BI Analyst Briefing: Global ESG 2021 Midyear Outlook

Eric Kane is an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, a research platform that provides context on industries, companies, government, litigation and the economy, available on the Bloomberg Professional Services at BI. Mr. Kane’s research focuses on identifying and analyzing current and future trends, including climate change, resource scarcity, data security and linking performance to financial value. Mr. Kane also specializes in understanding ESG disclosure and how key metrics can be incorporated in traditional company analysis. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Mr. Kane was the Health Care Sector Analyst at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and a Senior Analyst at Innovest Strategic Value Advisors. Mr. Kane holds a Master of Public Administration from NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and a degree in political science from Bates College.

Rob Du Boff is an analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence on the equity strategy team, focusing on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) research. He is a also a product manager for Bloomberg's recently released ESG Governance Scores. He joined BI from JUST Capital, a non-profit that ranks the largest U.S. public companies on ESG priorities. Previously, he worked for over a decade on Wall Street as an equity research analyst, most recently as a senior oil & gas analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. He also worked at Millennium Partners and Merrill Lynch covering energy, basic resources, and retail. Rob holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Chicago and an MBA in finance and accounting from NYU’s the Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Shaheen Contractor is an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Research Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, a platform that provides research on industries, companies, government, litigation and the economy, available on the Bloomberg Professional Services at BI. Her research efforts include analyzing the performance of ESG Indexes and funds, material ESG risks and opportunities, the impacts from a low carbon transition, and company performance on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Mrs. Contractor has a Master of Science degree in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from Symbiosis International University.

Adeline Diab is head of ESG and thematic investing for EMEA and APAC at Bloomberg Intelligence and has over 18 years of experience managing, overseeing and analysing investment strategies across asset classes with a focus on sustainability and disruptive trends. Before joining Bloomberg, she was portfolio manager of Environment and Thematic Funds at GLG Partners before leading ESG integration at firms including HSBC Asset Management, Aviva Investors and APG Asset Management. She started her career at the World Bank.

Max Boucher is a Bloomberg Intelligence research analyst since 2017, initially covering the consumer staples and discretionary sectors globally and now fully focusing on ESG.

Esther Tsang worked at Ernst and Young Hong Kong as an ESG manager, where she provided ESG risk consulting services to financial institutions, corporates and the government. Prior to EY, Esther worked in Sustainalytics in Singapore as a research analyst, covering the Asian market.