Infrastructure, food, finance

In this episode of the ‘All Things Sustainable’ podcast, S&P sits down with leaders from the sustainable agriculture, banking and technology sectors to unpack key sustainability challenges and opportunities facing diverse Asia-Pacific markets. 

Manish Pant, EVP of International Operations at Schneider Electric, dives into decarbonization technologies.  

• Manish explains how the company is working with customers to decarbonize and electrify at scale in a way that also prioritizes energy access, security and affordability.  
• According to Manish, the demographic momentum, the focus on renewables as well as a lot of infrastructure development characterizes “the golden period for the Global South”.  

The podcast also features Kavickumar Muruganathan, Microsoft’s ESG Planning Director for Asia Pacific, Cloud Operations and Innovation, about sustainability in the context of AI and data centers growth; trends in sustainable finance with Justin Ma, Executive Director of Sustainable Finance at Standard Chartered Bank; and Nikita Asthana, Head of Sustainability Finance at Olam Agri, zooming in on agricultural practices for food security and resilience.