TBLI Conference Europe 2011 : MOVE OVER OCCUPY LONDON- THE GOOD GUYS ARE STEPPING IN
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MOVE OVER OCCUPY LONDON! The Good Guys of the City are fighting back! They will
take over St Paul's Grange on November 10(th) and 11(th) to have their voices
heard at The Triple Bottom Line Investment (TBLI) CONFERENCE(TM)( )EUROPE 2011
in LONDON (www.tbliconference.com).
The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment industry - which is
devoted to mobilising Capital for Good - is set to make its mark within the
financial world.
The 14(th) annual conference themed "ESG and Impact Investing: Now More Than
Ever" will be attended by the most influential and wealthy asset owners, asset
managers, sustainability professionals and other in the ESG and impact investing
space such as SAM (Dow Jones Sustainable Index), Earth Capital Partners,
Deutsche Bank, International Association of Microfinance Investors and MSCI,
just to name a few.
Why Greece and Europe are ready for sustainable investments
The conference will tackle head-on, the biggest worldwide issues such as the
state of the Greek economy and its European implications. Dimitra Pragalou,
Investment Manager from Invest in Greece, will give advice and opportunities on
how timely investment can rebuild the country spanning from Tourism, Energy,
Food and Beverage, Waste Management, ICT to Real Estate.
Can the conference bring light into the world's financial black hole?
With the mission of mobilizing capital for sustainable investments, the
conference sets to open up the fundamentals of investing, the roundtable session
"Integrating ESG into the Investment Process" will feature speakers from one of
the leading ESG research houses MSCI as well as sustainability professionals
from Bank Sarasin & Cie AG and the CEO of Sustainalytics, who will guide asset
managers and owners on their processes.
Hunger and diamonds
With the 7 billionth person alive on this planet born this month the issue of
how we will feed everyone will be addressed in the roundtable: "The Financial
Sector and Food: Hedge or Hunger?" which will examine current initiatives such
as the Access to Nutrition Index; a ranking of nutrition policies, practices and
performance of the largest food & beverage (F & B) manufacturers. Phil Bloomer
from Oxfam will underline the state of our presently failing food system, which
is critically in need of a revamp and major development.
Even luxury can be transformed into a weapon for sustainability, according to
keynote speaker Martin Rappaport who will give an overview of the sustainable
economic development movement where the diamond industry is working on
initiatives to create grass root microeconomic benefits in impoverished
societies.
Old dogs still bite and bark!
Finally, the "Pension Funds and Ageing Societies" workshop featuring speakers
Paul Watchman CEO of Quayle Watchman Consultancy, Ajeet Manjrekar Director, DB
Advisors UK and Gert-Jan Sikking from PGGM, will overview the risks and
realities of managing assets for ageing societies and what will become of it in
the future.
What is ESG?
According to the Financial Times lexicon the ESG (environmental, social and
governance) is a generic term used in capital markets and used by investors to
evaluate corporate behavior and to determine the future financial performance of
companies.
ESG factors include sustainable, ethical and corporate governance issues such as
managing a company's carbon footprint and safeguarding systems in place to
ensure full accountability.
The investment world has incorporated ESG talk in order to describe the
performance of investment and fund portfolios on environmental, social and
governance criteria. Fund managers and financial analysts who can interpret and
relate ESG factors to a company's future prospects may potentially develop a
competitive advantage should others fail to recognize the same risks or
opportunities related to those factors.
What is Impact Investing?
According to Investopedia, Impact investing or sustainable investing consists of
a plethora of investment choices that match with an investor's set of beliefs.
These choices are usually highly illiquid and stem from areas such as carbon
finance to social and environmental causes. However, the definition can be
expanded to include faith-based investing as well as that of philanthropic
interests. There is definitely room for profitability as according to the
Rockefeller Foundation; impact investing is an industry which is valued at as
much as $500 billion over the next decade.
Press enquiries Investor ESG enquiries
Ms Alicja Hlibowicka Mr Robert Rubinstein, CEO
T: +31 20 428 6752 ext 23 T: +31 20 428 67 52 ext 10
M: +31 626445274 M: +31 6 224 641 04
E: alicja(at)tbli.org E: robert(at)tbli.org
Editorial information:
TBLI GROUP(TM) introduced the idea that a truly sound investment is one that
provides both financial rewards and offers social and environmental benefits:
Triple Bottom Line Investing (TBLI).
Based in Amsterdam, TBLI GROUP(TM) raises awareness in the financial sector of
the benefits of impact investment. It advises both companies and individuals who
wish to institutionalize sustainability and acts as a global educator, providing
a network for parties who share in this goal.
The subsidiary TBLI CONFERENCE(TM) draws attention to the benefits of TBLI by
organizing two annual events in which the world's thought leaders on
sustainability network, exchange information and ideas on the latest
developments in screening, auditing, reporting, ESG, SRI analysis, corporate
citizenship, impact investing, indexes, and research.
The subsidiary TBLI CONSULTING(TM) offers result-oriented advisory and
networking services, which, among other projects, assists in mobilizing capital
and locating strategic partners for leading impact investment private equity
funds, micro-finance bonds, and green mortgages.
TBLI GROUP(TM) Stadionplein 65 hs, 1076 CJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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