Cleantech — or technology that makes it possible to reduce or avoid harm to the environment — has seen impressive growth over the past few years and as the climate crisis worsens, all eyes are on the tech that could provide us with green energy.
But in order to reach net zero emissions by 2050, cleantech companies need to scale up their businesses — fast — and amid economic uncertainty.
For Aurélien Narminio, head of equity listing at pan-European market infrastructure Euronext, one good option is listing on a stock exchange.
“Initiating cleantech projects is often done in private hands, but you need large amounts of capital at the time of scaling up,” he says. “Public equity markets are particularly well suited for industries like cleantech because they give investors the ability to invest large amounts of capital on disruptive…
