Environmental Finance in association with the City of London Corporation's Green Finance Initiative is hosting its Green Equities for Asset Owners conference in London on 16 October.
Attend to hear from high-profile investors in both listed equities and private equity, who will share their insights on the risk and return characteristics of sustainable stocks, their efforts to decarbonise their portfolios, and how the investment universe might be impacted by the changing policy landscape.
The conference divides into two streams after the morning coffee break – one tailored to listed equities and the other to private equity.
Some of the topics discussed during the day include:
- TCFD - the route to implementation
- Fiduciary duty and ESG
- Can sustainability boosts PE returns?
- The passive investment drive and low-carbon indices
- How GPs are managing climate and ESG considerations
- Investor climate goals - and how to achive them
- Measuring impact
- Infrastructure - a green equity opportunity?
Confirmed speakers include:
- Adam Matthews, Co-Chair of TPI, Head of Engagement of the Church Commissioners and Church of England Pensions Board
- Aine Kelly, Non-Executive Director, Impax Environmental Market
- Alex Scott, Partner, Pantheon Ventures
- Alison Hampton, Founder, Alma Verde Advisors
- Alvar de Wolff, Director, CSR, Bregal Investments
- Amelia Tan, Director, Sustainable Investing Team, BlackRock Sustainable Investing
- Boyan Filev, Co-Head of Quantitative Equities, Aberdeen Standard Investments
- Carl Cederberg, CEO, Church of Sweden Pension Fund
- Cecilia Cisana, Director of Client Relations, Sustainalytics
- Charlie Thomas, Manager, Jupiter Ecology Fund
- David Harris, Group Head of Sustainable Business - London Stock Exchange Group & Head of Sustainable Investment, FTSE Russell
- David Russell, Head of Responsible Investment, USS Investment Management
- Dawn Turner, CEO, Brunel Pension Partnership
- Diandra Soobiah, Head of Responsible Investment, NEST
- George Potts, Investment Director, NorthEdge Capital
- Graeme Ardus, Head of ESG, Triton Partners
- Guy Turner, Founder, Trove Research
- Ian Simm, CEO, Impax Asset Management
- Jaakko Kiander, Chief Communications Officer and former CFO, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company
- James Burdett, Partner, Corporate Department, Baker & McKenzie
- Jim Totty, Managing Partner, Sustainable Technology Investors
- Kate Archer, Associate Infrastructure, GRESB
- Kirsty Hamilton, Associate Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources, Chatham House
- Lise Moret, Head of Climate Strategy and Sustainability Standards, AXA Investment Managers
- Manjula Lee, Founder and CEO, World Wide Generation
- Marc Guyot, Head of ESG, LBO France
- Mardi McBrien, Managing Director, Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB)
- Mark Campanale, Founder & Executive Director, Carbon Tracker Initiative
- Marte Siri Storaker, Advisor, Responsible investments, KLP Kapitalforvaltning
- Matthew Smith, Head of Sustainable Investment, Storebrand Asset Management
- Michael Marshall, Director of Responsible Investment & Engagement, LGPS Central
- Owen Thorne, Portfolio Manager – Monitoring & Responsible Investment, Merseyside Pension Fund
- Patricia Hamzahee, Founder, Principal Consultant, Integriti Capital
- Peter Bachmann, Director, Scottish Equity Partners
- Phil Case, Director, PwC
- Rachel Ward, Head of Policy, IIGCC
- Richard Mattison, CEO, Trucost
- Sarika Goel, Responsible Investment Consultant, Mercer
- Sian Ferguson, Trust Executive, Ashden Trust, Mark Leonard Trust and JJ Charitable Trust
- Simon Faure, Investment Director, M&G Private Funds Investment
- Sir Roger Gifford, Chairman, Green Finance Initiative
- Stuart Doole, Global Head of New Product Development Index Research, MSCI
- Tegwen Le Berthe, Senior Equity Investment Specialist, Head of ESG Development, CPR Asset Management
- Thomas Tayler, Senior Counsel, Aviva Investors
- Tom Burke, Chairman, E3G
