- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
As the United Kingdom aims to become “the world’s first net zero-aligned financial center,” financial institutions are being required to have “a robust firm-level transition plan setting out how they will decarbonize.” Where should they start?
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