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ESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Companies say HVAC systems are the answer to COVID‐19, and social bonds overtake green bondsAs the world cautiously moves back indoors, travels on planes and subways, many have been promoting the use of HVAC systems that can dilute the viral particles, like those of COVID‐19, as their answer to safety concerns. But what does this mean for the building product companies that build and sell these ventilators? And then we discuss the growth of social ESG bonds as a way to restart our economy.
2020-08-0700 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: We can measure a country's ESG risk, and Nike fires its diversity chiefA country's ESG risk is made up of many factors: Protests and civil unrest, public health crises, labor strikes, natural disasters, and environmental policy and litigation against the government. In this episode we talk about three of them ‐ environmental policy and litigations, the public health crises caused by the pandemic, and natural disasters. And then we discuss why Nike is unique in its relationship with workplace diversity.
2020-07-3100 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Airlines are bailed out by ESG, and people are sanctioned with companiesWhen the pandemic was in full force, 12 airlines were bailed out by their respective governments. But there were stipulations to accepting these bailouts, and most of those stipulations were of the ESG category. And then we discussed the weird ways directors of companies are on the hook when the company gets sanctioned by a government administration.
2020-07-2400 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Twitter curates content but Facebook does not, there are some companies cutting carbonThis episode begins with our head of ESG research, Linda‐Eling Lee discussing the global protests surging across the US and the world; then we discuss the decision by Facebook management to not affix warnings to US President Trump's tweets after its industry peer, Twitter, decides to do so; and then we talk about one utility company that is successfully transitioning to a carbon neutral future.
2020-06-0500 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Safety at airports, biofuel bailouts, and EU TaxonomyHave COVID, will travel: As regions begin to tentatively reopen, airport employees find themselves on the frontline of possibly sick passengers, we discuss how the type of airport and what plans were in place before the pandemic are affecting airport security; then we discuss the ESG merits of biofuel in light of the industry's recent bailout request; finally, we look at how the EU Taxonomy will affect investors that have a sustainable mandate.
2020-05-1500 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Medical tourism and meat‐packers take a COVID‐19‐sized hit and warning bells ring over deforestation pledgesLike a cleaver and a scalpel, COVID‐19 is slicing through pre‐existing ESG vulnerabilities in the meat‐packing and medical tourism industries. Palm oil certifications make for sober reading as the New York Declaration on Forests nears its first milestone and India's strict lockdown is inspiring innovations both big and small.
2020-05-0800 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Investors are worrying about the wrong workplace safety measures, green buildings are healthier during pandemics, and what it is like to be in China right nowAt MSCI ESG Research, we spend a lot of time collecting information about workplace safety, but as economies start to reopen, we might need to pay attention to how close everyone is to each other while working. And then we discuss why the safety upgrades in green buildings might be the safest option for people during the COVID‐19 pandemic; then we continue our series where we ask our colleagues around the world what its like to live in their region during the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-05-0100 minESG nowESG Spotlight: Understanding indexes and ESG as COVID‐19 tightens the screwsSkeptics and converts alike are watching how ESG performs under the pressure of COVID‐19. We review the evolution of ESG data in index construction and possible ways to assess its performance through a pandemic.
2020-04-2100 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: COVID‐19 in private prisons, companies troubled in France, and investor sentiments on COVIDThe first COVID‐19 deaths were recorded in a privately run prison this week, we discuss what this means for the future of the industry and what it means for investors in companies with essential but precarious workforces; then we begin our new series on how investors will be affected by different regions' response to COVID; afterward Linda‐Eling Lee, our head of ESG Research, joins us to discuss "The Investor Statement on Coronavirus Response." .
2020-04-1700 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: How are companies considering ESG factors during the coronavirus pandemic?Companies are making drastic moves in an effort to survive as the economy comes to a grinding halt ‐ the market gets new rules, people get laid off, people get put at risk for a job, and alcohol companies save the day. We answer how you can use ESG to understand these complicated times.
2020-04-0300 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Does the 2019 Novel Coronavirus have any place in an ESG conversation? And the EU doubts the use of ESG ratings for the week of February 10.As the 2019 Novel Coronavirus spreads with worrying speed, we debate the applicability of ESG when it comes to discussing infectious disease and short‐term pandemics; and after the EU watchdog says ESG rating firms allow companies to be greenwashed, we discuss what it even means for a company to be considered "green ".
2020-02-1400 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: As the precarious work arrangements grow, investors might need to look at how companies control a workforce they don't claim as their own, and then two hot takes on Google's shakeup and coal's uninsurability for the week of December 2.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Temporary, part‐time, contracted out, or contingent work arrangements are creating risks for investors across the entire economy as companies face liabilities for a workforce they don't want to claim (0:53). And then Ric Marshall and Umar Ashfaq joins us to discuss the founders of Google stepping down (12:27) and a report by an insurance industry group on coal's uninsurability (14:15), all through an ESG lens.
2019-12-0617 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: As the precarious work arrangements grow, investors might need to look at how companies control a workforce they don't claim as their own, and then two hot takes on Google's shakeup and coal's uninsurability for the week of December 2.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Temporary, part‐time, contracted out, or contingent work arrangements are creating risks for investors across the entire economy as companies face liabilities for a workforce they don't want to claim (0:53). And then Ric Marshall and Umar Ashfaq joins us to discuss the founders of Google stepping down (12:27) and a report by an insurance industry group on coal's uninsurability (14:15), all through an ESG lens.
2019-12-0600 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Should investors care about antibiotic resistance? And only a handful of companies are preventing a deforestation‐free supply chain for the week of November 18.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Antibiotic resistance ‐ the ability of germs to defeat the drugs designed to kill them ‐ is one of the greatest public health challenges of our time; but as the crisis grows what will happen to the companies that produce antibiotics (0:54)? And then Mario Lopez‐Alcala tells us which companies are slowing the transition to a deforestation free supply chain in South America (10:17), all through an ESG lens.
2019-11-2214 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Should investors care about antibiotic resistance? And only a handful of companies are preventing a deforestation‐free supply chain for the week of November 18.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Antibiotic resistance ‐ the ability of germs to defeat the drugs designed to kill them ‐ is one of the greatest public health challenges of our time; but as the crisis grows what will happen to the companies that produce antibiotics (0:54)? And then Mario Lopez‐Alcala tells us which companies are slowing the transition to a deforestation free supply chain in South America (10:17), all through an ESG lens.
2019-11-2200 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Are wild and crazy founders really such a big deal for investors? And the streaming race is on for the week of November 11.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: SoftBank decided all the wild and crazy founders its Vision Fund is investing in need some rules of operation (0:37), and then Siyu Liu warns us about all the data streaming‐companies must now protect (16:07), all through an ESG lens.
2019-11-1520 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Are wild and crazy founders really such a big deal for investors? And the streaming race is on for the week of November 11.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: SoftBank decided all the wild and crazy founders its Vision Fund is investing in need some rules of operation (0:37), and then Siyu Liu warns us about all the data streaming‐companies must now protect (16:07), all through an ESG lens.
2019-11-1500 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: The SEC is putting a gag order onto shareholders, and two spicy takes on Boeing and Saudi Aramco for the week of November 4.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Ken Bertsch, the executive director of Council of Institutional Investors and an all‐knowing proxy god joins Ric Marshall and Mike Disabato to discuss the new rule by the SEC to limit shareholder engagement (0:37), and then we get two hot takes by our analysts on Boeing and Saudi Aramco (12:23), all through an ESG lens.
2019-11-0817 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: The SEC is putting a gag order onto shareholders, and two spicy takes on Boeing and Saudi Aramco for the week of November 4.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Ken Bertsch, the executive director of Council of Institutional Investors and an all‐knowing proxy god joins Ric Marshall and Mike Disabato to discuss the new rule by the SEC to limit shareholder engagement (0:37), and then we get two hot takes by our analysts on Boeing and Saudi Aramco (12:23), all through an ESG lens.
2019-11-0800 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: The case against Exxon might change how companies disclose about their climate woes, and the seas are rising up to consume us all for the week of October 28.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The Attorney General of New York alleges that Exxon first calculated the risks posed by climate change but then freaked out and suppressed the data, an accusation that might change how companies disclosure their data on climate risks far into the future (0:46), and then our cartography expert Gillian Mollod discusses new data on sea level rise and how it might affect the real estate market (11:04), all through an ESG lens.
2019-11-0119 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: The case against Exxon might change how companies disclose about their climate woes, and the seas are rising up to consume us all for the week of October 28.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The Attorney General of New York alleges that Exxon first calculated the risks posed by climate change but then freaked out and suppressed the data, an accusation that might change how companies disclosure their data on climate risks far into the future (0:46), and then our cartography expert Gillian Mollod discusses new data on sea level rise and how it might affect the real estate market (11:04), all through an ESG lens.
2019-11-0100 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: How should shareholders deal with Zuckerberg ? And Intel plans to release gender and race pay data for the week of October 21.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: A SPECIAL GUEST joins us to discuss how shareholders should deal with Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg as the founder continues his PR campaign (1:42), and then Meggin Eastman discusses the relevance of Intel's plan to release pay and gender pay data (13:22), all through an ESG lens.
2019-10-2122 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: How should shareholders deal with Zuckerberg ? And Intel plans to release gender and race pay data for the week of October 21.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: A SPECIAL GUEST joins us to discuss how shareholders should deal with Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg as the founder continues his PR campaign (1:42), and then Meggin Eastman discusses the relevance of Intel's plan to release pay and gender pay data (13:22), all through an ESG lens.
2019-10-2100 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: South Africa's largest utility cannot abide, and a quick update on private prisons for the Week of October 14.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: There are power cuts throughout South Africa after its largest utility Eskom has a number of generating units break down which has threatened the country's economy (0:41), and Andrew Young gives us a quick update on the issue with private prisons as a business model (10:45), all on the record.
2019-10-1800 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Companies are Hard to Trust When They Lie, And Labor Shortages Cause Concern for the Week of October 7.Two stories this week with ESG glasses: 3M and DuPont failed to disclose their findings on the hazardous impact and proliferation of PFAS (0:40), and Hong Kongers are leaving Hong Kong for everywhere but the U.S.(10:11), all on the record.
2019-10-1100 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: The Bosses Are Getting Too Much For Too Little, and Climate Change Is Coming For Your Real Estate for the Week of September 30Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The Council of Institutional Investors recommendation that investors check their CEOs pay packages (0:42), and then we discuss the continuing physical risk to real estate posed by climate change (12:52), all on the record.
2019-10-0400 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Which shareholder action tool is best? And Thomas Cook collapses into liquidation for the Week of September 23Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The different tools available to investors to address ESG risks (0:39), and Thomas Cook collapses into liquidation stranding hundreds of thousands (10:09), all on the record.
2019-09-2719 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Which shareholder action tool is best? And Thomas Cook collapses into liquidation for the Week of September 23Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The different tools available to investors to address ESG risks (0:39), and Thomas Cook collapses into liquidation stranding hundreds of thousands (10:09), all on the record.
2019-09-2700 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: UAW Union Strikes at GM, and Australia Picks Health Over Coal for the Week of September 16Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The United Auto Workers go on strike at GM (0:57), and Australia rejects a coal mine due to long‐term health effects (10:58), all on the record.
2019-09-2000 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: EDF Finds Faults in its Nuclear Plants, and Contract Workers are Employees for the Week of September 9Note! This is a re-released version with one detail corrected about nuclear power generation. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Nuclear energy and its role in the low-carbon future (0:42), and California rules contract workers are employees for app-based companies (11:58), all on the record.
2019-09-1300 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Data privacy and advertising don't mix, and glyphosate is banned again for the Week of September 2Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Companies selling data have difficulties keeping data private (0:43), and Germany bans glyphosate usage (9:06), all on the record.
2019-09-0600 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Johnson & Johnson's Brand and Opioids, and the Fashion Industry Makes Another Coalition for the Week of August 26Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Johnson & Johnson's brand wavers as the opioid crisis comes home (1:10), and the fashion industry tries to lower its waste (11:09), all on the record.
2019-08-3000 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Singapore will track societal health with Fitbit, and shareholders no longer matter for the Week of August 19Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The Singapore Health Board partners with Fitbit (0:54), and Meggin and Ric discuss the Business Roundtable's anti-Friedman claim (17:49), all on the record.
2019-08-2300 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Plastics and Fossil Fuel get more cozy, and two rapid fire takes on WeWork and disclosures for the Week of August 12Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Shell builds a petrochemical facility (0:41), and Matt and Ric quickly try to understand WeWork and the purpose of disclosures (13:44), all on the record.
2019-08-1600 minESG nowThe 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 5Two 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.
2019-08-0900 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Capital One: Who's in your wallet? And NGOs call Cargill the worst company in the world on the Week of July 29Two 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.
2019-08-0100 minESG nowThe 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 22Two 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.
2019-07-2600 minESG NowThe 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 22Two 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.
2019-07-2620 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Water is Bigger in Texas and My Brand, My Ideology on the Week of July 15Two 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.
2019-07-1900 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Water is Bigger in Texas and My Brand, My Ideology on the Week of July 15Two 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.
2019-07-1923 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Vedanta is a Mine Short and Direct Listing is the New Black on the Week of July 8Two 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.
2019-07-1200 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Vedanta is a Mine Short and Direct Listing is the New Black on the Week of July 8Two 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.
2019-07-1220 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Tesla Delivers Cars and Wayfair's Labor Problem on the Week of July 1Two 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.
2019-07-0500 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Tesla Delivers Cars and Wayfair's Labor Problem on the Week of July 1Two 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.
2019-07-0515 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: San Fran's E-Cigarette Ban and Chicken Collusion on the Week of June 25Two 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.
2019-06-2800 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: San Fran's E-Cigarette Ban and Chicken Collusion on the Week of June 25Two 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.
2019-06-2816 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Facebook's Libra and the Trans Mountain Pipeline on the Week of June 17Two 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.
2019-06-2100 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Facebook's Libra and the Trans Mountain Pipeline on the Week of June 17Two 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.
2019-06-2116 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Raytheon/UTC and Ocado's Vertical Farm Play on the Week of June 10Two 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.
2019-06-1416 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Raytheon/UTC and Ocado's Vertical Farm Play on the Week of June 10Two 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.
2019-06-1400 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Corruption in China and Health Care Equipment on the Week of June 3One story this week with ESG glasses: GE, Siemens, and Philips get caught in a corruption scandal in China, so who cares about it most? (0:42), all on the record.
2019-06-0700 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Corruption in China and Health Care Equipment on the Week of June 3One story this week with ESG glasses: GE, Siemens, and Philips get caught in a corruption scandal in China, so who cares about it most? (0:42), all on the record.
2019-06-0714 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Renault/Fiat and Malaysia Just Says "No" to Your Recycling on the Week of May 27Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Renault/Fiat could end up confusing investors (0:42) and Malaysia rethinks its recycling strategy (6:26), all on the record.
2019-05-3100 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Renault/Fiat and Malaysia Just Says "No" to Your Recycling on the Week of May 27Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Renault/Fiat could end up confusing investors (0:42) and Malaysia rethinks its recycling strategy (6:26), all on the record.
2019-05-3114 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: McDonald's #MeToo moment and Overstock.com's Bitcoin play on the Week of May 20Two stories this week with ESG glasses: McDonald's contends with a discrimination lawsuit (0:47) and Overstock.com's CEO contends with fallback from his stock sale (5:41), all on the record.
2019-05-2312 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: McDonald's #MeToo moment and Overstock.com's Bitcoin play on the Week of May 20Two stories this week with ESG glasses: McDonald's contends with a discrimination lawsuit (0:47) and Overstock.com's CEO contends with fallback from his stock sale (5:41), all on the record.
2019-05-2300 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Is There an ESG Angle on Trade Wars, and Amazon's Four-Legged Stool on the Week of May 13Two stories this week with ESG glasses: the US-China trade war has a weird ESG twist (0:45) and Amazon's robot boxing investment (5:45), all on the record.
2019-05-1612 min
ESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Is There an ESG Angle on Trade Wars, and Amazon's Four-Legged Stool on the Week of May 13Two stories this week with ESG glasses: the US-China trade war has a weird ESG twist (0:45) and Amazon's robot boxing investment (5:45), all on the record.
2019-05-1612 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Is There an ESG Angle on Trade Wars, and Amazon's Four-Legged Stool on the Week of May 13Two stories this week with ESG glasses: the US-China trade war has a weird ESG twist (0:45) and Amazon's robot boxing investment (5:45), all on the record. Listen on Apple Podcasts.
2019-05-1612 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Is There an ESG Angle on Trade Wars, and Amazon's Four-Legged Stool on the Week of May 13Two stories this week with ESG glasses: the US-China trade war has a weird ESG twist (0:45) and Amazon's robot boxing investment (5:45), all on the record.
2019-05-1612 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Is There an ESG Angle on Trade Wars, and Amazon's Four-Legged Stool on the Week of May 13Two stories this week with ESG glasses: the US-China trade war has a weird ESG twist (0:45) and Amazon's robot boxing investment (5:45), all on the record.
2019-05-1600 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Is It Disruption Week? Swine Fever and iBuying on the Week of May 6Two stories this week with ESG glasses: swine fever is disrupting the global pork market (0:44) and Zillow targets inefficiency with iBuying (7:15), all on the record.
2019-05-0900 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Is It Disruption Week? Swine Fever and iBuying on the Week of May 6Two stories this week with ESG glasses: swine fever is disrupting the global pork market (0:44) and Zillow targets inefficiency with iBuying (7:15), all on the record.
2019-05-0912 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Norsk Hydro's NASA Fraud and Marriot Goes Gig Economy on the Week of April 29Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Norsk Hydro's subsidiary pays NASA for false metal testing (0:58) and Marriott looks to AirBnB for inspiration (7:36), all on the record.
2019-05-0200 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Norsk Hydro's NASA Fraud and Marriot Goes Gig Economy on the Week of April 29Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Norsk Hydro's subsidiary pays NASA for false metal testing (0:58) and Marriott looks to AirBnB for inspiration (7:36), all on the record.
2019-05-0213 minESG NowThe Problems with ESGESG critics and detractors might be right as we look at three big criticisms one by one: there's not enough good data (2:43), there's too much useles data (7:32), and the ESG rating built from the data are meaningless (11:07), all on the record. Listen on Apple Podcasts.
2019-04-3018 minESG NowThe Problems with ESGESG critics and detractors might be right as we look at three big criticisms one by one: there's not enough good data (2:43), there's too much useles data (7:32), and the ESG rating built from the data are meaningless (11:07), all on the record.
2019-04-3018 minESG nowThe Problems with ESGESG critics and detractors might be right as we look at three big criticisms one by one: there's not enough good data (2:43), there's too much useles data (7:32), and the ESG rating built from the data are meaningless (11:07), all on the record.
2019-04-3000 minESG NowThe Problems with ESGESG critics and detractors might be right as we look at three big criticisms one by one: there's not enough good data (2:43), there's too much useles data (7:32), and the ESG rating built from the data are meaningless (11:07), all on the record.
2019-04-3018 minESG NowThe Problems with ESGESG critics and detractors might be right as we look at three big criticisms one by one: there's not enough good data (2:43), there's too much useles data (7:32), and the ESG rating built from the data are meaningless (11:07), all on the record.
2019-04-3018 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Umicore and the Cobalt Problem on the Week of April 22One story this week with ESG glasses: Umicore saw its earnings drop and blamed undercutting competition for cobalt (0:37), but the problem might be child labor at artisinal mines (2:12), all on the record.
2019-04-2610 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Umicore and the Cobalt Problem on the Week of April 22One story this week with ESG glasses: Umicore saw its earnings drop and blamed undercutting competition for cobalt (0:37), but the problem might be child labor at artisinal mines (2:12), all on the record.
2019-04-2600 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Amazon Employees Form a (Shareholder) Union and Jack Ma's 996 Blessing on the Week of April 15Two stories with ESG glasses: Amazon employees are turning to shareholder activism to change the company (1:27), and did Jack Ma poke a sleeping employee giant by calling 12 hour work days a blessing (5:47), all on the record.
2019-04-1812 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Amazon Employees Form a (Shareholder) Union and Jack Ma's 996 Blessing on the Week of April 15Two stories with ESG glasses: Amazon employees are turning to shareholder activism to change the company (1:27), and did Jack Ma poke a sleeping employee giant by calling 12 hour work days a blessing (5:47), all on the record.
2019-04-1800 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Disclosure is the Thing for Saudi Aramco and Social Media Becoming Tobacco on the Week of April 10Two stories with ESG glasses: Saudi Aramco may be oversubscribed, but the disclosure might be the bigger deal (0:47), and the regulators are coming for social media in the UK (4:28), all on the record.
2019-04-1200 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Disclosure is the Thing for Saudi Aramco and Social Media Becoming Tobacco on the Week of April 10Two stories with ESG glasses: Saudi Aramco may be oversubscribed, but the disclosure might be the bigger deal (0:47), and the regulators are coming for social media in the UK (4:28), all on the record.
2019-04-1211 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Im(possible?) Burgers and Wells Fargo CEO Search on the Week of April 1Two 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.
2019-04-0500 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Im(possible?) Burgers and Wells Fargo CEO Search on the Week of April 1Two 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.
2019-04-0511 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: McDonald's AI play and Purdue settles on the Week of March 25Two 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.
2019-03-2700 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: McDonald's AI play and Purdue settles on the Week of March 25Two 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.
2019-03-2712 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Paul Ryan and Robots on the Week of March 17Two 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.
2019-03-2200 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Paul Ryan and Robots on the Week of March 17Two 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.
2019-03-2212 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Boeing and Ride Shares on the Week of March 10Two 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.
2019-03-1514 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Boeing and Ride Shares on the Week of March 10Two 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.
2019-03-1500 minESG NowThe ESG Weekly: Nordea and Toilet Paper on Week of March 3Two stories with ESG glasses: Nordea and money laundering (3:48), and the toilet paper conundrum (7:00), all on the record.
2019-03-0812 minESG nowThe ESG Weekly: Nordea and Toilet Paper on Week of March 3Two stories with ESG glasses: Nordea and money laundering (3:48), and the toilet paper conundrum (7:00), all on the record.
2019-03-0800 minESG NowA Short History of ESG: Part IIModern 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.
2018-10-1516 minESG nowA Short History of ESG: Part IIModern 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.
2018-10-1500 minESG NowA Short History of ESG: Part IFor more than 3,000 years, you've been ESG investing, in four chapters. Chapter 1: Your religion is also your financial advisor (1:36), Chapter 2: Financial outcomes are secondary considerations (3:06), Chapter 3: We find out what you really know (4:51), Chapter 4: The milk spills (6:37), all on the record.
2018-10-0511 minESG nowA Short History of ESG: Part IFor more than 3,000 years, you've been ESG investing, in four chapters. Chapter 1: Your religion is also your financial advisor (1:36), Chapter 2: Financial outcomes are secondary considerations (3:06), Chapter 3: We find out what you really know (4:51), Chapter 4: The milk spills (6:37), all on the record.
2018-10-0500 minESG NowWhere should we even start? 2018 ESG Trends reduxEnvironmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and trends. In this episode, we start at the beginning... of 2018. We revisit our conversation with Linda-Eling Lee from January as she walks us through the major ESG trends of this year. Emerging markets (1:48), carbon and asset allocation (4:10), fixed income and ESG (6:30), how much disclosure matters, or does it (9:28), and the Year of the Human (12:49) are discussed.
2018-08-2818 minESG NowWhere should we even start? 2018 ESG Trends reduxEnvironmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and trends. In this episode, we start at the beginning... of 2018. We revisit our conversation with Linda-Eling Lee from January as she walks us through the major ESG trends of this year. Emerging markets (1:48), carbon and asset allocation (4:10), fixed income and ESG (6:30), how much disclosure matters, or does it (9:28), and the Year of the Human (12:49) are discussed. Listen on Apple Podcasts.
2018-08-2818 minESG NowWhere should we even start? 2018 ESG Trends reduxEnvironmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and trends. In this episode, we start at the beginning... of 2018. We revisit our conversation with Linda-Eling Lee from January as she walks us through the major ESG trends of this year. Emerging markets (1:48), carbon and asset allocation (4:10), fixed income and ESG (6:30), how much disclosure matters, or does it (9:28), and the Year of the Human (12:49) are discussed.
2018-08-2818 minESG NowWhere should we even start? 2018 ESG Trends reduxEnvironmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and trends. In this episode, we start at the beginning... of 2018. We revisit our conversation with Linda-Eling Lee from January as she walks us through the major ESG trends of this year. Emerging markets (1:48), carbon and asset allocation (4:10), fixed income and ESG (6:30), how much disclosure matters, or does it (9:28), and the Year of the Human (12:49) are discussed.
2018-08-2818 minESG nowWhere should we even start? 2018 ESG Trends reduxEnvironmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and trends. In this episode, we start at the beginning... of 2018. We revisit our conversation with Linda-Eling Lee from January as she walks us through the major ESG trends of this year. Emerging markets (1:48), carbon and asset allocation (4:10), fixed income and ESG (6:30), how much disclosure matters, or does it (9:28), and the Year of the Human (12:49) are discussed.
2018-08-2800 minESG nowWelcome to the MSCI ESG Research Podcast, ESG NowEnvironmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and insights. The MSCI ESG Research podcast series, ESG Now, officially launches soon. In this teaser episode, one of the hosts, Matt Moscardi, asks his family what they think he does for work exactly (before turning to an expert to get a real answer).
2018-08-2400 minESG NowWelcome to the MSCI ESG Research Podcast, ESG NowEnvironmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and insights. The MSCI ESG Research podcast series, ESG Now, officially launches soon. In this teaser episode, one of the hosts, Matt Moscardi, asks his family what they think he does for work exactly (before turning to an expert to get a real answer). Listen on Apple Podcasts.
2018-08-2406 minESG NowWelcome to the MSCI ESG Research Podcast, ESG NowEnvironmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and insights. The MSCI ESG Research podcast series, ESG Now, officially launches soon. In this teaser episode, one of the hosts, Matt Moscardi, asks his family what they think he does for work exactly (before turning to an expert to get a real answer).
2018-08-2406 minESG NowWelcome to the MSCI ESG Research Podcast, ESG NowEnvironmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and insights. The MSCI ESG Research podcast series, ESG Now, officially launches soon. In this teaser episode, one of the hosts, Matt Moscardi, asks his family what they think he does for work exactly (before turning to an expert to get a real answer).
2018-08-2406 minESG NowWelcome to the MSCI ESG Research Podcast, ESG NowEnvironmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and insights. The MSCI ESG Research podcast series, ESG Now, officially launches soon. In this teaser episode, one of the hosts, Matt Moscardi, asks his family what they think he does for work exactly (before turning to an expert to get a real answer).
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