ESG Policy, and Practices to Combat Climate Change 2021 | The American College Of Financial Services | 28 October 2021 | Online Event

In these changing times, consumers are expecting that financial services professionals, companies, and individuals do more when it comes to tackling the important ethical and social issues of the day. Impact investing strategies, as well as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) products, are growing in popularity; some studies show ESG-mandated assets could account for half of all U.S. managed assets by 2025. The American College of Financial Services is here to help, keeping you ahead of the curve when it comes to trends in socially-conscious money management.

Featuring a team of regulators and thought leaders from the regulatory and investment management sectors, we’ll look at:
• How might the general principles of financial planning be impacted by ESG policy and regulations.
• How might “climate risk” as an emerging risk category relate to investment planning and insurance companies.
• Do the policies and regulations supporting ESG have the potential to affect Investment Planning success?
• How might regulatory and enforcement practices impact financial services companies?
• What opportunities are provided by the recent focus on ESG products, and how can related strategies align with client and planner attitudes, values and biases.

2021 Speakers

MODERATOR:

Azish Filabi
Executive Director, The American College Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics in Financial Services

PRESENTERS:

Corinne Bendersky
Director and Lead Analyst in Sustainable Finance, S&P Global Ratings

Nina Chen
Director of Sustainability for Climate Initiatives, NY Department of Financial Services

Howard Fischer
Partner, Moses & Singer, LLP

Elizabeth Kent
Managing Director, BlackRock

2021 Sponsors

• Moses & Singer LLP
• International Section