Sonia Kim is Managing Director and Global Head of Product at Sustainable1 (S1), S&P Global’s business focused on sustainability research and intelligence.  Sonia leads the S1 Product organization, responsible for building solutions that help clients evaluate the sustainability of companies and financial assets. She oversees execution of product development and launched S&P’s first suite of data and analytics focused on climate risk and environmental impacts. Ms. Kim advises on M&A and strategic partnerships and has led product integration initiatives to combine capabilities from acquisitions of Trucost, SAM, and The Climate Service to advance client solutions in ESG data, emissions and financial risk and impact analysis.  Ms. Kim chairs the Sustainable1 Product Leadership Council at S&P Global and works to facilitate organizational alignment and collaboration in research, data strategy, and innovation across all divisions.  

Ms. Kim joined S&P Global in 2009 and previously served in Market Intelligence as head of the product team responsible for delivering S&P Global Rating’s credit research and analysis.
 
Before joining S&P Global, Ms. Kim served in leadership roles in strategy, research, and product development at Moody’s and Fitch.  Earlier, she worked as a financial analyst at Bear Stearns and a healthcare consulting firm.
 
Ms. Kim is a regular guest lecturer at NYU’s Stern School of Business and has spoken at industry events discussing practical applications of ESG data and tools. She is a member of the Women’s Bond Club and serves as an advisor and member for S&P Global’s employee resource groups including Asia Professionals for Excellence (APEX) and Women’s Initiative for Networking and Success (WINS). Ms. Kim holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College.

Divya Mankikar is Global Head of ESG Market Engagement. She brings over 15 years of sustainable investment experience to S&P Global. She is responsible for leading S&P Sustainable1’s efforts to engage with policy makers, regulators, standard setters, multi-lateral agencies, trade bodies and key market participants.

She joined S&P Global from CalPERS as Head of Sustainable Investment and Climate Strategy in the office of the CEO. Divya is a co-founder of Climate Action 100+ - a global initiative supported by investors representing over $54 trillion that seeks a low-carbon transition through collaborative engagement of systemically important carbon emitters.

She holds a BA/MA from Boston University in Energy and Environmental Analysis, an International MBA in finance from IE Business School in Madrid, and an MA in Law and Diplomacy focused on business and human rights law from Tufts University’s Fletcher School.

Lauren is an industry leader, early pioneer and globally recognized expert in the field of sustainable finance. She is a regular speaker and commentator at internationally renowned events including the World Economic Forum in Davos. In her current role she leads a team committed to growing S&P Global’s sustainability business with functional responsibilities for commercial strategy, brand and market development, product specialists, education and marketing. Lauren is also a member of the board for S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC.
 

Prior to joining S&P, Lauren was a member of the board and senior management team of Trucost, a pioneering environmental economics business. She was instrumental in growing the business from start-up to its market leading position which included her integral involvement in major market innovations such as developing the world’s first portfolio carbon footprint. Lauren was part of the board team that sold Trucost to S&P Dow Jones Indices in 2016 and led the commercial integration of the Trucost business into S&P Global Market Intelligence in 2018, before being selected to be part of the core start up leadership team for the Sustainable1 business in 2020.
 

Prior to Trucost, Lauren worked in equity research in the fund management industry and at the UK Government’s Department for International Development working on the Millennium Development Goals. Lauren is passionate about entrepreneurship for impact, art, social history and conservation. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts and a trustee of the Sumatran Orangutan Society. Lauren holds a BA & MA from Cambridge University in Archaeology & Anthropology and an MSc in Anthropology & International Development from the London School of Economics.