IEEFA Asia Sustainable Finance Lead Iyer Integrates ESG Into Investment Research

Ramnath N. Iyer serves as Sustainable Finance Lead for Asia at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, drawing on over 30 years of experience in investments and finance across Singapore, Hong Kong, Mumbai, and London. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Kolkata and a Certificate in ESG Investing from CFA UK.

Iyer has worked with international banks and fund management firms across Asia's major financial centres and most recently headed the ESG integration practice in Asia for a consulting firm, advising clients on implementing sustainability and ESG principles in investment processes. He has been involved in the renewable energy space over the past decade as a corporate director, investment analyst, and fund manager, providing hands-on experience across the full spectrum of clean energy investment activity.

His focus on integrating ESG and sustainability into portfolio construction processes in Asia and emerging markets is directly relevant to the challenge of redirecting capital flows toward the energy transition in the region. Asian financial institutions, particularly those based in India and China, hold a substantial share of debt capital in APAC oil and gas companies and face increasing pressure to align their financing activities with national net-zero targets and international frameworks such as the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero.

Iyer's background positions IEEFA to engage with institutional investors, banks, and asset managers on the practical implementation of ESG integration in energy sector portfolios. His India-based experience, including his education at IIM Kolkata and fluency in Hindi and Tamil, supports IEEFA's growing South Asia research agenda and its engagement with domestic financial institutions on sustainable finance frameworks and transition risk assessment.

Key figure — 30+ years — Ramnath N. Iyer's experience in investments and finance across Singapore, Hong Kong, Mumbai, and London