Sustainability strategy and disclosure landscape with Goldman Sachs
31 July 2024
In this episode, Emily Farrimond is joined by Michael Rosen, Vice President of the Sustainable Finance Group at Goldman Sachs, and Justin Hartman, expert in sustainability in financial services at Baringa. Listen as they discuss Goldman's current sustainability strategy, perspectives on the sustainability disclosure landscape and more about the recently published Sustainability Report.
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About our host:
Emily Farrimond, ESG and sustainability lead, Baringa
Responsible for building the ESG & Sustainability practice for Financial Services at Baringa, Emily is passionate about creating a more sustainable world. As a trusted advisor to the C-suite, Emily helps shape and deliver critical change initiatives, including setting ESG and net zero strategies, creating credible transition plans, and the avoidance of greenwashing.
About our guests:
Michael Rosen, Vice President, Sustainable Finance Group, Goldman Sachs
Michael leads global sustainability reporting strategy for Goldman Sachs. In this capacity, Michael is responsible for global coordination of the firm’s voluntary sustainability reporting strategy as well as execution and delivery of Goldman Sachs’ flagship annual sustainability report and other sustainability-related reporting. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Michael led ESG strategy and engagement at Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP), a corporate non-profit focused on reorienting the capital markets toward the long term. He has two decades of experience across both the buy side and sell side at global financial institutions, including Citi, J.P. Morgan, and UBS. Michael received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Spanish from the University of Michigan, and a Master of Business Administration from Temple University’s Fox School of Business. Michael is also a SASB FSA Credential holder.
Justin Hartman, expert in Sustainability in Financial Services, Baringa
Justin works in Climate and Sustainability at Baringa with a focus on asset management, banking, and insurance. He covers everything from integration of climate into the investment process to decarbonisation and transition plans, sustainability strategy, and all the accompanying disclosure and regulations.
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