Amy Scott

Baltimore

Senior Correspondent at Marketplace

Host of #HowWeSurvive from @Marketplace. Documentary filmmaker. Proud member @mplaceunion. RT ≠ endorsement she/her

Articles

The evolution of ESG investing

1 day ago | marketplace.org | Amy Scott |Caitlin Esch |Hayley Hershman |Sophia Paliza-Carre

Can we invest our way out of the climate crisis? That’s the question we started this series with, and in this episode, we try to answer that question. So far, we’ve been talking about the trillions of dollars of investor capital that could fund climate solutions or keep fueling the crisis. But what about our own money? What can we as individuals do to protect our savings from climate risk and not contribute to the problem?
The Death of ESG

1 week ago | marketplace.org | Amy Scott |Caitlin Esch |Hayley Hershman |Sophia Paliza-Carre

Over the past few years, ESG investing has moved from a mainstream strategy promoted by the biggest asset managers in the world to a polarizing topic. Financial firms have scrubbed the acronym from their websites, dropped out of net-zero initiatives, and stopped advertising their climate efforts. Some have proclaimed ESG dead and buried. But if so, who killed it and why? The pushback to ESG gained steam in 2021, when Texas passed Senate Bill 13, an anti-ESG law.
How We Survive

1 week ago | marketplace.org | Amy Scott

Climate Solutions PodcastSubscribeApr 16, 2025 · Season 7 · Episode 2Episodes 1 - 10 of 60EXPLORE BY DATEApr 9, 2025 · Season 7 · Episode 1The religious roots of climate-conscious investing. Can we invest our way out of the climate crisis? As climate disasters surge, the insurance industry rests on shaky ground. Dec 18, 2024This week, we’re sharing another podcast we like from our friends at Outside Magazine. Nov 12, 2024Oct 23, 2024A climate scientist weighs in.
The religious roots of climate-conscious investing

1 week ago | marketplace.org | Amy Scott |Caitlin Esch |Hayley Hershman

About five years ago, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing was all the rage. It’s a strategy that considers how issues like climate change might affect investments in the future. But long before ESG was a concept adopted by Wall Street, there were smaller investors weighing environmental and social issues: Religious investors. Sister Pat Daly, a Dominican nun from Caldwell, New Jersey, was a trailblazer among faith-based investors.
“How We Survive” returns April 9

1 week ago | marketplace.org | Amy Scott |Caitlin Esch |Hayley Hershman |Sophia Paliza-Carre

Can capitalism save us from the climate crisis? In 2020 it seemed like the answer was “possibly.” That year, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink shook up the investment world in his annual letter to companies, in which he made climate change a major focus.
The God Box

2 weeks ago | marketplace.org | Amy Scott |Caitlin Esch |Hayley Hershman |Sophia Paliza-Carre

In 2020, an investment strategy was all the rage on Wall Street: ESG, or environmental, social and governance investing. It’s a wonky term with a simple premise: Companies that manage the risks and opportunities posed by societal issues like climate change will perform better, especially in the long term. For a moment, it seemed Wall Street could be part of the solution to the climate crisis, driving companies to decarbonize — if not to save the planet, to protect their own bottom lines.
"How We Survive" returns April 9

3 weeks ago | marketplace.org | Amy Scott

Can capitalism save us from the climate crisis? In 2020 it seemed like the answer was “possibly.” That year, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink shook up the investment world in his annual letter to companies, in which he made climate change a major focus.
When colleges close, communities take the biggest hit

2 months ago | marketplace.org | Amy Scott |Sofia Terenzio

Heard on: Over the last decade, college enrollment has been declining. A study from the National Center for Education Statistics says undergrad enrollment dropped by 15%, from 18.1 million to 15.4 million students, between fall 2010 and fall 2021.
Burning Questions: Is the future insurable?

2 months ago | marketplace.org | Amy Scott |Caitlin Esch

Since early January, historic wildfires have been burning across Los Angeles. Over two dozen people have died, and more than have been destroyed. Insured losses may exceed $30 billion. In the months prior to the fires, thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by insurers. Some moved over to the state-funded insurance FAIR plan while many others remained insurance-less.
Rebuilding after a fire: lessons from previous disasters

Jan 21, 2025 | marketplace.org | Amy Scott

As fires continue to burn in the Los Angeles area, thousands of people who lost their homes are now confronted with difficult decisions — including whether to rebuild and how to do so in a way that gives them a better chance against the next wildfire. It’s an experience Matteo Rebeschini and Melanie Glover understand too well. Three years ago, the Marshall Fire tore through their neighborhood in Superior, Colorado, near Boulder. Rebeschini was at home with his two kids.