Sustainability translated into business consequences.
All Things Sustainable treats sustainability as a boardroom, policy, and infrastructure problem. Lindsay Hall and Esther Wielden guide interviews that translate carbon markets, climate science, energy security, water risk, and carbon accounting into practical business terms.
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All Things Sustainable covers sustainability as a practical business discipline. It is not a lifestyle show, and it is not built around climate slogans. Its center of gravity is the real-world machinery of transition: energy systems, corporate strategy, finance, data, policy, infrastructure, and risk. Lindsay Hall and Esther Wielden lead interviews that usually begin with a plain-English frame before moving into more layered analysis. That structure matters. A conversation about carbon markets becomes a discussion of energy affordability, Europe’s exposure to imported natural gas, and the pressure on policymakers to keep industries competitive. A CERAWeek preview becomes a look at AI-driven electricity demand, data centers, copper supply, and the convergence of technology and energy companies. The show is comfortable with complexity. It returns often to the same hard question: how can businesses and governments pursue climate goals while dealing with security, cost, capital returns, and operational limits? Recent episodes show that range clearly. One tracks the rise of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the US and the need to learn from extreme events through data, building codes, and community impact. Another examines how war in the Middle East is reshaping energy markets and sustainability strategies. Episodes on nuclear fusion, product-level carbon accounting, climate science, and Amazon’s water stewardship broaden the lens from energy supply to measurement, innovation, and resource dependence. The interviews tend to be expert-led and deliberate. Guests are given room to define terms, describe systems, and explain why a seemingly technical detail can matter to investors, suppliers, customers, or governments. The show’s strongest moments come when it connects policy language to business consequences. It treats sustainability as something companies must price, measure, finance, defend, and adapt to, not merely announce. That makes it especially useful for listeners who follow ESG, energy transition, climate finance, corporate reporting, physical risk, and industrial strategy. The tone stays calm and professional, with occasional warmth from the hosts. It expects attention, but it rewards it with context.
Made for: For business, finance, policy, and energy listeners who want climate and sustainability issues explained through markets, operations, regulation, and risk. It also suits professionals tracking ESG, corporate reporting, and the energy transition.
What sets it apart: The show pairs S&P Global’s business lens with long-form interviews that move from definitions to practical implications. It is strongest when it connects climate science, energy disruption, and corporate sustainability choices to financial decision-making.
Tune in to All Things Sustainable, a podcast from S&P Global (formerly ESG Insider). Each week we explore the critical sustainability topics transforming the business landscape. Join us every Friday for engaging interviews with global leaders and clear explanations of the latest sustainability headlines.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
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A clear business-risk lens on billion-dollar weather and climate disasters.
This All Things Sustainable episode finds a clear business frame in the rise of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, treating extreme weather as a growing exposure for economies, companies, and communities.
A banker's case for treating nature and water as business fundamentals.
All Things Sustainable opens an occasional CSO mini-series with banks in Southeast Asia, as Lindsay Hall and Esther Wielden set up a changed operating landscape for sustainability leaders.
A grounded look at why food sustainability needs broader metrics and shared responsibility.
Food sustainability becomes a company question when carbon goals run into biodiversity, soil health, and the farmers asked to carry change on the ground.
Local power, explained from the ground up.
Environmental policy with public health consequences.
Florida resilience, from the Capitol to the Everglades.
ESG Insider from S&P Global Sustainable One opens with Lindsay Hull and Esther Wielden asking how food systems can become more sustainable, then introduces Alexander Gillette of HowGood as the guest on holiday-season food choices.
This episode explores Amazon's water stewardship practices in the context of global water scarcity and sustainability challenges.
This episode launches a mini-series on chief sustainability officers, featuring Eric Lim, CSO of United Overseas Bank in Singapore.
The episode discusses the shift in tone at CERA Week towards pragmatism in energy transition discussions amid policy uncertainty under the Trump administration.
Hosts Lindsay Hall and Esther Wieldon preview Climate Week NYC 2025, highlighting interviews with sustainability leaders from major companies and organizations.
This episode explores the role of natural gas in powering AI growth and its impact on climate goals, featuring insights from CERA Week.
Sebastian Trowing, a sea turtle biologist who became Conservation International CEO in early 2026, tells host Lindsay Hall that nature can supply up to 30% of climate solutions but gets only 3% of climate finance.
A March report puts the issue in plain sight.
Lindsay Hall and Esther Wielden interview Dirk Forrester, president and CEO of the International Emissions Trading Association, about why 2026 is a pivotal year for carbon markets.
All Things Sustainable centers on how war in the Middle East is changing energy security, affordability, and climate planning around CERA Week in Houston.
This episode explores the potential of nuclear fusion as a sustainable energy source, featuring an interview with Type One Energy CEO Chris Mowry about recent breakthroughs and the path to commercialization.
Hosts Lindsay Hall and Esther Wielden introduce a new industry-led coalition called Carbon Measures, backed by major companies like ExxonMobil and Santander, which advocates for product-level carbon intensity standards to enable a ledger-based carbon accounting framework.
Lindsay Hall previews All Things Sustainable’s Houston coverage of CERAWeek 2026, where Dan Yergin frames the theme as “Convergence and Competition, Energy, Technology, and Geopolitics.” Yergin says AI is pushing electricity demand up, with U.S.
Hosts introduce a podcast episode about aligning climate strategies with financial decisions, featuring insights from a recent S&P Global Climate Summit.