ESG in Conversation: Financing the Future

Episode Summary Host: Melissa Chase, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Morningstar Sustainalytics Lindsey Stewart, CFA, Director of Investment Stewardship Research, Morningstar Sustainalytics Guests: Ruthann Bartello, Senior Director, Global Lead, Stewardship Kevin Ranney, Senior Director, Sustainable Fixed Income Research Allocating Funds to Support a Sustainable Future In this episode of ESG in Conversation, Melissa and Lindsey chat about the continued volatility in the sustainable investing market, as well as luxury brands’ focus on ESG and sustainable supply chains. To kick things off, Melissa interviews Kevin Ranney, Senior Director, Sustainable Fixed Income Research. He talks about the evolution of the sustainable fixed income market and shares insights on the latest enhancements to Morningstar Sustainalytics’ second-party opinion assessment framework. Later, Lindsey sits down with Ruthann Bartello, Senior Director, Global Lead, Stewardship, where they discuss Sustainalytics’ involvement in the Pact for the Future and the importance of bringing the investor voice to the conversation about funding the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Share Your Feedback Please take a moment to share your thoughts on ESG in Conversation. You can email us at podcast@sustainalytics.com. Key Moments 00:00:24 Introduction 00:06:25 Interview with Kevin Ranney on the evolution of sustainable fixed income investing and Morningstar Sustainalytics second-party opinion framework. 00:24:44 Interview with Ruthann Bartello about efforts to allocate more funding to the Sustainable Development Goals. 00:36:24 Closing remarks Links to Select Resources Sustainalytics Insight: Second Party Opinions a Primary Focus Webinar | Enhanced Assessment Framework for Use of Proceeds Second-Party Opinions Listen to more episodes here .

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ESG in Conversation: Financing the Future is an episode from The Sustainalytics Podcast by Morningstar Sustainalytics Podcast.

This episode is 37:52 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2025.

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