Beyond Net Zero: Key Insights on Transition Strategies and Social Responsibility

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Achieving net zero involves more than setting long-term targets; it requires defining interim goals and investing in capital expenditures to drive the transition. A multifaceted approach is essential, incorporating diverse technologies and solutions rather than relying on a single pathway.

Sep 10, 2024

Kay Hope, Head of ESG for Global Fixed Income Research, Bank of America

Transition finance requires setting both long-term and interim targets, focusing on actionable strategies and capital expenditures to achieve net zero.
A diverse range of technologies and solutions is necessary to address the complexities of the transition, rather than relying on a single pathway.
Social considerations are crucial in transition strategies, ensuring that efforts include and benefit underserved regions with significant energy access challenges.
The emphasis has shifted from making net zero commitments to developing detailed strategies for reaching those goals, including the need for improved data disclosure and climate risk management.

Kay Hope Bio

Kay Hope is a managing director and leads BofA’s fixed income research effort ESG issues globally. She is also a corporate credit analyst focusing on emerging market names across sectors, mainly in the CIS, Sub-Saharan Africa and Israel. She has been a top-ranked analyst across her categories for multiple years. Prior to joining the firm in 2010, Hope held emerging markets roles at Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse First Boston. She also spent several years at McKinsey & Company in Moscow, and a year in Almaty, Kazakhstan, working for an international aid organization. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, a master’s degree in Soviet foreign policy from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and a bachelor’s degree in Slavic literature from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is based in London.

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