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📣Introducing Pulse on Impact, a new GRESB content series that spotlights how Asset Impact’s (a GRESB company) forward-looking climate data turns disclosure into decisions. In each episode, our experts and partners unpack new regulations, market shifts, and product updates shaping the path to real-world decarbonization. In our first episode, Alex Clark, Research Director at Asset Impact, speaks with Dr. Inna Amesheva, PhD, Head of Regulatory Solutions at ESG Book, about the updated EBA Pillar 3 sustainability disclosures. Together, they explore what’s new in the revised framework, including the expanded scope of institutions, proportionate timelines through 2029, the hazard-based physical-risk template with NUTS granularity, and the temporary suspension of GAR/BTAR as templates align with the EU Taxonomy. The discussion also highlights how PCAF-aligned proxies and asset- and entity-level data can deliver more consistent, decision-useful reporting. 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eEc79-C8 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eaEe7ccQ 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/e_yf6WSw Download the updated Practical Guide to EBA Pillar 3 ESG Disclosures on our website: https://lnkd.in/eYKG2nmM

⚖️ Scores don’t move markets. Value does. 📊 ESG ratings make headlines - investors need decision-useful signals. In this episode of 🎙️ One Step Ahead, host Sasja Beslik sits down with Antti Savilaakso (Head of Research & Data, Impact Cubed) to unpack why traditional ESG scores miss what matters and how factor-based data links sustainability to financial outcomes. They discuss verification gaps versus real-world impact, Asia’s pragmatic momentum, and how AI is reshaping analytics and portfolio construction. 💡 Key takeaways from the conversation: ✅ From ratings to factors: model ESG as measurable drivers of risk and return - beyond binary labels. 🔍 Assurance ≠ impact: process audits don’t guarantee numbers or real-world change. 🌍 Materiality is contextual: sector, region, and market regime matter; over-complex rules can stifle innovation. 🚀 What’s next: AI-augmented, forward-looking signals that help companies get paid for genuine advantages. 🎧 Listen now for sharp insights into the forces driving sustainability, business, and society: https://lnkd.in/dkz6hAzm #Sustainability #ESG #Investing #CorporateReporting #OneStepAhead James Osborne Joakim Lundquist James Hawrylak

This is an illuminating discussion that will open your eyes to how #ESG data is actually being used to drive investment decisions today: companies urgently need to upgrade their #sustainability communications and focus on the factors and data points (maybe there are only a few!) that are contributing to value creation for investors. What's more, I love the point by Antti Savilaakso that we need to break out of this binary sustainable/unsustainable, ESG compliant/non-ESG compliant mindset and talk more about the granular, company-specific transition story and what it means for the business as a whole and its financial performance. #podcast #investing #data #AI

Carbon Tracker’s founder, Mark Campanale, sat down with Hugh Wheelan for a wide-ranging conversation on International Sustainable Finance Centre (ISFC)’s debut episode of The Transition Tapes podcast. From a broken-down truck in the desert to reshaping the way financial markets think about climate risk, Mark shares how Carbon Tracker developed the concepts of “unburnable carbon” and “stranded assets”, and why they matter more than ever. Tune in for:  ➡️ The backstory of our theory of change.  ➡️ Mark’s take on why the EU green taxonomy is “a solution looking for a problem”.  ➡️ His career advice and Transition Tapes mix tape. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/eurUNmWx #StrandedAssets #UnburnableCarbon #SustainableFinance #NetZero

ESG Currents: Inside CalPERS’ $100 Billion Climate-Action Plan What does putting $100 billion toward climate solutions entail? On the latest episode of ESG Currents, I sit down with Peter Cashion, CFA head of sustainable investing at CalPERS, to unpack: • How one of the world’s largest pension funds is translating climate ambition into investment decisions • What mobilizing $100 billion in capital looks like in practice • How returns interface with impact Tune in where ever you get your podcasts 🎧 Apple: https://lnkd.in/edJXAs26 🎧 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eEaktrAK 🎧 Amazon: https://lnkd.in/eG-VgTVe 🖥 Bloomberg Terminal: https://lnkd.in/eynAh4Xs

Vlerick Professor Thanos Verousis recently joint the Shaken Not Burned podcast to unpack the turbulence surrounding ESG and sustainable finance. 🌍 Together with the hosts, he explored why ESG is under fire, what went wrong, and how finance can evolve to meet the challenges of the 21st century. As Thanos puts it: “Sustainable finance will only mature when we are honest about trade-offs, transparent in pricing externalities, and inclusive of those not yet at the table.” 👉 Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eaEprMCU

Simon Zadek has been in the sustainability trenches since the 1980s. He was the first social auditor for Ben & Jerry’s, worked for the UN Secretary-General, and helped shape China’s green finance strategy. But after decades of working to transition our economy, he came to an uncomfortable conclusion: we’re heading well beyond 1.5°C of global warming. So he co-founded Morphosis, a new kind of firm built for the adaptation economy. Not quite a fund, not quite a think tank, but a hybrid — part investor, part merchant bank, part policy lab — designed to help governments and businesses profitably adapt to a hotter, riskier world. In the latest episode of Climate Proofers, the Climate Proof podcast, Simon explains how Morphosis is creating a market and policy framework that will enable the adaptation economy to thrive. Because surviving 1.5°C+ won’t happen by accident. It’ll happen by design. 🎧 Listen to Simon Zadek On Catalyzing The Adaptation Economy at Climate Proof here: https://lnkd.in/e9AyKZXv Or search for 'Climate Proofers' on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. 🎟️ Become a Climate Proof member to support independent adaptation news, podcasts, and reports: https://lnkd.in/eDT7_zXt

Despite quieter ESG headlines, US investors continue to consider the climate and related risks and opportunities focusing on financial materiality – driving demand for labelled products, transition finance, and climate resilience. Catch the latest ‘Deep dive in 5’ podcast for key insights from our recent investor conversations: https://lnkd.in/efxj76HP Isabella Crack, Jaspreet Singh

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐒𝐑𝐃 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 - 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? The 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 is transforming how 50,000+ companies across the EU must monitor, measure, and disclose their sustainability performance. With 12 European Sustainability Reporting Standards to navigate, the complexity can feel overwhelming. Our expert-led 𝐂𝐒𝐑𝐃 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 breaks down each ESRS into digestible insights, featuring Bureau Veritas specialists from across our global network. From climate change reporting to business conduct, we've covered the essential topics you need to master for compliance and beyond. 🎧 𝑺𝒊𝒙 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐄𝐒𝐑𝐒 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 📊 𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 📋 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒖 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 💡 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍-𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 🚀 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 Ready to master your CSRD journey? Access our complete podcast series and download your free guide today: https://ow.ly/vQKx30sQGHf #CSRD #SustainabilityReporting #ESG #ShapingAWorldOfTrust

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. And in 2026, no one’s got the budget or patience for formulaic, cookie-cutter reporting. So what to do? In this new episode of One Step Ahead, hosts Sasja Beslik and James Osborne sit down with Mike Tyrrell, founder and editor of SRI-CONNECT, to unpack one of the biggest blind spots in today’s ESG landscape: the gap between what companies produce and what investors actually need. From breaking internal silos to reaching individual decision-makers, Mike explains why sustainability communication must become more targeted, commercial and value-driven, especially in a cost-constrained environment. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: • Companies must stop treating “investors” as a single, homogenous group - influence sits with specific individuals, not the market at large • Static sustainability reports rarely deliver value unless paired with clear narratives and targeted outreach • Internal credibility is essential: sustainability teams must rebuild trust by focusing on value creation, not compliance • 2026 will reward discipline, commercial relevance and stronger private communication channels 🎧 Listen now for sharp insights into the forces driving sustainability, business, and society: https://lnkd.in/dRYXmf8x #ESG #Sustainability #InvestorRelations #CorporateReporting #BusinessStrategy