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Sustainability Now

Sustainability Now

By: MSCI ESG Research LLC
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News and investment research brought to you weekly covering major market trends and new research insights. With topics ranging from climate impact on investment portfolios, corporate actions, trending investment topics, and emerging sustainability issues, hosts Mike Disabato and Bentley Kaplan of MSCI ESG Research walk through the latest news and research that is top of mind for the week.

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Episodes
  • Making Food Healthier
    Jun 27 2025

    Junk food is at the center of the political conversation in America and globally, with discussions about ultra-processed and artificial foods, and the changes we need to make to food, and how hungry we are but none of the food is "good." It is a thing! But what does it mean for food companies? And what does it mean for our social pillar where we look at opportunities in nutrition and health - which assess which companies are likely to meet market demand for products with improved nutritional or health profiles. Listen to find out!

    Host: Mike Disabato, MSCI ESG Research

    Guest: Cole Martin, MSCI ESG Research

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    16 mins
  • From Targets to Tactics: How We’re Scoring the Energy Transition
    Jun 20 2025

    The energy transition isn’t a straight line. Investors are increasingly look to understand where and how emissions create portfolio risk. In this episode, we explore MSCI’s new energy transition framework and take a closer look at materiality-weighted emissions, a new metric that draws a bolder line to company performance.

    Host: Bentley Kaplan, MSCI ESG Research

    Guests: Chris Cote & Guido Giese, MSCI ESG Research

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    20 mins
  • An Update on the Carbon Credit Markets
    Jun 16 2025

    How is it going with the carbon credit markets? Are they pricing credits accurately? Is the vitally important Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation also known as CORSIA that relies on functioning carbon credit markets working out? Listen to this episode of Sustainability Now to find out!

    Host: Mike Disabato, MSCI ESG Research

    Guest: Utkarsh Akhouri and Nicholas Baldwin, MSCI Carbon Markets

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    17 mins
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