MUFG Oceania recently hosted the ‘MUFG NOW (Net Zero World) - Alternative Opportunities in the Energy Transition’ conference in Sydney, in partnership with KangaNews. This marks the 11th MUFG NOW conference in APAC since its launch last September, bringing together industry leaders and experts to discuss key sustainability themes around Australia’s energy transition and its implications for debt and equity markets in 2025.
Key highlights included:
- A panel on ‘Natural Capital’ discussing its emergence as a significant asset class and the importance of carbon and biodiversity credits for decarbonisation.
- An ‘Alternative Fuels’ panel featuring insights on emerging energy solutions, and the role of gas as a crucial transition fuel.
- A ‘Capital Markets’ panel providing an overview of how the energy transition will shape capital markets moving into 2025.
“MUFG’s Net Zero World Conference returns to Oceania for a second consecutive year, underscoring the bank’s commitment to decarbonisation and carbon neutrality in the region. This year’s event discussed such topics as natural capital, alternative fuels, emerging clean technologies, as well as the critical issues of capital access and financing needs for the energy transition,” said Shareef Omar, Head of ESG Finance, Oceania.
Rob Ward, Head of Asian Investment Banking Division, Oceania, added, “The MUFG NOW conference was a great success, connecting over 80 of our clients with other industry leaders and MUFG experts from our global network, thus helping to strengthen an effective bridge between capital markets and an orderly energy transition.”
In its climate report released in May, MUFG reiterated its commitment to net zero by raising its sustainable financing target from 35 trillion Yen to 100 trillion Yen.
- A panel on ‘Natural Capital’ discussing its emergence as a significant asset class and the importance of carbon and biodiversity credits for decarbonisation.
- An ‘Alternative Fuels’ panel featuring insights on emerging energy solutions, and the role of gas as a crucial transition fuel.
- A ‘Capital Markets’ panel providing an overview of how the energy transition will shape capital markets moving into 2025.
“MUFG’s Net Zero World Conference returns to Oceania for a second consecutive year, underscoring the bank’s commitment to decarbonisation and carbon neutrality in the region. This year’s event discussed such topics as natural capital, alternative fuels, emerging clean technologies, as well as the critical issues of capital access and financing needs for the energy transition,” said Shareef Omar, Head of ESG Finance, Oceania.
Rob Ward, Head of Asian Investment Banking Division, Oceania, added, “The MUFG NOW conference was a great success, connecting over 80 of our clients with other industry leaders and MUFG experts from our global network, thus helping to strengthen an effective bridge between capital markets and an orderly energy transition.”
In its climate report released in May, MUFG reiterated its commitment to net zero by raising its sustainable financing target from 35 trillion Yen to 100 trillion Yen.
