Transformation towards a sustainable future
Saori Dubourg
Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE
dbAccess ESG Conference, March 2, 2021
June 2020
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Sustainability is on top of the agenda
What political leaders around the globe are saying
"We will put America back in the business of leading the world on climate change."
Joe Biden, President of the USA
"I want Europe to become the first climate neutral continent in the world by 2050."
Ursula von der Leyen, President European Commission
"We aim to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060."
Xi Jinping, President of China
…and how investors are allocating capital
2001 - 2019 ESG fund development
Source: EPFR, BofA Merrill Lynch (2019)
# of funds
# of ESG funds Asset flow cumulated
in $ billion
"I believe that this is the beginning of a long but rapidly accelerating transition."
Larry Fink, CEO BlackRock
Green Deal: Europe's 'Man on the Moon' moment
Selected Green Deal objectives
First climate-neutral continent by 2050
Lead the way to a circular economy
Move to a zero-pollution environment
Accelerate to a sustainable food system
More space for differentiation by sustainable innovations and technologies
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