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It's opening day for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France, and at the ESG Insider podcast we're continuing our Sustainability in Sports miniseries.  

This week we're talking with Julia Palle, Vice President of Sustainability at Formula E, the motorsport championship launched a decade ago for racing electric vehicles. She explains how Formula E is taking a holistic approach to  sustainability that includes environmental and social issues, how EV technology is evolving, and the central role of data in sustainability decision making.  

"Data is always the starting point," she says, whether the sport is managing its carbon footprint or measuring its social impact. 

Julia also talks about the leadership role that sporting organizations can play in achieving global climate goals — for example, through Formula E's work with the UN Sports for Climate Action initiative. 

The sporting industry has the capacity to "gather billions of people and inspire them through the power of sport to adopt more sustainable practices in their everyday lives," Julia says.  

Read research from S&P Global about gender diversity in sports here: https://www.spglobal.com/en/research-insights/special-reports/turning-moments-into-movements-womens-sports-attendance-and-viewership-soar-pre-olympics 

Listen to the previous episodes in our Sustainability in Sports miniseries here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/sustainability-in-sports-spanish-pro-football-club-talks-game-plan-for-esg-goals 

And here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/sustainability-in-sports-why-the-sporting-world-is-joining-the-race-to-sustainability 

Click here to learn about S&P Global ESG Scores and measuring sustainability performance through the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/solutions/esg-scores-data  

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Sports lovers have countless ways to enjoy sporting events this summer, from last week's Wimbledon tennis and EURO 2024 football finals to next week's launch of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France.  

At the ESG Insider podcast we're continuing our miniseries on Sustainability in Sports. This week we’re talking with Rocío Torres, Head of Sustainability and Responsible Business at Atlético de Madrid, a Spanish professional football club with more than 100 years of history. 

"There's no doubt that over the past years the importance of sustainability has been increasing," Rocío explains. She says the club is devoting increasing attention to sustainability thanks to buy-in from management, a changing mindset about sustainability as an opportunity, and regulation like the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). 

She also talks about the challenges the club is facing, including managing a huge volume of sustainability data. Addressing sustainability challenges like climate change and human rights "is a very long process," Rocío says. "Our aim is to become part of the solution of these problems." 

Read research from S&P Global about gender diversity in sports here: https://www.spglobal.com/en/research-insights/special-reports/turning-moments-into-movements-womens-sports-attendance-and-viewership-soar-pre-olympics 

Listen to the first episode in our Sustainability in Sports miniseries here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/sustainability-in-sports-why-the-sporting-world-is-joining-the-race-to-sustainability 

Click here to learn about S&P Global ESG Scores and measuring sustainability performance through the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/solutions/esg-scores-data  

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Summer is in full swing, the finals of the UEFA Euro 2024 European Football Championships take place this weekend and the Summer Olympic Games kick off later this month. So at the ESG Insider podcast, we’re turning our attention to sustainability in sports.   

Professional sports are big business, and as we hear from today’s guest, the sporting world is facing pressure to become more sustainable from many sources, including spectators, fan associations, investors, sponsors and even regulation like the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). 

We speak to Christian Hartmann, CEO of the Global Sustainability Benchmark in Sports. GSBS is an independent nonprofit that aims to tackle the challenges of the 21st century by analyzing and rating the sustainability performance of professional sports organizations. 

"We know that sport is a global phenomenon, and therefore, we believe that sport as a whole has so much power. It has really the chance to help us as a global society to become more sustainable,” Christian tells us. "We want these organizations to be role models, to take real action and being really accountable ... And one of the big steps into this direction obviously is to be able to measure your performance.” 

Click here to learn about S&P Global ESG Scores and measuring sustainability performance through the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/solutions/esg-scores-data  

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In today's episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we explore key themes from the GreenFin 24 conference — including data, disclosures, and advancing the low-carbon transition in emerging markets. We also hear how these topics are prompting an evolution in the role of sustainability professionals and driving a need for greater internal collaboration.  

"There's a sense that we can make progress and there are viable solutions out there," says Kristina Wyatt, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Sustainability Officer at carbon accounting software company Persefoni. "There are plenty of projects, technologies, opportunities to deploy capital toward the transition. But one of the real challenges is speed and the need to deploy more capital faster."
We hear how banks are changing the way they look at energy transition opportunities in an interview with Samantha Norquist, Chief Sustainability Officer at Maryland-based Forbright Bank.
To understand how the role of accountants and sustainability professionals is changing, we talk with Sarah Digirolamo, US Audit & Assurance Financial Services ESG Leader and US Investment Management ESG Leader at Deloitte & Touche LLP, which is an audit, consulting and advisory firm.
"What's really interesting about the sustainability space is that in order for it to evolve in the way that people are looking to make change, it takes great collaboration, probably more so than any area I've seen before," Sarah says. "So many are being asked to come outside of their comfort zone." 
And we explore how the current landscape is impacting the way companies approach diversity, equity and inclusion in an interview with Alphonso David, President and CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum, a group dedicated to elevating and advocating for Black and marginalized communities around the world. 

Check out our prior coverage of GreenFin 24 here:  

Bezos Earth Fund director on how to drive climate, nature action: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/bezos-earth-fund-director-on-how-to-drive-climate-nature-action    

How to finance a nature-positive future and transform industries: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/how-to-finance-a-nature-positive-future-and-transform-industries    

GreenBiz Group hosts the GreenFin conference and S&P Global Sustainable1 is a sponsor.   

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*Show notes updated July 16, 2024, to clarify title of Sarah Digirolamo.  

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In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we look at how to unlock financial flows for nature and transform heavy polluting industries into environmentally friendly ones. 

We hear how the nature finance landscape is evolving from Dr. Carter Ingram, Managing Director at nature and climate change investment and advisory firm Pollination Group. She says that despite growing interest and investments in nature-based solutions, significant gaps remain.  

Part of the solution is understanding “the degree to which changes in your dependencies or impacts on nature can have a financial impact on your business or on the economy," Carter says. 

We also talk with Tom Chi, Founding Partner of At One Ventures, a venture capital firm based in San Franscisco. The firm is investing in a world where humanity becomes a net positive to nature, which Tom says requires rewriting how entire industries work. 

"The industries that have been damaging our relationship to nature are the same ones for the last 50 years," Tom tells us on the sidelines of the GreenFin conference. "It is time for us to go back to that and actually do the hard work again. ... We've got to do the industries different foundationally."  

Listen to our interview with Paul Bodnar, Director of Sustainable Finance, Industry and Diplomacy at the Bezos Earth Fund, here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/bezos-earth-fund-director-on-how-to-drive-climate-nature-action  

Learn more about S&P Global Sustainable1's Nature & Biodiversity Risk dataset here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/solutions/nature  

Read S&P Global Sustainable1 research "How the world’s largest companies depend on nature and biodiversity" here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/featured/special-editorial/how-the-world-s-largest-companies-depend-on-nature-and-biodiversity  

GreenBiz Group hosts the GreenFin conference and S&P Global Sustainable1 is a sponsor.  

This piece was published by S&P Global Sustainable1, a part of S&P Global.      

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By accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty, guarantee, or representation as to the accuracy or sufficiency of the information featured in this Podcast. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, S&P GLOBAL does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this Podcast, and information from this Podcast should not be referenced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. The third party materials or content of any third party site referenced in this Podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinions, standards or policies of S&P GLOBAL. S&P GLOBAL assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the content contained in third party materials or on third party sites referenced in this Podcast or the compliance with applicable laws of such materials and/or links referenced herein. Moreover, S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty that this Podcast, or the server that makes it available, is free of viruses, worms, or other elements or codes that manifest contaminating or destructive properties.     

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In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we talk with Paul Bodnar, Director of Sustainable Finance, Industry and Diplomacy at the Bezos Earth Fund, about solving the finance gap for climate and nature.  

The Bezos Earth Fund was created in 2020 with a $10 billion commitment from Jeff Bezos, founder of e-commerce giant Amazon. The fund aims to disperse that $10 billion in grants by 2030 to fight climate change and protect nature.  

Paul talked to us on the sidelines of the GreenFin conference in New York about how to increase innovation and investments in nature, food systems, and climate change.  

"What really drives fast, deep and broad change in the global economy is markets. Finance, technology, business model innovation — those things spread like wildfire. And so we have to activate those vectors in service of climate action," Paul says. 

Listen to our interview with Sagarika Chatterjee, Climate Finance Director and Finance Lead for the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/how-ai-could-solve-the-data-challenge-for-climate-nature-and-the-energy-transition  

GreenBiz Group hosts the GreenFin conference and S&P Global Sustainable1 is a sponsor.  

This piece was published by S&P Global Sustainable1, a part of S&P Global.      

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