The Future of ESG Frameworks for the Finance Sector
Join us on Wednesday 16 July 2025 at 1pm for an insightful webcast in partnership with The Manchester Metropolitan University, ‘The Future of ESG Frameworks for the Finance Sector’
Understanding ESG frameworks and their transformative role in the Banking and Finance Sector is vital in shaping the future of the world of finance. As the demand for sustainable investment and corporate accountability intensifies, financial institutions are increasingly adopting ESG criteria to align business practices with long-term societal and environmental goals.
This webinar brings together a panel of experts to examine the components of ESG: environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and governance excellence. They will consider how these factors influence decision-making in finance and banking as well as supporting a strategic approach to identifying new opportunities, complying with regulation, driving innovation, engaging stakeholders and enhancing corporate reputation.
We will also explore the role of ESG in promoting a more inclusive financial system, fostering ethical investments, and supporting efforts to address climate change and social inequality.
These points will be considered in the context of the future of these frameworks in a rapidly changing world.
Panellists
Anna is the Head of Department of Finance and Economics within the Faculty of Business and Law and currently leads a department that is home to just under 80 academics and 2,000 students. Within this role, Anna has strategic oversight of the department ensuring that it delivers excellent education and research with impact.
Anna is also a Reader in Accounting and Finance, with a specific interest on the evolving relationship between sustainability and finance. A direct result of her passion for this has been her leadership of the Sustainability strategy for the Business School. Externally, Anna also sits on the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) UK & Ireland National Steering Committee, with a specific remit to co-lead on the chapter’s communication strategy and operations.
Alan is committed to seeing financial planning develop as a trusted profession. After working as a Paraplanner, Compliance and Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Alan set up Unburdened Solutions in 2019 to provide ongoing compliance, learning and development support to financial planning businesses, helping to relieve the burdens of regulation and help people relate to it in a more positive way.
Alan is passionate about social sustainability and how financial planning can be a force for good: He is a committed advocate for sustainable and values-based approaches to investing.
A great believer in lifelong learning, Alan is a Chartered Financial Planner and Fellow of the Personal Finance Society and an Associate Member of the CISI. Alan holds an MSc in Financial Planning and Business Management, where his dissertation focussed on motivations for Responsible Investing. Alan also holds specialist qualifications in Impact Investing, Green Finance, Climate Risk, Investment Management, Financial Crime and Risk Management.
Alan was awarded a PhD in Financial Planning by Manchester Metropolitan University in February 2025. The subject of his thesis was how reference points, frames and framing impact investment decision-making in advised Impact Investing. His continued research interests are primarily in the fields of social and responsible investing, what motivates people to invest, and applied ethics in a financial services context.
Wednesday 16th July
13:00-14:00 UK (BST)
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