The 100 Companies We're Launching

2min Snip

00:00

Play full episode

Summary

Transcript

Episode notes

We're not saying it's an official launch yet. It's yet another stage in the seemingly endless process to getting this thing off the road. I think the idea is that when the letters go out to the 100 companies, that's where we're going to say we've officially launched. We will launch with a base of investors. Right now we only have the 11 investors that are part of the launching investor group That help put the whole thing together. But we did a soft launch at COP 15 in Montreal. Yesterday we did a webinar where we put out the investor expectations and the sectors that we're looking at. So we're taking 100 companies from those sectors.

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

DISCLAIMER

This piece was published by S&P Global Sustainable1, a part of S&P Global.

By accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty, guarantee, or representation as to the accuracy or sufficiency of the information featured in this Podcast. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, S&P GLOBAL does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this Podcast, and information from this Podcast should not be referenced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. The third party materials or content of any third party site referenced in this Podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinions, standards or policies of S&P GLOBAL. S&P GLOBAL assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the content contained in third party materials or on third party sites referenced in this Podcast or the compliance with applicable laws of such materials and/or links referenced herein. Moreover, S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty that this Podcast, or the server that makes it available, is free of viruses, worms, or other elements or codes that manifest contaminating or destructive properties.

S&P GLOBAL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST.