ESG Decoded Podcast

Filmed live at Climate Week NYC 2026, our second annual ESG Decoded x Climate Week NYC video series features candid conversations with chief sustainability officers (CSOs) driving change. See how business strategy, climate innovation, and collaboration come together to create impact—and discover real-world insights you can put into action within your own sphere of influence.
 
Stay tuned for more episodes from the series. For now, let’s decode ESG together!
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Some of the most useful perspectives in sustainability come from people who have sat on many different sides of the table. In our first episode of the 2nd annual ESG Decoded x Climate Week NYC video series, host Emma Cox sits down with Stewart Lindsay, SVP & Chief Sustainability Officer at The Campbell's Company.

Stewart shares how a love of history, a childhood in Florida, and a career that began in communications led him to sustainability, and why he believes nature deserves a bigger place in how we value food and farming. Their conversation unpacks what it takes to drive change inside a 150-year-old company, how Campbell's ties sustainability goals to its enterprise scorecard, and how its regenerative agriculture work is guided by the farmers. 

Learn why collaboration between companies, NGOs, and farmers is essential to advancing this work, how consumer awareness of where food comes from is growing, and why Stewart believes sustainability leaders need to be "persistent optimists" during a year of shifting priorities. 

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Episode Resources
The Campbell’s Company Impact: https://www.thecampbellscompany.com/our-impact/reports-and-policies/ 

Campbell’s Grower Grants: Regenerative agriculture in action: https://www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/sustainability/campbells-grower-grants-regenerative-agriculture-in-action/ 

Connect with Stewart Lindsay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewartlindsay/ 

Connect with Emma Cox: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmagillespiecox/ 

 
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About ESG Decoded ESG Decoded, powered by ClimeCo, is a podcast for business leaders navigating sustainability, innovation, and the evolving expectations shaping organizations today.
Hosted by Emma Cox, Erika Schiller, and Anna Stablum, the show features candid conversations with sustainability leaders and subject-matter experts across industries. Each episode cuts through the noise to explore the ideas, challenges, and actions moving sustainability forward—giving listeners practical insights to turn ambition into meaningful impact.

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*This episode was produced by Singing Land Studio 

About ClimeCo
ClimeCo is an award-winning leader in decarbonization, empowering global organizations with customized sustainability pathways. Our respected scientists and industry experts collaborate with companies, governments, and capital markets to develop tailored ESG and decarbonization solutions. Recognized for creating high-quality, impactful projects, ClimeCo is committed to helping clients achieve their goals, maximize environmental assets, and enhance their brand.

ClimeCo Resource Links
Site: https://climeco.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climeco/

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In this special live episode of ESG Decoded, recorded before an audience at The Nest Campus during Climate Week NYC 2026, host Emma Cox speaks with two leaders shaping how globally recognized brands communicate sustainability. 
Assile Beydoun, Global Sustainability Director for Communications, Partnerships, and Advocacy at Procter & Gamble, brings more than 16 years of experience working across P&G brands, regions, and functions. Her work connects P&G with NGOs, innovation partners, and industry groups—bringing external perspectives into the business while sharing lessons beyond it.
Chris Gaither, Head of Sustainability Engagement and Storytelling at General Motors, has spent more than two decades leading global programs and advising senior executives at organizations including Apple, Google, and the Los Angeles Times. He also brings experience as a leadership and communications coach.
As companies face rising scrutiny of climate commitments, ESG claims, and sustainability marketing, the question is not simply whether to speak up or stay quiet. It is how to communicate with evidence, relevance, and accountability. 
Emma, Assile, and Chris discuss:
How to lead sustainability communications with proof

How to adapt one sustainability narrative for employees, customers, investors, policymakers, and other audiences

Why transparency about delayed targets and imperfect progress can build trust

When the strongest sustainability story is not framed as a sustainability story at all

The sustainability communications phrases that signal credibility, and the ones that should raise red flags

Listen for practical guidance on communicating sustainability efforts without greenwashing, earning stakeholder trust, and turning complex progress into stories people can understand and act on.
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Episode Resources
The Rockefeller Foundation: Climate Support Strong Across Leading Democracies, But Words Matter: https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/new-potential-energy-study-commissioned-by-rockefeller-foundation-climate-support-strong-across-democracies-but-words-matter/ 

Anthesis Group’s Report - Hugging the Bear: https://www.anthesisgroup.com/insights/hugging-the-bear/ 

P&G Accelerates Action on Climate Change Toward Net Zero GHG Emissions by 2040: https://us.pg.com/blogs/net-zero-by-2040/ 

P&G 2026 TCFD Report: https://s204.q4cdn.com/332108499/files/doc_downloads/2026/09/02/PG_TCFD_Report_2026_R2.pdf

General Motor’s Sustainability: https://www.gm.com/impact/sustainability 

 
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About ESG Decoded ESG Decoded, powered by ClimeCo, is a podcast for business leaders navigating sustainability, innovation, and the evolving expectations shaping organizations today.
Hosted by Emma Cox, Erika Schiller, and Anna Stablum, the show features candid conversations with sustainability leaders and subject-matter experts across industries. Each episode cuts through the noise to explore the ideas, challenges, and actions moving sustainability forward—giving listeners practical insights to turn ambition into meaningful impact.
ESG Decoded Resource Links 
Site:  https://www.climeco.com/podcast-series/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esg-decoded/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/esgdecoded/
*This episode was produced by Singing Land Studio 

About ClimeCo
ClimeCo is an award-winning leader in decarbonization, empowering global organizations with customized sustainability pathways. Our respected scientists and industry experts collaborate with companies, governments, and capital markets to develop tailored ESG and decarbonization solutions. Recognized for creating high-quality, impactful projects, ClimeCo is committed to helping clients achieve their goals, maximize environmental assets, and enhance their brand.

That small green leaf next to certain Amazon products may be doing more work than shoppers realize. 
Emma Cox is joined by Dr. Sherry He, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Michigan State University, to unpack her research on Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly program. Her findings show that sustainability labels were associated with a 13–14% average increase in product demand—but the reason may not be what brands, retailers, or consumers expect. 
The lift did not come from Amazon’s search algorithm or from shoppers actively filtering for more sustainable products. Instead, Dr. He explains what may be happening at the point of purchase, when a credible sustainability signal appears alongside a product.
In this episode, learn:
Which sustainability labels showed no measurable demand lift—including one of Amazon’s own.

The two product characteristics associated with a stronger consumer response.

Why credible third-party certification could become even more important as AI increasingly shapes product discovery and purchasing decisions.

What brands, sellers, retailers, and certification organizations can take from the findings.

If you buy, make, sell, market, or certify products, this episode offers a practical look at when sustainability claims can influence demand—and when they may not.
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Episode Resources
Harvard Business Review - Research: Products Labeled as Sustainable Sell Better: https://hbr.org/2025/06/research-products-labeled-as-sustainable-sell-better 

Do Judge a Product by Its Sustainability Label: Evidence from the Amazon Marketplace: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5009666# 

Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly:  https://www.aboutamazon.com/planet/climate-pledge 

Stand Out on Amazon as ClimeCo Certified™ Product: https://www.climeco.com/stand-out-on-amazon-as-a-climeco-certified-product/ 

Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in May 2026. It references the Harvard Business Review article, “Research: Products Labeled as Sustainable Sell Better,” published in June 2025, and the paper “Do Judge a Product by Its Sustainability Label: Evidence from the Amazon Marketplace,” originally published in November 2024. Please note that findings, market conditions, and related developments may have changed since those publication dates. 
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About ESG Decoded
ESG Decoded, powered by ClimeCo, is a podcast for business leaders navigating sustainability, innovation, and the evolving expectations shaping organizations today.
Hosted by Emma Cox, Erika Schiller, and Anna Stablum, the show features candid conversations with sustainability leaders and subject-matter experts across industries. Each episode cuts through the noise to explore the ideas, challenges, and actions moving sustainability forward—giving listeners practical insights to turn ambition into meaningful impact.
ESG Decoded Resource Links 
Site:  https://www.climeco.com/podcast-series/

Apple Podcasts: https://go.climeco.com/ApplePodcasts

Spotify: https://go.climeco.com/Spotify

YouTube Music: https://go.climeco.com/YouTube-Music

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esg-decoded/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/esgdecoded/
*This episode was produced by Singing Land Studio 

About ClimeCoClimeCo is an award-winning leader in decarbonization, empowering global organizations with customized sustainability pathways. Our respected scientists and industry experts collaborate with companies, governments, and capital markets to develop tailored ESG and decarbonization solutions. Recognized for creating high-quality, impactful projects, ClimeCo is committed to helping clients achieve their goals, maximize environmental assets, and enhance their brand.
ClimeCo Resource Links
Site: https://climeco.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climeco/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/climeco/

Ahead of Climate Week NYC and the UN General Assembly, we look at how the world's largest multilateral climate fund is deploying capital in a moment when government commitment to climate finance is wavering.
Host Anna Stablum is joined by Amer Baig, Chief Investment Officer of the Green Climate Fund —  a key financing mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Over ten years, the fund has invested just over $20 billion across 135 developing countries, and Amer explains how this money unlocks private capital and opens doors to various financing mechanisms. He walks through how the fund uses flexible, patient capital to stretch that $20 billion into roughly $80 billion in total project value. 
Anna and Amer also get into the distance between what institutions say publicly and what they're doing privately, why "climate" may be the most misleading shorthand in the sector, and what perceived versus real risk means for capital flowing into developing markets.
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Episode Resources
Green Climate Fund: https://www.greenclimate.fund/ 

GCF project database: https://www.greenclimate.fund/projects

GAIA blended finance platform: https://www.findevcanada.ca/en/what-we-do/our-portfolio/gaia

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change: https://unfccc.int/

New York Climate Week: https://www.climateweeknyc.org/

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About ESG Decoded ESG Decoded, powered by ClimeCo, is a podcast for business leaders navigating sustainability, innovation, and the evolving expectations shaping organizations today.
Hosted by Emma Cox, Erika Schiller, and Anna Stablum, the show features candid conversations with sustainability leaders and subject-matter experts across industries. Each episode cuts through the noise to explore the ideas, challenges, and actions moving sustainability forward—giving listeners practical insights to turn ambition into meaningful impact.
ESG Decoded Resource Links 
Site:  https://www.climeco.com/podcast-series/

Apple Podcasts: https://go.climeco.com/ApplePodcasts

Spotify: https://go.climeco.com/Spotify

YouTube Music: https://go.climeco.com/YouTube-Music

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esg-decoded/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/esgdecoded/*This episode was produced by Singing Land Studio 

About ClimeCo
ClimeCo is an award-winning leader in decarbonization, empowering global organizations with customized sustainability pathways. Our respected scientists and industry experts collaborate with companies, governments, and capital markets to develop tailored ESG and decarbonization solutions. Recognized for creating high-quality, impactful projects, ClimeCo is committed to helping clients achieve their goals, maximize environmental assets, and enhance their brand.
ClimeCo Resource Links
Site: https://climeco.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climeco/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/climeco/

What if sustainability isn't a job title, but a skill set you already have? 
Emma Cox speaks with Kelsey Kates, founder of Playfully Works,about what it means to care deeply about the planet while working in a role not traditionally tied to sustainability. 
At the time of this recording, Kelsey led learning and development at Google. While sustainability was never part of her formal job description, she became a keynote speaker on the company's sustainability efforts by volunteering her time, sharing her expertise, and consistently showing up. 
Bringing a learning-science lens to a question many of us have asked—how much can one person actually do? Kelsey explores how individual conviction can become meaningful to organizational impact. 
In this conversation, she shares insights on: 
Finding your own entry point into climate work through the expertise, influence, and passions you already have.

How small operational shifts, implemented at scale, can quietly change behaviors and norms.

Why explaining the why behind a change can matter just as much as the change itself.

Whether sustainability is best understood as a competitive advantage—or a competitive imperative.

Disclaimer: Since this conversation, Kelsey has concluded her decade-long tenure at Google and launched her own company, Playfully Works. It’s founding idea is one she shares in this episode, you don't have to be serious to do serious work.
Episode Resources
Google Sustainability: https://sustainability.google/

Google’s 2026 Environmental Report: https://sustainability.google/google-2026-environmental-report/

Climate Action Venn Diagram by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: https://www.ayanaelizabeth.com/climatevenn 

Playfully Works: https://kelseykates.com/ 

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About ESG Decoded ESG Decoded is a podcast powered by ClimeCo to share updates related to business innovation and sustainability in a clear and actionable manner. Join Emma Cox, Erika Schiller, and Anna Stablum for thoughtful, nuanced conversations with industry leaders and subject matter experts that explore the complexities about the risks and opportunities connected to (E)nvironmental, (S)ocial and (G)overnance. We like to say that “ESG is everything that’s not on your balance sheet.” This leaves room for misunderstanding and oversimplification – two things that we’ll bust on this podcast.
ESG Decoded Resource Links 
Site:  https://www.climeco.com/podcast-series/

Apple Podcasts: https://go.climeco.com/ApplePodcasts

Spotify: https://go.climeco.com/Spotify

YouTube Music: https://go.climeco.com/YouTube-Music

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esg-decoded/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/esgdecoded/
*This episode was produced by Singing Land Studio 

About ClimeCo
ClimeCo is an award-winning leader in decarbonization, empowering global organizations with customized sustainability pathways. Our respected scientists and industry experts collaborate with companies, governments, and capital markets to develop tailored ESG and decarbonization solutions. Recognized for creating high-quality, impactful projects, ClimeCo is committed to helping clients achieve their goals, maximize environmental assets, and enhance their brand.
ClimeCo Resource Links
Site: https://climeco.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climeco/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/climeco/