Sustainability Now
MSCI ESG Research LLC
News and investment research brought to you weekly covering major market trends and new research insights. With topics ranging from climate impact on investment portfolios, corporate actions, trending investment topics, and emerging sustainability issues, hosts Mike Disabato and Bentley Kaplan of MSCI ESG Research walk through the latest news and research that is top of mind for the week.
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Aug 9, 2019 • 20min
The ESG Weekly: Walmart's CEO gets called out in the gun debate, and L Brands' CMO resigns amid company turmoil on the Week of August 5
Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Walmart's CEO must address gun sales at his stores (0:44), and the CMO of L Brands resigns amid company turmoil (8:58), all on the record.
Aug 1, 2019 • 20min
The ESG Weekly: Capital One: Who's in your wallet? And NGOs call Cargill the worst company in the world on the Week of July 29
Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Capital One does not know who is in your wallet (0:38), and NGOs call Cargill the worst company in the world (10:25), all on the record.
Jul 26, 2019 • 20min
The ESG Weekly: Equifax is fined a record USD$800 million after its 2017 data breach, and subprime auto loans area threaten both the auto industry and drivers on the Week of July 22
Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Equifax is fined a record USD$800 million after its 2017 data breach (0:36), and subprime auto loans area threaten both the auto industry and drivers (8:01), all on the record.
Jul 19, 2019 • 24min
The ESG Weekly: Water is Bigger in Texas and My Brand, My Ideology on the Week of July 15
Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Texas landowners sell their water to oil companies in the desert (0:53), and companies get pulled into social movements (11:22), all on the record.
Jul 12, 2019 • 21min
The ESG Weekly: Vedanta is a Mine Short and Direct Listing is the New Black on the Week of July 8
Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Vedanta loses a mine, but is it Vedanta's fault (1:10), and Slack's direct listing works but does it obscure risks (7:18), all on the record.
Jul 5, 2019 • 16min
The ESG Weekly: Tesla Delivers Cars and Wayfair's Labor Problem on the Week of July 1
Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Tesla announces record delivery of cars (0:58), and Wayfair's labor walkout is the new CEO problem (5:03), all on the record.
Jun 28, 2019 • 15min
The ESG Weekly: San Fran's E-Cigarette Ban and Chicken Collusion on the Week of June 25
Two stories this week with ESG glasses: San Francisco bans the use and sale of e-cigarettes (0:44), and poultry processors are accused of collusion in chicken prices (9:11), all on the record.
Jun 25, 2019 • 23min
Tomorrow's Labor Solution Is... Unions?
Karl Marx's biggest meme was a labor innovation (2:42), but also an investor problem (4:48), but someone should tell South Korea (6:42) because the tech model has labor problems (11:00) and Jack Ma and Richard Liu poked the bear (13:11), all on the record.
Jun 21, 2019 • 16min
The ESG Weekly: Facebook's Libra and the Trans Mountain Pipeline on the Week of June 17
Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Facebook announces its crypto solution in Libra (0:33), and Canada's Trans Mountain pipeline is approved (8:28), all on the record.
Jun 14, 2019 • 16min
The ESG Weekly: Raytheon/UTC and Ocado's Vertical Farm Play on the Week of June 10
Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Raytheon/UTC could have a human capital problem (1:11), and Ocado's vertical farm is a sustainability love story (8:25), all on the record.
