The new task force in town: TNFD co-chair talks biodiversity goals
The world's biodiversity is in peril and its loss poses big financial risks to businesses and the global economy. More than half of the world's economic output — or about $44 trillion — is moderately ...
9 Juli 202117min
How Cousteau's grandson is bringing oceans to ESG investors
More than 50 years ago, explorer Jacques Cousteau introduced millions of viewers to the marvels of the undersea world. In 2021, the ESG world is increasingly focused on biodiversity, and the oceans ar...
2 Juli 202117min
Standard setters work to close climate accounting gaps
Investors are increasingly calling on companies to reflect climate-related risks in their financial results. In September 2020, global investor groups representing more than $103 trillion wrote an ope...
25 Juni 202118min
How Corporate America is waking up to racial equity
On June 17, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday. In this episode, we're looking at how corporate America is changing its approach to diversity — and r...
18 Juni 202121min
Here's how you stress test for climate risk, according to France's central bank
Regulators and supervisors around the world are increasingly concerned about the effects of climate change on financial stability. So they're turning to climate stress tests to amass key data on finan...
11 Juni 202114min
Exxon board ouster over climate change has big implications. Here's why
Last week the ESG world saw a major shakeup at one of the world's largest oil majors. Specifically, at Exxon Mobil's annual proxy meeting, shareholders voted to replace three board members with direct...
4 Juni 202113min
Carrot and stick: Why companies like Chipotle are linking executive pay to ESG targets
What do Chipotle, an air conditioning company and one of the world's largest activist investors have in common? They're all tackling the challenge of how to incentivize executives to advance corporate...
28 Maj 202126min
How companies are calculating financial benefits of intangible ESG programs
As more companies look to adopt ESG-friendly strategies, they sometimes run up against the challenge of finding the financial justification for doing so. Furthermore, opponents of ESG initiatives ofte...
21 Maj 202121min
