Ep83 Is ESG a Western Trend? Navigating Sustainability in Asia with Nana Li

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Nana Li discusses the impact of financial decisions in Asia on global sustainability and the innovations driven by regional challenges.

Comments/ideas: ACFpod@outlook.com Our guest is Nana Li, a stewardship expert who's just written a handbook on navigating sustainability across Asia Pacific. She walks us through why the money decisions happening in Asia actually shape global sustainability, not the other way around. We explore how China's state-led approach and Japan's demographic crisis are forcing real innovation in automation and energy transition. You'll get insights into why "guanxi" and energy security matter more than...

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Host: Joseph Jacobelli

Guest: Nana Li

Topics covered

• ESG
• sustainability
• Asia Pacific
• energy transition
• automation
• investment

Keywords

• ESG
• sustainability
• China
• Japan
• energy security
• automation
• investment

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Organizations: Asia Climate Finance Podcast

Places: Asia Pacific, China, Japan

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