Strategic Purpose Series: Climate Risk, Green Finance, and Sustainability Conference
There is an increasing awareness as we head into the 2020s that companies will be judged not only by the profits they make but by the way in which they go about generating those profits. This is acute in banking and financial services where the expectation is for firms to show that they want to be a part of building a fairer and more sustainable economy.
With a focus on climate, this half-day seminar will take place during Green GB Week will discuss green finance initiatives and sustainability developments. Delegates will hear from a range of panellists and speakers including the recently launched Green Finance Institute (GFI), the PRA, and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
This conference will provide an opportunity to hear from key policymakers and practitioners on all of this before turning more generally to the question of responsible banking and the increasing recognition within the industry of the role to be played by UN sustainable development goals.
Venue
UK Finance
5th Floor, 1 Angel Court
London
EC2R 7HJ
Schedule
08:15: Registration opens; coffee served
09:00: Welcome Remarks - Stephen Jones, CEO, UK Finance
09:10: Keynote: The Greener Future of Finance - Sir Roger Gifford, Chair, Green Finance Institute
09:30: The Climate Imperative for Government and Civil Society - Matt Scott, Head of Green Finance, BEIS, Dr Emily Shuckburgh OBE, Fellow, British Antarctic Survey, and University of Cambridge, Daisy Powell-Chandler, Director, Meyland Strategy
10:20: Coffee and Networking
10:40: The Challenge for Banking and Finance (This session will be conducted under Chatham House rules) - Chris Faint, Head of Division, PRA, Daniel Klier, Global Head of Sustainable Finance, HSBC, Ben Carr, Director, analytics and Capital Modelling, Aviva, Andrew Howard, Head of Sustainable Research, Schroders
11:25: EY Session - Gill Lofts, Sustainable Finance Leader - EY FS
11:40: UN Principles for Responsible Banking - Elsa Palanza, Global Head of Sustainability & Citizenship, Barclays - Simon Connell, Head, Sustainability Strategy, Standard Chartered, Simon Thompson, CEO, Chartered Banker Institute
12:20: Closing remarks - Paul Chisnall, Director, Finance & Operations Policy, UK Finance
12:25: Lunch and Networking
13:15: Close
We have a number of discount codes available to our members. To receive yours please email [email protected].