How one of the world's largest insurers is tackling climate change
Climate change is driving up insurance-related losses on a global scale even as homeowners, businesses and communities around the world continue to build in hazard-prone areas such as those that exper...
11 Feb 202226min
Why a siloed approach to ESG won't fly in 2022
In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we explore a key theme emerging at the center of the ESG movement in 2022: That's the idea that environmental, social and governance factors should not be c...
4 Feb 202214min
What the gas and nuclear debate around the EU taxonomy means for investors
At the beginning of January 2022, a key element of the EU's sustainable finance policy came into effect — the green taxonomy, a kind of dictionary of sustainable activities. Investors must now disclos...
28 Jan 202226min
US climate-related disasters cost $145 billion in 2021 and more ahead, scientists say
In 2021, the world saw many major climate-related disasters ranging from wildfires, to flooding and hurricanes. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, recently released its...
21 Jan 202219min
What the EU aims to achieve with its carbon border tax proposal
The EU proposed a carbon border adjustment mechanism in 2021 as part of a broad climate package designed to reduce carbon emissions by 55% from 1990 levels by 2030. This mechanism — widely known as 'C...
18 Jan 202228min
ESG experts are watching these sustainability trends in 2022
To welcome the New Year, we hear from experts across the ESG world about what sustainability trends they are watching in 2022. Our guests in this episode of ESG Insider include Curtis Ravenel, who is ...
7 Jan 202229min
Climate must factor into 'every financial transaction,' says Just Climate Chairman
In this year's final episode of ESG Insider, we talk with David Blood about two big sustainability issues impacting the financial sector as we head into 2022: Plugging the climate financing gap, and a...
21 Des 202131min
Defining net zero: How to turn pledges into concrete action
'Net zero' was a buzzword in the sustainability world in 2021, but big questions remain about what this term really means. In this episode of ESG Insider, we'll hear how the Science Based Targets init...
17 Des 202126min
