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This webinar will explore how and to what extent investors are addressing biodiversity, drawing on the findings of RI and Credit Suisse’s report Unearthing investor action on biodiversity (https://www.esg-data.com/product-page/unearthing-investor-action-on-biodiversity). Join our expert speaker line-up in discussing: How are investors getting equipped to tackle biodiversity loss? Climate change similarities and differences: To what extent can investors draw on their climate change efforts when deciding how best to address biodiversity? What are some steps investors can take to analyse and integrate biodiversity into their strategies? What is needed to boost investments supporting nature and wildlife? How are initiatives such as TNFD seeking to catalyse change? Speakers: Charlotte Kaiser, Managing Director, NatureVest, The Nature Conservancy Marisa Drew, Chief Sustainability Officer & Global Head Sustainability Strategy, Advisory and Finance, Credit Suisse Marte Borhaug, Global Head of Sustainable Outcomes, Aviva Investors Moderator: Elza Holmstedt Pell, Deputy Editor, Responsible Investor

The latest developments in sustainable finance

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As investors progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ESG data remains a critical tool for achieving these goals. This webinar will explore how investors can use ESG data in their efforts to align with the goals. The webinar will explore how investors can analyse ESG data through the lens of international standards and frameworks, how risk-focused ESG data can strengthen investors’ efforts to align with the goals, and the importance of an outside-in perspective when assessing whether companies walk their talk when it comes to alignment with the SDGs. The webinar will answer questions including: How can investors analyse ESG data through the lens of international standards and frameworks, including the UN SDGs How can risk-focused ESG data strengthen investors’ efforts to align with the goals? How can the UN SDG feature can help identify companies who reverse or hinder progress on any of the goals? The importance of an an outside-in perspective when assessing whether companies walk their talk when it comes to alignment with the SDGs Speakers: Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, RepRisk Luba Protopopova, Executive Vice President of Products and Strategy, RepRisk David Harris, Group Head of Sustainable Business, FTSE Russell Moderator: Daniel Brooksbank, Head of Strategic Content, Responsible Investor

Responsible Company launches - The Your Questions Answered! - webinar series. In this first Q&A session, our audience got their questions answered in a special 50 minute Q&A session with The Church of England Pensions Board, Robeco and Trium Capital, an ESG-focused hedge fund. This webinar accompanies a panel presentation session called - A Teach in with The Investor Community (https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/14001/462361).

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The latest developments in sustainable finance

ESG Investor Insights series - A Teach-in with investors: Part 1 - Investor Engagement What do companies need to know? The increasing number of ESG risks to investors alongside legislative impetus for ESG integration into investment and the development of themed sustainability strategies and products, means investors now regularly require companies to comprehensively report their ESG risks, opportunities and performance, and then discuss those factors with them via ‘investor-corporate engagement’ Investors say company ESG performance increasingly gives them insight into the quality of company management, the resilience of its products and processes, and its potential competitive advantage. But what does investor engagement shareholder activism and stewardship actually mean? What is the business case for doing so, and what outcomes are investors really seeking? How should companies respond? This teach-in will include an asset owner engagement case study, a review of a mainstream investment management shareholder campaign, and a hedge fund strategy. Speakers: Dr Stephen Barrie, Deputy Director, Church of England Pensions Board Peter van der Werf, Team Lead Engagement, Active Ownership, Robeco Joe Mares, Portfolio Manager, Trium Capital Moderator: Helen Wood-Gush, Senior ESG Consultant, Responsible Company