Agenda
26-27 May 2021, Online [UK Time]
Wednesday 26th May
13:30 – 14:30Net Zero by 2050: Banks and Environmental Responsibility
13:30 – 14:30
Net Zero by 2050: Banks and Environmental Responsibility
- Does the current financial system respond adequately to environmental risk?
- Climate change and the responsibility of banks to meet net zero.
- Reforming the banking sector to tackle the climate and environmental crisis.
- Why have financing towards fossil fuels increased since the Paris Climate Agreement
- The role of central banks and regulators to decarbonise the economy.
- Taxonomy and regulatory mandates.
- Henrik Jeppessen, Head of Investor Outreach, Carbon Tracker
- Remco Fischer, Programme Officer, UNEP FI
- Hervé Duteil, Chief Sustainability Officer, America, BNP Paribas
- Chris McHugh, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Finance, The London Institute of Banking & Finance
14:35 – 14:55Fireside Chat: The TNFD Framework to Manage & Report on Nature-Related Risk.
14:35 – 14:55
Fireside Chat: The TNFD Framework to Manage & Report on Nature-Related Risk.
- Andrew Mitchell, Founder & Senior Advisor, Global Canopy
15:00 – 16:00Financing the Environmental Transition
15:00 – 16:00
Financing the Environmental Transition
- New green financial initiatives to support carbon neutrality.
- How to finance US$90tn of green investment to meet global climate objectives by 2030?
- Delivering net-zero infrastructure at scale, pace, and low cost. Deploying a system-wide response.
- The net gains of net-zero. How decarbonising offers economic and employment opportunities.
- How can emerging markets implement new business models suited for the environmental transition?
- Gina Hall, Investment Director & Global Head of Sustainable Finance, Carbon Trust
- Ivo Mulder, Head, Climate Finance Unit, UN Environment Programme
- Martin Geiger, Director Sustainability & Corporate Governance, DEG Invest
16:05 – 16:25Fireside Chat: The TNFD Framework to Manage & Report on Nature-Related Risk.
16:05 – 16:25
Fireside Chat: The TNFD Framework to Manage & Report on Nature-Related Risk.
- Danae Kyriakopoulou, Chief Economist, Director of Research, OMFIF
16:30 – 17:30Banking & ESG
16:30 – 17:30
Banking & ESG
- Drafting investor expectations on aligning with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
- The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and its impact on the banking sector.
- Considerations for promoting and enhancing ESG Initiatives within banks.
- Integrating ESG in the credit or investment cycle.
- How investors are using benchmarking data to hold companies accountable?
- Emilie Goodall, Lead Financial System Transformation, World Benchmarking Alliance
- Maria Lombardo, Head of ESG Client Strategies, EMEA,Invesco
- Jeanne Martin, Senior Manager, Banking, ShareAction
- Helen Price, Stewardship & Engagement Lead, Brunel Pension Partnership
Thursday 27th May
13:00 – 14:00The Current Banking System: Who does it serve?
13:00 – 14:00
The Current Banking System: Who does it serve?
- Challenges to today’s banking system: have lessons been learned from the financial crisis?
- Does the financial system externalise too much risk to society?
- Have banks lost their moral compass?
- Banks and Societal purpose: How did a pandemic change our mindset?
- Organisational and shareholder structures of banks: What is the best model?
- Government policies and regulations aligned to ethical and sustainable banking.
- Edward Siegel, CEO, Charity Bank
- Ivan Frishberg, Director Impact Policy, Amalgamated Bank
- Jamie Broderick, Director, Impact Investing Institute
14:30 – 15:30Values-Based Banking: Advancing Change in the Banking Sector
14:30 – 15:30
Values-Based Banking: Advancing Change in the Banking Sector
- Values-Based vs. Market Oriented Banks: key distinctions.
- What should a “positive” banking system look like? Applying the “Triple Bottom Line” to Banking.
- Influencing mainstream banks to adopt Sustainable and Ethical strategies.
- How can values-based banking support a green recovery?
- Viability: Are values-based banks too small to survive?
- Panel Hosted by Sunrise Banks
15:30 – 16:00Fireside Chat: Behavioural Science in the Banking Sector
15:30 – 16:00
Fireside Chat: Behavioural Science in the Banking Sector
- Sara Welch, Vice President, ideas42
- Erin Sherman, Vice President, ideas42
16:00 – 17:00Financing the Real Economy
16:00 – 17:00
Financing the Real Economy
- Serving communities and the Real Economy: Repositioning Finance for the benefit of all.
- Putting the citizen at the heart of the financial system.
- Developing long term relationships with clients and a direct understanding of their economic activities.
- Improving financial access for Sustainable Enterprises and “Profit-with-Purpose” corporations.
- Karen Wilson, Strategic Partnerships, OECD
- Lydia Hascott, Head of Intrapreneurship, The Finance Innovation Lab
- Peter Surek, Head of Social Banking, Erste Group
