Investing in the Circular Economy - BNP Paribas Fortis

Jun 01, 2021, 08:00 AM

Investing in the Circular Economy
 
 
This episode of Circularity Capital's Insights podcast will explore why the circular economy is increasingly being seen as a powerful framework for regenerative economic growth and how investors are developing specialist strategies to drive value in this space.
 
 
In this fourth of our five-part series Jamie Butterworth speaks with Mireille Kielemoes who is the Managing Director Private Equity at BNP Paribas Fortis to explore her thoughts on investing in this space.
 
 
Highlights:
 
 
  • Offering PE solutions through a company’s lifecycle
     
     
  • Belgian angle is important in our investment strategy
     
     
  • “Sustainable bank doing sustainable banking”
     
     
  • Sustainability is a revolution comparable to the digital revolution
     
     
 
Time Stamp:
[1.25]   BNP focus and investment mandate
[2.00]   Geographic and sector focuses
[3.25]   Solutions via 4 development teams for main social and environmental threats
[5.00]  Sustainability has gone mainstream   
[5.55]  BNP wants to be a leader in sustainable finance