Episode Summary 
Host: 

Melissa Chase, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Morningstar Sustainalytics 
Lindsey Stewart, CFA, Director of Investment Stewardship Research, Morningstar Sustainalytics 

Guests: 

Ruthann Bartello, Senior Director, Global Lead, Stewardship 
Kevin Ranney, Senior Director, Sustainable Fixed Income Research 

Allocating Funds to Support a Sustainable Future
In this episode of ESG in Conversation, Melissa and Lindsey chat about the continued volatility in the sustainable investing market, as well as luxury brands’ focus on ESG and sustainable supply chains. To kick things off, Melissa interviews Kevin Ranney, Senior Director, Sustainable Fixed Income Research. He talks about the evolution of the sustainable fixed income market and shares insights on the latest enhancements to Morningstar Sustainalytics’ second-party opinion assessment framework. Later, Lindsey sits down with Ruthann Bartello, Senior Director, Global Lead, Stewardship, where they discuss Sustainalytics’ involvement in the Pact for the Future and the importance of bringing the investor voice to the conversation about funding the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  
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Key Moments  






00:00:24 






Introduction 








00:06:25 






Interview with Kevin Ranney on the evolution of sustainable fixed income investing and Morningstar Sustainalytics second-party opinion framework. 








00:24:44 






Interview with Ruthann Bartello about efforts to allocate more funding to the Sustainable Development Goals. 








00:36:24 






Closing remarks 






 
Links to Select Resources

Sustainalytics Insight: Second Party Opinions a Primary Focus 
Webinar | Enhanced Assessment Framework for Use of Proceeds Second-Party Opinions 
 


 
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