ESG in Conversation: Financing the Future

Episode Summary  Host: 

• Melissa Chase, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Morningstar Sustainalytics 
• Lindsey Stewart, CFA, Director of Investment Stewardship Research, Morningstar Sustainalytics 

Guests: 

• Ruthann Bartello, Senior Director, Global Lead, Stewardship 
• Kevin Ranney, Senior Director, Sustainable Fixed Income Research 

Allocating Funds to Support a Sustainable Future

In this episode of ESG in Conversation, Melissa and Lindsey chat about the continued volatility in the sustainable investing market, as well as luxury brands’ focus on ESG and sustainable supply chains. To kick things off, Melissa interviews Kevin Ranney, Senior Director, Sustainable Fixed Income Research. He talks about the evolution of the sustainable fixed income market and shares insights on the latest enhancements to Morningstar Sustainalytics’ second-party opinion assessment framework. Later, Lindsey sits down with Ruthann Bartello, Senior Director, Global Lead, Stewardship, where they discuss Sustainalytics’ involvement in the Pact for the Future and the importance of bringing the investor voice to the conversation about funding the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  

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Key Moments  

00:00:24 

Introduction 

00:06:25 

Interview with Kevin Ranney on the evolution of sustainable fixed income investing and Morningstar Sustainalytics second-party opinion framework. 

00:24:44 

Interview with Ruthann Bartello about efforts to allocate more funding to the Sustainable Development Goals. 

00:36:24 

Closing remarks 

 

Links to Select Resources

• Sustainalytics Insight: Second Party Opinions a Primary Focus 
• Webinar | Enhanced Assessment Framework for Use of Proceeds Second-Party Opinions 
   

 

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