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The ESG trends that will drive 2021
The ESG trends that will drive 2021
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Dec 31, 2020
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Podcast episode
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In this final episode of 2020, we'll talk with experts about what key ESG themes they expect to unfold in 2021. State Street Global Advisors’ EMEA Head of ESG Investment Strategy Carlo Funk outlines the firm’s ESG priorities for the year ahead, while proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis' Director of ESG Research Courteney Keatinge describes why COVID-19 will continue to be a key theme behind shareholder engagement in 2021. Trillium Asset Management CEO Matt Patsky talks about the continued need for robust data and how the incoming Biden administration could establish disclosure requirements. And we hear from Jeff Hales, who chairs the Standards Board at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, or SASB. He talks about how COVID-19 altered the way companies and investors think about human capital management issues like worker mental health and paid sick leave. As a result, SASB is considering changing the way it measures human capital management in its industry-specific sustainability standards. Photo credit: Getty Images/Nora Carol Photography
Released:
Dec 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
COVID-19 shows many ESG agendas have 'forgotten about the people': "Sustainability was always around people, planet and profit. I just think for the longest time we've forgotten about the people," said Mikkel Larsen, chief sustainability officer at Singapore-based , in an interview for the latest episode of "ESG... by ESG Insider: A podcast from S&P Global