Navigating Geopolitics, ESG Data, and Sustainable Investing: Aligning Values with Economic Realities

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 2 of "Climate Money Work" with your host, Keesa Schreane. In this episode, Keesa interviews Leslie Samuelrich from Green Century Funds and Steve Rothstein, the founding managing director of the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets.

Leslie and Steve shed light on the distinctions between sustainable and ESG investing, exploring how these strategies resonate with personal values and fit into the broader economic landscape. They offer insights into how factors like inflation, supply chain dynamics, and human capital considerations impact sustainable investment strategies.

Exploring recent legislation, they highlight the controversial New Hampshire bill, ultimately defeated, and the ongoing debate around ESG investing. They discuss the pushback from certain sectors and the efforts of organizations like Ceres to champion the freedom to consider all relevant factors in investment decisions and caution against companies' greenwashing rather than genuinely committing to sustainability practices.

From the emergence of green bonds to the role of AI in gathering and analyzing ESG data, join Keesa, Leslie, and Steve as they navigate the nuances of sustainable investing in a world grappling with polarization, legislative challenges, and the imperative to build a more resilient and equitable future.

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About Keesa 

Keesa Schreane is a fractional chief sustainability and revenue officer, author, keynote speaker, and consultant whose expertise includes third-party risk, sustainability data, risk analysis, sustainable finance, revenue generation and sales, and corporate reporting. Her work has appeared in outlets including Black Enterprise, Bloomberg, CNBC, CBS, Essence, FinTech TV, and Latina, and she serves on numerous boards and committees, including the Ceres President’s Council. 

About Climate Money Work 

Climate Money Work podcast explores complex climate, workplace, governance and social issues. Throughout each episode, host and author Keesa Schreane both hosts compelling conversations with experts and offers her own insights on how corporates, investors, and regulators might find solutions — and common ground.