ESG in Commodities: Beyond the Noise with Kyle Rudden and Farah Miller

In our next Webinar, we have Smartkarma Insight Provider Kyle Rudden, who will be joined by the CEO of Helixtap, Farah Miller, as they run us through the ESG landscape in agri commodities through a financial and data driven perspective. Through their discussion on the importance of data in planning ESG goals in supply chains, they also highlighted how Helixtap's data and products can help companies meet their sustainability targets.  -- Kyle Rudden is an ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) analyst with an alpha-centric approach to ESG research. Previously, an Institutional Investor and Wall Street Journal All-Star sell-side analyst at J.P. Morgan, he believes global sustainability – i.e., environmental stewardship, social equality, and economic prosperity – is imperative, and private-sector capital is its cornerstone. Private-sector capital still has fiduciary responsibilities. You can expect his insights to be investigative research into emergent ESG issues; data-driven analyses of deals (pre-IPO ESG research, ESG-focused M&A consequence analyses, etc.); and trading-oriented ideas like ESG short selling and playing ESG index constituency changes. He brings both ESG expertise and traditional investing experience, as well as some rather unique perspectives on ESG (a lesson in governance from Enron, anyone?). Kyle has spent the last decade exclusively on ESG, researching links to equity returns, credit ratings, cost of capital, and yield spreads. He also contributed to ESG reporting standards (SASB and GRI), and the MBA curriculum (Impact Investing) at the Kellogg School of Management. Follow his work here. Farah Miller, was previously in sales and trading roles spanning several commodities, such as thermal and coking coal, iron ore and natural rubber, with extensive experience in both Singapore and London. Her roles include time in Noble Group and Ginga Petroleum, with her most recent role as VP at Green and Collier Trading as lead rubber broker and advisor.   -- This podcast is provided for general informational and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended to provide financial, investment or other professional advice. Views expressed by third parties do not necessarily represent Smartkarma’s views. Smartkarma assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy, compliance or completeness of the podcast or the information it contains. Users should not rely on the podcast or the information it contains when making individual, business or other strategic decisions and should always consult a qualified expert or professional adviser.