Sustainable finance – today or tomorrow?

This is a joint event with the Chartered Banker Institute, MMU and ICAEW.

Financial institutions can play a key role in advancing the sustainable finance agenda.

Join this webinar to hear first-hand from our esteemed panel of experts about why green and sustainable finance is the future of finance. With COP26 just 8 months away, and many financial institutions announcing net zero and other commitments climate is clearly a focus for many. The Panel will also seek to discuss other areas of environmental, economic and social sustainability too.

Confirmed Speakers:

Emma Harvey - Programme Director, Green Finance Institute

An experienced and passionate green finance specialist, Emma Harvey joined the Green Finance Institute in 2019 and leads a portfolio of coalitions and projects including the Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings, an industry-led collaboration with more than 200 individual members, focused on developing new financial products and solutions to help accelerate the decarbonisation of buildings. Emma previously worked across several areas within Barclays Bank including product development, portfolio management and corporate debt structuring. Throughout this period she championed the green finance agenda, supporting the bank’s first green bond issuance and pioneering the Barclays green home mortgage.

David Gorman - David Gorman is Head of Research at Castlefield Investment Partners, an employee-owned investment management company based in central Manchester which employs around 60 staff. Castlefield specialises in ESG investing. David has an MA (Hons) in English from the University of Aberdeen and an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School and he has nearly 25 years’ experience in the investment industry. David is a former President and Vice President of the Manchester & District branch of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments.  He also sits on the Investor Advisory Group of the Financial Reporting Council.

Ian Cleverdon - Ian Cleverdon is a Senior Lecturer in Banking and Finance at Manchester Metropolitan University, with one of his specialist subject areas being ethics and sustainability in finance. He has had over 30 years’ experience in the banking industry, ranging from branch and business relationship management to change management and Learning & Development strategy.