The widespread recognition by infrastructure fund managers, lenders and investors of the importance of ESG principles appears only to have strengthened since the global pandemic. The distinct shift continues, from useful consideration to future-focused must-have.
GI Hub CEO Marie Lam-Frendo discusses energy storage's disruptive potential and how its future is becoming increasingly important in light of the trends in global energy supply and demand.
While infrastructure is a driver of economic prosperity and can provide a solid basis for strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth, it is not a given that infrastructure investment will fully realise these aims without visionary planning and commitment. For infrastructure investment to deliver a more sustainable, resilient and inclusive global recovery, we need to create the right enabling environment now.
Mentors have played a vital role in supporting the top 20 teams hone their applications for the Global Infrastructure Hub’s (GI Hub) InfraChallenge competition, despite the challenges of a global pandemic.
We continue our discussion on inclusive infrastructure with Sue Barrett, EBRD, in which we explore two of EBRD’s innovative finance approaches for inclusive infrastructure.
Now is the perfect time for countries to improve the way they plan and deliver quality infrastructure, to provide greater security against the next global crisis - find out how InfraCompass is here to help.
Infrastructure can play a significant role in economic recovery of the post-COVID world. It's critically important for coronavirus stimulus measures to focus on projects that not only grow the economy, but also anticipate the impact of future risks, particularly climate change.
In the Global Infrastructure Hub’s InfraCompass analysis, Singapore takes top honours. In fact, Asia boasts three of the top four overall performers of the eighty-one monitored countries.
As a budding entrepreneur, honing your pitch is critical to securing funding and support. Here are some of the do’s and don’ts when it comes to developing and presenting a strong pitch.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all of our lives. And amidst the crisis it is impossible to envision how long it will last, or how life will be different once it is over. On the issue of mobility, however, a recent report by McKinsey & Co offers an optimistic forecast: this short period of disruption won’t affect existing major trends.