
How an EU social taxonomy could bring clarity to "S" in ESG
The coronavirus pandemic and a growing awareness of social risks have thrust the 'S' in ESG into sharper focus for many sustainability-minded companies and investors. Issuance of social bonds — debt i...
8 Okt 202129min
