ESG Insider: A podcast from S&P Global

How The Big Apple is taking on the carbon footprint from buildings

Sep 24, 2021

In this special New York Climate Week episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we explore how the built environment – new building construction plus existing offices, apartment blocks, airports and other structures – is responsible for nearly 40% of all global carbon dioxide emissions, and what it will take to...

Pulling back the curtain on the promise of low-carbon hydrogen

Sep 17, 2021

When we talk about the technologies the world will need to tackle climate change, low-carbon hydrogen is increasingly part of the discussion. Two recent studies raise some big questions about whether some of these hydrogen technologies are as climate-friendly as proponents claim.

In this episode of ESG Insider, we look...

How green banks can accelerate climate finance

Sep 10, 2021

There’s a massive gap between the amount of investment needed to make the climate transition happen and what is occurring today. In this episode of ESG Insider, we explore the role that green banks can play in plugging that funding gap.

Green banks can differ in scope and approach but are generally created to leverage...

What Nasdaq’s diversity rule tells us about the direction of disclosure in the US

Sep 3, 2021

In early August, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a proposal by Nasdaq to require companies listed on the New York-based exchange to disclose certain board diversity information. In this episode of ESG Insider, we explore what the rule means in practice for companies and investors.

We hear from Matt...