DZ Bank’s Day on Sustainable Transition

The event, organised by DZ BANK, in partnership with SGX Fixed Income and the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA), focused on the challenges and opportunities of the 'brown-to-green' transition, the necessary actions to meet long-term demands and targets, as well as important advances in the capital market, which can contribute to the availability of the required finance.

The event featured a sharing session and panel discussion with the following panelists:

1. Mr Tim Buchholz, DZ Bank (Moderator)

2. Ms Hélène Burger, Head, International Cooperation and Sustainability, APAC, Airbus

3. Mr Philipp Bonkatz, General Manager, Singapore, Malaysia & Brunei, Lufthansa Group

4. Mr Eric Cheah, Head, Investment Management Asia Pacific, Union Investment Real Estate

5. Ms Mareike Parisi, Senior Manager, Sustainability Governance & Partnerships, SAP

6. Mr Mervyn Tang, Head, Sustainability, APAC, Schroders

7. Dr Dieter Volkommer, Head, Sustainability, Siemens Energy

Panelists and participants discussed best practices for sustainable business transition, the development of transition finance and lessons learnt in Germany and Europe more broadly, and how these experiences can be leveraged in Singapore and beyond.

The event was attended by German companies such as Airbus, Lufthansa, SAP, Siemens Energy, and Union Investment, and Singapore companies such as ST Engineering and Seatrium.