Trading in Sustainable/Carbon Commodities: Good, Bad and Opportunities
Deanna’s Dialogues: Navigating Carbon Sustainability
On this episode of Deanna’s Dialogues: Navigating Carbon Sustainability, please join us as we talk with Michael Vigario, U.S. finance director of ACT Commodities, to discuss his career trajectory into the finance and trading of environmental and sustainable commodities. Additionally, he and Deanna discuss the ongoing need for education in the renewable energy and commodities space, both for project sponsors and market participants.
Their conversation tackles a number of topics, including:
- The evolution of ACT Commodities from basic renewable energy credit transactions to innovative project financing in renewable energy and carbon offsets
- The role of finance in the growth of environmental and sustainable commodities
- The importance of understanding and managing risks associated with new environmental projects
- The various types of carbon and sustainability projects, including renewable natural gas from pig farms and reforestation in the Amazon and the social and environmental benefits
- The future of environmental and sustainable commodity finance, including new technologies and financing strategies
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