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MESSAGE TO THOMPSON-REUTERS I would like to pre-order the brochure for ESG Investment North America 2023. Original article: Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Hi Olivia, I would like to pre-order the brochure for ESG Investment North America 2023. I am an 83 year old. I migrated from the UK to Canada in the 1960s and have made my career in the corporate arena mainly in the USA and then around the world in about 50 countries engaged with the issues of under-development and its many root causes. As a consultant for the World Bank, the UN and others, I used a variant of corporate management accounting for 'development' analysis and assessment of humanitarian performance. For more than 40 years there has been a massive increase in productivity, but you will not see this in the quality of life improvement experienced by the vast majority of the world's people. Why is this? Can anyone remember what achievements were associated with the MDGs? What progress is being made with the SDGs? How much climate crisis mitigation has been associated with ESG? Why did ESG become so popular? What has ESG got to do with profit performance, anyway? It is a long time ago, but I studied engineering and economics at Cambridge in the late 1950s and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1965 with Cooper Brothers (later to become Coopers and Lybrand and then PwC). I have had more than 60 years of experiential learning since that time. In purely technical terms the modern world has had some amazing accomplishments but every dimension of E and S and G is seriously broken, and, in my view, is not getting fixed. The issue is not to balance E and S with G, but to balance E and S with Economic Profit. Those with power and influence (and many academics) studiously avoid linking E and S with corporate profits because it will shake the very foundation of modern 'financialization' that for nearly half a century has dominated the financial markets creating an illusion of wealth on top of a breaking society and natural world. You and your company will likely ignore this note and consign it to the junk flow ... but it is likely that my life has been happier and more meaningful than almost all of you who are younger and perhaps a lot more wealthy than I am. Mostly, you seem blissfully unaware of the socio-enviro-economic catastrophe that is building.and being carefully avoided! Peter Burgess TrueValueMetrics.org Peter Burgess | ||
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ESG Investment North America 2023
October, 2023
New York, USA | #ESGInvestment2023
Clarity. Materiality. Impact.
Leading the global economy in the green transition
PRE-ORDER 2023 BROCHURE
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TRILLION AUM
Unlock ESG’s Investment Value and Deliver Real Impact
ESG has had a meteoric rise, becoming a mainstream concern for the entire investment industry in just a few short years.
From large scale public and political attention at COP27, to shifting investor demands driving over $50tn AUM towards ESG investments by 2025, the disruption impacting the entire ecosystem is coupled with an equally unparalleled opportunity to drive untapped value.
Promises and commitments are not enough to ensure a resilient investment strategy which capitalises on the green transition. With new regulation fast approaching, using accurate data, reliable strategies, and meaningful portfolio company engagement, across public and private markets, is essential to truly deliver for your clients, shareholders, and stakeholders.
As a wave of innovation flows through our industry, now is the time to act. Position your portfolio and invest early, to ensure you reap the rewards from the new ESG paradigm that will drive long-term investment returns to new heights.
Join 300+ industry executives at Reuters Events: ESG Investment North America 2023, where we bring together the most senior decision makers from across institutional asset owner types alongside thought leaders and solution providers, to deliver strategic clarity and vision that will chart the course for the future of the investment industry.
The Key Pillars shaping ESG Investment in 2022
The Road to Net Zero:
With $57tn AUM demanding a viable Net Zero strategy, investors who can cut through the noise to identify the most viable strategies early, are poised to make generational returns whilst ensuring lasting impact. Learn how to you accurately track and measure a NetZero strategy, holding your portfolio to account and ensuring you take advantage of the upcoming ESG revolution.
Private Markets: A New ESG Frontier:
Private Markets have largely flown under the radar when it comes to ESG, but attention is increasing alongside allocations. Discover exactly what demands will be placed on private markets, including a large demand for high quality data, regular reporting, a new GP/LP relationship paradigm, and why these requirements will unlock trillions in value for future investment in private markets.
The Evolving Regulatory Landscape:
Real regulation is on the horizon but what does this mean for investors? Gain insight on what new regulation is likely to entail and its implications for investment strategy, allowing you to proactively plan, assign resources and capture ESG opportunities earlier than your competitors.
Bringing Clarity to Data and Reporting:
As conversations around data and reporting shift from availability to accuracy & quality, investor needs are changing. We uncover which data is key for decision-making and how to accurately source and apply this for precision investment decisions that generate reliable investment returns.
Shareholder Engagement and Investor Relations:
With divestment largely removed from the conversation, engaging with invested companies is fundamental to influencing and changing your portfolio to align with your ESG demands. Grasp exactly which tools will help you improve your portfolio’s performance, including how proxy voting and resolutions can affect qualified funding, the demand for proactivity, and the increased focus on metrics.
Bringing the Investment Industry’s Leading Decision Makers Together
Brad Lander
New York City Comptroller’s Office
Comptroller
Paul Bodnar
BlackRock
Global Head of Sustainable Investing
Evan Siddall
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Chief Executive Officer
Anne-Marie Fink
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
CIO, Private & Alpha Funds
Shoaib Khan
State of New Jersey
Acting Director and CIO, Division of Investment
Mindy Lubber
CERES
Chief Executive Officer
Eila Keivi
European Investment Bank
Chief Sustainable Finance Advisor
The Premium Meeting for Leaders Committed to ESG
C-Suite, Institutional Investor Insight
Hear first-hand perspectives from peers at the industry’s biggest names on what progress has been made and what opportunities lie ahead.
Expert Practitioners and Though Leaders
We cannot succeed alone. Meet, learn from and connect with ESG leaders from across the ecosystem, including world famous thought leaders, innovative solution providers, standard setters and policymakers.
5 Key Pillars: Identify and Concentrate your Focus
With an agenda combining strategic perspectives with a focus on the technical know-how and practical steps you need to take to integrate ESG, you’ll leave with a clear idea of where ESG provides value on a micro and macrolevel.
Reuters Editorial Interviews
Expect household names of the ESG industry to take to the stage through exclusive fireside chats with our editorial colleagues at Reuters
Attended by North America’s Investment Industry Leaders
Representatives include:
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Investment Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Governance Officer
Chief Compliance Officer
Board Member
Trustee
Executive Director
President
Chairperson
Portfolio Manager
Executive Secretary
Global Head of Capital Markets
Global Head of Asset Management
Head of ESG
Head of Sustainable/Responsible Investing
Head of Stewardship
Head of Treasury
Head of Policy/Advocacy
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