Steve leads Trucost's Global ESG Analytics and Client Delivery Team providing essential data and insights to financial institutions, corporate and other clients so that they can allocate capital to more sustainable business models and communicate ESG performance to their stakeholders. He is also part of Trucost's senior management team. Full Bio

Steve leads Trucost's Global ESG Analytics and Client Delivery Team providing essential data and insights to financial institutions, corporate and other clients so that they can allocate capital to more sustainable business models and communicate ESG performance to their stakeholders. He is also part of Trucost's senior management team.

Steve was Trucost’s lead on the world’s first public environmental profit and loss “EP&L” account for PUMA and led the technical development of the Water Risk Monetizer (in collaboration with Ecolab and Microsoft). More recently, Steve contributed to the technical development of the S&P Global Ratings Green Evaluation tool and the S&P 500 Carbon Price Risk 2030 Adjusted Index. Steve sits on the Advisory Panel of the Natural Capital Coalition having previously led the development of the Natural Capital Protocol’s food and beverage and apparel sector guides.

Prior to joining Trucost, Steve worked as an analyst for a performance management consultancy. He holds a BA 1:1 with honours in Geography and a MSc with Distinction in Sustainable Development from the University of Exeter. Minimize

Lauren is  Managing Director Global Head of ESG Commercial. Full Bio

Lauren is  Managing Director Global Head of ESG Commercial. A leader in carbon and environmental risk analysis, Trucost assesses risks relating to climate change, natural resource constraints and broader ESG factors, enabling companies and financial institutions to understand their ESG exposure to these factors, inform resilience and identify transformative solutions for a more sustainable global economy.

Lauren is an expert in sustainable finance and, over the last decade, has advised leading fund managers, pension funds, banks and DFIs globally on how to integrate climate change and natural capital analysis into their investment decision making.

Prior to joining Trucost, Lauren was a Senior Investment Associate in Global Equity Research at Putnam Investments specialising in Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and Aerospace & Defence. She was also a consultant at DFID (UK Department for International Development), working on the Millennium Development Goals for Girls’ Education.

Lauren holds a BA (Hons) and MA from Cambridge University in Archaeology and Anthropology and an MSc in Anthropology and International Development from the London School of Economics. Lauren is a member of the Decision Maker Panel of the Bank of England and is also a regular speaker and respected commentator on environmental finance issues. Minimize

Paul Bishop is the Product Lead for Credit Analytics in S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Asia Pacific Risk Services team, based in Singapore. Full Bio

Paul Bishop is the Product Lead for Credit Analytics in S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Asia Pacific Risk Services team, based in Singapore. He is responsible for Credit Analytics Product business across Asia Pacific. Paul has experience as a product manager in the credit and counterparty risk space and was previously Product Manager - Ratings & Credit Content in EMEA, based in London. Prior to this Paul focused on EMEA product strategy covering Investment & Commercial Banks, Private Equity and Credit Markets.

Paul joined S&P Global Market Intelligence in 2011 in London, UK. Paul holds a BA (Hons) in Political Science & International Relations from the University of Birmingham and a CFA IMC. Minimize

Based in Hong Kong, Andy is the analytical manager for the Greater China Light Industries and Korea Team. Full Bio

Based in Hong Kong, Andy is the analytical manager for the Greater China Light Industries and Korea Team. Previously, Andy was the lead analyst for Greater China Manufacturing, Technology, and Transportation analytical team.

Prior to joining the S&P Global Ratings team in Hong Kong, Andy was based in Chicago responsible for ratings of Internet companies, online travel agencies, and miscellaneous business service providers in the Media and Entertainment team. Minimize