State Street Global Advisors exec on climate accountability and engagement in 2022
State Street Global Advisors, the world's third-largest provider of exchange-traded funds, is expecting more action and transparency from companies in 2022 on climate change and social issues – and it...
18 Feb 202225min
Bonus episode: A sneak peek at GreenBiz, one of the biggest US sustainability conferences
In this bonus episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we're taking you on the road to the big U.S. sustainability conference GreenBiz22. We sit down with Joel Makower, who is Chairman and Co-Founder of Gr...
17 Feb 202223min
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
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
