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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Apr 5, 2019 • 12min
The ESG Weekly: Im(possible?) Burgers and Wells Fargo CEO Search on the Week of April 1
Two stories with ESG glasses: what exactly is the investor angle for Burger King's Impossible Burger play (1:34), and what does it mean that Wells Fargo can't find a new CEO (4:16), all on the record.
Mar 27, 2019 • 12min
The ESG Weekly: McDonald's AI play and Purdue settles on the Week of March 25
Two stories with ESG glasses: are the efficiency gains of AI at McDonald's worth the data risk (1:19), and what does it mean for Purdue to settle some opioid litigation for the industry(5:26), all on the record.
Mar 22, 2019 • 8min
The ESG Weekly: Paul Ryan and Robots on the Week of March 17
Two stories with ESG glasses: is Paul Ryan on the board of Fox Corp a good idea (1:35), and how the next tech disruption might be social and not technological (3:25), all on the record.
Mar 19, 2019 • 18min
Leadership Crisis, or Crisis in Influence?
The cocktail of hyper transparency and societal change makes for vulnerable leaders (3:25), but predicting who's next may be a bridge too far (5:15), but investors have solutions to limit the pain (7:18), all on the record.
Mar 15, 2019 • 15min
The ESG Weekly: Boeing and Ride Shares on the Week of March 10
Two stories with ESG glasses: is the Boeing problem software, or automation (1:48), and how with the Uber and Lyft IPOs, one is not like the other (6:26), all on the record.
Mar 8, 2019 • 12min
The ESG Weekly: Nordea and Toilet Paper on Week of March 3
Two stories with ESG glasses: Nordea and money laundering (3:48), and the toilet paper conundrum (7:00), all on the record.
Feb 26, 2019 • 14min
Who Pays For Corruption?
We all pay for corruption, maybe without knowing it (2:12), or maybe in ways that are obvious (3:48), but investors are finding out corruption isn't just an emerging market problem (7:04), all on the record.
Feb 19, 2019 • 13min
The Power of Peer Pressure on Pay
Companies pick their peers, and it matters, and sometimes investors aren't happy (2:49), even if directors are protected (4:16), but not from shareholders with power (6:20), all on the record.
Oct 30, 2018 • 20min
Halloween is a Time for Zombies, Ghosts, and Frankenstein
It's Halloween, and that means ghosts need not apply (2:55), shareholder value might get eaten by zombies (7:33), and your creation might be a monster (12:03), all on the record.
Oct 15, 2018 • 16min
A Short History of ESG: Part II
Modern ESG investing is a choose your own adventure, especially when soda meets marijuana. Path 1: Invest your values (1:47), Path 2: Invest for the money (6:02), Path 3: Invest for impact (9:33), all on the record.
