ESG Currents

ESG regulation remains divisive in the US, yet other regions have gone full steam ahead in setting the rules of the road for sustainable finance. Chief among them is the EU, which has rolled out a broad set of new and enhanced regulations for companies and investors. Nathan Fabian, chief sustainable systems officer at the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment and former chair of the European Platform for Sustainable Finance, and Nadia Humphreys, manager of Bloomberg’s Global Regulatory and Climate solutions team join Bloomberg Intelligence senior ESG analyst Rob Du Boff on this ESG Currents podcast episode to discuss the need for standardization for market participants and the challenges in implementing this ambitious but much-needed agenda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean Kidney, cofounder and CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative joins Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Christopher Ratti on this episode of the ESG Currents podcast to talk about Green Financing. Kidney discusses how CBI was formed and the impacts it’s had on green financing along with recent trends, policy initiatives and market developments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington, DC has become an interesting place for investors between the climate incentives of the Inflation Reduction Act, the SEC’s disclosure rules and a growing pushback from House Republicans. Representative Sean Casten, co-chair of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, joins Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Rob Du Boff and Nathan Dean on this episode of the ESG Currents podcast to discuss how the government might address the climate crisis and ESG in the capital markets. The failure of “ESG Month” in Congress and “Hot FERC Summer” are also explained.This episode was recorded on Sept. 7.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Over the past 18 months to two years, we have probably seen the largest transformation globally in terms of expectations on [ESG] disclosures,” EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services leader Matthew Bell says. On this episode of the ESG Currents podcast, Bell joins Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Eric Kane and Gail Glazerman to discuss the evolution and how companies and investors can leverage this information.This episode was recorded on Aug. 30.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National security begins with food and water security. Erin Sikorsky, Director of the Center for Climate & Security, joins BI analysts Eric Kane and Andy Stevenson to explain how climate is changing how the US military looks at national security and their role in aiding disaster recovery efforts. Sikorsky also discusses how climate change is shaping the role of the military in China, Pakistan, and elsewhere. This episode was recorded on August 30th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most companies are tremendously reliant on their talent, with most saying it’s their biggest asset not even on the balance sheet, and therefore understanding how they’re engaging, retaining, rewarding and developing their people is important to the core of running a business, Marc Siegel, previous SASB and FASB member, explains to Bloomberg Intelligence. Siegel joins BI analyst Gail Glazerman on this ESG Currents podcast episode to discuss the evolving landscape of ESG disclosure, including overlooked social issues such as human capital and the challenges associated with reporting this metric.This episode was recorded on Aug. 24.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to ESG Currents, hosted by Bloomberg Intelligence Analyst, Andy Stevenson who is joined by guest Debbie Gordon, Oil and Gas expert at RMI, to discuss the how methane emissions from US upstream oil and gas wells generate far more emissions than solar and wind prevent and how its not the big oil companies you know but the small oil companies you don’t that are keeping us back from reaching our climate goals. Recorded as of 7/26/2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to ESG Currents, hosted by Bloomberg Intelligence Analysts, Rob Du Boff, Senior ESG Analyst and Christopher Ratti, Senior ESG Credit Analyst, as they discuss the ‘G’ in ESG and why its critical for all stakeholders to understand governance practices, whether its avoiding run of the mill corporate wrongdoing or keeping a company on track to meeting environmental or social goals. Recorded as of 7/14/2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to ESG Currents, hosted by Bloomberg Intelligence Analysts, Shaheen Contractor, Senior ESG Strategist and Gail Glazerman, Senior ESG Integration Analyst, as they discuss the ‘S’ in ESG and why markets may be underappreciating the potential associated financial impacts from social issues. Recorded as of 7/14/2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ESG has become established as a key business theme as companies and investors seek to navigate the climate crisis, energy transition, social megatrends, mounting regulatory attention and pressure from other stakeholders. The rapidly evolving landscape has become inundated with acronyms and we aim to break them down with industry experts. Welcome to the first episode of ESG Currents, hosted by Bloomberg Intelligence Analysts, Eric Kane, Director of ESG Research and Andy Stevenson, Senior Climate Analyst, as they discuss the ‘E’ in ESG and why it seems to garner more attention compared to the ‘S’ and ‘G’. Recorded as of 7/14/2023. Send your questions to esgcurrents@bloomberg.net.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.