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  • Monday, September 14, 2020
  • Tuesday, September 15, 2020
    • Monday, September 14, 2020
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      9:00 AM  -  10:15 AM
      Using ESG to action climate goals
      • The place for ESG in the policy tools available to achieve net zero or align to 2 degrees warming
      • The impact of the legislative & regulatory environment on ESG
      • How investors respond to the pitfalls of ESG in achieving climate goals including greenwashing techniques
      • Passive versus active management in the context of ESG

      Moderator:
      Teni Ekundare, CFA, Investor Outreach Senior Manager – UK & Northern Europe, FAIRR Initiative

      Panellists:
      Dame Elizabeth Corley, Board Chair, Impact Investing Institute
      Steve Waygood, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva Investors
      Laetitia Tankwe, Advisor to Ircantec President Jean-Pierre Costes, Groupe Caisse des dépôts; Member of the Steering Committee, Climate Action 100+

      Q&A with audience

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Dame Elizabeth Corley, 
      • Teni Ekundare, CFA, 
      • Laetitia Tankwe, 
      • Steve Waygood 
      12:00 PM  -  1:15 PM
      ESG in the era of Covid-19
      • The impacts of policy changes as a result of Covid-19: more relaxed reporting measures for companies & revised PRI guidelines (including to ‘reprioritise engagement on other topics’)
      • Risk awareness as a result of Covid-19 and the impact of that on achieving Alpha
      • Changed weighting on E, S & G components: more emphasis on labour rights
      • Developments in what we regard as ESG best practice
      • Performance of ESG investments in current context & learnings
      • Impacts of alterations to key climate events including postponement of COP26 and bringing Petersberg Climate Dialogue online
      • Are we going to see bounceback like in 2008 Financial Crisis or will this cause long-term changes inc. reassessment of priorities?

      Moderator:
      Rongrong Huo, Executive Director, Head of Investment Institute, Ninety One plc

      Panellists:
      Nathan Fabian
      , Chief Responsible Investment Officer, UN PRI
      Adam Gillett
      , Head of Sustainable Investment, Willis Towers Watson PLC
      Romain Boscher, Global CIO, Equities, Fidelity International
      Meaghan Muldoon, Global Head of ESG Integration, BlackRock
      Burcu Guner, Senior Director, Moody’s Analytics

      Q&A with audience

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Nathan Fabian, 
      • Romain Boscher, 
      • Adam Gillett, 
      • Rongrong Huo, 
      • Meaghan Muldoon 
      3:00 PM  -  4:15 PM
      The new EU Taxonomy and other developments in law and regulation affecting ESG
      • Will the Taxonomy’s definition of ‘sustainable investment’ set a new standard for defining the term?
      • Will this become the overarching classification standard? What are the disadvantages of it?
      • How does it fit with other guidelines including PRI guidelines the European Supervisory Authorities’ Draft
      • Joint Consultation paper on ESG disclosure & the EU’s green deal?
      • Will other jurisdictions adopt something similar?
      • Global initiatives to support sustainable investing – the UN and OECD perspective
      • An update on the legislation and rules influencing investment managers
      • An update on environmental law affecting investee companies

      Moderator:
      Nish Dissanayake
      , Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

      Panellists:
      Martin Spolc
      , Head of Sustainable Finance, DG Financial Stability, Financial Service and the Capital Markets Union, European Commission
      Anthony Cox, Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, OECD
      Helena Viñes Fiestas, Deputy Global Head of Sustainability, BNP Paribas Asset Management
      Eric Usher, Head, UNEP FI

      Richard Monks, Director of Strategy, FCA

      Q&A with audience

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Richard Monks, 
      • Martin Spolc, 
      • Anthony Cox, 
      • Eric Usher, 
      • Nish Dissanayake, 
      • Helena Viñes Fiestas 
    • Tuesday, September 15, 2020
    •  
      9:00 AM  -  10:15 AM
      Energy transition and ESG
      • Lessons from the 2020 AGM season
      • Mapping the pathway of energy transition & what its impact is on companies
      • What does an energy transition mean for non-hydrocarbon companies? How do you monitor this?
      • Are hydrocarbon investments a thing of the past? Will hydrocarbon companies adapt? How are scope 2 & 3 emissions included?
      • Ethical & social considerations in investing in the energy transition

      Moderator:
      Dr Nina Skorupska CBE
      , Chief Executive Officer, The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA)

      Panellists:
      Stephanie Maier, Director - Responsible Investment, HSBC Global Asset Management
      Chris Perceval, Director, Head of ESG Business Development EMEA, S&P Global Market Intelligence
      Ian Simm, Founder and Chief Executive, Impax Asset Management Group plc
      Nick Stansbury, Head of Commodity Research, LGIM

      Q&A with audience

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Stephanie Maier, 
      • Chris Perceval, 
      • Ian Simm, 
      • Dr Nina Skorupska CBE, 
      • Nick Stansbury 
      12:00 PM  -  1:15 PM
      Best practice engagement with ESG investee companies
      • Lessons from the 2020 AGM season
      • Best practice and examples of initial ESG screening technology
      • Numerous reporting methodologies – hindrance or benefit
      • Ensuring integrity in data quality & verification process: the role of rating agencies, the importance of active ownership and so on.
      • Overcoming greenwashing and other potential obstacles

      Moderator:
      Sophie Burgis, Investor Relations, Cyan Finance

      Panellists:
      Jackie Cook, Director of Sustainability Stewardship Research, Morningstar
      Michael Herskovich
      , Head of Corporate Governance, BNP Paribas Asset Management
      Katherine Garrett-Cox, CEO, GIB Asset Management

      Q&A with audience

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Sophie Burgis, 
      • Jackie Cook, 
      • Katherine Garrett-Cox, 
      • Michael Herskovich 
      3:00 PM  -  4:15 PM
      Exploring the limitations of ESG and next steps for investors
      • The broad scope of ESG: measuring environmental impacts alongside workers’ rights and governance policies
      • The limitations of the measuring system and data collection: qualitative factors measured by quantitative model and the difficulty of being forward-looking in that respect. Data accuracy, standardisation and how to account for multiple players feeding into ESG ratings (companies, investors, auditors etc.)
      • The difficulties associated with relying on investors and solutions to keep investors loyal including board remuneration · Measuring emissions effectively: plans for scope 3 and so on
      • Greenwashing: ensuring reporting is based on actual actions and not just for appearance
      • ESG in emerging markets – how investments perform and whether environmental considerations are a reasonable expectation of economies
      • Productive and actionable steps on the above issues

      Moderator:
      Nick Stewart, Partner, Baringa

      Panellists:
      Judy Cotte, CEO, ESG Global Advisor
      Sony Kapoor, CEO, Re-Define
      Benoit Ribaud, European Director, Alquity
      Mark Wade, Co-Director of Research Credit, Allianz Global Investors

      Q&A with audience

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Judy Cotte, 
      • Sony Kapoor, 
      • Nick Stewart, 
      • Mark Wade 
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