“It's not just carbon, it's climate and behavioural change” – Kevin Whitfield on Nedbank CIB’s carbon journey

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Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (Nedbank CIB) has been diligently working on ambitious and rigorous goals towards a just energy transition, as evidenced by the Nedbank carbon journey series published on BizNews.com over the past couple of months. In this interview, Bronwyn Nielsen speaks to Kevin Whitfield, head of Africa Treasury at Nedbank CIB, about the company’s carbon journey, a venture initiated by former Nedbank CEO Tom Boardman “in the space of a couple of hours of decision-making”. Whitfield, who excitedly shared details about the company’s planned activities and projects, said, “The bottom line is we need to get a price for carbon and natural capital that allows sustainable and long-term change.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Aug 2022 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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