ESG Talks

Sep 26 2024 52 ep. 11
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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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Offshore Wind: Opportunities and Challenges to Irish Development

Sep 26 2024 9 mins  
In this episode of ESG Talks, Arianne Schreier, an Associate Director on KBRA’s ESG team, chats with Gordon Kerr, Head of European Research and host of KBRA’s Conversations in European Credit podcast. Arianne and Gordon discuss a recent KBRA research report, “Offshore Wind: Opportunities and Challenges to Irish Development.” The report explores Ireland’s renewable energy

ESG Metrics and Management in the Airport Industry

Sep 05 2024 27 mins  
In this episode of ESG Talks, Arianne Schreier, an Associate Director on KBRA’s ESG team, interviews Chris Poinsatte, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Dallas Fort Worth, or DFW, Airport. Chris is a leader of ESG in the airport industry, with responsibilities that include finance, strategic planning, performance measurement and information technolog

Governance Issues and Risks in the Funds Space

Jul 18 2024 7 mins  
In this episode of ESG Talks, Arianne Schreier, an Associate Director on KBRA’s ESG team chats with Andrea Torres Villanueva, an Associate Director on KBRA’s Funds team. Arianne and Andrea discuss the issues and risks surrounding governance controls in the funds space from the perspective of a credit rating analyst. They highlight a notable example of what can happen when a fun

Introducing the New Host of ESG Talks

Apr 18 2024 9 mins  
In this episode of ESG Talks, Emilie Nadler introduces Arianne Schreier, an Associate on KBRA’s ESG team, who will be taking over as host of the ESG Talks podcast as Emilie transitions to a new role within KBRA. The two will also be joined by Pat Welch, KBRA’s Chief ESG and Ratings Policy Officer, to chat about the outlook for ESG over the next year and how KBRA’s approach ma

The EU Climate Transition: Cost Burden and Risk of Slowing Progress

Feb 15 2024 13 mins  
In this episode of ESG Talks, Emilie Nadler, a Director on KBRA’s ESG team chats with Ken Egan, from KBRA’s Sovereigns team. Ken and Emilie recently published a research report, “European Climate Transition: Cost Burden and Risk of Slowing Progress.” The piece provides an overview of the EU’s climate transition plan and then delves into the cost for the region to transiti

Quantifying Environmental Risk

Feb 01 2024 15 mins  
In this episode of ESG Talks, Emilie Nadler, a Director on KBRA’s ESG team interviews Dr. Greg Characklis. Dr. Characklis serves as William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. He is also Director of the Center on Financial Risk in Environmental Systems, a resear

The ESG IDP: Harmonizing ESG Disclosure

Jan 18 2024 20 mins  
In this episode of ESG Talks, Pat Welch, KBRA’s Chief ESG and Ratings Policy Officer, interviews Michael Kashani, Managing Director and Head of ESG Credit at Apollo. Michael is responsible for supporting ESG integration across the Credit business as well as further incorporating ESG into Apollo’s lending and other non-control investments processes. Michael currently represents

Key Takeaways from COP28

Dec 18 2023 11 mins  
In this episode, Emilie Nadler, a Director on KBRA’s ESG team, chats with Gordon Kerr, KBRA’s Head of European Research and host of KBRA’s Conversations in European Credit podcast. Gordon and Emilie chat about the most recent United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28). This year’s event took place in Dubai and ran from the 30th of November through the 1

The State of ESG Disclosure in the U.S.

Nov 16 2023 17 mins  
In this episode of ESG Talks, Emilie Nadler, a Director on KBRA’s ESG team, interviews Lisa Peto from Mindset. Mindset is a bipartisan public policy firm that blends thoughtful research and analysis, strategic advisory services, and sophisticated advocacy to address the challenges and opportunities their clients encounter in Washington. Given the continued focus on ESG in public

ESG and Leveraged Finance with ELFA

Nov 02 2023 14 mins  
In this episode of ESG Talks, Luigi Griffo, Senior Director of KBRA’s European Investor Relations team, interviews Sabrina Fox, CEO of the European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA). ELFA is a buyside-only trade association that acts as a voice for the investor community and seeks to create a more transparent, efficient, and resilient leveraged finance market. Sabrina is a rec