All Things Sustainable

As the US heads into Labor Day weekend, we're once again turning our focus to the topic of sustainability recruiting and how the hunt for global ESG talent is changing.

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we're speaking to two recruiters focused squarely on the sustainability space. We hear from Kurt Harrison, a partner with the global executive search and advisory firm Russell Reynolds Associates, where he co-leads the global sustainability practice.

Kurt tells us he is seeing "a bit of a pause" in US hiring after several years of strong momentum. At the same time, he describes a very different recruiting environment in other parts of the world. "It's shocking to see the disparity in the level of conversation around sustainability with our European and Asia-[Pacific] clients versus our US clients."

In the episode, we also speak to Ellen Weinreb, founder of Weinreb Group, a boutique search firm focused on ESG and sustainability candidates. She talks to us about what candidates are looking for in employers, and what trends she sees on the horizon for sustainability recruiting.

Listen to our previous episode on how the hunt for ESG talent is evolving here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/how-the-hunt-for-esg-talent-is-evolving

You can learn more about the event S&P Global Sustainable1 during Climate Week, click here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/events/climate-week-2023?utm_source=web&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast

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Earlier this year, India became the world's most-populous nation. In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we're exploring the challenges and opportunities the country faces in transitioning to a low-carbon economy and adapting to climate change.

To understand the energy transition outlook for India, we speak with Dr. Atul Arya, Senior Vice President and Chief Energy Strategist at S&P Global Commodity Insights.

To learn about the physical climate risks facing India and the country's adaptation needs, we speak to Suruchi Bhadwal, Director of Earth Science and Climate Change at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Suruchi contributed to a report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as an author on the chapter about key physical climate risks across sectors and regions.

You can read the S&P Global report titled 'Look Forward: India's Moment' here: https://www.spglobal.com/en/research-insights/featured/special-editorial/look-forward/look-forward-volume-3-2023

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There is one month until Climate Week takes place in New York City Sept. 17-24. Now in its 15th year, this is a big week for the sustainability world, bringing together thousands of stakeholders for hundreds of events across the city.

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we're diving into Climate Week: What it is, why it matters, and what to expect. We speak to Angela Barranco, Executive Director for North America at Climate Group, the nonprofit that organizes Climate Week in partnership with the UN General Assembly and the City of New York. She'll tell us what themes will be covered and also how Climate Week has evolved over the years, and what needs to happen for the week to be a success.

"Climate Week is one week of the year, but this is a 52-week, 365-day effort," Angela tells us. "We need to get out there and utilize these moments to create momentum to bring resources to do the hard work. But the hard work goes on every single day."

We also talk to Britton Jones, Founder and CEO of The Nest Climate Campus, a three-day event taking place Sept. 19-21 as part of Climate Week at New York City's Javits Center, bringing together companies, NGOs, government, academia and the community at large. ESG Insider will be on the ground conducting interviews at The Nest Climate Campus during Climate Week.

You can learn more about the full Climate Week agenda here: https://www.climateweeknyc.org/

You can learn more about The Nest Climate Campus agenda here: https://www.thenestclimatecampus.com/home

You can learn more about the event S&P Global Sustainable1 during Climate Week, click here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/events/climate-week-2023?utm_source=web&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast

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On the ESG Insider podcast, we routinely hear about the critical role financial institutions play in the low-carbon transition. In this episode we're talking with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to learn about its soon-to-be-finalized net-zero standard for financial institutions.

SBTi is a widely recognized organization for companies that want to ensure their decarbonization targets align with the latest scientific understanding about climate change. We interview SBTi Cofounder and Chief Technical Officer Alberto Carrillo Pineda, who explains what the organization's net-zero standard for financial institutions will entail and the unique challenges financial institutions face in setting and implementing science-based targets.

"The reason why we have decided to develop a framework for financial institutions is because of the central role that financial institutions play in enabling the current economy, but also in enabling the transition that our economy needs to undergo to stabilize global warming," Alberto tells us.

To understand what working with SBTi entails, we speak with Marina Severinovsky. Marina is Head of Sustainability North America at asset manager Schroders, one of the financial institutions that had its climate targets validated by SBTi.

Listen to our previous episode on SBTi's corporate net-zero standard here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/defining-net-zero-how-to-turn-pledges-into-concrete-action

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In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we're exploring the business case for happiness — specifically, how companies can measure and manage employee wellbeing.

We speak to Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Professor of Behavioural Science and Economics at Saïd Business School and a Fellow of Harris Manchester College at the University of Oxford. He is also Director of Oxford's Wellbeing Research Centre, and co-editor of the World Happiness Report. And he's a co-founder of the World Wellbeing Movement, a coalition of stakeholders from business, civil society and academia aiming to put wellbeing at the heart of decision-making.

Jan talks to us about his research, including a new study making headlines that explores workplace wellbeing and firm performance. He explains that measuring worker wellbeing can be challenging because it involves the way people feel, and senior leaders are often hesitant to take action on subjective indicators.

"What's so nice about the studies we've done is that we showed these subjective indicators — how people feel at work — that there's real objective consequences or objective correlations to very highly objective data, including the financial performance of companies," Jan tells us.

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In the sustainability world, diversity in leadership has gotten increasing attention in recent years — including from many stakeholders in the insurance industry. In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we continue our series on Women in Leadership in an interview with Eloiza Domingo.

Eloiza is Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Inclusive Diversity & Equity Officer at Allstate, one of the largest US property & casualty insurers. She talks to us about her path to leadership, Allstate's approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, and what many companies get wrong when it comes to DEI.

Listen to all the episodes in our Women in Leadership series here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/featured/special-editorial/women-in-leadership

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On the ESG Insider podcast, we often hear from financial institutions about how they're engaging on sustainability issues — including by participating in investor engagement initiatives or networks.

In this episode, we explore the evolution of two such investor-led engagement initiatives: Climate Action 100+ and Nature Action 100.

Climate Action 100+ signatories are engaging with many of the world's largest companies to take action on climate change. Since launching in 2017, the initiative has grown to include more than 700 members that are collectively responsible for $68 trillion dollars in assets under management. And now, Climate Action 100+ is moving into phase two of its engagement plan.

We learn what more about what changes investors are making under phase two from Mindy Lubber, CEO and President of Ceres, which is one five investor networks helping to deliver Climate Action 100+.

While Climate Action 100+ moves into phase two, Nature Action 100 is just getting started. Nature Action 100 had a soft launch at COP15, the UN's big biodiversity conference, in Montreal in December 2022, and the initiative recently released a set of investor expectations. To learn about next steps, we speak to Adam Kanzer, Head of Stewardship Americas at BNP Paribas Asset Management, which is part of the launching group for the initiative.

Listen to our episode on key themes emerging from the 2023 GreenFin Conference here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/at-greenfin-financial-institutions-look-to-translate-sustainability-into-plain-english

Listen to our episode from COP15, where we cover how businesses are getting to grips with biodiversity, here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/on-the-ground-at-cop15-how-business-is-getting-to-grips-with-biodiversity

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Europe has been warming twice as much as the global average since the 1980s, and in 2022 was about 2.3 degrees C above preindustrial levels, according to the State of the Climate in Europe 2022 report, published in June 2023 by the World Meteorological Organization and the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, which provides information about the climate in Europe and the rest of the world.

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we speak to Carlo Buontempo, Director of the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. He tells us that many parts of Europe are experiencing extreme heat, wildfires and melting glaciers.

"We are very much in uncharted territory," he says.

We also talk to Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, who tells us that the shift to renewable energy is key in addressing the challenges of climate change

Listen to the episode of the ESG Insider podcast where we cover the impact of the Canadian wildfires on business, net zero and health here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/how-the-canadian-wildfires-impact-business-net-zero-health

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In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we're on the ground at the GreenFin conference, which convened stakeholders from across the green finance ecosystem. We hear from panelists and attendees about key themes from the event — the challenges of closing the climate financing gap; how 2023 is "the year of the transition plan;" and the importance of translating sustainability topics for a broad audience, including employees, investors and the public at large.

In the episode we speak to:

-Aeisha Mastagni, Portfolio Manager in the Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies unit of big US pension fund California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS)

-Tobi Petrocelli, Head of Sustainability and Transition Finance Strategy for MUFG Americas, a division of large Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)

-Rob Bradley, Managing Director of Climate Change and Sustainability Services at big consulting and advisory firm Ernst & Young (EY)

-Matthew Sekol, Sustainability Industry Advocate at Microsoft

-Catherine Berman, CEO and Co-Founder of CNote, an impact investment platform helping large companies move capital into community investments

-Elizabeth Harnett, Research and Impact Expert in the Center for Climate-Aligned Finance at RMI, a US think tank focused on the clean energy transition

Listen to our episode featuring the Executive Director of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/tnfd-executive-director-talks-new-nature-disclosure-framework

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Biodiversity and nature are gaining attention from companies, investors and governments. At the same time, many stakeholders are in the early stages of measuring and understanding nature-related risks.

In this episode of ESG Insider, we sit down at the GreenFin conference with Tony Goldner, Executive Director of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). He explains how TNFD's soon-to-be-finalized set of disclosure recommendations could help companies understand their nature-related risks and increase investment in nature-related climate solutions.

"These two things are inextricably linked, and the solutions to one will enable solutions to the other," Tony tells us. "The science is increasingly clear: We're not going to get to net-zero if nature is not absolutely at the core of the solution set."

Read research from S&P Global Sustainable1 on nature-related risks and dependencies here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/featured/special-editorial/how-the-world-s-largest-companies-depend-on-nature-and-biodiversity

Listen to the episode of the ESG Insider podcast where we cover the U.N.'s COP 15 biodiversity, which resulted in a landmark agreement for nature known as the Global Biodiversity Framework: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/on-the-ground-at-cop15-how-business-is-getting-to-grips-with-biodiversity

Read the S&P Global Sustainability Quarterly here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/featured/sustainability-journal/second-quarter-2023-edition-solving-sustainability-challenges

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