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SUMMARY:The role of institutional investors to drive ESG matters includin
 g climate change
DESCRIPTION:Institutional investors can play a crucial role in driving ES
 G. Most institutional investors own significant stakes in companies whic
 h naturally gives them the power to influence decision making strategy. 
 This panel will discuss how investors engage with companies through firs
 t\, including ESG in their investment analysis and second\, through shar
 eholder meetings\, dialogues and proxy voting to support or propose reso
 lutions related to ESG. We will focus on emerging dilemma’s for boards o
 f listed companies\, such as how to deal with NGO’s using shareholder me
 etings as a platform to advocate their cause and put pressure on managem
 ent\; the tension between capital markets’ profitability expectations an
 d investors’ ESG’s expectations\; disclosure of ESG ambitions vs. exposu
 re to shareholder litigation\; and how boards can leverage external pres
 sure and momentum to transform their business model.
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