The Importance of Conservation in Asia

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Asia is indeed a fairly heterogeneous economic zone right? So many countries almost all the countries who operate and are very distinctly with things are different. India wants to be net zero by twenty seventy China by twenty sixty and Indonesia by twenty sixty, then various other countries by 20 fifty. But I would argue nothing is static. As a bank we can't single-handedly transition an entire country. We can be a proactive advocate and that's what we want to be as exemplified for example also by our thought leadership on climate but we need the others to come in as well.

In this week’s episode of ESG Insider, we’re bringing you coverage of a sustainability summit that S&P Global Sustainable1 hosted in Singapore on May 16.

We caught up with conference speakers to learn their key takeaways and explore the challenges Asia faces on the path to net-zero, including when it comes to transitioning away from coal-fired generation.

To understand how banks in Asia are tackling the transition, we talk with Helge Muenkel, Group Chief Sustainability Officer at Singapore-based DBS Bank, a multinational banking and financial services corporation that operates in 19 markets.

We also hear the real estate perspective from Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer at City Developments Limited. CDL is a global real estate company headquartered in Singapore that has 143 locations in 28 countries and regions.

Listen to our coverage from the S&P Global Sustainable1 Summit in Paris here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/on-the-ground-in-paris-how-french-bank-societe-generale-approaches-energy-transition-finance

And here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/on-the-ground-in-paris-connecting-the-dots-between-climate-and-biodiversity

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