Agenda
8:00 – 8:50
Registration and breakfast
8:50 – 9:00
Chair’s opening remarks
9:00 – 9:45
BIODIVERSITY & NATURE – PANEL DISCUSSION
Addressing nature and biodiversity risks and the possibilities for market participants to turn these into something investable
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- Identifying and investing in biodiversity opportunities
- Assessing the growing vulnerability of companies and investments to biodiversity loss
- Integrating biodiversity-related investments into sustainable finance strategies
- Understanding the need to measure and mitigate for biodiversity impacts
- Reviewing the importance of compensation methods when mitigation isn’t feasible
- Leveraging discussions on biodiversity to develop tangible solutions for risk mitigation
- Reviewing the pressures on nature and biodiversity following COP 16
- Recognizing the need to fully integrate nature into the economy and understanding it’s various impacts
- Understanding the complexities of nature risks
- Challenges they pose for data collection and investors
- Reviewing recent advancements in nature-based solutions
Isobel Edwards, Global Head of Green, Social and Impact Bond Research, Goldman Sachs
Kanika Goyal, Climate Risk Officer , Natwest
Thomas Viegas, Nature Strategy Lead, Aviva
Shuhel Boshor , Sustainable & Transition Finance, TBC
9:45 – 10:20
WATER FOOTPRINT
Exploring strategies to reduce environmental impact
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- The role of water efficiency in reaching net zero
- Evaluating the significance of water consumption and efficiency as key sustainability metrics
- Water footprinting along the entire value chain
- Water stewardship and circular water strategies
- Compensating for water consumption
- Assessing the impacts to assets and portfolios from water risks
Burak Cakirlar, Climate and Nature Investment Strategy Manger, Aviva
10:20 – 10:50
Morning refreshment break and networking
10:50 – 11:25
IMPACT STRATEGIES
Reviewing the increasing popularity and growth of impact strategies within sustainable finance
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- Understanding what constitutes effective impact strategies
- Assessing non-financial outcomes and returns to determine compatibility
- Reviewing if established goals have been met and if they align with clients’ expectations
- Analyzing if strategies are delivering both financial returns and environmental benefits
- Emphasizing the role of limited partners advancing dialogue and evaluating the feasibility of these strategies
- Incorporate social considerations into environmental transition plans
- Measuring and reporting the social and environmental impact of investments
- Generating additional benefits from investment
- Ensuring robust and consistent measurement of impact
11:25 – 12:00
DATA
Exploring the challenges in finding quality data and complying with data requirements
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- Reviewing the need for high-quality data in sustainability tasks
- Exploring strategies for acquiring top quality data in preparation for CSDDD
- Assessing the potential of AI and emerging platforms to manage large data sets
- Evaluating risks associated with transitioning to automated AI driven methods
- Understanding the necessity of improved data quality to measure the impact of sustainable investments
- Discussing the difficulties in ESG data collection and reporting
- Assessing physical risk of industries that may have operational sites vulnerable to climate hazards
- Keeping consistency of measuring and standardizing definition of emissions
Ying Poikonen, Executive Director, Head of Modelling Group EMEA, SMBC
12:00 – 12:35
CSDDD
Navigating the shifting regulatory environment and whether CSDDD will facilitate more sustainable investments
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- Preparing to set net-zero targets under the upcoming CSDDD regulations
- Reviewing impact to supply chain from new CSDDD regulation
- Recognising the complexities caused by lack of harmonization among regulatory standards
- Evaluating CSRD, CSDDD, SFDR and EU taxonomy can complement each other to improve efficiency
- Integrating CSDDD requirements into current frameworks
12:35 – 1:35
Lunch break and networking
1:35 – 2:20
ESG RESISTANCE – PANEL DISCUSSION
Advancing ESG with a decline in discussions and global disconnect
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- Highlighting the reduction in ESG discussions driven by political and economic factors
- Addressing the pushback against ESG initiatives
- Reviewing implications for global businesses and sustainable practises
- Tackling concerns about the influence of ESG strategies on a broader portfolio
- Exploring the decline of ESG topics and the global disconnect
- Increased challenge for investors
- Impact of US political dynamics on global sustainability practices
- Potential impact of the US elections
- Assessing the momentum of progress with the slowdown of government
- Understanding policy stance on environmental issues with new leaders
- Delayed reactions with IASB requirements due to election cycle in UK
Marie D’argentre, Head of ESG Data and Transformation , BNP Paribas CIB
2:20 – 2:55
CAPITAL
Integrating climate risk into credit assessments and impact to capital allocation
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- Integrating climate risk into credit risk assessments
- Exploring the evolving significance of this topic and its impact in financial decision-making
- Understanding climate risks influence on banks’ capital allocation
- Fully embedding climate factors into the financial system
- Exploring climate risks impact to credit risk
Harshvardhan Varadarjan, Director, Global ESG Climate Risk & Energy Transition , Standard Chartered Bank
2:55 – 3:30
ADAPTATION FINANCE
Mobilizing climate finance for vulnerable nations
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- Rolling out financial solutions towards countries severely affected by climate change
- Addressing and mitigating the increasing frequency of extreme weather events
- Defining adaptation finance as an industry to give clear future direction
- Addressing the pressures of climate change on infrastructure
- Balancing hitting specific sustainable initiatives whilst having infrastructure in place to do this
- Fitting adaptation finance into transition finance as a whole
- Putting money into supply chain financing to create new methods to get supplies to the correct areas
3:30 – 4:00
Afternoon refreshment break and networking
4:00 – 4:35
COLLABORATION
Enhancing cross–functional collaboration for effective sustainability strategies
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- Examining strategies to integrate efforts across various functions rather than operating in silos
- Mitigating disjointed operations to reduce inefficiencies and missed opportunities in sustainability strategies
- Exploring approaches to reduce silo mentality
- Pushing a holistic understanding of all ESG components
- Ensuring that sustainable finance fulfils its commitments
- Collaborating with other functions to integrate sustainability factors into frameworks
Elena Mykhailychenko, Head of Sustainability , Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine
4:35 – 5:10
UPSKILLING – FIRESIDE CHAT
Understanding the importance of upskilling employees to have sustainability knowledge across the business
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- Exploring strategies to upskill a wider range of employees to foster sustainability knowledge across the business
- Ensuring that organizations integrate sustainability skills across all disciplines
- Upskilling in sustainability roles to embed practises across all business functions
- Shifting the perception of sustainability from a task to a default in the business
- Recognizing the positive impacts of embedding sustainability within the organisation
Ross Keeling, Origination Director, Sustainable Finance Europe, HSBC
5:10 – 5:20
Chair’s closing remarks
5:20
End of day one and networking drinks reception
8:00 – 8:50
Registration and breakfast
8:50 – 9:00
Chair’s opening remarks
9:00 – 9:45
TRANSITION FINANCE – PANEL DISCUSSION
Reviewing the current transition risk landscape and potential implications for the future
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- Developing clear definitions and commitments in transition finance
- Identifying the criteria that categorizes a company as being in transition
- Exploring the complexities of green finance and its relationship with transition finance
- Reviewing the challenges of financing transitioning industries
- Navigating the development of credible pathways and structures when financing a company in transition
- Analyzing strategies to shift investment focus from purely green projects to broader transition initiatives
- Emphasizing the need to commit to transition finance to enhance confidence within the industry
- Interpreting the LMA’ transition loan principles and their implications
- Having discussions with clients to understand company stance with sustainability strategy
- Engaging clients on sustainability and creating customized transition plan
Jarek Olszowka, MD, Head of Sustainable Finance, Nomura
Pauline Hascoat, Associate, Sustainable Finance Solutions, Mizuho
Hilkka Komulainen, Head of Responsible Investment, Aegon
Panagiota Batziou, Associate, Green, Social and Impact Bonds, Goldman Sachs AM
9:45 – 10:20
CLIMATE TRANSITION PLAN – FIRESIDE CHAT
Integrating the climate transition plan into the strategy of funds
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- Coordinating the implementation of the transition plan to ensure comprehensive coverage
- Reviewing the transition plan task force framework and developing effective reporting strategies
- Embedding the climate transition plan into the core strategy of the business
- Shifting the focus from commitments to action for a climate transition plan
- Recognizing the importance of the climate plan to help institutions align investments with global climate objectives
Matteo Squilloni, Head of Climate Transition, Equity Investments, European Investment Fund
10:20 – 10:50
Morning refreshment break and networking
10:50 – 11:25
CSRD
Tackling the ongoing challenges of sustainability reporting
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- Preparing for the upcoming CSRD reports
- Navigating the increased reporting among corporates and banks
- Addressing the challenges of sourcing reliable and consistent data to stay compliant with European requirements
- Reviewing requirements of CSRD and how the regulation is different
- Recognizing the challenges of reporting scope 3 emissions and the estimations required
- Integrating CSRD due diligence requirements into existing frameworks
- Understanding C-Suite sustainability responsibilities
Vessy Haralempieva Head, Sustainable Finance Governance & Regulation, EBRD
11:25 – 12:00
SDR & SFDR
Addressing compliance with overlapping standards from SDR and SFDR
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- Interpreting and implementing the new SDR as a new and complex regulation
- Defining a robust standard for SDR
- Comparing the European SFDR regulation
- Getting labels for funds
- Learning FCA requirements to achieve a label
- Reducing companies greenwashing through SDR and increased labels
- Creating more confidence for retail investors
- Aligning SDR requirements with existing due diligence processes
12:00 – 12:35
GREENWASHING
Navigating the challenges of mitigating greenwashing risks amid growing pressure from investors
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- Understanding the risks of greenwashing amid increased pressure from investors
- Enhancing transparency to reduce regulatory scrutiny
- Preventing greenwashing through a robust framework
- Aligning with ECB requirements to ensure controls are in place
- Reviewing the implications of anti-greenwashing disclosure
12:35 – 1:35
Lunch break and networking
1:35 – 2:20
ESG STRATEGY – PANEL DISCUSSION
Discussing the ongoing challenges with ESG strategy and the impacts of global implications
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- Identifying the meaning of ESG beyond reporting and highlighting its importance for economic strength
- Analyzing the disconnect between European regulatory approaches and the competitive advantage it grants to non-European countries
- Leveraging data providers to help companies with legislative compliance
- Engaging stakeholders effectively when formulating a strategy
- Executing ESG initiatives with rising geopolitical tensions and economic pressures
- Addressing the inconsistencies in evolving practises across the world
- Tackling companies setting long term targets with insufficient accountability and a lack of penalties for non-compliance
- Addressing social and governance impacts and leveraging CSRD to highlight these
- Assessing how government, corporate and public partnerships are working together
- Devising mechanisms and structures to support transition
Michelle Auger, Sustainability Strategy Director, Wells Fargo
Jana Sherrin, VP, ESG Supply Chain, Modern Slavery and Human Rights Lead, Barclays
Michaela Siemens, Sustainable Expert Client Specialist, UBS
Daniel Bressler, Director, Climate & ESG Capital Markets, Natwest
2:20 – 2:55
SUSTAINABLE LENDING
Navigating ways the loan book can be made more sustainable
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- Making the lending book more sustainable when financing high impact sectors
- Encouraging unsustainable sectors to take more green action to avoid negative environmental footprint
- Engaging clients to transition to sustainability amidst pressures from stakeholders
- Managing legacy clients in the lending book
- Evaluating strategies to greenify the lending book with a legacy of oil majors
- Incentivizing to improve ESG performance
Saad Malik , Sustainability Director, Lloyds
2:55 – 3:25
Afternoon refreshment break and networking
3:25 – 4:00
CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS
Assessing the challenges of integrating sustainability into businesses practises
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- Recognizing the reluctance of businesses to share data for ESG assessments
- Helping clients understand the benefits of sustainability
- Increasing engagement with smaller businesses and highlighting the role in assessing environmental impacts
- Advocating for sustainable practises despite geopolitical challenges
- Acknowledging that ESG is not just a trend but a long-term necessity
Laurent Bassi , Head of Sustainable Finance France, ING
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- Driving sustainable investments and enhancing corporate impact through new strategies
- Integrating a holistic strategy to improve companies’ global impact and integrating all key variables
- Integrating a more comprehensive approach to sustainability
- Encompassing other environmental factors
- Transforming existing business models into more sustainable practises by improving energy resources
4:35 – 4:45
Chair’s closing remarks
4:45
End of summit