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ESG ratings, data and analysis from MSCI ESG Research LLC are also used in the construction of the MSCI ESG Indexes. MSCI ESG Research LLC is a Registered Investment Adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and a subsidiary of MSCI Inc. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) 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 ESG issues, host Mike Disabato of MSCI ESG Research walk through the latest news and research that is top of mind for MSCI ESG Research clients and partners. MSCI ESG Research products and services are provided by MSCI ESG Research LLC, and are designed to provide in-depth research, ratings and analysis of environmental, social and governance-related business practices to companies worldwide. 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MSCI ESG Research LLC is a Registered Investment Adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and a subsidiary of MSCI Inc. episodic MSCI ESG Research LLC michael.disabato@msci.com no Environmental, social, governance, ESG, sustainability, SRI, investment, portfolio, news, research, green, climate, impact, investing, market, analysis, trends, MSCI, responsible, factor, integration, index, long-term, universal, values, positive, negative, screen, water, human capital, fraud, accident, event, risk, weather, scenario, analytics, adapt, global, ACWI, big data, AI, artificial, intelligence, pay, audit, merger, IPO, energy, cleantech, solar, wind, utilities, pollution, toxic, controversy, performance, opportunity, clean, engagement, shareholder, alpha, beta, 101, corporate, mission, decision, allocation, carbon, emissions, natural, capital, stress, renewable, labor, executive, product, liability, privacy, data, security, stakeholder, board, ownership, accounting, corruption, ethics, business, demand, disruption, supply, evolve, leader, laggard, exposure, management, material, relevant, assessment, ratings, wealth, advisor, millennial, PRI, assets, revenue, cash, sovereign, returns, emerging, align, religious, outcome, regulatory, demographic, technology, tech, sustainable, controversial, beliefs, solution, diversity, gender, women full Welcome to the MSCI ESG Research Podcast, ESG Now MSCI ESG Research LLC Welcome to the first episode of ESG Now, a podcast series from the analysts at MSCI ESG Research. Environmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and insights. The MSCI ESG Research podcast series, ESG Now, officially launches soon. In this teaser episode, one of the hosts, Matt Moscardi, asks his family what they think he does for work exactly (before turning to an expert to get a real answer). Environmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and insights. The MSCI ESG Research podcast series, ESG Now, officially launches soon. In this teaser episode, one of the hosts, Matt Moscardi, asks his family what they think he does for work exactly (before turning to an expert to get a real answer). Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep000.mp3 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 00:00:00 EST 0:06:30 no full Where should we even start? 2018 ESG Trends redux MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we dive right in with Linda-Eling Lee, looking at the big 2018 trends in ESG Environmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and trends. In this episode, we start at the beginning... of 2018. We revisit our conversation with Linda-Eling Lee from January as she walks us through the major ESG trends of this year. Emerging markets (1:48), carbon and asset allocation (4:10), fixed income and ESG (6:30), how much disclosure matters, or does it (9:28), and the Year of the Human (12:49) are discussed. Environmental, social, and governance investing related news, research, and trends. In this episode, we start at the beginning... of 2018. We revisit our conversation with Linda-Eling Lee from January as she walks us through the major ESG trends of this year. Emerging markets (1:48), carbon and asset allocation (4:10), fixed income and ESG (6:30), how much disclosure matters, or does it (9:28), and the Year of the Human (12:49) are discussed. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep001.mp3 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:00 EST 0:18:29 no full Indra Nooyi, and Why Diversity of Management Matters MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we focus on why Indra Nooyi stepping down matters Longtime PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi... or one of few women CEOs?... steps down. We talk to Meggin Thwing-Eastman about why that matters. 'Another female CEO done' (0:36), board diversity and employee productivity (1:44), diversity as an investment theme (3:40), more data (6:17), and a little game (9:47), all on the record. Longtime PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi... or one of few women CEOs?... steps down. We talk to Meggin Thwing-Eastman about why that matters. 'Another female CEO done' (0:36), board diversity and employee productivity (1:44), diversity as an investment theme (3:40), more data (6:17), and a little game (9:47), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep002.mp3 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 00:01:00 EST 0:12:44 no full Back to School Special: Student Debt, Consumer Finance, and Robots MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we tackle the student debt ... or skills?... crisis Student debt is huge in the US, but as an investor, is it a good bet? The trend of consumer finance (1:44), Navient stands out (3:38), the reckoning is... robots?(5:35), and it might actually be a skills crisis (8:30), all on the record. Student debt is huge in the US, but as an investor, is it a good bet? The trend of consumer finance (1:44), Navient stands out (3:38), the reckoning is... robots?(5:35), and it might actually be a skills crisis (8:30), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep003.mp3 Tue, 4 Sep 2018 00:00:00 EST 0:12:40 no full When Genius Meets Governance MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we describe what happens when an immovable genius meets unstoppable governance Thinking of Tesla, how should an investor balance good governance with visionary brilliance? Atari and Tesla (0:22), checks and balances (2:32), overgovernance at Apple (4:13), Google's golden shares (5:38), and the Tesla "problem" (9:10), all on the record. Thinking of Tesla, how should an investor balance good governance with visionary brilliance? Atari and Tesla (0:22), checks and balances (2:32), overgovernance at Apple (4:13), Google's golden shares (5:38), and the Tesla "problem" (9:10), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep004.mp3 Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 EST 0:13:38 no full The Privacy of Things MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we find out what happens when the company that makes your dishwasher gets treated like a bank Could the data you provide your dishwasher some day be more valuable than the dishwasher? Internet of Things (0:00), hacking and Hackers (2:55), the GDPR (4:00), Cambridge Analytica (7:06), converging IoT and social media data (10:06), all on the record. Could the data you provide your dishwasher some day be more valuable than the dishwasher? Internet of Things (0:00), hacking and Hackers (2:55), the GDPR (4:00), Cambridge Analytica (7:06), converging IoT and social media data (10:06), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep005.mp3 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 00:00:00 EST 0:15:47 no full Join the Gang: Climate Edition MSCI ESG Research LLC In which investors turn to unlikely sources for advice on climate change before giving up and joining a gang A task force chaired by a billionaire has sent investors looking for advice on climate from unlikely sources that may just have them joining a gang. The TCFD (0:00), learning from... oil and gas? (4:00), don't forget renewables (6:32), to divest or engage (8:41), all on the record. A task force chaired by a billionaire has sent investors looking for advice on climate from unlikely sources that may just have them joining a gang. The TCFD (0:00), learning from... oil and gas? (4:00), don't forget renewables (6:32), to divest or engage (8:41), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep006.mp3 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:00:00 EST 0:15:54 no full A Short History of ESG: Part I MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we explore where ESG started For more than 3,000 years, you've been ESG investing, in four chapters. Chapter 1: Your religion is also your financial advisor (1:36), Chapter 2: Financial outcomes are secondary considerations (3:06), Chapter 3: We find out what you really know (4:51), Chapter 4: The milk spills (6:37), all on the record. For more than 3,000 years, you've been ESG investing, in four chapters. Chapter 1: Your religion is also your financial advisor (1:36), Chapter 2: Financial outcomes are secondary considerations (3:06), Chapter 3: We find out what you really know (4:51), Chapter 4: The milk spills (6:37), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep007.mp3 Fri, 5 Oct 2018 00:00:00 EST 0:11:59 no full A Short History of ESG: Part II MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we ask what a modern ESG investor does when soda meets marijuana Modern ESG investing is a choose your own adventure, especially when soda meets marijuana. Path 1: Invest your values (1:47), Path 2: Invest for the money (6:02), Path 3: Invest for impact (9:33), all on the record. Modern ESG investing is a choose your own adventure, especially when soda meets marijuana. Path 1: Invest your values (1:47), Path 2: Invest for the money (6:02), Path 3: Invest for impact (9:33), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep008.mp3 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:00:00 EST 0:16:27 no full Halloween is a Time for Zombies, Ghosts, and Frankenstein MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we ask which creepy monsters might lurk in your portfolio It's Halloween, and that means ghosts need not apply (2:55), shareholder value might get eaten by zombies (7:33), and your creation might be a monster (12:03), all on the record. It's Halloween, and that means ghosts need not apply (2:55), shareholder value might get eaten by zombies (7:33), and your creation might be a monster (12:03), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep009.mp3 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 EST 0:20:01 no full The Power of Peer Pressure on Pay MSCI ESG Research LLC In which, alliteration aside, a single rule protects the board, but not from votes Companies pick their peers, and it matters, and sometimes investors aren't happy (2:49), even if directors are protected (4:16), but not from shareholders with power (6:20), all on the record. Companies pick their peers, and it matters, and sometimes investors aren't happy (2:49), even if directors are protected (4:16), but not from shareholders with power (6:20), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep010.mp3 Tue, 19 Feb 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:13:25 no full Who Pays For Corruption? MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we find out the hidden cost of Cambodian blue jeans We all pay for corruption, maybe without knowing it (2:12), or maybe in ways that are obvious (3:48), but investors are finding out corruption isn't just an emerging market problem (7:04), all on the record. We all pay for corruption, maybe without knowing it (2:12), or maybe in ways that are obvious (3:48), but investors are finding out corruption isn't just an emerging market problem (7:04), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep011.mp3 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:14:06 no full The ESG Weekly: Nordea and Toilet Paper on Week of March 3 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we launch our weekly lookback through an ESG lens Two stories with ESG glasses: Nordea and money laundering (3:48), and the toilet paper conundrum (7:00), all on the record. Two stories with ESG glasses: Nordea and money laundering (3:48), and the toilet paper conundrum (7:00), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep012.mp3 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:12:05 no full The ESG Weekly: Boeing and Ride Shares on the Week of March 10 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Boeing and the Uber/Lyft IPOs feature in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories with ESG glasses: is the Boeing problem software, or automation (1:48), and how with the Uber and Lyft IPOs, one is not like the other (6:26), all on the record. Two stories with ESG glasses: is the Boeing problem software, or automation (1:48), and how with the Uber and Lyft IPOs, one is not like the other (6:26), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep013.mp3 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:14:48 no full Leadership Crisis, or Crisis in Influence? MSCI ESG Research LLC In which investors need to tackle the corporate leadership crisis The cocktail of hyper transparency and societal change makes for vulnerable leaders (3:25), but predicting who's next may be a bridge too far (5:15), but investors have solutions to limit the pain (7:18), all on the record. The cocktail of hyper transparency and societal change makes for vulnerable leaders (3:25), but predicting who's next may be a bridge too far (5:15), but investors have solutions to limit the pain (7:18), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep014.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:16:27 no full The ESG Weekly: Paul Ryan and Robots on the Week of March 17 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Fox Corp's Paul Ryan and robots splitting the workforce feature in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories with ESG glasses: is Paul Ryan on the board of Fox Corp a good idea (1:35), and how the next tech disruption might be social and not technological (3:25), all on the record. Two stories with ESG glasses: is Paul Ryan on the board of Fox Corp a good idea (1:35), and how the next tech disruption might be social and not technological (3:25), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep015.mp3 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:12:57 no full The ESG Weekly: McDonald's AI play and Purdue settles on the Week of March 25 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which McDonald's goes AI vertical and Purdue settles an opioid bill as features in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories with ESG glasses: are the efficiency gains of AI at McDonald's worth the data risk (1:19), and what does it mean for Purdue to settle some opioid litigation for the industry(5:26), all on the record. Two stories with ESG glasses: are the efficiency gains of AI at McDonald's worth the data risk (1:19), and what does it mean for Purdue to settle some opioid litigation for the industry(5:26), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep016.mp3 Fri, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:12:23 no full The ESG Weekly: Im(possible?) Burgers and Wells Fargo CEO Search on the Week of April 1 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Burger King goes high tech with Impossible Foods and Wells Fargo's CEO search is paying the piper featuring in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories with ESG glasses: what exactly is the investor angle for Burger King's Impossible Burger play (1:34), and what does it mean that Wells Fargo can't find a new CEO (4:16), all on the record. Two stories with ESG glasses: what exactly is the investor angle for Burger King's Impossible Burger play (1:34), and what does it mean that Wells Fargo can't find a new CEO (4:16), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep017.mp3 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:11:50 no full The ESG Weekly: Disclosure is the Thing for Saudi Aramco and Social Media Becoming Tobacco on the Week of April 10 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Saudi Aramco's disclosure might matter more and social media is on a slow train to tobaccoville featuring in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories with ESG glasses: Saudi Aramco may be oversubscribed, but the disclosure might be the bigger deal (0:47), and the regulators are coming for social media in the UK (4:28), all on the record. Two stories with ESG glasses: Saudi Aramco may be oversubscribed, but the disclosure might be the bigger deal (0:47), and the regulators are coming for social media in the UK (4:28), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep018.mp3 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:11:31 no full The ESG Weekly: Amazon Employees Form a (Shareholder) Union and Jack Ma's 996 Blessing on the Week of April 15 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Amazon employees go shareholder activist over climate change and Jack Ma calls working 12 hour days a blessing in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories with ESG glasses: Amazon employees are turning to shareholder activism to change the company (1:27), and did Jack Ma poke a sleeping employee giant by calling 12 hour work days a blessing (5:47), all on the record. Two stories with ESG glasses: Amazon employees are turning to shareholder activism to change the company (1:27), and did Jack Ma poke a sleeping employee giant by calling 12 hour work days a blessing (5:47), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep019.mp3 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:12:32 no full The ESG Weekly: Umicore and the Cobalt Problem on the Week of April 22 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Umicore loses to cheap cobalt in the week in review through an ESG lens One story this week with ESG glasses: Umicore saw its earnings drop and blamed undercutting competition for cobalt (0:37), but the problem might be child labor at artisinal mines (2:12), all on the record. One story this week with ESG glasses: Umicore saw its earnings drop and blamed undercutting competition for cobalt (0:37), but the problem might be child labor at artisinal mines (2:12), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep020.mp3 Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:10:58 no full The Problems with ESG MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we tell the story of ESG detractors today ESG critics and detractors might be right as we look at three big criticisms one by one: there's not enough good data (2:43), there's too much useles data (7:32), and the ESG rating built from the data are meaningless (11:07), all on the record. ESG critics and detractors might be right as we look at three big criticisms one by one: there's not enough good data (2:43), there's too much useles data (7:32), and the ESG rating built from the data are meaningless (11:07), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep021.mp3 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:18:56 no full The ESG Weekly: Norsk Hydro's NASA Fraud and Marriot Goes Gig Economy on the Week of April 29 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which NASA gets paid by Norsk and Marriott buys some gig innovation in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Norsk Hydro's subsidiary pays NASA for false metal testing (0:58) and Marriott looks to AirBnB for inspiration (7:36), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Norsk Hydro's subsidiary pays NASA for false metal testing (0:58) and Marriott looks to AirBnB for inspiration (7:36), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep022.mp3 Fri, 02 May 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:13:52 no full The ESG Weekly: Is It Disruption Week? Swine Fever and iBuying on the Week of May 6 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which swine fever shifts the pork market and Zillow goes at iBuying in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: swine fever is disrupting the global pork market (0:44) and Zillow targets inefficiency with iBuying (7:15), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: swine fever is disrupting the global pork market (0:44) and Zillow targets inefficiency with iBuying (7:15), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep023.mp3 Fri, 09 May 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:12:54 no full The ESG Weekly: Is There an ESG Angle on Trade Wars, and Amazon's Four-Legged Stool on the Week of May 13 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which the US-China trade war has a weird ESG twist and Amazon's investing in robot packaging in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: the US-China trade war has a weird ESG twist (0:45) and Amazon's robot boxing investment (5:45), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: the US-China trade war has a weird ESG twist (0:45) and Amazon's robot boxing investment (5:45), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep024.mp3 Fri, 16 May 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:12:22 no full The ESG Weekly: McDonald's #MeToo moment and Overstock.com's Bitcoin play on the Week of May 20 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which McDonald's contends with a discrimination lawsuit and Overstock.com's CEO contends with fallback from his stock sale in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: McDonald's contends with a discrimination lawsuit (0:47) and Overstock.com's CEO contends with fallback from his stock sale (5:41), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: McDonald's contends with a discrimination lawsuit (0:47) and Overstock.com's CEO contends with fallback from his stock sale (5:41), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep025.mp3 Fri, 23 May 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:12:42 no full The ESG Weekly: Renault/Fiat and Malaysia Just Says "No" to Your Recycling on the Week of May 27 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Renault/Fiat could be confusing and Malaysia takes a stand on recycling in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Renault/Fiat could end up confusing investors (0:42) and Malaysia rethinks its recycling strategy (6:26), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Renault/Fiat could end up confusing investors (0:42) and Malaysia rethinks its recycling strategy (6:26), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep026.mp3 Fri, 31 May 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:14:05 no full The ESG Weekly: Corruption in China and Health Care Equipment on the Week of June 3 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which GE, Siemens, and Philips have corruption problems in China in the week in review through an ESG lens One story this week with ESG glasses: GE, Siemens, and Philips get caught in a corruption scandal in China, so who cares about it most? (0:42), all on the record. One story this week with ESG glasses: GE, Siemens, and Philips get caught in a corruption scandal in China, so who cares about it most? (0:42), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep027.mp3 Fri, 07 June 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:14:56 no full The ESG Weekly: Raytheon/UTC and Ocado's Vertical Farm Play on the Week of June 10 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Raytheon/UTC could merge and Ocado plays in vertical farming in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Raytheon/UTC could have a human capital problem (1:11), and Ocado's vertical farm is a sustainability love story (8:25), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Raytheon/UTC could have a human capital problem (1:11), and Ocado's vertical farm is a sustainability love story (8:25), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep028.mp3 Fri, 14 June 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:16:01 no full The ESG Weekly: Facebook's Libra and the Trans Mountain Pipeline on the Week of June 17 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Facebook announces a game changer(?) crypto and the Trans Mountain oil sands pipeline is a "go" in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Facebook announces its crypto solution in Libra (0:33), and Canada's Trans Mountain pipeline is approved (8:28), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Facebook announces its crypto solution in Libra (0:33), and Canada's Trans Mountain pipeline is approved (8:28), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep029.mp3 Fri, 21 June 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:16:25 no full Tomorrow's Labor Solution Is... Unions? MSCI ESG Research LLC In which a 300 year old labor tool is getting a modern twist - but is it a good thing? Karl Marx's biggest meme was a labor innovation (2:42), but also an investor problem (4:48), but someone should tell South Korea (6:42) because the tech model has labor problems (11:00) and Jack Ma and Richard Liu poked the bear (13:11), all on the record. Karl Marx's biggest meme was a labor innovation (2:42), but also an investor problem (4:48), but someone should tell South Korea (6:42) because the tech model has labor problems (11:00) and Jack Ma and Richard Liu poked the bear (13:11), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep030.mp3 Tue, 25 June 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:22:53 no full The ESG Weekly: San Fran's E-Cigarette Ban and Chicken Collusion on the Week of June 25 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which San Francisco bans the use and sale of e-cigarettes and poultry processors are accused of collusion in chicken prices in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: San Francisco bans the use and sale of e-cigarettes (0:44), and poultry processors are accused of collusion in chicken prices (9:11), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: San Francisco bans the use and sale of e-cigarettes (0:44), and poultry processors are accused of collusion in chicken prices (9:11), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep031.mp3 Fri, 28 June 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:16:25 no full The ESG Weekly: Tesla Delivers Cars and Wayfair's Labor Problem on the Week of July 1 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Tesla has some good news and Wayfair has a labor problem in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Tesla announces record delivery of cars (0:58), and Wayfair's labor walkout is the new CEO problem (5:03), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Tesla announces record delivery of cars (0:58), and Wayfair's labor walkout is the new CEO problem (5:03), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep032.mp3 Fri, 05 July 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:15:36 no full The ESG Weekly: Vedanta is a Mine Short and Direct Listing is the New Black on the Week of July 8 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Vedanta has a mine taken by Zambia and Slack's direct listing might be a new trend in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Vedanta loses a mine, but is it Vedanta's fault (1:10), and Slack's direct listing works but does it obscure risks (7:18), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Vedanta loses a mine, but is it Vedanta's fault (1:10), and Slack's direct listing works but does it obscure risks (7:18), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep033.mp3 Fri, 12 July 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:20:27 no full The ESG Weekly: Water is Bigger in Texas and My Brand, My Ideology on the Week of July 15 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Texas landowners sell their water to oil companies in the desert and companies get pulled into social movements in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Texas landowners sell their water to oil companies in the desert (0:53), and companies get pulled into social movements (11:22), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Texas landowners sell their water to oil companies in the desert (0:53), and companies get pulled into social movements (11:22), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep034.mp3 Fri, 19 July 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:23:58 no full The ESG Weekly: Equifax is fined a record USD$800 million after its 2017 data breach, and subprime auto loans area threaten both the auto industry and drivers on the Week of July 22 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Equifax is fined a record USD$800 million after its 2017 data breach, and subprime auto loans area threaten both the auto industry and drivers in the week in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Equifax is fined a record USD$800 million after its 2017 data breach (0:36), and subprime auto loans area threaten both the auto industry and drivers (8:01), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Equifax is fined a record USD$800 million after its 2017 data breach (0:36), and subprime auto loans area threaten both the auto industry and drivers (8:01), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep035.mp3 Fri, 26 July 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:20:03 no full The ESG Weekly: Capital One: Who's in your wallet? And NGOs call Cargill the worst company in the world on the Week of July 29 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Capital One does not know who is in your wallet, and NGOs call Cargill the worst company in the world in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Capital One does not know who is in your wallet (0:38), and NGOs call Cargill the worst company in the world (10:25), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Capital One does not know who is in your wallet (0:38), and NGOs call Cargill the worst company in the world (10:25), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep036.mp3 Fri, 01 August 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:20:15 no full The ESG Weekly: Walmart's CEO gets called out in the gun debate, and L Brands' CMO resigns amid company turmoil on the Week of August 5 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Walmart's CEO must address gun sales at his stores, and the CMO of L Brands resigns amid company turmoil in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Walmart's CEO must address gun sales at his stores (0:44), and the CMO of L Brands resigns amid company turmoil (8:58), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Walmart's CEO must address gun sales at his stores (0:44), and the CMO of L Brands resigns amid company turmoil (8:58), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep037.mp3 Fri, 09 August 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:19:49 no full The ESG Weekly: Plastics and Fossil Fuel get more cozy, and two rapid fire takes on WeWork and disclosures for the Week of August 12 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Shell builds a petrochemical facility, and Matt and Ric quickly try to understand WeWork and the purpose of disclosures in review through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Shell builds a petrochemical facility (0:41), and Matt and Ric quickly try to understand WeWork and the purpose of disclosures (13:44), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Shell builds a petrochemical facility (0:41), and Matt and Ric quickly try to understand WeWork and the purpose of disclosures (13:44), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep038.mp3 Fri, 16 August 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:20:09 no full The hidden cost of cement MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we discuss the enormous environmental impact of the cement industry and why it has little reason to change. Is new stuff the best way to lower our emissions(3:36), maybe not because everything new uses everything old (7:40), well then should investors do something about it (12:00), because cement and fossil fuels are closer than you would think (15:15), all on the record. Is new stuff the best way to lower our emissions(3:36), maybe not because everything new uses everything old (7:40), well then should investors do something about it (12:00), because cement and fossil fuels are closer than you would think (15:15), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep039.mp3 Tue, 20 August 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:23:05 no full The ESG Weekly: Singapore will track societal health with Fitbit, and shareholders no longer matter for the Week of August 19 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which the Singapore Health Board partners with Fitbit, and Meggin and Ric discuss the Business Roundtable's anti-Friedman claim through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: In which the Singapore Health Board partners with Fitbit (0:54), and Meggin and Ric discuss the Business Roundtable's anti-Friedman claim (17:49), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The Singapore Health Board partners with Fitbit (0:54), and Meggin and Ric discuss the Business Roundtable's anti-Friedman claim (17:49), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep040.mp3 Fri, 23 August 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:23:52 no full The ESG Weekly: Johnson & Johnson's Brand and Opioids, and the Fashion Industry Makes Another Coalition for the Week of August 26 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which Johnson & Johnson's brand wavers as the opioid crisis comes home, and the fashion industry tries to lower its waste through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: In which Johnson & Johnson's brand wavers as the opioid crisis comes home (1:10), and the fashion industry tries to lower its waste (11:09), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Johnson & Johnson's brand wavers as the opioid crisis comes home (1:10), and the fashion industry tries to lower its waste (11:09), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep041.mp3 Fri, 30 August 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:22:55 no full The ESG Weekly: Data privacy and advertising don't mix, and glyphosate is banned again for the Week of September 2 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which companies selling data have difficulties keeping data private, and Germany bans glyphosate usage through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Companies selling data have difficulties keeping data private (0:43), and Germany bans glyphosate usage (9:06), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Companies selling data have difficulties keeping data private (0:43), and Germany bans glyphosate usage (9:06), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep042.mp3 Fri, 06 September 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:17:52 no full The ESG Weekly: EDF Finds Faults in its Nuclear Plants, and Contract Workers are Employees for the Week of September 9 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we discuss Nuclear energy and its role in the low-carbon future, and California rules contract workers are employees for app-based companies through an ESG lens Note! This is a re-released version with one detail corrected about nuclear power generation. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Nuclear energy and its role in the low-carbon future (0:42), and California rules contract workers are employees for app-based companies (11:58), all on the record. Note! This is a re-released version with one detail corrected about nuclear power generation. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: Nuclear energy and its role in the low-carbon future (0:42), and California rules contract workers are employees for app-based companies (11:58), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep043.mp3 Fri, 13 September 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:20:50 no full The ESG Weekly: UAW Union Strikes at GM, and Australia Picks Health Over Coal for the Week of September 16 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we discuss the United Auto Workers go on strike at GM, and Australia rejects a coal mine due to long‐term health effects through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The United Auto Workers go on strike at GM (0:57), and Australia rejects a coal mine due to long‐term health effects (10:58), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The United Auto Workers go on strike at GM (0:57), and Australia rejects a coal mine due to long‐term health effects (10:58), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep044.mp3 Fri, 20 September 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:24:52 no full The gig economy has split the workforce MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we discuss how temporary workers are shaping our economy. Those Facebook workers are actually contractors (1:16), it is not just Facebook because everyone uses temporary workers in vital company roles (2:00), this is bifurcating the workforce and some are taking advantage (4:30), if you want to see how this can affect a society just go to Japan (9:32), this might be a canary in the mine for other countries (14:14), and investors are beginning to take notice (17:12), all on the record. Those Facebook workers are actually contractors (1:16), it is not just Facebook because everyone uses temporary workers in vital company roles (2:00), this is bifurcating the workforce and some are taking advantage (4:30), if you want to see how this can affect a society just go to Japan (9:32), this might be a canary in the mine for other countries (14:14), and investors are beginning to take notice (17:12), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep045.mp3 Tue, 24 September 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:20:49 no full The ESG Weekly: Which shareholder action tool is best? And Thomas Cook collapses into liquidation for the Week of September 23 MSCI ESG Research LLC In which we discuss the different tools available to investors to address ESG risks, and Thomas Cook collapses into liquidation stranding hundreds of thousands through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The different tools available to investors to address ESG risks (0:39), and Thomas Cook collapses into liquidation stranding hundreds of thousands (10:09), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The different tools available to investors to address ESG risks (0:39), and Thomas Cook collapses into liquidation stranding hundreds of thousands (10:09), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep046.mp3 Fri, 27 September 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:19:20 no full The ESG Weekly: The Bosses Are Getting Too Much For Too Little, and Climate Change Is Coming For Your Real Estate for the Week of September 30 MSCI ESG Research LLC This week we discuss the Council of Institutional Investors recommendation that investors check their CEOs pay packages, and then we discuss the continuing physical risk to real estate posed by climate change, all through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The Council of Institutional Investors recommendation that investors check their CEOs pay packages (0:42), and then we discuss the continuing physical risk to real estate posed by climate change (12:52), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The Council of Institutional Investors recommendation that investors check their CEOs pay packages (0:42), and then we discuss the continuing physical risk to real estate posed by climate change (12:52), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep047.mp3 Fri, 04 October 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:20:55 no full The ESG Weekly: Companies are Hard to Trust When They Lie, And Labor Shortages Cause Concern for the Week of October 7. MSCI ESG Research LLC This week we discuss what it means that 3M and DuPont failed to disclose their findings on the hazardous impact and proliferation of PFAS, and then we discuss how Hong Kongers are leaving Hong Kong for everywhere but the U.S., all through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: 3M and DuPont failed to disclose their findings on the hazardous impact and proliferation of PFAS (0:40), and Hong Kongers are leaving Hong Kong for everywhere but the U.S.(10:11), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: 3M and DuPont failed to disclose their findings on the hazardous impact and proliferation of PFAS (0:40), and Hong Kongers are leaving Hong Kong for everywhere but the U.S.(10:11), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep048.mp3 Fri, 11 October 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:18:27 no full The ESG Weekly: South Africa's largest utility cannot abide, and a quick update on private prisons for the Week of October 14. MSCI ESG Research LLC This week we discuss the current and historical issues with South Africa's largest utility Eskom because it is causing power cuts throughout the country and rocking the economy, and then Andrew Young gives us a quick update on the issue with private prisons, all through an ESG lends, all through an ESG lens Two stories this week with ESG glasses: There are power cuts throughout South Africa after its largest utility Eskom has a number of generating units break down which has threatened the country's economy (0:41), and Andrew Young gives us a quick update on the issue with private prisons as a business model (10:45), all on the record. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: There are power cuts throughout South Africa after its largest utility Eskom has a number of generating units break down which has threatened the country's economy (0:41), and Andrew Young gives us a quick update on the issue with private prisons as a business model (10:45), all on the record. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep049.mp3 Fri, 18 October 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:17:18 no full The ESG Weekly: How should shareholders deal with Zuckerberg ? And Intel plans to release gender and race pay data for the week of October 21. MSCI ESG Research LLC This week a SPECIAL GUEST joins us to discuss how shareholders should deal with Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg as the founder continues his PR campaign, and then Meggin Eastman discusses the relevance of Intel's plan to release pay and gender pay data, all through an ESG lens. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: A SPECIAL GUEST joins us to discuss how shareholders should deal with Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg as the founder continues his PR campaign (1:42), and then Meggin Eastman discusses the relevance of Intel's plan to release pay and gender pay data (13:22), all through an ESG lens. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: A SPECIAL GUEST joins us to discuss how shareholders should deal with Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg as the founder continues his PR campaign (1:42), and then Meggin Eastman discusses the relevance of Intel's plan to release pay and gender pay data (13:22), all through an ESG lens. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep050.mp3 Fri, 21 October 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:22:45 no full The ESG Weekly: The case against Exxon might change how companies disclose about their climate woes, and the seas are rising up to consume us all for the week of October 28. MSCI ESG Research LLC This Halloween week we discuss the ongoing case against Exxon and how it might shape companies' disclosure of climate issues with shareholders, then our cartography expert takes us through the new sea level rise data and how it will affect the real estate market globally, all through an ESG lens. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The Attorney General of New York alleges that Exxon first calculated the risks posed by climate change but then freaked out and suppressed the data, an accusation that might change how companies disclosure their data on climate risks far into the future (0:46), and then our cartography expert Gillian Mollad discusses new data on sea level rise and how it might affect the real estate market (11:04), all through an ESG lens. Two stories this week with ESG glasses: The Attorney General of New York alleges that Exxon first calculated the risks posed by climate change but then freaked out and suppressed the data, an accusation that might change how companies disclosure their data on climate risks far into the future (0:46), and then our cartography expert Gillian Mollad discusses new data on sea level rise and how it might affect the real estate market (11:04), all through an ESG lens. Apple Podcasts]]>. http://esgpodcast.msci.com/ep051.mp3 Fri, 01 November 2019 00:00:00 EST 0:19:14 no