The ESG Factor The ESG Factor

Vincent McCarthy, Host of The ESG Factor podcast, chats with Ciarán Hughes and Evan Hughes , Directors of Ethico Ltd, a financial advisory firm that places ESG and sustainability at the core of the investment process. 

Discussed in this episode is:


Client engagement and sustainability preferences 
Adapting to changing regulation
The ESG Framework and misconceptions
The need to do things differently
How investment managers can help

Vincent McCarthy, Host of The ESG Factor podcast, chats with Ewa Jackson, Head of Sustainable Client Solutions, EMEA, at BlackRock. 

Discussed in this episode is:


Sustainability preferences and client portfolios
Climate risk and net zero considerations
Corporate stewardship and engagement
ESG Integration & the spectrum of investment solutions
Fund categorisation frameworks and SFDR
Limits of Sustainable Finance and Stakeholder Capitalism

Vincent McCarthy, Host of The ESG Factor podcast, chats with Meggin Thwing Eastman, Managing Director, Editorial Director for ESG & Climate Research at MSCI Inc.

Discussed in this episode is the origin of ESG ratings at MSCI, what they are intended for, understanding the methodology behind an ESG rating, what decision makers can infer from a rating, common misconceptions about ESG ratings, and the limits of ESG ratings.

Vincent McCarthy, Host of The ESG Factor podcast, chats with Pablo Berrutti, Senior Investment Specialist at Stewart Investors.

Do sustainability and quality go hand in hand when investing? As an active investment manager, Pablo shares his insights on how they think about sustainability within their investment process and why it is important as a long term investor with a concentrated portfolio. Also discussed is: whether it can be challenging to find companies that could be characterised as sustainable, climate change, and the interaction between sustainable finance, sustainable investing and the end goal of sustainable development. 

Vincent McCarthy, Host of The ESG Factor podcast, chats with Samuel Grantham, CFA, Investment Director and Climate Transition Specialist, Global Credit at Abrdn. 

Some of the points covered in the discussion are:


What does the climate transition mean from an investment perspective
The difference between climate transition and climate adaption
Types of investment approaches and solutions
The motivation for change driven by risk/return dynamics
The challenge within our existing system dominated by short termism

Vincent McCarthy, Host of The ESG Factor podcast, discusses some of what will be covered in the new series. Topics will include the Climate transition, sustainability and quality as part of concentrated investment approach, incorporating sustainability risks into the investment process, and a discussion on the purpose of ESG ratings. 
Vincent shares his thoughts on sustainability and ensuring a secure future, how investment management is evolving, the assumptions behind sustainable finance, and the upcoming regulatory change in Europe requiring advisors to discuss sustainability preferences with clients. Will clients care enough about sustainability? And will stakeholders be authentic when it comes to implementation? Questions remain...