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How Indian Businesses Can Grow Sustainably With ESG Approach?
ESG has become important in accelerating sustainability efforts by corporates. Companies need to adapt to the ever-evolving trends of ESG to ensure that the criteria are consistently and adequately met. Read to know more about Namita Vikas’ views on what the future of ESG looks like for Indian businesses.

CFA Society India: In Conversation with Namita Vikas
auctusESG’s Founder and Managing Director, Namita Vikas, speaks to the CFA Society India to discuss the implications of climate change and ESG investing on the economy. The interview covers the challenges around developing financial instruments for climate change solutions. It also focuses on how to leverage the non-financial angle while persuading funds or investment managers on sustainable investing and climate change.

TerraGreen: Special Issue for the World Sustainable Development Summit 2022
The world needs a significant investment to tackle the interlinked crises of climate, biodiversity, and land degradation. Research has shown this figure to be $8.1 trillion by 2050, with an annual global investment of $536 billion. An enabling ecosystem to foster partnerships between grassroots stakeholders, policymakers, and the private sector, can help biodiversity and ecosystem-oriented adaptation finance to flourish. Read on to know more about Namita Vikas’ views on how private sector capital can play an integral role in achieving this.

ESG Today Interview: auctusESG's Namita Vikas on ESG Investment Opportunities & Challenges
auctusESG’s Founder and Managing Director, speaks to Mark Segal of ESG Today to discuss the challenges and opportunities that ESG investors are facing in the emerging markets. Read more to know her views on the role of central banks in advancing sustainable finance and investments and the opportunities, and the intricacies of ESG investing.

Climate Finance Critical To Successful Climate Action: Economic Survey 2021-22
Released ahead of the Union Budget 2022-23, the Economic Survey 2021-22 notes the developments made in climate action. Primary among them, has been a needful impetus to climate finance. The rising ESG and climate risk concerns, along with the impending 2070 net zero target is driving attention towards mobilising finance. Setting targets backed by an effective climate and SDG impact-driven roadmap, therefore, becomes pertinent. Read more to know Namita Vikas’ views on why climate finance is critical to meaningful climate action.

India to join sovereign green bond rush
India’s announcement of issuance of a sovereign green bond comes with many implications for the growth of the India green bond market. Being the first BRICS emerging economy to issue a sovereign green bond, the country has gained much-deserved traction. According to Namita Vikas, this significant move will be transformational. It will propel the Indian green bond market to stronger bids, larger order books and a better investor base. Read more to know how.