A green planet is good for business

THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: What challenges - and opportunities - are there for businesses as they decarbonise their operations?

Published Mon, Nov 8, 2021 · 05:50 AM

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THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: What challenges - and opportunities - are there for businesses as they decarbonise their operations?

Deborah Ho Head, SEAsia and Country Head, Singapore BlackRock

We need to think long-term - a successful transition to net zero will need new technologies to generate, store, and distribute clean energy; to decarbonise manufacturing, agriculture and transport; and to capture carbon emissions. The opportunities are immense - and a successful net-zero transition could drive as much as 25 per cent higher GDP growth over the next 2 decades for Asean. …