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Jul 2023
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In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we’re on the ground at the GreenFin conference, which convened stakeholders from across the green finance ecosystem. We hear from panelists and attendees about key themes from the event — the challenges of closing the climate financing gap; how 2023 is "the year of the transition plan;" and the importance of translating sustainability topics for a broad audience, including employees, investors and the public at large. 

In the episode we speak to: 

-Aeisha Mastagni, Portfolio Manager in the Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies unit of big US pension fund California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) 

-Tobi Petrocelli, Head of Sustainability and Transition Finance Strategy for MUFG Americas, a division of large Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)   

-Rob Bradley, Managing Director of Climate Change and Sustainability Services at big consulting and advisory firm Ernst & Young (EY) 

-Matthew Sekol, Sustainability Industry Advocate at Microsoft  

-Catherine Berman, CEO and Co-Founder of CNote, an impact investment platform helping large companies move capital into community investments   

-Elizabeth Harnett, Research and Impact Expert in the Center for Climate-Aligned Finance at RMI, a US think tank focused on the clean energy transition 

Listen to our episode featuring the Executive Director of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/tnfd-executive-director-talks-new-nature-disclosure-framework  

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