It is a ideal time to take a temperature check of the state of sustainable finance in Asia as the year draws to an end. The episode’s guest is an expert in all things sustainable finance given his background and interactions with regulators, corporations, and investors. Tasos Zavitsanakis if the head of Sustainable Finance for Greater China at UBS’ APAC Sustainable Finance Office. We first define sustainable and transitional finance and then focus down on the evolution of this area in Asia. We evaluate where we stand today, and finally where we are heading. All in an easy-to-understand format. We also discuss current and long term areas of opportunities for corporations and for capital markets investors.
ABOUT TASOS. Tasos, is Head of Sustainable Finance for Greater China within the APAC Sustainable Finance Office at UBS where he is responsible for driving Sustainable Finance business initiatives. His focus is on client and regulatory engagement, thought leadership development, capacity building, and forging strategic partnerships in the sustainability ecosystem. Tasos, specializes in Decarbonisation strategies supporting clients in formulating Credible and Just Transition Plans and Impact towards Net Zero. In addition, he leads UBS's global Carbon working group and has represented UBS in the global industry Taskforce for Voluntary Carbon Offset Markets and developing UBS’s Carbonplace infrastructure. Tasos, supports UBS’s Sustainability and Impact Institute contributing in thought leadership and has co- authored “The Green Inflection Point, driving decarbonization of the real economy” and the “Voluntary Carbon Market Primer”. Tasos, regularly advises regulators and exchanges in APAC to develop the Sustainability Finance agenda including Climate and Risk Management Frameworks, Disclosures, Taxonomies and Carbon market development and is regularly called upon to represent the firm in sustainability conferences. He also represents UBS as a co-chair of HKMA’s Capacity Building Cross Agency Steering Group. Tasos is a graduate from Imperial College, Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the UK. In addition, he holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and certificates in CFA Institute in ESG Investing, Sustainability and Climate Risk from GARP and Circular Economy from Cambridge. Finally, he is a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional and a Certified Al Gore Climate Reality Leader speaker.
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