The Investor’s Role in Addressing Climate Change

Episode Summary Host:

• Catalina Secreteanu, Managing Director, ESG Solutions, Europe, Sustainalytics
• Melissa Chase, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Morningstar Sustainalytics

Guest:

• Tom Gosling, Professor in Practice, Financial Markets Group, London School of Economics
• Lindsey Stewart, Director, Institutional Investor Content Strategist, Morningstar

On Investors’ True Impact on Sustainability

In this episode of Sustainability in Conversation, we are delighted to share an intriguing and insightful conversation direct from London Climate Action Week. Friend of the show and former host, Lindsey Stewart, sat down with Tom Gosling, Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics, to discuss the investor’s role in climate transition. The conversation points toward a more pragmatic phase of sustainable investing — one centered on fiduciary duty, policy engagement, investor agency, and asset-owner leadership, rather than ambitious but difficult-to-deliver climate commitments.

Additionally, Catalina shares why she’s feeling energized and inspired following a week of climate conversations with peers in London and talks about Morningstar Sustainalytics’ recently announced collaboration with XDI and Veridion to bring enhanced asset-level physical climate data to the market.

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Key Moments

00:00:00

Introduction

00:03:36

A conversation with Lindsey Stewart

00:07:32

A conversation with Tom Gosling

00:30:38

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