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In their Women in Leadership series, the podcast interviewed women CEOs and executives from various industries who shared their career paths and approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The series highlighted the importance of leading with authenticity and creating more leaders across organizations. Key takeaways included driving diversity and inclusivity, leaning into diverse teams to drive better outcomes, and leading with authenticity and openness.
One of the most popular episodes discussed how big banks around the world are addressing Scope 3 emissions. The episode highlighted the importance of measuring and managing these emissions and featured an interview with the global head of Sustainable Finance at a Danish lender. The analysis revealed that most emissions came from finance emissions, concentrated in sectors such as shipping, oil and gas, power production, and agriculture. Addressing data quality and focusing efforts on high-emitting sectors were emphasized for setting targets and making improvements.
The podcast covered the evolving landscape of climate disclosure and regulations. It explored topics such as the International Sustainability Standards Board's issuance of sustainability disclosure standards and the voluntary framework created by the task force on nature-related financial disclosures. The episodes highlighted the importance of understanding and valuing natural capital and the challenges of transitioning away from coal in countries like India. Additionally, the podcast discussed the impact of the U.S. inflation reduction act on the energy transition and the need for creative and sound financing to support climate initiatives.
An episode on the effects of climate change on business, net-zero goals, and human health highlighted the impact of wildfires in Quebec, Canada. It addressed the plummeting air quality caused by the fires and their effects on essential infrastructure and at-risk populations. The episode underscored the importance of addressing climate change's effects on human health and the need to consider resilience measures in business strategies and net-zero goals.
In our final ESG Insider episode of 2023, we’re revisiting some of our most popular episodes, top interviews and key sustainability themes from the past year, which pushed the podcast over 1.5 million downloads.
In the episode we hear from guests including:
Val Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer at Citigroup; full interview here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/big-bank-citi-talks-net-zero-goals-scope-3-emissions-climate-disclosure
Sue Lloyd, Vice Chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB); full interview here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/talking-international-sustainability-standards-with-issb-s-sue-lloyd
Tony Goldner, Executive Director of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD); full interview here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/tnfd-executive-director-talks-new-nature-disclosure-framework
Martin Lok, Executive Director of the nonprofit Capitals Coalition; full interview here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/how-companies-countries-are-beginning-to-put-a-value-on-nature
Dr. Atul Arya, Senior Vice President and Chief Energy Strategist at S&P Global Commodity Insights and Co-Chair of the S&P Global Research Council; full interview here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/exploring-india-s-energy-transition-and-climate-adaptation-landscape
Dame Susan Rice, who chairs the global steering group of the nonprofit Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI); full interview here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/cop28-highlights-need-for-innovative-climate-finance-solutions
Laura Lane, Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer at UPS; full interview here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/women-in-leadership-why-ups-head-of-sustainability-says-you-don-t-need-a-title-to-lead
Here’s the list of our 10 most downloaded episodes from 2023:
1. How financial institutions are tackling Scope 3 financed emissions: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/how-financial-institutions-are-tackling-scope-3-financed-emissions
2. How sustainable taxonomies are going global: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/how-sustainable-taxonomies-are-going-global
3. Setting the stage for sustainability in 2023: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/setting-the-stage-for-sustainability-in-2023
4. Regulation, supply chains, climate justice, employee burnout: The big challenges facing sustainability professionals: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/big-challenges-facing-sustainability-professionals
5. How companies, countries are beginning to put a value on nature: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/how-companies-countries-are-beginning-to-put-a-value-on-nature
6. How asset managers are moving to end commodity-driven deforestation: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/how-asset-managers-are-moving-to-end-commodity-driven-deforestation
7. What the future holds for sustainable investing, according to longtime US SIF CEO: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/what-the-future-holds-for-sustainable-investing-according-to-longtime-us-sif-ceo
8. How discussions of stakeholder capitalism have evolved at Davos: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/how-discussions-of-stakeholder-capitalism-have-evolved-at-davos
9. On the ground at CERAWeek: Where the energy world stands on the low-carbon transition: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/on-the-ground-at-ceraweek-where-the-energy-world-stands-on-the-low-carbon-transition
10. Unpacking the EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/unpacking-the-eu-s-green-deal-industrial-plan
Happy New Year!
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