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Join us for this important webinar considering the future of ESG integration in emerging markets. Emerging markets are particularly exposed when it comes to ESG issues, with macro stability risks more acute compared to developed markets, and high levels of government or concentrated ownership impacting on organizational strategy and performance. This webinar will discuss how investors can take advantage of customized ESG screens and tilts to reduce their risk when investing in emerging markets, alongside prospects for a post-coronavirus recovery in key markets. Learn from the experts at Aberdeen Standard and MSCI about how ESG factors can be assessed and linked to better performance in the era of climate risk and pandemics. Bring your questions and dial-in for answers to tough questions: How can ESG factors help EM investors construct long-term alpha strategies across fixed income and equity portfolios? How can emerging markets investors systematically integrate ESG risk and opportunity assessment into their security selection process? Speakers Roubesh Adaya, Senior Investment Specialist, Fixed Income, Aberdeen Standard Investments Xiaoshu Wang (王晓书), Executive Director, MSCI ESG Research Moderator Hamish Stewart, Responsible Investor

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With global investors shifting away from existing benchmarks to sustainable alternatives and Paris Agreement-aligned reference benchmarks, ESG integration in derivatives is top of mind. The EU’s Action Plan on Sustainable Finance and Green Deal mean that the momentum towards ESG integration in derivatives will accelerate through the 2020s, with 71% of institutional investors expecting all of their portfolios to be managed in line with ESG principles by 2030. With the recent introduction of five futures on key global, regional and local MSCI Indices, Eurex has grown its ESG derivatives suite to 12 contracts. With 1,000,000 contracts traded to date, Eurex is the leading liquidity pool for ESG derivatives worldwide. Join us for an update on the future of ESG integration in derivatives markets and to tackle some tough questions: Are derivative instruments a credible and cost-effective way to further manage sustainability risks, seek additional alpha and better meet various investment mandates in an era of volatility? Are green derivatives and structured finance products the easiest and cheapest way for global investors to get sustainability exposure in a diversified portfolio? What are the risks and opportunities linked to the latest push for innovation in sustainable finance products? Debating ESG derivatives index methodologies – which methodology is the most suitable for what purpose? What are the use-cases for ESG derivatives across market segments? Speakers Christine Heyde, Equity and Index Product Design, Eurex Magnus Linder, Head of Derivatives, Swedbank Robur Guido Giese, Executive Director, Core Equity Research, MSCI Vasileios Koutsoulis, Executive Director, Index Derivatives Product, MSCI Moderator Hamish Stewart, Responsible Investor

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With the UN Secretary General’s ‘Decade of Action’ on the SDGs now underway, this webinar will consider approaches to leverage the stability and availability of Islamic finance to achieve more. The Islamic finance sector is booming. From a market of just US$200 billion in 2003, the sector is expected to grow to over US$4 trillion in assets by 2030. Much of these funds originate in the majority Islamic countries in the Arab region, yet the investments are global in scope and impact. As Islamic finance scales up through the next decade across regions, this unique webinar will assess opportunities to develop new ESG and SDG-aligned Islamic finance products across asset classes. Join us to hear from experts on Islamic finance and ESG investing across markets. Speakers Stella Cox CBE, Managing Director, DDCAP Ahmed Al Qabany, Manager, Climate Change Division, Resilience and Social Development Department, Islamic Development Bank Group William Tohme, Senior Regional Head of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), CFA Institute  Moderator Khalid Azizuddin, Reporter, Responsible Investor

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新型コロナウィルスの猛威は人々の健康だけでなく、企業の業績も蝕んでいます。多くの上場企業が、類を見ない世界的な経済ダメージからの立ち直りを試みる最中で、株主総会を迎え、投資家は短期的な利益追求へ立ち戻るか、さらなる長期的投資へのコミットメントを深めるかの選択を迫られています。近年日本と世界で見られた目覚ましいスチュワードシップと積極的株主行動の発展は、この危機を前に後退してしまうのでしょうか。RIウェビナーで検証します。 企業がコロナショックに対処し、立ち直るためのサポートを、長期投資家に期待できるのでしょうか？ 今年3月、世界をリードする巨大アセットオーナー3者は、短期リターンへの集中はポートフォリオ上の潜在的に壊滅的なシステミックリスクを無視することだと明言しました。世界市場が動揺する中、長期的アプローチを堅持することは、他の投資家にとってどれだけ納得のいく、確かなことなのでしょうか？ スピーカー：小森博司、年金積立金管理運用独立行政法人（GPIF）、市場運用部次長、スチュワードシップ推進課長 聞き手： 今村沙絵、Responsible Investor、イベント・リーダー