There’s a $10-trillion opportunity in nature-positive investing, says Ingrid Kukuljan, head of impact and sustainable investing at Federated Hermes. About half of global GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature, yet relentless exploitation has led to risks ranging from labor productivity to the global supply of oranges. In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s ESG Currents podcast, BI analyst Grace Osborne talks to Kukuljan about the risks of biodiversity loss, corporate champions of a regenerative economy and her hopes for COP16 next month.

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In her forthcoming book, “What if We Get Right?: Visions of Climate Futures,” Ayana Elizabeth Johnson interviews 20 climate thought leaders across disciplines to answer the critical question posed in the title. In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s ESG Currents podcast, BI’s director of ESG research Eric Kane is joined by Dr. Johnson to discuss the book, her work with the Urban Ocean Lab, finding inspiration in biophilia and a climate-action Venn diagram. They also talk about the absurdity of having constant growth and scarcity as fundamental principles, what we can learn from Marvel’s “Black Panther” movie, and much more. This episode was recorded on Sept. 6.

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ESG has come under fire in recent years as investors have struggled to understand the tradeoffs and benefits of including “values-based” factors in their investment process. On this episode of ESG Currents, Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior ESG analyst Andy Stevenson is joined by Lukasz Pomorski, Senior Vice President at Acadian Asset Management and author of “The Puzzle of Sustainable Investment,” to discuss how data related to governance, climate and wages may help investors build their portfolios. This episode was recorded on Sept. 3.

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