29th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds
13 May - 15 May 2018
Session information
Integrating Environmental, Social and Governance criteria into the management process
Monday 14 May (1130 - 1230)
Committee(s)
Asset Management and Investment Funds Committee
(Lead)
Description
• What is ESG? Approaches and goals of sustainable finance • Is ESG now a standard part of the investment process of fund managers? • What are the expectations of socially responsible investors? • What are the new products offered to socially responsible investors? • Can ESG lead to returns meeting investors’ expectations?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Kees Groffen | De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Speakers
| Amy Farrell | UBS Asset Management, New York, New York, USA |
| Kareen Laton | Greentech Capital Advisors, New York, New York, USA |
| Robert Scharfe | Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Craig Sterling | Amundi Pioneer Asset Management, Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Esther Wandel | Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin, Germany |