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The ESG Race
FromThe Next Five
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jan 31, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
A decade ago, ESG was a term deployed as social lip service; now, it’s part of daily boardroom discussions, and top of the agenda for G7 leaders, financial institutions and businesses. The Paris Agreement propelled the conversation to the forefront of everyone’s minds, and today ESG credentials are key to securing anything from bank loans to equity investment. While progress has been made, the sector is still in its infancy and, with new regulation coming in seemingly every month, with its concomitant challenges, there’s still plenty of work to be done. However, get it right and the future should still look bright.To help us navigate the subject, Amanda Young, Global Head of Responsible Investment at abrdn joins us on the show. Amanda is a board director for Social Investment Scotland’s SIS Ventures fund. She served on the board of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association for six years, and now chairs the FTSE Russell ESG Advisory Committee.Our sources for the show: FT resources, United Nations, Reuters, Forbes, Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, IFC World Bank Group. Mark Carney soundbite is taken from a UN climate change interview series.This content is paid for by advertisers and is produced in partnership with the Financial Times' Commercial Department. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jan 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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