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Beyond the Buzz
Beyond the Buzz from S&P Global Ratings dives into hot topics across the sustainable finance landscape. Co-hosts Corinne Bendersky and Michael Ferguson help to demystify Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concepts and bring unique insights from ratings analysts and subject matter experts ar...
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Understanding Scope 2 Emissions
In this episode, host Corrine Bendersky is joined by S&P Global Ratings analyst and lead sustainable finance expert Beth Burks. They discuss Beth’s la...
Storm Clouds Or Clear Skies Ahead
In this episode, host Mike Ferguson is joined by S&P Global Ratings analyst Nora Wittstruck, Senior Director and ESG Sector Leader of U.S. Public Fina...
Weather Warning Countries’ Vulnerability to Physical Climate Risks
In this episode, host Corinne Bendersky is joined by S&P Global Ratings analysts Dr. Paul Munday, Global Adaptation and Resilience Specialist, and Mar...
Navigating The Strengths And Challenges Of The Sustainable Finance Market
Sustainable bond issuance topped the $1 trillion mark last year, up from $600 million in 2020. In this episode of Beyond the Buzz, Corinne Bendersky i...
2021: A Year In (ESG) Review
In this final episode of 2021, Corinne Bendersky, Michael Ferguson, and Michael Wilkins review key environmental, social, and governance themes of the...
Natural Capital & Potential Incentives to Protect Nature - Live from COP26 in Glasgow!
In this special episode, Mike Wilkins takes to the floor of COP26 in Glasgow with Andrew W. Mitchell, the Vice Chair of the Taskforce on Nature-relate...
The ESG Implications Of The Global Supply Chain Disruption
In this highly topical episode, Corinne Bendersky and Mike Ferguson dissect the global supply-chain disruption and unpick the reasons for and ESG chal...
Climate Litigation & The Case For Better Climate Disclosure
In this episode, guest interviewer Thomas Englerth and the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative’s Ellie Mulholland climate litigation and its poten...
A Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Emerges To Address Social Disparities
Climate disasters such as hurricanes, droughts, and wildfires continually expose vulnerabilities of U.S. infrastructure. In this episode, Corinne Bend...
The 101 On The Physical Impacts Of Climate Change
Paul Munday and Corinne Bendersky kick off the first in our two-part series on the physical impacts of climate change by providing the 101 on climate...
Modelling Climate Change’s Physical Impacts
In the second of our two-part series on the physical impacts of climate change, Mike Wilkins asks Paul Munday to delve deeper into the role of climate...
The Leaders Climate Change Summit
Corinne Bendersky and Mike Ferguson return to discuss highlights from April’s Leaders Summit on Climate, hosted by the U.S. Several large economies re...
Natural Capital And Addressing The Biodiversity Crisis
Notice fewer insects hitting your windshield while driving, or birds chirping? The biodiversity crisis is all around us, not just in places like the A...
Transition Finance: The Sustainable Debt Market’s Newest Tool
Corinne Bendersky chats with S&P Global Ratings Senior Research Fellow Mike Wilkins about transition finance, a newer development in the sustainable d...
Five Trends That Will Dominate ESG In 2021
Corinne and Mike delve into the five of the hottest ESG-related topics set to permeate 2021, sourced from S&P Global Ratings' sustainable finance team...
Social Risks Amid COVID-19 And The Booming Social Bond Market
COVID-19 has turned from “the great leveler” to the “great divider,” widening existing inequities around the world and leading to calls for greater so...
The Race For A COVID-19 Vaccine
With COVID-19 cases rising again worldwide and pandemic fatigue setting in, all eyes are on the pharma industry in the pursuit of a COVID vaccine. Mik...
Climate Change Diplomacy With Christiana Figueres
In this episode of Beyond the Buzz, Corinne Bendersky talks with Christiana Figueres about the diplomatic history of climate change negotiations and h...
The Geopolitics Of Water
In the second episode of Beyond the Buzz, we delve into the topic of water – often referred to as “blue gold.” With water disputes on the rise, the Wo...
The Power Of Stakeholder Pressure: How Companies Are Responding To Systemic Racism
In our inaugural episode, co-hosts Corinne Bendersky and Mike Ferguson discuss the Black Lives Matter movement and how it’s translating into calls for...