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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 significant role of the Earthshot prize ..read more

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 Kheyti, on how Kheyti’s Greenhouse-in-a-Box is enabling small-hold farmers in India to reduce climate risk and increase yields ..read more

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 ..read more

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, integrity and quality of carbon credits that deliver tangible and lasting environmental impact. In this podcast, we gathered Daniel Hanna, Global Head of Sustainable Finance at Standard Chartered, Mikkel Larsen, Chief Susta ..read more

In episode two of Transitioning to Carbon Net Zero, Daniel Hanna, Global Head of Sustainable Finance at Standard Chartered, highlights the need for urgent action, transparency, and the impact of sustainable financing in emerging markets. This was produced for Standard Chartered by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions. Transitioning to Carbon Net Zero discusses the challenges involved in decarbonising the global economy. Featuring interviews with senior leaders at Standard Chartered, host Libby Potter uncovers the complexities of calculating carbon emissions, the negative effects of greenwashi ..read more

In episode one of Transitioning to Carbon Net Zero, Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered, speaks about calculating emissions, carbon offsetting, and how banking can incentivise the transition to carbon net-zero. Transitioning to Carbon Net Zero discusses the challenges involved in decarbonising the global economy. Featuring interviews with senior leaders at Standard Chartered, host Libby Potter uncovers the complexities of calculating carbon emissions, the negative effects of greenwashing, and the real-world impact of sustainable financing. This was produced for Standard C ..read more

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 ways to reduce carbon emissions is through carbon markets, by setting a price on emissions and enabling the trading of emission units. But how do carbon markets actually work? And are they the answer to the global dri ..read more

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 values and decide what matters most. For Standard Chartered, a relentless focus on sustainability topped the list. In this podcast, Bill Winters discusses the lessons learnt in 2020 and Standard Chartered’s ambitions in ..read more