🔍 Are investors truly making climate-smart decisions? Or are they drowning in ESG data that looks impressive… but means almost nothing?

🎙️ In this episode of the ESG Central Podcast, Sathish reveals how professional investors cut through the noise and focus on the ESG metrics that actually predict financial performance and climate impact.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

• 📈 How investors identify real ESG signals vs. marketing talk
• ⚠️ Top red flags for greenwashing in sustainability reports
• 💰 Why ESG ratings differ — and how investors interpret them
• 🌍 Which climate metrics truly affect valuation (not just PR)
• 🤝 How companies attract ESG capital through credible reporting

We also decode investor tools like materiality maps, portfolio climate alignment, and controversy analysis — all explained most simply and practically.

🎧 This episode is for:

• ESG Analysts 🧑‍💻
• Sustainability Leaders 🌱
• Investors & Finance Teams 💼
• Students entering climate finance 📚
• Anyone curious how money influences sustainability 💡

🔥 Key Takeaway:
ESG is not about how good you look 🌟 — it's about how well you manage risk 🚨 and seize future opportunities 🚀

📌 Follow ESG Central for weekly episodes packed with real-world examples, useful frameworks, and actionable climate insights.

Let’s build a world where capital accelerates climate progress — not just climate promises. 🌍✨

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In this episode of the ESG Central Podcast, Sathish explains the growing risks of greenwashing and greenhushing — two behaviors that are affecting sustainability reporting, ESG regulation, and climate credibility worldwide.

Discover how companies are overstating their climate progress, why some are quietly achieving sustainability targets, and how investors, regulators, and stakeholders are responding.

This episode features practical examples and global regulatory updates, including the EU Green Claims Directive, ISSB S1/S2, and SEC climate rules.

Follow for more actionable ESG insights on carbon reporting, net-zero strategy, sustainability compliance, and responsible business leadership.

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🎙️ Episode: Real Net Zero Roadmap — How Companies Turn Targets Into Action

Lofty Net Zero targets are easy to announce. Delivering them is hard. In this focused episode, Sathish lays out a practical, five-pillar roadmap companies must follow to transform ambition into measurable climate action.

🔥 What you’ll get from this episode

• Why a baseline (Scope 1, 2 & 3) is non-negotiable
• How to set science-based targets that withstand scrutiny
• Concrete reduction levers companies must deploy today
• How to budget the transition — capex, opex & internal carbon pricing
• Clear monitoring, reporting & governance steps to maintain credibility

📌 Who should listen

• ESG & Sustainability Leads
• Investors and Corporate Strategists
• Supply-chain and Operations Managers
• Students & professionals building climate competence

💡 Key takeaways

• A 5-step checklist to evaluate any Net Zero roadmap
• Common pitfall signals — when a roadmap is actually marketing
• A practical example timeline you can reuse for analysis

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🎙️Greenwashing Exposed — How Companies Fake Sustainability & How You Can Catch Them

Companies often look greener on paper than in reality. In this premium episode, Sathish uncovers how brands mislead consumers, investors, and regulators through clever marketing and incomplete ESG disclosures.

🔥 What You Will Learn

• The real meaning of Greenwashing — beyond the buzzword
• The hidden tactics companies use to look “eco-friendly.”
• The truth behind fake Net Zero & Carbon Neutral claims
• The 5-step method to detect Greenwashing instantly
• How to evaluate sustainability reports with confidence

📌 Who This Episode Is For

• ESG Analysts & Sustainability Researchers
• Investors, Founders & Corporate Leaders
• Students exploring climate action & reporting
• Anyone who wants to uncover the truth behind corporate climate commitments

💡 Why This Episode Matters

Greenwashing is becoming one of the biggest risks in ESG. Understanding how to identify misleading claims gives you the power to make better decisions, challenge inaccurate disclosures, and promote real climate action inside your organization.

🌱 Follow ESG Central for more insights on Net Zero, sustainability, climate risk, ESG reporting, and corporate responsibility.

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In Episode 4 of the ESG Central Podcast, we uncover the real difference between Net Zero and Carbon Neutral — two terms widely used by companies, but rarely understood correctly.

Sathish breaks down what Net Zero actually means, how it differs from Carbon Neutral, and why many corporate climate commitments fall into the grey area of greenwashing. You’ll learn how companies offset emissions, reduce operational carbon footprint, and whether their sustainability strategies are truly aligned with global climate goals.

This episode also explores real-world examples of corporate climate claims, how investors interpret Net Zero targets, and what businesses must do to achieve genuine climate action rather than relying on carbon offsets alone.

If you want to understand corporate sustainability, ESG reporting, carbon reduction strategies, and climate accountability in a simple yet powerful way, this episode is a must-listen.

Follow ESG Central for practical insights on ESG, sustainability, climate reporting, and responsible business practices.

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In Episode 3 of the ESG Central Podcast, we simplify one of the most essential ESG and sustainability concepts — Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions.

Learn the difference between direct and indirect emissions, why Scope 3 emissions represent the largest climate risk, and how companies measure and report carbon emissions under the GHG Protocol.

This episode helps ESG professionals, sustainability analysts, investors, and business leaders understand emissions reporting, carbon footprint management, climate risk, and corporate decarbonisation strategies.

Follow ESG Central for practical insights on ESG reporting, sustainability strategy, carbon reduction, and climate action.

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Ever wondered why one company gets a high ESG rating from one agency and a low score from another? In this episode of ESG Central, we break down how ESG ratings work, why rating agencies use different methodologies, and what these scores mean for companies, investors, and professionals.

You’ll learn:

• What ESG ratings measure

• Why does every ESG rating agency use a different scoring framework

• How data sources, weightages, and materiality impact ESG scores

• Why ESG ratings often disagree

• How companies can improve their ESG performance

• What investors should focus on beyond the score

Whether you’re a sustainability professional, student, analyst, or someone exploring ESG for the first time, this episode gives you a clear, practical understanding of ESG ratings in the real world.

Follow ESG Central for more quick, insightful breakdowns on sustainability, reporting, climate action, regulations, and responsible corporate behavior.

Welcome to the very first episode of the ESG Central Podcast, hosted by Sathish.

In this episode, we break down the fundamentals of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and explain why ESG has become one of the most important topics in business, sustainability, and investing today.

You will learn:
• What ESG really means
• Why ESG matters for companies, investors, customers, and governments
• How ESG impacts long-term business performance
• Why sustainability, climate action, and net-zero commitments are becoming mandatory

• This episode also introduces what you can expect in future episodes, including:
  • ESG ratings and how they are calculated
  • Carbon emissions (Scope 1, 2, 3) explained
  • How companies report ESG data
  • Greenwashing red flags
  • ESG careers and skill development
  • Practical tips for sustainable living

If you want simple, practical, and real ESG insights, follow the ESG Central Podcast for weekly episodes on sustainability, climate, corporate reporting, and ESG trends.