Founder

Giuseppe 'Joseph' Jacobelli

Giuseppe (Joseph) JACOBELLI is Managing Partner at Bougie Impact Capital (B.I.C.) and Asia Clean Tech Energy Investments (aCTEi). He is a leading expert in climate business and finance thanks to his multi-decade work and research. Raised in Italy, France and Australia, his multicultural experience formed the basis for his multidisciplinary approach to the energy transition.

Joseph manages B.I.C., a single-family office which invests in the public capital markets and real estate. The well diversified portfolio comprises investment grade Asian and European fixed income instruments, blue-chip equities, and strategically selected real estate assets. The asset allocation is long term and aims at stable and consistent absolute returns. At aCTEi, he advises corporations and institutions on direct investments in clean energy projects and on sustainability issues in Asia. aCTEi is a member of the Red Links sustainability consortium which focuses on climate investing, risk, and reporting.

Joseph worked for over 30 years as a financial analyst at leading global investment banks, including Bear Stearns, HSBC, ING Barings, Merrill Lynch, and Nomura. He led regional analysts’ teams, worked on several Initial Public Offerings, and achieved top rankings in institutional investors’ surveys. He also served as a team leader and regional research content leader at Bloomberg Intelligence (BI). Leveraging his expertise and contacts developed across Asia's markets, he was instrumental in building BI‘s Asia operations. His analytical work at the banks and BI involved the financial evaluation of dozens of listed companies in the energy sector in Asia, including renewables.

Joseph also gained direct energy transition experience as a senior executive at two energy corporations. As a Group Director at CLP Holdings, a leading electric utility in the region, he gained broad execution expertise in alternative power and carbon transactions as well as clean tech investments. As business head for Asia for Cenfura, a green electricity-focused start-up, he led the development and financing of projects.

He champions climate awareness in business and finance through industry conferences and various media channels. This advocacy led him to publish a book on the energy transition, “Asia’s Energy Revolution” (De Gruyter, 2021), to regularly contribute decarbonisation-focused editorials, including The Energy Industry Times, and to host "The Asia Climate Finance Podcast".

Joseph received a master’s in international law from the National Taiwan University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland. He is pursuing ESG, climate finance and related certifications. He is fluent in English, French, Italian, and Mandarin and speaks basic Cantonese, Japanese, and Portuguese. His volunteering work includes the mentoring of entrepreneurs.