Category: Industry News

AWR Lloyd is pleased to share that we have been ranked amongst the Top 3 consulting firms for Innovation in Asia-Pacific in the 2022 Vault Rankings. We were also ranked #2 for Diversity across the region. Our wide range of cultural identities, perspectives, experiences and skillsets are critical foundations for our ability to provide our … Continued

Listen to our CEO discussing what he sees as a trick question. Alex Wood, CEO of AWR Lloyd, is a strong believer in Stakeholder Capitalism, but argues that there is no other (successful) form of capitalism. The question ‘Is it the End for Shareholder Primacy ?’ is dangerous because it implies a lack of understanding … Continued

AWR Lloyd’s Rajat Kapoor wrote an article in the Economic Times on India’s petroleum consumption trends in light of the increasing number of Covid cases. As the second wave of the coronavirus batters India, petroleum products usage and by extension, crude consumption, are expected to take a downward, albeit short-term, hit. Fuel: A marked decrease in travel … Continued

Asia’s energy dependence on the Middle East, combined with its combustible politics, calls for urgent attention to the fallout from an outbreak of conflict. If the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint between Oman and Iran, is compromised, Asian economies could be knocked onto their knees.  Recently the Suez Canal, another global chokepoint, has been … Continued

We’ve been working with global health experts FHI 360 to combat Covid-19 in the Indo-Pacific and Middle Eastern regions through project continuity advisory, corporate innovation, and countrywide communication programmes. Read this excerpt from the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand’s Thai-American Business journal for more details on some of our assignments. To see Thai-American Business Magazine issue 4, click … Continued

AWR Lloyd is thrilled to be ranked amongst the Top 10 consulting firms in Asia-Pacific in the 2021 Vault Rankings. We are also proud to be ranked in the Top 5 for Diversity in the Vault survey. We consider our diverse mix of cultural backgrounds, perspectives and skillsets to be one of the firm’s core … Continued

BANGKOK: AWR Lloyd and Asia Clean Energy Partners (ACE Partners) today announced a strategic alliance of their firms to provide an end-to end range of services covering corporate strategy consulting; clean energy innovation and advisory; corporate finance and transaction advisory; and asset management services focused on clean tech, impact funds, and natural capital ventures. Working … Continued

20 August 2020 | 9:30 am SGT While the pandemic has resulted in disruptions and uncertainty in the market, asset owners, fund managers, and impact investors have remained active and many have undertaken fundraising and investment into a more climate aware portfolio. This event was hosted by AVPN’s Climate Action Platform in partnership with AWR Lloyd Asset … Continued

A pandemic, a global glut and a lack of storage was the perfect storm that sent US oil prices into negative territory for the first time ever.  Traders were forced to pay buyers to take oil off their hands. With oil at historic lows, the US oil industry is paying a heavy price with many … Continued

AWR Lloyd has just completed its first survey of IR and ESG reporting amongst companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. We were able to secure responses from a representative sample of 77 companies, as well as feedback from interviews with fund managers and analysts. We have called it the ‘Naga Survey’ and we will … Continued

A few years back you could rent an oil tanker for less than the price of hiring a Ferrari. But now, the cost of shipping crude around the world has shot up to 11-year highs after the United States blacklisted Chinese ships. More than 40 tankers (of which almost half are VLCC’s), operated by China’s … Continued