Deciphering ESG in Emerging Markets: A Closer Look at Risk and Bias
A discussion on ESG for emerging market sovereigns, the challenges of assessing these issuers, and PGIM Fixed Income's sovereign ESG framework.
With the conclusion of COP27 this past November in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on this episode of Fixed on ESG, PGIM Fixed Income’s John Ploeg, CFA, Co-Head of ESG Research, has invited Birgit Lundem Jakobsen, Senior ESG Analyst, to join him in highlighting the major takeaways from the conference. These include:
John and Birgit close their discussion with some thoughts on the future of these climate change COPs and highlight another major COP listeners ought to know about.
Recorded on December 14, 2022.
A discussion on ESG for emerging market sovereigns, the challenges of assessing these issuers, and PGIM Fixed Income's sovereign ESG framework.
Exploring the widening gap between actual progress and policies on decarbonisation, and what would be needed to limit global warming to well below 2°C.
A review of the takeaways from COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference hosted in Dubai, UAE.