In this 23-minute ESG Spotlight episode, Debra Franzese speaks with Kristina Wyatt, Deputy General Counsel and SVP of Global Regulatory Climate Disclosure at Persefoni, a SaaS Platform that enables companies and financial institutions to meet stakeholder and regulatory climate disclosure requirements and requests. Prior to joining Persefoni, Kristina served as Senior Counsel for Climate and ESG to the Director of the Division of Corporate Finance at the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). During this episode, Debbie and Kristina discuss:

00:00 - 3:42: Kristina’s background and Persefoni

3:43 – 8:13: How third party providers and technology can assist investment managers in understanding their carbon footprint

8:14 – 14:55 : Investor and market demand for sustainability data reporting

14:56 – 20:28: The importance of sustainability data for investors, regulators and litigators

20:29 – 22:38: Predictions about the future of ESG

*The discussion in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be considered to be legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is being created by this podcast. Attorney advertising.

In this 30-minute ESG Spotlight episode, Debra Franzese speaks with Gloria Nelund, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SEC registered investment advisor, TriLinc Global. TriLinc is an impact investing firm founded in 2008 with the mission to improve the world through private investments in developing countries. During this episode, Debbie and Gloria discuss:

• 00:00 – 8:19 Introduction to Gloria and the founding of TriLinc Global
• 8:20 - 14:47 Investor reactions to an ESG dedicated fund in 2008 and how TriLinc adapted
• 14:48 – 20:05 How TriLinc approaches ESG investing and Gloria’s advice to managers seeking to integrate ESG in their investment process
• 20:06 – 23:12 The difference between ESG investing in developing countries vs. developed countries
• 23:13 – 29:56: TriLinc’s LP communication with respect to ESG

*The discussion in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be considered to be legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is being created by this podcast. Attorney advertising.

In this 24-minute ESG Spotlight episode, Debra Franzese speaks with Ted Horton, partner and co-head of Seward & Kissel’s Capital Markets Group. Debbie and Ted discuss the SEC’s newly proposed climate change disclosure regulations, including:

• 1:55 – 7:18: What is in the proposed regulation
• 7:19 – 10:50 What are the potential effects of the required disclosures
• 10:50 – 16:10 How these proposed disclosures may affect hedge fund and private equity fund managers and their portfolio companies
• 16:11 – 17:45 How the proposed changes may affect attestation/audit firms
• 17:46 – 18:30 How the proposals affect U.S. issuers vs. foreign issuers
• 18:31 - 23: 59 Next steps and final takeaways

*The discussion in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended and should not be considered to be legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is being created by this podcast. Attorney advertising.