ESG in Conversation: A Look Ahead at 2025 and Beyond

Episode Summary 

Host: 

Melissa Chase, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Morningstar Sustainalytics 

Guest: 

• Thomas Kuh, Head of ESG Strategy, Morningstar Indexes 
• Barbara Lambotte, Head of Sustainable Fixed Income Research 
• Azadeh Sabour, Director of Climate Thought Leadership, North America 
• Anne Schoemaker, Director, ESG Products 
• Catalina Secreteanu, Managing Director, ESG Solutions, Europe 
• Lindsey Stewart, Director of Investment Stewardship Research 

2025: A Year of Change in Sustainable Investing 

It’s the start of a new year, a time when many focus on setting new goals and ambitions. In this episode of ESG in Conversation, we explore the resolutions investors and issuers might make when it comes to ESG, climate transition and regulatory issues. Experts from Morningstar Sustainalytics weigh in and share their predictions on what financial market participants will, or should, focus on in the year ahead.  

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Key Moments  

00:00:00	Introduction
00:00:35	Thomas Kuh discusses asset owners
00:05:43	Catalina Secreteanu discussion ESG risk and opportunities
00:08:35	Anne Schoemaker discusses regulations
00:12:52	Azadeh Sabour discusses climate transition finance
00:21:58	Lindsey Stewart discusses stewardship
00:26:03	Barbara Lambotte discusses sustainable fixed income
00:30:59	Closing remarks

Links to Select Resources

• Morningstar Sustainable Investing Index Solutions  
• Material ESG Issues Resource Center 
• ESG Regulatory Insights Hub 
• Climate Solutions Resource Center 
• Stewardship Services 
• Corporate Solutions – Sustainable Finance and Lending Solutions