LGPS Climate Summit 2021 | Informa Connect | 15 November 2021 | Hilton London Paddington, 146 Praed St, London W2 1EE, UK

Climate Change Investment Strategies

We explore the climate focused investment strategies tailored to the needs of the LGPS, as well as cutting edge opportunities leading the way in the paradigm shift from risk to opportunity.
With most schemes close to 100% funded, and 2022 valuations looming, we explore which strategies can provide the required income.
We review the most exciting and innovative opportunities out there, from biodiversity investing to the next generation of Emerging Managers.

Data Reporting and Benchmarking for the LGPS

A lack of rating standards, benchmarks and frameworks make effecting reporting a considerable challenge, but new expertise, approaches and tools are constantly being developed to improve the quality of the data being collected.
We explore key updates on TCFD consultations and the challenges which lie ahead in implementing the framework.
We review strategies and the tools designed to address the porting gap and mitigate data uncertainty.

Governance & Decision Making for Effective Action

With LGPS pools now a well established reality, we look at how they are being managed and leveraged to maximise the impact of the LGPS on climate change.
We consider best practice when it comes to establishing governance and review how pools are approaching the challenges of investing in asset classes like real estate and infrastructure
Lastly, we ponder what the pools and the LGPS scheme could look like in 10 years' time and what impact they will have.

2021 Speakers

Sally Bridgeland
Chair, Local Pensions Partnership Investments

Jane Firth
Head of Responsible Investments, Border to Coast Pension Partnership

Jose Lazuen de Zuloaga
Senior Specialist – Sector Decarbonisation Strategy, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

Marion Maloney
Head of Responsible Investment & Governance, Environment Agency

Mark Mansley
Sustainable Investment Advisor, Former CIO Brunel Pensions Partnership

Tom Nelson
Co-Head of Thematic Equity, Ninety One

Barry McKay
Partner and Fund Actuary, Barnett Waddingham

Sarah Teacher
Executive Director, Impact Investing Institute

Anthony Parnell
Treasury & Pension Investment Manager, Carmarthenshire County Council

Richard Tomlinson
Chief Investment Officer, Local Pensions Partnership Investments

Luke Webster
Chief Investment Officer, Grater London Authority

John Ward
Visiting Senior Fellow - Grantham Research Institute, Managing Director - Pengwern Associates

JB Beckett
Author of New Fund Order, Member of the Investment Advisory Committee for Royal London

Beata Bienkowska
Deputy Research and Project Lead, Transition Pathway Initiative

Mark Campanale
Founder & Executive Chair, Carbon Tracker

Mike Clark
Founder – Ario Advisory, Former NED at Brunel Pension Partnership

Nathan Fabian
Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Principles for Responsible Investment

Eva Grace
Associate Investment Consultant, Barnett Waddingham

Bob Holloway
Pensions Secretary, Local Government Association - Scheme Advisory Board

Glyn Jenkins
Head of Pensions, UNISON

Richard Lacaille
Senior Advisor, State Street

Gustave Loriot-Boserup
Responsible Investment Manager, London LGPS CIV

Alan MacLeod
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Pure Energy

Neil McIndoe
Head of Environmental Finance, Trucost

Bea Natzler
Business and Non-Residential Buildings Lead, The UK Committee on Climate Change

Pete Smith
Principal and Senior Investment Consultant, Barnett Waddingham

Rory Sullivan
Chief Executive Officer, Chronos Sustainability

Dawn Turner
Independent Advisor and Non-Executive, Responsible Investing and ESG Strategy

2021 Partners

CONFERENCE PARTNERS:
• Ninety One
• Barnett Waddingham