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Sustainability Now

Sustainability Now

Written by: MSCI ESG Research LLC
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News and investment research brought to you weekly covering major market trends and new research insights. With topics ranging from climate impact on investment portfolios, corporate actions, trending investment topics, and emerging sustainability issues, hosts Mike Disabato and Bentley Kaplan of MSCI ESG Research walk through the latest news and research that is top of mind for the week.

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Episodes
  • Hormuz and the Fertilizer Fault Line
    May 22 2026

    When conflict disrupted gas exports through the Strait of Hormuz earlier this year, attention focused on gas prices and shipping lanes. But the shock travelled further — quietly rippling through fertilizer markets, where some producers were hit far harder than others, revealing how location-based risk can emerge deep within a supply chain.


    Host: Gabriela de la Serna, MSCI Sustainability & Climate

    Guest: Cole Martin, MSCI Sustainability & Climate

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    14 mins
  • BP’s AGM Was Contentious: This Proxy Season Could Be Too
    May 8 2026

    After the SEC stepped back from shareholder proposal oversight, courts stepped in. We take a look at early signals from this year’s proxy season and whether we're seeing a structural shift in shareholder rights.


    Host: Bentley Kaplan, MSCI Sustainability & Climate

    Guest: Jonathan Ponder, MSCI Sustainability & Climate

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    22 mins
  • Is This How Oil Ends?
    Apr 24 2026

    On February 28, the Strait of Hormuz shut down, stranding 20% of the world's crude exports and 20% of global LNG capacity. Energy crises usually send the world running back to coal; but this time, coal generation outside China actually fell, while wind, solar, and batteries picked up the slack. Host Mike Disabato talks with MSCI's Chris Cote about whether a war in the Middle East just accelerated the end of fossil fuels, which industries can pivot now, and why countries burned twice by energy dependence may never go back.

    Episode reading: The Opportunity in Energy Disruption — Batteries Included

    Host: Mike Disabato, MSCI Sustainability & Climate

    Guest: Chris Cote, MSCI Sustainability & Climate

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    17 mins
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