How to scale effective voluntary carbon markets in 6 steps

Jan 28, 2021

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Bill Winters

Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered Bank

Annette Nazareth

Senior counsel of Davis Polk; former Commissioner, SEC

Timothy Adams

President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of International Finance (IIF)

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