Corinne and Mike delve into the five of the hottest ESG-related topics set to permeate 2021, sourced from S&P Global Ratings' sustainable finance team around the globe. As the pandemic persists, questions about equitable vaccine distribution continue to highlight the social divide and show that the fight for equality is far from over. Climate action, which had been on the back burner in 2020, will come back to forefront as countries and companies double-down on net-zero goals and start to address the biodiversity crisis. The sustainable debt market and transition finance will expand to enable these shifts in the "race to resilience."