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 

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