Beyond the Buzz from S&P Global Ratings dives into hot topics across the sustainable finance landscape. Co-hosts Corinne Bendersky and Michael Ferguson help to demystify Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concepts and bring unique insights from ratings analysts and subject matter experts around the world.
Latest episodes
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31 min
Understanding Scope 2 Emissions
In this episode, host Corrine Bendersky is joined by S&P Global Ratings analyst and lead sustainable finance expert Beth Burks. They discuss Beth’s latest commentary, “Purchased En…
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19 min
Storm Clouds Or Clear Skies Ahead
In this episode, host Mike Ferguson is joined by S&P Global Ratings analyst Nora Wittstruck, Senior Director and ESG Sector Leader of U.S. Public Finance. They discuss Nora’s lates…
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25 min
Weather Warning Countries’ Vulnerability to Physical Climate Risks
In this episode, host Corinne Bendersky is joined by S&P Global Ratings analysts Dr. Paul Munday, Global Adaptation and Resilience Specialist, and Marion Amiot, Head of Climate Eco…
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25 min
Navigating The Strengths And Challenges Of The Sustainable Finance Market
Sustainable bond issuance topped the $1 trillion mark last year, up from $600 million in 2020. In this episode of Beyond the Buzz, Corinne Bendersky is joined by S&P analysts Lori…
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37 min
2021: A Year In (ESG) Review
In this final episode of 2021, Corinne Bendersky, Michael Ferguson, and Michael Wilkins review key environmental, social, and governance themes of the year. Their conversation cove…
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8 min
Natural Capital & Potential Incentives to Protect Nature - Live from COP26 in Glasgow!
In this special episode, Mike Wilkins takes to the floor of COP26 in Glasgow with Andrew W. Mitchell, the Vice Chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)…
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20 min
The ESG Implications Of The Global Supply Chain Disruption
In this highly topical episode, Corinne Bendersky and Mike Ferguson dissect the global supply-chain disruption and unpick the reasons for and ESG challenges underlying the worldwid…
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39 min
Climate Litigation & The Case For Better Climate Disclosure
In this episode, guest interviewer Thomas Englerth and the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative’s Ellie Mulholland climate litigation and its potential implications for the priv…
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26 min
A Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework Emerges To Address Social Disparities
Climate disasters such as hurricanes, droughts, and wildfires continually expose vulnerabilities of U.S. infrastructure. In this episode, Corinne Bendersky and Mike Ferguson discus…
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11 min
Modelling Climate Change’s Physical Impacts
In the second of our two-part series on the physical impacts of climate change, Mike Wilkins asks Paul Munday to delve deeper into the role of climate data and models in evaluating…
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15 min
The 101 On The Physical Impacts Of Climate Change
Paul Munday and Corinne Bendersky kick off the first in our two-part series on the physical impacts of climate change by providing the 101 on climate resilience. Extreme climate ev…
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26 min
The Leaders Climate Change Summit
Corinne Bendersky and Mike Ferguson return to discuss highlights from April’s Leaders Summit on Climate, hosted by the U.S. Several large economies reiterated their commitments to…
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20 min
Natural Capital And Addressing The Biodiversity Crisis
Notice fewer insects hitting your windshield while driving, or birds chirping? The biodiversity crisis is all around us, not just in places like the Amazon. Guest host Michael Wilk…
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21 min
Transition Finance: The Sustainable Debt Market’s Newest Tool
Corinne Bendersky chats with S&P Global Ratings Senior Research Fellow Mike Wilkins about transition finance, a newer development in the sustainable debt markets aimed at helping c…
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32 min
Five Trends That Will Dominate ESG In 2021
Corinne and Mike delve into the five of the hottest ESG-related topics set to permeate 2021, sourced from S&P Global Ratings' sustainable finance team around the globe. As the pand…
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25 min
Social Risks Amid COVID-19 And The Booming Social Bond Market
COVID-19 has turned from “the great leveler” to the “great divider,” widening existing inequities around the world and leading to calls for greater social justice. Host Corinne Ben…
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23 min
The Race For A COVID-19 Vaccine
With COVID-19 cases rising again worldwide and pandemic fatigue setting in, all eyes are on the pharma industry in the pursuit of a COVID vaccine. Mike Ferguson talks to pharma cre…
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53 min
Climate Change Diplomacy With Christiana Figueres
In this episode of Beyond the Buzz, Corinne Bendersky talks with Christiana Figueres about the diplomatic history of climate change negotiations and how COVID-19 may affect climate…
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23 min
The Geopolitics Of Water
In the second episode of Beyond the Buzz, we delve into the topic of water – often referred to as “blue gold.” With water disputes on the rise, the World Economic Forum ranks water…
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23 min
The Power Of Stakeholder Pressure: How Companies Are Responding To Systemic Racism
In our inaugural episode, co-hosts Corinne Bendersky and Mike Ferguson discuss the Black Lives Matter movement and how it’s translating into calls for greater racial equity in the…