Tuesday 5 October 2021

9:50 AM
Registration
 
10:20 AM
Welcome and Introduction
 
10:25 AM
Can you meaningfully integrate ESG into your passive investments?

Investors are increasingly looking at how they can integrate ESG into their broad investment. Finding a solution that allows them to invest a significant allocation into an ESG integrated solution that respects their risk / return objectives has historically been a challenge. This session will demonstrate how this is now possible.

 

10:45 AM
Keep ESG on Track
ESG policies at many pension funds have developed rapidly in recent years. The Netherlands is at the forefront in Europe and far ahead in the world. How do investors keep good managers who are far from their developments on their toes? This session will discuss the challenges, but also the rewards that funds can get from this.
11:05 AM
Pension Fund Case Study - Climate Risk Management vs. Paris Alignment 

The objectives of climate risk management and Paris alignment are different but often intertwined. This session will highlight the differences, and how they work in practice when implementing responsible investment strategies from a top-down and bottom-up approach.
 

11:25 AM
Break
 
11:35 AM
Emerging Markets and Sustainability

Sustainable investing is more difficult in emerging markets. Data quality is lower than for developed markets, companies have less focus on ESG topics and regulatory standards are often lower. However, precisely for these reasons, a good ESG policy will make more of a difference in emerging markets. This presentation will set out where the pitfalls and opportunities are when it comes to sustainability in emerging markets.
Martijn Oosterwoud, Lead Sustainability Products, in the Chief Sustainability Office - UBS

 

11:55 AM
From Theory To Practice: ESG Investing In US Small Cap Stocks

This presentation will focus on the practical application of sustainable investing in US small cap stocks, highlighting some of the opportunities and challenges that are present in the asset class. Key topics will include:

  • The value of ESG analysis
  • The opportunity of ESG in small caps
  • Sustainability and engagement drive growth and differentiation
  • Challenges of ESG analysis in small caps
  • Practical application for ESG investing in US small caps
12:15 PM
Open Discussion
 
12:30 PM
Networking Lunch
 

Venue (the IPE ESG Seminar Series 2021 Rotterdam will be hosted as part of Pensioen Pro CLIMATE WEEK 2021. Click here to learn more and register)

Hilton Rotterdam
Weena 10
3012 CM Rotterdam
Netherlands
T: +31 10 710 8000
W: www.hilton.com/en/hotels/rtmhitw-hilton-rotterdam

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