I think the biggest focus for me next year will be a making sure thet gfans delivers on the promises, big promises, that were made at cop 26. I spoke in fall of 20 21 with jessica alsford, head of global sustain ability research at morgan stanley, about what key themes the bank is focusing on in its research heading into 20 22. The climate change is going to remain an absolutely key theme for us. And finally, in terms of keepin incleasev growthand by that we mean diversity, access to to helding tacess o finance and inver structure.
To welcome the New Year, we hear from experts across the ESG world about what sustainability trends they are watching in 2022.
Our guests in this episode of ESG Insider include Curtis Ravenel, who is Secretariat for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and senior adviser to former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney. We also talk with the Head of Global Sustainability Research at Morgan Stanley, and the Head of Energy and Environment Transition at French bank BNP Paribas. And we hear from an activist investment firm in the U.S. that has been pressing companies to perform racial equity audits.
Themes we cover include the importance of holding financial institutions accountable for decarbonization pledges, the outlook for sweeping change in biodiversity disclosure and data, and rising investor pressure on companies to address social inequities.
Here are links to our most popular episodes from 2021:
https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/at-cop26-why-article-6-matters-to-companies-and-investors
https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/goldman-sachs-executive-on-demystifying-measuring-the-s-in-esg
We'd love to hear from you! To give us feedback on this episode or share ideas for future episodes, please contact cohosts Lindsey Hall (lindsey.white@spglobal.com) and Esther Whieldon (esther.whieldon@spglobal.com)
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