{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sustainability Wired","title":"The ESG Backlash Changed Sustainable Investing. Where Do We Go Next and Can AI Help?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2828,"description":"Sustainability is facing growing headwinds. Political pushback, regulatory uncertainty, and questions around performance are driving skepticism and, in some cases, retreat. Meanwhile, investors are being asked to do more with less, navigating complexity, nuance, and tradeoffs in their sustainable strategies.\nCan AI help investors cut through the noise? And how can the industry rebuild trust in the value of sustainable investing?\nIn this episode of Sustainability Wired, Clarity AI’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Lorenzo Saa, sits down with Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business School and author of Grow the Pie, to unpack the forces reshaping sustainable investing and what can be done about them.\nThey explore:\n✅ Why some pushback on sustainability is justified and how the industry can respond\n✅ The risks of black and white thinking around climate and net zero\n✅ How investors can apply nuance and tradeoff thinking in their portfolios\n✅ Why AI is useful, but no substitute for human judgment in sustainable investing\n✅ The future of diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies for driving long-term value\nWatch now to learn why nuance, evidence, and transparency—not slogans—will define the next phase of sustainable investing.\n🔗 Follow Clarity AI for more insights: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clarity-ai\n📌 Key Moments:\n00:00 – Introduction\n01:00 – Sustainable Investing Facing Headwinds\n02:31 – Introduction to Alex Edmans\n05:10 – Why Is There a Sustainability Backlash?\n08:29 – Decoding the Research on Sustainability\n12:10 – Getting Sustainability Terms Right\n17: 04 – Net Zero Targets Need a New Perspective\n21:00 – Nuance vs. Black & White Thinking\n24:30 – Merit and Diversity in Hiring\n29:56 – Finding Hidden Signals of Alpha\n36:12 – Can AI Address Sustainability Challenges?\n38:30 – Rapid Fire Questions\n40:00 – The Art of Sustainability\n44:40 – Closing Remarks\n📩 Like, comment, and subscribe to stay up to date on sustainability, AI, and investing trends!...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OTyeoQdchCL3oA7p_HWAMYC8wgqvFvJZSOuw4cCrCOg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZTgw/Zjg5ODViZTE0ZTY4/ZWM1NGIxNzBjODgx/NGM1My5iaW4.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}