Accelerating Net Zero

Energy companies face a dual challenge – they must decarbonise whilst managing increased demand from emerging and developing economies. In this podcast, ACWA Power’s Marco Arcelli, Petronas’ Charlotte Wolff-Bye and Standard Chartered’s Wan Thonh Chow share insights into how they are navigating the challenges and opportunities the energy transition presents.

How is seaweed farming making waves in sustainability and is there enough potential scale to have a material impact on reducing global warming? In this episode, Eugene Klerk (Global Head of ESG Research, Standard Chartered) and Hannah Jones, (CEO, The Earthshot Prize) share insights into the role that seaweed can play in the fight against climate change and the associated investmen

Financing innovative and breakthrough technologies is critical to transition to a net-zero future. In this podcast, GenZero’s May Liew, Air Products’ Sidd Manjeshwar and Standard Chartered’s Henrik Raber share insights into providing the right capital to the right project at the right time.

How to achieve net-zero emissions through climate innovation? Marisa Drew, Chief Sustainability Officer at Standard Chartered and Dr. Steve Howard, Vice Chairman for Sustainability at Temasek had an engaging discussion around this topic. They also delved into the importance of partnerships between public and private sectors, financial investment strategies in carbon markets and the

The Earthshot Prize – can human ingenuity save the planet? In this episode of the Industries in Transition podcast, Manisha Tank discusses the Earthshot Prize with Simon Cooper (CEO CCIB and CEO, Europe & the Americas, Standard Chartered) and Hannah Jones, (CEO, The Earthshot Prize). We also speak to 2022 EarthShot Prize winner, Kaushik Kappagantulu, Co-Founder and CEO of Khe

According to the IMF, in any given year since 2000, climate disasters have killed more than 2,600 people, affected 7 million others, and caused USD2 billion in direct material damage. This striking economic impact of climate change indicates a real commercial return on adaptation investment.

According to a report produced by Verisk Maplecroft in 2021, 99 of the top 100 cities most at risk to a range of environmental and climate-related threats are in Asia. This Industries in Transition podcast episode focuses on the urgent need for cities in Asia in particular, to fast track their green plans.

In May 2021, together with DBS Bank, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Temasek, we announced our intention to take climate action through a joint venture called Climate Impact X (CIX). CIX aims to be a global exchange and marketplace for high-quality carbon credits and will leverage satellite monitoring, machine learning and blockchain technology to enhance the transparency, integri

America has re-joined the Paris Agreement on limiting global warming to one and a half degrees Celsius by 2030. Meanwhile, China, the world's biggest consumer of coal has committed to carbon neutrality by 2060. Many countries and corporations are on similar pathways, but even if everyone is headed in the same direction, are they on the fastest and most effective track? One of the w

Turbulent. Chaotic. Disruptive. There are many ways that we’ll remember 2020, but according to Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered, one word captures it best: resilient. Few escaped the socioeconomic turmoil of Covid-19. While some were harder hit, most had to pivot to survive. Against this backdrop, businesses around the world had to re-examine their core v