Renaka Ramachandran
Sime Darby Plantation
Chief Financial Officer
Financing the transition: How can banks and investors drive agricultural transformation on the route to net-zero?
12:00
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12:30
With an estimated $125trn of investment needed globally to decarbonise the economy, the transition will require unprecedented levels of both public and private finance. Private climate finance is on the rise as financial institutions manging trillions of assets commit to their own net-zero goals. But how far and how fast are these commitments translating into action and delivering change on the ground? And how can the financial sector play their part in driving genuine transformation in agriculture?
In this session we’ll hear from the investor perspective and address:
- How serious are investors? Are we really talking about agricultural transformation, or just a bit of ESG?
- Where are the major opportunities for banks and investors on the road to net zero, and how can new and emerging finance mechanisms enable the transition?
- Carrot vs stick: Are we seeing enough of either?
- Performance metrics: How can investors better measure, monitor and understand impact?
Vincent Nobilet
Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking
Managing Director Agribusiness, Trade & Sustainable Commodity Finance