Beyond The Buzz from S&P Global Ratings dives into hot topics across the sustainable finance landscape. Co-hosts Corinne Bendersky and Michael Ferguson help to demystify Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concepts and bring unique insights from ratings analysts and subject matter experts around the world. Listen and subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Deezer.
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Listen PodcastSustainable bond issuance topped the $1 trillion mark last year, up from $600 million in 2020. In this episode of Beyond the Buzz, Corinne Bendersky is joined by S&P analysts Lori Shapiro and Ana Maria Romero Ramirez delve into this fast-growing market. They discuss questions around the various sustainable finance instruments that have emerged in the market, including how green, social, and sustainable they really are. Do they really do what’s said on the tin? And how will this exciting market grow this year and beyond?
Listen PodcastIn this final episode of 2021, Corinne Bendersky, Michael Ferguson, and Michael Wilkins review key environmental, social, and governance themes of the year. Their conversation covers climate activism and litigation, nature-based solutions, the sustainable finance market boom, transparency and disclosure rules, the labor market, and supply chain issues.
Listen PodcastIn this special episode, Mike Wilkins takes to the floor of COP26 in Glasgow with Andrew W. Mitchell, the Vice Chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Stewardship Council to discuss the issue of tackling global deforestation, a major issue in the fight against climate change. Many solutions are needed but a global adoption of natural capital accounting pricing measures could be the most promising way forward by potentially encouraging more forest-friendly farming practices. The discussion comes right on the heels of Nature Day at COP26 – a day promoting the importance of nature and sustainable land use globally.
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