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In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we’re talking to David Atkin, the CEO of Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).  

David shares his takeaways from Climate Week NYC, where he spoke during an event hosted by S&P Global Sustainable1. He also tells us what to expect from the PRI in Person conference taking place in Tokyo Oct. 3-5. And he talks about the role of Asia in the transition to a low-carbon economy, the importance of a just transition, and the collaboration that needs to happen between Climate Week NYC and COP28, the UN’s big climate conference taking place in Dubai later this year.   

"The public sector and the private sector need to work together. But you need to have companies who've got R&D budgets that are creating technology innovation that investors can get behind and provide the capital," David tells us. "That can only happen at a scale if public sector comes to the party and provides the right policy settings but also creating the right project pipeline.” 

PRI is an industry association of investors around the globe who have signed up to the PRI’s principles, which focus on incorporating ESG issues into investment practice. The organization has more than 5,000 signatories around the globe, representing more than $120 trillion in assets under management. 

Find prior episodes for Climate Week NYC here:
Unpacking government’s role in catalyzing low-carbon solutions: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/unpacking-government-s-role-in-catalyzing-low-carbon-solutions
At Climate Week NYC, seeking solutions at the nexus of climate, water and social issues https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/at-climate-week-nyc-seeking-solutions-at-the-nexus-of-climate-water-and-social-issues
At Climate Week NYC, using collaboration to tackle supply chain emissions https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/at-climate-week-nyc-using-collaboration-to-tackle-supply-chain-emissions
On the ground at Climate Week NYC: The challenge of Scope 3 emissions https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/on-the-ground-at-climate-week-nyc-the-challenge-of-scope-3-emissions
What to expect from Climate Week NYC:  https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/what-to-expect-from-climate-week-nyc-2023
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Last week, the ESG Insider podcast was on the ground at Climate Week NYC for a special series of interviews. In this episode, we sit down on the sidelines of The Nest Climate Campus with Christopher Creed, Chief Investment Officer of the US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office.  

Christopher tells us that the loan programs office is working on deploying $350 billion worth of lending authority created under the US Inflation Reduction Act "to help catalyze energy projects" in the US. 

"This transition is going to be private sector-led and government enabled," he says. 

Find prior episodes for Climate Week NYC here: 

At Climate Week NYC, seeking solutions at the nexus of climate, water and social issues https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/at-climate-week-nyc-seeking-solutions-at-the-nexus-of-climate-water-and-social-issues  

At Climate Week NYC, using collaboration to tackle supply chain emissions https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/at-climate-week-nyc-using-collaboration-to-tackle-supply-chain-emissions 

On the ground at Climate Week NYC: The challenge of Scope 3 emissions https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/on-the-ground-at-climate-week-nyc-the-challenge-of-scope-3-emissions  

What to expect from Climate Week NYC:  https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/what-to-expect-from-climate-week-nyc-2023    

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This week the ESG Insider podcast is on the ground at Climate Week NYC for a special series of interviews from the sidelines of The Nest Climate Campus. In this episode, we sit down with Gayle Schueller, 3M's Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer.  

3M is a technology and manufacturing company with more than 60,000 products in its portfolio ranging from office and home supplies to industrial products and solutions related to safety, transportation, electronics and healthcare. 

Gayle explains how 3M is working to reduce its carbon emissions and water use and impacts while also integrating social issues such as environmental justice into its processes and decision making. For example, she says the company is using the US Environmental Protection Agency's environmental justice screening and mapping tool.  

"We recognize that places where there tends to be a disproportionate effect from carbon emissions and water, whether it’s usage or quality or availability ...  tend to be the communities that are otherwise disadvantaged as well," Gayle tells us.  

Listen to our previous episodes about Climate Week NYC here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-climate-week-nyc-using-collaboration-to-tackle-supply/id1475521006?i=1000628737675  

Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-ground-at-climate-week-nyc-the-challenge-of/id1475521006?i=1000628577939     

And here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/what-to-expect-from-climate-week-nyc-2023     

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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This week the ESG Insider podcast is on the ground at Climate Week NYC for a special series of interviews from the sidelines of The Nest Climate Campus. In this episode, we sit down with Amina Razvi, CEO of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC).  

SAC is a nonprofit alliance for the consumer goods industry. It launched in 2009 when Walmart and Patagonia brought together peers and competitors from across the sector to develop a standardized approach to measuring sustainability performance and to drive collective action.  

The apparel industry accounts for anywhere between 2% and 8% of emissions, and most of those come from Scope 3 emissions in the supply chain, Amina tells us.  

“It's critically important for brands, retailers and manufacturers to actually be working together,” she says. “Collaboration and partnership and collective action are critical and needed to tackle not just the apparel industry's issues with climate change and decarbonization, but every sector.”  

She also talks about the industry's evolving approach to circularity, or the practice of extending the lifespan of goods and reusing materials. Read research from S&P Global Sustainable1 on how clothing companies are approaching circularity here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/fast-on-fashion-slow-on-sustainability-clothing-companies-and-the-circular-economy   

Listen to our previous episodes about Climate Week NYC here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-ground-at-climate-week-nyc-the-challenge-of/id1475521006?i=1000628577939  

And here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/what-to-expect-from-climate-week-nyc-2023 

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

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This week the ESG Insider podcast is on the ground at Climate Week NYC for a special series of interviews from the sidelines of The Nest Climate Campus. In this episode, we sit down with Matt Helgeson. Matt is Head of Sustainability for Siemens USA, the US arm of the German conglomerate Siemens AG, a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport and healthcare. 

Matt talks to us about what he’s hearing from Climate Week NYC so far and the challenges presented by Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, which are the emissions that occur up and down a company's supply chain as well as when a customer uses the company’s products. He also shares his perspective on what needs to happen to make Climate Week NYC a success.  

Stay tuned for more episodes from Climate Week NYC. You can listen to our episode on what to expect from Climate Week NYC here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/what-to-expect-from-climate-week-nyc-2023  

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

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In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we’re returning to the topic of gender diversity, exploring what the data shows us about the path to parity in leadership positions.  

Most studies paint a discouraging picture, but new research from S&P Global finds that women could reach parity in senior leadership positions in the 2030s, among companies in the Russell 3000 Index. We speak to Daniel J. Sandberg, Head of Quantamental Research at S&P Global Market Intelligence, who conducted the data analysis for the research. 

"It points to an emerging development and a bright spot amongst what may be an otherwise bleak background," Daniel tells us.  

We also speak to Cynthia Devers about challenges on the road to gender parity in leadership positions. Cynthia is the R. B. Pamplin Professor of Management in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech University, where she has conducted research on women CEOs. 

"The only way that I see of us getting out of that situation and trying to get closer to parity is by firms really making a commitment to it — and by shareholders voicing their opinions about it," she tells us.  

You can read the latest research from S&P Global here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/featured/special-editorial/breaking-boundaries-women-poised-for-milestone-achievement-in-parity-amid-otherwise-bleak-outlook 

You can read research from S&P Global Sustainable1 on women in CEO roles here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/featured/special-editorial/the-path-to-gender-parity 

Listen to all the episodes in our Women in Leadership podcast series here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/featured/special-editorial/women-in-leadership  

Read more research from S&P Global on gender diversity here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/featured/special-editorial/women-ceos-leadership-for-a-diverse-future  

And here: https://www.spglobal.com/en/research-insights/featured/special-editorial/when-women-lead-firms-win  

To learn more about what to expect from Climate Week NYC, listen to the ESG Insider podcast here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/what-to-expect-from-climate-week-nyc-2023  

Learn more about the event S&P Global Sustainable1 is hosting during Climate Week NYC here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/events/climate-week-2023?utm_source=web&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast  

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