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FIRESIDE: HOPE SPOTS AND HOTSPOTS FOR 2026
Live-streamed from Davos, watch this dynamic conversation with Marisa Drew, Chief Sustainability Officer at Standard Chartered, as she shares her unique outlook for 2026 and offers reflections on the growing conviction toward investing in sustainability. Moderated by Silvia Pavoni, Editor-in-Chief of The Banker (Financial Times), Marisa provides practical examples of scaling innovation she is observing in markets such as China, India and South Africa, along with thoughts on the vital role of CSOs in the financial services sector.
This is a recording from the Stage of Impact Davos Edition held during the week of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in January 2026, and hosted by Doconomy at the Arctic Basecamp in partnership with The Banker, Standard Chartered, Adapteo Group, Consumers International, Osborne Clarke, Business Sweden and IMAGINE.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marisa Drew
Chief Sustainability Officer, Standard Chartered
Marisa Drew was appointed Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) for Standard Chartered Bank on 1 July 2022. During her 39-year career in financial services, Marisa has held numerous leadership roles. She worked at Merrill Lynch in Investment Banking from 1992 until she joined Credit Suisse in 2003 to lead Leveraged Finance Origination and ultimately ran EMEA Investment Banking and Capital Markets. In 2017, Marisa moved into the field of sustainability as CEO of the Impact Advisory and Finance Group for Credit Suisse and ultimately served as the bank’s inaugural CSO.
Marisa currently serves on several boards and advisory panels, including as a NED of NASDAQ listed Liberty Global and AIM listed Agronomics as well as the ReOcean Fund advisory council backed by HSH Prince Albert’s Monaco Foundation. She further serves as an advisory board member of the City of London Corporation and on the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Sustainable Finance Advisory Panel. Marisa’s external activities also include serving on High Level Climate and Oceans panels for the World Economic Forum and the UN and a charitable UK Advisory Board role for Room-to-Read. Amongst other previous roles, Marisa has served on the advisory boards of the Aspen Institute UK, the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy and the FCA Markets Practitioners Panel. In 2025, Marisa was recognized by CNBC as one of 50 female Changemakers who materially influenced business globally in the prior year. In 2024, she was recognised by Time Magazine as one of top Global Climate Leaders and by Futuri/o as one of the top European CSOs. In 2022, Marisa was recognized by Sustainability Magazine as one of the Top 10 CSOs of a Global Corporation. She has also been recognized by the BBC as one of the Most Powerful Women in Britain and by Fortune Magazine as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in International Business.