Eco Money

An unprecedented 128,000 millionaires are expected to relocate worldwide this year.

That’s according to the latest report from Henley and Partners.

The great migrations comes as the world grapples with a perfect storm of geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty, and social upheaval, millionaires are voting with their feet in record numbers.

Now, another factor is increasingly weighing on the minds of the wealthy when it comes to residency, and that is climate change.

Rachel Kelly speaks to Dominic Volek, Group Head of Private Clients at Henley & Partners to find out more.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Temasek has launched its inaugural Sustainability Report.

The state owned investment firm says that this brings together its disclosures and tracks progress, taking into consideration the disclosure requirements issued by the international sustainability standards board.

In its latest review just announced this week- Temasek says it deployed S$3 billion into investments aligned with the Sustainable Living trend in the last year.

Rachel Kelly has the details in this week's Eco Money.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Eco Money, Rachel Kelly speaks with Susie Burrage OBE, President, Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) on her journey within the recycling industry, being appointed as the first female president of BIR, AND major business trends and investment opportunities within the sector. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kavita Gandhi, Executive Director of SEAS and Christophe Inglin, Vice-Chairman, SEAS/Managing Director, Energetix speak with Rachel Kelly about the latest developments in the regional renewable energy industry. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MSCI research shows that so called sustainability linked products in the fixed income space could offer a greenium, or green premium.  To find out just how much and which sectors top the charts, Rachel Kelly spoke to Jakub Malich, ESG Fixed Income Research Lead at MSCI

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The theme for this year's World Environment Day is land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.

In this episode of Eco Money we look at  hydro-technology, and how hydro is evolving to become smaller, more compact, and its growth as countries across the globe race to net zero targets.

To help us get a better understanding of hydropower in Asia, Rachel Kelly spoke to Brian Selby, Regional General Manager, Asia, China & India, GE Renewable Energy Hydro Solutions, GE Vernova.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GE Vernova is the energy portfolio of GE. It’s been in the news recently as it listed at the beginning of April.

The business trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker GEV.

In this episode of Eco Money Rachel Kelly speaks to Shailesh Mishra, Regional Leader, Grid System Integration APAC, GE Vernona to discuss power grid continuity as the renewable energy pie is ramped up on the road to net zero.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a 1.5 trillion dollar investment gap when it comes to funding Southeast Asia’s green transition, and this means there is opportunity for investors.

That’s according to the latest Green Economy 2024 Report by Bain & Company, GenZero, Standard Chartered and Temasek.

Publishers of the report state that this means Southeast Asian markets now have a window of opportunity to accelerate decarbonization with actionable ideas and accelerators.

To find out more and where exactly the investment opportunities Rachel Kelly spoke to Dale Hardcastle, Director of Global Sustainability Innovation Center at Bain & Company and Tracy Wong Harris, Head of Sustainable Finance Asia, Standard Chartered Bank.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eco Money host Rachel Kelly, attends the AVPN Global Conference in Abu Dhabi to get the latest insights into social investing and what it means to be a social investor. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RHB, Malaysia’s fourth-largest bank by assets has announced ambitious climate targets.

Setting its sights on net zero by 2050 and increasing its sustainable finance target to RM50 billion  by 2026.

The news was shared at the inaugural RHB sustainability media day.

Speaking at the session, Mohd Rashid Mohamad  Group Managing Director / Group Chief Executive Officer of RHB Banking Group shared that the goals are the result of over a year of work under the group climate action programme.

Rachel Kelly with the details.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.