The Ethos ESG Podcast: Recent Episodes
Dan Carreno
Ethos ESG is committed to providing all the tools and resources necessary for investors and institutions to elevate their expertise in the field of sustainable and responsible investing. In addition to delivering powerful Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) software, ethos seeks to keep you up to date and prepared with The Ethos ESG Podcast. Join us twice a month for a discussion about the latest developments in values-based investing. Stay tuned at the end of each episode, where you can test your knowledge during a round of our signature ESG Trivia!
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To produce protein for the world, there are currently ten times more animals in factory farms than there are people on the planet. This inefficient system negatively impacts water resources, deforestation, climate change, and food security. Elysabeth Alfano, CEO of VegTech Invest, joins the podcast to discuss the exciting technologies and trends disrupting the global food system.
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The transition away from fossil fuels to a low-carbon economy is a consistent focus among sustainable and responsible investors. The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act promises to meaningfully affect that energy transition, so the CEO of FFI, Chris Ito, joins the podcast to discuss the provisions of the legislation and their implications for capital markets.
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Much like everything else in our society, ESG and sustainable investing has officially been politicized. Are liberals and conservatives destined to invest differently or does the breadth of ESG data offer something for everyone along the ideological spectrum? A pioneer of the responsible investing industry, Steve Schueth, joins the Ethos ESG Roundtable this week to discuss the political past, present and future of the industry.
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There was a lot to cover at this year’s USSIF Conference. Policy discussions, impact reporting, greenwashing, and the recent political attacks on sustainable and responsible investing. Kimberly Griego-Kiel of Horizons Sustainable Financial Services joins the podcast this week to share her takeaways from one of the industry’s most important events.
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Both members of the LGBTQ+ community, Ethos ESG's Kevin Jarussi and San Diego-based Certified Financial Planner professional Marci Bair discuss the details of a recent study on financial health in the gay community and how best to prepare for a changing future.
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Can sustainable and responsible investment options lead to better retirement outcomes for 401k plan participants? And how has the regulatory landscape evolved? Anna West from Anna West Consulting addresses these questions and much more in this week’s episode!
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On this week’s ESG roundtable: More financial professionals sign up for the CSRIC® each year. A pragmatic approach to financial advocacy. And what is the SEC proposing in the new climate disclosure rule?
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On this week’s ESG roundtable: Younger generations are taking to the courts to effect change while creating litigation risk for companies. Will ESG supercharge the growth of direct indexing? And how do we “de-soupify” ESG data frameworks?
And this week's ESG Trivia questions:
According to Equileap, the leading provider of gender equity data, what percent of companies published data on their gender pay gap, which is the difference between the median earnings of men and median earnings of women?
- A) 5%
- B) 17%
- C) 57%
According to a recent UBS report, the portfolios of female investors have outperformed those of men by an average of 1.8% over the last three years. What is one reason that the report cites for why women tend to be better investors than men?
The non-profit organization, As You Sow, recently assessed the carbon emissions of 55 companies that have made net zero commitments. Out of the 55 that they assessed, how many of them received an A grade for their efforts so far?
- A) 3
- B) 17
- C) 41
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Ethos ESG staff from North America, Europe, and Australia get together to talk about executive compensation at Salesforce.com, the Great Resignation, and Nuveen's latest responsible investing survey.
This week Kevin and Nathan go head to head in ESG Trivia. See the questions below but tune in to hear the answers and find out who wins!
Recently ethos ESG analyzed over 1,000 Impact Assessments, a questionnaire designed to identify the causes and issues of concerns to various kinds of investors. In that analysis, what was the number one cause of concern?
What percent of the proxy votes cast by BlackRock in 2021 were in support of ESG oriented shareholder resolutions?
- 40%
- 63%
- 82%
Shareholders of what large retailer overwhelmingly passed a resolution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions filed by Green Century Capital Management last month?