Brian Deese on What’s Driving ESG Investing
Masters in Business
Bloomberg
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🗓️ 21 February 2020
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews BlackRock’s global head of sustainable investing, Brian Deese. Deese previously served as senior adviser for climate change and energy policy to former president Barack Obama, and helped draft the Paris climate accord.
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| 0:17.1 | This is Masters in Business with Barry Rittoltz on Bloomberg Radio. |
| 0:22.4 | This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest. |
| 0:25.6 | His name is Brian Deese. |
| 0:27.1 | He is head of sustainable investing at BlackRock, which now manages somewhat over $7 trillion. |
| 0:34.7 | Brian has a fascinating background both in the White House and Washington DC, |
| 0:39.8 | where he helped draft the Paris Climate Accord, |
| 0:44.1 | as well as worked on the bailouts of GM and Chrysler for the Obama administration. |
| 0:50.1 | And now working in BlackRock, this is really a fascinating conversation about |
| 0:56.0 | what is driving sustainable investing, |
| 0:58.7 | how we can think about climate change and ESG investing, |
| 1:03.2 | not so much as a value play, but as a form of risk analysis. |
| 1:09.0 | It really just, this conversation went to places you probably wouldn't expect it would, |
| 1:14.8 | and I found it to be absolutely fascinating, and I think you will too. |
| 1:18.8 | So with no further ado, my conversation with BlackRock's Brian Deese. |
| 1:24.8 | This is Masters in Business with Barry Rittoltz on Bloomberg Radio. |
| 1:30.9 | My special guest this week is Brian Deese. |
| 1:34.1 | He is the global head of sustainable investing at BlackRock, |
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