Why India’s Wealthy Families Are Key to a Climate-Resilient Future
UHNI
Impact Investing
There comes a point when volatility stops feeling exceptional and begins to feel like the condition of life itself. In India, I believe that point has already arrived. Heatwaves scorch cities months before summer and claim lives, floods displace entire communities, and erratic monsoons veer unpredictably between drought and deluge, leaving farmers destitute. The human toll is immense, but climate volatility does not stop there. It reverberates through markets, visible in broken supply chains, commodity price fluctuations, and the erosion of long-term wealth preservation.
The recognition of the severity of climate change is showing up in investment patterns. At Waterfield, our ‘Legacy to Leverage 2025’ report with the Impact Investors Council shows that climate-tech was the most active sector for Indian high-net-worth families: 35 percent of deals by volume and 28 percent by value between 2021 and 2024 were in this space. Focus areas include sustainable mobility, clean energy, and re…
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