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Corporate & Investment Banking
Industries in Transition
Uncover new insights as businesses and sectors transition towards more sustainable practices.
Featured insights
Industries in Transition explores the latest perspectives as businesses and sectors across Asia, Africa and the Middle East transition towards more sustainable business practices. Discover the latest trends, from energy security to carbon markets, as organisations decarbonise and invest in long-term value creation.
Building a low-carbon steel corridor
The Middle East and Europe are shaping a low-carbon steel corridor. Explore what businesses need to turn this cross-regional opportunity into reality.
Unpacking the role of carbon markets
What are the differences between mandatory and voluntary carbon markets, and how can organisations engage in opportunities across each?
Powering sustainability in Singapore
Discover how private capital can help facilitate sustainable outcomes in Singapore.
Supporting carbon removals
Carbon removals offer significant potential for scale as appetite for innovative solutions grows.
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Episode 4
Aviation: flight paths towards decarbonisation
The aviation industry is undergoing a complex journey towards decarbonisation. In this episode of Industries in Transition, Standard Chartered experts Jonathan Howard, Ben Daly and CC Heng explore how the scaling of sustainable aviation fuel and innovative financing solutions are playing a crucial role in helping the sector move towards a cleaner future.
Episode 3
Automotive: the electric revolution journey
Why is the automotive industry in the East and the West on different electrification trajectories? Standard Chartered’s Sino Jiang, Rohit Kumar and Lionel Vaxelaire explain how investments in electric vehicles, its supply chain and geopolitics are shaping the future of the global automotive sector.
Episode 2
Shipping: Riding the clean tech wave
Can the shipping industry keep global trade flowing while reducing its carbon footprint? Tune in to this episode of Industries in Transition as Abhishek Pandey and CC Heng examine how regulations, financing frameworks and innovation are helping steer maritime transport towards a lower-carbon future.
Episode 1
Clean technologies – how can they facilitate decarbonisation?
How can we support decarbonisation across hard to abate sectors? In this episode of Industries in Transition, Ben Daly and Arnaud Bouille unpack the role of transition finance in driving innovation and investment in clean technologies to support the transition.
Developed by Bain & Company, GenZero, Google, Standard Chartered, and Temasek, The SEA Green Economy report 2025 identifies how systems-level solutions, key enabling solutions, and collaboration with APAC markets could unlock emission reductions and deliver new economic value and jobs for the region by 2030.
Episode 4 | GenZero
Developing interoperable carbon markets
What are the barriers to scaling carbon markets and developing interoperable carbon markets across Southeast Asia? Hear from Justin Ma, Executive Director of Sustainable Finance for ASEAN and Anshari Rahman, Director of Policy and Analytics at GenZero as they discuss strategies to develop the policies and infrastructure that are necessary to scale carbon markets in the region.
Episode 3 | Bain
Next-generation power grid
Imagine a region where power flows seamlessly across borders and clean energy fuels growth and productivity. Justin Ma, Executive Director of Sustainable Finance for ASEAN and Dale Hardcastle of Bain share how a next-generation grid ecosystem could enhance renewable energy integration, strengthen energy security and affordability in Southeast Asia.
Episode 2 | Google
Leveraging AI for sustainable development
How can AI be effectively utilised to balance future energy requirements and climate outcomes? Hear from Justin Ma, Executive Director of Sustainable Finance for ASEAN and Spencer Low, Head of Regional Sustainability APAC of Google, on the benefits of AI in supporting sustainable growth.
Episode 1 | Temasek
Bioeconomy and climate financing
Unlocking the potential of Southeast Asia’s bioeconomy alone could deliver up to USD40billion GDP and 340,000 jobs in 2030. Hear from Justin Ma, Executive Director of Sustainable Finance for ASEAN and Franziska Zimmermann, Managing Director of Sustainability at Temasek on the growth opportunities and how nature-based solutions and sustainable financing could drive economic and environmental benefits.
Episode 3
Technologies to reduce carbon today
Experts from Cur8 and Puro earth unpack the carbon removal solutions making an impact.
Client stories
What Chint did in improving renewable energy in Portugal
How we supported Chint with EUR420m financing, securing 5.5GW new solar …
Case study: USD280 mn green loan for AI-ready data centre
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (M…
Case study: Catalysing cleantech with private capital
To achieve net zero emissions by 2050, Asia needs USD37 trillion worth o…
Mobilising capital to support the transition
We develop solutions that meet diverse financing needs for our clients and across our markets, mobilising capital to finance new technologies and low-carbon infrastructure projects that facilitate and scale growth.
Standard Chartered has an important role to play in supporting our clients, sectors and markets to deliver net zero, but to do so in a manner that supports livelihoods and promotes sustainable economic growth. We currently provide financial services to clients, sectors and markets that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions however we’re committed to net zero in our own operations by 2025 and in our financed emissions by 2050.