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Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group
The world of carbon markets is rapidly evolving, presenting new opportunities for climate finance, carbon trading, and sustainability investments. However, despite its growth, the carbon market faces several challenges that must be addressed to unlock its full potential. As global efforts intensify to combat climate change, innovative strategies a...
14 October 2024 /sustainable
Brian Johnston Chief Impact Officer at Cogo
As carbon emissions continue to skyrocket and negative effects become more prolific, urgency around taking meaningful action is increasing. But is our collective response fast enough to meet the challenge head-on? And are we using all of the tools that we have available? Can spend-based carbon emissions data help both accelerate and scale business...
04 September 2024 /regulation /sustainable
Carbon markets are essential for achieving climate goals by incentivising emission reductions. However, ensuring the credibility and transparency of transactions is crucial for their success. The fragmented nature of existing voluntary carbon markets and the lack of standardised approaches pose significant challenges. This not only hinders effect
24 July 2024 /sustainable
According to the World Economic Forum, there is a $4-5 trillion dollar climate financing gap hindering a climate-resilient future, yet financial capacity building is also being hindered by fragmented, siloed and analogue approaches. To seriously address climate change, we must question and challenge what is already before us. It is not as simple
10 April 2024 /sustainable /markets
Nameer Khan Founder and CEO at Fils
The traditional five-category Saffir-Sampson scale for measuring hurricanes may not show the true power of the most destructive storms, scientists claimed in a paper published earlier this month. The research is a telling reminder that climate change, and the resulting increases in global temperature and extreme weather events, are not standing st...
27 February 2024 /sustainable /inclusion
As the global community grapples with the urgent challenges of climate change, the role of fintech in driving meaningful solutions has never been greater In the quest for solutions to sustainable development, inviting fintechs to join prestigious forums like the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos is not just a necessity but a strategic imperative....
17 January 2024 /sustainable /predictions
Arijit Goswami Innovation Manager at Capgemini
Green bonds are a type of financial instrument that is designed to raise funds for environmentally sustainable projects. In recent years, the concept of green bonds has gained a lot of popularity around the world, with many countries issuing them as a way to finance projects that address environmental issues such as climate change, air pollution, ...
25 May 2023 /sustainable /markets
Ryan Gledhill CEO & Founder at Thallo Ltd
DeFi is in a state of flux. On the plus side, DeFi protocols have boldly democratised inclusive financial instruments previously only available to the financial elite. But for all the innovation, the bear market has forced a cascade of deleveraging that has led many to question whether the emerging DeFi ecosystem can survive. Critics have welcomed...
26 April 2023 /sustainable /crypto
Tim Simon CEO at Madiston plc
Green investment firms this is for you. Following on from our recent blog (Can FinTech alleviate global crises?) now is a good time to look more closely at what we can all do to protect ourselves and our planet from the extreme heat we have just experienced. Climate Change won’t wait for us to sort out a cost of living crisis or a war, it is mov...
15 August 2022 /sustainable /predictions
Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting [Part IV of a four part blog series] Last year it was reported that the amount of CO2 production that is financed by British banks and asset managers is nearly double the entire annual carbon emissions attributable to the United Kingdom (UK) as a nation (Makortoff 2021; Shukaman 2021). The City provided...
20 June 2022 /sustainable /markets
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