They may not be new, but climate funds have recently hit their stride. From managing transition risk, to targeting technology opportunities, to aligning with the Paris agreement – these funds come in all shapes and sizes and with pretty diverse objectives. On this episode we catch you up on where climate funds stand today, and how differently they’re evolving in public and private markets.

Host: Margarita Grabert, MSCI ESG Research
Guest: Rumi Mahmood, MSCI Sustainability Institute

Maybe a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but that’s not going to fly for sustainability funds in the EU. On this episode we break down ESMA’s latest fund guidelines and discuss their place in a regulatory landscape with all kinds of moving pieces.

Host: Bentley Kaplan, MSCI ESG Research
Guests: Meggin Eastman & Simone Ruiz-Vergote, MSCI ESG Research

Airlines are part of a hard to abate industry for a reason as there is not one straightforward path to decarbonization. In this episode, we discuss the options that airlines have to reduce their direct emissions in the coming decades – and we tell you which ones are more likely to be more viable.

Host: Gabriela de la Serna, MSCI ESG Research

Guest: Michael Disabato, MSCI ESG Research