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ESG Talks

by Kroll Bond Rating Agency

Welcome to ESG Talks, a KBRA Podcast series focusing on environmental, social, and governance (ESG). This podcast will highlight various ESG hot topics and will include commentary from prominent voices within the ESG community. As we continue to expand globally, KBRA Podcasts is a go-to source for timely briefings directly from our knowledgeable team members and guests.

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Episodes

Technology, Innovation, and Climate Mitigating Industries: COP26 Recap Continued

15m · Published 09 Dec 13:30

In this episode of ESG Talks, Emilie Nadler, an Associate Director on KBRA’s ESG team interviews Kim Kovacs, the newly appointed CEO of Santa Fe Farms. Santa Fe Farms is a fully integrated company leading the growth and development of the industrial hemp industry. Kim and Emilie discuss highlights from COP26 regarding climate mitigating technology and innovation and the role emerging industries, such as the industrial hemp industry, will play in the low carbon transition.

Key Takeaways from COP26

11m · Published 22 Nov 13:30

In this episode of ESG Talks, Andrea Torres Villanueva, an Associate on KBRA’s ESG Team interviews Gordon Kerr, Managing Director and KBRA’s Head of European Research. Gordon was in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) and discusses with Andrea key takeaways from this year’s event.

KBRA’S Approach to ESG Management

16m · Published 28 Oct 13:00

In the last episode of the third season of ESG Talks, Emilie Nadler, an Associate Director on KBRA’s ESG Team, interviews Pat Welch, KBRA’s Chief ESG and Ratings Policy Officer, and Van Hesser, KBRA’s Chief Strategist. As interest in ESG investing grows, financial market participants are increasingly interested in accessing better quality ESG information to make investment decisions and are also looking to rating agencies to understand the relevance of ESG to financial metrics and the risk of default. Pat, Van, and Emilie discuss KBRA’s approach to ESG integration in credit ratings and research.

“At KBRA, we believe most ESG issues that intersect with credit risk analysis are inherently management issues. For this reason we call our ESG approach in the corporates, financial institutions, and governments space ‘ESG Management.’ In the world of credit risk analysis ESG can’t be done as a simple scoring exercise – it requires thoughtful analysis of myriad, and often interconnected risk management issues. Our approach gives transparency into the real-world and into the dynamic risks that ESG presents to entities.” – Pat Welch, KBRA’s Chief ESG and Ratings Policy Officer

Climate Risk Financing With Bermuda’s Minister of Finance, the Honorable Curtis L. Dickinson

38m · Published 07 Oct 11:00

In this episode of ESG Talks, Steve Weinstein, Chair of the Bermuda Business Development Authority, moderates a conversation between Jim Nadler, KBRA’s President and CEO, and Bermuda’s Minister of Finance, the Honorable Curtis L. Dickinson, JP, MP. Bermuda has a proven track record in balancing the needs of the business community with prudent policy under a unified regulatory system. Steve, Jim, and Minister Dickinson discuss the rise in ESG investing and how Bermuda’s culture of innovation has well positioned the country as the world’s center for climate risk finance.

“A commitment to sound and effective regulation, policies, and practices that promote good, ethical, and innovative businesses, and an appropriate partnership with industry to advance initiatives that can be mutually beneficial and [promote] the greater good, is a role the government sees as being very critical. Bermuda aims to become the world’s climate risk finance capital by addressing critical needs in key markets and closing the global protection gap, while creating new economic growth opportunities. It is our view that the climate risk finance space is an extension of what [Bermuda] already does very well.” - Bermuda Minister of Finance, the Honorable Curtis L. Dickinson

The Power of Hemp in Climate Change Mitigation

22m · Published 23 Sep 11:00

In this episode of ESG Talks, Pat Welch, KBRA’s Chief ESG and Ratings Policy Officer, interviews Steven Gluckstern, the Chairman and CEO of Santa Fe Farms. Santa Fe Farms is a fully integrated company leading the growth and development of the industrial hemp industry. The company Santa Fe Farms spans the growth, transformation, and impact of industrial hemp into key wellness, chemical and physical ingredients and components which can be incorporated into thousands of products in categories including health, human and animal nutrition, agriculture, building materials, paper and packaging, plastics, and advanced carbon materials. Santa Fe Farms will be both a net carbon-negative business itself and an important source of offsets available to other enterprises seeking to reduce their carbon footprint to meet their ESG goals and/or regulatory requirements. Pat and Steven speak about the hemp industry’s potential the role might play in mitigating the effects of climate change across the globe, while also creating positive social impact.

“What we found out very quickly is that the real value of this plant may go way beyond the products one can make from it… Industrial hemp as we know it today sequesters as much carbon per acre as, for instance, an acre of rainforest. What became apparent to us [at Santa Fe Farms] was that as we look for nature-based solutions to the CO2 crisis, that one of those might well be hemp.” – Steven Gluckstern, Santa Fe Farms

Update From Washington: ESG Regulatory Trends

24m · Published 09 Sep 13:00

In this episode of ESG Talks, Emilie Nadler, an Associate Director on KBRA’s ESG Team, interviews Langston Emerson and Chris Brown from Mindset, a bipartisan public policy firm based in Washington, D.C. Their clients range from household names in financial services to key change makers in energy, insurance, trade, technology, and beyond. Over the years, Mindset has become known for its deep expertise in financial services policy.

“[There] has been a huge rise in the topic of ESG in public policy circles… Notably there’s been increased talk of ESG-focused regulation, especially from the SEC [but also] the president. President Biden has really pushed a lot of ESG topics to the forefront and that’s particularly true with respect to climate change mitigation and adaptation.” – Chris Brown

The Intersection of ESG and Structured Finance Ratings

10m · Published 12 Aug 11:00

In this episode of ESG Talks, Andrea Torres Villanueva, an Associate on KBRA’s ESG team, interviews Eric Thompson, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Structured Finance Ratings. Eric and Andrea discuss ESG trends in securitization, the challenges of ESG integration, and KBRA’s process of incorporating ESG into structured finance transactions.

Economics and Beyond: Revealing the Hidden Forces Behind Investment Decisions

54m · Published 22 Jul 10:30

In this special episode of ESG Talks, Jim Nadler, KBRA’s CEO and President, discusses the importance of ESG on Economics & Beyond with Rob Johnson, a podcast of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET). Jim and economist Rob Johnson discuss the profound influence that bond ratings have on shaping social and economic outcomes, how they can contribute to environmental and social responsibility, and why a new approach to bond ratings is urgently necessary.

The Challenges and Opportunities for ESG Integration in Structured Finance

15m · Published 08 Jul 12:00

In this episode of ESG Talks, Miten Amin, a Managing Director on KBRA’s Business Development Team in London, interviews Tina De Baere, Head of ESG and Macro Strategy at Cairn Capital. Cairn Capital is a London-based alternative credit asset manager with $6 billion in assets under management. Tina joined Cairn Capital in 2008 as a portfolio manager. Since 2017, Tina’s focus has included ESG, and she spearheaded Cairn Capital’s push into responsible investing. Tina also developed Cairn Capital’s ESG strategy and policy for all of the firm’s asset classes, including HY bonds, leveraged loans, and securitized products.

FUNDing Positive ESG Impact: ESG Developments in Fund Finance

27m · Published 24 Jun 12:15

In this episode of ESG Talks, Bill Cox, Global Head of Corporate, Financial, and Government Ratings at KBRA, sits down with Wesley Misson and Katie McShane from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Cadwalader has a globally recognized Fund Finance practice, which spans the U.S. and Europe. Wes is a partner in the firm’s Finance Group, where he leads the ESG initiative. He is also co-lead of Cadwalader’s U.S.-based Fund Finance practice and has experience in subscription, hybrid, and ESG fund facilities.

Katie is an associate in Cadwalader’s Finance Group, focusing on the area of fund finance. Katie represents major banks and financial institutions in the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of subscription fund facilities, including ESG facilities. Bill, Wes, and Katie speak about ESG developments in the fund finance space and how the momentum in ESG investing has changed the landscape.

ESG Talks has 48 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 16:49:12. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 26th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 20th, 2023 06:19.

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