ISS ESG Foreword

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What's ISS ESG Foreword about?

Foreword, ISS ESG’s podcast series, is designed with one goal in mind: to deliver a precise and succinct view and forecast on all things ESG across the globe. Each episode features experts with deep and long-standing expertise in covering issues of import to those within the ESG industry. Corporate and investment professionals will find the series particularly helpful as our experts discuss ways and means of achieving a greener and more sustainable portfolio while highlighting resources and tools designed to meet challenges faced by ESG practitioners. The Foreword series is also directed at those seeking to stay abreast of the latest global trends and developments in the area of responsible investment, sustainability, impact investing, CSR reporting, ESG disclosures, and more.

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Parsing the Climate Debate:...

06.30.2021

About the Episode What is Net Zero and why do some contend it so difficult to achieve? What are the key initiatives that aim at decarbonizing portfolios and what actions can investors take to start their Net Zero journey now? ...

ISS ESG Foreword episodes:

06.30.2021 Parsing the Climate Debate: Making Sense of Net Zero About the Episode What is Net Zero and why do some contend it so difficult to achieve? What are the key initiatives that aim at decarbonizing portfolios and what actions can investors take to start their Net Zero journey now? ...
03.18.2021 Unpacking the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation About the Episode The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is an EU regulation with global impact. In this episode of the ISS ESG Foreword podcast series, ESG experts Ronja Wöstheinrich and Thomas Harding explore some of the reporting challenges for ...
01.20.2021 Are You Ready for the EU Taxonomy? About the Episode In this first episode of the Foreword podcast series for 2021, ISS ESG explores the European Union Taxonomy, a new classification system defining environmentally sustainable economic activities and the first such classification at the regulatory level. How ...
08.31.2020 Aligning Sustainable Investing with the SDGs The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations in 2015, establishes a commitment to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) covering a range of issues including water, health, poverty, biodiversity and climate. Since 2016, ISS ESG has referenced ...
08.03.2020 The ISS ESG Fund Ratings Difference The new ESG Fund Rating by ISS enables asset managers and financial advisors to meet the growing demand for sustainable investment products. But how does the ISS ESG Fund Rating stand out from the rest? For one, the ISS ESG ...
06.02.2020 Exploring the Climate of Mining The extraction of mineral commodities as well as the processing of these raw materials to produce a variety of metals emits immense greenhouse gas emissions each year. Mining operations are also extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change as ...
05.18.2020 The Road to Sustainable Palm Oil The palm oil industry has experienced a three-fold increase of production over the last two decades - the oil and its derivative ingredients are now identifiable in a third of all vegetable oils produced globally, ranging from biodiesel, to makeup, ...
05.04.2020 How the Pandemic is Reshaping Investor Approaches to Climate Change Most aspects of “normal” life - including visits with friends and family, the daily commute to school and work, in-person events and conferences - have been put on hold in the wake of COVID-19. Climate change, however, is not one ...
04.20.2020 The Hidden Workforce of the Modern Day There is an urgent need for companies and investors to examine and address modern slavery and labor exploitation in supply chains, particularly as those at the bottom of supply chains are disproportionately at risk of being severely impacted by the ...
04.06.2020 The ISS ESG Country Rating: How do Governments Measure Up? With the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on healthcare systems and employment rates around the world, the spotlight now is squarely on national governments as they demonstrate their preparedness and capabilities to mitigate the effects of the crisis. Cue: the ISS ...
03.23.2020 The Market's Downturn Through an EVA Lens. You’ve seen it in the news – COVID-19 is having staggering impacts on the market, the degree to which we haven’t seen since 2008. But which industries have been most impacted and what can management teams do to mitigate the ...
03.11.2020 How can tools, data, and climate-friendly indices help shift capital in the direction of more sustainable, greener investment? How can tools, data, and climate-friendly indices help shift capital in the direction of more sustainable, greener investment? In this episode of Foreword, ISS ESG’s Yovanka Bylander, Head of North American Client Success, and Hernando Cortina, Head of Index Strategy, ...

ISS ESG Foreword

What's ISS ESG Foreword about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

ISS ESG Foreword episodes:

Parsing the Climate Debate: Making Sense of Net Zero

Unpacking the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

Are You Ready for the EU Taxonomy?

Aligning Sustainable Investing with the SDGs

The ISS ESG Fund Ratings Difference

Exploring the Climate of Mining

The Road to Sustainable Palm Oil

How the Pandemic is Reshaping Investor Approaches to Climate Change

The Hidden Workforce of the Modern Day

The ISS ESG Country Rating: How do Governments Measure Up?

The Market's Downturn Through an EVA Lens.

How can tools, data, and climate-friendly indices help shift capital in the direction of more sustainable, greener investment?