Satellite technology has become ubiquitous. Satellite imagery has made geospatial data available like never before. Coupled with the increasing availability of real-time geospatial data and advances in artificial intelligence, data-driven decision-making can help fight the climate crisis. The term “spatial finance” was coined by the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the UniversityContinue reading “Spatial finance and sustainability”
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Green Deposits 101
The Reserve Bank of India has announced the framework for accepting green deposits of regulated entities (RE). What is a green deposit? A green deposit is an interest-bearing deposit received by the regulated entity for a fixed period and the proceeds are earmarked for being allocated towards green finance. These are like your regular fixedContinue reading “Green Deposits 101”
Market Reaction to Corporate ESG News
A recent paper by George Serafeim and Aaron Yoon explores the market reaction to different ESG news. They analyze the market reaction to ESG news for 3,109 companies. They find that prices react only to financially material ESG news, and the reaction is larger for news that is positive, receives more news coverage, and isContinue reading “Market Reaction to Corporate ESG News”
Stranded Assets and Finance
The shift to net-zero requires moving away from fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) and decarbonizing production processes and supply chains. Thus, new equipment or new methods may be required. This results in stranded assets. In this article published in Artha (journal of IIM Calcutta) I explore stranded assets and their implications and focus onContinue reading “Stranded Assets and Finance”
Financially speaking Talks with Neha Misra
In this video I share with Neha Misra of The Fin Liit Project aspects of my career, sustainability, sustainable finance, and more.
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