More than three-quarters of institutional investors globally say that consideration of environmental, social and governance factors helps them price in the unexpected and informs their overall decision-making. Yet the field of sustainable finance has seen a series of developments, from innovations in data and measurement to outflows from sustainability-focused funds and politically motivated attacks, that have spurred practitioners, academics and policymakers alike to examine anew the factors that drive the creation of long-term value.
Join us in person at MSCI on June 4 for a series of conversations that will address current challenges and opportunities in sustainable investing. Together with leaders from finance, academia and business we will:
- Delve into the latest data on sustainability and performance
- Explore divergence in sustainability measurement
- Examine the role of diversity in creating long-term value
- Discuss crosscurrents that have set sustainable finance up for a wave of debate
Panels will feature rapid-fire presentations followed by thought-provoking discussions centered on how participants can navigate the evolving landscape of sustainable finance.
Confirmed Speakers
Carine Smith Ihenacho
Chief Governance and Compliance Officer, Norges Bank Investment Management
Daniel Rourke
Head of ESG Integration, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Olivier Souliac
Head of Indexing - Xtrrackers Products, DWS
Limin Yang
Managing Director, Real Assets, Sustainability & Climate Change, CPP Investment
Florian Berg
Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management, and Co-Founder, The Aggregate Confusion Project
Jon Hale
former Head of Sustainability Research, Morningstar
Sharon Hendricks
Professor, Los Angeles City College, and Board Member, California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
Sandra Nessing
VP & Chief Sustainability Officer, American Electric Power
Matthew Sekol
Global ESG and Sustainability Advisor, Microsoft
Moderators
Linda-Eling Lee
Founding Director, MSCI Sustainability Institute
Rumi Mahmood
Research Director, MSCI Sustainability Institute
Agenda
1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Registration and welcome
2 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Opening remarksLinda-Eling Lee, Founding Director, MSCI Sustainability Institute
2:10 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
What’s Up with Sustainability and Performance?
Moderator:
Linda-Eling Lee, Founding Director, MSCI Sustainability Institute
2:45 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.
Sustainability Ratings: Can We Agree to Disagree?
Moderator:
Jon Hale, former Head of Sustainability Research, Morningstar
3:30 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
Break
3:40 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
From Boardroom to Bottom Line: What Do We Know about Diversity and Value Creation?
Moderator:
Rumi Mahmood, Research Director, MSCI Sustainability Institute
4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Sustainable Finance in the Mirror
Moderator:
Linda-Eling Lee, Founding Director, MSCI Sustainability Institute
4:45 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Networking over drinks and light fare
About the MSCI Sustainability Institute
The MSCI Sustainability Institute is on a mission to drive progress by capital markets to create sustainable value and tackle global challenges such as climate change. We aim to align data, analysis, policy, and action. We do this by drawing upon MSCI’s experience and expertise as a leading provider of sustainability data and metrics to the investment industry to connect leaders from across finance, academia, business, policymaking and society.