Gender Equality

Despite numerous challenges, which are growing under Trump’s second administration, sustainable finance might be an area where females are more likely to excel and take leadership roles, including in Asia; senior leaders gave FA their opinions.

On International Women's Day, the bank's co-head of Sustainable Banking Group for Asia Pacific, discussed diversity, inclusion, carbon emissions and green regulations.

Since 2017, Impact Investment Exchange has raised $228 million to support women’s economic empowerment in Asia, with the deal size and number of investors on an upward trend.

FA caught up with the new CEO of Barclays Hong Kong to discuss her strategic vision for the business and the bank's ongoing efforts in the sustainability space, the changing geopolitical landscape and her career transition from lawyer to leader.