Why Changing Behaviour is Key to a Low Carbon Future – Dan Barclay
Increasingly more companies and governments have come to realize that the global economy must become more sustainable or risk an environmental-related collapse. That was one of the key takeaways from the 2021 Milken Global Institute Conference panel on Investing in a Sustainable Business Transition. The panel featured Dan Barclay, CEO and Group Head at BMO Capital Markets, Jorge Mesquita, CEO, Blue Triton Brands, Hiromichi Mizuno, Special Envoy of U.N. Secretary-General on Innovative Finance and Sustainable Investments – Special Advisor, Milken Institute, Anthony Pratt, Executive Chairman, Visy Industries and Executive Chairman, Pratt Industries, and Shally Shanker, founder and managing partner, AiiM Partners, and was moderated by Milken Institute Senior Director, Innovative Finance, Caitlin MacLean.
In this episode:
Why the move to a more sustainable economy is more a revolution than a transition
How sustainable finance is one tool that’s incentivizing companies to transition
How technology is key to combatting climate change
Why it’s important to focus on a few key ESG areas rather than try and tackle every aspect of sustainability
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Dan Barclay
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