CONFERENCE DETAILS
Nordic Institutional Investors: Focus on ESG, Impact & Sustainable Investing
October 1, 2020
7A Strandvägen, Stockholm
Purpose
This conference, conducted in English, aims to explore a range of investment strategies designed to provide a positive societal or environmental impact or to reduce carbon risk. This will include consideration of how ESG,
impact and sustainable requirements can be integrated into everyday investment management processes of Swedish and other Nordic institutional investors as well as consideration of practical issues such as the impact of technology and AI, regulatory, political and geopolitical pressures, transparency, fees, benchmarks, reporting and how to measure the success and performance of managers and the impact and sustainability of the strategies as well as requirements specific to Nordic investors.
Programme
Full details to be announced
This will be a full day conference with approximate timings of:
09.30
Registration
10.00
Conference start
12.15
Lunch
16.00
End of conference followed by drinks reception
Confirmed topics to date
Lead Portfolio Manager, Global Sustainable Equity
Nomura Asset Management
Holding Yourself and Investee Companies to Account in a Sustainable Listed Equity Portfolio
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Identifying company-level sustainability indicators
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Using indicators to drive engagement with companies
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Tracking societal benefits and reporting to clients
Portfolio Manager, Global Equities
Aviva Investors
Being Active in the Face of Climate Change
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Exploring the inefficiencies created by the scale and urgency needed to address climate change
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We believe the best way to address this is through active management focusing on solution providers and transition orientated companies
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This should be complimented by an active and coordinated engagement programme
Head of Sustainable Investing
FTSE Russell
Building the Climate Transition into Equity portfolios – Pension Fund Case Study
A case study of working with the Church of England Pensions Board and the Transition Pathway Initiative
Senior Fund Manager, Responsible Investments
Erste Asset Management
From Green Bonds via Social Bonds and Sustainability Bonds to Covid-19 Response Bonds
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Impact bonds going mainstream
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Market characteristics
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Rating methodology and investment process
Senior Portfolio Manager Global Credit
Pictet Asset Management
Global Fixed Income Opportunities post Covid-19 & ESG as part of the Portfolio Construction Process
This session with look at some topical angles in global fixed income investing including:
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Investing in Global Fixed Income in a post Covid19 shock.
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Thematic Opportunities
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Integrating ESG in the portfolio construction process
Further case studies and speakers to be announced
Cost
The conference is by invitation only for pension funds and other institutional investors and we welcome new attendees from these groups. Therefore if you are not already receiving an invitation please contact us. A limited number of Complimentary invitations are usually available to genuine pension fund representatives (executives and trustees) and other approved institutional investors. However, to ensure we have room for as many funds as possible, we have to limit free places to 3 attendees per approved organisation thereafter a reduced rate fee is payable per delegate. Furthermore, SPS always reserves the right of admission (free or paid) and our decision is final.
Venue
7A Strandvägen
Strandvägen 7
114 56 Stockholm
Tel: +46 (0)8 586 107 00
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