Can capital help solve climate change?

12/12/22 • 24 min

Can you make green by going green? Could incentives be reimagined to align the power of the profit motive with the interests of the planet? Several green initiatives involving trillions of dollars in assets are already reconfiguring capital markets. But can this approach work?

Ayesha and Lizzie are joined by Alison Rose, the CEO of NatWest Group, and Andrew McDowell, a Strategy& partner with PwC Luxembourg, and former vice president of the European Investment Bank. We’ll learn why one of the biggest banks in the UK is prioritizing the fight against climate change, what it means in concrete terms, and what financial institutions around the world can learn from the decision.

12/12/22 • 24 min

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Transcript

Alison Rose: Banks don’t deserve to exist unless they’re adding value and can add something to their customers. We support millions of businesses and millions of customers who every day are making choices that will affect the planet, will affect climate.

Andrew McDowell: The more the financial sector is willing to reduce the cost of capital for areas like clean energy, clean transportation, the more ambitious policymakers can become.

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