ESG in Conversation

ESG in Conversation: A Look Ahead at 2025 and Beyond


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Episode Summary 

Host: 

Melissa Chase, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Morningstar Sustainalytics 

Guest: 

  • Thomas Kuh, Head of ESG Strategy, Morningstar Indexes 
  • Barbara Lambotte, Head of Sustainable Fixed Income Research 
  • Azadeh Sabour, Director of Climate Thought Leadership, North America 
  • Anne Schoemaker, Director, ESG Products 
  • Catalina Secreteanu, Managing Director, ESG Solutions, Europe 
  • Lindsey Stewart, Director of Investment Stewardship Research 
  • 2025: A Year of Change in Sustainable Investing 

    It’s the start of a new year, a time when many focus on setting new goals and ambitions. In this episode of ESG in Conversation, we explore the resolutions investors and issuers might make when it comes to ESG, climate transition and regulatory issues. Experts from Morningstar Sustainalytics weigh in and share their predictions on what financial market participants will, or should, focus on in the year ahead.  

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    Key Moments  

    00:00:00 

    Introduction 

    00:00:35 

    Thomas Kuh discusses asset owners 

    00:05:43 

    Catalina Secreteanu discussion ESG risk and opportunities 

    00:08:35 

    Anne Schoemaker discusses regulations 

    00:12:52 

    Azadeh Sabour discusses climate transition finance

    00:21:58 

    Lindsey Stewart discusses stewardship 

    00:26:03 

    Barbara Lambotte discusses sustainable fixed income 

    00:30:59 

    Closing remarks 

    Links to Select Resources
    • Morningstar Sustainable Investing Index Solutions  
    • Material ESG Issues Resource Center 
    • ESG Regulatory Insights Hub 
    • Climate Solutions Resource Center 
    • Stewardship Services 
    • Corporate Solutions – Sustainable Finance and Lending Solutions 
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