How sustainable finance is evolving to reflect new global realities

About this episode

This episode discusses the evolving landscape of sustainable finance in response to global challenges.

As electricity demand surges, geopolitical risks increase, and the physical impacts of climate change escalate, how are investors responding? In this episode, RBC Capital Markets' Global Head of Sustainable Finance Sarah Thompson reflects on the outlook for the market in the light of new global realities, in discussion with Moses Choi, Head of U.S. Sustainable Finance, and Stefano Vitali, Head of Europe and Asia Pacific Sustainable Finance.

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Thompson

Guests: Moses Choi, Stefano Vitali

Topics covered

• sustainable finance
• investor response
• climate change
• geopolitical risks
• electricity demand

Keywords

• sustainable finance
• investors
• climate change
• geopolitical risks
• electricity demand

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RBC Capital Markets

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