About The Guest
Pankaj Bukalsaria, Director - Investment Banking
Acuity Knowledge Partners
Pankaj has worked with Acuity Knowledge Partners’ Investment Banking teams for over 16 years. He sets up and on-boards new teams for mid-size to boutique investment banking clients. Yash manages client engagements, methodologies, templates, staffing, workflow, and team development. He oversees delivery teams in M&A, Industries, Leveraged Finance, Debt Capital Markets, Loan Syndications, and Business Information Services. His exposure spans FIG, TMT, Fintech, Consumer, Real Estate, and Industrials. Yash actively contributes to investment banking automation for productivity improvements.
Episode Description
Ananta and Puja discuss on the importance of net zero and how banks and other financial institutions are engaging with the idea of net zero. They discuss how investment banks are working with institutions and sovereigns to come up with various innovative solutions and help direct the roadmap and finance activities to achieving net zero.
Key Takeaways
- Net zero: Decreasing the emissions that impact global warming and how corporates can achieve that goal.
- Investment banks play a major role in net zero through sustainable bonds, sustainability-linked initiatives, and devising roadmaps to net zero.
- A combination of social and sustainable bonds could exceed 1 trillion dollars of issuances in 2023.
- Acuity supports investment banks with ESG advisory, ESG ratings, sustainable finance analysis, and other initiatives that empower banks support their clients in achieving net zero.
