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ESG in Conversation: A Look Ahead at 2025 and Beyond

Posted on January 31, 2025

Morningstar Sustainalytics
Morningstar Sustainalytics

 

 

Episode Summary 

Host: 

  • Melissa Chase, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Morningstar Sustainalytics 

Guests: 

  • Thomas Kuh, Head of ESG Strategy, Morningstar Indexes 
  • Barbara Lambotte, Head of Sustainable Fixed Income Research
  • Azadeh Sabour, Director of Climate Thought Leadership, North America 
  • Anne Schoemaker, Director, ESG Products 
  • Catalina Secreteanu, Managing Director, ESG Solutions, Europe 
  • Lindsey Stewart, Director of Investment Stewardship Research 

2025: A Year of Change in Sustainable Investing 

It’s the start of a new year, a time when many focus on setting new goals and ambitions. In this episode of ESG in Conversation, we explore the resolutions investors and issuers might make when it comes to ESG, climate transition and regulatory issues. Experts from Morningstar Sustainalytics weigh in and share their predictions on what financial market participants will, or should, focus on in the year ahead.  

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Key Moments

00:00:00 

Introduction 

00:00:35

Thomas Kuh discusses asset owners 

00:05:43

Catalina Secreteanu discussion ESG risk and opportunities  

00:08:35

Anne Schoemaker discusses regulations 

00:12:52

Azadeh Sabour discusses climate transition finance

00:21:58

Lindsey Stewart discusses stewardship 

00:23:03

Barbara Lambotte discusses sustainable fixed income

00:30:59

Closing remarks

 

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