The ESG imperative: How policy & fintech can help heal the climate crisis with Nameer Khan

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and the concept of Environmental, Social & Governance investing (or ESG) is at the heart of corporate efforts to reduce it. But why do many businesses find ESG implementation to be such a challenge, and how can they not only get started with it but also embed sustainable ESG practices long term to ensure these important trends aren’t just a fad?  Carbon credits and marketplaces have emerged as one powerful possibility to address accountability and transparency in not only offsetting, but reducing carbon from the atmosphere - a necessity according to many climate scientists. In this week's episode, we speak with Nameer Khan, chairman of the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) Fintech Association and founder of Fils - a fintech API and carbon marketplace connecting carbon credit suppliers with high-capital institutional buyers. We discuss how carbon marketplaces work, and why they an important and increasingly popular option for consumers and businesses to take action towards preventing the climate crisis. We also cover the important emerging role that blockchain and digital assets can play in these marketplaces and why they are the perfect fit to assure data integrity, permanence and transparency. We also cover the biggest learnings, insights & takeaways for organizations from the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Cop28, in Dubai where Nameer was a featured guest and speaker.