Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year triggered a global food crisis. Recently, FT correspondents Polina Ivanova, Chris Cook and Laura Pitel found out how Russia aims to profit from this. Ivanova explains how they used satellite photos, transponder data and a document trail to track a Russian company’s shipment of 2,675 metric tonnes of milling wheat out of the occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, across the Black Sea and over to a port in Turkey.  Clips from CNN, PBS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: How Russia secretly takes grain from occupied Ukraine Russian exit from Ukraine grain deal ‘catastrophic’ for poor nations Ships going dark: Russia’s grain smuggling in the Black Sea - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  On Twitter, follow Polina Ivanova (@polinaivanovva) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US Republicans are picking a fight with some major financial institutions over ESG, or environmental, social and governance investing. That means considering things such as climate risks, labour issues and board diversity when choosing investment funds. The FT’s corporate governance reporter Patrick Temple-West explains why Republicans are upset and what this backlash might mean for the future of ESG. Clips from Fox News, CNBC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: US Republicans pull $1bn from BlackRock over ESG investing concerns BlackRock: ESG tightrope is hard to navigate Making funding flows fair: Must ESG be bad news for emerging markets? Greenwashing faces fresh curbs in UK regulator’s crackdown - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  On Twitter, follow Patrick Temple-West (@Temple_West) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.