Presentation: Why E, S and G? Where has ESG come from, and where is it going?
- Why ESG and stewardship are important
- How an ESG strategy changes risk
- A brief history of ESG and stewardship
- Making sense of different ESG data provider ratings
- Related regulatory issues coming down the line
- What impact Covid will have on adoption of ESG and stewardship
- Stranded assets and how to handle the carbon issue
Leon Kamhi, head of responsibility, Federated Hermes International
Presentation: Towards greater investor clarity on climate change and other ESG risks
- What role can the Sustainable Taxonomy, the Green Bonds Standard and the Paris-Aligned and Climate
- Transition Benchmarks play in improving pension funds’ management of climate risk?
- How can these tools assist pension fund trustees in meeting their fiduciary duty to maximise long-term returns for their clients?
- Why consultants need to analyse pension schemes’ claims of their ESG credentials
- How can pension funds make the most of the transition to a sustainable economy?
Nathan Fabian, chief responsible investment officer, United Nations PRI
Presentation: Where to now: opportunities for a responsible recovery
Diandra Soobiah, head of responsible investment, Nest
Panel session: Implementing ESG into DC pensions
- How ESG stocks have performed compared to non-ESG counterparts
- Which sectors will be affected going forward
- How consumer attitudes will change as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic
- How the pace of regulatory change could alter as a result of the crisis
- What complexities emerge when delivering ESG within DC pensions
- Specifically, what does the current recession mean for carbon stocks
- Now ESG is becoming mainstream is the new battleground responsible investment?
Wolfgang Kuhn, director of financial sector strategies, ShareAction
Dan Richards, client director, PTL
Mark Futcher, partner, Barnett Waddingham
Gareth Trainor, head of unit linked investment solutions, Standard Life
John Greewood, editor, Corporate Adviser
