Developing “replicable, repeatable” investment templates can pool risk and scale climate resilience projects, but closing the adaptation gap still hinges on far greater private sector participation, say sustainable finance executives.
As concerns over the environmental impacts of data centres grow, firms including Equinix, AirTrunk and ST Telemedia have backed a new regional initiative aimed at advancing sustainability across the sector.
Kalpana Kochhar has been appointed to run South and Southeast Asia for the foundation, whose co-chair Bill Gates recently signalled a shift in focus to human-centric climate investing.